Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Friendship that ends was never one; there was at least one sucker in it."

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Joke

What did one plate say to the other plate?

Dinner is on me!

Fun Fact

People started wearing pajamas, originally spelled “pyjamas,” instead of nightgowns so they’d be prepared to run outside in public during World War I air raids in England.

Reading Fact

Victor Hugo wrote the longest sentence ever printed in the novel Les Miserables.

History Fact

During a Roman Triumph, soldiers sang lewd songs about their commander to amuse the crowds.

A Roman Triumph was a sort of parade. During this, a Roman General who had conquered new territory for Rome marched through the streets with his troops. They showed off the spoils of war in front of huge crowds of partygoing spectators.

There were many customs that occurred during a Triumph. One of which was for the returning Roman soldiers to sing crude and banter-like chants about their commanders, to the amusement of the crowds.

One that survived history is from Julius Caesar’s Gallic Triumph. His soldiers sang something like: “Romans hide away your wives, the bald adulterer is here. We drank away your gold in Gaul, and now we’ve come to borrow more!”

Movie/TV Trivia

The face mask in Halloween that Michael Myers wears is actually a Captain Kirk face mask spray-painted.

Movie/TV Quote

"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." 

The Silence of the Lambs, 1991

Conversation Starter

Who is someone popular now that you really like? Why do you like them so much?

Writing Prompt

A taxi, an old enemy, and Valentine's Day.