There were also way more natural forests! Now 80% of it has been destroyed.


And that's all because of us humans right?


Well mostly yes, but it could also be because of natural reasons including the 71% of Earth's surface that is covered in water.


Okay because it's sad if it is since if earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour frame, humans would only represent one minute and seventeen seconds.


That's crazy to hear, but it seems a little more believable when you know that the Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago.


And we are going to run out of helium after all that time, now. Sad.


The government are trying to conserve it though. Speaking of the government, did you know 86% of Nebraska is owned by US government.


Interesting! And Norwegian government cares about land other than its own, they donated one billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.


It probably is. It still most likely has a low recoil.


Yeah, I wonder if Barack Obama was in office when the AR-15 became popular in the states


I think it became popular before he became president.


I see, well maybe when he was a senator then back in 2005-2008


Possibly. That was back before he got the codename Renegade.


I see. I know this has nothing to do with the topic but I think Obama and Michelle make a great couple


They really do. I bet she was so proud when he became the first African American president.


I bet she was, I bet they both were and their first date was to see Spike Lees show, do the right thing


Yeah they also earned a lot of money together by 2010 they had a 1,728,096 fortune and pair like 453,770 in taxes!


I have, I dont know much about guns but it seems like its a popular gun. It is quite a scary model


I agree, I think they complement each other.


True. All of the customization options make it even scarier.


That rifle should be banned or sold with hard to get permits


Well, there was a ban in 1994, but it expired in 2004. It didn't do much good anyways.


I see, well I guess criminals will always find the way to get guns. There was a military officer that wanted to order 80000 of them its a good thing the military already had M-14 in production


I only hope that they go ahead and stop manufacturing the military-style assault weapons.


Less weapons can only be good for the streets, its scary how the AR-15 can be bought by mostly anyone older than 18, you just have to have a clean record


Very true. If it wasn't for civilians getting their hands on them, I think they could be useful for the military.


They could, it seems like they are easy to use, it can fire dozens of rounds per second although I think the military  issued version is different


Good morning!  Hope your day has started off well


That's funny!  I'm pretty sure I've seen some of those Simpson's episodes - and while they're also funny, it is kind of scary in a Simpson's way


I agree with you, Fox has a weird relationship with the show, they wanted to sue them but at the same time wanted to create a channel that would only air The Simpsons


I wouldn't even know where to begin with that level of conflict.  Television and most media for this instant is a weird and interesting medium for sure.


Its a difficult spot for sure, specially with all the viewers Fox has, more than CNN and MSNBC put together!


It certainly paints the divide in our country with a broad brush - do you watch Fox or CNN.  Tribalism at it's finest!


I agree, so enough of politics, do you ever listen to the radio anymore?


Yes!  I listen to talk radio, sports during my work day - I like to have it on in the background and I especially like baseball talk and games - can't wait!


Thats great, I listen to it on my way to work, I like to listen to drama episodes and theres a free website where you can access thousands of episodes.


Like Podcasts?  I've heard some crime episodes and I do find them fascinating


Yeah kind of like podcasts, I think its great how the Canadian government supports its own artists, 40% of the music in Canadian radios has to be from Canadian artists.


Thanks I hope that for you as well, did  you hear about Sean Hannity and his awkward comparison?


That is really interesting about Canadian radio - great launching board and probably the reason so many Canadian artists become popular in the US


Yeah, Canadian artists have grown and I think its thanks to the Canadian government and its support.


It's an interesting time we are living in.  I don't think much of Hannity, but it is something to watch him squirm a bit


He made a reference that was taken out of the series Breaking Bad, it made him look shady, kind of like Cohen.


I remember that scene from BB, and it certainly makes him look shady.  Apparently Cohen only had 3 clients, and two of them were Trump & Hannity!


Yeah that definitely makes me doubt his honesty, that is a great reference though, I loved the series, too much Netflix for Hannity.


Ha!  I never really got into what about Sal tho...


Yeah, he then tried to excuse himself saying that he loves Breaking Bad as much as anyone and giving this absurd excuses, it was embarrassing to watch lol


I thought I heard once that "Fox News" is technically an Entertainment broadcast because they don't actually broadcast "News" - like a conservative parody show


Yeah they tried to sue the Simpsons because they wanted them to stop them from parodying an anti-democratic agenda


Iowa, so cold here! Did they add it to make it easy to obtain food lazily? lol


You are funny.  It was in order to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniform.


that is some nice respect. That probably helped profits around military bases.


Most businesses think of themselves before thinking of their customers.  I'm sure McDonalds just wanted to be more profitable.


yea very good point, lol! Did you knw why they call it a trunk


Because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


there you go, pretty easy lol! I wonder how easy it was to steal from someones trunk in the early days


It should be really easy.   Did you hear about someone who became  a professional race car driver because he beat 90000 people in the video game Gran Turismo?


I used to love playing that game. I couldn't imagine playing anyone 90000 times, but it paid off in the end for that guy. What was his name?


Jann Mardenborough.  Have you heard this name before?


Yes, I  do.  It's hard to find public transportation in our area.


I have never heard that name. I am going to google him. It was so nice chatting with you!


Same here, rural living at its finest! It isn't a cadillac is it?


No, it is not.  I heard that Cadillac was named after a French explorer who founded Detroit.


Yep that is right, his name was antonie de la mothe cadillac. I am glad they just stuck with Cadillac lol


I know, right?  His entire name is so hard to pronounce.


For sure, doesn't quite roll off the tongue very good. Did you know in south africa you can equip your car with flamethrowers?


For sure, and very dangerous I bet. I need a flame thrower to warm my car up in this cold weather


Where are you located?  East part of the US?  It's warm in Texas.  Do you know why McDonalds' added the first drive through?


Good morning! Do you listen to the radio?


Wouldn't that be something? 188 jobs. I always thought he only worked at the plant!


Lots of different jobs he has had!! I have a interesting factoid of the show Shark tank as well, a show that's help people start off with an idea or invention they think would sell. Most of the deals made are never enacted.


I wonder why they aren't? Maybe the show is just a show?


Well that is my thought's as well, something to get that station ratings maybe? Something else I find interesting is that there is no correlation between bars of service and cell phone connection quality. I have always found it to be the more bars I had the better service I was able to have. Have you experienced that in any way?


No, I live in a place where I have no cell phone service, so I'm pretty clueless about it all. I do know that there are cables under the ocean for telephone lines though!


I am one that always seems to be checking for WIFI!! I have seen shows on tv about how phone lines are under the ocean for which I find interesting in and of it's self because so much water and a drop or two can render a phone non-working quickly.


That is the truth! And how do they know the lines are okay under there? I'm always looking for wifi too! Do you use a phone book still?


Funny you should ask about a phone book!! I did receive one in the mail for our local listings and it was about 1/4 inch thick, I did get a good laugh and asked; "Does anyone ever use these anymore?" as for myself; no, I do not use one. I usually just google it on my phone if I need something or someplace and the a little box pops up asking if I want to call so I have the option for it to dial right then the number.


I got two in the mail the other day! They were meshed together and I could not get them seperated! I do use a phone book, surprisingly!


That is interesting! I know of a luxury phone maker in London hires the the London Symphony Orchestra to record their ring tones for cell phones.  I think that would be awesome to listen to.


Good morning! I do listen to the radio very frequently!


I agree! Thank you for chatting with me today and have a great week.


Oh cool, Have you ever heard of Bobby Bones?


I think he tried to be, but he is a country radio host. He's pretty good. I would compare him to Howard Stern.


I have seen and heard of Howard Stern before, I am not a fan of his style.  I mostly listen to current soft rock radio stations. What do you listen to?


I like to listen to NPR, but sometimes I listen To Bobby Bones because of all the controversy he stirs up. He once launched a billboard campaign against his own self.


I have listened to NPR as well. And a campaign against one's self? That seems counterproductive at best.  I have been told of a radio station that plays the sun's music or solar activity but have yet been able to find it to hear for myself.


That would be interesting to hear. I might have to google that! Bones likes to stir things up. I think he does it to be funny.


I do watch a bit of TV every so often and when I do I try to catch an episode of the Simpsons. Do you know that with the first 400 episodes Homer, the Father of the show held 188 jobs?


I bet that doubles down to fertilize the grass too lol


I bet it does too!  I like pro environment activity.  I am really not a big fan of apple but they do consider smoking near their products a biozard and make it void the warranty.


True. In any case, what kinds of things do you search on google?


Oh recipe ideas and gardening ideas. i also search about space.  i found out that Jupiter has a moon that is large enough to be a planet.  What do you search?


Do you enjoy looking up information about planets? Did you know Uranus rolls around the sun rather than spinning like other planets?


I do and I do know that.  It's crazy and funny when you think about how it must look.  Uranus has more character than Venus.  It doesn't tilt so it doesn't have any seasons.


Well that doesn't sound as bad as the planet that has shards of glass precipitating sideways at 4500 mph


True.  You know I feel sorry for Pluto.  I still think of it as a planet even though scientists changed their minds and said it's not.


Well even the definition of planets is subjective so perhaps pluto maybe a planet once more.


It does seem odd the way planets are chosen. They are chosen based on where and what they orbit.


i use google most of the time and very rarely use bing.  Do you use them?  Hey, did you know google was founded back in 1998?


True. In any case, thank you for the enjoyable and informative chat. I hope pluto become a planet again since I miss making a solar system without that small ping pong ball


I hope it does too as well as Ceres and Pallas. They too were once planets and now not.


Google sure has come a long way as a company that specializes in internet related services and products, they even dabble in self driving cars now


They really have.  I heard they use android devices for the google maps to calculate traffic. They track how fast phones are moving.  This really surprised me for some reason. I guess I just thought they had a satellite in orbit watching roads lol.


I mean google often goes the extra mile. A single google search uses more computing that it did to send men to the moon!


I'm going to think about that every time I google a recipe!  So many people use google nowadays.  It went down once and took down 40% of web traffic with it.


