Well, yes. Technically we still have fur today (although it is spotty). Fur is the covering of hair used to protect an animal and help it control its temperature and reactions to the climate.


ok... I've never thought about it this way...


I think once you adjust your mindset and realize how close we are to modern-day animals, you begin to change how you think of the animals themselves.


We are modern days animals ? how so... we just sit all day and look at the monitor :)


We're not just modern-day animals. We ARE animals. Homo sapiens are part of Hominina, which is a subtribe of Animalia (how we classify animals).


Hello there, do you play or watch golf much?


I didn't know their either, I guess he was a famous one too, but never heard that fact.


Samuel L Jackson plays golf twice a week. It is written in his contracts too!


That is one smart man!  I think that is very cool, I would do the same if I was a movie star!


Me too! Except instead of golf, it would be for sleep or drinks. I am not a productive person.


Well hey more power to you if that's the way you would want to go, I would be down for sleep and drinks in mine too! lol.


Maybe we could do one day of productivity and one day of leisure. Ok, maybe one morning or productivity and 1.5 days of leisure.


Hey I like that kind of contract talk lol.  I think the US lags behind when it comes to productivity and leisure.


As in they are too productive or not productive enough?


As in we work too many hours, and don't take enough leisure time as compared to other countries.


I agree! I wish we could slow everything down. I am guilty of it too. I am always moving and want nothing more than a slower pace of life.


I used to play but I do not any more. Do you play/


Yeah I am the same, and I think we have to teach young people that life isn't just about work, work, work.  Anyways, it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Yeah I used to play a lot more, but I will play again this next summer, I tore my ACL and had surgery this past so I couldn't play at all.


Oh you know trying to play against people half my age in indoor soccer lol.  Do you know how much water goes into watering golf courses each day?


HA! I know people that have done that! I do not. How much?


A crazy amount, like 312,000 gallons on average, but a course in Dubai goes through almost 4 million!


Wow! Doe they have an extraordinary high standard or do they just have hot temps?


I think they have very high temps with very little rain, and tons of money to spend!


They do have money! I had no idea Babe Ruth golfed too.


Whats up? Have you heard that more than 80% of Earth's forrest's have been destroyed?


The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


I never knew Cadillac was a french name. I wonder if they had wooden trunks in the first cadillacs?


maybe they had luxury trunks like cadillac


I wonder if Cadillac's are popular in France since it was named after a French dude


I dont know.  Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


Interesting, they'll probably make a dog-thru for man's best friend


No, but they have 12 different blood types so maybe they can sell their blood to make extra cash


thats true. Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


Yes,  sad. When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long


That's awesome. I heard that google is a dog company


Wow! I never knew that, must of been real close to the sun or was spinning much faster.


Yeah super short days.  I wouldnt mind going to work for only 2 hours though! Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century


That's amazing but bad news for ballons. Did you know the United Nations appointed an ambassador for extraterrestrials?


Thats interesting.  Hope they speak alien.


Maybe aliens already visited earth before humans, in Earth time we've only been around for one minute and 17 seconds.


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


Nice! I wonder if Karl Benz envisioned that when he invented the car in 1886


Doubt it!  flame throwers?  they must have a serious car theft problem


Ahhh, to hide his hands as he signed. Gotcha. Very clever.


Did you know the NFL has no rule against female players!


I don't think they ever considered the possibility. If a woman is good enough. I guess they'll play her.


That is right! did you know the average play. Has only 11 minutes average live gameplay


That seems low, but I guess there is a lot of standing and waiting. So I shouldn't be surprised.


Yes, fun to watch. Tough to play. I prefer other sports like basketball.


basketball is cool too! something that makes it very interesting is all the info that is tracked with chips


Tracking the players is probably good for strategy and maybe reducing injury.


And makes it more competitive! we an compare numbers between players and their passes!


Yes, I do. You mean the US sport, right? Yes.


Yes, the NFL cool! did you know the NFL only has one left handed QB?


I did not expect that. Only one? Why so few?


I guess the offense is geared to right handed QBs? Odd.


Seems like! I heard there was once a deaf QB!!


That is possible, I guess. I figure that hearing would be an advantage, but I guess if your eyes are good, no problemo.


they created the circular huddle for him


It's cool that Hybrid Theory is so popular. I loved Linkin Park -- they were one of the early 00s groups that were like holdovers from the grunge era.


I'm not a gamer, so I don't know how easy it would be for me. Does it require much outlay in hardware?


No, it comes with a guitar like piece.  You can get it pretty cheap at Walmart I bet.  That reminds me, Walmart only sells clean versions of albums which is pretty annoying.


It definitely is. I ordered Willie Nelson's "Countryman" reggae CD online because the Walmart cover changed the pot leaf to a palm tree. Morality wise, I have a bigger problem with Walmart encouraging sweatshops and generally mistreating their workers.


Haha, I could not agree more!!  Do you like dogs at all?  I am a dog person it is amazing what they can learn.  Dogs in Moscow have learned how to ride the subway!!


I'm mostly a cat person, but I like dogs! I thought of getting a terrier or dachsund or some other earth dog for a while, because of the groundhogs bothering my garden.


That is a good idea!  I like cats too, but it really impresses me that dogs can learn more than 1000 words!


Cats know the words too, they just don't seem like it because they're ignoring you LOL.


Haha, totally!  I wonder if cats can experience "eureka moments" and solve problems like dogs?  I bet they can.


I've got one named Buddy who seems to be an engineering genius at figuring out how to get into things I don't want him to. If he had hands he'd be like one of those squirrels you can't keep out of bird feeders.


Haha, that is awesome.  My daughter really wants us to get a cat.  I think we will make the plunge soon!


I was a huge fan of Linkin Park too.  They have the highest selling album of the 21st century still I think.  Very sad what happened to their lead singer.


I bet you'll be glad you did. Hope she enjoys it! Nice chatting with you.


Yeah. I always hate when someone's creative potential is cut short. It makes me happy though that Dark Side of the Moon is still popular. Did you ever try that trick of syncing it up with The Wizard of Oz?


I have not tried it, but I have heard it is a very cool experience.  Bob Marley is also still popular.  He's been on the carts for over 914 weeks!


Yeah, I love Bob Marley and reggae in general. Are you a fan?


I enjoy listening to it from time to time.  Bob Marley's album is currently at 69.


Nice! (Sorry). Which Marley album is it that's on the charts?


Haha!  That is a good question!  I have played a few Marley songs on Guitar Hero before.  Aerosmith has actually made more money from Guitar Hero than any of their albums, crazy!!


I've idly thought of learning the guitar for a long time, but never actually made a start at it.


Honestly, try doing guitar hero first.  I have never played the guitar, but I feel like I could now after playing that game!


For sure, I didn't like the way he looked. Do you like learning about the planets?


The solar system is interesting.  For example, all of the planets  could fit between the Earth and the moon.  I wouldn't have thought that.


I did not know that! I know Jupiter's moon could be a planet if it orbited the sun


did you know that that the Soviet union sent a spacecraft to Venus?


I did not know that! I wonder if they found anything, or if it even made it there, do you know?


They launched in 1975 and I think it was the first spacecraft to capture images of the surface of another planet.


I will have to search it on google, I did now know that. I would love to see what it looks like


Me too.  I bet Venus is very interesting looking.  So is Jupiter, but manned space stations cannot go there.


I bet not, I am excited to see if we get to Mars. Good chatting with you!


Not so much, but my wife does.  Parrots can dance perfectly in time with music and probably dance better than I can.


and same with Babies, my 9 month knows how to bust a move!


That's funny!  Well, if Mr. Rogers learned how to breakdance, why not a 9 month old?


I would have loved to see that. Tupac did ballet in high school, anything is possible!


I wonder if he wore those fancy ballet slippers that make drawings based upon the dancer's movements?


for sure, I think he was in the Nutcracker even.


Wow, that's a shocker.  Kinda like the first moonwalk being done by Bill Bailey in 1955.  I always thought Michael Jackson invented that move.


Me too, I thought he busted it out at a concert. He at least has a patent on the extreme lean


He was amazing, but really screwed up.  He almost seemed like a character out of some fantasy world that Jim Henson would have created.  Jim Henson wanted children never to be afraid, but if I was a kid Michael Jackson would creep me out.


As a Chicago fan, I am not sure I would like him to suit up for us. I would prefer to just cut or waive him.


Yea, he should just retire, he isn't a good fit with any of the 30 NBA teams


No, I guess LA is the front runner though. If he didn't have any friends in the NBA, the NBA equivilant to Barry Bonds, would he have even been signed this year? I fear not. It sounds like his friends are keeping him employed.


He's just a shell of himself now and in denial about it, maybe he needs the money though since 60% of NBA player become broke after retiring


At least he doesn't have a great game only to be overshadowed by his big sister, cough***Reggie Miller***Cough


No but that still isn't as bad as turning down a 10% stake in Nike for 100,000 like Spencer Haywood


Not smart! Spencer Haywood did that? Im surprised they offered that stake for SPENCER HAYWOOD!


I guess it all worked out in the end, Haywood got $100,000 instead of an ownership stake of 8.62 billion


Who was advising him? They should not be able to work with athletes any more. That company has been a giant since 86.


I don't know, it happened roughly 30 years ago so maybe his agent hated him


Doing alright. Are you a NBA fan? James Harden is having a great season, he actually outscored the entire Clippers team in one quarter


HAHAHA. That's a funny theory! He said no to Nike and told him to shoot granny style...


I am an NBA fan. He's having such a crazy month stretch! Do you like the NBA?


Yea but I only have time to read about the game or watch highlights, like Harden's 25 points against the Rockets


Yeah, the response he is getting from twitter and other players is crazy. They are appreciating the work he is doing. I think he went for 61 last night against the Knicks.


Yea that's crazy but he might be getting away with some traveling and push-offs that refs aren't calling


That and some carries! Harden has shown some real confidence in his game this season. There's no chance he wont win the MVP this season.


