Oh, definitely not. It's definitely a privilege to vote. Did you know that 34% of the black male population in Alabama has lost the right to vote? CRAZY.


I know that is just so sad. In India on the other hand they set up a voting poll for a guy who lived among lions


So interesting. Speaking of voting, my favorite election is when we elect the president. Would you agree?


Yup, although nit always happy with th results but it is what it is. Do you know who the wealthies US presidents are?


I believe they were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. But our presidents aren't nearly as interesting as the president of Indonesia! Wanna know why?


Oh is that the guy that is also a musician, a pop star?


Hello, how are you? Do you television? Do you TV?


I think that it is great that such illustrious stars lend their talents to a kids' show like that. They are helping humanity.


Indeed they are. It's too bad more stars can't be like that! But as much as I love TV, I also love the library and am glad there are more libraries than there are McDonald's here in the US and over half the adult population still has library cards!


I think that the library and McD's can be combined to serve both needs. Calories for readers!


Exactly. Kind of like that library in Sacramento that started a library of things where they let you check out stuff you may need temporarily but don't want to own long term like sewing machines!


I think that it is a great way to help those who need but cannot afford. Things can get reused and recycled. Saves the planet.


So true! Speaking of libraries, did you know that if you publish a book in Norway, the government buys 1000 copies and distributes them to libraries across their country! That's a great thing to do!


I will go to Norway and live on the proceeds from my many kids books that I will write. I will have an easy life.


Same here. I should write about tennis since I'm a huge tennis fan. But speaking of which, I think it's sad no black man has won the US Open Tennis title since the first black man won it in 1968.


I am not a big fan of  tennis. I do not understand the sport. Anyway, great chat!


Well they've come a long way since they had to use a helicopter to dry the grass courts at the 1969 US Open that's for sure. Ha!


I love television! In fact, I love The Simpson's. There's actually an episode where Bart never makes an appearance nor is even mentioned that I still want to see. I bet it's weird never seeing Bart!


I would have done the same thing if I had not sold my helicopter. Have a good night!


Ha! I still can't believe the longest tennis match in history lasted 11 hours over the course of three days. That's insane! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a great evening as well!


TV is the only thing left of the civilized world. We would be beasts without TV to civilize us. I have not seen the non-Bart episode. He must have been sick. Or gone on strike.


Ha! Maybe so! Speaking of The Simpson's, their crew actually sent the South Park producers flowers after they aired the Family Guy episode. I thought that was pretty nice of them!


I think that the SP guys made fun of the FG guys and the Simpsons guys appreciate the joke.


Yeah, you are right about that! Did you also watch the 70s Show? There was a UK remake but sadly it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


I did not see the show. Some shows do not translate well to other cultures. Also the casting is key.


Agreed it is. It just amazes me Pokemon has 750 episodes which is roughly 50 per year for 16 years straight but the 70s Show remake only lasted 10 episodes.


Pokemon shows the kids colors and battles and noises. I think that the kids get addicted to the spectacle.


That is a great point! Since we're on the subject of tv, did you know George Carlin, Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr each narrated 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine? I kind of wanna go back and rewatch it just to see if I recognize their voices. Ha!


Hello,  do you like television?  It looks like there is only one episode in the simpsons that Bart is not in!  Crazy,  hes the star of the show!  lol


That is interesting!  I also heard Snow and Ghost are new popular dog names because Game of Thrones lol


I can see why, those are really cool names, I would actually name my dog like that if I had one lol.


Did you know Charlie chaplins grand daughter is a character on game of thrones?


I did not know that, what character does she play on the series?


Talisa Maegyr.  I am not sure who that is,  I just learned this today lol


I see, well a fact that I just learn today as well is that Eminem has more oscars that Decaprio, Depp, Will Smith, Geroge Lucas and Bill Murray combined.


That is funny.  I wonder what movies did all these oscars come from?  Walt disney has 22 oscars!


Not sure, I can only recall the 8 mile, will defenitely search for that. Now Walt Disney having 22 oscars that makes a lot more sense.


yeah Walt Disney has a ton of movies that is definitely not surprising.


Yeah, I love those movies as well. Its surprising how there is a total of 3072 Oscars to this date.


Hello, yes I am a big TV fan. I love the Simpsons, I agree with you Bart is the best, it would be like taking Homer out, I wonder why they did that for the episode.


Wow that is amazing!  Its been nice talking to you.


I have no clue,  maybe so people like us would wonder lol


Im sure they had their reasons lol, do you like Game of Thrones?


I love Game of Thrones!  Did you know Game of Thrones is financed by Ireland? Crazy!


I did not know that, nice fact I will save that one the next time im out with friends. I was watching this Saturday Night Life interview with Jason Momoa, I loved his role as Khal Drogo.


Yeah definitely,  he was a perfect cast for that role.  It was sad when he wasn't on the show anymore.  Have you watched his other show Frontier?


I havent watched that one, is it good? I want to see Aquaman, he is a good actor.


Its ok,  I have only seen 2 episodes.  I haven't seen Aquaman either yet,  but I think we are going to see it this weekend finally!  The previews look so good!  Did you know there is an animal show called game of Lions lol


I did not know that lol, I heard the other day that Arya is the fastest rising new baby name, the power of a show.


Hey, back to phones, did you know Unicef will donate water to children in need for every day that you don't lose your cell phone?


I know!  Isn't that nifty of them.  I could probably go without using mine for maybe 10 or 15 minutes or so, probably.


All my friends say she reads really fast.  Like 4700 words a minute fast.  She must be a blast at parties.   Always reading stuff quick.


Probably.  I know a lot of women who like to talk a lot.  Maybe she can talk really fast while reading terrible poetry.


Like the competitions between CS Lewis and Tolkien must have been.


Exactly!  That reminds me, as soon as I'm done here, I'm gonna go read Ender's Game, like they do in the Marine Corps.


I've never read Ender's game but we don't want to cause a moral panic reading too many novels like they did in the 18th century.


That's true and if you don't like it, you can always read Starship Troopers.


The first sci-fi novel on the reading list of three of the five military branches!


The military really knows how to pick good books!


Awesome! When I was a kid you were able to dial zero for emergency. 911 didn't exist.


Yeah!  Back in the good old days!  I used my telephone twice today while I was watching baseball.


Speaking of baseball did you know that managers wear the uniform so they can jump into the game if they are needed?


I had heard that before.  I think it was during a Yankees game.  The best thing is that it's so fast to dial 212 there.


Ha! yes, seeing that the first area code for New York was 212!


I know!  I wonder how long it would take to speed read 212.  I bet Anne Jones could read it really fast.


I guess, they put lots of stuff in braille.  It's in braille on my elevator.  The one I take to go watch baseball in New York.


Yeah and one of his students was he super funny Ellie Kemper


I love them. Have you ever seen 3rd rock from the sun?


I have and I like it, It once won a golden globe and beat many other great shows


Yeah like friends, frasier and stenifield, crazy


I know right? RYan Stile dropped out of high school to purse his dream in comedy


Same with Demetri Martin except for he dropped out of Harvard Law


WOw. Have you heard of Bromantic Comedies?


Yes and the Harold and Kumar. They are pretty good.


Have you ever seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle.


Yes I love that show Laurie made $700 000 per episode in it


That is a lot of money for him. DO you like Jim Carriy?


I love the guy. Did you know he quit doing dramas?


Yes it is because they do not project positivity, and he is right about that


Yeah he is. Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor


Yes he followed the pretty girls and they were all in drama class


Haha what a guy. Do you like Jon Hamm too?


I love him, so funny. He was once a drama high school teacher.


The NBA is a professional league in North America consists of 30 team.


Robin williams american actor and comedian, he also do stand-up comedy also. First actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


Robin Williams was a funny guy.  Allen Iverson was not.  One measure of success is the amount of money.  Iverson will get $32 million lump sum at 55.  Robin will never get such a payout.


Williams was nominated four times for Academy award and winning the Best supporting actor award for his performance. The actor is know by his talent only.


Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.  Perhaps her reward is more than celebrity, but satisfaction in entertaining little kids.  Smiles.


She is multi-talented person. She also hosted in several talk shows. In 2005, she was recognized as "One of the America most cherished entertainer".


Variety shows as well.  The real question is, can big bird dunk?  Can nike make shoes big enough for big bird? Carol brought the funny.


I think that a conversation with Tim Duncan would bin interesting.  I would ask if he was satisfied. You?


OK.  If you could ask Robin Williams a question what would it be?


Wow, what a great thing to know.  The NBA stands for National Basketball Association.


I am very excited. Why do you leave this world ?


I would guess Robins answer has to do with drugs, mental illness.   I would simply ask Robin, Shazbut?


The league was found on 1946, as the BAA , then the league adopted the NBA in 1949, the players are earning higher revenue than other sports.


The Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949 humm, you dont say.


Sorry. Physicists proved that shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score point on the line.


Granny Style is a pot of chili (when at my house).  It is impressive the amount of money that player endorsements can get.


Celebrity is the public attention recorded by the mass medium to individuals or groups.


You would think that a player that shot free throws Granny Style would get lots of attention.  Then become a Celebrity.  Earning that player stupid money.


Successful carriers in sports and entertainment is commonly associated with the celebrity status. The political leader is become celebrity if they are popular in News.


I think I understand.  Cheryl Miller played high school ball and was a top player.  Better than her brother Reggie.  But Cheryl never achieved celebrity status.  No fame, no money.


Did you know the first McDonalds drive thru didnt come about until 1975?


You could probably make a horror film of cars with swords that cut people legs off.


That would be an interesting movie. Like Cars meet Fury Road...


Yes they would nee a lot of waterphone instruments to make all the metallic noises


We could release it on Valentines day like the silence of the lambs.


I wonder if it would bring in the same 270 million at the box office.


If it did, I would start the project today! Do you know anything about movie making? I may need help...


I don't but I'd be willing to learn for that kind of cash. as long as it didnt end up like the movie trojan wars that only earned $309 in box office...


