Quote
“My mama always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
Forrest Gump
Joke
Why is the number six afraid of seven? Because seven ate nine
Fun Fact
Mother's Day was quite literally invented to be anti-commercialism.
History Fact
Micro Power
Most people can agree that singing birthday cards are kind of annoying. But tell that to Winston Churchill: the cards, which contain a chip that plays the song, hold more computing power than all the Allied forces had at their disposal in 1945. And your cell phone? Well, it’s got more power than NASA had in 1969—you know, that year they sent humans to the moon. But you keep on playing Candy Crush, don’t let me interrupt you.
Movie/TV Trivia
Pretty Woman
Edward (Richard Gere) snapping the necklace case down on Vivian's (Julia Roberts) fingers, was improvised by Gere, and Roberts's reaction (laughter) was totally natural. The filmmakers liked it so much, they decided to leave it in.
Movie/TV Quote
"Argo f— yourself."
Argo, 2012
Screenwriter Chris Terrio actually found this memorable piece of dialogue in the real, declassified CIA report that agent Tony Melendez (played by Ben Affleck) wrote about the Iran Hostage Crisis rescue mission.
Conversation Starter
What’s the most fun project you’ve ever worked on?
Writing Prompt