Yea, I don't see how Lebron can win, especially since he's been out awhile with a groin injury while Harden is playing his mind out


His success makes me feel even worse for Melo Anthony. He couldn't succeed there, he may not succeed anymore with his antiquated game. Sad...


Maybe a team that wants to tank will take Carmelo despite the fact Adam Silver wants teams to stop tanking


Did you hear about that boat that sank? a real tragedy


I didnt know that, he must have been a really smart guy, one of the best presidents in US history


I bet. In Guatemala, close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president.


They cant? I guess thats a good rule, that can prevent authoritarian regimes from taking over, do you know who are the wealthiest presidents in the history of the US?


Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration.


Who did he get photographed with? sounds like an interesting pic


Oh I see, well heres an interesting fact for you, the first president of Zimbawe was named after a fruit


Haha - I heard it was president Banana. Imagine having that name?


Poor President Banana, I bet he got teased big time because of that name lol, I would sue my parents


I did. Very sad. Saw that it killed 29 people.


Yeah kind of like the president of Indonesia, the one with 3 pop albums I bet he also got teased around


That would be funny if Trump made pop music! Well, it was great talking to you. Have a good day!


Victoria Lake is the grave of 29 people, a real tragedy that involved an overcrowded boat and lots of booze


That's very sad. Do you follow government at all?


I do as well. Did you know the Chinese government has censored the word censorship?


I didnt know that, sounds like the censor a lot of things over there, really unfair, they have a dictator running the country


I would hate to live in China. JP Morgan bailed out the US government back in 1895.


Sounds like a country with many absurd rules, I'm glad we have a president and a democracy and really he did?


I agree. Did you know the only president with a PHD was Woodrow Wilson?


Hey how is it going today, have you heard of the axe-murderer in New Orleans by chance? Scary!


I would never have guessed that. Have you ever noticed that a lot of jazz trumpeters have goatees? Apparently it is to provide comfort while they play.


Ive always wondered about those out of style goatees I guess it makes sense to grow them if its for comfort however weird they look


True, it'd be tough to be playing it for so long without anything there I am assuming. You a big fiction or non-fiction fan?


I prefer fiction and just let my imagination fly, do you have a favorite author?


Not really, I would like to check out some Julius Caesar though, he apparently wrote fan fiction about Hercules, would be neat to read that.


That sounds like a great piece of literature, I like George RR Martin, I bet he would dislike the works of Ceasar


It'd be really interesting to just read it, that's almost 2000 years of difference but the same story being told. It's so sad that in the 1950s a judge tried to ban a comic because it featured a black character, what an embarassment.


I know right, luckily times have changed but that kind of behavior makes me really angry,


Me too, it's terrible to think about people being so willfully ignorant, they have to acknowledge that racism is wrong and it's still here. I wonder what a world would look like without racism, they should write a book on it. I guess it'll be fiction for a while though.


Hopefully one day we will see that, a society free of racism, hate only creates more hat and maybe fiction is the way to make that happen, its sure nice to imagine a world like that one


I  did, I thought that was a terrifying story as well, King Zeno, sure seems like a scary piece


It would be nice to imagine that world, it better be coming soon. Well I am going to call it a night, I hope you have a great one and take care!


Lets hope that day comes soon and take care as well have a good night I think im calling it a night as well.


That would be scary to see that guy for sure, it sounds as if he had PTSD, this was apparently a while ago but still, mental health should have been treated a lot better then!


I know right, I wonder if its based on real life events? King Zeno is one hell of a scary novel, not apt for everyone


For sure, it is about a century old but still so scary. Do you like to listen to jazz music?


I love it yeah, what about you? do you like the genre


Not a huge fan but a fan of the historic value of jazz, there's so many types of jazz like swing, Kansas City Jaz, and Gypsy jazz. What other kind of music do you like?


It has deep roots that go almost a hundred years ago, it means a lot to many people, nice tunes and melody


For sure, Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz fan, which is pretty surprising to be honest given his previous roles.


Really his a fan? well he has great musical taste then, I hear Pakistan has a great Jazz orchestra


How's it going? Pretty interesting some writers thought The Pats could beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl without Rob Gronkowski


Yea, in 2007 he did have Randy Moss on the team to throw to


And Gronk? he is the other guy? when did he start playing?


I don't think he played with Brady until 2010


Ok. Brady and Gronk seem to be wired together. Plus BIll B has some ungodly sense of the game.


Yea and a sense of humor, Belichick always lists Brady on the injury report every week despite Brady never missing a game


Bill is trying to put the other team off balance. but crying wolf stops working eventually. LOL


Yea, Belichick is much better than Brady's jv coach who never started him despite the team never winning a game


what was up with that guy? he must have played favorites. it makes no sense.


Who knows, maybe his grandfather was the head coach of Cumberland when they lost to Georgia Tech by 222 points


what was the GT coach thinking? that is quite cruel. anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? Im doing great. The Pats won this time against LA, right? i didnt watch the game.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Yea this year but last year they lost to eagles, even with Rob Gronkowski playing the entire game


The bowl last year was pretty good. there was a big comeback at the end, right?


I think there were quite a few lead changes throughout the game and I believe it was Brady's 8th super bowl apperance


He has six rings now? The man is a legend. he is not my favorite, but i understand why people like him.


Yea, he's accomplished a lot which is pretty amazing considering he was drafted in the sixth round of the draft


nobody really understood his potential. and with Bill, he has found his place. those two have a few years left.


Yea, Brady has really grown with Bill and really advanced in 2007 when he threw for 50 tds that season


he probably had some great receivers to help him out with that.


So here's a funny bit of trivia.  Did you know that Jordan was banned from wearing air jordan's to games when they were initially released.  How weird is that.  Why would they ban a shoe from a basketball game?  Maybe they are that amazing.  haha


Maybe it was making him taller ? lol, I really don't know;)


The funny part is, he still wore them to games because Nike paid the fines.  I guess the fines are worth it so you can sell more shoes.


Good old Nike :) I wonder how high was the fine ? It couldn't be a lot ;)


I wonder how the league affords to pay their players so much money.  It seems like it would be difficult to meet those obligations.


I guess from TV broadcasting and commercials... gadgets selling online, I'm not even sure ;)


I don't really understand the players switching teams all of the time.  Wouldn't it be hard to change teams and then start playing against your old team mates.  And then how do the fans stay loyal when the players change?  I admit, I am not much of a basketball fan myself.


in that world, sometimes it's all about the money. Just like political parties... even if they don't even believe in what they preach, they are getting big bucks for it ;)


Well, maybe I will give basketball another shot.  Thanks for talking with me about basketball.  I always like to hear what other people think about the sport.


My pleasure, it was always a big part of my childhood. Matches with friends, movies, games on tv, even computer games :)


I used to, now I rarely watch. I still like to play though ;)


I am amazed at how much the players are paid to play.  While I do agree that the level they play at requires a great deal of skill, it still blows me away how much some of their contracts are worth.  When they start talking millions, it just floors me.


No, I hear You - especially when some of them never finished high school...


Basketball is big around here since I live near the city where our NBA team plays out of.  I just learned that the NBA has been around since the 1940's.  I had no idea it was so recent.


Yeah, and the front seats on major games cost so much that only celebrities can afford. I remember I always liked to watch cheerleaders


Well, when the players and coaches are making as much as they are, they have to pay them some way.  I think the coaches make almost as much as the players themselves


No way... :) I always thought the coaches didn't contribute much :) Those players know how to play without them :)


It seems that way sometimes.  I wonder if coaches have contracts like the players do.  Can you imagine having a 4 year contract but getting 10's of millions of dollars, on top of that all the product endorsements.


I think they do, I'm not sure... yeah - they earn quite a lot... its insane when You compare that to what we earn... quite depressing :)


Hi, how are you? What do you think of this planet of ours?


I do not listen much now. I did when I was a kid. I like the radio. Now I use the Internet.


Yes I mostly listen to YouTube myself. But I will listen to the radio from time to time when I'm in my car driving to work


In the car, yes. It is better than playing with your phone.


Yep I agree with you. I actually like Latin but I would never listen to news broadcast in classical latin, that seems pointelss


I think that Finland might have people interested in language. I can't imagine who does the news, but they must love Latin.


Yes it's very weird that that would be in Finland too of all places, do you play any instruments btw? I just got a guitar for my bday actually


That's great! Rock out dude! The guitar is a great instrument but I have no talent in music. Will you take lessons?


I don't know yet. I might try to learn on YouTube but eventually I will probably take lessons, I already play the piano but the guitars definitely very different LOL


Youtube is great for DIY. You can learn a lot on your own. Anyway, great chat!


Thank you you too, and yes I'm going to look up how to play Queen songs, I think Brian May is a great guitar player


Hey there I love our planet. Earth is so awesome, it just makes me sad that 80% of our national forests have been destroyed though


He is great! You should start with a regular pick though. No coins. Have a good night!


Thanks you too! And yes I won't be starting by using a coin as a pic LOL


We are destroying our home. We have one planet at the moment. I think that forest are hard to produce.


Yes I think so. We are also running out of helium. It's very scary to be a human in this day and age I think


I think we can get helium from other sources like fusion reactors. I don't know.


Well I hope so, humans have not been on this Earth for very long though, if the entire history of Earth were 24 hours humans would only take up about 60 seconds


We are recent arrivals. I think we are using the place as if we own it. Not really. We'll be here for a little bit.


What's interesting though is that when earth was formed a day was only about 6 hours long, now it's 24 hours, I wonder if the days will keep getting longer


I guess they will The work day will get up to 20 hours. We need jobs reforesting the planet anyway.


haha good point, maybe we can broadcast this idea on the radio, how often do you listen to the radio?


Did you watch the Logan Paul boxing match?


It is very addicting because once you start playing a video the choices for videos to play next are usually so good.


Exactly.  Did you know that in 2007 youtube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000


Wow! That is so much bandwidth, I think Netflix took up the other half! Lol.