HA! Yeah, that would be a failure. Treasure planet too! We just need Tom Hanks.


yes because whatever he is doing he does it right. Earning an incredidble amount.


I think it was the inspiration from Wilson. He's been doing great ever since he met that volleyball.


No but I found it interesting that it all started to accomodate soldiers in uniform wanting to get food.


I see they call it a trunk becasue cars used to have a trunk in back. That's interesting.


yea I was always curious as to how the trunk got its name. funny it was a real trunk attached.


In south africa, flame throwers are legall to prevent car jacking.


that is way awesome! I would love for my car to have a flame thrower.


Yeah. I also read in Maxim years ago that they have swords under their cars too.


That sure changes a production car. I don't think Karl Benz imagined that when he started mass productions in 1886.


No... I am not sure he knew what a car jacker was! in 2014 they estimated there were 1.25 billionn cars. That's a lot of swords!


Yes I remember lots of weird days, but how were they all supposed to get there if no one was allowed to bring a vehicle?


I want one of those South African cars with flames throwers on the front!


What?! Why would they do that? That sounds insane.


I guess it can be a dangerous place.  I know it's not to melt the snow, I doubt they get any, aside from the mountains.


How strange. Speaking of cars, did you know that Cadillacs are named after the founder of Detroit Antoine De La Mthe Cadillac?


I did not, doesn't sound like a regular Detroit name.  I heard the name trunk comes from when the old cars had wooden trunks held on the back.


It was a French explorer. I did not know that. It sounds like a big pain to have actual wooden trunks.


So, it it cold where you are?  Not like Siberian cold, just regular cold.  I have snow at the moment.


Depends on the season. I have snow at the moment as well. This is off topic but how do you feel about fish?


Not a fishing person myself, but they can be interesting.  I like seahorses, are they fish?


I'm afraid not, my wife does though, she's actually at a barn right now!


They are fish and actually they are the only fish with a neck.


Oh wow! Were you aware that Clint Eastwood developed a horse allergy? So surprising with all of his westerns.


I'd like it if my wife got an allergy, it would save us some money.  She told me about those Icelandic horse with the fifth speed once and showed me a video, it looks a little strange.


I'm sure it's a big expense. I honestly did not know that other horses had four speeds. Very interesting.


I guess I didn't know either.  Maybe it's because it's cold in Iceland?  Not as cold as Oymyakon, -88F, that's cold!


That's insanely cold! Do you know why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


I suppose they protect the horses?  To be honest I'm happier in a car, that's the only horse power I'm interested in.


Yes, they calm and protect the horses. I do not know why that particular breed does. Speaking of cars, there was a no vehicles to school day at a high school so two students rode horses and were suspended. Why would they have a day like that in the first place?


There's always this day or that day at schools.  My kids got to take stuffed animals to school today.


Presidential trivia can be quite fascinating. Do you feel the same?


I think I did hear that at one point. That's so eerie. My personal opinion is that there should be more for more populous states. Wyoming should not have as many senators as California in my opinion.


The house of representatives is chosen by population.  From 1789 until 1913 senators were appointed and not voted in.


Yes, that method makes way more sense to me. I'm glad that are voted in now. It makes them more accountable. Did you know that the senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon cracked it?


If that gavel could talk, it would be pretty freaky.  Way to go Nixon.  Mr. Rogers appeared before the senate and made an argument to fund the Neighbor hood and other PBS shows.  He might have seen that gavel.


I loved Mr. Rogers. Good for him. He was great for kids. Did you know there is a candy desk at the Senate? How strange is that?


A candy desk.  Humm. I suppose that when the filibuster happens a little candy can help.  Senator Strom Thurman went 24 hours and 18 min.  I hope it was worth while.


I'm sure it does. Not a big Strom Thurman fan so probably not in my opinion ha ha. I am disgusted that women were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993!


1993, what a crazy rule. 5 presidents have been elected while loosing the popular vote.  Thats a set of crazy rules as well.


I'm really surprised by that since two of them have happened in my lifetime.


The electoral college makes it happen.  It was useful in the 1800's now, Is it needed??  Trump and Kim Jong Un will meet soon, that is historic I guess.


I do like some Presidential trivia.  Woodrow Wilson had a phd.


Probably not as necessary now. I'm all for diplomacy but he's not going to stop what he's doing so it seems like a pointless endeavor.


It is hard to believe the crazy things from North Korea, like Kim Jong Un cuts his own hair.  Then we look at Trumps hair and realize... these things are related.


Ha ha, they are. And lies. We don't even know how old Kim Jong Un is.


I was not aware of that. That is interesting. Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents were?


If I remember right, Washington was one.  Not sure the other two.


Correct. The other two were Jefferson and JFK. Were you also aware that the President's guest house is larger than the white house?


Yes, got to have thick walls to contain the Trump.  The last US president to speak a foreign language was FDR.


Ha ha. I did not know that either. It would be helpful to have more who had spoken a foreign language. I am shocked that until 1805 the runner up became the VP. That would made Hillary Clinton the VP now and I can't imagine them working together.


It seems a rule from a different time.  I find it weird that the first president photographed for his inauguration was Lincoln.  But there is an odd thing about the photo...


I did not know that either. What was the odd thing?


John Wilkes Booth was in the photo.  I find that to be odd. Is it a good thing to have two senators per state?


Did you know that Benz invented the first car as early as 1886?


yes, and cars became widely avaliable in the early 20th centry and the first car was a 1908 Model T


The mass production by Ford was a game changer.  Everyone's standard of living improved a lot.


yes it did but it took longer to be accepted in western Europe and other parts around the world.


I think it was easier to build wider roads in America.  The buildings in cities in Europe were close to the road.


True and in America they are taking away more trees and building more buildings.


How about it being legal in South Africa to have a flame thrower to resist carjackers? Wow!


I have been to South Africa.  Good neighborhoods have walls with constatino wire.  Sorry I can't spell it.


It is odd that it is not played on a standard playing field.


That's ok. I have never been, but i have heard stories about missionaries who go there.


It's interesting, but I like how Harrison Schmitt was the first sciencetist to walk on the moon.


Yes.  I read last week that a basketball player did not even think that we went to the moon.  It was Steph Curry.


I have heard people say that they don't think anyone has been to the moon either.


I read about an Afgan soldier, when told that we went to the moon, held his finger and thumb an inch apart and said you did not go to the moon, it is only this big.


Oh wow. I believe that someone has been to the moon. I always wanted to go when i was little but i don't think i would want to now. Especially with the moon movies of people getting lost in space that is a little scary. Ha ha!


I think it would be much safer now.  How about learning that a Swiss scientist invented the world wide web.  I knew it was not Al Gore.


That is pretty cool and the scientist was English and working in Switzerland.


You are right.  I misread it.  www sure changed everyone's life.


It also uses various clubs to hit the balls that is odd too.


It did. I think the www is probably used more now then it ever was especially with all the new technology and it takes a lot of people's time which is sad to me.


No doubt it changes our socialization.  However, it sure is convenient to answer questions when they occur.


That is true. and it's funny because i'll be talking and i'll be like wait i can google it! Ha ha!


Yep.  The hole is bigger compared to the ball than a basketball goal compared to the rim.  The hole is 4.25 inches in diameter.


yeah and each hole on a course is unique with the layout and arrangement.


I live in Phoenix.  A course closed here because its water bill is over $500,000 per year.  They use a lot of water.


That is a lot of water.What course is it


I live in South Carolina I don't think there are many around where i live though.


I think you have quite a few nearer to your coast.  Your state gets a lot more rain, so the 312,000 gallons needed per day are more available.


He is.  Ironically though during his MVP season he was only the 5th highest paid player on the team!


I believe UnderArmor.  I don't think he has a good a deal as ex NBA player Allen Iverson.  Did you hear about his big endorsement contract with Reebok?


Don't know Iverson. Is his deal better than Steph's?


He scored big.  He signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 per year until he reaches 55.  At that time he then will receive a final lump sum payment of $43 million dollars!  Crazy money.


I guess Allen can buy almost anything he wants. That is a lot of money. He could start his own shoe company!


I can't believe that any company can afford to shell out that much money.  Michael Jordan was endorsed by Nike and they were willing to pay the fine each game he wore his shoes because the NBA banned them when he started  wearing them.


I guess Nike thought it was cheap publicity for them. No reason to have their star stop wearing their product. The NBA could have bumped the fine up 10x and Nike would pay! Worth it, too.


lol yes.  Too bad they can't take that money and use it to help the needy, homeless, etc.


Yes. The money moves around at the top, very little makes its way down. Basketball players are paid pretty well.


The NBA? The National Basketball Association?


True.  It's been a pleasure chatting with you.  Hope you have a great evening!


Yes.  Are you familiar with Stephen Curry?


I have heard his name. Is he like a player or something?


Yes.  He is known for his 3 point shots and the only player to ever be unanimously voted the MVP.


He likes to shoot for three points? He must be very strong indeed. Is he muscular like a weight lifter?


He's actually a smaller guy.  But he's so good at the 3 pointer that he has influenced other teams to incorporate the 3 point shot into their winning strategies!


He has changed the game. He is a master. He must have tremendous skills and fans and many endorsements.


Yes.  I'm sure he has a ton of endorsements.  He has helped turn the Golden State Warriors into winners...they have won 3 out of the last 4 titles.


That is tremendous. The Warriors were probably a terrible team for a long team. Then he came along. I bet he is the best player on the team by far.


I guess so. It must be addicting too. Urinating while running though, Gross!


Yeah, that's a dealbreaker for sure lol just imagine the smell!


Terrible! I guess quite a few people thought he ran in his kilt!


Right.  He did wear it hoping to get a lift from Scotland to Finland lol


Must have had excellent legs! At 18 he found out he had more stamina then most for running. Thats a long career!


LOL it definitely is!  And he only accepted a sponsor that provided him with shoes


Good guy! Both his parents died from cancer. That's pretty sad.


Yeah, that is sad.  Apparently he had heart problems.