They also tailor google maps to the claims of the respective country. Way to go the extra mile


They do it based on where the internet browser is located and knowing the country's border claims


Really?  That is going the extra mile.  Speaking of going the extra mile, I do know that Google used goats to mow their lawns in order to help the planet.


Me too, I would so help them by recycling. They should make them in the US also, what do you think?


I think it is an awesome idea though I think the stray problem needs to be addressed so there aren't too many stray dogs roaming the street. I think catching dogs and fixing them, then putting them up for adoption or releasing them would be good.


Yea you have a valid point, we cant enable the problem. Did you know dogs aren't color blind like I was taught growing up


I just recently learned that as well. I wonder why we always thought they were color blind!


Right, I want to go talk to the person who taught me that lol. Do you watch basketball much>


I do like to watch when I have time. Do you know that the inventor of baskeball is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history? Funny he didn't just change the rules so he could win, haha.


That was exactly what I was thinking, I would have changed them after every game I lost in my favor lol!


I know, haha. I doubt he was paid very highly but in 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is a college football or basketball coach.


that is where all of our tax payer money is going to. Crazy to think that. It was so nice chatting with you, I kind of want to go play basketball now that we are talking about it!


Me too, though it would be a game of HORSE! Ha!


I don't have a preference either but dogs are so smart. They and elephants are the only animals that can naturally understand pointing.


Yea they are awesome, I like dogs more. Google prefers dog more also


Hah, yeah, heard it was in their code of conduct!


That is awesome, I wonder if you can bring your dog to work while working there


Yeah, I wonder! There are so many types of dogs and it seems that humans have gotten closer to them since they were bred for domestication starting over millennia.


and types of blood too, they have like 12 different blood types and blood drives for dogs!


That sounds a bit messed up though since dogs can't consent to donate haha!


that is so true lol, I never thought of it that way. Did you know in Istanbul there is dog vending machines for food and water


That's neat! And it encourages people to recyle plastic bottles as well.


I know right? THey still spend on postage more than bandwidth.


Yeah about 20 times more but I do not know that they are shipping so much


Yeah me either to be honest. Do you like dogs?


I love dogs. Did you know they have 12 blood types?


Yeah and they donate blood and there are blood banks for dogs too


Yeah that is sweet. Did you hear about that project in Istanbul to feed dogs?


Yeah about dispensing food and water when you feed it plastic bottles. Pretty genius


Yeah it is nice. Dogs and elephants both understanding pointing


Nice they are so smart. Did you know Google prefers dogs over cats?


Yes they have it in their code of conduct


I love it an watch it all the time and you?


Yesh pretty awesome. ANd they are not colorblind as believed


Yes they just see fewer colors, so not colorblind


Yeah it is great that science has discovered such things


Me too. 33% of the bandwidth in the morning is used by Netflix in NA


That us amazing and with youtube they make half of the peak internet traffic


Yeah they are definitely us there. DO you know how it came about?


Yes the guy who invented it got a late fee for a VHS and had enough of it


I used to as it was the only thing around. They dissipated quickly


Yeah they did and lost a great opportunity to buy netflix once


Yeah for $50 million they could have made billions now, too bad


Hi Turker, are you familiar with the rapper Jay-z and beyonce?


I didn't either, I am not sure what Katy perry and snoop doggs did? I think a song called california gurls, never heard before.


I remember that.  It was a west coast vs east coast answer song to Alecia Keys and Jay Z's Empire State of Mind.


Oh, did you know Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle, called compliment battle?


No.  hahaha That sounds like it would be funny for some reason.


Yes, it would be, do you have a favorite rapper?


Hmm...that's a tough call because my favorite rapper is actually a friend of one of my kids.  He goes by the name of Hazey Flow here in Ohio.  LOL


Ok, You are right, I still like to listen to old raps, because they are the best, but I am too old for that, these days I don't called this rapping, I called it calling words, young people like it.


As far as eras, I would have to say the rapping around 1989ish is my favorite.  Like Young MC.  I couldn't get enough of his Bust a Move song back then.  Those were also my high school and college years so those songs strike a nerve with me.


Yes I understand what you are saying, do you find time to do much reading books, for example, the library?


I do love reading.  Not as much as I like to.  I was a heavy user of the library system in the 90s and up until around 2012 because I lived in a very rural area.  The library was a cheap form of entertainment.


Yes I am!  Jay z went to the same high school as Busta Rhymes and DMX.


I should be ashamed to say this, but I haven't read a book in quite a while, all my reading from my computer, very little newspaper.


I hear ya.  That's where I get a lot of mine as well.  I used to love reading the Sunday newspaper back in the days before the internet came around.  There is a girl named Anne Jones who holds the world record for speed reading.  She can read 4,700 words per minute.  That's a lot of books.


Wow, I was wondering about that, I bet a person couldn't understand anything she was saying at that speed, Nice Chatting with you.


Wow I didn't know that, I like to hear Busta Rhymes rap a little better that J-z.


Yes I agree.  Jay Z's comeback album Kingdom Come was named after the DC Comics miniseries of the same name.  Neat.


Oh I don't listen to J-Z that much, but I like his wife beyonce songs, I  wonder why rappers doesn't used their real names?


I would guess to hide their real identities from fans?  lol  Jay Z was the ghostwriter for a song on the space jam soundtrack performed by Bugs Bunny.  I didn't know Jay z was around when that movie came out.


Either me, sometimes I forget that famous people age also, Hahaha, did you remember when they had that fight in the elevator?


I do remember that! haha  Did you know that Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress?


No but it should be, now speaking of him, he was a strong cool rapper, his voice used to set out from any other rapper.


Yes it did.  Terrible he died so young.  Busta Rhymes once voiced the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats movie.  Never knew that.


Good evening. Do you like shoes? I think it's cool how much variety there is from sandals to hire and fashion shoes.


Yeah he was an NBA player! He once promoted a line of shoes that sold for $15. Very cool since now they are easily over $100.


He wasnt paid to promote them, so I guess the company owes him a big debt. Basketball is a fun game with lots of cool facts


Yeah it is I love the NBA. It was founded in New York on 1946.


30 teams, 29 American and the other one Canadian, great sport, 5 vs 5 one court two sides


Yup exactly. I would like to see more players use the granny shot because physicists say it is the best technique.


Players think its stupid but if got paid as much as they I would mind at all.


Yeah some players get paid so much they don't even care like Alan Iverson got paid $800,000 a year starting in 2001 by Reebok.


No doubt. Tim Duncan sacrificed money though to finish out college. It was great talking with you tonight!


I think that was a great choice, sacrificing money and staying in school a tough call. Its beet great chatting with you also, have a great night bye.


I do like them, footwear intended to protect us and to look in style in the process


Yes because 4 years of college and education is priceless! Have a good one!


Exactly. The design of the shoe has varied greatly through time and from culture to culture.


They have changed a lot I agree, I feel sorry for ballet dancers, they spend a fortune in shoes


Yes up to 4 pairs in a week? Seems like they could make them a bit more durable...


I know right, maybe its not in the shoe company interest, one strange fact is that 5000 year old shoes perform better than new ones


Very odd indeed usually things improve with time. Also putting dry teabags in shoes may soak up the odor!


Thats a great strategy sounds great, I will keep that in mind next time my shoes have a particular odor.


Yes let me know how it works! You heard of the NFL player Steve Smith? He helped raise awareness for homeless people not having shoes.


I will, and I did hear about that player, I think thats a noble cause, hopefully it works and creates awareness in people. Do you know who Stephon Marbury is?


Hi, do you like watching football(soccer)?


I did recently find that out! He makes 700,000 an episode, acting in House.


He's worth every penny of that and then some. Very good actor.


Yes he is. Jim Carrey is a good actor too, in my opinion. He has stopped making dramas though because he feels they don't project positivity.


That's got to be hard on his pocketbook.  But, when your as famous an actor as Jim Carrey, you can do what you want and don't have to take every role that comes along.


Very true. If you enjoy classic radio drama, there are thousands of episodes on a website.


You know I had heard about those classic radio shows you can listen to for free, but I just really don't have time to listen to them.


You know, getting back to Soccer, I didn't realize that Jon Stewart was such a skilled soccer player in college.


Yeah, I believe he represented the US at the Pan American Maccabi games in Brazil.


He's multi talented, I had no idea. Do you know there is a variation of soccer where three teams face each other at the same time?


I'd like to watch a game of that played.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to go walk my dog.  Talk to you later.


I watch it sometimes. In 1991 the women's world cup started, before that an american team has never placed below third.


That's cool.  The Hungary National Football team only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956 and that was the World Cup final.  How awesome was that?


That is really awesome! The US got 3rd place in the first FIFA world cup which was in 1930.


I didn't realize that.  I hear that there is really no economic gains for the countries that have played host to the World Cup or Olympics.  That's hard for me to believe.


That it is.  Did you know that the city set to host the 2022 Qatar FIFA world cup final does not yet exist?


How is that even a thing? I wonder what it will be.


I have no idea, I guess somebody knows what's going on. Lol On a different note, do you know Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama?


Not a fan of Rodgers but the green bay packers are the only community owned, not for profit major franchise in american professional sports


I live in Minnesota so definitely not a fan of the Pack.  I am more player fan anyway.  I love Odell from the Giants. Guess he isn't going to be going anywhere but Eli might be looking for a new team.


I'm a die hard Cowboys fan.  I can't wait for this weekend.


Who are they playing?  America's team...wonder who gave them that name?  Guess if I had to pick a team it would be Da Bears and Khalil Mack.  Big on Defensive. Think it is what really wins the games.


Cowboys have the Seahawks at home.  Not sure what to expect from them.  Dallas defense is for real though.  Lawrence and the LBs are something else.


Seahawks are going to be touch at home.  They claim their stadium has one of the best home filed advantages.  out of 139 games to win 99 of them, they might be right.


