The Georgia Tech-Cumberland game! I would have bet on that game, but I wonder what the spread was.


haha good point someone probably made some money on that, I think I would give up once the score hit 100-0 haha


Cumberland would have done better in a bowling competition. It's funny that the Philly Eagles set up a court to try their badly behaved fans.


haha that is funny, I think it's interesting espn won an emmy for creating the yellow line in football, I've been staring at that all evening haha


It seems so simple, but it really makes the game easier to watch.


absolutely, do you like comedies? I like Bill Murray movies personally


Bill is a lot of fun. I don't agree with him on the matter of Kung Fu Hustle, but otherwise, yeah.


Football is insanely popular, especially in states like Texas. I bet every one of the stadiums makes money.


haha did you not like that movie? I haven't seen it but I was going to because he recommended it


ya, are you watching the superbowl right now? I wonder if this stadium is one of the top biggest ones


Not watching at the moment. I think the stadium is one of the more expensive ones.


that's true, I like the group KISS and apparently they bought an area football team


Arena football is interesting. The field is smaller and the game livelier. They wanted to hire Tim Tebow.


ah I didn't know that, well if Kiss did a halftime show I would definitely go see that team haha


I don't they would ever do the Super Bowl, which desperately needs a band like KISS.


ya I agree, I wonder if Kiss would paint the locker rooms weird colors? In Iowa the opposing teams locker room is painted permanently pink haha


Pink is supposed to soften them up, make 'em pacifists. I wonder if that works. Then other teams would try the same thing.


Do you think the careers they choose are just too stressful for them to handle?


Either too stressful of they become disillusioned. I could see where dealing with the legal system would do that.


yea the legal system especially. You see a lot of stuff that the everyday person would not ever see in the courtroom. Especially if you defend criminals


exactly. but luckily we all have comedy to fall back on and make us smile after a long hard day!


True. Did you know that the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy?


I think it would have been a lot better, especially because it would have been starring Jack Black


I pretty much consider all the super hero films to be comedies anyhow.


Do you not like them? Some are serious but with a few comedic moments


Yes I do like them, I just don't take them too seriously. Did you know Evan almighty had a budget of $200 million?


woah really? I wonder if it was because all of the CGI they had to do with the Ark and the flood and all of the animals


I don't know why but I'm wondering if they actually made any money. I'm going to go look that up. Thanks for the enlightening conversation.


I love it! Who deosn't like a good laugh every now and then?


True. Did you know that Graham Chapman of Monty Python started out as a medical doctor?


I did not! I'm happy he followed his heart though and made some great comedy for everyone. Laughter is a medicine in it's own way


I know I really like Month Python. Everytime I think about King Arthur riding a horse but just clapping coconuts together I crack up.


hahaha I loved that movie. Did you hear about Demetri Martin? kind of a close story to Graham Chapman


he actually got in to Harvard Law, but left because he thought it was too boring


You know I think a lot of lawyers wish they  have chosen another career. I know a couple of doctors also how have told me that.


Sometimes it is difficult to mentor young people who haven't had strong role models before. There are so many types of media that have a negative impact.


Yep. Have to admit that founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph were brilliant in coming up with the idea.


I agree. I watch Netflix from time to time, I like to watch the show stranger things, did you know that Netflix and YouTube makeup half of all internet traffic? I can believe it, those are the two main things I watch


Wow. That is pretty incredible.It is available almost everywhere, except for China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea.


Yep you're right. Do you still get the Netflix DVDs in the mail? Apparently the postage for that cost 20 times more than the same bandwidth to deliver that movie. That's pretty crazy, I don't know who gets those DVDs anymore


I used to when I first started using Netflix, but now it isn't really helpful. I do know that people who live in the boonies sometimes order DVDs still.


Oh wow. That's pretty interesting, also interesting is that Blockbuster could have bought Netflix back in the day, only 50 million dollars and now they're worth 2 billion, oops!


I bet they regret that decision now. Netflix has a log of different movie genres. Some people really like Horror films, like some of Stephen King's.


Yes some people do like horror movies. I'm not one of those people though haha. What about you? I do know that a horrible we can burn up to 180 calories when you watch it though


I'm not a horror film fan either, but I totally believe that about calorie burning. I've heard that viewing a horror movie before abstract art makes you enjoy the art work more. Kind of crazy when you think about it.


But it's kind of crazy. Ill have to try that out, have you ever heard of the water phone by the way? It's an instrument that makes that noise in horror movies


Yeah I can see that. I respect people that do things like help out with the little sisters program. I haven't done that yet but it takes a lot of time and so I respect that


Is that what makes all of those creepy metallic noises? They make my skin crawl.


Yep that's a water phone apparently! I need to learn how to play that, I can play a piano but I can't play the waterphone LOL have you ever seen the movie The Shining by the way?


I've heard it is helpful to ask a young person what they like about the media they are consuming. I suppose that get start a deeper conversation.


I wonder if they ever listen to rap music together though. Do you like rap music? I know that I liked Tupac Shakur a lot as a kid


I listen to Christian Rap and Hip Hop, but try to avoid the stuff with lots of language. I respect the art, but wish it could be more wholesome.


Is there such a thing as Christian rap? I've never heard of it, I'll have to check it out, have you ever heard of a compliment Battle Before? It's like a diss battle but with compliments haha they do it in Korea


No. I haven't heard of that, but yes there is Christian Rap and quite a lot of it. I heard there is a reboot show of "One Day At A Time." Guess it is a great conversation starter about racism.


So is it? Maybe I'll check it out. Have you ever listen to Eminem by the way? I know that he was big in Michigan, which is where I'm from, that's where he grew up


I have heard Eminem. Very talented. I am always amazed that he once wanted to be a comic book artist.


Yep, I heard that his favorite was actually Spider-Man, which is interesting. Do you ever watch Netflix by the way?


It really does. It might be neat to see a game in person too. The last time the Chicago cubs won a world series the Ottoman empire was still around!


Poor Cubs. They seem like a team that is just the perpetual underdogs.


Makes rooting for them fun though! They did win back to back world series once.


Have they won any since they managed that feat?


That's too bad. It seems like sadly baseball is a dying sport in america. I think more people are getting interested in soccer or football.


That is what I have heard too. The Womens world cup has higher television ratings than the world series.


I think it is more exciting to watch which captures people's attention. Plus soccer has a wider appeal than baseball. Baseball seems to be popular only in a few countries.


That seems to be true. Soccer is so popular now. I did hear a man found $1 worth of baseball cards in his attic though!


I think I would probably have a heart attack if I found that much money in baseball cards just sitting in an attic.


I have but not very much. It seems like a fascinating sport. Do you know much about it?


Me too. It would be seriously fun though! Baseball is seriously popular in Japan too!


Just a little, Not really any specific teams, more like trivia. Did you know that Baseball managers wear uniforms so they can play if they have too?


I didn't know that. I would have thought they would be ineligible for some reason. Most of them don't seem like they spend much time on the field playing.


No, I didn't think so too. I guess they need to practice with the team to stay in shape though.


Hmm you wouldn't think that look at some of them. It is crazy to me how expensive old baseball cards can be just for some stats on a piece of cardboard.


That used to be included in bubblegum! Did you hear that one married couple used to schedule all the baseball games for the season. Thats crazy.


I wonder if they were team owners or just some random couple that the league hired years ago.


That is a good question! I just don't know. I may have to look that up. I do know the world series has been played since 1903.


Wow that is really neat. I like to see that we have such a long standing tradition here. It brings people together to enjoy a common pastime.


Nice. But they sure could go very fast with those trunks on their backs. Jann Mardenborough would be disappointed in those race cars!


Yeah, I bet they are not quick cars. Apparently there is only one losing coach in Kansas' basketball history.


Yeah, Naismith, the dude that created the game of basketball! You would think he would make rules to favor his team!


Hilarious. He must have not been very good.


Yeah, but he was probably still paid a fortune. In 39 out of the 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a basketball or football coach.


Interesting. Apparently there is a basketball court on top of the supreme court.


Highest court in the land... I wonder if that is where they deliberate?


Hilarious, well at least there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.


Sure. That is where I read that eating McDonalds is bad for you.  I also read that at the Burger King drive thru. Do you have a library card? Supposedly half of adults do..


Not anymore. My diet has become a bit cleaner over the years, but I logged in a lot of time in the McDonalds drive through in my younger days.


I used to have a library card, but got rid of it. Nice chatting with you.


Apparently the drive thrus were made to accomodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars.


Yeah, and then it spawned a nation that would not get out of their cars to eat! But you don't see a lot of Cadillacs in McDonalds drive thru windows. I guess old Antoine dela Mothe Cadillac was not a burger man.


Hilarious. Apparently in South Africa it is legal to put a flame thrower on your car.


Well I wonder if people actually equip their cars with it though.


We'll have to look for YouTube videos on that... I already have on my list of this to look up is were did the idea of a car trunk come from?


I heard it is because cars used to have a wooden trunk on the back.


I've seen those old cars with those bench-shaped wooden trunks. I wonder how they secured them to the vehicle?


And he had over 300 watercolor illustrations. No wonder it took him so long to write


It was called "In the Reals of the Unreal" which sounds kind of interesting. I wonder what it was about?


Hopefully it was published. Do you know who Terry Pratchett is?


He's an author of comedic fantasy and was knighted for his services to literature, which makes me think he must be a good writer


Wow, cool! Fantasy is always set in a fictional world with no relation to reality.


And it's existed for a long time since it was originally passed along orally


Now it includes film, TV, and video games.


Not to mention graphic novels. Comic books probably fall under this category too


They call the genre speculative fiction.


I don't, but I know it's really popular. There are so many differenr fantasy "sports"


I guess that name makes sense. It was nice chatting with you!


There's even a fantasy version of the National Spelling Bee


That's amazing! I heard there's a fantasy congress too


I'm not sure how the points for legislative success work, but that's not something that catches my interest


Sounds boring to me. I guess they score when the congress person who's on their team gets a bill passed?


