Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

Anais Nin

Joke

My wife accused me of being immature. I told her to get out of my fort.

Fun Fact

The tallest building in the US is One World Trade Center in New York, which comes in at number six on the worldwide list. It stands at exactly 1,776 feet as a nod to the date of the Declaration of Independence.

Reading Fact

Exposing kids to e-books could increase average reading levels by up to 8.4 months.

History Fact

Pope Gregory IX declared war on cats.

He declared cats to be agents of devil worshippers. Not all cats though, it was black moggies in particular.

The Pope declared that they should be exterminated.

Movie/TV Trivia

The final cut of Terminator 2: Judgement Day ends with a make-your-own-mind-up soliloquy about fate and the future. It could have ended with Sarah Connor as an old lady sitting in a futuristic LA park showing us that everything was hunky dory. Hasta la vista nuance.

Movie/TV Quote

"Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

The Wizard of Oz, 1939

 Fun Fact:

As one of the most famous movie quotes in film history, this line has been parodied by many different movies and television shows.

Conversation Starter

What is something that really annoys you but doesn’t bother most people?

Writing Prompt

What blogs/books/articles do I read on the normal Saturday morning before any else wakes up?