Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 14, 2017

lucky man… at least the ring wasn’t in the plumbing or heating floor vent

A 14 + 1 carrot gold ring.

Shouldn’t that be Gorgs Prc?

I am still waiting for the fish that has my ring. Lost it canoeing more than 5 years ago.

At least that’s what he told his wife. It was really lost at the local brothel.

Com on, it’s not possibl to right a book lik that.

So the author must not have put his name on the manuscript, or else the this is just a lie.

YOU ARX A KXY PXRSON (You Are a Key Person) was a paper handed out at Harris/Gates in the 1970s re how important each employee was. ie using a typewriter with the E key missing.

And be in the unemployement office two days later!

I knew there was an E-less novel, but I didn’t know it was French. Too bad it must make for lousy translations.

Gobin56 probably meant Gadsby (written back in the 30s).

By the way, La Disparition was translated into English (as A Void) and the translator followed the ‘no E’ rule. Incidentally, all three of those writers have the letter E in their name.

And no, writing long lipograms is not easy!

Oh, and I love the irony of putting the tidbit about St. Anthony’s chapel right next to the one about a man who found his long-lost missing ring. For those who are unfamiliar, St. Anthony de Padua is the patron saint of lost articles.