Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 18, 2019

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    Leroy  almost 5 years ago

    I’d say they might be overreacting a bit to slowpokes in the fast lane.

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    jasonsnakelover  almost 5 years ago

    Maybe they should name their kid Amanda Hugnkiss.

    I’ve been watching reruns of Ripley’s Believe it or Not with Dean Cain. It’s nice that guy can walk, but I wouldn’t say he’s bionic unless they can make him better than he was before the accident, better, stronger, faster.

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 5 years ago

    I may not be a parent, but how does one acquire this baby-naming startup? (Well, the middle finger is considered the rudest finger which is PROBABLY why its nail grows the longest: trying show emphasis on being rude.)

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    Bilan  almost 5 years ago

    If that’s what the Ultratank looks like, how do you open the doors?

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    therese_callahan2002  almost 5 years ago

    Back in World War II, there was something similar to the Ultratank called The Mouse. Unfortunately, it lasted as long as….a mouse!

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    Space_cat  almost 5 years ago

    Is it because that finger gets the most use when I am driving?

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    Melki Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    I guess I’m some sort of freak because the nails on my pinkies grow faster than the others.

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    Cloudchaser  almost 5 years ago

    I searched Youtube for Bently Tank. I was not disappointed

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    scpandich  almost 5 years ago

    I think the Russian went through a lot of unnecessary trouble: you can just buy tank treads and put them on in place of your wheels without modifying the car:

    https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/you-can-get-tank-treads-for-your-vehicle-258700

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    A# 466  almost 5 years ago

    World’s first!! (Except for Ripsaw — see “Mad Max: Fury Road” — wheels [tracks] for Bullet Farm’s head honcho.)

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  almost 5 years ago

    Yeah. Have to be sure to make the name gender neutral or she/he/they/something will be bullied mercilessly throughout life. For a while. Until common sense cycles around again at some point in the hopefully near future.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Startup, that sounds like a good name for a kid.

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    preacherman  almost 5 years ago

    For me, it’s my second finger that grows the fastest on both hands.

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    Dean  almost 5 years ago

    ♪ “This little piggy ….” ♪ didn’t grow at all.

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    jasonsnakelover  almost 5 years ago

    Another story I watched was where a kid jumped over ten cars on a motorcycle. You can’t operate a motorcycle unless you have a special license. I have a driver’s license, but I can’t legally run a motorcycle. I don’t want one either unless it would come with a sidecar or unless it’s a Transformer that turns into a motorcycle. It’s impressive that he jumped over ten cars, but it would be more impressive if each car was parked behind or in front of another one or both instead of side by side.

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    EdCampbell  almost 5 years ago

    There is a track conversion kit available, takes a few hours to install.

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    wpbattle  almost 5 years ago

    My fastest growing nail is my ring finger!

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    Gent  almost 5 years ago

    What? I’m just showing my fingers with the fastest growing nails!

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    ElGato  almost 5 years ago

    Comes in handy when you give someone “y old one finger salute.”

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    craigwestlake  almost 5 years ago

    Easy to understand; that finger gets the most exercise…

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    finnygirl Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Parents have from long ago sought help to name children. When my siblings were being born, there were baby name books. They usually also gave the meaning of the name. But one of my sisters was named after my parents researched in a phone book while driving the car to take her home! There are also web sites presently.

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    Sassy's Mom  almost 5 years ago

    I see people’s names from all over the country and I can say with absolutely no doubt that there are parents who have colossally failed in the naming department!

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    RabbitHole  almost 5 years ago

    As far as names, one mother named the child Amcher (the abbreviated name for the Albany Medical Center Hospital Emergency Room) as the last thing she saw entering the hospital to give birth to the child. Saw it in Freakonomics, by Levitt and Dubner – very interesting book as its sequel.

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