Probably. It's funny how popular it's become, but that might be that the only thing in the brain that makes the difference between reality and fantasy is a single fold


That's hard to believe. Just like the janitor who left behind a 15,000 page fantasy story he had written.


It wasn't discovered until after he died, which is sad


Very sad! It took him six years to write it!


What do you think about the case Stormy Daniels has against Trump?


Yeah, like she waited for the worst time to come forward but anyway, do you you like Drake as a musician?


He's all right. He graduated high school which was good.


Yeah the shocking fact is that it was at age 25, it seems like he had a harsh childhood.


Right. Yeah, he's done some good things though. He visited the Drake college at night when they gave up asking him ro visit.


Yeah it seems like his a decent person I heard he also spent a lot of money on some first edition children book, hopefully they reached children in need.


Yup, I wonder if he ever golfed. Babe Ruth was a known golfer


I didnt know that, hopefully he was as good as in baseball, Samuel L. Jackson is a big golfer as well.


Golf courses have many hazards, it's a tough game.


Do they? I heard they take on massive ammounts of water.


Definitely. And they take up a ton of land in the US too.


I don't know, but Trump says it is a total con job though. Tough to know who is truthful.


I heard there is one on Dubai that consumes about 4,000,000 gallons of water per day!


Yeah could be all a lie to get some dollars out of Trump, Trump denied ever having an affair but im not sure if his word can be trusted.


Yup. Her lawyer claims she is honest, but of course Trumps lawyer will say that too.


Yeah it seems like its the word of Trump against the word of Stormy Daniels and I bet the jury will believe a president instead of a porn star.


That may be true. It might hurt that his lawyer is under investigation, however.


Could be, and theres also the bank account, but its a hard call without further evidence.


It will be interesting to see how it goes in trhe hearing in June


It will be interesting indeed, what do you think about the event that happened with Drake?


I think it's odd she didn't come forward earlier. But I will see how that goes. Supposedly they have known each other a long time.


I didn't realize Robin Williams was the first celebrity to be the voice of a Disney character in a movie.


I have been in a lot of different cars. A Mercedes Benz was definitely one. One of my coworkers bought an older model BMW to challenge herself to buy a newer one. Then, she became an executive.


That's the way to do it; setting goals is definitely essential


I like to set goals for myself. One of my goals is also to have a BMW or Mercedes Benz. I used to work directly with executives, so I aspire to be more like them.


That's awesome! I hit one of my goals a few years ago and bought my first new car. It's a Jeep Grand Cherokee and I couldn't be happier with it!


That's great! I haven't bought a "new" car yet. I have bought several new to me cars. My spouse has bought two brand new cars. I think that is the way to go.


Yeah, sometimes you don't know what you are getting with the used cars, but there are definitely some reputable dealers in my area that I would be used from.


I have been pretty happy with half of the used cars I have purchased. The two I wasn't happy with were old already. I just needed something to get from A to B, and they both didn't last me very long.


I still have the "A to B" mentality to be honest. I


We have a nicer car, now, and it's so pleasant to go places and not worry about if your vehicle looks good enough. I also enjoy the more comfortable ride...and the heated seats are amazing!


I'm down south now, but if I was still in Buffalo. The heated seats would be amazing!


Yeah, that seems crazy to think since every major animated movie now has big named celebs as voices


I'm in the middle. I love the seats. I try not to use them if we are going very far because I do get relaxed when they are on.


Kids' movies are big money for celebrities now. What is your favorite kids' movie?


Growing up, it was the Lion King, so I'm super excited for this remake coming this year


I didn't know they were remaking the Lion King. I remember Elton John singing the soundtrack. We saw the Lion King musical this past spring.


That's awesome! Where at? I saw it in Toronto like fifteen years ago. It was really good!


I saw it Kansas City. I have never been to Toronto. I have only been to the Niagara Falls area of Canada.


Toronto is nice, but Niagara Falls is awesome. I'm from the Buffalo area, so we used to go all the time. And funny enough, we had a Cadillac growing up haha


That's funny. I don't think I have ever ridden in a cadillac, bizarrely enough. I have been to Buffalo several times. They have a really big mall there.


Yeah, there isn't much else to do in Buffalo except go to the mall! So, since you haven't had a Cadillac, what other cars have you had in your life?


Yes, The Astoria. Quieter for recording more than anything. Mics pick up everything.


Yeah, tugboats, London city noise, the lot! Maybe that's what he was going for...Do you know the band, Muse?


Yeah, good stuff. Supposed to be good live.


Their guitarist, Matthew Bellamy apparently holds the Guinness record for most guitars smashed on a tour. Punk-type band?


More, indie rock, alternative rock.  Like to read?


Me either. The record holder can read 4,700 words per minute.


That wouldn't be me! What's your favorite genre to read?


Like sci-fi. Did you know Starship Troopers is on reading list for 3 military branches? Wonder why?


It's a great book and very pro military. They're also suggested Ender's Game which is an interesting breakdown of the military mindset.


Never read that one, but think I saw the movie version. Sci-fi books really engage your imagination/creativity. Agree?


I do, Not like Clapton though. I'm more of an acoustic/folky guy. Did you know Brian May uses coins as guitar picks?


Heard that. Isn't that hard on the strings?


Depends how hard you play and the thickness of the strings. Think he knows a thing or two though, he's an astrophysicist too.


Great, Queen's guitarist with a PhD! Why not? Do you like Eddie Van Halen?


He was very influential. Not really my thing though. He is a hell of a guitarist though.


Yeah, did the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It". Folk guitar greats are overshadowed by rock guitarists, it seems.


Yeah that solo set the speakers on fire. Must have turned it to "11".


I guess! Pink Floyd's guitarist set up a recording studio on a houseboat on the river, Thames. Funky, as they said in the 70's! Good acoustics on a river?


Are you into rap? I don't know much about the genre.


I wonder how old he was. I know that babies respond to music by dancing. It's an instinct and yet I can't dance at all.


Yes and babies smile more when they hit the beat. :]


I guess classical music isn't so good for babies when they want to dance! Have you heard of Daft Punk?


They sound vaguely familiar. What soundtrack or movie did they do?


They wear robot helmets. They did the Tron Legacy soundtrack.


I haven't seen Tron Legacy. Do you remember when Phil Collins did the Tarzan soundtrack?


I never saw Tarzan. Is that an animated feature?


Yes, it is. It is a Disney movie circa 1999. Very good movie. Did you know that Phil Collins recorded that soundtrack in 6 different languages?


Wow! I guess he has a good ear for language. I should check out Tarzan, the English version of course.


Yes, it is funny if you are a Disney fan. Say, did you see Michael Jackson do the "exteme lean" in some of his dance moves. I wonder how he did it.


No. I don't like it. I think it is cool that the origins of rap are from West Africa.


He copied it from someone else who had used special shoes to lock into bolt heads in the stage floor.


I'm not surprised that the genre made its way from Africa to the US. And now it's moving from the US around the world, in every language.


Yes. It seems to be going everywhere, even Tupac's music made into the Library of Congress.


I heard that Tupac danced ballet in high school. I would have expected him to be a dancer, but not that kind. The guy was really talented.


I really would not have expected it either but many singers are multitalented-like J Lo, they do movies. Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack. Go figure.


Speaking of soundtracks, the one for the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" has gone multi-platinum.


Wow, I didn't know that. I've seen that movie and it deserves some attention. Did you know that Bruce Lee was also a great dancer?


Yeah, I heard that he was good. Didn't he win a contest in Hong Kong? Probably being good at dance helps with martial arts and vice versa.


Yes he did win the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.


At least they have freedom of choice, in canada 40% of the music played has to be canadian


Radio Nazis... I like the old days, where the most poplar radio show was done by a ventriloquist. If that formula was duplicated today, Achmed the Terrorist would have his one show.


You think we could hear any signs of life from Jupiter? They have storms so strong we can pick it up


Electromagnetic storms from Jupiter would be an improvement over some stations I hear on the radio these days. I liked the old radio shows, like the old 1970s Fantastic Four radio show, when Bill Murray played the role of The Human Torch!


Get pregnant, although each syllable he utters are pregnant with impending laughter so, he's git that going for him. He kind of sings like Bing Crosby too. In 1948, BC was responsible for filling 50% of the radio air time, so I guess people are pre-disposed to the sound of his voice.


Soldiers in WW2 made radios using pencils and razor blades


Sounds like something Bill Murray would do. A dangerous endeavor should you find yourself with a dull blade. Is being able to do this a prerequisite to becomiing a Governor of Kentucky, like Not participating in a duel?


Texas elected their first female governor before the 19th amendment. Thats shocking


Ah,, but did she have a pool shaped like here home state like the Governor of Oklahoma? I think not grasshopper.


Yes, but I am a novice. I am not ready to play the 3-player version yet, or anything that challenging! How about you?


Knowing that there are more possible moves than there are atoms in the known universe makes me a novice


Maybe we should join the Boys scouts of America and begin working on our merit badge in Chess?


Im not sure, a 2007 study found a negative correlation between iq and chess skills


That is because players identify with the pawns, which originally each were named after a common profession. I guess people get despondent once they learn that they are all pawns in somebody else's game. I wonder which one was The Blogger?


The pieces powers come from spain maybe we can ask them


The knight can visit each square of the chessboard once, kind of like a modern day player, who only visits a chicks castle only once.


A chess grandmaster beat a family friend at age 5 without even looking at the board!


Amazing facts indeed, and interesting to learn. Like when my reality was shattered to learn that the most requested song on a Chicago-based alternative radio station was sung by Hanson. True, the listeners were not told the name of the band responsible, but it certainly makes one think...


I would love to see video of that too. he was a backup dancer for digital underground too.


That was interesting.  If I were not self conscious, I might be able to dance just like what babies do when they hear music.


I probably could not dance as a baby even. It feels like work to me.


I understand.  Do you know that professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of pointe shoes in a week?


