Today's Dippit!
Quote
"It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts."
Ella Fitzgerald
Joke
My wife accused me of being immature. I told her to get out of my fort.
Fun Fact
Swedish meatballs originated from a recipe King Charles XII brought back from Turkey in the early 1800s.
History Fact
Famous Eponym
Black Hawk helicopters are named for Black Hawk, a Sauk Native American leader who fought for the British in the War of 1812. So are the Chicago Blackhawks, after a fashion—the team’s first owner was in a military division named after the Sauk warrior.
Movie/TV Trivia
The Hangover
In The Hangover, Ed Helms is actually missing a tooth. He never had an adult incisor grow, and his fake incisor was taken out for the parts of filming where Stu's tooth is missing.
Movie/TV Quote
Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious…and don't call me Shirley.
Airplane!, 1980
Conversation Starter
What things do you consider to be relationship deal breakers?
Writing Prompt
When Have You Ever Succeeded When You Thought You Might Fail?