After all that running? You would think he would have a perfect heart! Joe Jackson died too apparently.


It is surprising.  You'd think he would be in great shape.  I wonder if the running was too much and caused his heart to be unders stress to often.


Maybe so, he said he often ran dehydrated. That could really stress your heart.


No, I was reading about Donald Ritchie though. He passed away at 73. I guess he was a gifted runner.


Yeah, it seemed like it.  I had never heard of ultrarunning before.  Hard to imagine running that far!


I can't imagine running for 5 minutes, let alone over 2 hours.


LOL.  Me too!  My knees are hurting even thinking about it


Amen! This guy ran for 100 miles around London's crystall place. He would be able to go anywhere just by running there!


That is so nuts.  He did it all with under 7 minute miles, too.  That is impressive!


I like how he said "you must be a little crazy" when explaining ultrarunning lol


I'm not really into sports, but I learned a lot about baseball.


The low 90s is pretty fast for someone with that kind of injury. I also didn't know the game was so popular in Japan.


Me too, can you believe, in Japan...  I also learned that Ryan Zimmerman added a run-scoring single three hitters later and a solo home run in the fourth that sneaked just above Odubel Herrera's glove and into the bushes beyond the center field wall.


That must've been so awful for Odubel Herrera, to just miss catching the ball. It was probably quite a sight to see in person.


yes I guess so... Can you believe that he Phillies right-hander never hit a stride in five innings of work, while Strasburg was only scratched by J.P. Crawford's solo homer to start the fifth?


I guess people sometimes have off games. Hopefully he'll be able to get out of that slump.


yes that's for sure. Nationals pent the past month hovering on either side of mediocrity, trading key players to contending teams, watching their playoff hopes come and go with the summer. But the Nationals have shown a lot of life in the past five days, if only a week or two too late, I am very impressed, what about you?


They are turning out to be an impressive team. Hopefully they'll make better decisions and continue to play well enough to go on to the world series. I am learning quite a bit about the team in this conversation.


I like watching it in person. Not so much on TV. It's more exciting to be there. I've only been to one pro game with a friend who's really into the game -- I think it was the Nationals many years ago. I don't recall who they played or what the score was, but it was a fun afternoon.


Yes I like to watch it from home with my friends lol  and did you know that Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?


Hello, me too, but have you heard about Philadelphia Phillies?


Wow. I did not know that. I wonder if any of the managers are any good...


I know a little about them. They have a funny mascot. It looks like Stephen Strasburg is doing well since healing from his injury.


you know that ended in a 5-1 win for Strasburg and the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park and gave the team its first five-game winning streak since the end of May. I was so surprised, can you imagine 5:1...


That's amazing. I can't believe the Nationals have a 19 year old rookie player who is doing so well.


yes that is amazing. He fell behind a couple times and got right back to throwing strikes. He did really, really well. Do you know Aaron Nola?


I have never heard of him. Is he a good player too?


Yes hi is. he Phillies' Aaron Nola has been one of the National League's best and is right behind Max Scherzer and the New York Mets' Jacob deGrom in the Cy Young conversation, that's the information I have learned


That's something. I thought it was interesting that all othe game scheduling was done through a married couple until 2005. I wonder who handles it now.


yes me either. Then it was a nerve impingement in his neck. Now Strasburg is inching back into form, one start at a time, even if most of his fastballs are still registering in the low 90s.


Did you know that a man in France tried to impersonate a government official, and sold the Eiffel Tower...not once, but TWICE!?


The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, is the only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction!


I wonder what prompted him to invent basketball and how he came up with all of the rules. He must have had some help.


One rule that was banned for over a decade was the dunk because of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dominant use of it.


I did not know that. Head coach Joanne Boyle led the University of Virginia quit her job to go to Senegal to finalize her daughter's adoption. I think that is really brave.


I believe her daughter attends kindergarten at the Charlottesville Day School, dances ballet and hip-hop, and plays the violin.


It's too bad that they have to travel back to Africa for this and that she lost her job. They may be there for a long time.


Boyle has kept her daughter in Virginia because she has feared for her daughter's health. As a parent, I totally get and understand that.


She's lucky she has her own family to help out. But I don't know what they will do if the adoption is stalled.


This is why she resigned as coach once her team got knocked out of the NCAA Division I Tournament.


Thankfully, she has support - her 82 year old mother and 5 siblings (4 brothers & a sister) as well as a very supportive community.


In 2008, the government of Norway donated a BILLION dollars to help save the Amazon Rainforest.  Way cool of them.


The Dutch are building a bus that travels at 160 mph. Why would anyone want to go that fast on a bus. The Norwegians are very concerned about the earth.


Wikileaks apparently published the government's plans to destroy, well, wikileaks. That didn't work out too well...


Wikileaks is good. The government is scared of them.


Follow sports? I didn't realize that in 39 of the 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or a basketball coach.


I am not really into sports but that does impress me. I hope they are worth it.


I also did not know until recently that the US Supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor, known as the "highest court in the land"


That's funny. Given the age of a lot of those Supremes, I wonder how often it gets used?


I thought they were pro-vaccination if I remember correctly.


No he mentioned that in his rant. My mom had scarlet fever as a kid and was in the hospital for 2 years as a kid so he made sure we were first in line to get vaccines. The only US President with a PhD was Woodrow Wilson, we are kind of anit-elitest education too.


Some adult from his hospital bed covered in measles rash, he was trying to get people to vaccinate their kids so they didn't suffer his fate. I also see where Fox News dedicates 55% of their time for opinion, 45% to actual News. Maybe they should call it Fox Opinion?


Interesting. Yeah, I think everyone knows Fox, MSNBC, CNN are all opinion channels.


Yes, it kind of cordons off people into silo's with those who think the same. Speaking of radio, did you see where Bing Crosby filled over 50% of radio time in 1948. Given Balkanized  internet era today, it be shocking if a single artist or person filled 1%.


Did you know the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana?


Yes, actually I did and it makes me laugh every time I think of it. I see where Lincoln was the first President who inauguration was photographed and his killer John Wilkes Booth was in the picture. That kind of scary.


Apparently that was his last name. Well, nice chatting with you.


Yes, pleasure was mine, have a good weekend yourself.


No, not now. I use Apple tunes I bought for the drive into work in the morning, but yes; ealier in my life we lived on radio. Music, talk, morning drive was always an institution.I see where one of the most popular radio acts in the 1930's was a ventriloquuist. I wonder how that worked.


I'm not sure. Did you know you can make a radio out of a razor blade and pencil?


I'm sure in war, in a Fox hole you do what you have to do. I had a radio shack kit in the 1970's where you made a similar radio. Have you ever heard that radio station that translates the sun activity into radio sounds, I wonder if that is white noise or sounds like an old Yes Album?


No, the white noise is cosmic background radiation. The people that found it were at bell labs and won a nobel prize for it.


Nice, and in dark matter and radiationis the big bang bouncing around still? Do you watch Fox News, these days it's a loaded political question, i see where in 2015 the median viewer age was 68, seems like their over represented in the zeitgeist.


I've seen fox news. I don't watch it a lot though.


I don't either, it raises my blood pressure. I did used to watch the Simpsons with my kids, did you see where they threatened to sue themselves to stop the Simpson's from parodying Fox News?


I can believe that. It shows that they actually separate the departments though!


Yes, have you followed the anti-vax movement? Fox spread a lot of it, I see where that guy with adult measles blamed his parents for his problems. It's hard to combat the anti-vax crowd on Fox and elsewhere.


I think I did hear that somewhere.  I know they are good friends.  She has 11.4 million followers on Twitter.  I'm sure they know.  lol


I somehow missed that.  Speaking of all those twitter followers, the LAPD asked her to tweet her followers info about roadwork.  That's funny!


hahah That is funny!  I'm surprised she hasn't starred in any dramas yet.  Are you a fan of dramas?


Yes, I am.  I like watching Hugh Laurie in House.  It's one of my favorites.


Yes!  I loved that show.  It made him the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama!


He is worth every penny of that money, he's that good.  And I never knew he was British until I saw him interviewed and I was like he's British, OMG.  Made me love him even more.


lol Nice!  I remember being surprised he was British when the show first came out.  I saw him on one of the late night talk shows.


I read recentlt, that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more, something to do with him not playing in movies that don't project positivity. Have you heard anything about that?


I haven't but I kind of like that idea.  We need more positivity in things.  Did you ever like Mad Men...I liked Jon Hamm in that.  I didn't know he also taught drama at his old high school.


How cool would that be to have Jon Hamm as your teacher.  I hear that Ellie Kemper was one of his students.


Good morning, yes, I love Lady Gaga.  How about you?


That would be cool!  ...and what are the odds of that?  I loved the Office too!  It was nice chatting with you this morning!


I do!  I think she's pretty talented.  Hard to believe she's been around over 10 years already.


Hard to believe that Def Jam recordings canceled her contract, big mistake on their part.  Glad Akon helped her get signed with Interscope records and his own label.


Yes!  I remember her first from then with her debut album the Fame.


Did you know her name cam about because of a predictive texting glitch?


I didn't know that!  I know her real name is Stefani Germanotta.


That name just doesn't flow like Lady Gaga does!  Did you know her favorite band is Iron Maiden, they are some heavy metal rockers.


That is awesome!  I like metal. lol  She was on MTV's Boiling Points before she was famous.  I remember that show.


Me too, it was a good show. I didn't know Elton John chose her as godmother to his son.  Did you?


Good morning! I'm going to the library today. Do you like to go to the library?


What else do you like to read? I enjoy sci-fi books as well


I love mystery novels. Which aparently caused a panic in 18th century society.


I wonder if they thought people were going to start doing bad things because of them? Have you read Starship Troopers?


No I haven't. I'm more novels and short stories. Although I'd be fascinated to read the bad poetry from the lewis/tolkien competition.


I can only imagine it is hilarious! I've heard the military encourages reading because it refines one's critical analysis.


I love that they are assigning books to help train. So often in our modern society we default to videos.


