Today's Dippit!

Quote

"In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself."

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Joke

Being vegetarian was a huge missed-steak

Fun Fact

Herring fish communicate by using flatulence.

Reading Fact

The National Institute for Literacy estimates 43% of adult Americans with low literacy skills live in poverty.

History Fact

Too Many Stairs

Upon the German occupation of Paris in 1940, the French cut the lift cables on the Eiffel Tower so that the Germans would have to climb the steps if they wished to visit the summit. Soldiers climbed the 1,710 stairs to hang a German flag, but Hitler never ascended the tower himself. It can be said that while Hitler conquered France, he never conquered the Eiffel Tower.

Movie/TV Trivia

Bridget Jones's Diary

To prepare for the role, Renée Zellweger gained 25 pounds, and then actually worked at a British publishing company for a month in preparation for the role. She adopted an alias as well as her posh accent and was apparently not recognized. On her desk in this office she kept a framed picture of then boyfriend Jim Carrey. Workers who did not recognize her found this to be odd, but never mentioned it to her for fear of embarrassing her.

Movie/TV Quote

"Plastics." 

The Graduate, 1967

Conversation Starter

What keeps you up at night?

Writing Prompt

A child moves into a new house and finds out that the other kids in town think it's haunted. She begins to invent ghost stories to tell at school in order to get attention. But the more stories she tells, the more frightened she becomes of the house...