If i did it, it would be a dozen pairs. or forty. LOL i would probably bust the floor too


Talking about babies earlier, apparently, babies will dance spontaneously when they hear music and smile more when they hit the beat.


Yeah, i believe it. I wonder if i was like that. i think i wasnt.


I like to watch dancing performances.  I do not dance.  I wish I could.


Perhaps I will learn how to dance this weekend at the community center.  If babies can dance, I think I can too.  Good night and have a good weekend to you too.


I do not dance either. i am terrible. i might hurt people in the vicinity. i would hurt their feelings.


I do! he was a great martial artist that wowed american audiences with his prowess.


He was also a great dancer.  He won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


I guess he had a tremendous sense of rhythm too. I would love to see footage of him dancing.


It was before youtube.  Probably, you cannot find it online.


Yeah, that is too bad. he was probably a real ladies man too. Tupac was also a great dancer.


A ballet dancer!  He was the mouse king in his high school production of the Nutcracker.


I know that was so great.  That's not the point I was trying to make.  I'm saying what they are doing is wonderful however it is as much for them as for the kids.  This is a validation for black people of all ages.


Oh I agree with you.  It's nice that stars such as Ellen DeGeneres gave money as well.


Yes, she is very civic minded.  The GoFundMe for Harlem was the largest ever for an entertainment event -$300K.


I bet the movie producers loved this campaign, filling the theaters with paid seats.


Probably laughed all the way to the bank.


You've got that right.  I have no idea what its grossed so far!


Marvel must've loved it, well actually Disney since they bought Marvel in 2009.


The history of it is interesting.  I had no idea that the character had been around so long.


Some superheroes are really old, the Fantastic Four has been around since 1961.


I haven't but I heard Chadwich Boseman stars in it.


Wow!  Hey it's been great chatting with you.


Yes he does and he's spearheading a move to make certain deprived kids get to see the movie.


That's so awesome, Octavia Spencer said she'd buy out a theater so all "brown children" can go see it.


Yes.  It's so great.  Walmart teamed up in Atlanta to help that happen there!


People are really responding to the positive, empowering portrayal of a black action hero.


I think it is as important for the adults as for the kids.  I'm not certain that kids really regard it the same way as adults do.


They might realize it's something special, how often do celebrities raise money for kids to go see a movie?


Well, remember I said it's important to the adults, those are adult celebrities doing it.


If it wasn't for celebrity donations Chadwick Boseman might never have became an actor, his schooling was paid for by Denzel Washington!


hey Did you know that Judge Judy makes over 120k dollars per episode


Well I really like Daniel Day Lewis I think hes a really cool dude what about you? Lebron is seeming very cool as well


I remember seeing Daniel Day as Lincoln in the movie!  That was pretty cool!  Gosh, I dunno... big fan of Mila Kunis.  LOL.  I think Robin Williams is really funny, sad how he died though.  Did you know he started the whole trend of celebrities doing animated voice with Aladdin?


that is really cool! Also cool that PIxar has a hidden room that is for celebrities only, I wonder what's inside!


Probably pictures of all the celebrities that have ever visited!  They've got a big celebrity chef in Ethiopia, he's trying to combat hunger by encouraging diverse food eating. I bet he's nice


that is nice of him! do you follow basketball? I guess granny style is the best way to do free throws


Really?  That's amazing.  I bet no one shoots like that though because they don't want to look silly!  HAHA!  Did you know Air Jordan's were banned at first in basketball but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike would pay the fine?  Had to be worth the publicity.


haha that is awesome! what is wild is that Tim Duncan stayed in college for the 4 years to get his degree instead of just going right to the NBA


Oh, yeah, that was a big risk on his part, the option may not have been there when he got out, but he probably felt education was important!  Speaking of shoes, Allen Iverson has got an endorsement with Reebok that pays him $800,000 a year until he's 55!  I tell ya, where do shoe companies get all this money?


haha I want to sponsor reebok! wouldnt it be interesting to be Reggie Miller? You think you're good and yet you get out scored by your sibling haha


Well, it's always tough to have siblings who are into the same things you are.  Comparisons are inevitable.


I did not know though.  It's a very popular show though, so that doesn't surprise me.  Have you ever watched it?  I've seen some clips here and there, but not a whole episode.


that is true, I guess he only found out on a car ride home that she out scored and broke like 8 records haha


I have seen it its pretty amusing, do you like Carol Burnett?


I'm familiar with her... I believe she used to do a variety show where she'd play different characters.  I remember someone comparing her to Tracy Ulman.  Did you know, she was the FIRST celebrity to ever appear on Sesame Street?  They've had a pretty diverse group of people on their show over the years!


Ya I was gonna say she was on Sesame stree which I loved, have you heard of how talented lagron james is?


Yeah, he's legend!  I like all the charity work that he does.  He once raised 6 million dollars by televising The Decision.  He's also done a lot of work for inner city kids!  A good player and a good man...


ya he seems like it, he raised over 6 million dollars for charity from his TV show decision thing he did


Pretty business savvy too, he once turned down 10 million offer from Reebok when was 18 because he though Nike or Adidas might offer him more.  Then, later, Nike offered him NINETY million!  Man 90 million just to wear a set of shoes!  Can't imagine being that famous.


Ya that is amazing! very genius of him, did you watch space Jam back in the 90's? I guess Lebron is going to be in the sequel!


Yeah, I remember Space Jam.  Dunno how well a sequel will do though, there's always a risk when you make a sequel so many years after the original has been made...  Just hope it doesn't turn out to be a cash grab.  Speaking of celebs, do you have any favorites?


I bet he did, patenting that seems like a smart move, did you know ballet dancers go though 4 pairs of shoes in a week! That's a lot of shoes


That is pretty crazy wow!  I'm sure their feet are like stones from all that work they put on them.


Yeah I guess so, Tupac was also a dancer, a ballet dancer in fact


Yeah I heard Tupac was pretty good too, I wonder if there is a Youtube video out there of him dancing.


I have no idea, but babies like to dance as well, the spontaneously dance when they hear music


I think I have read about that, I wonder how early that begins, like maybe while before even being born?


Maybe a lot of studies show that its beneficial to put headphones in the belly of a pregnant woman so yeah


Yeah I think that might be true, so you are probably right.


Yeah I do, but don't read too often, how about you?  Do you have any favorites?


Hello there, I would say that I like to, but am not very good at it.  How about you?


I like The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, what about you?


That is a classic!  I always loved that one, especially since the Simpsons parodied it!


That was a funny one, I have to look for that one in Youtube in fact I think Im going to do it now, its been great chatting friend


Im not good either but I give it my best, Bruce Lee was a great dancer and martial artist


Yeah I heard he could do the Hong Kong cha-cha really good!


He was the champion back in 1958 so yeah I bet he has a lot of strong moves under his belt


Yeah and the way he would move in his movies I can see him being a good dancer.


Yeah great dancer indeed, too bad his life ended early, Michael Jacson was another great dancer


Yeah that is true, and I think Michael was the king of dance moves to be honest.


I agree, he patented the deviced he used for leaning forward


I didn't know that, very interesting, I'm sure he had some smart people giving him advice.


Disappointment is a part of life like when Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role for not having that "presidential look."


Hahhaha go figure Good for him though, proved them wrong by becoming a real president


Funny that Bill Nye got his start in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Haha that is actually very funny, the guy is a legend now.


Caesar is a legend too.  He once visited Britain and was surprised that people bred chickens for entertainment and not food.


Go figure, I wonder what he thought of them. Back to soccer, did you hear about that German soccer player who donated all his World CUp winnings?


Yes, Mesut Ozil made it possible for 23 kids in Brazil to get needed surgeries.


SO heartwarming, good for him. Even Jon Steward was a soccer player and represented the US


Yeah.  I was surprised to learn that the term "soccer" was a slang word for Association Football.


Yeah did not know that either. They are the richest players in the world though.


Hi there, yes I watch the World Cup. Do you know where it will take place in 2022?


Yep.  You've been an excellent chat partner.  Thanks!


I heard the final will be in Qatar but FIFA doesn't exist there yet.


Yeah it is interesting that they do not even have a city for the Cup, maybe they are building an entire city for that


Strange indeed... Build it and they will come... I didn't know that the U.S. placed 3rd in the first FIFA world cup in 1930.  Can't believe it goes back that far.


Yeah it sure goes back in time. US women's team seems to be doing better though as they never placed under third


Yep.  Did you know there is a variation of soccer where 3 teams play at the same time?


I would actually like to see how that game is played. I am curious about it.


That would be entertaining.  Speaking of entertainment, I heard the Nintendo NES could only display 54 colors.


I loved NIntendo. TOo bad it was discontinued in 2003 in Japan


Seems like there is a lot to do in DC this weekend. There is a Renaissance Festival. Have you been to one of those?


Sorry, I meant Glen's Garden Market. Maybe you can get some Modelo while going to the world's largest bachata festival! That is at the Renaissance hotel.


I believe it is free but local draft beers are $4 all night.


That makes sense. What other activities does the Beer-lympics Festival have besides the drinking?


That seems difficult. I would only enjoy the drink than the games then. Are there certain performances?


I don't think so. However, at the bachata festival, you can do workshops, watch performances and listen to concerts. There will also be salsa, zouk and samba. Do you dance?


What kind of workshops? Those dances sound like a workout. I used to dance Tahitian and Hawaiian. However, if I had the time, I would try to join and learn some samba.


Hmm, not sure what kind of workshops but maybe you can learn new types of dance. The daytime events are for profesional dancers but at night they are open for everyone.


Do you know who will be instructing the dances?


I have not been to a Renaissance Festival, but I have seen snapchat and instagram stories of people dressing up in the Renaissance style.


I'm not sure but there will be some performances by well known dancers!


Yeah, I haven't either but it seems fun. There is also an Outdoor Film Festival that raises money for charity.


It makes me want to join as well. However, I have no money for that to fly over there. I feel that some festivals would do that for charity. I believe it is under Comcast.


