Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay."

Simone de Beauvoir

Joke

Why did the lion spit out the clown? Because he tasted funny!

Fun Fact

Popcorn wasn't always a beloved movie snack — in fact, prior to the Great Depression, movie theaters hated popcorn.

History Fact

Like Caviar, but Really Dead, and also it’s People

Today, the rich have plastic surgery, liposuction, and blood transfusions. But back in the 16th century, the really wealthy used to eat dead bodies, thinking that (somehow) the cadavers could cure diseases. The highest delicacy of all these bodies? Why, Egyptian mummies of course.

Movie/TV Trivia

Avatar

Director James Cameron, known for being tough on set, allegedly kept a nail-gun on set that he would use to nail cell phones, that had the misfortune of ringing, to a wall above the exit sign.

Movie/TV Quote

"They call me Mister Tibbs!"

In the Heat of the Night, 1967

Conversation Starter

What’s your all-time favourite band?

Writing Prompt

Your character picks up a hitch-hiker on her way home from work. The hitch-hiker tries to persuade your character to leave everything and drive her across the country...