Miniature Cows, Paintballs and Las Vegas' Sexiest Showgirl Outfit Take Center Stage on TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!Entertainment Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2003 TBS Superstation's popular series RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) wows viewers with one man who breeds miniature cows as pets and another man who has reflexes so fast he can catch a paintball paintball Sports medicine A sport in which marble-sized gelatin capsules filled with a nontoxic dye are shot at speeds of 300 kph/200 mph Warning: traveling more than 230 feet per second. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the show also travels to Las Vegas in the search for the Strip's sexiest showgirl outfit. Hosted by Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Adventures of Superman may refer to the following works featuring Superman:
The following are some of the stories included in the Feb. 26 episode of RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R): Paintball Catcher: Six-time black belt champion Anthony Kelly demonstrates his remarkable reflexes by attempting to catch 23 paintballs shot from 60 feet at more than 230 feet per second. Sexiest Showgirl Outfit: Kelly Packard scours Las Vegas looking for the most scantily clad showgirl on the Strip. Mini Moo: Dustin Pillard selectively breeds cows that grow to only three feet tall. His 50 tiny bovines make great pets. Belly Button Opener: Joel Freeborn free·born adj. 1. Born as a free person, not as a slave or serf. 2. Relating to or befitting a person born free. freeborn Adjective History not born in slavery attempts to open eight bottles in one minute using his belly button. Frisbee Ashes: After the death of Ed Headrick, father of the modern Frisbee, his body was cremated and his ashes molded and cast into the flying disc he loved so much. Lingerie Shark Dive: An all-female scuba club will brave the icy, shark-infested waters of South Africa, protected only by the lingerie they will be wearing. Senior Skier: Mary Murphy, 84, proves age doesn't slow her down as she skis 62 miles from Long Beach to Catalina and back again. Bone Furniture: Suciu Nicolae is a gravestone carver by day and furniture builder by night. What makes him truly unique is the fact that he uses discarded animal carcasses to make his furniture creations. Hardware Store Brace: Stuart Young suffers from Apert Syndrome, a disease that disfigured dis·fig·ure tr.v. dis·fig·ured, dis·fig·ur·ing, dis·fig·ures To mar or spoil the appearance or shape of; deform. [Middle English disfiguren, from Old French desfigurer his face and fused his fingers and toes Fingers and Toes See also anatomy; body, human; hands. adactyly a birth defect in which one or more fingers or toes are missing. dactyl a digit; a finger or toe. See also measurement. together. Using $22.50 worth of nuts and bolts nuts and bolts pl.n. Slang The basic working components or practical aspects: "[proposing] , doctors are able to create braces for him that will help stretch his bones into a more natural position. Executive-produced by Dan Jbara, RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) is produced by Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television, Inc. (SPT) is an American television production and distribution company. It is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. (SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. ), one of the television industry's leading content providers, in association with Dean Cain's production company, Angry Dragon Entertainment. SPT produces and distributes award-winning programming in every genre, including series, movies and family entertainment for network and cable television; first-run syndicated series; off-network syndicated programs; and theatrical releases. SPT (www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship entertainment network, is basic cable's #1 network among key adult demos and cable's most-watched network, a position it has held for 26 consecutive years. Reaching 88 million households, the Superstation offers viewers a wide mix of programming, including action-packed original movies, groundbreaking original series, hosted movie franchises, world broadcast premieres, popular sitcoms, Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. and college football. The Superstation's Web site is located at TBSsuperstation.com. |
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