SO true! Reading gives the opportunity for the reader to come up with their own interpretation rather than blindly following instruction


It is so crucial for language acquistion too. I think that is why we have a disconect in communiction now days. Not a lot of people read beyond articles anymore.


At least we have people who donate their own time and resources to help push the idea of reading further!


The prime minister from england that donated his own collection to peopel who didn't have books warms my bibliophile heart.


I adore libraries. It was my very first job in high school. There is nothing like the collection of knowledge in a library.


and he was 85! and pushed them almost a mile! that's dedication


A true believer in reading I'm sure! I think the way Norway supports authors is amazing.


I do too! You are guaranteed to sell at least a 1000 copies!


Have you ever heard the story of the guy who spent so much time studying in the prison library that he became a lawyer?


I have heard of him. I wish more libraries were like sacramento where you can borrow things you need.


I think that's so cool that you can borrow things other than books! I'm just excited I can borrow DVD's for free!


My kids love the dvd section. I like wandering the old books part. It has a smell that is like nothing else.


I like older books too! My favorites are the old Mark Twain books


Mark Twain was a great american treasure. His books still are relevent today which is amazing.


They are such classics! He was much more successful as a writer than as a riverboat pilot, I'm sure!


Definately! I can totally see why him and tesla were friends. They were both quite the character.


Yeah they seem to have expanded to include lots of stuff nowadays


I sued to, they made a bad decision not buying Facebook for just $75 million


Exactly. Do you know the like button is illegal in parts of Germany?


I wonder why though. DO you know why it is blue?


Yes because Mark is colorblind but can see blue


Yeah. Did you hear Iceland is using Facebook to rewrite the constitution?


Wow I wonder how that is working for them, seems too transparent


I sure do, my favorite store is Amazon, and you?


Yeah I know. Did you hear about that Burger KIng promotion of unfriending people on Facebook?


me too. Do you shop their AmazonBasics line?


I agree.Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Yeah and I guess it is supposed to run for 10 000 years. wow


Yeah. Did you know they deliver on Sundays as well now?


Yeah all thanks to that contract they signed with USPS


Yeah so convenient. Their workers seem to walk lots, up to 15 miles a day


Yeah it explains why they are one of the top companies now, lots of work there


Hey, did you hear about the Disney fans who got married in June?


That's good. Dogs are pretty amazing. I especially love how they are attuned to human behavior.


I wish the US was like Istanbul.  They have a vending machine for dogs that will release food and water for the strays in the city in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


That would be great. Maybe since Google is a dog company, they'll start something like that.


I am more of a cat person.  I have 5 indoor cats.  I remember reading that Google actually says in there code of conduct that they are a dog company.


We are DONE talking, lol.  Speaking of hockey, Canada scored 132 goals and only let in 3 during the entire 1924 winter olympic games.  That was the first Winter Olympics by the way.


Lol. Did you know that an ice hockey rink can be found under basketball courts. They just leave it there when stadium sports change.


Yes, I did now that.  Honestly, my wife and I were talking about that last night.  She didn't know that.  Also, baseball may be American's national sport, but Canada is the only country with two, Lacrosse and Ice Hockey.


Maybe I should start playing hockey. If I became a professional, I could lose up to 8 pounds in a single game.


May, I need to play that also.  A hockey player that went on to win 4 Stanley cups was traded in 1993 for $1.  That is crazy.  Someone is kicking themselves.


No I did not.  But I am a huge Disney fan.  Did you know that "The Lion King" was the first Disney film dubbed into ZULU.  That was for it's African release.


They have to be. I have to go, great chatting with you.


Really? No, I didn't know about that. Did you know that Wreck-It-Ralph was took three decades to create?


Really, no, I did not know that.  That is crazy.  I did know that Frozen was directed by a women.  It was the first animated Disney film to do so.


That is awesome! Hopefully she didn't use any recycled frames from other Disney movies.


I was glad to hear that.  Also, the toy industry gets involved very early with Disney movies.  Usually before the film even begins production.


I bet. Did you hear about Mrs. Lambert? She passed away a few years ago.


No, I did not here about that.  But I am a huge animal fan.  Did you know that dogs can have 1 of 12 different blood types?


Yeah, I did. I also heard that there are actually dog blood drives.


I heard that also.  That is great.  Dogs can see color, just not as many as humans can.  A lot of people think they are color blind but are not.


It's good and bad.  Nice that you can now get packages delivered any day of the week.  Even on Sundays because they have a contract with the US postal service to deliver their packages on Sundays.  Bad because I think we're going to see brick and mortar stores closing at a faster pace within the next few years.


Agree. Blockbuster is going downhill. Too bad they didn't purchase Netflix for $50M when they had a chance...now worth over $2B, I've heard.


I just read where there's only 1 Blockbuster left in Washington.  The 2nd to last one closed this past week.


See? You're right about brick & mortar slip-sliding away. Meanwhile Amazon & Netflix, both privately owned, thrive. Did you know Amazon named a building after their 1st customer, who spent $27.95!?


That's interesting.  I wonder if the 1st customer knew that was going to happen when he made the purchase?


Prob. not. Bet he bought a book, which is how Amazon got started. Certainly diversified, didn't they?


Oh yeah...they got their fingers everywhere now.  Did you know they have owned IMDB since 1998?  Probably got that site so they could direct people to Amazon to buy the movies. lol


I guess. Like the name, Amazon, as in warrior. Also love the Chinese company, Alibaba, as in magical. So much of the internet does seem like magic. Do you agree?


It does!  I can't believe how far it's come since it was created around 30 years ago.  I remember going to the video rental stores to rent VHS tapes.  Now I just have to click the remote and watch either Netflix or Amazon.  I kind of miss going to the video stores though.  It was somewhat exciting to take the family out on a Friday night and load up on movies to watch for the weekend.


Yes .Remember. Rented a flick or just $1. Amazon produces films and tv shows now. Watch The Grand Tour. Do you have a favorite replacement for the week-end movie rental?


Don't subscribe regularly, but admire company's 2007 business decision to introduce streaming media. Smart move?


We go out to dinner now in place of the movie rental.  lol  It's been fun chatting with you!


Absolutely. And it's Friday! Great night to eat out. My pleasure talking w/you. Cheers!


I think so.  They have 137 million world wide subscribers now!


That's a lot. Sad that mainland China, Syria, N. Korea & Russian-snatched Crimea can't get it. What shows does Netflix produce now?


Their fist one was Lilyhammer, but now they have a lot of good ones like The Ranch and Stranger Things (which is good...kind of like a Goonies type show).


I see. Have friends who subscribe just to watch old episodes of police drama tv shows. With almost 60 million US subscribers,  guess folks have lots of diff. reasons for using Netflix (?)


It's awesome for watching old shows.  We binge watch a lot during the winter.  It's nice to catch old shows you might have missed when they were out.


You're not alone. During peak hours, netflix is using 33% of all North America's bandwidth, and with YouTube, makes up half of peak internet traffic. Do you also use Amazon?


I do use Amazon. I have Prime.  Use it for the packages and you also get Amazon Prime video with it which is just like Netflix.


Right. More choices! Didn't realize that Amazon is now the world's largest Internet retailer. That's huge!


Hi turker, do you like NBA, If yes, do you like the Golden State Warriors?


Yes that did sound strange, I didn't know the reason for his comment, did you know the reason for that comment?


Not sure. I guess it's one of those things we'll never know. One thing I do know is that Just Bieber has the most disliked video on YouTube


It doesn't surprise me too much, such a young guy when he started, but lived as an adult.


He was on an episode of MTV's silent library when he was only 15. That's pretty young


Yes, I like a few of his songs when he first became famous. As he grew older that change. Did you know the nba was found in New York City on June  1946.


Of course it was in NY. They even have international offices there


Yes, I thought Reggie Miller was a pretty good three pointer, he was another cool player almost like Tim Duncan.


If you take the average per playter, basketball players are actually the best paid athletes in the world. I guess that shows how much of a team sport it is


Yes, you are right, what do you think about wnba? Have you watched one game?


No, I don't usually watch television at all, let alone sports. Of the four major sports leagues in the US, the NBA isn't one I keep up on much


I don't pay much attention to basketball. I've heard most of their players actually end up under financial stress after retirement


Ok, nba player allen Iverson signed a lifetime contract through reebok for $800,000 a year until age 55, wow.


That's pretty legit. I wonder how much they make through sponsorships along


I didn't know that, because they make good money, maybe bad Investments.


It's possible. One former player chose upfront money over a stake in Nike, which was a bad financial decision on his end


Ok, but I think Michael Jordan made lots of money from Nike shoes and shirts, I guess it depends on your nba performance.


True. The league wasn't formed until the 1940s, which is fairly recent compared to other popular sports


The think that a player like Steph Curry would make a good living after retirement for him and his family.


He seems to have a good head on his shoulder. Tim Duncan is another one. Instead of going directly into the NBA, he stayed in college for four years


I always like to see Tim Duncan play, because he was a cool player and easy going, never really get upset while playing.


That's really cool. One thing I don't get is why Coach Stan Van Gundy was fined. All he said was that he didn't think they should play games on Christmas


I never saw that. I should check it out. Netflix is quite ambitious about shows and willing to take risks. Much better than TV networks that way.


True. And to think, it all started because Reed Hastings racked up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13! What other TV shows do you like?


I like SOuth Park. Usually comedies. What about you?


Oh yeah! Did you know when South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale, the producers got flowers from the Simpsons crew?


I think that the SP guys hated FG because it had random plots and humor. No continuity, little thought. I agree.


Comedy Central cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989. South Park outlasted a ton of them, didn't it?


That was a running joke this season. Why can't we get canceled? The Comedy Morgue. Where every show goes to die.


Haha! What do you think of the Simpsons though? Did you know there is only one episode where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned?


He went on strike to get better pay. He had a drug problem I think. I dunno. Anyway, great chat!


I'm gonna go catch up on Pokemon, now. There are over 750 episodes of it!


