Today's Dippit!
- E.S.Jennette
- Feb 6
- 1 min read
Quote
"What makes life dreary is the want of a motive."
George Eliot
Joke
“Name me five different animals, Johnny.”
“The dog, the dog’s brother, the dog’s sister, the dog’s cousin and the dog’s aunt.”
Fun Fact
The "M's" in M&Ms stand for "Mars" and "Murrie."
That would be Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, the two businessmen who created the candy-coated chocolates. The two actually had a very contentious relationship, as Mars leveraged Murrie out of his 20 percent share in the company in 1949—years before M&Ms would become the best-selling candy in the U.S., paying him just $1 million for a share of business that would quickly be worth billions.
Reading Fact
Reading is an essential skill for academic success, as it is required in nearly every subject area.
History Fact
Saddam Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit.
Movie/TV Trivia
Meanwhile, only 12 years separates father/son duo Sean Connery and Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones franchise.
Movie/TV Quote
Here's Johnny!"
The Shining, 1980
All the script called for was for Jack Nicholson’s deranged writer, Jack Torrance, to break down the door to get to his cowering wife. But Nicholson added a little something to cut the tension — the production went through dozens of doors before director Stanley Kubrick was satisfied — and his improvised "Here’s Johnny!" made the cut.
Conversation Starter
What do you think people need to know about each other before they get married?
Writing Prompt
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