Yes, they are tough at home no doubt.  Dallas plays at home though.  The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America,


I wonder if they will ever go higher than the 32 teams or are they just going to keep moving teams around.  How many times can LA get a team and then they move.  Rams, Raiders..they have both moved several times from there already.


Lol, not doubt I've enjoyed this chat.  One last cool fact, Former partiots rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.


I saw that- talk about a great statistic!!  Do you know who he played for?  Name isn't familiar to me. I guess I also thought the Super Bowl went back further than 1960's 70's?


Good morning.  Football huh?  Was interesting to see that Women could be in the league if they met league eligibility.


Yeah, me too.An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay


I would be curious to actually time that during some game.  I wonder why they chose to put chips in the shoulder pads?  They must be pretty strong to withstand the force on the field!


Yeah, I was blow away by that. New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an nfl player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave.


Seems to me a little sexist.  I wonder why only that team and not any of the others like the Packers.  I wonder if being community owned any money made by the team goes back to the community in some fashion or back into the team?


Hmmmm. The green bay packers are named after the indian packing company, who paid for their first uniforms on the condition the team be named after them.


Yes and beat by fairies..appropriate ;) .  Some things about this sport are interesting.  I couldn't imagine having gone to the Georgia Tech game.  A 222-0 score??  Did the other team even show up?


That's absolutely crazy.  What a boring game to attend?????  The university of iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink


Guess they think that is going to psych out the opponent.  I would think that would trigger them to play harder. Guess there are just some teams that don't feel the need for gimmicks to win or draw in fans.  If the Packers have been able to sell out ever game since 1960 and have a wait list for tickets 30 years out??  Wow.


I do, I like soccer, what about you? do you follow any sports?


I try to watch the World Cup. The sport is so popular! Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.


The World Cup sure is a popular event, it was played in Brazil in 2014 and a player from the Winning team (Germany) donated his whole bonus so that 23 children could have surgeries.


That was a tremendous gesture on his part. More professionals should follow his example.


I agree with you, they do earn a lot of money so they can do it, do you like to play or watch any other sports?


I sometimes watch football and baseball. Do you watch volleyball at all?


I do like Volleyball I just to play it in highschool, what about yourself?


I've played it, but I'm not very good. Both volleyball and basketball were invented at the YMCA. Gym sports are popular at the Y.


I see, another interesting fact is that the volleyball woman play with is 7 inches shorter than the on men play with.


I guess the net makes a huge difference in the dynamic of the game.  It's legal to use any part of your body in volleyball. Even kicking in volleyball is legal.


Hi, how are you? Yes, I've seen the Simpsons.


Really? I thought that was against the rules, the best volleyball player in the women's category is called Game Over, isn't that like a crazy name of nickname


She must be a monster! Anyway, thanks for the chat!


I agree she must have some crazy skills.


Do you like The Simpsons, you know there is an episode without Bart in the series


He was in every episode except one. I wonder why he wasn't in that one episode.


Maybe the writters wanted to change things up, I wonder if theres an episode without Homer or without Marge in it.


I bet there are. I don't think they could make a British version of the show. That 70's show was remade verbatim in the UK but cancelled after 10 episodes.


Im not surprised, remakes are usually pretty bad although I did like the origial show a lot, I thought it was so funny.


I bet they could do a remake of Pokemon. There are over 750 episodes of "Pokemon." Never seen the show, but there are lots of episodes to choose from. About 50 a year for 16 years straight.


I used to love Pokemon, I think the 150 Pokemons are the best ones, 750 is too much and 16 years is sure a long time.


The demand is there. The kids love it. Do you follow sports at all?


That is really interesting, I wonder how that works.  I don't know too much about sign language, but I bet that is a really cool thing to see.


Rap is supposed to be authentic, but some of it is overrun with commercialism.  McDonalds once paid rappers every time they mentioned Big Mac.  If I had known that, I would have made some good money.


I could totally rap about a big mac for the right price.  Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar Wagon in the Rugrats Movie.


Rap has a stylistic history that dates back to West African griot.  Now it expresses just about any thoughts.


It really does, Tupac's music is in the library of congress of cultural significance.


I think a lot of it will be eventually, given its extended history.


It is something kinda innovative and ever changing.  Artists keep coming up with new ideas.


I know.  Rico Nasty even has a psychedelic edge to her raps.


Don't know about that.  She has wild hairstyles, too.


Yes.  2018 was a great year for music.  Outstanding releases in almost all genres.


So many seem to, I guess it is with the whole culture.  Its been nice chatting but I must get going.


I wonder if Linkin Parks album is still the best selling?


Sad to think that might be true.  Especially with great performers like Kacey Musgraves around.


There are certainly a lot of new artists, some I havent heard much about Serpentwithfeet but he is supposedly getting into the spotlight.


I haven't heard much of it.  R&B has been around for decades.  Great voices never get old in that style, and Josiah Wise has one.


I will definitely have to check out some of his music then.


I'm an old rocker, and only recently started listening to country.  You should give Kacey Musgraves a listen.


I have always been a fan of rock, really in to the progressive rock/metal stuff like Dream Theater.   So things like the Korean Rappers freestyle "compliment battles" are a bit new to me.


There are many different styles of rap these days.  There is even a deaf rapper who rhymes in sign language.


Did you see those? That is smart and should be on all the government buildings


Yeah, I think they are on a lot. Did you know there is a replica of the White House in Atlanta?


I never knew that! I think there is a upside down white house in wisconsin somewhere if I remember right. Also in 2 other countries are twin ones


Interesting. Sort of reminds me of the gravity spot in Santa Cruz.


I never heard of that before, what is the gravity spot?


YEah, it is some cheesy tourist trap out there. Did you know a Chimp won 400k votes in Brazil?


that is hilarious. I never knew that! Must have been a famous chimp lol


Yeah, that is pretty funny. It would probably work up here too!


For sure lol. It was nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you too. Have a good day!


Nice i feel he has some good things about him. Do you think he is the wealthiest president of all time?


I know he is. The facts are wrong. Did you know the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR. I could have swore the W. could speak spanish, but perhaps I'm wrong.


I thought he could also, that is interesting. Do you think trump should release a pop album like the president of indonesia to win everyone over?


I'm sure if there is money involved, he will do it. He did do WWE wrestling.


lol, and that was a great show lol! Did you ever here the white house guest house is bigger than the white house/


I loved the WWE. I'm not sure if that is true. I went on a white house tour a long long time ago.


Me too, and I never saw a guest house, maybe it is off the grounds, but then that wouldn't make it a guest house but instead an actual house lol


Yeah, so it might not be true. It is true that W. put back up Solar Panels.


hey did you know that the seahorse is the only fish that is designated to have a neck?


ah nice, did you know that 84 percent of genes linked to human disease have a counter part in the zebrafish?


I didn't, I wonder what type of diseases though, do you know which ones?


I don't know the exact diseases, but that is 84 percent of those that were discovered, so that is definitely a good portion of human diseases linked to a single type of fish haha


84 percent is a lot, that is crazy. Did you know that Jupiter's radio storms can be heard here on earth by an AM radio?


I didn't know that, that is crazy, also crazy is that in wwii people were able to make a radio out of a pencil and razorblade, like how did that work?


I believe that, I've seen it movies, more specifically, I saw it in Hart's war.


hmm that has Bruce Willis right? I should check that movie out is it any good?


Yeah, that's right. It's not a bad movie, actually Terrance Howard does some great acting in it.


hmmm I'll watch it then, did you know that Canada requires by law that 40% of all radio music be of Canadian origin?


I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised by that to be honest.


No, but I can believe it. I had a pet seahorse once.


I am going to Canada next week, I'll have to check that out, I'll have to report back if they break the law and less than 40% are of canadian origin haha


oh really? what kind was it and what did you name it?


I can't remember what type, I didn't name it though. I've also been stung by a jellyfish, apparently they are immortal.


ya I want them to put some jellyfish genes into me so I can also be immortal, do you know is it an urban legend to pee on yourself if a jellyfish stings you? haha


It would be an interesting thing to try the genes. It's not a legend, I had to do that when I got stung on my leg. LOL it works.


lol Ok good I'll have to keep that in mind if I'm ever stung, what is crazy is how freshwater fish get water through their skin while saltwater fish drink water from their mouths, I wonder why there is a difference like that


It has to be the salt. I had a saltwater fish tank and a freshwater fish tank.


ah interesting, my friend has a saltwater fish tank with expensive fish and coral, it's a lot of work and super expensive hobby apparently


Yeah, that's why I got rid of it. Way too much work, I actually had a zebrafish at one point.


Oh. Do they have a football team too? Do you like football?


I'm not too into football but it's amazing how much it has developed. In the 60s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


I know. NOw, the average engineer make smore than the avg football player.


I have trouble following along in football but the superimposed yellow line helps me out a bit. ESPN won an emmy for it.


I feel like the emmy's lowered their standards. Am I right?


Haha yeah, sounds like it. Seems like football players have gotten better and better over the years. Benjarvus Green Ellis never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


Wow, that's crazy! Like the cubs winning back-to-back championships!


Neat! I don't think we will ever see a game as bad as the one between Georgia Tech and Cumberland back in 1916.Have you heard of it?


I love watching sports. I am doing it now. do you like watching sports?


Yes, that is the one. I'm going to go watch some sports right now. Catch you later!


I like baseball. I always wondered why managers dressed like the players. I guess that's so they can technically play if the need comes up.


Yes, Sparky anderson would have been so helpful... WHo is your favorite team?


I like the SF Giants because I am from there. I used to like baseball a lot more so much that I used to collect baseball cards. A man found three million dollars worth in his attic!


I would have be happy with only $1M! However, I would have taken all $3M!!! Have you ever seen the albuquerque isotopes?


They are a baseball team named after the simpsons baseball team. It an omage!


Is that a team in the US or abroad? In Japan many fans are surprised to know that baseball is American's national pastime.


