Ripley's Believe It or Not! #84(5/13/2006)
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< TASK 1 > Read the articles (1) to (3). And figure out which article they come from. Answer A, B, or C.
(1) 69-year-old Barbara St. Hilaire, who works as a video game correspondent for MTV, earned her nickname, "Old Grandma Hardcore," from playing video games for up to 10 hours a day!
(2) "King of Cards" Leroy Gensemer of Exeter, Mich. has collected over 1.4 million different business cards!
(3) The USS New York, a transport ship now under construction, is being built with 24 tons of steel salvaged from New York City's World Trade Center buildings!
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Thank you very much for the update and correction.
I'm surprised to know he is 80 years old.
Please give my regards to him.
Posted by: jog | 05/28/2008 10:19 PM
Update and correction on your "King of Cards" Leroy Gensemer of Exeter, Mich. has collected over 1.4 million different business cards!
Should read:
Mr. Leroy Gensemer of Exeter, (PA.) has collected over (1.6 million) different business cards as of 5/27/08 Mr.Gensemer's 80th. Birthday!
He lives across the street from me and wanted to update the data for you.
Thanks so much he's a wonderful person.
Rick
Posted by: Rick | 05/28/2008 11:01 AM