Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 19, 2022

Did they have anyone controlling whether the balloon was going up or down?

May the Lord be with you as He is with me.

For anyone curious about the lifespan of hawks (or was that just my first thought?): Rufus took over for Hamish, and has been a professional “bird scarer” for 15 years. He (and his owner) have also helped scare birds away from a number of other sites, including Westminster Abbey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_the_Hawk

What could possibly go wrong at a baseball game populated by pigeons if the two hawks weren’t around?

Ripleys have completely buggered up the story, the correct version of the Hamish and Rufus story is here:

https://www.businessinsider.com/rufus-hawk-wimbledon-tennis-matches-pigeon-scarer-bird-hamish-2022-6

A sheep, a duck, and a rooster walk into a bar. The bartender says, “What is this, some kinda joke”?

Clearly Ripley’s is for the birds today.

Well owl be danged.

Take care, may prolific swearing grandma Agnes “Oh I Can Say Darn Heck And Phooey Like You Namby Pamby Little Pencil Necked Snow Flakes But Let The Truth Fly Is What I Always Believed Just Ask My Doctor And My Parole Officer” Kettlord be with you, and gesundheit.

Most birds can swim. Non-aquatic birds use a rough version of the butterfly stroke.

Wow, F-off in the comics today. Amazing

A sheep, a duck, and a rooster walked into a bar….

Hope Hamish and Rufus are trained to not waste.

Owls are predators and carrion eaters. As a result of people poisoning rats with warfarin, Owls are dying from eating the dead and dying rodents. Not sure if there’s a solution yet, but public awareness is always a starting point.

Halfway up,the duck said “Flapping my arms is better!”,and left

My latest avatar is my painting of a pair of flamingos in a pond somewhere here in Florida!

A sheep, a duck, and a rooster! Are we starting a fable or a joke?

so a sheep a duck and a rooster walk into a bar…..

I don’t give a hoot.

“Foul owl on the prowl..” – Homer and Jethro’s masterpiece. From “Heat of the Night” – Rod Steiger’s masterpiece.

The wife and I rescued a puppy awhile back and not long after that she came home with a kitten.

Now these two critters have got a lot of toys that get scattered all over the house.

There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not pulling toys out from under the couch, chairs, or the table.

I was getting ready to take a shower when the wife ask if I would get Lucy’s (the puppy) favorite toy out from under the couch.

Now I’m in my mid 60’s and it’s easy for me to get down, just not get up in a hurry.

I get down on all fours and start digging under the couch.

(Y’all remember I was getting ready to take a shower.)

Needles to say, Matilda (the kitten) sees a new toy to play with.

After awhile I come to laying on the floor under the coffee table to my Loving Wife laughing hysterically.

That is the last time I will EVER dig a toy out from under anything before I take a shower.