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1. over 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Depends on how big your butt is.

2. over 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Is that a reference to Monty Python’s “The Meaning of Life?” Did he sell a DVD or videotape of that film? What am I missing here?

3. over 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   The Iberian wars were often nothing more than petty warlords going to war with other petty warlords for land—rather like gangsters in Chicago in the 1920’s. I find bitter amusement in the fact that Muslim warlords and Christian warlords were often allies against a third, the prize being a castle or two, a few peasant villages, and a few square miles of land.

4. over 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   There is a difference between going to war for religion and using religion as an excuse for war. The next time you are tempted to repeat this mind-numbing cliche, try to remember all the people who have been killed in the name of scientific socialism.

5. over 4 years ago on Overboard

   Wow! Talk about an obscure cultural reference?

6. over 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Hey, thanks for the info! I learned a little something today!

7. over 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Huh? How does “sound power” work? I would assume that headphones would have been used for early radio transmissions sent in Morse code and would necessarily require electricity.

8. over 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   With just bananas? I would have thought it would be with all nuts and fruits.

9. over 4 years ago on Monty

   There are only so many stories you can tell about the same cast of characters before you start repeating yourself.

10. over 4 years ago on Non Sequitur

    Thanks for doing my homework for me! :D