Netflix is also another media juggernaut


Yep, Netflix use accounts for so much of the total internet usage.  I can't believe there is coverage on the top of Mt. Everest.


Did you know that youtube began as a dating website


No I didn't know that, that is interesting.  Look how big it is now, no wonder Google bought them.


They are such a huge company.  I think most people think they are only a web search company and that is hardly true.


yeah, that was what I though about google.  They mostly involve in our daily communication


They do so much it's crazy how big they are and how big their goals are as well.


By the way, nice chatting with you.  Have a nice holiday


I didn't either, but I'm pretty sure I saw some of the highlights on t.v.


Oh yeah, I love you tube but use it for music for the most part. How about you?


Same as you.  I use youtube for most of my online entertainment


It is crazy how many videos you tube has. It is a very useful website.


I completely agree.  Did you know that the first youtube video uploaded was about a guy talking about an elephant


I did not know that! I am sure there are all kinds of crazy videos now.  The internet in general is a wild place.


I know.  I am addicted to youtube because it has so many interesting videos that I could watch for hours.


Good for them for allowing that. Do you know who Jann Mardenborough is?


yeah do you know how he became one? is very different


Was it from beating other people in a racing video game?


yeah he beat like 90 000 people in gran turismo


That's impressive! As much as I enjoy the convenience of cars though, I can't say it's my favorite way to travel. After being in a car more than a few hours, I'm ready to be at my destination. In Iceland, those without cars just take domestic flights to get to other towns


Do you know which king travelled the world as the first one?


Was it King Kalakaua of Hawaii? I wonder what means he used to get around


Yeah , I am thinking ships because I think that was all there was available at that time


True. That's a long time to be on a boat. And not nearly as fast as the bus the Dutch are creating. It's designed to travel at 160mph


I like the freedom of being able to get to places whenever I want. I like cars for their practicality. The benefits definitely outweigh the cost


yeah that is true. do you know how cadillac was named?


Wasn't the explorer who founded Detroit named Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?


Yes. do you know why the trunk of the car is called that?


Didn't old cars have wooden trunks on the back? That would make logical sense


yeah that is exactly how they got the name


I also like the convenience of drive-thrus. Apparently they originated in the 1970s because solders wearing their fatigues weren't allowed to leave their cars


That is nice that McDonald's did that to accommodate them.


I'm sure it helped their profits. In South Africa, flame throwers are a legal way to protect your car from carjacking


i dont really follow them. i heard about the lives of paris hilton and kim kardashian. they seem shallow.


They are very shallow people. Pixar Studio has a secret room that is visited by celebrities.


i guess it must be special in some way. what is it there? an old TV and a beer fridge? LOL


LOL not too sure on that. Did you know Robin Williams in the voice of the genie in Aladdin?


yes, he was great in that film! i figure that he made that film, with his spontaneous humor and voice work.


Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


I am not surprised though. i figure that she is the only person who could do that show the way she does. she sure is sassy.


She is hilarious! I would not want to be on her bad side that's for sure.


she really has quite a sharp tongue. and she dispenses justice so quick. perfect for television!


yes, i do like horses. i have never ridden one. you?


Exactly. Well, it was a pleasure talking to you!


I love horses and I've ridden them before. Icelandic horses have a fifth speed called tolt which is speedwalking for horses.


i did not know that! what are the other four speeds? i dont know them.


Not sure on the other 4 speeds. Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because they help calm and protect the horses.


I guess dogs help with many things. I also heard that dalmatians are deaf so they are not bothered by the sirens.


Oh wow I did not know they were deaf. Very interesting stat.


well, thats what i heard. i dont know any firefighters or dalmatians. i know that dalmatians probably dont have four speeds. Did you know that horses, sharks, and orangutans are all ticklish?


Haha I did not know that. Clint Eastwood has a mid-life allergy to horses even though he rode them in many of his movies.


That must be horrible for him! he had such a strong relationship and history with horses, too.


Good Morning.  It's snowing here currently.  Good hockey weather, where two teams play against each other trying to score goals with a puck and hockey stick.


I know!  Still snowing here.  Listening to the radio.  Glad I don't live in Canada where all radios have to have at least 40% canadian music.


Thats a weird rule.  I guess it has to do  money in the industry.


I suppose.  If it keeps snowing here and I get bored I might go to the website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.


Its going to snow on and off at my location. That website looks interesting.


Did you know that some soldiers made radios usig a razor blade and pencil?  Not sure how that would have worked.


Yes. That was inventive. Id like to know how they did that.


I'm sure you could see it on YouTube.  think i might play some Nintendo.  I still have one around her somewhere even they it was discontinued in 2003.


I have never played. But I have a nephew that loves that stuff.


I used to play all the time in high school years ago.  Well, it's been nice talking to you.


Did you know Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports? And one of them is hockey.


I used to play lacrosse in college.  Never hockey though.  An average hockey player can lose up to 8 pounds in one game.  I never lost that much during a lacrosse game.


Yeah, I can't ice skate at all.  A hockey player was once traded for $1 in 1993.  I might be worth 50 cents.


went ice skating once. I learned that once was enough


Me too.  Fell all over the pace.  I'd do better on the basketball court layed on top of the ice rink.


Yes. Its Amazing how  fast they can  take the court apart before a game


yeah, it is a difficult time in politics. communication is  like an echo chamber where commentary on comments becomes deafening.


I wonder how today's world would change if we reverted back to the 1805 law were the runner up in a presidential race was then Vice-president...


I think the spectacle would be entertaining and perhaps just as valuable as the govt in its current incarnation.


I know right... me too.... I just learned about this law today.... and I am amusing myself thinking about it.... This may become my "national pastime"..


I would rather have the president release a series of pop albums, or rap albums. That would be a better use of time.


lol i know just like the Indonesia president.... imagine that Trump could get Clinton to play sax in the back up band


Yes, that would be great. they could team up for duet, or have a rap battle to determine policy direction. im game.


Who knew we could solve  the world problems ... more surprising that the Japanese learning that baseball was American's National pastime


the game is different in Japan but still a lot of fun. fans are passionate but well behaved. and the high school is a religion. anyway, great chat!


Hello and I think it might be unamerican not to  lol


Yes, i getcha. But many americans do not like the sport. it is a slow game.


But it does seem to be a stepping stone for many pro players like Curt Schilling.


Yes, i think there are stories in the game that are fascinating. He was the guy that pitched the sox to a series, right?


Schilling now does radio hosting but now the Red Sox don't really care for him


Why? wasn't he a great help to them? is it his politics or something? I guess that could be a problem now.


Yes the politics of it... now Babe Ruth, is another story.. still beloved I think


I guess they want their celebs to be political pure. it just doesnt happen. people of many beliefs play sports.


I agree and with today's more transparent information reporting even President can't get too political


What forms of entertainment do you like?


Thats hilarious!!! thats as good as way as any to become famous I guess lol


ya that was very unexpected, also unexpected that someone told Ronald Reagan that he was rejected for a part because he didn't have a "presidential look" talk about hilarious haha


That is ironic and really funny lol, I bet he was like I will show them and became a president to shove it in their faces


haha ya I could see that, I haven't seen any movies he's been in, unlike Bill Murray who I"ve seen almost all of his movies hah


Seems like you are a big fan of Bill Murray?


ya I love him in Ghostbusters and Groundhog day, have you seen those movies?


I have, those are classics, I love them,


yup they are, Bill Murray says that Kung Fu Hustle is awesome, but I don't know I saw it and it was only ok, have you seen it?


I though it was a great movie, I liked it, but I  dont agree with him


ya, on the same note I didn't like the movie Green Lantern with Ryan Reynolds, apparently they were originally going to have Jack Black in that movie, I bet it would have been a better movie haha


well I'll tell you I do like video games, I played the original NES when I was young, what about yoU?


Could be, that would be interesting to watch, maybe they can make a remake since Reynold is Mr. Pool now


I had a NES as well, I loved that system, crazy how video games consoles have advanced the original NES system had only 54 colors


ya that is shocking, I never noticed that, it was a great system I can't believe it lasted until 2003 in Japan


It lasted for a long time, Im surprised it didnt happen earlier, I guess it has a lot of fans


well I'm just glad that we don't have to use chickens for entertainment like in 50bc, that sounds like it would be so boring!


I know right, with so many things we can do- chickens would be the last on my mind.


haha ya, did you ever watch Bill Nye the science guy on TV? I did for entertainment as a kid


Yeah I did, I thought that show was really entertaining, why do you ask?


well he actually got his start after he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest, that was his gateway to fame, very interesting


I'm not too familiar, what does he sing?


He has written a lot of love songs and songs for movies. Do you think you could listen to free classic radio dramas?


I think it would be interesting to hear what they were like back in the day, but I think they would get boring. How about you?


Yes! Well must be nice that Schwarzenegger as governor of CA commuted 3 hours daily by a private jet! Wonder who paid for that? lol


I wonder where he lived to require such a long commute!


3 hour jet flight from Sacramento somewhere? Didn't know North Dakota's governor declared martial law and seceded from the US in 1934!


That's crazy. There are a lot of strange stories in politics! Like every president that has had a beard was Republican.


I know, right! which two I wonder? must have been in the first half?


I didn't realize that they have only used red and blue to mean Republican and Democrat for less than 20 years!


I didn't either, I assumed it was always like that! Great chat!!


Sometimes, not as much as I use to. I am on internet or my phone for music. How about you?


Nice talking to you! Have a great night!


Only in the car usually. Radio has been around a long time. In WWII, soldiers used to make them out of razorblades and pencils.


Interesting! So is the song,"Come together",  was written for a 1969 CA governor campaign!


It was for Timothy Leary's campaign, right?


Yes, Never knew that! What about those Jupiter radio  storms? Wow!


Apparently the storms are so strong they can be heard by am radio. Pretty cool. I wonder what it was like listening to radio shows before television. You had to imagine the story without pictures.


Would be different! Canadians make sure there own music is played on the radio too!


