Today's Dippit!

Quote

"The most wasted of days is one without laughter."

E. E. Cummings

Joke

Why didn’t the orange win the race?

It ran out of juice.

Fun Fact

The color red doesn’t really make bulls angry; they are color-blind.

Reading Fact

Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham using only 50 different words.

History Fact

Doot Doola Doot Doo…

American captives in the Vietnam War would authenticate a new prisoner’s American identity by tapping the first five notes of “Shave and a Haircut,” against a cell wall, and waiting for the appropriate response. I didn’t know Nardwuar was a POW!

Movie/TV Trivia

Rocky IV

Sylvester Stallone wanted to make sure the boxing scenes looked real in Rocky IV, so he instructed Dolph Lundgren to actually hit him. A punch to the chest left Stallone in intensive care for four days.

Movie/TV Quote

"Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast." 

King Kong, 1933

Fun Fact:

The King Kong roar was a combination of a lion and tiger's roar combined and played backward very slowly.

Conversation Starter

What is the best or worst trait you inherited from your parents?

Writing Prompt

Do You Know Your Way Around Your City or Town?