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?