Yeah, I think 40% of the music has to be Canadian!


Right, Canada makes me think of Bryan Adams, a Canadian  singer and songwriter! Do you know him?


yeah, also in 1965, a high school football team continued to play even when the science building behind them was burning


yep Did you know that Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in NFL.


How about alex smith, he entered college as a junior


wow that's an accomplishment, he must of had his bachelor's degree in 2 years


Did you know Baker Mayfield was a competitive gamer?


No I didn't know, that is so cool. It's been nice to speak with you.


Pittsburgh steelers, did you know that the locker room for visiting football teams is completely pink in the University of Iowa.


I guess its is mind games.  Georgia tech won a game 222-0 once


yeah I bet Cumberland will never forget that game.


how about espn inventing the yellow line?


Did you know in 1960 bowlers made more money?


yeah I guess they made twice as much as football stars. American college football teams have 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums.


Yes, incredible.  Also incredible, former patriot green ellis never fumbled as a rb.


What do you think about the Niger protests?


I actually did hear about that, its crazy how Wikileaks makes the goverment go crazy, all those secret exposed.


Yeah. Makes me think they might become tyranical.


makes you wonder what else they are hiding, if they are willing to go to such lenghts to destroy wikileaks there must be some dangerous secrets.


Yeah. Fantasy congress exist, where players draft members of congress and points were based off legislative success.


That is a fun fact, another fun fact is that Elmo is the only non human to testify in congress.


Wow. That would be an interesting case. Also, Congress has a baseball game. republicans vs the democrats


I wonder who has the  most wins, it must be more than a game for them.


Its tight since I heard they have been playing for over 100 years, nice tradition, sport unites us all.


Yes, it does.  There are three subway lines exlusively for congressmen to move between the capitol and the house and senate offices


They seem to be getting worse. What's your opinion?


I wonder how they have access to these subway lines, sounds kind of unnecessary.


I think they are getting worse as well, speacilly witht hthe protest on march with 11 thousand protesters.


Oh, that was bad. The capital was so filled with them.


There seems to be a lot of protests from 1997 to 2017, so its not a new problem, I wonder why there is so much discomfort among citizens.


Well, there is so much cost in their living. They feel threatened


I see, I guess we dont have those problems although the US owns 86% of the land in Nevada, makes you wonder how much control they have over us.


Yup. The US passed some legislation that would protect governemntal employees from lgal action for violating geneva conventions


Did you know that a man in France impersonated a government official and somehow managed to sell the Eiffel tower twice.


That's funny. Did you know that Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy them?


I've always been a fan of the NBA and basketball, but I never knew that shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score free throws. NBA players refuse to do it because it looks stupid haha.


The would have been wild. They should reinstate that rule. I'd like do see someone come in with a loaf of hero bread. That would be entertaining to watch. Everyone has gotten so serious and is always offended these days. We always looked to sports as a form of entertainment but now it's so political.


I agree. It's nice to have your voice heard, but why should they be heard louder than the average person? Oh well... On a brighter note, did you know that George Clooney had a pet potbellied pig?! His name was Max. Apparently George treated him like a dog. He let him sleep in the bed with him and everything. I wonder if the pig was smelly...


If I had a pig, I'd probably treat it like a dog too. They are very smart and very clean animals, despite popular though. George Clooney is actually a distant relative of Lincoln too.


Wow, I always thought they were gross! You must be right though, there are a lot of people getting pigs as pets these days. I had no idea he was a relative of Lincoln! How would you even find out if you were related to someone historical like that? I want to find out!


Probably follow family your history. I've always wanted to do that myself, but even if I found out I was distantly related to someone like Einstein, what does it really matter? It really wouldn't change my life or make me feel better or worse about myself.


It would just be something awesome to throw into a conversation I guess. Other than that, pretty useless information- especially considering how fast lineage spreads.


That is true. I have always liked George Clooney. He also helped fund a satellite that documents war atrocities in Africa.


Wow! He sure has a lot of money, but he seems to spend it well. He even gave 14 of his close friends each $1 million as a gift. That's pretty admirable!


Extremely admirable! I need a friend like that! He's the only person ever to be nominated for the Academy Awards in 6 categories. Pretty impressive.


I do too! Haha! He's a very accomplished guy. He even had a small part in South Park. He was cast as the "voice" for Stan's dog. He was only asked to make dog sounds!


I suppose NBA players, maybe all athletes in general, care a lot about how they're perceived by the general public.


Get out! That's interesting! Well I have to run! Have a great day!


Of course. And I'm sure a man doesn't want to shoot "granny style." There's a lot I would do for $32 million. That's what Iverson's getting when he's 55.


There are a lot of NFL players that have recently been very public about their views on certain political standpoints. President trump, racism, etc. have all been hot topics. This seems to create a lot of buzz around their names and throws them right into the spotlight. I bet they enjoy it!


Yeah I agree. And everyone has an opinion they're just dying to express.  I feel like this happens more in football than in other sports, like baseball and tennis.


Yeah they seem to be thinking more about the game itself rather than the politics surrounding it.


That's they way it should be. I love tennis. The longest match in tennis history was 11 hours over 3 days. I wonder if that was televised.


That's incredible! I wonder how they sustained that much energy for such a long stretch of time. For a long time, until 1978 to be exact, tennis players were allowed to use any item as their racket. Can you imagine?! I wonder what some of the strangest items used as "rackets" were.... Boards? Dead salmon? Haha!


What! I never knew that. What exactly does "any item" entail? How about a baseball bat? They also used a helicopter to dry the grass courts in the '69 US Open.


Literally any item that could hit a ball over the net, I suppose. A bat would've been hilarious to see! Imagine a tennis ball flying over the net at 50mph. The helicopter trick sounds brilliant! That's a lot of fuel to burn through, though.


Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play?


I wouldn't have thought that. You almost never see an in shape manager so I can't imagine that it happens too often. Maybe as a last resort pinch hitter thing.


LOL, that is true. Did you know Judge Judy is the highest paid celebrity after Lebron?


Hmm That is just nuts. Her show is so cringy to watch. There is like no real court procedure there just a bunch of people looking for their 15 minutes of fame.


I think a lot of retired people watch her show, but I'm not sure.


Who knows. I would watch that everyday though if the choice was between that and some of those youtubers like Jenna Marbles.


She is this youtuber who thinks she is a comedian. So overrated but it doesn't stop her from bringing in almost 350K a year on that stuff.


Interesting. I've never heard of her, but I can believe it. Some youtube people make good money. Well, nice chatting with you.


Yeah I think she is really sponsered but so grating on the nerves. I can't stand to watch her stuff at all. Nice chatting with you too.


I don't mind watching it but I'm not real knowledgable about it. Do you enjoy it?


Did you know a man found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards in his attic?


Can you imagine going through your attic and coming across that? I wonder if he had any Cubs cards.


I'm not sure to be honest. I think the most expensive card is Honus Wagner though.


Crazy to think how we have come in terms of celebrity. It used to be sports stars and actors now it is youtubers and influencers that take the spotlight.


Yeah, that is true. Do you play kickball?


I haven't played since school. I thought I read once that it is making a comeback with adults playing it. Do you play?


No, I played when I was younger. People around here play it for fun.


That's cool. I much prefer to watch sports than play them. I would have loved to see footage of that 17yr old girl that struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig.


How are you today.  I heard some interesting facts about Capital


Exactly right.  But you still need to have fast reflexes and quick motion, while wearing that heavy hockey equipment.  And be ready to stand in front of that frozen hunk of rubber coming at you at up to 100 mph.


Hockey isn't a game for just anyone that's for sure. Between the puck and the rough play it can get pretty intense.


Bobby Hull used to aim his hardest slap shot at the goaltender's head early in games.  So the goalie would flinch at shots later in the game.  NFL players think hockey players are crazy.


Do you think hockey is rougher now or in the past. I remember Gordie Howe who played until forever, but they say he could really get rough.


It has gotten rougher.  Players are more athletic and equipment is better.  There were unwritten rules of conduct, knowing how hockey was your job, and that you could be retaliated against.


That's interesting, and football has gotten rougher, but today in baseball I see more players go on the disabled list for things as severe as a hang nail. Go figure.


Another neat hockey fact is that when hockey was first played in the Winter Olympics in 1924, Canada outscored the opposition 132 to 3.


Wow! Now that is what I call total domination. Canada has been dominant in hockey for a long time though. But I think other countries have gotten better.


Yes, some of the best athletes in other countries are now playing hockey.  Especially the Nordic countries.


They still have some catching up to do. I understand the average hockey player loses around 8 pounds in one game. It must get really hot under all that equipment.


Good morning I'm doing well. What did you here about Capital?


It's been good talking with you.  Hope you have a great day.


I hit the Enter button accidentally.  What I meant to say is that I read some interesting facts about Caps goaltender Philipp Grubauer.  Did you know he was from Germany, not USA or Canada?


Well, I would say that the name Grubauer is definitely German. I don't follow hockey much but I understand he is quite a goaltender.


Yes.  He came to Canada when he was 15 and played in youth leagues.  Then he spent eight years in the minors before finally making the NHL..  That's a long time.


That is a long time. I read that someone said he is quiet in the net. Does that mean he doesn't talk much or doesn't move much, or do you know?


He didn't talk much because he didn't know English very well.  Some goalies do talk a lot, they let their teammates know what's going on, especially in the defensive end.


Okay now I understand. I also read he is short for a goaltender. I had no idea that most goaltenders were tall.


If you consider 6' 1" short.  As a goaltender, the bigger the better.  You want to show as little net to the shooter as possible.


I guess that makes sense. Longer legs and longer arms would let you cover more of the net easier.


I would like to visit the White House some day, so many history in one place.


I am too, the 09 reccession was pretty harsh, there shoud be some budget cuts.


I don't think that's going to happen what with Trump approving a billion dollar border wall. Ugh.


Yeah, that is one of the silliest expenses, you can give a much better use to that money.


