Today's Dippit!

Quote

"No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth." 

Robert Southey

Joke

As I suspected, someone has been adding soil to my garden. The plot thickens.

Fun Fact

The first footprints on the moon will remain there for a million years.

Reading Fact

Reading could help reduce mental decline in old age by up to 32%.

History Fact

Lord Byron kept a bear in his college dorm.

The famous Romantic-period poet was peeved when he found out that Trinity College, Cambridge, didn’t allow dogs on campus.

So, to rebel against the man’s draconian rules he decided to bring a tame bear with him to campus.

Whilst the college’s authorities tried to protest, he won his case as the rules didn’t explicitly state you couldn’t bring a bear to campus.

To parade his victory and gloat to the powers that be, Byron often took his bear for walks around campus on a lead!

Movie/TV Trivia

If you made it to the end of I Am Legend you’ll have been treated to Will Smith going kablooey (along with the point of Matheson’s novel). In a surprising reversal of the usual ‘let the hero survive’ approach, an alt scene saw Neville survive.

Movie/TV Quote

"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up." 

Sunset Boulevard, 1950

Conversation Starter

What is your guilty pleasure?

Writing Prompt

What are the 20% of things in my life that cause 80% of my anxiety?