Today's Dippit!

Quote

"The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today."

H. Jackson Brown Jr

Joke

How does the moon cut his hair?

Eclipse it.

Fun Fact

There is actually a difference between coffins and caskets – coffins are typically tapered and six-sided, while caskets are rectangular.

Reading Fact

Bibliosima - the word for loving the smell of old books.

Bibliosima is the smell and aroma of a good, old book. It is best described as the smell of vanilla flowers and almonds. As a result, readers keep wanting to get a sniff of the old books.

History Fact

The Ancient Egyptians used slabs of stone as pillows.

In Ancient Egypt, the head was considered to be the seat of spiritual life and had to be cared after.

So therefore, when getting into bed, the Egyptians would place their heads on a stone with a curve in it.

They were also engraved with images of the Gods and placed under the heads of the dead to ward away bad spirits.

Movie/TV Trivia

Morgan Freeman’s line, in Shawshank Redemption “Maybe it’s ’cause I’m an Irish” is not a joke. In the novel ‘Red’ really is Irish.

Movie/TV Quote "La-dee-da, la-dee-da." 

Annie Hall, 1977

Conversation Starter

What’s the strangest movie you have ever seen?

Writing Prompt

Your elderly character escapes from the retirement home where his or her children have placed him or her....