Believe it or Not!

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Re: Believe it or Not!

Postby H » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:09 pm

...there are many in this country who are in tune with the rest of the world. It seems so one-sided, though, because those self-centered nutt jobs carry bigger sticks (big mouths).
Those are also the ones who'll get the attention abroad, as I mentioned this a long time ago. As I aid then, the sad part is that no one else will keep them and they keep returning. :'(


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Re: Believe it or Not!

Postby JSpahn » Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:57 pm

Im a pretty happy dude , look at all the interesting people watching you can do in the states. Its like an episode of "Believe it or Not!" There are enough  funny people here to keep me laughing for years to come! ;) Almost everyday I see something that makes me go  :-/???? then  ;D ;D
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Re: Believe it or Not!

Postby Helms » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:44 pm

[quote]On May 21, 1927, Charles "Lucky" Lindbergh landed his single engine aircraft, "The Spirit of St. Louis" in Paris, winning the $25,000 Orteig Prize offered to the first allied aviator(s) to fly non-stop from New York City to Paris or vice-versa.

Two years later a little known Robert "Believe it or Not!" Ripley established his own claim to fame by publishing the fact that, contrary to popular perception, Lindbergh was the 67th man to make a non-stop flight over the Atlantic.
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Re: Believe it or Not!

Postby WebbPA » Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:30 pm

Yes, "landed in Paris" implied a New York - Paris flight.
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