Quote
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Oscar Wilde
Joke
We had a party in the office yesterday. As the evening progressed, a rather overweight female coworker of mine decided to dance on the table. I remarked: “Wow, really impressive legs!”
She blushed and asked if I really meant it. “Absolutely, Karen! An average table would have collapsed by now!”
Fun Fact
Superman didn't always fly.
The original comic book Superman could leap tall buildings in a single bound. But then he had to come right back down to Earth—because he didn't fly. It wasn't until the 1940s, when animators for a new animated series decided it would be too difficult to routinely draw him bending his knees, that it was decided that Superman could take off into the air. Readers got to see smooth animation, and a superhero gained a new power.
History Fact
A Worthy Opponent
After superstar fighter pilot Baron von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was shot down and killed during World War II, he was given full military honors by the Allies, including a proper burial near Amiens. A wreath inscribed, “To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe” was placed upon his grave.
Movie/TV Trivia
Moulin Rouge!
Filming was halted for two weeks in November 1999 after Nicole Kidman fractured two ribs and injured her knee while rehearsing a dance routine for the film. Many of the scenes where she is seen only from the chest up, including "a real actress," were shot while she was in a wheelchair.
Movie/TV Quote
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Love Story, 1970
One of the most parodied movie lines in cinema — even Ryan O’Neal himself poked fun at it in Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy What's Up, Doc?. When Barbra Streisand quotes it, he retorts, "That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard."
Conversation Starter
If you had to get rid of a holiday, which would you get rid of? Why?
Writing Prompt