Yes, you're right. The screen is nine stories high and 52 feet wide. So you can watch  comfortably from anywhere on the lawn. They are going to play big hits like Black Panther and Lion King.


That is hard to believe. That is a big screen. I bet it is worth it because it is free. People can bring their chairs, food, and blankets to sit and relax on.


Yeah, I'd be sure to buy food and alcohol, ya know, to benefit the charities ;)


That is true. You got to treat yourself once in a while. I would be surprised that alcohol would be bought at this kind of festival, since it's a family friendly vibe.


Speaking of alcohol, there is also a Beer-Lympics taste test at the Renaissance Hotel.


Really? I would definitely go there. Hopefully they have Modelo!


Hello, have you ever wondered about the universe? about the wonder our planet has?


Thats like paying a $1 to get $10000 in return!!! I heard the company makes most of their revenue by ads


That is a great investment, but rather a headache considering it has to abide to the customs and traditions of various parts of the world. Like in German state of Schleswig-Holstein, the "Like" button is actually illegal, I'm not sure why that is though.


Really its ilegal? I wonder why? doesnt seem like it can harm anybody,


Yeah, I'm not sure why, if anything it seems like a positivity button. Unlike Burger King which ran a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook, you get a free whopper, that should be illegal


I agree thats like sabotaging a business although I would have taken advantage of that promotion, after all who doesnt like free burgers, Iceland is a country thats being influeced by Facebook at a political level


Yeah, I do like free burgers too but I wonder how Burger King would've checked that people held up their end of the bargain. How is Iceland being influenced by Facebook at a political level?


Maybe people had to unfriend their contacts in front of the cashier lol, it is a hard thing to prove, and they are rewritting their constitution with the feedback of citizens via Facebook


Yeah, I didn't hear of that promotion, I only hear promotions of concerts, but I have never attended one of Linkin Park's concerts even though they played 324 concerts in one year. Have you?


I have, I went to a Ramones concert a few years ago, they were on a big tour that lasted almost 20 years


20 years on the road, that seems quite tiring. On the bright side, it must mean that they had a performance and audience to perform to unlike the Pink Floyd who played to no audience


Hi! Of course! I've always wondered about that especially after watching Cosmos on Netflix. Like I learned that the moon on Jupiter would be considered a planet if it orbited around the sun.


I wish I was in that Roman amphitheater, I wonde why he decided to record a concert without any audience, another band I used to like is Creed do you follow them?


I think it may have been for like a intermission performance at concerts, I think it's the only thing that makes sense. Yeah, I'm familiar with them but they had concert attendees sue them because of bad performance.


Yeah four of them even filled a lawsuit against the band I heard it was terrible, its a shame because the band used to be good


Yeah, I wonder what came out of the lawsuit, probably just an extortion attempt.


Yeah, I agree, I would just forget about the concert and drop it, it doesnt seem worth it to persue an action like that one.


Yeah me too, I get so hyper at concerts though.


I agree, I also get pshyched up, its amazing to be there and just listen to live music, its a unique experience for sure!


I know that if I was an early investor I would be just as psyched as well!


I agree,  well I hope I can attend a concert soon its been a long time, its expensive but I think that its worth attending one specially if the artist is good


Yeah, is there any one in particular that you enjoy?


I have to watch that doccumentary seems really interesting, there is a planet that has glass precipitations at a speed of 4500 mph!!


Well I do like several artists, mostly latin music like Luis Miguel, what about you?


The most recent artist I saw live was Jessie J and it was at a warehouse venue, would be cool if it was at the roman amphitheater though.


I agree with you, the one in Croatia must be beautiful, a unique experience indeed.


Glass precipitations at those speeds?! How do people survive in those climates? I wonder if those shards are visible via the Kepler Space Telescope. It was the telescope that discovered the first Earth-sized extrasolar planets that orbited the sun.


Well Im guessing its a planet without life, we would day in a matter of seconds thats a sure thing, you know astromers detected life already about 455 light years away


I'm confused about light-years, are those equivalent to a standard Earth year?


No, those are years traveling at the speed of light, so it would take 455 years to get to that place assuming we are travelling at that speed


Oh ok, I see. Thanks for clarifying that, 455 years is a lot of time! Considering that teens and a lot of people spend lots of time on social media platforms like Facebook as well. Can't believe MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for a mere $75 million in early 2005, and now MySpace is gone with the wind!


I bet they are kicking themselves in the head by now, they turn down the business idea of their lifes,


I know! Especially after Facebook went public in 2012, the company was valued at 104 billion! I think the social media giant is worth a lot more than that now considering they have about 2.2 billion monthly active users


Hi. Do you like fun facts and trivia about movies?


That is a good reason. It is also kind of nice that Jim Carrey is no longer doing dramas because he only wants to portray positivity.


Yeah that is an odd one.  There can be positive dramas - just go to the website where you can listen to all the radio dramas for free - there are plenty there.


That is a great point. I like good stories. Like how Jon Hamm taught at his old school and ended up teaching Erin from the Office.


My favorite film recently was the 2018 Black Panther.  Have you seen it


I have. It was good. He is the richest super hero, $500 billion.


That is a lot of money - Tony Stark is only worth 100 billion!


I thought he was the richest and Batman makes even less only $80 billion/


I am not sure why they deserve that much money - the Black Panther script actually dates back to the 4th century


That is interesting. I felt like a lot of indigenious Nigerian information was in the movie


Yes there was.  It is interesting they changed the character's name briefly to Black Leopard to avoid confusion with the political group.


I do.  I know a lot about the Oscars - the big awards for artistic and technical merit in films


How interesting. Well I had a great time chatting and learning about movies with you.


Did you know Daniel Day Lewis is the only actor to win best actor 3 times? Do you have a favorite actor?


I am a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio - even though he does not have as many oscars as Enimen.


Wow. I am surprised Eminem has so many Oscars. It must be more for music than acting. He is nowhere close to Walt Disney, though.


Yes 22 Oscars is a crazy lot!  But his studios have made a lot of films over the years.


Yes, they usually win for animation. I wonder what it means that the Oscars were nominated for Emmys?


I have no idea - was the awards show that good?  I never watch awards shows - I much prefer watching dramas like House with Hugh Laurie.


I have not watched that show but it must be good. The actor earns 700,000 dollars an episode


It is amazing.   I think its funny that Michael Caine only became an actor because of all the cute girls in drama class.


When the simpsons have very passionate fans who probably dissect every episode for easter eggs.Did you know when south park aired its family guy episode finale, the simpson crew sent them flowers?


That is interesting. I wonder why that was. Speaking of cartoons, do you watch Pokemon?


I have. I was surprised to learn that there are over 750 episodes, which are about 50 a per for 16plus years


I used to watch when I was younger. I'm glad they popularized them again with the game, which I have yet to play.


Sorry, Pokemon Go. I did play games on the Gameboy Color back in the day. Do you like tv shows that are not cartoons? How about That 70s Show?


Pokemon Go is a grind. Also I enjoyed the 70s show. It was made verbatim in the uk, but too bad it was cancel so soon, only after 10 ep.


Yeah, well I can see that. I can't see the characters being the same especially if made in UK English verbatim. What did you watch when you were younger? Did you ever watch Thomas the Tank Engine?


Well I watched cartoons on 4kids. I never liked Thomas the Tank engine since cars with eyes were somehow weird. I also watch teletubies which somehow were acceptable at the time. Now I realize very creepy


Haha. I know someone with a smart car. She put eyes with eyelashes on it. I suppose you would not be a fan. Ringo Star, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have all narrated over 50 Thomas the Tank engine shows.


I just learned that one google search takes more computing power than for neil armstrong and the other astronauts to go to the moon. Is Google your search engine of choice?


Wow that is impressive. I am not okay with cars with eyes and even saw cars the disney movie. In any case, this was a fun chat.


It is. Did you know that google is so extensive that when it was down for just 5min in 2013, it took 40% of web traffic with it?


That is interesting. I believe it. Google maps must account for some of that traffic. When there is a border that's disputed, Google Maps is tailored to fit the claims of each country.


That is nice of google to go the extra mile. Did you know that google maps also calculates traffic by tracking the movement of android devices?


That is creepy. I wonder if they can do that even if you don't have locations on.


As a company that specializes in internet related services and products, I wonder if they will ever go into tv?


That is a good question and they probably should. Do you like to watch the Simpsons?


I was surprised to learn that bart either appears or is mentioned in all but one episode. I wonder which episode it was?


Yeah, I have watched quite a few Simpsons episodes but I don't remember that one. I wonder why they decided to do that and if most people noticed.


Right, how do they just claim the land lol. Do you ever go to Mcdonalds in your car


Actually, I don't drive. I live in New York City. Going to take my driver's test any day now at the age on 29 lol


that is awesome! Mcdonalds invented the drive thru for solders back in the day.


For soldiers? Did they drive through in their tanks? Also, what's "back in the day" in this case?


lol, it was 1975 and they did it because soldiers couldn't leave their car in uniform


Why couldn't they leave their cars in uniform? How did they do anything while on duty?


Maybe it was just in public. I think things have changed a lot since then lol. It was nice chatting with you!


Wonder if as soldiers they had flame throwers on/in their cars? That's illegal in South Africa among civilians, so it's apparently a thing there


Lol, i can't imagine that being the safest thing lol! I am going to go equip my car with one!


As long as you don't live in South Africa, I'm sure it'll be perfectly fine with law enforcement ^_^


I used to. It was A Night at the Opera by Queen, matched only by A Day at the Races...also by Queen :) You?


lol I may be moving there now, no one will mess with me lol. Have a good night!


Those are both some solid albums, good choices! I liked hybrid theory by linkin park, I went to a few of their concerts in 2001, they were awesome!


Oh wow, that one takes me back. I still listen to it, actually.


Nice, sad to hear about their singer. I like listening to it in my car


Yeah, I was sad when he killed himself. Never got to see them perform live :/ Do you happen to drive a Caddy or another type of car?


