7 times to just stop talking
The Princess Bride, and the battle of wits, and 6 other times you probably should just say nothing. Also 7 other things worth your time
OK, so the cast of The Princess Bride got together recently for virtual table read as a political fundraiser.
The movie is a cult classic among people my age, but I have to be honest, I was never all that into it. And yet, I’d like to start today by talking about one scene in particular.
It’s when the hero challenges the villain to a battle of wits involving wine goblets and poison, and the villain proceeds to — wait, even better, I’ll just include part of the screenplay:
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