Hey do you think Kobe Bryant is going to play in the Big 3 League next year


Amazing! What do you think about Allen Iverson by the way he makes almost $800,000 every year from Reebok alone


I heard about that. And that's only until age 55 and then he gets a lump sum of $32,000,000!


Yep he's not going to any problems with money. What do you think about shooting granny style by the way? If you want to pay me 32 million dollars I will definitely shoot granny style all night long LOL


I did hear that it's actually the most effective way to score points on the line. I would use the most effective method regardless of how it looks.


Yep I would too. What about Air Jordans have you ever worn those before? Apparently they were banned by the NBA initially


I have not. I do know that Jordan wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines. It seems to have worked out for them.


Yeah I think that was the right move. I don't think it was the right move for Tim Duncan to delay playing for the NBA though, he stayed in college to get his degree which cost him money


But thankfully he still got to play after so he got his education and a career in the NBA.


Well that is one way to look at it. How often do you use the internet by the way? Do you know what the hamburger button is


I use the internet constantly but I have never heard of a hamburger button. What is it?


I hear that he may now but I can't imagine that.


Well it's a button that looks like three horizontal lines, normally it is used for menus, I think Reddit uses it actually


Yeah he's getting pretty old, I think he should just give it all up honestly. What do you think? also do you ever watch the NBA


You're probably right. I watch occasionally.


What's interesting to me is there is only one Canadian NBA team, I wonder why that is


I didn't realize there was one. I guess I didn't think about it being the National Basketball Association. If it's northern Canada that's a lot of travel for games.


That's true but if they have a demand for a team they should put a team up there somewhere, it's interesting that the NBA's located in New York-New York, I never knew that


I did not either. Are you familiar with Reggie Miller?


Yes I've heard of them. Wasn't his younger sister really good at basketball too? She would constantly beat the record that he set


She was. In high school she overshadowed him. She broke 8 national records!


I use Netflix the most. Though sometimes I have gotten sucked into senseless stuff on YouTube such as Judge Judy clips. Did you know she is the highest paid celebrity after LeBron?


Wow! She does come up with some pretty funny things to say! I heard she doesn't drive a car but I'm not sure if that's true or not.


Interesting! Well I am glad to be able to drive a car myself, I guess we have the 1908 Model T to thank for making it more accessible.


Unfortunately for me yesterday was my birthday and now I can't legally drive a car because my driver's license expired and I moved out of state. Oops.


Oops, sorry. Well I guess at least we have Uber now. What is your favorite brand of car?


Well for just everyday I'd say I like Dodge or Honda. Dodges for being tough and roomy and Hondas for commuting cars to save on gas money while still being sort of safe. What do you think?


Yeah, I agree! I have a Dodge and it's super solid. I feel really safe in it. I like some Cadillac designs. Cadillac was named after French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. He founded Detroit.


Oh yes, and Detroit is the motor city? Or motor car city? lol I forgot exactly what the name is but it has to do with cars, right?


Hmm, not sure. I wonder if Cadillac made cars back when cars had wooden trunks on the back.


I think so. I am pretty sure my grand parents had one. My Grandfather even pulled a boat with his Cadillac. lol I think I'm going to go fishing now, ttyl!


I do love to use YouTube. What about you? I really like cooking or mukbang channels and homesteading channels.


What are mukbang channels? Yeah I am guilty of using YouTube but so is everyone else. Netflix and YouTube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


Well, I think it's mostly eating channels, but I like the YouTube channels where they cook and then eat what they made. You've never seen one?


Hmm, I don't believe so! I like music videos on YouTube. I admit I did the Gangnam Style dance a few times. That video got so many views on YouTube that they had to upgrade the view counter to 64 bits.


My son likes the Gangnam song so much that it's usually one of the first suggestions that comes up when I put YouTube on! lol


Lol, sure, blame the son. Haha, kidding. And Justin Bieber's Baby is the most disliked video on YouTube. I've never danced along to that (not lying).


I like to dance along to songs too on YouTube. Sometimes I even use it in the car for music. I guess I really should be using Pandora or Spotify in the car!


I just turned Gangnam style on in the background. Doing some serious typing to the beat. Well I get that about driving and listening to YouTube. You know, I really think YouTube's sound quality is better than the rest. I get headaches when listening to Pandora or Spotify too much. I haven't tried their premium services though. YouTube is just awesome. It's the second largest search engine on the net.


I think I've heard that Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet use in North America. That's easy to believe, I guess. I use YouTube more than Netflix. Sometimes I use RedBox, too. What about you?


Have you ever watched the movie, The Incredible Mr Limpet? It is about a human that falls into the ocean and becomes a fish. Quite a drama!


You know, fish and human have a number of things in common. For example, both suffer from lack of body hair.  We humans supposedly lost our about 240k years ago, but mine is still falling out...


LOL And did you know they can  communicate by transmitting acoustic signals?


Really?  Are you talking about fish or humans? Mr Limpet could talk, but my guppies seem to lack that ability.  There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, and my cat knows which one it is...


Oh I was referring about fish!....Did you know that the seahorse is the only fish that has a neck!!


Yeah, but my guppies are a pain in the neck sometimes...but so am I.  But at least I, like most humans, can regrow a surgically-removed rib in about 2-3 months. So, I got that going for me!


hahaha that is too much drama! By the way remember Hugh Laurie?


Oh, yeah. The dude that plays House on TV?  He earns like $700k per episode for that job.  I wonder if he needs a valet?


Thats the one, imagine $700,000 per episode! I remember also Jim Carey acting in a drama movie, he is good but will not do it again.


I wonder why? He was so good in The Mask. THe things that motivate actors are interesting. Michael Caine got into acting because he was interested in getting close to some pretty girls. That is a motivation I can understand.


And the t he took the drama seriously! good for him, he is excellent!!


Hi, No, I have not, sounds pretty crazy but I am curious about it. What I can tell you is I love to snorkel and see the fish under the sea..love to learn about them


I wonder if he teaches drama classes?  Joe hamm taught drama at his old school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, who played the role of Erin in The Office. Good show!  Nice chatting with you!


Yeah. Too bad we can't breath under water lie those gill-bearing aquatic craniates can!


Would be cool if we could.. Did you know there is a type of Jellyfish that is immortal


I think I saw that on Highlander... Haha.  Freshwater fish can drink water through their skin like a jellyfish, but saltwater fish cannot.  I wonder why jellies can drink in the salt water but fish cannot?


Wow, so much to learn. that is right saltwater use their mouths!! So interesting. Have you heard about the black swallower?


Has a hero's name but is  a fish that is sort of superhero, because of the way he eats!


Yeah, I have heard of those fish. I have a friend like that. He can eat 10 times his weight too!


That is incredible and eat a prey twice its own length!!!


did you know that linkin park did over 300 concerts in 2001?


ah yes I do like Deep Purple too, I guess when Pink Floyd did that concert they did it to an empty area, there was no audience in the amphitheater


That's a shame. I'm sure it would have been used. I wonder if they recorded and released it?


ya I would love to see that, do you like the Ramones?


well the ramones have performed over 2200 concerts, isn't that insane? They've been touring for 20 years now


Wow! That is shocking. I had no idea they toured that long. I don't think there's many left now unfortunately. I like the Foo Fighters also. They held a concert so loud that it showed up on seismic monitors.


haha that is crazy, also I don't like Creed what about you? apparently they did a concert that was so bad they were sued lol


I do not like them at all. I can't say I'm surprised. I don't know who their fan base is because I don't know anyone that likes them. Do you enjoy Star Wars?


I do like star wars, but I like the old ones, the new ones are pretty horrible in my opinion


Well it had a lot of influence. James Cameron quit his truck driving job to make movies after seeing it.


I did not. That's a shockingly high amount of concerts. Are you a fan of Lou Reed speaking of music?


that is great I love James Cameron, he directed Terminator, Terminator 2, true lies, so many great movies!


Yes and Aliens which I love. He is great. George Lucas says that the Star Wars story we are seeing is told by R2D2 about a 100 years after Return of the Jedi.


well that is interesting, I think its crazy that darth vader is so iconic but all his lines were recorded for the first movie in about 3 hours


I guess he doesn't have a lot of dialogue overall. I wish the revealed man would have also been James Earl Jones.


I can't say I know him, are you a fan of him? What band is he in?


Velvet Underground. In 2010 he and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs. That's interesting.


ah that is interesting, I wonder how the dogs liked it? Maybe they hated it how would you know!


That's a very good question. I wonder what the owners say about how they reacted. Are you aware of ABBA?


yes I do know about ABBA, I like them, what do you think about them?


Not a big fan but they have some catchy songs. They turned down 1 billion dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour. I wonder how they still have so much money that they could do that?


ya that is true, I do like Pink Floyd a lot, what about you? I guess they did a concert in an ancient roman amphitheater


I love Pink Floyd. I bet that was an amazing concert. In 1972 Deep Purple held the loudest concert ever and three audience members became unconscious. With all of the extremely heacy metal since I am shocked that Deep Purple holds that record.


I find space to be fascinating. How about you?


Very interesting. I should have guessed that since so many celestial bodies are named after gods. Did you know that a satellite was lost on Mars?


I didn't hear about that, what happened?


It was because Locheed Martin used the imperial system but Nasa used metric. Whoops.


Maybe they should have planned that a little better! I think it's epic that the sun makes up 99.86 percent of the mass of our solar system!


I did not know that either. That's mind boggling.


I agree! There's even a radio station that translate solar activity into sound for you!


That would be interesting to listen to. Did you know that the sun is actually white?


I didn't know that, I wonder why we see it as yellow!


It is because of atmospheric scattering.


That is so interesting! Earth and everything is so exciting! Well I had a great chat with you!


I do too! Can you believe the sunset on mars is blue?


Nice chatting with you as well. Have a lovely evening.


I had no idea. I bet that is beautiful. Did you know that sound on Mars may have a higher pitch than on Earth?


I believe it! Mars is so cool, I'm glad we are getting more research done up there!


