Quote
"Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
Sam Levenson
Joke
A skunk fell in the river and stank to the bottom.
Fun Fact
In the 1920s, women in several US cities organized Anti-Flirt Clubs in to combat catcalling.
History Fact
Chuman
In the 1920s, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov unsuccessfully attempted to create a human/chimpanzee hybrid by using artificial insemination. The various names for this hybrid? A Humanzee, a Chuman, and a Manpanzee. Pick your favourite!
Movie/TV Trivia
Gone Girl
Production of the film had to be shut down for four days, due to Ben Affleck's refusal to follow David Fincher's vision, and wear a New York Yankees cap for a scene where Affleck's character, Nick, is at an airport. The Bostonian actor said to Fincher, "David, I love you, I would do anything for you. But I will not wear a Yankees hat." Eventually, the two settled for Ben's character to wear a Mets cap. Fincher jokingly describes Affleck's actions of this as "entirely unprofessional" in the DVD's audio commentary.
Movie/TV Quote
"Chewie, we're home."
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, 2015
Conversation Starter
Do you have any pet peeves?
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...
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