Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Nothing is worth more than this day." 

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Joke

Whatdya call a frenchman wearing sandals? Phillipe Phillope.

Fun Fact

Chinese police use geese squads.

You've heard of police dogs, but police geese? As of 2013, 12 police stations in a rural area of China have begun to use geese as sentries. They are alert animals and, as you probably know, can create a lot of noise and commotion, which creative Chinese law enforcement officers are taking advantage of. While this trend has yet to spread throughout China, Dongwan police claim that the geese have already stopped at least one theft.

Reading Fact

Reading before bedtime has been shown to promote relaxation and improve sleep quality by reducing stress and anxiety levels.

History Fact

Does That Make Me Crazy?

Sultan Ibrahim of the Ottaman Empire, a total nervous wreck and a generally unbalanced ruler, once had his whole harem—a total of 280 concubuines—thrown into and drowned in the Bosphorus strait.

Movie/TV Trivia

The cheque The Dude fills out at Ralph’s in The Big Lebowski is dated September 11th 1991. On the supermarket TV George Bush Sr. calls out Saddam Hussein over the invasion of Kuwait.

Movie/TV Quote

"The law says that you cannot touch. But I think I see a lot of lawbreakers up in this house tonight."

Magic Mike (2012)

Remember how everyone collectively lost their shit when Magic Mike came out? Directed by Steven Soderbergh (I know, right?) and loosely based on Channing Tatum's experiences as a young male stripper, it was the box office hit of late summer 2012. Hot, half-naked buff men thrusting on screen will do that, it seems. The tone of Magic Mike is set masterfully: In the first, like, two minutes, there's the one-two punch of Matthew McConaughey's Dallas, owner of club Xquisite, delivering the rules of the show to a room of screaming women in one of the most insane monologues he's ever given in film (and he was a nomadic poet in a Harmony Korine film, for chrissakes), followed by an unimpeded shot of Tatum's butt. This is what you call "cinéma."

Conversation Starter

What is the silliest thing you’ve posted online?

Writing Prompt

Does Your School Value Students’ Digital Skills?