Quote
"Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life."
Tony Robbins
Joke
Whatdya call a frenchman wearing sandals? Phillipe Phillope.
Fun Fact
During the cremation process of a 500 pound body, the corpse was so obese that it set the crematorium on fire.
History Fact
Lesser Atrocities
Adolf Hitler was the first European leader to ban human zoos, a popular attraction in Europe in which exotic peoples were forced or paid to be on exhibit for onlookers, with recreated habitats and shows. Belgium was the last country to ban the inhumane and degrading exhibits, in 1958.
Movie/TV Trivia
Kingsman: The Secret Service
In the film and trailer, when the new Kingsman recruits have their first night's sleep interrupted by a deluge of water pouring into the dorm, on-set the scene went horrifically wrong. As Matthew Vaughn recalls "I shouted 'action!', the computer got it wrong and vrrrrssshh, everyone was twenty feet down underwater. Cameras, sound guys... Guys were in waders full of water, panic, everyone diving in and pulling people out." The set, painstakingly planned and rehearsed using height markers and computer-programmed water tanks, washed away in a near-biblical flood when said computers went rogue. "Those actors weren't acting, they were absolutely terrified," shudders Vaughn. "It was awful for the first day of filming."
Movie/TV Quote
"No wire hangers, ever!"
Mommie Dearest, 1981
Conversation Starter
Who was your first crush and why?
Writing Prompt
Think of a big problem that one of your friends had to face. Then write a story in which your character battles with that problem...