Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 17, 2020

I’d say that lowers the bar on what you call “lucky.”

Nao Maimin

Honnie Collowell I can’t imagine that felt good. I thought Connie was a girl’s name. Is that one of those that can be either a boy’s name or a girl’s name?

Take care and may God bless.

The spiracles may replace the esophagus, but don’t the insects still need lungs?

I hope the idiot wasn’t fishing alone.

The breathing method is why there’s a limit to the size of an insect.

There is one spot in the head (I think it’s right between the eyes, but don’t quote me) where that happens. I remember a couple decades ago, a boy in my city got shot in the head right in that spot and he was fine. The doctors said if that bullet was less than a millimeter off that spot he would have died.

heck of a sinus headache

THAT’S the spear-it!

Yipe.

Rev. Hollowell reminds me of of the case of Phineas Gage, who was working on the Rutland Rail Road in VT. On September 13, 1848 a tamping rod was blown out of the hole when the powder went off, the rod went up through his skull and he survived. (see wikipedia, Phineas Gage)

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$144,000 over 25 years comes to $5760 per year. A fair amount of money, and perhaps a larger amount relatively in China, but I know plenty of people who spend that much on their hobbies. Seems like an interesting and worthwhile way to spend your time.

From Alamy: Local Chinese resident Mao Naimin works on his homemade replicas of the ancient weaponry of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) at his workshop on the rooftop of the apartment building where he lives in Xi’an city, northwest China’s Shaanxi province. The retired Chinese businessman spent 25 years and million yuan replicating the ancient weaponry of Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), the first dynasty of Imperial China. Mao Naimin started to have interest in the weapons of Qin when he brought his son to an artwork store and saw some swords used for traditional dramas and performances in 1994 in Xi’an, the city known for the world-famous terracotta armies. Then he had a rough idea of replicating the weapons excavated from the terracotta pits as a business to do. Mao spent the first 10 years from 1994 to 2004 collecting related information, data and materials as well as visiting archaeologists and experts to study and research ancient weapons. He also built a workshop on the rooftop of the apartment building he lives in to start his creation. After four years, he accomplished his first product, a replica of the bronze sword carried by the horse driver on the No. 1 chariot unearthed from the pit and on display at the terracotta army museum. Later, Mao turned out other ancient weapons including shields, arrows and crossbows. According to his estimation, Mao spent more than one million yuan replicating the weaponry over the past 25 years.

Unfortunately, Mr. Naimin was robbed by a man with a $50 Saturday Night Special…

“The pointy end goes away from you…”

Is that a shield? It looks like a fancy old-fashioned mirror.

Good Lord! WHAT a bruise that will leave on his face! A black eye on steroids!

Humans in the US often have spiracles also, but it’s usually preceeded by a shotgun blast…

Doesn’t the Rev. Hallowell look like Tom Brady. Without the spear of course.