I own a Jeep, but love Cadillac, I think it was named after someone famous


Yeah, a French explorer named Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. It's funny, I never really think about where cars get their names from, except like Ford.


that makes sense. If I remember right he founded Detroit?


Yes! i have no idea how a person founds a city, though


That Paul Manafort is quite the character don't you think?


I didn't know that. Did you know that there are 5 planets in our solar system that are visible to the naked eye?


I didnt actually I thought there was 8 more. The other names for earth are, gaia tellu and telluris. Interesting huh.


Yeah that's interesting. Something I found odd was that the planet Uranus rotates sideways & rolls around its sun instead of spinning like most planets.


Boy could I tell a couple jokes on that point Lol. It is interesting though. Kind of makes you think about what might be going on around that part of the solar system to make it behave so differently than other planets do.


I wonder that myself. Have you heard about the planetary system that astronomers say contains the basic building blocks of life?


I hadnt heard of that. I do know that the basic building blocks of life are atoms. Look at me, somebody paid attention that day in school. Lol.


Do you follow the fashion industry much? I read something about Rip Curl making its clothes in North Korea. How is that even possible?


I dont even know who rip curl is, but my guess is that it is much cheaper to make them over there.


Apple at one point had a clothing line. Do you remember it? I think it was in the 80's.


I have seen shirts with the apple logo. I didnt figure that apple actually made the shirts though.


To be honest I have no idea who he is. What did he do.


They're still doing pretty good I think. It was great talking with you. Have a good day!


He lead Trump's campaign for a short while & is currently in jail. Surprised you haven't heard about him.


I dont really keep up with news to much. Its kind of depressing if you ask me.


Yeah it can be pretty depressing. Do you spend much time using the internet?


Oh yeah I do. Doesn't everybody these days.


I read that clicking links on the internet can cause addiction that's measurable in the brain. Do you believe that?


Im not sure about clicking links being what is addictive. I would say it is the content provided, and our need to know whats going on and learn new things.


I'm a big fan of astronomy. Do you know much about it or our universe?


I know enough to be dangerous. Lol. Did you know that there are three other names for earth


Hello, do you know much about the box office?


I think so too. In Britain around 50BC, they bred chickens for entertainment and not food.


Entertainment is vary from culture to culture. There are different type of entertainment like story telling, drama, dance etc...


Its is Japanese multi-national electronic and video games company.


Did you know it can only be displayed in 54 colors?


Yes, First they produce playing cards in the early stage, later only they moved to video games.


Nintendo was discontinued in Japan back in 2003.


Its shocking. Which is your favourite entertainment ?


I like playing baseball with my friends.


Hi, Film generates revenue through several medium like television broadcasts right and advertisement. Box office is the primary metric for trade.


Yep. Did you know Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star?


Yes, Avatar is the world wide proclaimed as highest grossing film over 2 billion.


I love Avatar. It was such a great movie. I heard they are making a second one.


Animated film are contribute biggest in box office collection. Mostly kids liked movie have very high box office.


Yes for sure. Disney once considered shutting down their animation studio because Sleeping Beauty was a flop at the box office.


The projection and analysis of these earnings is very important for the movie industries and knowing the interest of the fans. So only they are promoting the films in various way.


Interesting. The movie Trojan War had a budget of $15 million and only made $309 at the box office. Seems like that is wrong.


Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of audiences and giving joy to them. Today entertainment plays major role in stress relief.


I completely agree with you.  I think they will ban this law in the near future


They should ban it. It seems like they are trying to dictate and take away peoples decision or free choice.


I concur.  Also, do you realize there is a website that we can listen unlimited for free


but I do not know the name of the web site though


Oh. I will look later to see if I can find it.


Thank you.  Do you like drama by any chance


So do I.  I watch them in my free time.  Hugh Luarie is one of my most favorite stars


I am not familiar with Hugh. Is he a good actor?


yeah, he is a very good one.  He is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama


You should watch his show if you have time.  By the way, nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


Thank.  Do you know that our radio can pick up radio storms from Jupiter


I did not know that. That is super cool and interesting.


I know.  Also, soldiers in wwii used razorblade and pencil to make a simple radio


THat is interesting as well. I am learning all new kinds of the things.


Just like you.  I learned these facts from reading these articles.


Yeah. Reading is a wonder in itself to attain a wealth of knowledge.


I concur.  Also, it is a law in Canada that all of its radio stations must play at least 40% of the music played Canadian


THats a stupid law. Play what ever is good should be the law.


jayson Tatum seems like a hot prospect for the Celtics with 20 or more points in 7 postseason games


His barber went to Milwaukee expenses paid by Tatum.  He really loves this barber


That's crazy.  I guess money isn't an issue.


Guess not.  NBA player Allen Iverson got a lifetime endorsement with Reebok in 2001 paying him $800000 per year until age 55 then a lump sum of $32,000,000


That's crazy.  Space jam is the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time.


That's got some NBA stars in it that I recall.  In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid employee is a college basketball or football coach


Wow, that's nuts.  Both volleyball and basketball were invented at the ymca


I didn't know that.  Lebron James raised $6 million for charity in televising "the Decision."


I didn't either.  Tim duncan of the san antonio spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the nba.


That could have been a smart move.   Basketball careers don't last a lifetime.  By the way, James Naismith was the inventor of basketball and was a losing coach in basketball.


Vasectomy rates increase during march madness so that men can stay at home for a few days to watch basketball.


Wow, interesting.  Jayson Tatum has emerged as perhaps the next great young player for the Boston Celtics.


That is odd. But, with air Jordan's who would miss it.  Did you know air jordans were banned in the NBA upon their intro but Jordan wore them as nike paid the fine each game.  Shows what money can do


Tatum apparently has an awesome hairline too with a great barber.


Haha, apparently so.  Tatum is a big reason the depleted Celtics are not only in the conference finals, but leading LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, one game to zip.


Does he get his haircut too much though like Marcus Morris says?


It sounds like it.  I don't get mine cut enough.  Lol


Tatum is from St. Louis and goes to his hometown barber the past 8 years


Wow, that's cool. Although Tatum believes in barber fidelity, sometimes he gets impatient


Take, for instance, this January 2015 tweet: Keep saying im gone grow my hair.... Lol need a cut though! - Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) January 9, 2015 When Tatum's eye starts wandering and Gutierrez, who owns Jules Unique Studios in St. Louis, can't get to Boston or wherever the Celtics are playing, the young NBA player will go elsewhere.


What do you like to do for entertainment?


That is awesome, wow! Do you have other favorite comic book characters?


Me too, those were great movies, not the new one though


I agree. I want to see more action and less talking.


That is how I felt with venom. I just watched that last night and was ehhhh about it


I wanted to see a better plot with Venom. Do you know who produced Black Panther by any chance?


For sure, I don't know who produced it, do you?


Yes it was produced by Marvel Studios. Do you know who directed it?


I do not know who was the director, were they famous or did other marvel movies?


I don't know if this director directed other movies by he did direct this one and he is Ryan Coogler.


I like to watch movies and listen to music mostly. How about you?


I think I have heard of him, I will check what other movies he did, it was so nice chatting with you!


me too, I play old school nintendo sometimes, did you know it only has 54 colors?


I didn't know this. Did you watch Black Panther?


I did watch it, I loved black panther, i love basically all the marvel movies. What did you think of it


It was a fantastic movie. I was blown away by the acting in this movie. I read somewhere that one of the actors made a series of campaigns and charities for kids to watch the movie.


that is so nice! I think black panther was named that before the black panther party was created


I believe that was the case as well. I was also impressed that other known celebrities also donated to the cause such J.J Abrams, Viola Davis to name a few.


wow, that is so great! I like when people use their status for good things. Too bad black panther wasn't real, he could do damage with that 500 billion dollars he is worth in the comics


I agree. I heard the Go Fund Me campaign for Black Panther was started by Frederick Joseph because he wanted to help children in Harlem to watch the movie.


I am more surprised that most of them are "old" presidents. Maybe that's why they were so good, they were so rich that they were incorruptible.


Yup, not like Indonesia where the president there has released 3 pop albums while in office!


The first one was so good that he continued and released 2 mores.


Hilarious.  I do not know if it as wild as Zimbabwe's first president being named President Banana!


Do you think it was his real name ? Or he choose this name voluntarily ?


Haha, good question.  He had to have chosen it.  I would vote for Banana!  Speaking of which, astronauts cast their votes from space!


Yeah, that is the principle of democracy, everyone gets to vote, even if you are in the middle of the jungle.


Well, sort of.  34% of the black male population in Alabama can no longer vote.  I wonder why, incarceration?


Yeah, if you are convicted, you lose your right to vote, it should not be like that.


In the 2018 midterms, Florida voted to allow former felons to vote.


Not as much as my wife!  I am always fascinated by the new designs though.  It is amazing to think about the fact that 5000 year old shoes preform better than modern shoes.


That is a step in the right direction, like not all men had the right to vote in the UK in 1918.


That is hard to believe.  Almost as hard to believe as Austin, TX passing a vote to name a garbage dump after Fred Durst!


Maybe they should have given their opinion on something more serious like gun control.


I am actually a republican who is against guns.  All you need to do is look at what happened in Broward County last Valentine's Day to realize how terrible guns are.


Yeah, gun are serious responsibilities and should not be available to anyone without any serious reasons  (bears are a serious reason). Thanks for the conversation.


I wonder in what aspects they outperform today's shoes.


I bet is done on purpose by the companies so you purchase more shoes!


Yeah 500 years ago shoes were made of rock.


I bet they did not ever smell bad.  A good trick to prevent smelly shoes, is to put dry tea bags in them!


Never tries that, but I do like tea, I would not waste it on smelly shoes.


Haha, good point!  Could always do what Steve Smith of the Panthers used to do and just leave your smelly shoes out.  He actually would leave his shoes on the field to promote awareness for the homeless.


Stephon Malbury promoted shoes that retailed for less than 15$. Not all athletes are snobs.


Yea, that is pretty cool of him. Speaking of wealth, I am surprised Trump isn't in the top 3 of wealthiest presidents.


