Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Be true to your work, your word, and your friend." 

Henry David Thoreau 

Joke

I couldn't figure out why the baseball kept getting larger. Then it hit me.

Fun Fact

Almost all commercially grown artichokes, 99.9 percent, come from California. One town in particular, Castroville, is nicknamed “the Artichoke Capital of the World.”

Reading Fact

43 million US adults possess low literacy skills.

History Fact

A Japanese fighter pilot once dropped wreaths over the ocean to commemorate the dead from both sides.

e in Pacific Ocean during December 1940, two Royal Navy ships, the HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese fighters.

The following day, Japanese Flight Lieutenant Haruki Iki flew to the location of the battle and dropped two wreaths over the seas.

One to commemorate the pilots of the Japanese Naval Air Force, who died. The other for the sailors of the British Navy, who fought so valiantly to defend their ships.

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

“Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.”

The Wizard of Oz, 1939

Conversation Starter

Which is more important, having a great car or a great house? Why?

Writing Prompt

Do I enjoy what I am going to do today? If not, how long has the answer been no?