Quote
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
Albert Einstein
Joke
What are the strongest days of the week? Saturday and Sunday, the rest are weekdays
Fun Fact
"What in tarnation?" is literally just another way of saying, "What the hell?"
History Fact
Anyone Seen My Coffee Mug?
The extremely goth Britons of the Ice Age commonly used old human skulls as cups. I repeat: as long as they’re not using them.
Movie/TV Trivia
Gene Hackman Was Originally Going to Play Hannibal Lecter
Speaking of Hannibal the cannibal, while Anthony Hopkins turned the crazy-smart serial killer into an unforgettable cultural touchstone, the role was originally supposed to go to Gene Hackman, who bought the rights to The Silence of the Lambs and had planned on directing the film himself. He backed off the project when he decided that the role was too dark for his taste.
Movie/TV Quote
"If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
Taken, 2008
True to his word, Liam Neeson kills 35 men in 93 minutes in the first film, scores more in the second and third, and who knows how many in the planned TV prequel.
Conversation Starter
If you had $100, what would you spend it on?
Writing Prompt
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