Today's Dippit!

Quote

"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end." 

Ursula K. Le Guin

Joke

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

Because 7, 8, 9

Fun Fact

In Germany, people help toads cross the road.

You might not want to bring up the popular video game Frogger in Germany. There, they like to protect their frogs, toads, and other amphibians. In order to save them from harm when crossing the street, conservation organizations installed more than 800 fences along popular roadways. Along these fences are buckets, so when they try to cross, they eventually hop into one. At the end of the day, wildlife conservationists collect the buckets and release frogs across the road into a nearby forest with ponds and lakes.

Reading Fact

Illiteracy is still a problem

Just think for a moment, every fifth adult in the world cannot read or write! Two thirds of all illiterate people in the world are women, and every fourth teenager can’t read even the simplest sentence.

History Fact

Write it Down

Since written accounts of history only began about 6,000 years ago, about 97% of human history is lost to the sands of time; modern humans first appeared around 200,000 years ago.

Movie/TV Trivia

Melissa McCarthy styled her Bridesmaids character after Guy Fieri.

Movie/TV Quote

"I won't say it for Little Baby Ears over there, but it rhymes with 'smushmortion.'"

Knocked Up (2007)

In a far earlier era of blogging -- 2007! -- the "smushbortion" line delivered by Jonah Hill while Seth Rogen's Ben rips a bong during Knocked Up was a study in primitive backlash virality, the internet's unique superpower. It was picked apart by writers on sites like The Atlantic, Slate, and The Guardian. "The a-word," as Jay Baruchel calls it, was effectively banned from Judd Apatow's second major directorial blockbuster from the mid-2000s, and critics read into that: Is Apatow a pro-life filmmaker? Probably not, if his current politics are any indication of his past. Back in pre-woke pop culture, it was just a satirical scene where an adult friend group of immature straight white dudes try, without appropriate language or informed politics, to talk about what to do when your bro knocks up a lady, thus begetting a hilariously backwards and stupid conversation.

Conversation Starter

Would you want to live on a boat, a mountain or an island?

Writing Prompt

Is Competitiveness an Obstacle to Making or Keeping Friendships?