Quote
"The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family."
Thomas Jefferson
Joke
You gotta hand it to short people.
Fun Fact
Dolly Parton lost in a Dolly Parton look-alike contest.
Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton themed drag queen contest, did her hair and makeup more dramatically, and not only lost, but received the least applause.
Reading Fact
The most expensive book in the world is Codex Leicester.
The most expensive book, or notebook, in the world is Codex Leicester by Leonardo Da Vinci. Even more, it was Bill Gates who purchased it at 30.8 million dollars for the reason that it’s one of his greatest sources of inspiration.
History Fact
Fly Catchers
As if fanning someone all day with a leaf wasn’t hard enough work, in Ancient Egypt, servants were often lathered in honey to keep flies attracted to them and not the Pharaoh.
Movie/TV Trivia
Francis Ford Coppola would read passages of Heart of Darkness to Marlon Brando on the fractious set of Apocalypse Now after learning the actor had never read the source material.
Movie/TV Quote
"Rock stars have kidnapped my son!"
Almost Famous (2000)
Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical screenplay about a 15-year-old writer embedded with rising stars in the heyday of '70s rock is basically a sacred text for various groups: Journalists, musicians, and the proverbial "uncool." You could pick a moment of quintessential rock douchebaggery: Russell Hammond, high on acid and about to jump off a roof, proclaiming, "I am a golden god." Or Lester Bangs' career advice: "You cannot make friends of the rock stars." But we're going with a curveball. Frances McDormand's performance as William Miller's exasperated mother is borderline underrated given that it's perhaps the least glamorous of the entire film. But all you need to do is watch her stop a lecture to declare, "Rock stars have kidnapped my son," to see what power she has. It's not Crowe's most poetic line, but it's one of his funniest.
Conversation Starter
If you could bring back one TV show that was cancelled, which one would you bring back?
Writing Prompt
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