Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 18, 2024

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    Pickled Pete  about 10 hours ago

    A guy sends a text to his next-door neighbor:

    “Bob, I’m sorry. I’ve been riddled with guilt and I have to confess: I have been helping myself to your wife when you’re not around, probably more than you. I know it’s no excuse but I don’t get it at home. I can’t live with the guilt any longer. I hope you’ll accept my sincerest apology. It won’t happen again.”

    Feeling outrage and betrayed, Bob grabs his gun, goes into the bedroom, and without a word, shoots his wife.

    Moments later the guy gets a second text: “Oops!! Sorry about that! Really should use spell check! That should be “wifi”."

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    The Duke  about 9 hours ago

    I bet Nixon had great seats. Probably the owner’s box.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 4 hours ago

    That “wiffy” thing is sad, and not surprising. Those may likely be the ones who pronounce “baw ci” as “mfbin loc.”

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    Steve Dallas  about 4 hours ago

    “A president liked sports” seems like a pretty low bar for belief.

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    prince valiant Premium Member about 3 hours ago

    Nixon was also reported to be a big baseball fan and, at the time, he supposedly hinted he would like to the next baseball commissioner.

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    Jaime Jean M  about 3 hours ago

    8% of which people? “Wiffy” is the accepted pronounciation for Wi-Fi in Spain, for example – though not in Spanish-speaking Latin America. I guess it’s the same in other countries.

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    Rick Parkhurst Premium Member about 3 hours ago

    Nixon actually came up with a trick play, that George Allen, then coach of the Redskins, tried in a game. It ended up not working as planned though. He was also the last president to use the white house bowling alley on a regular basis.

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    news  about 2 hours ago

    And how many people pronounce “SyFy” as “siffy”?

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    joeatwork212  about 2 hours ago

    Nixon drew up and sent a play to Miami in hope of beating the Cowboys in the Super Bowl.

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    GojusJoe  31 minutes ago

    Nixon went to football games has got to be the lamest RBION I have ever read. But here is the true story of Nixon supposedly calling in a play to a Redskins (remember them) game, believe it or not. You’ll need to copy and paste if you care to. >

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    mindjob  20 minutes ago

    And about half the people in the pharmaceutical industry pronounce WFI (Water For Injection) as wiffy

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