Daily Quote
"Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles."
George Eliot
Writing Prompt
What Organizations Do You Think People Should Give to This Holiday Season?
Conversation Starter
If you were a farm animal, which would you be and why?
Joke of the Day
A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandma called to see how he was a nurse said "No Change Yet".
Fun Fact
The inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and made into a Frisbee after he died.
Walter Frederick Morrison invented the Frisbee in 1948, which was originally called the Pluto Platter.
In 2010, at age 90 he died and his family cremated him and turned his ashes in to the Frisbee.
History Fact
In Ancient Greece, wearing skirts was manly.
In fact, the Ancient Greeks viewed trousers as effeminate and would mock any men who wore them.
Weird Laws
SOUTH CAROLINA
A male over the age of 16 can't seduce a woman by falsely promising to marry her. But no law exists with the gender roles reversed.
Food Thing
Raclette at Le Chalet Savoyard in Paris
This specialty from the central European region of Savoy calls for a half-wheel of raclette cheese to be fastened to a heating apparatus that slowly melts it. One then scrapes (racler, in French) the cheese onto piles of boiled potatoes and charcuterie.
You'll find sublime versions of this all over France and Switzerland, but the one at Paris' Chalet Savoyard offers a true chalet ambiance and nine different types of cheese to choose from, including smoked, truffled and blue.
Yes, please!
Movie/TV Trivia
Moulin Rouge!
The necklace worn by Nicole Kidman was made of real diamonds and platinum and was the most expensive piece of jewellery ever specifically made for a film. The Stefano Canturi necklace was made with 1,308 diamonds, weighing a total of 134 carats and was worth an estimated U.S. $1 million.
Movie/TV Quote
"You make me want to be a better man."
As Good as It Gets, 1997