Are you addicted to clicking  links on the intenet?


really? That is a good fall back, I wonder how they have a copy of the internet


I have no idea either but it is in the Library of Alexandria


Nice, that will be good in case it ever goes down. Do you think they have a back up to the backup lol


Haha good question. On another topic, do you know much about planets?


I know a little bit here and there. I know the planet uranus rotates sideways and rolls around the sun. What do you know?


I know that Venus does not tilt and therefore it has no seasons


That is interesting, planets blow my mind. I heard that Jupiter's moon would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun


I know right? There is a planet where it rains shards of glass, that is scary


yikes, I am so happy it doesn't do that on earth lol. I think they blow sideways at 4500 mph lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


No not yet but it is scary to know that that can actually happen


Right, I think we all have grown into this addiction that we may not be aware of it. I am sure people climbing mt everest take advantage of the 3g internet and cell up there


Yeah I bet they do. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


I do not know what that is, is it internet related?


Yes it is the three horizontal line menus that are on apps


that makes sense lol. I never knew that! I bet it was in some terms of service that I never read.


I know I am like you, in that 7% of people that do not read them


We are the 93%! I am sure we have sold our soul to the devil or something lol


Hahaha maybe. DId you know there is a copy of the Internet saved?


Many guitarist are very unique and have spectacular careers. For instance, Brian may uses coins instead of picks, while Pink floyd guitarist turned a houseboat into a floating recording studio


Wow, thta is really interesting! Crazy! I didn't know that there was a guitar that was  so small it was the size of a red blood cell, and played by a laser! I can't imagine that!


Wow! I didn't know that. I wonder who made such a thing and the amount of time and research to actually make it.


Right? A red blood cell is microscopic so it blows my mind. Another amazing guitarist is Mary Halvorson, She is considered jazz but who can really tell anymore with so many genre's!


Personally, I like how jazz maintained its core style, yet as drew upon different national, regional, and local musical culture as it spread to evolve and give rise to distinct styles.


I agree, jazz really can't be put into a category since there's so many types. We probably hear more jazz than we realize. I find it interesting that many great artists studied jazz at some point, like Tupac Shakur.


Indeed, there are so many types of jazz like kansas city jazz, gypsy jazz, and cool jazz to name a few. They were all jazz, yet they couldn't be more different.


Exactly, and all of these amazing guitarists are jazz musicians. I always think of jazz as saxophones lol....


Like you say, many amazing artists such as clint eastwood were lifelong jazz enthusiasts.


Really, I didn't know that. At one point Bob Marley was on the album charts for over 914 weeks....and his music has some notes of jazz in it. So interesting!


Hello, I like many genre's. Have you heard about the new jazz album put out by Steve Tibbets? He is a guitarist.


Wow! It is amazing to see how jazz has influenced even bob marley. In any case, thanks for the great chat. I'm going to check out some bob marley songs after this is over.


I still have some Marley Albums lol, have a great night! Bye!


Yes, it is. I would like to hear it. Jazz is so interesting to me. I love guitar music...it's the best!


Speaking of the guitar, did you know when eddie van halen recorded beat it, he literally set the speakers on fire?


What! Wow, he is an amazing guitarist. Van Halen has always been a favorite of mine. The Guitar just has a awesome sound and Eddie is one of the best!


Well aside for setting speaker on fire, guitarists are well know for breaking guitars. Do you know who holds the Guinness world record for most guitars smashed during a tour?


I can believe that! I have seen it at most concerts I have been to, but actually no I don't...who is it? Guitars are so expensive!


I guess the flare and fame of the guitarist makes it worth it. I just hope it wasn't a rare or limited edition guitar.


Right! Me too. Actually Aerosmith made more money off of guitar hero than any album they ever recorded...that is crazy! Their career has been spectacular.


It appears only 7% of us do. I never read them either


Well now i don't feel so bad, haha! Someone got banned from Facebook because they had the same name as a so-called celebrity.


Sometimes, it's not my first choice though.


Yeah me either. But they are watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined


I hear they are broadcast in 86 countries including overseas territories.


They are hige for sure. Do you know IGN?


I do not. I heard Fox tried to sue the Simpsons to stop a parody that they didn't want them doing.


That is so strange. Apparently IGN is a gaming website and is owned by the same company that owns Fox News


I never knew that. In 2007 fox tried a new show somewhat like the daily show but was canceled after only 13 episodes.


All the time it's become a way of life. You?


Oh that was short for sure. Nice chatting with you


Very much so, and very true. Did you know there is a copy of it in the library of alexadnria?


A copy, how can the internet be copied? Have you ever egosurfed?


Is that when you search your own self in the web?


Yes it is. Apparently astronauts have faster internet then we do.


I guess it would make sense, they are much closer to the satellites


Too funny! Everyone in Finland has the right to use the internet.


That is amazing actually. good for them. Do you ever read the terms and condition when buying products online?


I'm guilty..I do not. I wonder how many people do?


Hey how are you doing? You going to tune in on April 28th for the Stanley Cup Playoffs?


That would be cool to see. Do you watch the NFL at all?


Do you think there should be a rule that is different in the NFC versus the AFC? Like in baseball with the DH?


No, it is easier in Baseball to do that. They cant even get calls right with chips tracking the ball!


Yah, that is unfortunate. They keep chips in players shoulder pads for data too, that's pretty cool.


They should get a female.  There is no rule against.


Yah, that is a choice they could make. I always thought the NFL stood for the National Football League, did you know it actually stood for the No Fun League? I'm joking though.


Or Not For Long haha.  Average nfl player lifetime earnings is less than an engineer.


I could see that, min contract of like 2 million then done for life? I wish they would be able to get better financial counselling than a check in the box class for when they're 21.


Or then can become engineers still when retired at 25 haha.  By the way, lets hope for a better SuperBowl next year.  Bet the 1970 bowl was better than this one.


Yeah, I will watch the Sharks since they are around the corner!


For sure, no student loans when they graduate hopefully. It was great chatting with you, I'm going to take off, have a great day!


Very cool, are they having a good year this year?


I think so!  I dont watch until playoffs though I have been to live games.


Very cool, the games are fun to watch even though I don't really like hockey that much. You watch golf at all?


I have tried putting.  The courses are closing around me due to water.  Avg course uses 312000 gallons a day


Yet some people don't have access to any water in this world, Dubai's course uses almost 4 million a day!


Geez.  Did you know Babe Ruth was Americas most famous golfer!


I never would have guessed that, Samuel L Jackson plays a lot of golf too, he's got a clause in his contracts to be able to go golf!


In the middle of production.  He should do  golf movie then!


Did you know President Coolidge had a real electric horse to ride?


No, I didn't know. I wonder if the public can visit? I know the first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.


That's funny! I want to visit, too. I love the white house. I heard it was eco friendly too, for a while. Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on it until Reagan had it removed.


Interesting! I don't hear much about the garden or stables at the White House in the news lately? Do they even still have horses there?


Hmm, I'm not sure. I would hope so. I haven't heard much about the white house at all. I think they're busy in there! But not too busy to send a card if you send them a birth announcement!


That sounds fun! I know one of the first president's horse stable burnt down. Lipizzaner horses seem to be what's in lots of early artwork. They are so pretty.


I would agree! Do you know which president first lived in the white house?


I've forgotten who it is! I hear they still use floppy disks in the White House, though.


That's ridiculous! I think it's time to upgrade. Speaking of ridiculous, president Carter turned down the thermostats to 65 degrees in the winter of 1977. How absurd!


Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas tress from the White House. Maybe they should name it something besides white...


Interesting. I can see why he banned trees, though. It saves the environment!


Wow! I did not. That's so interesting. I like horses. I think they're so interesting. I especially like racehorses.


I bet if we all had horses instead of cars that would really save the environment. Then again, I've heard people say cows and horses pollute with their methane gas.


Yes, those are very fine horses! Apparently Coolidge tried to keep his electric horse a secret, but it eventually surfaced.


That's so interesting! I don't blame him, though. Horses are great. Did you know that the length of horse hair is related to the amount of sunlight that it gets?


Yes, I used to have horses growing up. If we didn't want them to grow winter coats we used to put them in the barn before dark and put lights on them. Blankets, too!


Wow! That explains a lot of what I see. I never knew that. Did you own racehorses as well? I heard that thoroughbred racehorses can trace their y chromosome to one single horse!


I had Quarterhorses. They can have some pretty cool pedigrees, too. I guess the President's electric horse wasn't that cool, as I hear it had no head or tail!


You seem to know a lot about presidents! Do you know any more interesting facts about the presidents?


Well, despite living in the White House, most presidents also have private homes. Most of their guest houses are larger than the White House itself.


That's interesting! Did you know that there's a white house in Atlanta that is very similar to the white house in D.C.?


Are you a fan of the Star Wars franchise?


Yeah it seems like a big part of the franchise success is due to her, she even won an academy award for edditing, something Lucas wasnt able to achieve


nope I bet that bothers him too, do you have an iphone or android phone btw?


well apparently the iphone has more cpu computer power than the entire USA nuclear deterrent system, so I guess thats good? Or scary haha


I think thats really scary, I didnt know I had that much power in my pocket lol, smartphones are an amazing tech creation, I still cant get around how you can talk with others even at thousans of km away


ya the technology is very impressive, also crazy is the cable that runs across the atlantic ocean with phone and internet service is only about 3 inches in diamter, you'd think they'd use satalleties for that these days


I agree, that cable must be crazy strong though, imagine resisting all that pressure, its a really important cable and 2.7 is a really thin diameter.


Ya I agree, like what if a boat crashes into it or something? It seems so precarious, did you hear about the trick with a phone book?


No, can you tell me about that trick please!


well so if you overlap each page of two phone books, apparently  it is physically impossible to separate the two! must be all that friction


hi I am, my favorite movie is Empire Strikes Back, what about you?


Wow I wonder why that happens, you know Unicef will donate a day of clean water for every minute your cellphone is without use! what a great campaign!