Indeed. Do you know that the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana?


I did not know that, that is a fun fact, who gets called after a fruit?


I know, that's a good line for a dinner party.


Yeah, I will probably use that one next time I eat with friends, heres another fun fact, Elmo is the only non-human to testify before the u.s congress


OMG, lol. I wonder what he testified about?


Aparently Elmo testified before the Education Appropriations subcommittee in support for music education programs, Elmo was wearing a cool suit.


Oh cool, Elmo is a cute guy! I have to look that up.


It is a wonderful place. But the president there now is making false statement.


You should definetely do it! and Elmo is the best!


What false statement is the president making? I know its a sensible subject but I don't like Trump or he's managing the country.


President Trump's chief economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, told Fox News that the federal budget deficit is declining, but it's actually growing.


I wonder why his advisor lied about this, it seems like its a basic economic number and a mistake that can be easily perceived.


Indeed, the deficit in fiscal year 2017 ($665 billion) was bigger than it was in fiscal year 2016 ($587 billion)


That is a huge deficit, I worry about the numbers in 2020 as it will climb to 1 trillion annually.


yes that is a number not hit since the recession spurred Congress to pass an economic stimulus package in 2009.


that will have some serious consequences to the country, hopefully this problem gets solved before it arrives to that.


How's it going? Did you know security researchers found a critical flaw in some email programs that safeguard emails?


When I was a kid a friend's mom had one and I used it once, it's crazy how you could transmit a call across the ocean through 2.7 inch diameter cables through one


That is pretty crazy. Did you know Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone?


No, I wonder how Unicef even measures how much you use you phone to even donate clean water


I wonder how someone can build a 16-bit computer using minecraft building blocks


It's a shame that smoking voids an Apple computers warranty by creating a biohazard


That is crazy that is voids the warranty.


Yea, Transhumanist who want to upload their minds to computers better not be smokers


Well I've got to go, nice chatting with you


Alright, a little worried about email flaws that can allow attackers to modify encrypted email


I agree. I work in IT. Did you know the space shuttle's general purpose computer only runs 1mb of RAM?


No but I'm not surprised, an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm deterrent


That's pretty scary to think about. In 1936, the Russians made a computer that ran on water.


That's impressive they made a computer that ran on water but it's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks with overlapped pages


That's weird it's impossible to separate lol. Did you know New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


Yea I heard about NY's 212 area code being the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone but I figure 111 would be faster


I would think so too. I've never used a rotary phone. What about you?


Were you aware that an ancient shark tooth was stolen in Ausralia?


That is true. In the water likely the shark and on land the dinosaur would be my guess. But the megalodon preyed on giant prehistoric turtles and whales so if it was an aquatic dinosaur who knows.


Did you know sharks are related to rays? I didn't!


No I was not aware of that. That's very interesting! Sharks themselves are interesting. Apparently not only dolphins rescue sailors but sharks do too.


I guess sharks get a bad rap a lot of times. Either that or they are real connoisseurs and the spit the sailors out instead of eating them haha.


Ha ha. I think they get a bad rap. There are so few shark attacks per year. Not that I wouldn't be very nervous if one was close by.


They tried to pass off a "documentary" about megalodon existing now a few years back. The scientific community was outraged.


I don't blame them. I don't like false information being spread. Another fascinating shark fact is that they can be trained like dogs to bark!


I wonder if they can be trained to fetch a sailor, haha.


Well since they can rescue them and are intelligent, possibly lol.


There's a place called the white shark cafe where a bunch of white sharks congregate; I wonder what they are doing there.


I heard it was huge. I wonder who stole it.


They seem capable of more thought than I was aware of. They must be communicating in some way.


They still don't know apparently. It was the tooth of a megalodon and was believed to be 1.6 million years old!


Someone found a megalodon tooth in South Carolina last year. I don't even know if I would know it if I found one.


I wouldn't either but I would imagine I would assume I found something unique and interesting. Apparently few people even knew the location of the tooth in Australia. Seems like that would be hard to keep a secret.


Did you know that since a shark doesn't have a rib cage, they have nothing to support their body on land and can crush themselves? Can you imagine how much crushing power a megalodon would have?


I was not aware. That would be some massive power. I would have thought that there bodies would be more protective of their organs given that they are predators.


I think it must be part of their evolution; how they adapt to the water. Obviously we don't have too many land sharks. Sharks are found in all sizes nowadays. Again, that's gotta be part of their evolution.


That is likely true. They have changed. The megalodon was 50 feet long which is 3 times the size of a great white. It also could weigh more than 20 tons which is three times the weight of a T-Rex!


Who would when in a fight: a shark or a dinosaur? I guess it depends when and where. Sharks evolved earlier than dinosaurs, but they'll be crushed by their own weight on land.


Awesome!  Super Mario Brothers remains the highest grossing non-bundled video game!


Yeah, I heard it grossed about $1.7 billion... Not bad for game!


Cha-ching!  I remember Mario first showing up in Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. is the only game in which Mario appears as the villian.


Must have been a bad hair day!  Did you know that the same guy has done  all the music for all the mario bros games?


I didn't know that.  There is a screen shot on the Super Mario Brothers 3 box that isn't in the game.  I never noticed that.  I think if I remember right there was a lot of yellow on the box.


Lots of yellow everywhere in that world!  It is hard to believe that the game first came out in 1983 for arcades. Things certainly have changed over the years, in both video games and television!


Makes me feel old to think it's been that long.  I used to love watching "That 70s show" when it was out.  Now I'll watch it on Netflix.


Have you ever watched the UK remake? I heard it was awfull...


I haven't seen it.  What was the name of it so I can look it up?


I used to play nintendo when I was younger. You?


Thanks!  I'm going to go look for it now.  Thanks for chatting!


Same here.  I go all the way back to the original Atari. lol  It's illegal for kids 16 and under in South Korea to play video games past midnight.  Weird law.  lol


Perfect!  A parent-frindly law if I ever heard one!  Video games used to be called "cathode ray tube amusement devices."   I can see why that name never caught on...


I never knew that!  A game desinger named Jane McGonigal calculated that as a planet we play 3 billion hours of video games a week.  Wow that's a lot of time.


If we played while on a stationary bike, imagine how much healthier we all would be!


Right!  I never knew that Tom Hanks' brother Jim does Woody's voice in video games and merchandise.


Awesome! Spread the work around the family!  Stephen Fry did the narration for little big planet, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, and harry potter video games... I wonder if he has a brother too?


Nice!  Did you ever play Mario Brothers?


Absolutely!  I started playing Supermario Bros back when Mario was too small to have a mouth, and thus sports his prominent mustachio!


Thats something they will need to figure out before trying to colonize I would think.


They lost a satellite because different companies used different measurement systems


Yeah. You would think that is something they would have figured out as well before they actually got the thing to mars.


Lets talk about presidents next, Jefferson is one of the most wealthiest presidents of all time


I know Trump is the wealthiest by far that we have had


Is he I figured JFK or washington would have been.


They called the first president of Zimbabwe banana, I wonder why


Not sure. Do you think he ever got to stay in the presidents guest house/ I hear its bigger than the white house.


They used to make the runner up of the election vice president


hello, lets talk about mars, it is the second smallest plant in our solar system, and fourth from the sun.


Dont think that would work now a days. Lol


Yeas it was named aftger the roman god of was as well


it is also referred to as the red planet, it looks that way because of the reddish iron oxide on its surface


Did you know they are planning to colonize mars.


I am, they planned it for 2023 and a reality tv show will pay for it


It sounds like something I could watch. If nothing else just to see what mars is like.


agree, sounds on mars have a higher pitch then they do on earth


Thas something they will have to get used to while living on mars huh.


if we could sustain 1g acceleration it would only take 2 or 3 days to get to mars


Old ones. Like from when there were only radios and everyone would gather around it for a night of listening.


Both. Some were really funny, for the time, while others were dramas. Do you know about the war of the worlds?


I do, I saw the movie, but didn't listen to the broadcast. What about you?


I have heard about it and listened to Radiolab podcast about it. There were actually like three others. One in Latin America so infuriated the people, they burned the radio station down when they were told it was a hoax.


I use youtube to learn how to cook and fix stuff around my house. WHat about you?


I watch it all the time, for videos, instruction stuff, all sorts of things to be honest.


That's cool. It is the second largest search engine in the world.


Yeah, I can believe it. I use it all the time. Well, nice chatting with you.


I don't, I listen to Pandora. Do you like Spotify?


I do. I pay for the commercial free version. I know it is a waste but this is my only vice. I also listen all day at work. Do you listent to pandora a lot?


Sometimes, but thank goodness they don't broadcast in latin, talk about LAME!


Yeah. I would have no idea what they were saying. I can barely understand english... I wonder if I could understand jupiterian?


I don't know. Did you try listening to the Jupiter sounds on AM radio?


I have not. I wonder what it sounds like or if soldiers could it them with their razorblades and pencil radios.


Interesting, I wonder how they made it switch inbetween AM and FM?


There is a website where they broadcast thousands of old radio shows for free. My dad would love that.


I see the resemblance. I enjoyed the show when it was on.


Do you like to visit D.C. There's this playwright named Aaron Posner that's looking for ideas on what to do there with his 6-year-old daughter.


I do. It's a great place to visit. I wonder what he found to do.


He went to the Kennedy Center, they had sorbet and they loved museums like the National Building Museum.


Yeah.  They ended up having food which was problematic since the girl has sensitivities to gluten.  The capped things off by seeing The Incredibles 2.


That's a great movie.The director voiced Edna the costume designer.


Yeah, I guess it had a President's Day part that was set in the 1960's.


Interesting. There was a sequel to the first movie in a video game form years ago.


Was it good?  Speaking of presidents, Ronald Reagan was once refused a movie part because he didn't look presidential enough.


Sometimes. I used to watch Comedy Central back when it started in 1989.


Strange but amusing I suppose. Nice chatting!


Yeah nice! They've killed a lot of shows since then.


