And who would buy it? Who would think they could own the Eiffel Tower lol


LOL I know right! I just like knowing that there is good in the world, like how Norway gave 1 billion dollars to help save the rain forest


That is super cool!  Wish our government would do more good stuff like that.


Hi.  Yeah, looks like she quit to finalize an adoption.


Yep I agree. Do you ever travel by the way? I just got back from Florida personally


Yes that's how it appears. And she was actually a really good coach for the University of Virginia Women's Basketball team, so I wonder who they got to replace her


She got her team to the second round of the tournament. Looks like she might be in Senegal for awhile, too.  Whoever they got is going to have quite a legacy to live up to


Yep it sounds like it. It's crazy that adoption fees can total almost $30,000, that's as much as a car!


No doubt.  Its way too much.  Plus all the wait time involved.  Seems like its almost not worth it.  Why make it so hard?


If you think you would want the kids in a better home instead of in foster care. I guess Boyle said she spent more than $100,000 for the adoption, that's insane


Yep, that's insane for sure.  I wonder if its easy to adopt in New Zealand.  They have a basketball team named the "Tall Blacks"


Yeah I don't think that name would fly here haha. have you heard of the basketball court that is located on top of the Supreme Court Building?


Yep, its the highest court in the land! Looks like that James Naismith wasn't such a great coach...


how's it going? Do you watch much tv, it's fascinating how they are able to transmit moving images


Well we can thank him for the word "swag", or curse him


LMAO! He made that word up too? I had no idea! Apparently he once said that the cherimoya was the most delicious fruit known to man. I have never heard of it but maybe he made up that word too!


I'm interested in trying some cherimoya now, hope it isn't too expensive


I wonder what it tasted like. Have you ever watched the show Shark Tank?


Yes I've seen a few episodes and some clips online


Apparently most of the deals they make are never even enacted. Seems like a waste to me.


Did you know that the only Shakespeare play not made into a tv movie is the two noble kinsmen? I never even heard of it!


No I had no idea. Do you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon


Hi! It is fascinating but I dont think people pay much attention as to how it works. Do you like sitcoms?


They average 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight, I didn't even know it has been on that long


Yea, I'm a huge south park fan. When they did the family guy episode the simpsons sent the creators flowers


How funny! I like watching old reruns of Seinfeld. Apparently Julie Louis Dreyfus won the Mark Twain Prize for Humor.


Yea I love Seinfeld and she is very funny and well deserving of the Mark Twain Prize


I didnt realize she was 57 years old. Do you like Mark Twain?


Not familiar with much of his work besides what is common knowledge


Most people know him as a writer but he did a lot of stuff. He was one of the first people to patent suspenders.


I didn't know that, he must of made a lot of money from that. I did know he invented the word gullible


I didn't! I suppose we needed a word for it though lol! He was a cat lover as well.


Hey did you ever watch the NBA I guess there are about 30 teams


Oh I totally agree. Did you hear that Tim Duncan did not go directly to the NBA. He stayed in school to get his degree. I definitely would have gone to the NBA immediately haha


lol maybe he just wanted a back up plan,  like in case he got injured or something.  It looks like it worked out great for him hes been playing forever,  I think he retired recently.


So interesting I didn't know that. Would you ever shoot a basketball granny style? That is by scientists been determined to be the most consistent way to shoot the ball


Hell yeah,  I use to do it when I was a kid a lot,  and I made it in more too lol Maybe thats why my nephews always beat me .


Haha maybe they should bring back that style then. I just can't picture professional players using it but if it's the best way to shoot I think that they should haha


Maybe for free throws they should,  the whole point of the game is to get points and if that is more effective,  but if the ball is in play seems like a loss of rhythm running down the court and having to stop to shoot granny style lol


Oh I totally agree with you. You'd think with all that money they wouldn't care how they appear. They would just want to win


Right!  But no,  they have to look cool playing ball lol


What do you think about when the NBA banned the dunk. Like how can you ban such an iconic shot


I think its a little unfair because thats the players talent,  and the other team should just find  a way to not give them the position to do it.  Then i think its just evening the playing field lol


Hello,  I dont really follow basketball.  I will watch it is the warriors are playing though.


That's true. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just so dominant with it apparently. But it is so iconic I can't believe that you even considered an actually implemented the ban


Yeah I only watch the Pistons because I'm from Detroit haha. Interesting that the National Basketball Association only took on that name in 1949


Have you ever worn a pair of Air Jordans? I know they're expensive but they seem like they might be worth it


Yes I have one pair from like the 90's that I dont wear anymmore lol Did you ever wear any?


