Today's Dippit!

Quote

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”  

Elbert Hubbard

Joke

What's orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot.

Fun Fact

Some sea snakes can breathe through their skin.

You might think that it's just fish that have gills, but there are several species of sea snake that breathe through their skin as well. For example, the Hydrophis cyanocinctus has been found to breathe through the top of its own head. It has a small hole and collection of blood vessels at the top of its head for picking up oxygen from the seawater and sending it to the reptile's brain while it moves underwater.

Reading Fact

Skilled readers use a variety of strategies to comprehend text, including predicting, summarizing, and making connections between ideas.

History Fact

In the 16th and 17th century wealthy Europeans ate corpses thinking they'd cure them of ailments.

Movie/TV Trivia

The US title for the exceptionally wonderful A Matter of Life and Death was Stairway to Heaven. The UK had no stairway. Denied.

Movie/TV Quote

"Mama says, 'Stupid is as stupid does.'"

Forrest Gump, 1994

Forrest Gump may have popularized the phrase, but it’s actually a variant of the old adage, "Handsome is as handsome does,” which appears in, among other places, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Herman Melville's Billy Budd.

Conversation Starter

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Writing Prompt

When Have You Seen Yourself and Your Life Reflected in a Book or Other Media?