Yeah, I heard they have cancelled 100+ shows since 1989.


That seems like a lot. Ever Watch #rd Rock From the Sun?


Yes. I was surprised that it actually beat Seinfeld for a Golden Globe in 1997.


Both were funny shows but I think Seinfeld holds up a little better now. The last Green Lantern film was supposed to be a comedy.


I agree.  Did you know the NES could only display 54 colors?


Really? Amazing what they can do with just a few colors. They were selling it in Japan until 2003.


It was tough.  It survived my son. Funny, Bill Nye got his start in a contest to look like Steve Martin.  He won...


I saw it means they cover everything from A to Z. Is that what you mean?


Really?  Thats pretty cool.  They sure own and manage a lot of things.  Kindles, Fire TV, Echo Devices.


I LOVE it.  I am definitely a part of all that peak traffic.


Haha me too! Hard to believe they account for 33% of the bandwidth from 9pm-12am.


It is pretty incredible,  I guess that is why netflix always asks if I am still there.  lol


Same here.  I should look into a job with them as a tagger, I could get paid to watch it and tag content!


I am!  Love their options, especially that fast delivery!


HAHA. Well, it was good talking to you. Take care!


I do too. Jeff Bezos built a clock into the side of a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.


Wow!  Not only is he a master entrepreneur he is pretty inventive too!


For sure. The first customer for Amazon spent around $30 and had a building named after them


That would be pretty cool, or just prime for life!  Id like that too.  I really like how I can get my packages on sundays!


That would be sweet. Yea I heard they made a deal with the postal service to deliver on Sunday's.


Amazon actually holds the patent on one click purchases.  It is proven the more steps you have to go through to buy something the more likely you are to not pruchase!


Oh very cool. I saw their warehouse workers walk between 7-15 miles per shift.


That is a lot of miles, far above my daily average!  Do you know what the arrow on their logo means?


Google and amazon will merge. all searches will produce amazon results. you will use your wages from google or amazon to buy goods online from amazon.


It's like the movie terminator! SKYNET IS OUT TO GET US!!!! haha it really is crazy how much stake Google has in the internet.


google dominates, but there is always some upstart that unseats the dominant firm. i wonder who that will be.


Well Google falls under Alphabet now, so I feel like they are getting prepared for that!


Yes, from A to Z, they will control everything. oh, well. i for one hail our new corporate overlords.


Apple even has a big piece of everything. Do you have an iPhone and use Siri?


I dont have an iphone. too expensive. i really dont want an electronic pacifier in my pocket LOL


haha I have the iPhone SE which came out like 5 years ago haha. I hardly ever use Siri but people love her!


Siri is probably convenient but isnt it always listening to you? i dont want that kind of eavesdropping.


I'm sure it is. Apple must have a lot of boring data on me haha.


Hello I am doing great! I do, a little more than I want to though, how about you?


Yeah, me too, and i dont even use Apple. LOL anyway, great chat!


I sometimes use it, when i dont have time to shop. i like to check things out in the store, if possible.


It's sad but I have turned into the complete opposite! I only go to the store if it's not on amazon haha. I wish I was the first customer to buy something though!


I would rather have amazon prime for life than a building named after me.


Haha I would like that as well haha. Can you believe how many miles a day an Amazon worker walks a day?


I think that they must lose a lot of weight, or get really bad knees LOL


I bet! I didn't even know IMDB was owned by Amazon too. They have the hand in every cookie jar haha.


Yeah, soon amazon will own everything and we will all work at amazon. 15 miles a day. can i do that at my age? LOL


I'm only 30 and am dreading that just thinking about it lol. Maybe Google will try and stop them?


hi, do you know much about planet earth?


Yeah and I think it was a nice looking bird. I hope so too. their bones are lighter than their feathers


Yeah, this is due to their bones being hollow.


yeah, I guess that makes sense for them since they need to fly


Right. I think wild birds in Australia are neat but would probably drive me insane. They can mimic camera, car alarms, and chainsaw sounds.


hahaha I can imagine that, going out everytime to check if the car is alright


Another neat thing to observe would be a hummingbird stealing a spiderweb's nest!


Sorry, I meant stealing webs to repair their nests. Yeah, bird brains are tiny but they seem so intelligent!


That is true. How do you feel about cats?


I do not really like them but there is a stray cat that is super sweet and cuddles with me even though I tell her no. It is pretty cute. How about you?


I know that 80 percent of our forests have already been destroyed


I like cats too. there are cafes of them in japan


Nice! I would love to be a cat. They spend a lot of time sleeping.


yeah and that is so sad. did you know the day used to be 5.5 hours only ?


It is really sad considering that humans have only been here a minute if earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period. I did not know that about the day being so short


Yeah when you think about it it makes it ever sadder to what we are doing to this planet


Well, the UN has appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials so hopefully we make some alien friends soon so we can move planets.


haha, that would be kind of cool. apparently earth will be helium free by the end of this century


I know, but maybe it is for the better. do you like animals


I don't really like them as pets but in nature yes. It's sad that the dodo bird is extinct. I hope we stop destroying the earth and habitats for animals. The dodo bird was actually a sub family of pigeon.


Hello! Are you interested in astronomy? I just learned some interesting facts about Mars.


Wow, that must be really large! I think I heard it would be a planet if it orbited the sun, but since it just orbits Jupiter it doesn't qualify as one. Moons are so powerful, Earth's moon is what causes the tides and stabilizes Earth's axis you know.


I know! our moon influences life on earth in many ways, we sure are lucky to have one.


Yes. I wonder what life would be like without the moon. You know there was a red moon the other week? I saw it through a telescope and it was so beautiful. I think that's caused by a lunar eclipse but I'm not sure exactly.


I didn't see it, too bad that I missed it, I didn't know that was possible and it would be nice to watch the universe from Mars.


That's a really interesting perspective, I never thought of that. Well maybe if that colonization project goes through, eventually we COULD end up watching the universe from Mars!


I hope I can live to see that, earth is going to be helium free by the end of this century!


That's crazy! Do we humans need helium to survive? Hopefully the scientists can figure out a way to prevent that from happening.


I dont think we do but not having helium might have an effect on something we do need to exist, its amazing how 71% of earth is water.


That's a lot of water. And I'm pretty sure the sea level is rising because of global warming and the ice caps melting. We need to take better care of our planet, we're going to run it into the ground if we're not careful!


I agree, if we don't take care of it it might end up like Venus although a cool thing about venus is that it does not tilt.


I am interested, I think the universe is full with wonders! what did you learn about Mars please tell me.


I did not know that. I did know that Uranus rotates sideways and doesn't "spin" like the other planets, but rather "rolls" around the sun!


Thats a really interesting fact about Uranus, well I heard astromers already detected life 455 light years away from us.


I heard that in 2023, a Mars colonization project will launch! It'll be funded by a reality show based off the project. I would love to see something like that!


It would be nice to see indeed, although Im not sure if they are going to make, its going to be interesting since episode 1


Agreed. That is a pretty major undertaking, I would be surprised if it worked out. Do you know any cool facts about Mars or Earth? I know a little bit. It's terrible, over 80% of the natural forests on Earth have been destroyed, I think mostly by humans.


That is a lot of trees!! we are seriously abusing the planet, it's curious how a day lasted 5.5 hours at the begining of earths creation


That's so interesting! I guess the Earth was a lot smaller then. Sometimes I think about whether there's life beyond Earth. The UN actually appointed an official ambassador to Extraterrestrials in the event that ETs ever made contact with humans.


Thats interesting, I think there is life outside earth, the universe is just too big.


Agreed. Even if there's no other life in our Solar System, I have to believe that somewhere in the entire vast universe that life exists. Humans definitely have a fascination with the idea of ET life. It's interesting how sometimes people are scared of aliens (like in the movie Alien) and sometimes people see aliens as friends (like the movie ET)


And I bet aliens are totally different from what we have imagined, I would like to go to Jupiter it has a moon that could be considered a planet


How's it going, do you know there are over 1.5 million living animal species?


I guess not, computer can be pretty simple like the won Russians invented that runs on water


Yeah, technically our power comes from water if you think about it.


Yea, I wonder if the transhumanists will succesfully upload their mind to computers one day


I wonder if minds uploaded to computers could be hacked


Yeah, that is an interesting question. Did you know that smoking near an apple computer voids its warranty?


No, sounds suspect that smoking would turn an apple computer into a biohazard


I wonder if the same policy is in place for iPhones?


It's possible, I know the iphones have moisture detectors in them, I wouldn't put it past apple to have some sort of smoke detector in there


Yeah, that is true. I forgot about that. I've actually dropped my phone in the sink, it still works. Well, nice chatting with you!


No, I didn't know that. This includes fish?


Yea, speaking of which hiccups are an evoulutionary holdover from when land animals had both lungs and gills


Interesting. I didn't know that. Do you think that is true?


It's possible, the 2 hypothesis are a holdover from having gills or something to do to help babies breath when they are nursing


Hmm, I'm not buying into it. Did you know that Germany gave animals constitutional rights?


No but that's pretty cool that Germany gave them some rights, animals do need to be protected from mistreatment in many situations


It's amazing how far they have come from the 1mb of ram that was able to run the space shuttle's computer


Yeah, that is pretty crazy, but perhaps the systems aren't all that complex.


I figured that they sell your information. I just don't use it because I don't get a lot out of it to be honest.


i think its a good way to stay in touch with friends. i wouldnt want to use it as my source of news. too much fake news there.


I've never used it for news. I think people use Instagram a lot, which they own.


that would make sense. I do not like to use social media. i think that it is a distraction and waste of time. i think it might be a good way to make money in stocks.


Sometimes. I own some facebook stock, it hasn't been doing all that well lately.


yeah, i wish that i had gotten a job there a long time ago and gotten stock options. oh well.


LOL, I have some friends that work there. They actually don't like it, but who actually knows.


i think that the internet has become more addictive and facebook is one reason.


