Today's Dippit!

Quote

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

Elbert Hubbard

Joke

I went to buy some camouflage trousers yesterday but couldn't find any

Fun Fact

The lead singer of The Offspring started attending school to achieve a doctorate in molecular biology while still in the band. He graduated in May 2017.

Reading Fact

Set a daily reading goal (e.g., 10 pages/day).

History Fact

Beginning in 1909 (and continuing into the 1970s), the Australian government instituted a policy of removing Aboriginal children from their parents and teaching them to reject their Aboriginality.

Movie/TV Trivia

Three Major Horror Franchises Were Inspired by the Same Serial Killer

It takes one particularly terrifying creep to inspire Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Leatherface, but that's the legacy left by horrifying serial killer Ed Gein. When he was finally caught and his house of horrors in Plainfield, Wisconsin, discovered, police found masks and lampshades made from human skin, among plenty of other atrocities. His astonishing depravity proved a source of creative inspiration.

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’s your favourite comedian?

Writing Prompt

Your character is caught shoplifting. The shop owner says that she won't call the police in exchange for a personal favour....