I agree. If you were able to fly to Mars under constant 1g acceleration it would only take 2 or 3 days. Maybe we will be able to accomplish that someday.


I'm sure we will! I think it is cool that curiosity robot sings happy birthday to itself on mars!


Oh wow! That's adorable. Apparently Lichens and Cybanobacteria would be able to live on Mars. Do you think we will find microscopic life on Mars?


I hope we do! Do you know why we call it mars?


It's named after the roman god of war! Interesting huh?


Hey there how often do you watch basketball? I know that the NBA is made up of 30 teams, which one is your favorite


hello, first king to travel was kalakaua of hawaii, that's pretty interesting


yeah our tolls are pretty high too but you can avoid if you're willing to give up some time.


Very true.  Travel is important.  Is there anywhere you want to go?


I'm heading to japan in May. Did you see in the clothing section about Rip Curl making clothes in North Korea and labeling them as "Made in China"?


No, thats odd.  Did you know that pilgrim clothes were actually full color?


yeah, weird right? When I think of pilgrims, I think pretty drab clothing.


Same here.  Apple has even had a clothing line, back in 1986


Those Apple clothes are probably worth some serious $$$ now.


Definitely.  I think it is probably one of the few failed ventures of apple.


See this one under Gucci about the first woman to run a major motion picture studio who sold toilet paper on which she put the gucci logo?


Wow.  I didnt know there was a market for gucci toilet paper.


How about gucci's name guccio gucci. Just call me GG


Wow.  I didnt know the first name was Guccio.  That is kinda of crazy.


I wonder if Rick Harrison was ever charged with selling fake Gucci bags?


That is crazy.  He might have been caught.


yeah guess I shoulda said travel around the world


I knew what you mean, just with Hawaii being an island, there is no connecting land.


you want to test out the 160mph commuter bus by the dutch?


Yeah, I kind of think that would be neat.  Very efficient for sure.


they should send that to iceland so that they dont have to fly short distances


True.  Since there is no rail there that would be perfect.


Not so economical if they have high tolls like the $300 tolls to travel the length of japan


That is high, but kind of like what it would be to travel the US by car if all interstates were toll roads.


Yeah I agree, it is unfortunate, and Linkin Park helped a lot of people through that too, so it is a shame he had bad issues


Yes, I think that and the death of other famous people, like Robin Williams. A friend's husband committed suicide last year. It has been very hard on her family.


Yes, she really struggles coming to terms with the situation. She posts about it a lot on social media. Who can blame her. She probably asks herself why this happened every single day.


It is truly sad. On another note, have you seen Black Panther?


No, I haven't seen that movie. I'm surprised, because my spouse likes to watch the Marvel movies. I think he was turned off by the last Avengers movie, though.


I was as well, it did not impress me at all. Black Panther did very well at the box office, over a billion at least


Wow! I may have to mention it to my spouse and see if he wants to watch it. He will be impressed since I am always wanting to watch "girlie" movies according to him.


Haha, that is the trade off, but Black Panther was very good, the character in the movie is said to be worth 500 billion dollars


That is a big difference from Tony Stark who is only worth $100 billion!


I'm good. Do you remember listening to albums?


That is for sure, or even bruce wayne, who is at 80 billion


Like a music CD? I love them, I especially love Linkin Park


I like Linkin Park okay. It's not my favorite. My spouse likes them and Staind.


I love Linkin Park, and they sold some really profitable albums too!


They must be popular, because I still see them on tour. I can't believe all the "old" bands that are still around and touring.


Unfortunately the singer killed himself a year or two ago, so now it is just Mike Shinoda


I think I remember my spouse saying something about that. I think more needs to be done about suicide awareness.


I agree, it is a shame people still think it is people being dramatic


I don't think it is people being dramatic. Maybe there are a few who like to get attention that way, but I think they still have a mental health problem if they repeatedly say they are going to kill themselves. I know it used to be an expression to say, "I could just die."


Hey there are you a spiderman fan? Or should I say spider-man...Stan Lee used the hyphen so people wouldn't confuse him with superman!


Yes you are right. Did you know Stan Lee's wife voiced Madame Web in the 1994 spiderman series?


Stan lee did not want people to confuse spider-man with superman. They're different movies. It is very tough for designers to make dresses- it requires a lot of effort.


Yes it does. Cap'n Crunch arch rivals sogmaster and the soggies exist in the marvel universe and have even battled spiderman! That is so funny.


Stan lee is excellent writer also, he make the movie interesting. Which is your favourite sports ?


I love basketball and especially the NBA. It was founded in New York on June 6, 1946.


It is the famous US pastime. In the middle ages, large numbers of people played this game in towns and cities. It was quite popular.


Yes it is one of my favorites. The NBA banned air Jordans in the past but he wore them anyway because Nike paid the fines before each game.


The league was found in June 6, 1946 as BAA. In the 1949, the league adopted it NBA, after merging with national basketball league.


Yes. One of my favorite players was Reggie Miller. But his sister was almost better than him. It was pleasant talking with you this morning.


Very nice chatting with you. Have great day.


Spider man is a fictional super-hero created by Stan lee.  He has appeared in comic books.


Yes he is. More specifically he is the alias of Peter Parker who is an orphan because his parents were killed.


He is lived with his uncle. Peter is very innocent boy,  He is character is designed with adolescence and financial problems.


Yes have you ever seen the Spiderman movie? The movie was created by Sony because they have the cinematic rights to Spiderman.


He appears in American comic books which are published by Marvel Comics. Spider man first appeared in 1960.


I thought he first appeared in the amazing fantasy number 15 which was published in August 1962. This was the silver age of comic books.


It is very interesting to know it. I think you read comic books. Who is your superhero ?


I like Superman. But Spiderman is cool too. I would love to see the Broadway musical about Spiderman. It was the most expensive production in Broadway history.


Music also plays an important role in superhero movies.  Graphic designers have an important job too.


Yeah, that's about the time I stopped watching too.  I had heard that about Bart. I don't remember that episode. I wonder how they pulled it off?


No I don't think I have seen it either, I wonder how many people would have even noticed, and yeah how and why would they?


Probably just as a joke to see who noticed.   I have watched a lot of Thomas the Tank Engine though with four boys.


Yeah I heard they had some big names narrating not just a few, but a ton of episodes of that show.


Yes, George Carlin of all people. He never did say The Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" though for some reason when he narrated."


Lol, yeah I can't see him popping that old dialogue in there during the Thomas show.


And Alec Baldwin didn't leave any angry abusive voicemails either when he narrated.


Or did he punch one of the crew members supposedly as well.


Hah! Or not (I feel bad for laughing now.) On a less controversial note there are 750 Pokemon Episodes. That's giving The Simpsons a run for their money.


That is crazy how many episodes of one show they can make, like what material do you still have after 700?


Hello there, I am, but mostly of the older ones.  How about you?


Hit or miss for me. I like suspense but not a lot of blood and gore per se. It's all in the eye of the beholder I suppose. Stephen King claims Bambi terrified him as a kid.


I think I heard about him saying that, too funny.  I agree too, I think it is hard to do a good one, its either good, or really bad usually.


Yeah, not unlike comedy. YOu know a good one when you see it. Everything else is painfully bad.  Did you ever watch SOuth Park?


Oh yeah, I can remember when that show first came out, it was pretty out there.


They did an episode making fun of Family Guy and the Simpsons crew sent the SOuth Park guys flowers.


That is really funny, they will pretty much make fun of what ever they want on that show.  Did you ever watch the Simpsons in it's prime?


Oh yes, that was one of my favorite shows ever, until season 10 or 11, then it went downhill hard and I couldn't watch.  The softball episode with all the pro ball players is the best.  Did you know there is an episode without Bart?


We have so many myths about dogs. However, they really are intelligent and helpful. Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


Intelligent and helpful is right!  Dogs can help hunt, herd and can even pull loads.


Plus they understand pointing. Cats might understand, but they don't care, I think.


Elephants understand pointing too.  It's surprising that dogs and elephants are the only animals that do.


How do you feel about Google's policy about dogs and cats?


Google says they are a dog company.  Good idea.  I don't think they want to be associated with crazy cat ladies.


I'm with Google on this one. I think it would be hard to control cats in an office.


Dogs make life easier for humans too.  They can tolerate starch in their diet, much better than their wild brethren.


Yes, they can eat those leftover fries at McDonald's.


All those millennia of selective breeding has truly made them man's best friend.


I'm good!  have you had a chance to read Michael Ondaatje's latest novel "Warlight"?


Yes! And if I work at Google, I don't have to own one. They'll have plenty at the office. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


Goodnight.  And read a couple of good poems before you go to bed!


It starts with an adult discussing how this parents abandoned him and his siblings in 1945 London.


What kind of a novel is it? Historical? Fantasy?


Historical fantasy.  In the story, his parents worked espionage.


Sounds exciting! I should look into it. By the way, do you like dogs?


Yes, as long as they belong to other people.  Dogs can do so much to help people out.


I did not know that there are 12 different blood types for dogs , and that they  can donate blood at dog blood drives.


Another odd medical fact about dogs is that they are not colorblind, but they have a lesser color palate than humans.


I tried to watch black mirror on Netflix have you ever seen it?


To funny! Thanks Reed! Did you know blockbuster had a chance to buy netflix?


Yeah, and they declined.  Looks like that was the straw that broke the camels back.  I saw one store still open last year in a remote part of alaska.


That is hilarious! 40 dollar lat fee to running a business worth 2 billion dollars.


Yup, I need to find my frustration in life so I can become a billionaire.


Well i got plenty of frustrations and i'm still broke, lol! Hey are you one of the 7% who actually read the terms and condition on your internet purchases?


Yup!  DO you know what those three horizontal lines are on the pages on the internet?


They call it the hamburger Button.  I always just called it the menu button, but  thats me.


I havent yet, is it scary.  It kind of sounds scary.


I like menu button as well hamburger button sounds weird. So Netflix has 137 million subscribers.