I like the Return of the Jedi better, although Empire Strikes Back is also one of my favorites, I dont really like the new movies though


nope I personally hate all the new movies they're horrible, I just pretend they don't exist, I definitely won't be paying money to see episode 9


I agree, I feel like the essence of Star Wars has been deleted, theres no more Jedis and the plot is absurd, I hope they fix this


yup, the plot is dumb and they ruined luke as a character, I also don't know why they translated star wars into navajo in 2013 that seems like a limited audience haha


I agree lol, you know Fox convinced Gerge Lucas to take merchandising rights instead of a 500k fee, they didnt have faith in the franchise, they sure were mistaken


haha ya they lost a lot of money and he became a billionaire, kind of crazy that James Earl Jones was only paid $8 for the voice of Darth Vader in the first movie too


He was only paid $8 he was ripped off for sure lol, he was paird in total $7500 still he got ripped off


ya that is definitely a ripoff for an iconic role! I think Lucas' wife is the unsung hero of star wars though, I know she did a lot of crucial editing to make that first movie as good as it was


I think they were too radical and not approved by the NBA. David Stern was not a progressive commissioner.


I wonder how big the fine was that Nike had to pay. The publicity was probably worth the cost. The money for endorsements far exceeds the salaries of top players.


Small enough that the ROI was worth the fine. It's like when Dee Snyder went to talk to the senate. His album sales went up after that!


I wonder what Allen Iverson is going to do with a $32 million payday when he turns 55. He could start a shoe company!


That's a lot of money... There's a basketball court on the top floor of the supreme court... Who knew!


There are only 9 justices, not enough to make up two teams. I suppose they are allowed to dunk, unlike Kareem.


I heard the Notorios RBG has a great vertical. Dunks on Kennedy all the time.


She's the Spud Webb of the Supremes. She stays in shape to maintain respect on the court.


I did see her trainer released a book. Seems like an odd thing to do since his client is a Judge.


Notoriety is enough to get a readership. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


I'm fine! How are you? Do you follow the NBA?


I usually follow the league around playoff times. The best approach to shooting free throws is the "granny style" according to physicists. It is not pretty, though.


No, it's not. Almost as ugly as the Wizards season!


I hear ya. The players still get paid well, though. By averagy salary, NBA players are the world's best paid athletes.


Tim Duncan stayed in college and lost millions in NBA money.


That's not the decision that I would have made. You can always go back to college after you finish playing.


I know and he missed out on a lot of endorsements because he just didn't care. Air jordans were banned for a period of time.


I wonder why the league banned Air Jordans. Did they give an unfair advantage, or was the league just not making money off them?


I did not realize that JFK was a wealthier president than Washington.


Maybe so - unlike other countries - not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918


They didnt? I wonde why, 34% of the black male population in Alabama lost their rights to vote


There is a lot of voter discrimination in this country.  Thats why the dump in austin is named after somebody.


That is really messed up, I wouldnt like a dump to be named after me, they must have something against Fred Durst


Yes.  Maybe they were listening to the radio too much - there is one station in Finland who does the news in Latin


Yeah that was back in 1989, sounds boring to me, but thats because I dont understand a word of latin


Its gotta be better than listening to radio storms from Jupiter!


Storms from Jupiter actually sound pretty fun, it would be interesting at least


Maybe so - the reception is probably as good as the radios the soldiers in ww II had - made with a razor blade and a pencil


I guess that skilled saved more than one life, knowing how to make a radio out of those materials sounds like a great skill if you are at war


JFK was loaded, I didnt realize Washington was rich lol


Yes there have been a lot of unique presidents in history - Zimbabwe's president banana was a fun one


That name is really fun, is that really his name?


I believe so! I wonder what Trump thinks with the presidents guest house being bigger than the White House?


I think the guest house is actually Trumps, not owned by the goverment,


What would be really interesting is that until 1805 the second place in the election became vice president.  A Trump Hillary combo?  Yowsa!


That would be terrible, I don't like that combination,  do you know that even astronauts can vote!


Yes!  Easier to vote in space though than in India where one polling place was in a forest full of lions!


They did? I guess they really value voting rights in India, it must be a mandatory thing


Yeah, the company is only 20 years old, but boy, for the younger generation, they only know a world with google.


this is totally true. im not the younger generation but I can barely remember a time without google


Yeah, i remember a time before the web. before the internet. the world was very different, and so were computers.


i remember our first computer and dial up. AOL was the main thing back then.


Yeah, the chirping modem and the welcome screen. i used to log into BBSs back in the day. a lot has changed.


ooooh ya floppy disks like true FLOPPY disks and a big huge box for a monitor and green lettering lol. google reorganized in 2015  and created alphabet corp. google is actually a subsidiary now.


yeah, i guess for tax purposes it made sense. google is huge.


speaking of huge. at the moons highest point its 1938 meters which is taller than everest


I cant imagine scaling something that high, even in low gravity. plus the moon is not that safe.


moon dust cuts through kevlar. so yes the moon is not safe


i use google for everything. did you know a single google search requires more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon


I would not want to go there. not even on vacation. anyway, great chat!


Yeah, i believe. computer power has improved so quickly. every couple years or so it basically doubles.


wow in 2013 google went down for a mere 5 minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it


Yeah, the world would come to a halt if the internet died. what could anyone do? nothing could get done.


can you imagine the pressure on google and its employees? to keep the world running! google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road. Im not sure if thats cool or an invasion of privacy


I think that people are happy that others provide the info to make traffic better but do not want to get busted for speeding LOL


googles headquarters are in california and its nicknamed the Googleplex


That is a great pun. complex. googleplex. i bet it is an interesting place to work.


oh hahaha I didnt even put that together! google was founded in 1998.


Hi, how are you? Do you like to use the Internet?


I mean radio, TV, email, internet telephony, music or newspapers.


I usually look at some newspaper sites, sometimes YouTube for music. Not much radio, though I think it's a good medium.


I will use a clipping service to route me to newspaper articles of interest.  Reddit is also a media that I use.  The internet has reshaped access to media.


Reddit is a good way to get answers to questions. I haven't used a clipping service. Usually I just pop over to NYT, WaPo and poke around.


Have you ever used a rotary phone.  There took a long time to dial.  The New York area code of 212 was assigned because it was the shorted to dial.


Those New Yorkers! I suspected something like that! Yes, I used a rotary. Slow slow slow.


Push buttons seemed like a major technological advance.  Telephones take the voice frequencies, convert them to electronic signals and then performs the reverse action at the other end.


And they do with their own voltage supply. It's a pretty cool system. I'm impressed how well it's held up. Now with fiber optics and under seas cables, it's easy to reach the world.


Sure is.  Those overseas cables just rest on the ocean floor, sometimes at depths that no man has reached.


I could not live without it.  I helped establish it in the 1990's at a telephone company.  We placed some of the optical networking technologies in place to allow it to grow.


I guess there is no easy way to service them. Robots?


Pull them to the surface, splice in a new piece or replace a repeater.  Nice chatting!


That's great! You must have gotten great speeds on the Internet at your company. But no addiction from clicking, I hope.


It was not as powerful then.  Email was our first big application.  I guess you know that those 3 horizontal lines at the upper right of your browser is called a hamburger button.


The vegans must be up in arms about that! Hamburgers promote speciesist thinking! Heresy!


That is the only location where they want a hamburger to exist.  The internet is so widespread that there is now service at the top of Mr. Everest.


I wonder who the IT guy is on Everest. Pretty tough job! LOL probably a satellite signal.


I would think so.  No tower building at that elevation.  Very few people read the full terms when buying on the internet.


I'm surprised anyone does. The terms are long and boring. People figure that there can't be anything too serious in there. Otherwise people would complain.


I agree.  If they were too bad, the company could not sell successfully.  What media do you use most on the internet?


Hello there, do you follow politics much?


That is very interesting, I just never realized just how much land they controlled out there.


I think so too. A man in France once impersonated a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower twice.


That is too funny, how in the world could you ever pull that off? And then again lol.


No idea lol. In 2006, the US government passed legislation that would protect government employees from violating the Geneva Conventions.


That is very interesting.  Did you hear that the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the amazon rainforest?


Yeah it sure is, and I think they rank low as a country in regards to polluting.


Pretty good. Do you know much about Congress?


Yeah I know a little bit. I know Elmo is the only non-human to testify before them!


Very funny! I saw they have 3 subway lines that are for Congress members only.


That is funny too, it probably is super slow.  Nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day!


Yeah I do a bit.  Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest US presidents have been?


I heard it was JFK, Jefferson, and Washington. I wonder if Trump will be on that list?


Yeah good call, I don't know, but I bet that he thinks that he should be!


I think so too. Did you know Wikileaks published the government's plan to destroy Wikileaks?


I read about that a few years ago, very bold move by them, but I think that the government needs to be more transparent.


Did you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Holy crap!  That is a ton, I do know they used to do nuclear testing out there.


They do a bunch with secret bases too I heard.


I don't know. What surprise me is a fact that literature, music, painting, sculpture and architecture were Olympic events from 1912 until 1952. Olympic events means were part of Games? Any idea about that?


That is surprising and I was honestly unaware of that. Wonder why they did away with it? What really surprises me is romantic kissing is hardly ever mentioned in ancient Greek literature. It's basically a recent development!


I think so. Ancient time had another vision of love and all sort of feelings. I guess even Shakespeare is example of that. Did you read him?


I did actually and am a huge fan of his! You know, he even invented the names Olivia, Miranda and Jessica which I found fascinating to discover that!


I didn't know it. It's interesting! How did he do it? haha I guess his work at his historical perid was quite unusual and often criticised.


So true. But he coined and popularized so many different phrases from laughing stock to as luck would have it to break the ice to full circle to wild goose chase, etc.


True. By the way, do you know that there is sort of challenge when writers come up with worst possible opening sentence to a novel?


Is that so? I wonder if it was inspired by those "You laugh, you lose" competitions held by CS Lewis when he read terrible poetry? Ha!