I've never worn it actually haha. How comfortable were they? I know that the NBA had banned them for a while


They are pretty comfy,  but I never played basketball in them,  more of just a fashion thing I got over real quick cuz jordans are expensive lol


Oh I see haha. Apparently the NBA banned them but Nike just kept paying the fee so that Jordan could keep wearing them. It definitely paid off


Thats really cool, i wonder how much those fines were lol probably cheaper than buying billboards and advertising fees lol


I would be funny if it was an accident.. You lknow? I really like hoe the world series are played.. It is not just one game..you get a seven game playoff and the excitement lasts more than other sports!


Yes, that makes it fairer to the best team. You can win on a fluke shot  or play in one game (i.e. Super Bowl, NCAA Champion), but to win 4 or 7 is more skill. I am a Royals fan and they Won the World Series 4-5 years ago and then lost all their best players to free agency or like Justin Verlander leaving the Tigers and going to the Astro's. With small market teams the skill isn't always evenly distributed around the league.


Yes that is kind of sad.. and Verlander helped so much the Astros to win.. it was the right move.. for the Astros


Yes, there's two sides to every story. Though small market teams don't have the draw of the Yankee's or Dodgers, you see where the Women's World Cup had higher TV  rating than the World Series in the US last year?


I am a soccer fan and the womens world cup grew a lot in popularity since the last one! But I was shocked to learn that is was watched more than the world series!!


So was I, speaking of fans. My wife loves Game of Thrones, we're binge watching it getting ready for the final season, do you watch it? It has some great blood lines, did you see where Charles Dickens great-great-great grandson and Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter are both actors on the HBO Series?


I do not watch but I know is really really popular!! Even made the name Arya very popular in new baby girls.


Yes, that crazy to me. I like the show okay, buy my wife is so enthused she'd probably name a kid after one of the shows characters (both our kids are out college, there's no risk in that). It is beautifully filmed, financed by Ireland  with some many scenes set there and Croatia, Canada,  Malta and all the other places they filmed it makes for some beautiful scenery for all the sets.


LOL wow it is film in really beautiful places !!!  I probably will create a game of thrones tour and visit all those places including the sites in Spain, Scottland, Morocco!!


I assure you they already have it in Ireland and soon, if not already there will be cruise lines offering Game of Thrones Themed world cruises. You don't follow the show, but the Lannister's are an evil clan ruling the throne (illegitimately some would say) for many years and Martin, the author of the book said (funny living in Boston area) the Patriots are the Lannister's of the NFL which I think isn't a totally false and funny analogy.


Yes, I grew up in St. Louis in the 70's so I used to love the Cardinals, KC in the 90-00's so a big Royals fan and I've been in Boston for 4 years so I have enjoyed local baseball in all three towns. Are you a fan?  I knew that managers wear uniforms in the dugout because they can technically play and there were player-managers in the old days, but when the last time a manager actually played in a game?


LOL!! I will probably watch Game of Lions!! You know I have enjoyed this chat very much!! Cool facts about baseball history!


Yes, I enjoyed the wide ranging discussion too. Have a great remainder of your week.


Hi, yes I like baseball , and sports in general....and is true I have never seen a manager playing!! but is good they are ready in case they are needed!


It's funny baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans don't know it was America's pastime. I guess they forgot WW II, it was brought there by occupying US Troops after Japan surrendered.


Wow that is impressive, they kind of ignored how americans feel about baseball.. i think the Chicago cubs have not won in a long time!


Yes, first team to win back-to-back World Series and not another one for 108 years (Ottoman Empire was still in existence when they last won a World Series?), that ironic. As a St. Louis fan growing up I did go to quite a few games at Wrigley Field along the way before they  had lights which made a good afternoon. As I have a lot of Cub fan friends that World Series win was quite something, though many of them felt relief instead of happiness after the win.


That is really cool history right there. Would be nice to see a win from the cubs again. Do you know what a very lucky man found in his grandfather's attic?


You mean the $3 Million dollar baseball card collection? Yes, I collected and bought some rare cards at a shop and know have no idea where they album are, a luck garbage collector might have found them when my mom cleaned out the attic long after I moved out. Being in Red Sox land, there's always the ghost of Babe Ruth, when you look at the big guy he doesn't look fleet of foot, bunny he lost the '26 World series getting caught trying to steal home down by one run. Funny thought, though I doubt Yankee fans thought that , that year.


wow, you collected those too!  I am amazed those cards lasted hidden since the 1940's!!