I am one of them.  I cut cable, so I couldnt live with out it.


Me too. 58.46 million make up the States the rest are overseas.


Wow.    I am glad they have gone to the online streaming, and not just the DVDs.  Its been great chatting but I must go.


Not really its a cross between twilight zone and outer limits if you remember those shows.


I remember a bit of the Twilight Zone.  Supposedly there is this app called Crazy Blind Date?


Where you go on a blind date with someone who is crazy?


It has profile pictures that are scrambled images the app sets people up blindly based on when you say you would b somewhere.


Wow technology is both fascinating and dangerous! Netflix spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


That is pretty crazy to thing about especially how much people watch Netflix.  It and Youtube account for loads of bandwith between 9p-12a,


Yeah about 33% right, in the entire north american area?


I believe that is correct.  Its crazy that Reed Hastings started it over a $40 late fee on Apollo 13


Good morning, do you listen to the radio?


It's important to expose yourself to different cultures and music is an easy and fun way to do that. I know that I've enjoyed listening to a lot of acts from different parts of the world.


Very true again.  Do you know what soldiers used to call the small radios they would make during WWII?


No, it is really amazing at how a radio can be made out of the smallest and craziest items.


Yeah it sure is, I guess they were called, 'foxhole' radios if I'm correct.


They were made with bits of pencil and razors, it's very impressive that they made them in a way that they were functional.


Yeah it really was.  What is also impressive is the radio storms on the planet Jupiter.


I would love to hear what those sound like on the radio. I wonder if they sound similar to static?


I agree, I wonder if there is a site you have to go, or if there is a certain frequency you can tune in to hear that.


That's something I definitely intend to research. Do you listen to podcasts?


I have not gotten into podcasts yet, but would like to. Do you have any suggestions where to begin?


Hello there, I do listen to the radio, mostly when I am driving to and from work.  How about you?


I listen to a few true crime podcasts and few interview based ones. I would recommend Stuff They Didn't Teach You and 99% Invisible. It was fun talking with you, have a great day!


I listen to satellite radio in the car, not so much the regular AM/FM anymore.


I have gone on a few road trips in cars where they had satellite radio, it is very cool, so many stations to choose from.


Yes it seems like they have a station for every type of music you could possibly want. I like the variety because you get tired of hearing the same songs over and over.


Yeah the variety is really good.  Did you know that in Canada, all music played over the radio has to be at least 40% Canadian bands and acts?


That's a great rule to help support local artists. I wonder who gets the job to monitor that?


I agree!  I don't know how much the Canadian public likes it, but it is really good for all those local bands.


I'm sure it's not even that noticeable because you don't really think of the nationality of the artists when you're listening to a song. There's a station in Finland that airs a weekly Latin news program.


That is true, I think a lot of the music I listen to doesn't come from the US.  And really thats pretty cool!


I think I would be happy to do that if car jacking was a real issue.


Surely, The largest people having cars in US compared to other countries.


Oh, interesting. I also like to travel. I've even heard that there is a bus being designed by the Dutch to go 160 mph.


Which type of travelling you like very much ?


I really like any. I would like to go Mackinac Island even though they don't allow motorized vehicles.


The first king to travel around the world was king Kalakaua of Hawaii.


That is pretty impressive. I wish I could do that. I would not want travel to Japan, it is expensive since all the highways are tolls.


Travelling in car for the long distance is very nice. Toll cost is very high.


Yes, I agree, it is. It can be $300 or more to travel across the country of Japan.


The president is a common title for the head of the government or nation.


Yes. I like cars. Cars is a motor vehicle used for transportation in roads and carry people safely.


Yes, it is. The first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.


The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop album in his office, this shows he is very much interested in Music also. It is very great.


I agree it sounds fun. It was nice chatting with you.


Yes, that is right. The 1908 Ford Model T was one of the first cars available to the masses.


Yes. Modern car is invented by Karl Benz in 18th century, In 20th century only, cars are available for human uses.


In the 20th Century developed economies relied on cars after they came into global use.


Yeah. The cars are propelled by internal combustion engine which have fossil fuel to run, which causes lot of pollution to the environment, some countries are using Ethanol as fuel to avoid pollution.


That is a good idea. Did you know the old cars used to have a wooden trunk on the back and that is how the car trunk got its name?


Now days, Electric are also available for human uses but it very costly, some countries only using this type of cars to avoid pollution.


I think I would use it for the same reason. Did you know the drive-thru at McDonalds was only added in 1975?


It very interesting. It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking.


I have never took the time to appreciate Rap music, do you like rap music ?


No, I can't say I'm a fan.  However, a lot of people seemed to enjoy Drake the rapper's role as an actor in Degrassi: The Next Generation.  He then began with a release of his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in 2007..


Drake is an establish artist, he started as an actor from 00 to 07 then till now as a successful musician, he must be rich.


He does have platinum albums for two mixtapes including If You're Reading This It's Too Late and What a Time to Be Alive.


He seems to be interested in literature,  he bought a first edition of Charlotte's web and Winnie the Pooh.


Sounds like a kid at heart with those choices.  He did go to school till he was 25 and graduated High School in October 2012.


I think it is important the be an example when you have this kind of success.


Do you like comics?  Eminem really wanted to be a comic book artist.  He may have worked for Stan Lee if he didn't rap.


I did not know that about Eminem, I like serious and original comics. I like to be surprised.


I wonder then if you would like compliment battles a new type of Korean rap


I like the Nutcracker during Christmastime.  But I think that it would have been really cool to see Bruce Lee do win the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958


Rap is constantly evolving, it stated with the griots in West Africa a long time ago and it is still relevant.


I do enjoy the rhyming and beat, but not necessarily the content.  I would have preferred the early precursor to modern rap with praise-singers I think.


Dance and Kung Fu are almost the same, they are coordinated movement. Even boxers dance around their opponent.


Michael Jackson was quite a dancer and even patented a lean device so he could do an extreme lean for his dancing performances.


That because other tend to copy dances moves, so they can be also popular, everybody copied each other disco moves in the 70s.


Ballet dancers work very hard and may go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.  Their movements are so beautiful!


That is because they dance a lot. And maybe because those pointes are not made to last long. What is your opinion about that ?


I think a little of both probably.  Aren't babies so sweet dancing whenever they hear music and smiling as they hit the beat.


I think it is because we are wired in our to like culture, song and dance, they unite us. Do you like to dance ?


Not really, but I attended dances as a teenager for the socialization.  Tupac must have enjoyed dancing playing the Mouse King in the nutcracker in high school.  His rap music later made it to the library of congress too


Hi! Are you a fan of Lady Gaga? I think it was sweet of Elton John to select her to be his son's godmother!


That is amazing. I wasn't aware of that but it's quite an accomplishment! So are you a fan of pop music in general? You know, Ricky Gervais was actually a pop singer back in the 1980s. I'd like to hear some of his songs. Ha!


I didnt know that, sounds like a great artists though, Id like to hear some of his songs as well


Agreed. I also wouldn't mind hearing the president of Indonesia's music as well. He actually released three pop albums while serving as president, surprisingly enough!


I wonder if he evero bough $1000 worth of pizza for his fans, just like Gaga did


Ha! Good question. That was certainly nice of her, though! I wonder if the most popular band in North Korea, which is its own K-pop girl band, Moranbong Band, has ever bought pizzas for their fans too?


Thats an interesting thing to Google,seems like you really like pop music? am I right?


I do! I love to listen to it on the radio! But sometimes, I also like to break out the old AM radio and listen to those Jupiter radio storms. They are amazing to hear!


I can only imagine, must be great, do you know who Bill Murray is?


Yeah and something else that's fun to listen to is this website that has thousands of classic radio dramas for no charge! I highly recommend it! And I do know who Billy Murray is and am a huge fan! What about you?


I like him as well, big fan so he was the voice of the Human Torch back in the 70s, there was a Fantastic 4 radio show, really cool to have him as the voice of that hero


I am a fan of the young artist born in the year 1986


Is that so? I'd like to go back and watch it just to see if I recognize his voice, then! Sounds a lot more interesting than listening to that Finnish station that broadcasts Nuntii Latini which is a weekly news programme conducted in all latin. Yikes! Ha! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a great day, friend!


Same here! I also couldn't believe her favorite band is Iron Maiden. They're a great band but I never would have guessed they would be her favorite.


I know I would have imagined  a pop band, but she has great musical tastes


Agreed. Did you also know her name actually came from a predictive text glitch that changed radio to lady?


I didnt, that is interesting though, she was also on the show ''Boiling Points''


Wow! I'd like to see that show now! I bet it was great! You know, I think it's hilarious the LAPD asked her to tweet out to her millions of followers about roadwork information coming up. Ha!


I didnt lol, I guess she is really influencial, did you ever watch the video of her song ''Telephone''


No I didn't but I have heard it along with many of her other chart topping singles such as Alejandro, Romance, Poker Face and Just Dance!


Well the music video of telephoned earned a guiness record, and those are great singles I liked them a lot


Are you a big youtube fan?  I can't get enough of it.  I think I watch it more than anything else now.


I believe it.  When I'm at work that's all everyone does at break time is watch youtube.  did you know police have their own youtube called blutube?


No, that's weird. Did you know Google created a network that watched 10 million clips on YouTube? And with all of the knowledge, it learned to recognize cats!


I didn't know that.  That's pretty incredible.  Do you know what a hamburger button is when you're surfing the net?


I believe it's used in apps. It's the three horizontal menu lines.


Did you know that astronauts have faster internet on the ISS than most Americans do?


I didn't know that.  I know that they now have 3G cell service and internet at the peak of Mt. Everest.  I wonder if that's because they are closer to some kind of satellite or somthing?  Same for the astronauts....


I imagine the reason for Everest are because of the increase in the cell towers in the area. Did you know in Finland it's considered a right to have an internet connection?


