Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 26, 2013

If memory serves, C. Montgomery Burns from “The Simpsons” answers his telephone with “ahoy-hoy.” (Did Bell say, “Watston, come here. I need you” or “Ahoy, Watson. Come here; I need you” when his telephone first worked?) Also, isn’t Italian spreadable beer already like Australian Vegemite?

No wonder the Italians lost the war. Beer is for drinking. Could you imagine a German Oktoberfest where they served sandwiches?

Isn’t most beer spreadable? Where do beer bellies come from?

Guinness is spreadable.

Ahoy and Hello – back in 50s (when pay phones were 5c)“It’s your nickle – start talking!”or, remember “Duffy’s Tavern – Duffy ain’t here”

Or “City Morgue – you stab ’em, we slab ’em!”would be useful today if caller ID reveals telemarketer or solicitor.

Local radio station had a deal going back in 60s – if you answered the phone “Pepsi Please” you’d win a prize.But if it was’t – well, red face ville!

Unless you talking about Romulans..\\//_

Vegemite and spreadable not even vaguely similiar.Vegemite is made from the leftover yeast after all the beer is drained out of the vat.

I always answer the phone..“Call for Philip Morris”or, If I have my eye patch handy..“Avast ye Mateys!”

I thought Bell said Watson come here I want you….George Burns said he said George can you hear me???!!!!!..of course George was being funny

wonder if David Smith was able to run in that centurion costume without getting tired?!!!!…like I said in a reply to some one George Burns in a comedy routine said Bell said when he invented the telephone George can you hear me?!!!!!!!!!!….funny huh????!!!!..George Burns was one of those comedians who was funny without having to use dirty words every third or fourth word

I knew that Bell originally wanted the word people answered the phone with was originally to be ahoy instead of hello it was in a trivia book interesting, eh????!!!!!!!

Thank you for recalling that!