Yes, I think every kid 1940-19808 probably did. You see where in the '92 World Series the US Marine Corp color guard carried the flag upside down, I wonder if that was planned to psyche them out or distract them from the game plan or totally an accident?


Hi! I couldnt believe IHOP pulled such a stunt by changing its name to IHOB just to remind the world that it also sells burgers. What about you?


That is wild! I bet when dogs donate their blood at doggie blood drives, it's a nightmare trying to sort out all the different blood types!


Yes, I bet the stress runs high as it does for hard working spiders that have their webs stolen by hummingbirds.  Hummingbird use them for next building materials.


Oh, wow! Hey, I wonder if Hummingbirds also fly without sleep from Alaska to north Mexico during migration?


I wonder if they ever sleep ever.  I also don't know if they chirp.  I'm sure, unlike some wild birds in Australia, they don't mimic chainsaws.


Isn't that crazy? Australian birds can also mimic cameras and car alarms. Imagine thinking your car alarm is going off and you jet outside to discover it's only a wild bird! Ha!


Hee. I'm a little glad the Dodo bird is extinct.  They were related to pigeons.  Can you imagine the mess around park benches and sidewalks?


You are right. It would be a nightmare. Wonder if their bones were as hollow as most birds to the point where the feathers weigh more than the skeletons. Since they're extinct, I suppose well never know, unfortunately.


Maybe it was all the ancient park custodians that made them extinct. They didn't live up to the birds reputation of being the most numerically successful class of tetrapods.


Maybe so. Crazy some birds have evolved for swimming and all birds' digestive/respiratory system adapted for flight, yet the Dodo went extinct.


Poor Dodo... Maybe if they understood pointing like dogs and elephants, they would still be alive.


I felt like an American tradition was dashed.  IHOB doesn't have the same ring to it.


No kidding! Or if even Istanbul had put out vending machines for birds instead of stray dogs where you could trade recycled plastic bottles for treats, they'd still be here as well! Ha! Nice chatting with you today!


Agreed! I understand change is necessary - like McDonald's adding a drive-thru for soldiers who couldnt get out of their vehicles wearing fatigues - but don't change the name. Do something else. I was so upset with them!


Yeah, I agree.  I would be OK with McDonald's selling Bumpkin pie, but we don't have to rename McDonald's.


Exactly! Speaking of which, I wouldn't mind trying a bumpkin pie one day. I don't know the ingredients, but I know it's a popular dish in the backwoods!


It sounds like that's where it belongs.  Like a trunk actually belongs in a car's trunk.


Absolutely. Hey,  did you know trunks got the name from old cars because they actually had wooden trunks in the back?


Yeah, makes sense.  I suppose glove compartments were once for gloves?  Non Sequitur alert... I learned that dogs are not colorblind.  They just can't see as many colors as humans.


That's interesting! I wasn't aware of that! It's a good thing Google prefers dogs over cats then as the dogs won't be distracted by all the vibrant colors at Google, right?


Also makes sense... They also won't have as many blood types to puzzle the vet.  Dogs have 12 different blood types -- cats have only 3.


Hi, how are you today?  Hard to believe modern human behavior started around 50,000 years ago!!


He is great.  I loved Jim Carrey growing up, but he went into a very weird phase.  I was glad to hear is getting away from dramas because he only wants to project positivity.


He is great at comedy. And drama too, though I understand his reasons. I think that dramas can be positive, but he has his strenghts.


Yea, I agree.  Tons of really positive dramas out there.  I wish I took the Michael Caine approach and became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama, haha.


The man knew to follow his instinct about getting lucky. Then he made a career of it! Good for him.


Do you like to play video games at all?  I used to, but not so much anymore.  Our planet plays about 3 billion hours of video games a week, which is crazy!!


I used to play, but I don't have time now. Too busy. I want to spend my time on other things too.


Same here.  At least I was able to play them when I was younger.  In South Korea it is illegal to play them past midnight if you are 16 and under.  Would have saved me some sleep back in the day!


SK has a lot of rules. And they want kids to study. Also I think that there are game cafes where kids play.


It is a really gorgeous place.  I think South Korea is not as well known of a tourist attraction because of their neighbors to the north, but it is beautiful.


