Today's Dippit!

Quote

"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." 

George S. Patton

Joke

What's green and can fly?

Super Pickle!

Fun Fact

Joe Arridy had an IQ of 46 and is known as the “happiest prisoner on death row”. He went into the gas chamber with a smile. It turned out he was innocent.

Reading Fact

There's a book bound in human skin at Harvard (for historical medical reasons).

History Fact

In the 15th century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler impaled 20,000 Ottoman Turks on long, sharp poles on the banks of the Danube.

Movie/TV Trivia

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

In the film, when Elizabeth arrives at St. Paul's Cathedral, construction is going on. In real life, St. Paul's actually needed repair work. Director Shekhar Kapur decided to improvise, and gave the workers costumes and period tools to cut real stone that was being installed in the cathedral. The workers in the scene are real-life stonemasons and construction workers.

Movie/TV Quote

"Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" 

Sons of the Desert, 1933

Conversation Starter If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you choose and why?

Writing Prompt

How Much Freedom Have Your Parents Given You?