Yeah, I would be surprised. Did you participate in the Burger King promotion?


i did not participate but i should have. that would have been a great way to get food. friend then unfriend. friend then unfriend. anyhow, great chat!


me? no i do not. i am a terrible dancer. the world is better off if i dont dance.


I'm not a great dancer either, but I sure do enjoy dancing.


I dont like to dance. it hurts. i think i could do a permanent injury from dancing.


Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in high school?


he looks like a ballet guy LOL. I figure that he probably hid that fact when he stopped rapping.


I remember he was a back up dancer for Digital Underground as well.


he could move to groove and bust a rhyme all the time. So do you use facebook?


I don't anymore. I still have it, but I don't log in all that often, what about you?


i dont use it. i dont like the problems with privacy. plus they sell your information. that bothers me.


I'm sure it does. Which arcs did you enjoy the most of got


I liked the second story arc, that one was amazing what about you?


I like the 3rd arc since it makes everything else pale and insignificant in comparison. Oh but I liked it when jeffry died


Yeah Jeffry had it coming, it was a fair death, he was a cruel boy and the actor was pretty good


I am, too bad its going to be the final one but I guess the show will leave on a high note


Honestly, I have no clue how they are going to fit all the action and story into 1 season when it took 7 to get here. I just hope it doesn't feel rushed or left a a cliff hanger. In any case, since the 3rd arc focuses on the legendary dangers of the north threatening the known realm, there will be a battle to remember


Thats a sure thing, it will be a battle to remember and it feels rushed, theres a lot more the show can give us, I like how Arya acts as well, she has become a badass


I guess it is due to her success that the name Arya is rapidly becoming the popular girl baby name


Its funny how a show can have an influence even on things like that one


I do, its one of my favorite shows, Dacid Benioff is a genious, so much imagination, do you like the show?


Indeed. In any case, thank you for the enjoyable chat about got and I hope you enjoy the 8th season


I do. He did a good job adapting Martin's fantasy novels into a tv series.


George R. R. Martin is one of my favorite writters as well, I didnt know the show was filmed in Ireland, the country has beutiful landscapes


They did a good job worldbuilding and making a somewhat medieval setting


Yeah and also picking up the cast, like Harry Lloyd, he is a decendant of Dickens


Ya an talisa maegyr is played by charlie chaplin's granddaughter


A lot of talent in the show, there is a natgeo show called Game of Lions, seems like a fun show to watch lol


Well another good decision aside from the scene the director made is to film it in ireland. They actually get financed by ireland since the film would encourage tourism


I wonder if that strategy works for the country, I guess it does since many people around the world watch the show


Wow! I don't remember that venture. That was a bad idea. Speaking of clothing, did you know that the pilgrims were colorful clothing?


I had heard that, but I guess i just remember the white and black from all the history books, or rather the illustrations and descriptions.


They always depicted it that way but they only wore black for special occasions.


I wonder why they always were depicted like that, I mean color is so much more fun.


That's a very good question. There is a store in Alabama that only sells clothing and items found in unclaimed baggage.


It must be like a high end thrift shop.  I often wondered what happened to all of those clothes.


I think it would be interesting to visit. This is off topic but do you know much about the white house?


I know some odds and ends, like they still use floppy disks for storing files.  I didnt even know they made floppy disks anymore.


I didn't either. I have not seen one of those in forever. Did you know that the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France? I wonder why they decided to do that?


It also seems like twin buildings could pose a security threat, unless those are equally secure.


I do.  I dont think Ill ever switch to a Microsoft or any other device


I agree but i am unaware of whether they are there for aesthetics or function.


I have one as well. Did you know that women are more likely than men to have an iPhone? I wonder why.


Im not sure, they probably werent the ones downloading that game send me to heaven and launching them into the air.


Ha ha maybe. Have you heard of the band Muse?


Kind of pop rock. Matt Bellamy of Muse recorded his unborn son's heartbeat with his iPhone and used it on a song recording.


That is pretty neat.  It is certainly a huge part of our society today, I am glad it has developed from the first versions where Jobs had to switch it out because it kept crashing.


That's so embarrassing. I hope he pulled it off. Microsoft held an iPhone funeral when they released their phones. That was presumptuous.


Very much so, I bet apple just laughed.  Apple's electronics are far superior, in my opinion.  Their clothing line from 1986, likely not.


I do not go on Reddit, but 0.53% vote for content as they visit Reddit.


Over a hundred years! That is long! Must be a culture thing.


Sounds strange since MI makes a lot of cars, they named cadillac after the founder of Detroit


Interesting. Did you know that McDonalds' drive-thru was added for soldiers who couldn't go in as they wear their attire?


No, that's strange, I wonder if soldier can get out there cars while still wearing their fatigues now


Well, I bet they can since it is 2019. Happy New Year Soldiers!


Hopefully they'll equip cars with flame throwers for them like they allow in South Africa


Do you think the flame throwers are attached to the cars?


Probably. Too bad they don't make trunks of cars out of wood anymore, that be a nice combination


Well, think about it. The years have gone by with new technology.


Yea, apparently you can become a professional race car driver beating 90,000 people in Gran turismo like Jann Mardenborough


Me neither, i don't see how it's the number 6 most visited site in the world


That is true. Nice chatting with you. Have a great night.


Interesting, which do you visit the most in the web?


Mostly google. I like to search for places to travel. Apparently in Japan all the highways have tolls that add up to $300 to travel across the country


I do too! I did a recent research on Japan and I believe that! A disney pass to Tokyo, Japan's Disneyland is way cheaper for a three-day hopper than in Anaheim's Disneyland's three-day hopper.


That's no surprising. I wonder how much it will cost to ride the 160mph commuter bus the dutch are designing


That is a fast bus. However, it seems expensive.


Yea but can't be more expensive than being forced to use domestic flights in Iceland due to no public rail service


Well, look at the Mackinac Island. They used horse-drawn carriages or bikes.


Yea, I wonder why they banned motoried vehicles on Mackinac island?


I can't imagine how we used to live without the Internet.  I started using it in the 90's but before then we had nothing!


Nice!  I just wish that they had better graphics - 54 colors is not so great.


I'd have to ask my kid! Isn't it amazing the range of entertainment out there today. Ever see the series "Girls"?


Yeah I love Reagan but apparently someone in the movies thought he did not look presidential!


As a movie star, he was B-list, not A-list. Couldn't "play" a presidential character, studio execs said. Then, in 1980, sure 'nough, he became one!


For sure!  I would rather have Bill Nye for president - science rules!


Ah, the Science Guy. He's been a very controversial dude in recent years, because he dumped his TV show producers, and they made a documentary which called him out about it. Did you know?


No I have never heard of that.  I knew he looked like Steve Martin but had never heard of any controversy...


Maybe a S. Martin look-alike long ago. Think Nye won some contest, didn't he?


He did I believe  - but definitely not a dance contest!   Michael Jackson could win those.


No. Did you know that MJ didn't pioneer the moonwalk - that was done by a tap dancer named Bill Bailey in 1955. Who knew, right?


We had phones, which was virtual reality enough for some. But I get what you're saying. Today that WAS like NOTHING compared to WWW reach and its entertainment options. Right?


I had never heard that!  I had heard he had a patent though - on a device to help you do major leans.


Yes, the device fits beneath clothes to allow you to lean from side or side or front to back more than humans really can without one. Comedians in silent movies had stuff like that, too.


Wow I did not know that.   I  love music though - I think I have loved it since I was a baby and smiled hearing it


Me, too. Who's your favorite artist or group?


I like Tupac - he is a great dancer - even can do ballet


I heard Tupac had ballet training. Rappers are often great dancers. A lot of singers are, too. Look at JLo. Almost 50, and still has the moves!


She does and she does not look 50 at all!


Yes - even mount everest at its peak has internet!


Heard that. For the 1st time in history, even explorers, on Everest or halfway across Antarctica, can "phone home" to quote the flick, "ET". Amazing. Doesn't stop there, does it?


That is pretty crazy.   It is addicting - the constant novelty from clicking links can actually cause brain damage!


Sad. And that fact seems to be lost (no pun intended) on kids today. Is it the low attention span? High volume of "fun" games, videos, streams, superhero films...what am I forgetting here?


We have always had games though - back in Caesar's time people bred chickens for entertainment!


What do you wanna bet they were bred for cockfight betting?!!


I don't know but I prefer my Nintendo.  Too bad it was discontinued back in 2003


Maybe the company disconnected, but the fans didn't. Have an adult child who will not part with (ie. yardsale) his Nintendo even today. It still works!


Hello, do you consider yourself a dog or cat person?


I did not know that either just lilke how the Cadillac brand got its name.


I did read that it was named after the explorer that founded Detroit. Good to know!


Yeah interesting facts for sure just like the fact that the first car to be massed produced was the Ford T Model back in 1908


There are now so many costs with cars, insurance, fuel, maintenance. I think more and more people in urban areas opt to Uber.


I agree there are many costs associated with a car, I wonder how much it would cost to equip a flame-thrower just like in South Africa


Yikes! Changing the subject a bit. Have you heard of ask Amy? I read that someone asked her about a boyfriend living with her. He hates and is rude to the grown daughter and grandson also living with her. Amy justly told her to get rid of the boyfriend!


I think that is good advice, theres going to be more problems in the future so there should be an ultimatum.


And on another note, Did you know the tower of Babel really is most likely a building in Iraq? Amazing!


Really after a real building? that is interesting indeed, are you religius?


I was raised Catholic but I have not practiced in awhile. Did you know that kids in grade school used to read from the bible?


I don't have a pet now but I consider myself a dog person. My sister owns a st bernard!  I read that google prefers dogs and lets them come to work.


I didnt, but heres an interesting fact for you and its that Thomas Jefferson had his own version of the bibble.


Well I am a dog person as well and yeah google is a dog company just like amazon and many others.


I also did not know that dogs could see colors? I guess that was an old wives tale.


Apparently they can but not as good as humans, dogs are really smart, they are the only animals along with elephants that understand pointing.