I would love to visit some day. The food looks great. Probably a lot of great video game players as well.


I am great! How are you? We are not that old. We've been around a blink of an eye in terms of the planet. Are you characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use? I sure am!


Yup, I am sure!  It was great chatting with you today!


I am good thanks!  Yup, I am!  With all the things we can do, one thing we cannot is synthesize our own vitamin c like both plants and animals.


Yes, I am so jealous of those plants and animals! Maybe in the future we will get gene therapy to help us with that. Helpful if we go to Mars.


That would be helpful if we went to Mars.  It is really strange to think we had total body hair at one time.


I guess we just didn't need it or it wasn't an attractive characteristic. It sure would be tough to survive in cold weather.


I cannot even imagine.  Although we are adapt at persistence hunting which makes us one of the best on the planet at distance running among animals.


We really are weak and vulnerable but can move and move and move. We spread all over the planet, despite no hair and no vit C production.


And now after all that survival of the fittest and darwinism, Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 for each episode of House!


He should. He is worth every penny. He carries the show more than any other actor in there. He also did great comedy.


Well Lena Dunham has a history of interesting comments doesn't she?


Well, the internet provides a lot to people.  I am sure most of us think we have a right to internet access.  The enterainment value alone of the internet is pretty high


I dont feel like I have the right to anything unless I pay for it.


Oh, I misunderstood.  So they have free internet?


Well if they have the right to an internet connection, Im sure there are a few that dont have the money to pay for it. Are they excluded from that right?


They have the right to purchase internet access perhaps.  Heck you can even get internet access on top of Mt Everest


I think everybody pretty much has that right. That cool that they have it on Mt everest. I would definently want to call someone after I climbed it.


There is the issue of internet addiction however.  There have been tests showing that it can pose a real problem


I know a few people who are very interested in the internet. So did you ever play Nintendo?


I do.  I still have an original NES.  Duck Hunt is the best game ever in my opinion.


Yeah I loved that game. I remember the system came with the gun for duck hunt. Man that takes e back a ways.


It doesnt seem that she does. Do you use the internet much?


It was so advanced at the time it was released.  How far we have come.  Been good talking with you.  Enjoy the rest of your day


I, like most others, cannot live without the internet.  It is hard to imagine life without it


It really is. Did you know that humans are a minority on the internet. We are outnumbered by software programs.


That makes sense.  Think about how many programs each computer or phone has on it.  We are living in the Matrix


I think it will be ok. Lol. So have you ever ego surfed. Lol.


I do not think so.  I am not familiar with that term


Thats where you look yourself up on the interent. I do it sometimes. Lol.


I don't.  I do not want to know what the internet has on me.  I like to live in denial I guess.  It is so ingrained in our lives, the internet knows everything about us


That is so true. I guess people in finland have the right to an internet connection.


That makes sense in context but otherwise sounds crazy excessive. I think this performance had about that many PLUS they were all drumming and blowing into conch shells


Conch shells?  That sounds definitely different.  I hope the performance was liked by the audience.


One critic said it was "great fun" and the crowd demanded an encore, so sounds like it went over well


Sounds like a good concert then.  Back in the day a concert was the only way to hear musicians play.


And even now that it isn't, they're still pretty popular. The Ramones toured for like 20 years straight...doesn't leave a lot of time for writing new material


I guess they wrote on the road.  Did you know that in Croatia there is an ancient roman amphitheater that is still used as a concert venue?


No! Do musicians perform there for actual audiences? Because Pink Floyd recorded a concert in an amiptheater in Pompeii buuuut there was no audience. Maybe the acoustics weren't good?


Hmm, I don't know.  The one in Croatia is still in use today so it must be good if people are going to it.


I would love to see an old Greek comedy or tragedy in an ampitheater like that


I would too.  It would definitely be better than a Creed music concert. I heard that one of their concerts was so bad that some of the audience sued them.


Hi!  I don't know much about it.  Do you like opera?


Really? What was the cause of action? That is, what exactly did they sue for? Their money back or emotional distress? lol


Probably both! It was back in 2002 so who knows.


My grandmother really likes it. So I've heard a lot of Italian and French stuff but I did not know that conductors played such a role in the quality of the music


I didn't know that either.  I do like a little classical music.  I've heard the National Symphony Orchestra is good.


Well, apparently they debuted an older conductor who didn't go over so well with critics because most of the musicians played "sluggishly."