Hey! I love it! I can't believe it's been around since 1997!


Well, you've got your work cut out for you then. Have a good night!


That's 50 Pokemon episodes a year for 16 years straight!


That's too many. There are no enough stories out there. LOL. Have fun! Talk to you later!


Hey, they're better than Thomas the Tank Engine! Although at least that has Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin as narrators.


Yes, they started out by mailing DVDs to people. No late fees, I believe.


They have over 137 million total subscribers worldwide, with about 58.46 million in the US alone! That's a lot of people streaming videos, isn't it?


Yes, people love their video. They have to get their fix, and Netflix (NETFIX?) is the supplier.


They really do! From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwith in North America!


That makes sense. I figure that one day more services will enter the space and soon Netflix will get pushed out the way that they pushed out Blockbuster.


Seems hard to believe right now, but you may be right. But for now, Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America!


That will drop as bandwidth improves. I'm glad that people have access, but it is a huge distraction. Internet is the new television.


You could be right. They have so many good shows on Netflix. Lilyhammer was the first series they put out, and that was back in 2012. I can't even guess at how many they have now!


Hi, do you watch a lot of TV?  Pokemon has you covered if you do, there are over 750 episodes!


We need fusion.  It makes helium like the Sun.  I'm wondering about facts in an article I recently read.  I've always heard the rotation of the Earth is 365.24 days and that about 75% of the Earth is covered in water not 71%.


That is very interesting. I recently read that the majority of Earth's polar regions are covered in ice.


Yeah, for some reason, i pictured snow.  Funny, the planet Venus has not tilt therefore, no seasons.  It's an endless hellishly hot spring.


So it must be the only planet that rotates clock-wise, right?


Yes and Uranus is the only planet that "rolls" on its side as it orbits the Sun.


Wow!!! I didn't know this and I'm very surprised that this planet doesn't spin like the other planets and it is within our solar system.


At least we Earthlings don't have 4,500 mph wind with shards of glass in 2000 degree weather.  What planet is that?  I'm guessing Neptune...


I honestly don't know. Neptune is a very good guess.


Wow, astronomers detected the building blocks of life a mere 455 light-years away.  It's on some planetary system.  There has to be life out there...


I do agree. I do believe that there is life out there but it will take time to find it.


Yes I do watch television. I didn't know this about Pokemon. Wow!!!


Yes but the sheer magnitude of the numbers are on life's side.  Thanks for a great chat!


I agree completely with you on this. Thank you for a great chat as well. I hope you have a nice night!!!


I guess a UK version of the 70's show was attempted but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.  Cultural difference?


Oh Wow!!! It was a huge success here in the United States but I'm not sure what went wrong in the UK.


I wonder if they like the Simpsons there"  There is only one episode without Bart.  It's OK with me, my favorite is Homer.


Did you happen to watch that particular episode of the Simpsons without Bart in it?


Not that I recall.  Can you believe that 80% of the Earth's natural forests have been destroyed.  That sounds like a phony environmentalist claim to me.


Yeah!! I do question that myself. I'm not sure if this accurate. Did you know that when the Earth was first formed a day was just 5.5 hours long!!!


Wow, that would greatly effect people's pay checks!  Reportedly, we are going to run out of helium by the end of this century.  No balloons!


Ha Ha!!! I guess no balloons if this is the case. Its scary to think about it.


Hi, how are you? Do you like to use Facebook?


I guess that gender fliud people are increasing and the number of gender will increase every years. I would like my own gender. I think each person should have a unique gender.


Definitely, I think it's awesome there's more representation! And speaking of awesome, the "Like" button was originally supposed to be called the "Awesome" button.


Awesome? That is just too silly a name Older people are not going to call something AWESOME. I wouldn't. I could like something though.


Ahah yeah that's a fair point, maybe that's why they didn't end up with that! On a different note, are you interested in Spider-Man?


I like Spider-man. I liked one of the movies. The second one I think.


There's a lot! Sometimes it's hard to remember all of them. I think the first issue where Spider-Man appeared was all the way back in August of 1962.


Wow, that long ago. I saw the movie where Spidey loses his powers. And focuses on school. He is a happy boy because he doesn't need to save people.


Ahah is that really a movie? I've never heard of that. I know the scene where Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man catches food on a tray is actually real!


That is great! Tobey is a natural Spidey. Anyway, great chat!


Hopefully one day we can be like Spider-Man too! They are actually working on a substance to give anybody the ability to walk up walls.


Hello, I'm good! And yes I do like to use Facebook! It's crazy how old it is already, it feels like it just became a thing and yet it's almost 13 years old I believe.


I am happy just walking on the floor. Have a good night!


Definitely, you have a good night as well!


It has been around a long time in Internet time. I do not use it myself. I found it to be a distraction.


I think it can definitely have too much power. Apparently 30% of adults in the United States use Facbook as their primary source of news, it's scary isn't it?


That is scary with all the fake news floating around. The Russian campaign to distort perception during the elections is quite scary. Facebook is the opposite of democracy.


Facebook can definitely be a source of PERSONAL news though, I think it's actually an aid for people discovering infidelity? At least I know a third of divorce filings in the U.S. contained the word "Facebook".


I think that it can be a good way to catch up with your friends. But your data will be used by companies to sell things to you. Divorce is a problem? I'm not surprised.


Yeah and there's so many people on facebook now it's amazing how much data they have now, there's more people on Facebook than there were people in general 200 years ago.


I believe that people now only exist if they are online. If you are not online, then you are not a full person. You must be connected to be human. That concerns me.


At least Facebook is aware of social issues? There's now somehow 58 total gender options, I wasn't even aware there was more than two!


Hey, did you know Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph?


Yes, South Park is more interesting I think. Did you know that after South Park did its family guy episode finale, the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew?


I wonder what that was about. Why did they send flowers?


They sent them a letter saying, "congratulations on reaching 200 episodes, we already did it, twice" , it seems. They were very friendly with the crew. Too bad television has a lot of advertising, and makes it irritating to sit through programs at times.


That's why Netflix is great! Less advertising = more time watching what I want. I wish I had bought Netflix stock.The company is worth billions!


Me too. Blockbuster declined several different offers to buy Netflix for 50 million dollars.


I guess Blockbuster is down to its last store now. Netflix should buy it as a trophy.


Ha. What genre do you watch in movies? I sometimes like dramas.


I like thrillers and dramas. GoT is my go-to for fun. I've watched every episode like 5 times.


That is reallt popular. Do you know Drama comes from  a Greek word for 'action"?


I didn't know that! I've heard that the highest paid tv drama actor is a guy named Huge Lorry.


I'd heard something like. Something about being frustrated by late fees. Serves Blockbuster right!


Yeah. He was in the show House. He was Dr. House. He made 700,000 a show.


$700 thou USD? He must be pretty good. I never seen the show. I prefer comedies to dramas.


The show has some comedy as well. Jim carrey stopped doing  drama because he doesn't want to play in a movie that isn't really positive.


Yeah. They sure showed Blockbuster. That 40 dollar late fee sure turned into billions for Reed Hastings and the business.


I wonder whether Netflix is going to disappear like Blockbuster. What is going to replace streaming?


I don't know, but at the moment both Netflix and also youtube account for half of peak internet traffic for North America.


People love their video. Who needs a TV when you've got a phone.


True. Speaking of television, there are over 750 episodes made of pokemon.


I never watched it. Isn't it for kids? Are they still making that show? How many years has it been going?


It is an anime. Mostly for the kid age group, but has an older following as well. I like the Simpsons a little. There is only one episode of the simpsons where Bart never is mentioned or makes any kind of appearance.


I always thought Bart was annoying. I wanted to see more about Lisa. She's great! I prefer South Park overall though.


Are you a fan of Seth MacFarlane.  I agree that one should believe the opposite of what one hears on the big news stations.


Hee. Did you know the Nintendo Entertainment System could only provide 54 colors.  I hardly noticed...


The nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in Japan.


For it's time, it was cool.  It's funny that Bill Nye got his start by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.  I don't see the resemblance.


Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and make the audience happy and forget the worries.


I know, that's why I can't stand the politicization of so-called comedy shows and sports.  Give the negativity a rest.


Entertainment make people free from the stressful but it was differ from culture to culture.


I suppose. There is a type of movie called Bromantic that includes "the Hangover." It was pretty funny and stress relieving.


People must laugh it give so much relax and focused in the work.


Here's something funny, Reagan was once turned down for a role because he didn't have "that presidential look"  I guess he got the last laugh on that.


Some time Jim carrey movie are funny and intelligent.


Yes, Fox news channel is watched by more people in the nation.


Yeah, he can be funny.  Nice chatting with you!


Yeah, their ratings beat CNN and MSNBC combined.


The channel was created by Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch is the current executive chairman and Suzanne scott is CEO.


Yeah, I've always know the MaCFarlane hated Fox but I don't think he is being fair.  He condemns them for bias when there is obvious left bias coming out of every pore on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, etc.


Fox news described as practicing biased reporting in favor of the Republican party. The possibility of creating a cable channel that would only air the simpsons.


Maybe.  If one complains about Fox's bias then one should complain about the bias of all new channels.  They don't which reflect their own bias.


Yes,  The game website ign is own by fox news corporation.


Cool.  Personally I get my news from many sources on the internet.  I actually prefer comedy like Bill Murray's views on the "Kung Fu Hustle."


"kung Fu Hustle" The supreme achievement of the modern age comedy film.


Good morning, are you a fan of superheroes?


I wish I still had mine. The oldest system I still have is my SEGA Genesis.


nice, loved my a sega! Each had great games. I wonder how many colors the Sega had, Nintendo has only 54 colors.


I do not know. I recently got an XBox One that I won from a cereal box! Those contests do actually give out the prizes!


no way! That would be awesome to win from just eating cereal! Which company did that?


It was the Kellogg company, I almost passed out into my cereal!


lol that would be amazing! Are you a Bill Nye fan?


I watched his show when I was younger, I haven't watched his new Netflix show however.