That is interesting. Maybe we should be more like Istanbul and have water and food stations for dogs in exchange for recyling bottles.


That would be a great idea to clean certain cities and you are helping homeless dogs in the process.


Are you a car lover? I am surprised that McDonalds built drive thrus for service men that were not supposed to get out of their cars?


I am a car lover, and I think that was back in 1975 right? well its a great invention for sure


I did not know that trunks got their name because people carried trunks on the back of their trucks!


Hello. What do you think of the universe?


Well that's what gravity does unfortunately.


I just imagine us being pulled like a rubber band!


Just like straight out of a movie. Scary! But if everything just goes through a natural selection process, it all boils down to cause and effect. It's really interesting to know how it all started.


Exactly. It's interesting to think that our universes go through the same type of natural selection.


I wonder what breakthroughs would be discovered soon. Parallel universe perhaps?


Some people even think that the universe may be one big superhologram.


that sounds so deep, I cannot ecven comprehend it.


And here we are, just a little speck in the universe, worried about things like politics.


ahrg. If only people would respect each other, there would be no need for political parties.


Since 1853 there has not been a president that wasn't either republican or democrat.


Well, I think it's vast and that our human minds can't even begin to comprehend it.


At least the presidents here do not sell records while in office.


Yes, I will have to check out the pop albums that the president of indonesia released, because that is too funny.


I agree. It's interesting and overwhelming to know this vast space that we know little of.


But before we knew nothing about the universe and we thought the Earth was at the centre of the universe. So slowly, we are learning more and more.


Yes. It's interesting to know too that there are stars that can actually be touched.


I would die to do that. I must admit it can happen in the future, but not in our lifetime.


Apparently some people believe that there is only one electron in the universe. I wonder how that works.


Probably thinking it is the beginning of the universe, you know, where it all started.


And there might be a region of space pulling galaxies outside of the universe that we know. That's kind of scary.


hey there, do you have an interest in earth and other planets?


Yeah, I really like it. Even Bruce Lee was a dancer


Bruce had the juice! The man could cut a rug, or beat you up! That's bodily control!


I know he was so amazing. Do you like ballet?


I'm not really a fan, though I respect the people who do it. You?


Yes they work so hard. They go through four pairs of shoes in a week.


That must be expensive! I wonder how much those shoes cost. Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school. Did he go through shoes like that?


He must have, if he danced ballet. Michael Jackson being so popular for his dance moves even had a patent on it.


Tupac as a ballet dancer. Not really the image I had of him. MJ knew he was on to something, so he protected it.


Yeah for sure. Babies apparently dance when they hear music and smile when they hit the beat.


Sure! I live on the planet earth. It's my home.


True. Sadly, more than 80 percent of the forests have already been destroyed.


We have an insatiable appetite for trees! Perhaps we can grow them on Mars. Earth will be  helium-free by the end of the 21st century. Can we grow trees that produce helium?


That will be interesting to see. When earth was formed a day was less than six hours long.


Now it's much longer. I guess in the future, it will get so much longer that the work day will be 20 hours! Oh, boy, then what?


I know, then we will maybe have more time as we always say how the day is sort to get things done. The UN even  assigned an abassador to deal with extraterrestrials if they exist and make contact.


That would be a great job to have! What qualifications are necessary though? And what do you have to do every day?


I wonder too. We are only a bit more than a minute in the enture history of earth


We really are newcomers to this whole venture. Are you interested in dance?


hey did you know that the drive through was only invented in 1975? It seems like that wasn't too long ago


ya I'm a dog person, I held a wonderful dog earlier today! and apparently dogs are not actually color blind, they just can't see as many colors as a human can


I see I always thought they could only see black or white colors, dogs sure are surprising like theres also 12 different types of blood a dog can have.


that is crazy, I think they have dog blood drives where you can bring your dog to donate blood, I just think that's weird because a dog can't really give consent to give blood


I guess its all up to the owner then, my dog is afraid of needles so I wouldnt do that to him.


ya, I'm afraid of needles too haha, did you know that Stephen King was terrified of the movie bambi when he first saw it as a kid?


Wow thats surprising as he is like the king of horror movies, I guess Bambi is scarier than what I thought


ya, also I found out that watching a horror movie can burn up to 180 calories, I will need to watch one after superbowl sunday, I already know I'm going to eat really bad and get fatter haha


That is a great way to burn all those chicken wings and those evil calories lol, scare them away, I might have to watch 2 with all the food im eating on sunday


haha yes I'll need to watch at least 2 movies, I do like knowing that the boy from the Shining didn't know he was acting in a movie when he was a kid, that could really have messed him up


I know, it was a really scary movie, its a good thing he didnt know that might have really loosen some screws.


wow more than 40 years and we still use them, I wonder when the first car was created.


ya, and I need to look up what a waterphone is, apparently that is the instrument that makes really creepy metal noises in all horror movies


ya I think it was in the late 1800s when they invented the car, the trunk of the car is actually called that because people used to put wooden trunks way in back


Oh I see, I though it was in the 1900s I remeber reading about an old Ford model that was produced in that year.


ah that would be the first ford yes, I'm from Michigan so I was shocked to learn that Cadillac was named after a french explorer who founded Detroit


Really? so much history after the Cadillac brand, theres more than meets the eye I guess, I wonder who decided to allow flame throwers in cars at South Africa


Ya we are covered in snow over here, I wish I could put a flame thrower on my car so I could use it to melt teh snow on my driveway haha


Yeah specially with this cold waves, a flamethower would come in handy indeed, you know theres a pro driver that picked up his skills by playing a video game


didn't know that, I guess video games can apply to real life! do you like dogs or cats more?


Im more of a dog person, what about you?


It is a giant force in providing content, access to everything is now at our fingertips.  Streaming music alone is changing the face of radio.


Do you follow the presidency much? I'm surprised that Trump is not the richest president in history.


A little, I agree!  Either the data is outdated, or inflation is accounted for.  Pretty shocking still to read that.


I guess land ownership was a lot of it for Washington and Jefferson. JFK got money from his father.


Ahh, very good point.  I didnt think about land ownership as being part of it.


The  president's guest house is larger than the White house. I wonder how Trump feels about that.


When I read that I thought the same thing.  Part of me thinks he would be angry that he doesnt have the bigger house.


He could rent out the guest house. Put up a TRUMP sign. Make enough money to become the wealthiest.


It could be the new Trump hotel.  Staying in the guest house would be a cool experience.  Maybe they should sell nights to pay down the national debt.


It's a thought! Anyway, thanks for the chat!


Not really. When I was younger I did. You?


Same, mainly podcasts now for me.  But I hear there is a Finnish radio station that plays a show entirely in classical Latin.


I guess they must have a dedicated group of followers. The news in Latin? Odd.


I don't know exactly what they talk about, and even if I heard it I still would be lost.  LOL


There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. You could listen to that! I don't know how many people actually do.


That is a cool offering, not exactly up my alley, but neat nonetheless


Many countries limit content, so it's good that the Internet is there. According to Canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


That is shocking that sort of "censorship" if you will, is still allowed.  I guess they are jamming out to Celine Dion all day.


Rush, Neil Young, stuff like that. I understand countries want to protect their markets. Still, the Internet will change things.


haha poor Pluto! the little planet that never could. Yea I didnt realize how much space (haha) there was between the earth and the moon. Space is fascinating to me


ya I agree, and apparently the earths magnetic field reverses every 300k years, I wonder when that will happen next and willl it cause a disaster?


I dont even want to think about that! it could be a catastrophe! or it could just mean magnets work the opposite way now


haha ya its a good question, Jupiter is the unsung hero though it saves us from tons of asteroids heading our way apparently!


I have a soft spot for Jupiter, I had to play that planet in a play when I was in 4th grade haha. I had to dance too! So we've come full circle


haha did anyone throw little asteroids at you during the play? If not then teh play was not 100% realistic lol


sadly no haha we did have a few students performing as asteroids though. It was a weird play...it was put o around the time Lnkin park released Hybrid Theory, apparently the best selling album of the 21st century


ha I don't know how I feel about that, can't say I like linkin park, I do like Led Zeppelin though and I like how they didnt' title their fourth album just to mess with the rock press


I used to like Linkin Park, then I graduated Middle School. Very surpsied to see Dark Side of the Moon was best selling album in 2014 considerig how old it is


lol, and yes its wild how these old albums are still popular, like how bob marley is on album charts for 914 weeks and counting


hey hows it going, did you know the first moonwalk was actually done in 1955, the dance move that is haha


i was never a fan of his music, but to each their own!


nope me neither! I never got the appeal, I think it's dumb walmart only sells clean versions of their albums, I would never buy one of those!


i didnt, thats crazy I always thought MJ invented that move! Bruce Lee appartently was an avid dancer as well. do you like to dance?


well I am really bad at dancing actually but I try my best haha, what about you


Same pretty much. I like to think I'm great but I must look like a fool. Its fun though. Just like babies, i dance when I hear music


haha I wonder what kind of music babies prefer? Like what music genre makes them dance the most, more research must be done!


I say anything with a good beat and rhytym, it would be a fun research project to do though! I'm curious what they would find out


do you know any facts about the earth? Apparently the earth is four times as dense as the sun


I know a sad one, more than 80% of the forests have been totally destroyed. but somehow there are still more trees than stars in the milky way (or so i hear)


wow that is a lot of trees! What I didn't know was that you could fit every planet in the solar system between the earth and the moon, I miss pluto as a planet btw!


How are you? Do you watch the NBA, there are 30 teams in the league currently


Yea it's smart to grow one if you're playing all the time


Yea, I read in the 1940 Jazz became more difficult to perform so that couldn't of helped


You're talking about Bebop. It was more challenging to play, energetic and long, technical pieces.


I guess so. Coo jazz sounds like my type


Cool jazz is more like Spiro Gira or really mainstream cool jazz like Kenny G. I didn't know it went back to the 1940s.