Today's Dippit!

Quote

"Life is a single player game." 

Naval Ravikant

Joke

What did the pirate say when he turned 80 years old? Aye matey.

Fun Fact

Sea lions can dance to a beat.

There are only two mammals on Earth with the proven ability to move their bodies in time with an external beat: humans (though not all humans, to be fair) and sea lions. When researchers at the University of Santa Cruz rescued a stranded sea lion in 2013, they found that she was very smart, and she was even able to learn how to dance. Though parrots can also keep a rhythm, it was previously thought that only animals capable of complex vocal learning could do this.

Reading Fact

Reading diverse genres, such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama, exposes readers to different writing styles, structures, and literary devices.

History Fact

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Lost the Nuclear Launch Codes

The former president seriously lost the personal ID number needed to confirm nuclear launches. And not just briefly. For, like, months on end. This is all according to the then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who (understandably) called this misstep a "gargantuan deal."

Movie/TV Trivia

After his character was shot in the foot by Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, Michael Imperioli’s Christopher got fictional retribution by shooting a baker in the foot in The Sopranos. His kiss-off line? “It happens”.

Movie/TV Quote

"My tastes are very singular."

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Fifty Shades of Grey is an extremely creepy movie. Yes, it gave us the single best Beyoncé cover in the whole world, but it also gave us tons and tons of people who thought a man cajoling a woman into BDSM because he knows she likes him is… the height of romance? Christian Grey hems and haws around the issue of just telling the lady he likes that he's into some casual dom/sub action every now and then, describing his "tastes" as "very singular." Eeeugh. But, what better way to take back our power and agency from patriarchal depictions of desire than to meme the living daylights out of its weirdest scene? Look up "My tastes are very singular" on YouTube and you'll get everything from video game consoles to anime girl body pillows to One Direction theme bedrooms. Anything is better than a "Red Room of Pain."

Conversation Starter

Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Writing Prompt

Are You Afraid of Math?