Haha. That's funny. It could be actually! By the way, do you mostly read books or e-books on devices?


I do enjoy both. In fact, I also read recently that Shakespeare and Pocahontas were actually alive at the same time and also sadly died one year apart. I found that to be both surprising and interesting!


Hi! I love reading! In fact, Starship Troopers is on my reading list because it's the first Sci-Fi novel to make the reading lists of three US military branches! What about you?


It's nice. It looks like you are really fan of reading. It was my pleasure to chat with you. Have a good day!


It was great chatting with you as well! And before I go, I'd also like to recommend Ender's Game as it's another suggested reading book for US military branches! Have a great day, friend!


I used to read a lot when I was younger and now, probably, read a lot of literature about business. I kind of regret about it. But I like sci-fi. It's so cool.Starship Troopers is a good choice.


Agreed. I figured if it made the military reading list, it must be good! I love reading but I'll never be able to top the world record for speed reading of 4700 words per minute that Anne Jones set. Ha!


I'm really wondering can this person express what was meaning of the text? 4700 words is crazy!


I know, right? That just sounds unbelievable. Ha! What's almost as unbelievable to me is there was actually a moral panic over the spread of reading novels back in the18th century. It's like how and why would that lead to a moral panic?


Well, people are always strange. In the 20 century we've seen so many examples of concerns because of changes of society. But anyway we are alive haha


That is true. And let's not forget our own FDA burned six tons of literature in a censorship act. That almost makes me want to cry.


Do you know what kind of literature was it? I'm just wondering...


There's no telling, honestly. It's so hard to fathom our own FDA doing that! But on a more positive note, Winston Churchill won a Nobel Prize - not for peace -  but for literature back in 1953! I wonder if anyone else has ever won one for something other than peace?


nah!  cant stand facebook and mark zuckerburg


For sure, I don't care for his colorblindness either, I hate the blue look to facebook!


I would like to have the estimated 104 billion dollars that facebook is worth.


for sure lol! I would try selling it again to myspace for 10x the original amount that myspace declined it for, just to rub it in


lol...  I do find it cool that Burger King offered a free whopper for every ten people that you unfriend on facebook.  If I had a FB page I would unfriend 10 people everyday!


I would do it 10x per day also. I love a whopper and don't know half of my friends anymore lol


lol..  I would have to do the math, but with 2.2 billion monthly active users that would be a lot of hamburgers!


That is so much, I wonder when they had that going on. I missed out I think. Maybe I will delete some anyways lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


ditto.  it would be worth starting a FB page if the offer still exists!


Me too, do you like the new ones or the old ones better?


Old ones!  I was 7 when the first one came out in 1977.


wow, i wasn't even a thought yet during that but I love them still! Lucas became a billionaire because of those!


Too bad he didnt share that money with James Earl Jones.  He only received 7500 for recording the voice of darth vader.


right, but it as only for a couple hours work I think. I would like a job like that. I wonder if he got a big pay raise after


Idk how long he worked for it but Vader is one of the most iconic characters in the franchise.  And since it holds the record for most successful film merchandising franchise i would have expected him to make more money.


For sure and he was like the original villain that everyone loved. Did you know George Lucas wife won an academy award for editing purposes?


Didn't know that. I bet she got a lot of money in the divorce!  lol


I am a Milwaukee fan, so the Brewers and the Bucks, how about you, do you follow any teams?


All chicago teams and the University of Illinois. This basketball season has be rough for us! I am not sure what they are doing but they are no longer a good organization. You guys got it going now!


Yeah the Bulls need a few years to rebuild, I was disappointed to see Jabari not do as well as hoped, but yeah the Bucks have a really good team right now.


Yeah he did, he is from Chicago, so him going back to the bulls was supposed to be his homecoming.  I tore my ACL this past summer, so I feel for him coming back from 2 of them!


Yeah. We just are not a good org. First him and then D-wade. Why can't we keep stars happy?


I think they have had a problem with keeping stars the last few years.  I think they get a good draft pick this year, and then give them a few seasons to get back.


Yeah I am for sure, are you a Cubs or a Sox fan?


Hello there, I am well thank you.  Do you watch much television?


I do watch too much tv! Do you watch it?


Yeah I am a fan for sure, but miss old shows that used to be on.  What is your favorite show ever?


Favorite show ever???? I think I would go with the Simpsons. You?


That is awesome, that is probably my favorite ever as well.  Except, only until the 12th season or so, then it just wasn't the same for me.


I couldn't watch until the 12th season. My parents were not fans and they didn't allow me to watch it. Once I got older, I caught up though. What's your favorite genre?


Yeah that is understandable, I had older siblings so I got exposed at a much younger age.  I would say comedy for sure.  Seinfeld, King of the Hill, Always Sunny are some of my other favorites.  How about you?


I like Always sunny. The first 2 seasons were brilliant. Love them. I watch a lot of live sports. It's a little bit of an obsession. Also can be a pain...


Yeah those first seasons were the best by far.  I am the same, I mostly watch sports live or I use my DVR because I work nights.  My fav baseball team was one game away from the series, and my fav basketball team is the best in the league right now.


rap that has a good content and meaningful and you


I like the new emo rap genre that's emerging. It's got a pretty interesting concept.


interesting. Korean rappers invented a new style of rap, it's called Compliment battle


That's pretty interesting. Busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the rugrats movie.


cool, Did you know that Eminem dreamed of becoming a comic book artist


That would have been a different route, he could probably still pursue it if he wanted.


yeah he is talented. Tupac was a talented rapper, his music is in the library of Congress of Cultural Significance


He was a pretty significant rapper. Did you know pilgrims only wore black on special occasions?


really that's cool, Also Apple had a clothing line in 1986.


I bet it was really minimalist and expensive!


I do like some rap, especially Drake. Do you listen to him?


Yeah I do, he is a Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer, he is an entrepreneur as well.


I remember him in Degrassi the most. It was one of my favorite shows growing up. Did you ever watch it?


of course, Drake graduated high school on October 2012, he was 25 years old


Well, better late than never! Hotline bling was sampled from 1972 hit why we can't live together.


interesting. Drake spent a lot of money on first editions of classic children's books like Charlotte's web and Winnie the Pooh during a tour in the UK.


He seems like a pretty good guy, especially after that music video where he spent the who budget on other people.


Yep he is a good guy and good rapper, Did you know that a Michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of rap during a case against rapper eminem


That's kind of funny. What kind of other rap do you like?


I cannot believe the cable in the ocean are only 2.7 inches in diameter. Seems too thin!


2.7 inches for cable in an ocean does seem unstable. I guess it is as strong as two phone books put together.


Or one's will to not use their phone for a few minutes so that Unicef can donate a day of clean water to a child in need.


The Unicef thing was actually really neat. Clean water for not using a cell phone sounds like a good exchange!


If I am unicef though, if someone doesn't stay off their phone, I would feel guilty about not giving water. Your going to let a kid die?


I don't think Unicef would refuse water just because someone is using their phone. I am not sure how that would work or works.


I listen to NPR and during their drives, when they have matching donations, I always wonder if they don't get the match if they don't hit the target goal. Seems mean...


I am pretty sure the point is just to get awareness and people involved in other ways. At least that is what I would think UNICEF and other places are trying to do.


I am probably overthinking this. That would be the first time I would be accused of that!


Maybe the president of Indonesia can step in to save everyone with the 3 pop albums. Then UNICEF can be let off the hook LOL


I am well, thanks. Did you know there were subway lines to move congress between the capitol and their offices? I had no clue.


I had no idea. I wonder if that is for protection or something. The Elmo thing was more of a shock to me. I wonder what that was for?


Puppet rights... I am surprised to see the first woman elected in 1916...


I guess Elmo does need protection like everyone else. The first woman in 1916...that is insane. AND she didn't even have the right to vote...


Yeah. Us men can be morons. See Me Too...


This is true. I noticed that New York's area code is said to be 212 because of the rotary phone. Why New York though LOL


Have you ever played fantasy congress? You draft members of congress and get points off of legislative success. Seems like a fun game for High School Civics...


Not even once have I played fantasy congress. I did not know that was a thing. It probably would be good for high schoolers.


Did You know that humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago ?


Well at least from a name , ok, but we are logical, spiritual and very intelligent... I don't know if one can call us animals :)


I disagree. I think animals are also very logical and intelligent. If you think about it, they are smarter than us. Humans are responsible for destroying the planet - and not only are we aware of that, we are consciously choosing to continue!


...but the fact that we are self-aware should make us something more than animals...


Animals are very much self-aware. They can plan for the future and cater their reactions to their environments. That is why you see so much of the animal kingdom continuing to thrive in the face of human interference.


Interesting... but You can't really say they are smarter than us ;) we may be more evil, but we are still smarter :)


What do you think qualifies (or rather, quantifies) our intelligence?


what do You mean ? No other animal can understand math on level we can...


What do we use math to understand? Quantity and calculations? How do you think animals know how much food to store for winter, or which directions to migrate, or how to account for tides when navigating in the ocean?


sure they are not stupid, but they won't build a computer processor...


Why do they need a computer processor? Animals have survived and thrived without electricity or any of the modern conveniences humans consider "essential" to our survival. I think the real sign of intelligence is the ability to not only survive but thrive in the face of challenges, and animals (excluding homo sapiens) have not only succeeded but excelled in doing so - all without damaging the Earth/locations for other species.


I think that fact is misleading. After all, we still have plenty of body hair today. I think it would be more accurate to say humans lost their fur (a consistent/extensive hair covering) within the last 240,000 years ago.


we don't talk about what they need or not, but about a fact they won't be able to build one because they don't understand high level calculations....


Why build what you don't need? Perhaps they have their own versions of technology. I don't think you can quantify or even compare human "intelligence" to that of the rest of the animal kingdom.


What do you think animal hair is? That's why I find wearing actual animal fur so disgusting. I wouldn't wear the skin and hair of another human. Why would I want to wear the skin of an animal?


no, what I meant was - did WE - humans had fur in the past ?