I didn't know that.  The current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.  Just exactly how would the internet burn down?  lol


Yeah, and how do you save it? Haha. Well, it's been good talk to you!


I can't say that I do. I rely more on Hulu and Netflix for my entertainment. I always forget YouTube was created by some PayPal employees.


Yes they created it in 2005.  I can't believe it's already been around 14 years.  It still feels new to me.  Those guys cashed in big time too.  Do you know how much they sold it for?


Yeah, Google bought it for 1.65 billion dollars. That's unreal. Those guys are probably pretty pleased they left PayPal.


That is crazy money.  Youtube is also the 2nd largest search engine on the net.  So, I guess that means a lot of people are looking for video content.


I wonder if that has something to do with it being owned by Google?


I'm sure they have their fingers in it.  Netflix and youtube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.  That number is just going to keep climbing I think.


It's funny to think about humans being the minority on the internet. We're outnumbered by automated software programs.


Isn't that crazy? ..and kind of creepy too.  lol   Do you remember Psy's Gangam Style song?  It got so many views on yotube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits.


That's pretty ridiculous. Did you know that YouTube consumed as much bandwidth in 2007 as the entire internet did in 2000?


Yeah. I love when a good song comes on in the car and I just jam to it. I can only imagine what I look like to other drivers...


yeah! I usually listen to podcasts so when I am listening to music, I do jam!  Who's your favorite band?


I am mostly into alt rock, like Chevelle, some Tool sometimes.


Nice choices! I listen to Chevelle at the gym a lot. There's some stuff in their catalog!


They are one band I want to see live, but they arent in the midwest often.


That would be a good show. I would feel to old to go though. I can barely stay up past 9!


LOL. I went to a Foo Fighters concert a few years ago. Dave Grohl apologized for starting late but assured everyone it was worth being out till 11pm.


HA! I would love to see them live. I had no idea he was this talented when he was with Nirvana.


Pushed into the background with them with Cobain in the picture


Good. How about you? Surprised to see Linkin Park is the best selling album of his century, though they did put out some quality music.


I am well, thanks. I do enjoy the throw back when they pop up on my spotify shuffle.


Me too. What is your favorite album by a band?


I like dark side of the moon but I also like a bunch of new stuff.


I do like country but I only recently got into it. Do you like it?


It's not my favorite. The wife can't stand it, but I had to a project on country rock in college which was at least slightly enlightening.


Nice. My roommate in college had a class on movie appreication. He watched a jessica lange movie for te entire semester and I cannot stand that movie now.


Honestly, sounds like my 5 year old. Can watch the same thing quite often. Not the same with music though, if a song I love comes on the radio often, it's better


She probably just likes him because he's in a power position but he'll get knocked off that throne. They are probably just trying to make him seem 'conflicted' so people start to feel bad for him


Have you seen this season. It dont sound like you have.He gets put in the jail at alexandria. He ended up breaking out but went back the next day because he said there was nothing out there for him. Something is going on there. She can have negan too. I got a thing for tara. Lol.


Nope I haven't seen it yet. But now that you've got me interested im definitely going to have to catch up on it tonight lol


I didnt mean to ruin it for you. Sorry bout that.


Lol don't worry you didn't ruin it at all now you've got me interested. Did you know dave chappelle said walking dead was one of his favorite shows.


I didnt know that, but I believe it. It is a great show. Almost as good as game of thrones.


Omg don't get me started you're a fan of game of thrones too? Who's your favorite character?


The dragon queen for sure. She is one awesome character


Hell yea she handles business did you get to watch it form the beginning?


Yeah we watched it right before walking dead.


I watch stuff I download on my computer. I dont have cable anymore.


It is fantastic visually and the storyline


Well Ill let you go get caught up on some Walking ddead. Have a good one.


What kind of shows do you like to download?


We have been rewatching the walking dead lately. How bout you.


I love walking dead. Which is your favorite season?


I couldnt pick one. I just love the show.We just binge watched all 9 easons in the lat couple weeks. The show is changing a lot.


The first few seasons were my favorite because it provided all the backstory and character development. Who's your favorite character on the show


I guess it would be daryl. Just because he is about the only one left. The one I was saddest to see go was glenn though.


Glenn was such a fun character, We lost too many great people to Negan.


Yeah he was a bad dude. I cant tell if he is changing his ways or whats going on with him now though. My wife is in love with negan.


What do you think about the Novel Literature prize being cancelled this year?


I think that having two parties only divides people, its either red or blue but both parties actually have good ideas.


Agreed. I appreciate some of the ideas behind the party that I don't identify with. That's one of the reasons that the two party system irks me, because I really have to vote ONLY Democrat or ONLY Republican, there aren't that many politicians who clearly support policies from both parties except the smaller parties


Yeah so enough politics, tell me do you listen to the radio?


I don't really listen to traditional radio, I think music streaming platforms have really hurt that industry. I really only listen to Spotify now. They have really cool playlists, podcasts, and more. What about you? Do you listen to radio, and if so, what type of stations?


I do listen to radio, there is a website with free classic radio dramas, I like that one and I also like Spotify.


It's kind of sad because radio has been around for so long. In the 1930's, one of the most popular acts was actually a ventriloquist, which is hilarious (in my opinion) because how do people even appreciate the ventriloquism if they can't see the puppet?


I know right lol, one of the requisites is to see the puppet and the human interact, there is also a station that picks Jupiter storms.


That's so cool. There's another radio station where you can hear the solar activity in the form of sound and it's like music


It sounds interesting but both radio stations seem to be really boring.


Yeah I don't know how long I could listen to something like that. What about literature, are you a fan of literature? I like reading, mostly fiction/crime books. I recently read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and am now reading Gone Girl. What's the last work of literature you read?


I think it's pretty intense, but I support the #MeToo movement so I guess I agree with the decision to put some space between the Nobel Literature Prize and the scandals


I am a fan of literature, did you know that the fds burned about six tons of censored literature!


Yeah its weird how the prize got cancelled 8 other times but mostly due to war or mayor events, and the last time was about 6 decades ago.


I know! It really puts things in a global and historical perspective. Sexual assault and harassment is now being treated similarly to war and other major events. What do you think of the whole situation?


I think its as important, its not a victimless crime so it must be taken really serious, a point must be made.


I agree. I hate that it's become a partisan issue, people blaming it on the "sensitivity" of liberal democrats. Did you know that the Democratic party is the oldest active political party in the US?


I  didnt know that, thout since 1853 its always been either a democrat or republican in power.


Oh I'm not sure I guess. There's honestly so much flip-flopping between parties that it's hard to keep track of sometimes. Reagan was originally a democrat, Trump used to be a Democrat... I don't personally understand why it has to be such a big partisan divide. There's so many bipartisan issues, why do we need to divide like this? What do you think?


I also think there are too many interests at hand I think politicians should stick to a party. You know that 15% of the Tea Party Movements identify themselves as democrats


I did not know that! And yeah, I think there should be political parties but I think the two party system makes it hard for people not to become less in the middle when there's only two choices. But on some issues like sexual assault I feel like everyone should support the movement


How's it going, do you like to travel much? The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel 160mph, I'd love to go on that


I wonder what British people found entertaining about Chickens in 50bc


True, maybe just study its behavior. Ive remember the days before electronis, internet and such even though it was in the late 80's, i remember just watching the leaves or the clouds in the sky and enjoying it...chickens... i guess to each their own haha


Sounds better than being in a Steve Martin lookalike contest even though that's how Bill Nye got his big break


is that the "science guy? Also are you big in fashion?


The Pilgrims have better fashion than me, their clothes were full of color


Haha, I am a fashion aficionado! Love it.


Well you could probably tell I do not get my clothes tailored by looking at my collar gaps


I would applaud you, I enjoy making my own and happy of others fashion choices even if its just a white tee and jeans. just be you fashion lol, although some people prefer to be in the "nude"


It's interesting Apple had a clothing line in 1986, I bet those original clothes are collectors items now


I agree, Did you know there is a store in Alabama that sells unclaimed clothes and cameras from unclaimed baggage at airports. Didn't know you could do that.


Hi! Yes, I do! I like to take roadtrips as often as possible. Almost been all overthe US. Id like to go to Japan, did you know most of their highways are tolls... must get pricey.


That's pretty cool. Well I got to go, it was nice chatting with you


Yea it would cost $300 to travel across Japan in highway tolls


Ouch, maybe Iceland first then did you know they have no public rail service? most people fly between major towns. It sounds a bit hard to explore.


Yea it must be pretty pricey to explore Iceland if you can only do it by planes between cities


Yes, I suppose there is always Makinac Island in Michigan theyyve also banned motor vehicles most people travel by carriage... its would be cool to visit i imagine it would be like going back in time. I winder how they feel when they leave that town


It's kinda ironic Mackinac island banned motorized vehicles considering how close MI is tied to the auto industry


I know right! That is true, I didnt think about that. Hawaii would be awesome too! What kind of entertainment do you enjoy?


I do enjoy playing some retro Nintendo even if it can only display 54 colors


Oh yes!! I Loved Super mario Bros! I was sad when they finally discontinued in 2003, mine broke around that time and still havent bought another. I want to collect it to play with my kids.


I like Robin Williams. I thought it was sad the way he went.


I loved him! Yes very very sad!!! Did you know Paris Hilton is in the Guinness book of world records for being the most over rated celeb!!!


That sounds about right. She's famous for being famous. Does she have any talent? No, her family built and empire and she was born lucky.


Right! I have never cared for her at all… to me, so many celebs are wealthy rather than famous for something specific.


Judge Judy and LeBron James get paid well, but I think they provide a lot of entertainment.


They do! Love Judge Judy lol. There was a real man on Facebook who's name is Justin Bieber and he was banned from FB....that's crazy!


I think they are worried about cybersquatting, but it sucks to have the same name as a celeb. Like Michael Bolton from Office Space.


Hhahahaa, true! I love office space. There is a YouTube Celeb that makes 346 grand a year! That's just weird how they make so much money.