I need to check out his new show. Apparently he got his start winning a steve martin look a like contest!


That's interesting, I don't see a lot of the resemblance between them.


I don't either lol, maybe a very young Bill Nye. It was so nice chatting with you!


I love superheroes, I am big fan of all the movies and shows. How about you?


It was nice chatting with you as well, have a great day!


I am as well. I prefer the Marvel movies to DC. Do you have a preference?


Me too, Marvel much better! Did you know there are 300 superheroes in the US


I did not know that. Does that mean there are people who have registered themselves as superheroes or trademarks?


I wonder if they register themselves. I registered myself, my name is normalman, just a average man


Have you seen any of the latest Marvel movies? I have not seen Captain Marvel yet.


I have not, looks interesting. I like anything Stan Lee so it should be good. What else do you do for entertainment?


I enjoy reading, listening to music and podcasts, and watching documentaries on Netflix. How about you?


Nice! I still play old school nintendo from time to time, did you ever play that?


I would assume so. I wish my company allowed dogs. They bring a fun environment to work.


Did you know dogs can only see certain colors?


I did know that. I would like to see how they do for a few minutes.


I am not sure. I always thought they were color blind.


Well I think they have other sensory capabilities to make up for it.


True. I think more cities should take after Istanbul's example for vending machines.


I also like that it encourages you to recycle.


That is so sweet. Did you know there are 12 different blood types for dogs/


I thought there were more!  They can donate between each other.


I have never heard of a dog blood drive before.


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing


I am surprised. I would have thought cats understand pointing.


Did you know Google prefers dogs to cats?


I heard their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


I wonder if they allow dogs at work then


hi, do you know much about us, the humans?


Oh my that must have been really scary then. did you know babies spontaneously dance to music?


No, but I can understand it.  Even stoic people in my church start moving to certain beats.  There are lots of categories of dance!


yeah, I am a fan of tango and cha-cha. how about you?


I like the Argentine Tango because of the lifts and the relationship implied by the dance.   I was shocked to learn that Tupac dance ballet and played the Mouse Kind in The Nutcracker.


yeah I know, and Bruce Lee won a cha-cha competition once


Surprise dancers seem to abound!  I love to watch capable people do that!


Yes me too. did you know ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


That is costly.  I wonder why they can't make more durable yet flexible shoes?


Not sure, it is a tough type of dance though. have you seen the movie the incredibles?


I saw Incredibles, but not Incredibles 2.  Those characters. by Pixar are quite entertaining.


I have had my DNA examined and have a Bit of neanderthal in me.  Erect posture is one of our traits.


Very much so , I loved it too. nice chat


yup we have come a long way. too bad we still cannot synthesize vitamin c?


I know!  But I take it daily.  I think our use of language is wonderful, even though I have read that dogs can understand up to 1000 words.


Nice. I guess for now we stick to buying lemons and making lemonade


Unfortunately, I always order tea and water without lemons since studies have shown that 40% of lemons in restaurants have fecal matter on the skin.  Yuk!!  Humans use of tools is also distinctive.


oh no, that is no good. the cool thing is we can grow our ribs in 2-3 months


True.  Also we are the best of all animals at persistent hunting.  No other animals run marathons!


Yeah I guess that remains from our days of being hunter gatheres


No doubt.  There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.  Years ago my wife took me to see "The Exorcist" without any warning about what it was about.  I think I heard that frightful frequency!


Hi, how are you? What kind of entertainment do you like?


I love comedies! I think it's a tough genre too. Very hard to be funny. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". Can't agree with Bill on that one.


Haha I actually do like the movie but it's not a supreme achievement in my opinion, so you're right on that, do you like Jack Black at all?


Jack Black is very good at comedy. His whole presence is comedic. He has done a lot of great movies, too.


Yep I agree with you. I have a soft spot for him, and I guess he was going to originally be in that Green Lantern movie that starred Ryan Reynolds, you know the one that's horrible LOL


I haven't seen it. Ryan is funny, but I'm not big on superhero films. Usually not very good humor, and too much action. Not comedy.


Yep I prefer comedies to the superhero movies myself. What do you think about Monty Python?


Monty Python were innovators, very British. Love their movies, especially Grail. Hard for Americans to do that kind of humor.


Yep I love Monty Python. And I also am a programmer and even I didn't know that the programming language python was named after them that school


I would have thought of the snake, not the comedy troupe. Interesting!


Haha yep me too. Think about Comedy Central though? I think they are not very good, the only thing I watched on there is South Park, and they always cancel shows, so I believe that them canceling 100 shows since 1989 is pretty spot-on


Well I like playing a lot of video games and I like watching movies. What about you? I remember playing the NES back in the day, apparently it only has about 54 colors that it can display


It's a graveyard for shows. Put the python programming language on there and it would get cancelled, no doubt.


LOL I could see that. Did you ever watch the show 3rd Rock From the Sun? I liked Seinfeld a lot back in the day, and apparently Third Rock Beat It In The Comedy Awards for 1997


It had only 54 colors, but fortunately the games were fun to play. It had a long lifespan, too. I guess there were fans out there for decades!


Yep it wasn't discontinued until 2003 in Japan. And mine still works and I play it today haha. What about you did you ever play it?


I didn't play it much. I had friends that played through Mario. They loved it! I would say that modern systems are more powerful, but the games are not necessarily more entertaining.


Yep I agree with you there. I'm just glad we live in modern times. We don't have to do what people did two thousand years ago and use chickens for our entertainment LOL


Chickens? What were the Brits thinking? They are for eating! Do you think Reagan looks presidential?


Well apparently he did not look that way at the time, or that's what someone said to him anyway, obviously we know how that turned out LOL do you like Bill Nye the Science Guy?


He got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve martin lookalike contest. I think he could be presidential. What about a Trump lookalike contest?


Haha that would be an interesting contest for sure. I know that I wouldn't be able to pull it off but maybe someone else could haha. Do you like comedy movies by the way?


I think it can be likeable by anyone honestly,  just depends on the story line.


I think I should definitely pick up that for my next reading material. Do you ever read news from Facebook?


Yeah i read a lot of news on facebook.  did you know there is a woman who can read 4700 words per minute?


That's pretty hard to believe anyone could read that fast. Have they really thoroughly tested her, I wonder? I wish I could learn to do that if it's true!


I have no clue,  I cant even imagine all the books and info that is in her head lol


I wonder if she can read that fast because she's got a photogenic memory? Is that the right name of it? It's weird how Facebook totally took over Myspace.


Close enough,  photographic memory.  Photogenic is someone who loves getting their picture taken or someone who is good at having their picture taken one of those.


Oh! Good to know! Did you know that there's still phone and internet data being carried across the ocean floors by cables that are not even three inches wide?


That is crazy!  and kinda amazing that they make cables that long to cross an ocean lol


That's what I was thinking! I thought everything was through satellite nowadays! I guess our phone system is outdated! Well, time to go read something, ttyl!


Yes, I do. Did you hear about Kolbie Sanders giving away her wedding venue to someone on Facebook?


Thats nice of her,  she didnt need it anymore and I doubt the venue would give her back her money.  Did you know the facebook like button is illegal in a city in germany?


That's interesting to make that illegal! I actually think I remember Facebook used to have a dislike button, also?


I dont remember that,  I think a lot of people wanted one though lol  That doesnt seem to be positive though,  no  one wants to know their posts is disliked lol


That's true, but doesn't YouTube have a dislike button? Do you like to do much reading?


I think so,  Youtube does.  I guess that how they know justin biebers video is the most disliked video on youtube lol


Yes, you're probably right! I did more reading as a kid because I just had more time, I think. I read a lot of mysteries. What about you?


Yes,  I really like fiction,  mystery and sci fi or fantasy.


Sci Fi was a type books I've always wanted to read. Do you think those books are more for men? Or do you think their themes are likable by either?


Hi. I am such a reading buff. I love how language is processed into comprehension and all of the nuances involved.


I'd have to say Romeo and Juliet, tragic but great.


Ah. Shakespeare invented the names jessica and olivia. I know some people named them from highschool!


I didn't realize that. I use one of his favorite phrases, "good riddance", frequently.


Wow, I also use that phrase all the time. I guess Shakespeare has invented many things.


His impact as part of the play company Lord Chamberlain's Men changed London.


Shakespeare also invented the quote "a laughing stocks". I used that yesterday!


Another great phrase. It is rather tragic that he died at age 52. That time period had such a short life expectancy.


Imagine if he lived until 80. Maybe he would have created so much more different unique phrases!


That and many more brilliant literary works. He was so revered that the Polish composer Andre Tchaikowsky donated his skull to Shakespeare's company, hoping they would use it as a prop. That is just a bit odd if you ask me.


I wonder what they would do with a skull. Anyways, nice chatting with you!


Ah, I like to read books as well although they are all fiction ones.


I guess he hoped it would be used as the skull of yorick. Nice chatting.


I hope I will be remembered as fondly as Shakespeare someday.


I love to read fiction as well. Do you like C.S. Lewis and Tolkien's crazy terrible poetry contests? The whole idea of keeping a straight face when reading terrible poetry is funny.


Haha, that is. Did you know that the FDA burned 6 tons of literature?


yeah, they did it as an act of US censorship


Another little known fact, Churchill won a noble prize for literature, not peace.


Well, Churchill did have some excellent speeches during world war II. I greatly respect him.


Definitely a well-respected man. I'm a big Shakespeare buff personally, or as some call him the "Bard of Avon."


