Today's Dippit!

Quote

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." 

Elbert Hubbard

Joke

Whatdya call a frenchman wearing sandals? Phillipe Phillope.

Fun Fact

Pound cake got its name because the original recipe required a pound each of butter, flour, sugar and eggs. That’s a lot of cake—but it was meant to last for a long time.

Reading Fact

Teenage reading statistics show over 80% of them don’t read for pleasure on a daily basis. 

History Fact

“Fox Tossing” was once a popular sport.

Popular with Europe’s aristocracy during the 17th and 18th century, fox tossing would involve a person – or a couple – throwing a fox as far and as high as they could!

Movie/TV Trivia

The names of the taxi driver and the policeman in everybody’s favourite Yuletide outing, It’s A Wonderful Life, are Bert and Ernie. The writers working on Sesame Street at the time claim it’s merely a coincidence.

Movie/TV Quote

"What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?" 

No Country for Old Men, 2007

Conversation Starter

What do you bring with you everywhere you go?

Writing Prompt

If I had no fear today, what would I do?