People need distraction. I guess it gives them something to post about and talk about with their friends.


True, I want a youtube channel lol....So do you you love the new phones or not a fan?


Not really a big fan of the new phones. In my opinion, they are a constant distraction.


I agree! I didn't even own a cell phone until 2010....because my daughters bought it for me lol


She wants to be able to contact you right away when she needs to borrow money. I would like to be able to make phone calls but not be pestered at all hours.


True! lol....I turn my phone off at a certain time lol...did you know a 1930s actress helped invent the cell phone? Very strange


Oh, was that Heddey Lamar? She was quite bright, but people didn't take her seriously because she was a pretty actress.


True, strange how that works! It has been great chatting!!!


Not my favorite genre. I see that Stephen King was scared during the movie Bambi. He considered it a horror film!


Hahahaha! That is funny!  Did you know that the film E.T was supposed to be a horror movie? How funny!


With that cute little alien? I don't think I would burn 180 calories watching E.T. I was surprised that the boy in The Shining didn't know it was a horror film.


I know! That is strange, how could they not know...guess their age. It is funny that not one person filming The Exorcist thought of it as a horror film....that movie was scary!


I wonder whether I would really appreciate abstract art much more after watching The Shining.


I've seen it, but there is some idea that watching horror movies before seeing abstract art helps you enjoy the art better. Not sure I believe that.


Hmmm, I don't know either lol.....So do you have any favorite celebrities?


I have always been interested in historically based movies.  Do you like to watch movies based on historical events, like Chappaquiddick - based on Ted Kennedy's famous scandal?


I do often go to see movies based on actors or directors whom I really admire, though.  I enjoy seeing Coen Brothers' and M. Night Shamilan movies almost without exception.  Are you drawn to the story more when you choose movies?


Yeah, I tend to watch movies based on recommendations or if I find one that may seem interesting. Do you watch many drama movies?


I tend to see more action/adventure or romantic comedy movies.  There can be so much "drama" in real life, it often doesn't feel like an escape to see it in the movies.


Understandable. I know that drama is popular on TV. Did you know that Hugh Laurie used to earn 700,000 for each episode of House?


I cannot imagine that sort of money.  I understand that actors don't have a job like most average people - and that they are technically "unemployed" when they are not actively in a movie or TV show - but that still seems extreme.


Yeah, it seems excessive. I suppose when you have an actor that has to play that role that is central to the show it's likely they will be paid quite a lot. Maybe Hugh wasn't interesting in playing the character anymore and needed more incentive? Hard to say, but sometimes the best things in life is free. There's apparently a website that lists thousands of episodes of radio dramas for free. I sometimes look for public domain movies, have you ever check out the public domain sites?


No, that is not something I have done.  But I have listened to some great classic radio shows.  They were really fun - with audio effects to convey suspense, comedy, drama.


That sounds fun. Sometimes it's worth it to experience older forms of entertainment for something different.


I agree.  There is a lot of entertainment out there that we miss out on because of our cell phones.


Ah yeah, do you ever look at art or go to museums?


Yes I have watched a few historically based movies. I think it would be interesting to learn about Ted Kennedy. Political scandals can make great movies.


I love museums, particularly science and technology museums where there is so much to do and learn.


I agree.  The frustrating part is when you're not sure what pieces are "Hollywood" and what are real.


I can understand that. I feel that IMDb can be very useful for getting more raw reviews of movies and could help find good ones. Have you ever used IMBd?


Yes, we use it all the time to determine when movies have too much inappropriate content, or to understand why certain movies are rated R.  We have teenagers and often R movies are OK for them, but sometimes not.


I see. I imagine it can be frustrating not knowing. Did you know it is now owned by Amazon? It was originally fan operated.


I didn't realize that Amazon owns IMDb.  It is so helpful, it is disappointing to know that it is now privately owned.  It makes me a bit concerned that what can be a really useful tool will be used to try to sell something instead.


Yeah it's harder to trust the reviews now. At least there is still a lot of information on the site. Are there any other movie review sites you use?


Not really, except to rely on other friends who see movies a lot.  That can be helpful, but less reliable if you want to see a movie early in its run.  How about you?


I like to find helpful reviews on social media and places like youtube. I think getting more personal reviews from individuals rather than from a central location is more authentic.


did you know there are chips in the footballs


Yea, I wonder if they have any stats that help explain how Benjarvus Green_ellis was able to not fumble the football in his career


Thats crazy.  Did you know pro bowlers made more than pro footballers back in the day?


Yea, I guess bowling was more popular in the 1960s than football


Yeah probably haha.  Did you know soccer makes more money than all the sports combined.


Yea, Soccer is pretty popular, they have players in over 200 countries and dependencies


Played by 250 million players in over 200 countries!


Yea, it's pretty weird that the host city of the world cup doesn't experience economic gains considering how popular soccer is


In most countries they call it football!


Yea and "soccer" is consider slang for Association football


Yea, I enjoy gridiron football and australian rules too


Did you know there was a game 222-0 in college.


Yea, Georgia tech creamed Cumberland, too bad they didn't have tv back in 1916


Did you know his iowa locker room painted pink?


Yea, Iowa painted the visitors locker room pink I guess to try and get an edge


Did you know female can play if eligible?


haha.  Did you know espn invented the yellow line?


Yea and even got an emmy for the yellow first down line,it changed the game


Haha that must be for the original move or trilogy. I'm sure he got paid for the new three in the early 2000's. And he's definitely getting paid for Lion King.


So that's a new lion king movie that's coming back? I like anything with big cats including lion dances. The Smithsonian has an annual Chinese New Year festival with a lion dance and acrobats. I'd love to see it.


Yeah I think they cool it live action or something. Beyonce is in it lol. The Smithsonian in DC is awesome! I was there a few years ago. Have you ever been to DC?


Oh, I was expecting a cartoon! And no, I have not been to DC yet. Seems like there is a lot going on there.


I'm on the East Coast, so I've been there a few times. It's a fun city if you want to travel there. Good food and a lot to see. It's pretty there too.


The Freer Gallery of Art which has the Smithsonian's Asian art collection is having a Lunar New Year party which has opera performances and dance, and also some food samples. I'd love to go.


The Cherry Blossom's are awesome in the Spring too! Are you a big traveler at all?


Yeah I have always wanted to see the Cherry Blossoms. I love traveling but don't go as often as I like.


I do too. I've been to do as much I can recently. I'd really like to see Iceland. Apparently you have use domestic flights between major towns there!


Would you take a dutch commuter bus? It is made to travel at 160 mph.


Hi! I don't though I do have respect for it. It's the second highest grossing film series of all time.


I think I've been on speed trains in Italy that get close to that so I would. Anyway, it was great chatting with you. Have a great rest of your night.


I think I'd be scared. Have a great night!


Oh man, I love them! Have you seen any of them?


Hmm, I think I saw the first one a long time ago. They make a lot of money in merchandise as well.Do you have any merchandise?


Hmm, I do have a couple of t-shirt. One is a Yankee's Empire shirt with Darth Vader on it lol. I imagine others have a lot more than me


Neat! It was deemed the most successful film merchandising franchise by Guiness World Records.


I can't believe Lucas Films sold the franchise to Disney. They are going to keep pumping new movies indefinitely now.


Ah, you're right. And to think that 20th Century Fox thought Star Wars was going to flop. They agreed to George Lucas's proposal to forgo an extra $500 for directing so that he could keep licensing and merchandising rights. That made him a billionaire.


It's so popular in 2013, they actually dubbed it Navajo! James Earl Jones does make me thing of that new Lion King movie coming out. Looks fantastic!


Oh, James Earl Jones! I heard he spent only 2 and a half hours recording all of Darth Vadar's lines for Star Wars and was paid $7500.


I wonder if earth will continue to be the only astronomical object known to harbor life in my lifetime


I hope they find life elsewhere that would be interesting hope I can be alive as well, you know we have an Alien ambassador appointed by the UN?


Didn't they do so on september 2010. At this point I wonder if it is ceremonial or they work with nasa to find a representation and the best humanity has to offer


Yeah back in the year 2012. I guess they are in the job in case aliens want to abduct someone and no one wants to be it lol. I would like to visit the interior of the earth, watching the core, the temperatures are extremely hot though


I wonder if it would be as hot as a lightning strike? surprisingly lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun


That must be really hot! you know that when earth was  formed days only lasted like 6 hours long!!! that would make me like 90 years old by now


I wonder if the days are gradually growing longer or something else changed to have 24 hours today


Its sure nice to have 24 hours in a day, can you imagine just having 5? I would spend almost two days working in a straight line, that would be depressing


I think people will sleep two days at a time


That might actually be pretty nice, sleeping two days, that would recharge some batteries.


I do, I like to learn as much as I can about the earth in my free time, what about you?


I wonder how many years that earth will have. Furthermore would it still be 71% water and 29% land?


Yeah i think that wouldn't change. It 's interesting to wonder. Earth is full of wonders, magical places and unique species.


It is definitely interesting. I recommend reading a short history of nearly everything if you are interested in earth and history


That sounds like a great book, thanks for the advice, you know that by the end of this century chances are there wont be anymore helium left


I wonder why? Could we artificially create helium?


I guess that's possible and I think we will be helium free because its disappearing into the atmosphere, it's rising, we will have to store it I guess


I wonder where we get helium in the first place. It is incredible and a pity that humans only represent 1 min on earth's history, yet we are causing so much damage to earth


I agree, earth has a 4.5 billion history and we are only small part of that, its hard to believe it with all the accomplishment our race has made


I hope that in the next 1min of earth history, humanity has changed the earth for the better


hopefully because in the first minute we have already destroyed 80% of our forests


Amazing. Abba turned down a lot of money to do relatively little work.


Can you believe that the old group the Ramones toured almost nonstop for 20 years?


That was concert life back in the day so I can see that happening for sure.


I also read that Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in an roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience. I wonder why? Why not just record in the studio?