Do you have a favorite shakespeare book? I really enjoyed Julius Caesar.


ya I didn't know that, this says astronomers detected the building blocks of life 455 light years away, I wonder how they can tell that


Not sure, but strangely they say that Uranus rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun instead of spinning.


hmmm that sounds cool id like to see a video of that in fast speed, this says there is a planet where shards of glass rain, which sounds metal as hell


I guess that Jupiter's moon is really huge because it would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun


ya that does sound big, I don't watch baseball do you? this has a bunch of baseball facts


Sometimes, but not as much as when I was young.  Did you know that a man found three million dollars worth of 1900's baseball cards in his grandfather's attic


no thats wild, also that kickball is called soccer-baseball in canada, they need to use a different name haha


Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are surprised to discover its status as america's national pastime


ya that's screwy, theyd be shocked that up until 2005 a married couple scheduled all major league baseball games themselves


Wow that sounds busy!  Do you think summer breaks are shorter or is just the author?


ha great questino I have no idea, this does say baseball managers wear uniforms though just in case they have to jump in to play, which I didn't know they could do that


I don't know how well they would play though.  Just in case, they could go to Canada and play kickball also called soccer-baseball there.


did you know the first mcdonalds drive thorugh was in 1975? doesn't seem like that long ago even though that was before I was born haha


I was a wee one so I always remember it being there.  Did you know the trunk of your car was called that because old cars have wooden trunks on the back.


ha I didn't know that, also that the brand cadillac was named after the founder of detroit, I never knew that


If you are in South-Africa, you can put flame-throwers on the car


ha I wish I had a flamethrower on my car, I'm in Michigan and it's cold here


Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo


I played gran turismo as a kid, never really liked it its too much like a simulation, it's not as much fun as other videogames, Jann is probably the best at it though


Must be.  Venus doesn't tilt so it doesn't have seasons


Hello!  Do you know much about the history of clothing?


Interesting!  The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.  Must have had a lot of free time on his hands.


Ha! No kidding. I wonder if he won the popular vote unlike 5 different presidents here in the US who were still elected despite losing the popular vote. One even lost by 10%!


I'm not sure!  He obviously didn't work on his politics 100 percent of the time.  lol  Speaking of US presidential elections....did you know that up until 1805 the runner up automatically became the vice president?


Really? That sounds like a mistake. There would be chaos if they did that today. Ha! On a related note, Guatemala doesn't legally allow close relatives of former presidents to run for President. Perhaps America should look into doing that as well! Ha!


That would be a real mess if that was today.  I could see Hillary and Trump brawling.  That's a good law Guatemala has!  That should be passed down to corporate run companies as well!  Do you use Facebook?


I do use it a lot, actually. What about you? It's hard to believe Facebook has more users than there were people in the world 200 years ago, isn't it?


I'm not thrilled by it.  But I do use it to stay in touch with people.  Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook you would get a free whopper.  I would have done that in a heartbeat.


Same here. Without a doubt. Ha! I think it's kind of scary that 30% of the adult population in the US uses Facebook for their primary source of news. I can't trust half the stuff I read on there and don't see how anyone else does!


No way!  I buzz right by that garbage.  Did you know that Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness?


I wasn't aware of that but it makes sense. You know another crazy fact is back in 2011, a third of all divorce filings in America actually contained the word Facebook. That is sad, really!


I know quite a bit, actually. I know there was a man who wrote 70 different items of clothing in a Chinese airport just to avoid the bagging charge. Ha! What about you?


That doesn't surprise me at all.  Sad reflection of where society is now.  I've known quite a few people I've worked with who got themselves into trouble by getting involved with members of the opposite sex from Facebook.  It's a shame.  I have to get going.  It's been nice chatting with you!


Wow!  lol  I know that Apple had a clothing like in 1986.


Did they really? That seems unusual for them! Did you know there's a bulletproof clothing mogul named Miguel Cabarello who tests the clothes by shooting the employees to enforce quality control on his wares? That is scary to me!


Whoa!  I don't think I would want to be one of the employees.  Hope that had a good quality control team!  lol  I was surprised to find out that Pilgrims clothing was full of color.  I'm so used to them being portrayed wearing black and white.


Same here. It seems like everything you see pilgrims in, they're always wearing black/white. What I find funny is people actually used to do their laundry in old faithful. They'd stick their clothes in the geyser and when it erupted, it would spit their clothes out clean. That's hilarious. Ha!


Hahahahaha I can picture them shooting up into the air.  Funny stuff!  Something on another funny note...the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana!


Ha! You're kidding me? That's embarrassing. Speaking of presidents, isn't it surprising Woodrow Wilson was the only US president ever to have a PhD?


Yes!  I never knew that.  The top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Wow! Now that is a surprise. Just like when I found out that FDR was the last US president that fluently spoke a foreign language. I just always assumed they all spoke different languages.


hey there what do you think of planet earth?


haha well I hope so. It's pretty silly there is an ambassador to extraterrestrials at the UN, I want his job


I think you have to know somebody. It sounds like it involves few duties. Mostly waiting.


haha ya, lots of waiting and doing nothihng, have you ever ridden a horse


Nope, never ridden a horse. Haven't eaten one either.


haha nope I have ridden one, I guess they evolved over like 50 million years


They went from multi-toed to single-toed. I guess they were more useful to humans that way.


ya I think so, they became really widespread about 3000BC, so kind of a long time


Interspecies utility is interesting. Dalmatians are associated with firefighting because they would calm  the horses.


that's nice of them. did you knw clint eastwood was allergic to horses?


Yeah, he acquired an allergy later in life. Very odd.


It's a nice place. I've lived there my whole life. I'm pretty attached. What about you?


haha ya me too, sad to think that 80% of the natural forests have been destroyed though


Only 20% more to go! We are a destructive species. Can seem to protect things that we need to survive. And we've been here just a short time.


thats true, if history were a 24 hour day, humans have only taken up about 1 minute of time


The day has been getting longer. It was only 5.5 hours. Soon it'll be so long that we'll have a 20-hour workday. I bet people will want more vacation.


that is wacky, will the day continue to get longer? like a 40 hour day at somepoint?


Maybe in billions of years. Humanity will be long gone, having cut down all the forests and filled the oceans with plastic.


ya that is sad to think about, also sad we'll have run out of helium by the year 2100


We'll get our helium from fusion reactors. Every kid can have party balloons.


I guess it was a popular system, other more advanced consoles were available at the time, its amazing it survived for that long


It's amazing it survived my kids.  SPeaking of kids, there's this Playwright that wants to know things to do in D.C. with his 6-year-old daughter.  His name is Aaron Posner.


I heard about Aaron Posner and his dream day in the D.C area, interesting article I must say


Yeah, I would like to see his "Winter's Tale".  Funny his daughter likes museums at her age.


That doesn't seem very age appropriate, I think it can be scary, it has ghosts in it, the price of attendance is not too high though so it would be a great opportunity


It's too bad she has all the allergies and sensitivity to gluten.  I think good ol' dad has found solutions though and even sorbet.


That's a hard allergy specially for a kid, that means no pizza, no burgers, no pasta,


Yeah, that's kid food... Bummer. They did cap things off with a movie: The Incredibles 2


Yeah I can do that at home, the D.C area has better and more interesting attractions than a movie, the iPic theater is really nice though


I was thinking the same thing.  But maybe not for a kid.  They did go to the Kennedy Center.  Thanks for the chat!


Sure.  I used to watch the Comedy Channel back when it came out in 1989.


I guess that's a valid point I bet his daughter was exited to watch the movie and for her it was the perfect day after all.


You don't watch it anymore? I heard they cancelled a lot of shows


It's not as good.  Yeah they have cancelled over 100 shows since 1989.


That's a lot of shows I bet fans aren't happy with that, at least the ones that followed the cancelled shows


I bet you are right.  I can't believe that the Green Lantern was conceived as a comedy with Jack Black.


That would have been a mess, the movie was already bad as is.


I agree. I would rather play my old NES with its 54 colors.


54 colors! that doesn't seem like much although at time it was an incredible thing. I also like to play Nintendo


Japan didn't quite selling it until 2003.  It must have been good there too.


Im just surprised that there are that many kept as pets.


I believe that there are certain areas of the world where that is more common than in others.  I saw a TV program on a rescue for big cats whose owners had tired of them.  or become afraid of them...


I dont think I would trust them enough to keep one as a pet. I have kids though.


oh well...then you are probably used to wild beasts ;)  Did you know Theodore Roosevelt had over 20 pets?  Including a bear and a heyena.


Yeah what could you do with a hyena. Lol. What a weird pet to have.


Did you know that its not legal in boulder CO to own pets.


I had heard something about that.  In some towns in California as well, i believge.  Ah well...owner/guardian, tomayto/tomahto...


Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if you get arrested if you say thats my dog. Lol.


I grew  up with dogs...Old English Sheepdogs, to be specific.  I love them too.  just can fit a big dog in a small apartment.


Same here I always had dogs growing up, but I live in a trailer so dont have much room either.


I like the big breeds - the closer they are to wolves, the better.


Yeah i like them to. Well you have a good evening.


Yes, I have two cats - a male and a female.  both black.  How about you?


Nope. not at the moment. Did you know that they cloned a cat.


Yeah.  I had heard about that.  They called it "copy cat."  :) But even if you clone a cat and it looks identical to the original, I wonder if its personality will be the same?


Im not sure. I know I am a twin which isnt really the same, but we have totally different personalities.


yeah...it's he old nature/nurture question, i guess.


There are more tigers living in as pets in the US than there are living in the wild in asia crazy huh.


Wow!  I didn't realize that.  Hard to believe, but we have been pretty destructive to the wild tiger population over the years!


Hello there, do you follow the NBA at all?


Yeah I guess they were banned by the league when they first came out.  And yeah the freak, he is a really good person though.


I know that MJ wore them despite the rules. Nike didn't care. Cheap publicity.


Yeah it was cheap and the best marketing they probably ever had for a product.


Controversy attracts attention. Suddenly everyone wants to have the bad boy sneakers.


Yep, and if they ban them because they give players and advantage, well the YMCA is going to be filled with them.


I never understood the obsession with shoes, but I guess they are an ubran fashion statement. Lebron has made his money on sneaker endorsements.


Yeah and it sounds like Reebok tried to do the same with Allen Iverson, but I dont think it worked out as well.


How much moeny does Iverson have at this point? What will he do with it all? Start a shoe company?


I don't know how much he has anymore, but they owe him 32 million when he turns 55.


I guess he could buy part of an NBA team at that point. That's a chunk of change. I wonder how LeBron has fared.


Hi, how are you? Sometimes I follow the NBA.


Yeah that is true, Jordan owns most of the Hornets these days.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


Nice, I am well, I follow pretty closely.  My favorite team actually has the best record right now.


No, other side, the Milwaukee Bucks.  GS has been dominating the last few years though.


Giannis is their biggest and best player, I remember when we drafted him and people thought we wasted a pick.


Where is he from? Is he American? I know that the league has gotten more international, which I think is great.


No, he is from Greece, they call him the 'greek freak'.  Did you ever own a pair of Air Jordan's?


No, I never did. I know that they were popular but quite expensive. The Greek Freak? Hm.


What are you thoughs on those Addidas officials and the NBA agent accused of dreauding colleges?


I just found that out.  The Washington Generals have played the Harlem Globetrotters an incredible 13,000 times but only won 6 games!


Thats amazing I guess the Globetrotters are just the best team,


They have been around a long time.  5 years after retirement 60 percent of NBA players are broke.  I don't know how they can burn through that money like that.


I know right, that seems impossible, they earn lots of money not only from their salaries but also from endorcements


Yes!  Even more surprising is the an incredible 78 percent of NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress only 2 years after retirement!  Crazy.


That is crazy, good thing Allen Iverson is set for life, he will get a big payday when he turns 52


He will get $800000 a year untill he reaches 55 and then he will get a pament of $32 million dollars, sweet deal dont you think?


Holy cow!  That makes me feel like a little tiny grain of sand.  I'll never come close to making that in a lifetime for what he gets for 1 year!  Then to get 32 million at once?  I can't even imagine.


It doesn't seem right at all.  They were secretly paying the families of top basketball recruits right?


I know right, even a million is a lot, hard to imagine bankrupcy after a payday like that one


It does seem that way, they say that they are just doing their jobs but I bet there are a lot of hidden clauses in there


I bet.  Definately seems shady to me.  Are you a basketball fan then?


Nice.  Me too.  Did you know that Space Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie of all time?


It is wow! Im exited about the sequel, I loved that movie when I was a kid


Yes!  Me too.  Did you know that Shaq only scored a 3 pointer once during his career?


Only 1 wow! I guess thats why they mocked him in Scary Movie lol


LOL  Did you know that both volleyball and basketball were invented at the YMCA?


Did you know that Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house


Yeah, I like to read fun facts in science.  That's interesting.  Probably not though


Well, here's one that I definitely believe. Pretty much all animals make their own vitamin C, except for humans. Weird, right?


That is weird and humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2 - 3 months of having it surgically shortened.


Makes you wonder about how all of this evolution happened. Know what I mean?


I don't believe in Evolution.  I believe it's all about what God created


Well, okay, I'm not going to start a counterargument or anything. Do you see us as being similar to ancient non-human apes though? Just curious.


No, I don't.  I'm sure there are similarities though in areas.  What about you?


Well, I tend to believe in both evolution and population expansion.


Oh ok.  It's said that Humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago


True. That's a lot more recently than I would have though personally. They're even trying to say in some ways that human bahavior split off only around 50,000 years ago. I'd be surprised if it's so recent!


Interesting factoid. I remember that show. I think he probably deserved it because it was a really good show. Too bad it's now around anymore. You also see less of Jim Carrey nowadays, I was thinking. Remember him?


Yes, I read where Jim carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his beilef system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity


He was so famous for his physical comedy, anyway. He always seemed to jump around like he was part monkey or something, lol.


Yeah, he is definitely a squirrel now.  Jon hamm taught drama at his old high school. one of his students was ellie kemper, erin from the office.


Are you into movies at all? I guess you would call it, cinematography?


Yes, I am and Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


Ah, yes, Michael Caine. He did Monty Python, did he not?


So are you into science at all? I heard an interesting factoid that there's a sound frequency that causes fear in humans. Do you suppose that's true?


Technology has many benefits but also a lot of cons when you really think about


The show is full with pleasant suprises, George R.R. Martin is a great author, he is really creative


agreed. he reminds me of the great shakespeare. works that take on many different meanings


Shakespear is a rich addition to our culture, his novels are just great, did you know he even invented several names!


yea I heard it was jessica and Olivia...and fun random fact,my name was invented by him to....its Portia :)


Thats a really cool name, uncommon, you know he was alive at the same time of Pocahontas


ohhhhh i did not know that. so fitting.  I do wonder about his personal life. I know there was many specultion about it. But that could have jsut been all rumors


Theres a lot we dont know about him, he was alive a long time ago by the year 1564


so long!  I find it funny and cool that we still say words and phrases he made up from years ago like good riddance..i say that often


He left a legacy behind, 39 plays, 154 sonnets all of them popular to this day


so cool how many of those were and still are beings translated in different languages across the world


agreed.  but I do like how it has been able to take pwer from the big orgnication and give it to the individual


That is cool, we should share Shakespeare with everyone,


I agree we know a lot of things thanks to the internet and thanks to technology now, I think we now more about things than before


love the internet. we get all the info from there. Love the customization of your produkts from there.


Its been a digital revolution, internet has made access to show a lot easier as well, I watched Game of Thrones online and also Grey's Anatomy


love game of thrones.  The April date of the final seasn will be here in no time!


Yeah too bad its going to be over after that season, I guess I will watch Game of Lions after that lol


lol...well yes that too sounds interesting. although there will be a prequel being fillmed after the show. Sure it will get even more awards Game of thrones has already gotten


That would be great, a prequel show sounds like a great idea,GOT has interesting actors, the grand daughter of Claplin playes Talisa Maegyr in the show


yeah found out out awhile ago. so interesting. I lke how that show boost the economies of places they film in. Happened in Ireland with all the tourist visiting


I have but I never booked it, my sister-in-law did. Do you use it?


haha no I haven't used it, I used airbnb I mean but not the couch surfing, I think I would be too scared to sleep on a random persons couch haha


I would too. I am not sure if I would be scared of the people who would let a stranger on their couch or the cleanliness of the couch.


haha, ya might not be the most comfortable way to travel


And if it is in a college town, just sleep in your car. I cannot imagine...


ya that's true, do you watch the nfl at all?


ya I do, I wanted the patriots to win the superbowl and they did, I didn't know that the nfl puts chips in the footballs actually to track the speed stats of the ball


I put chips in my belly when I watch football and that's basically the same thing. I was rooting for the Pats too. I am from Chicago though so I am not a die hard Pats fan.


lol I like that, I put some tortilla chips in my belly yesterday I feel really puffy today haha, I guess they also put chips on the players to track their speed stats too


hi i'm good, did you know that airplane travelling is ten percent slower than it was in the 1960's?


well I think it is to save fuel, going slower is probably more fuel efficient


The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to go 160 mph! Wow...


haha that is cool, I would ride that! I think its funny that instead of getting the peoples bags faster from airplanes, airports just redesigned to make people walk farther to stop the complaining haha


Iceland has no public rail service. They fly to travel between towns. Seems really inefficient.


ya I don't know about that that seems like an annoyance, also annoying would be transporting rabbits like they used to do on old ships, they would release them so there was food for future explorers on the islands haha


And that's why they have become an invasive species on some islands. Seems like a nice thing to do but it kills the native plants.


ya that is too bad, it would be bad to kill the native animals and plants for sure, have you ever used airbnb? I guess theres a site like that, but instead of renting rooms you kind of rent a couch to crash on haha


Hello.  Do you watch baseball?  Do you ever watch the world series?


I never knew they were banned.  Do you know why they were?


I am not sure. I never heard why. I guess eventually they caved and let them wear whatever shoe they wanted.


Well NBA players are the world's best paid athletes so it makes sense that they caved to them.


True. I mean endorsements are big payoffs. How about allen iverson's lifetime endorsement with reebok that pays him $800,000 a year until he reaches 55 and then he gets a lump payment of $32,000,000. Crazy!


That man is set for life!  How lucky for him!  On the flip side, there's Tim Duncan who held out joining the NBA until he got his college degree.


That is probably smart, some of those guys don't last very long in the NBA. Always good to have a back up plan!


Yes it is. I totally agree!  I bet the NBA would seem different to people if they used the most effective shot.  The granny shot has been proven to score points better than any other way.


That is about the only way I can get a shot to go in! What about Reggie Miller's sister Cheryl? She scored 105 points in one game and broke 8 national records!


She's impressive.  I wonder if she plays professionally.


Not sure but that sure beat what reggie did that day. He scored a career high of 40 points. She more than doubled him!


I love baseball and this years world series was one of the best I have seen.


I agree.  I like that they play up to seven games to determine the winner too.  You get to enjoy it for a few days instead of just a few hours like in the nfl.


True. What about that one world series where babe ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 world series with his team only losing by one run. That is rough!


Totally!  Especially since it was Babe Ruth who did it.


I agree. I am sure the world was shocked!  What about those cubs winning back to back world series. Pretty impressive!


It is but it's also sad because they haven't won since then.


I know! The ottoman empire was still in existence the last time the cubs won the world series. That sure does date it!


It makes it sound so ancient when you put it that way.  Some of those years could be attributed to the lack of playoffs before 1969 though.


True. Do you know about how Air Jordan's used to be banned from the NBA when they played. Jordan always wore them anyways because Nike would pay the fine.


It is really cool that they could reattach a leg the wrong way...


Yes.  She could swim in the Olympics - it is one of the top recreational activities consistantly.


I wonder if she would do the type of swimming where you use your hands and legs to swim like a dolphin.


If she goes to Cornell, she would be ready to go to pass their mandatory swimming test for graduation.


Especially is wore that special swim suit that allowed 94% o those that wore it to win an olympic event.


I think the US wore that suit, and they won almost as many gold medals in swimming as all of the rest of the world combined.  That's one amazing suit!


Yes!  That suit became banned because it gave swimmers so much lift.