That's too bad.  I wonder if he had won any awards and that's why they had him perform.


He won conductor of the year from Musical America; I think that's an official award, or maybe it was just a title?


I don't know but you'd think he'd be good if he had an award or title.


I guess but I don't really see how the conductor affected the musicians' performances. For instance, one new "virtuoso" apparently stood out despite the other musicians being sluggish


I think they have to follow the conductor's direction so that may be why.  I like percussionists.  They really add to the drama of a performance.  Some orchestras have no fewer than 12.


I hear there was a hope-monger gathering that drew 8000,000 ppl to it.


Wow spanning nearly 3 decades with four working titles.


Just remarkable. I cant believe Frozen was the first animated Disney film directed by a woman.


I know and that cartoon practically took over my life.


Impressive! Frozen was a very good movie in my opinion.


I think so to but you know the kids. it was a running dialogue at my house for what seemed like forever.


Thats hilarious! Did you watch pirates of the Caribbean?


I did all of them. which was your favorite?


I liked the first one. Did you know those movies earned over $1 billion in worldwide box office gross?


Wow i did not know that. Johnny depth is an amazing actor.


Agreed, which one did you like the best?


Thats a lot of people! Surprised I haven't heard of it


I think 2 was my favorite though i liked them all. 1 & 2 were the best for me. Kinda went down hill after that.


I agree, I only really remember watching the first one.


Disney owes Marvel so they during just fine as far as finances go. You ever see Lion King?


Yes! It was the first Disney film to be dubbed into Zulu for its African release.


That's right, well nice chatting with you.


Wow did you know that Astronauts can vote from space.


That is so cool. Not all men in the uk had the vote until 1918.


Every US president with a beard has been a republican.


Thats funny. It should be mandatory to have a beard if youre a president! Ha


Right! The use of red and blue for Dems and Repu only started in 2000. I would have thought it was longer.


Right! I thought it would have been more than 19 years!


The toy industry gets involved before the beginning of the production of a movie according to disney.


And the development of the Disney film wreck it ralph started in the late 80's.


I bet that got them a lot of attention! I didn't know that Facebook was just for Harvard students at first.


Yep! Cause that was where Zuckerberg was! Facebook is primarily blue because mark zuckerberg suffers from red-green colorblindness.


That's an interesting fact. Facebook was the highest valued company for a newly listed public company.


Crazy stuff! According to radiometric dating and other sources of evidence, Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Can you imagine the cycles the earth has been though!


That's amazing! In the beginning of Earth, days used to only be 5.5 hours long.


This is sad.. More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


That's a shame! There won't be any left soon.


you are right. This is super cool! If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


That's crazy to think about! 71% of the Earth is covered with water.


That is a lot of water! Apparently Elon Musk is having problems. Poor guy.


Everyday! I guess anyone who is 13 can use it too


I guess lots of issues come with that kind of money!


Tesla's CEO lashed out at analysts and the media during a wide-ranging earnings call. He was mad!


It will be interesting to see how things pan out for him. Thanks for chatting, Have a great day!


That seems really young! I didn't realize it has been around since 2004, that's 15 years already!


Thats a long time. It's valued at 104 billion!


Incredible. Myspace could have bought it for $75 million but they turned down the offer!


I'm sure they thought it was a lot of money then! Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein.


I wonder why. Probably just one of those strict German rules.


Kind of strange. Kind of like Iceland! Iceland are rewriting their constitution via facebook; allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.


Imagine what a mess it would be if America did something like that.


That would be awful! Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper.


the wonder woman film was really good I felt


that is cool to know did not know they had that I kind of miss her driving that plane.


I think it's an interesting concept but it would have been pretty silly on screen.


yea it would have I like her origin better just being pretty much the daughter of zues.


Yes it is very interesting. Speaking of entertaining things, The "e" in chuck e. cheese stands for entertainment. charles entertainment cheese.


that is cool to know I use to go there as a kid and loved the pizza


It is very popular with children. The Olsen twins became so rich and famous as children. They purchased sole ownership of an entertainment company in 2004 and turned it into a billion dollar enterprise.


know what is a cool fact that myspace turned down buying facebook in the 2000s


Wow, that was a terrible idea. Facebook is so popular. There are actually more people on Facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago.


yea it amazes me because myspace use to be the go to place but then facebook just took over


Yes and I don't even really know why everyone went along with switching over. Here's a distressing fact. 30% of American adults use Facebook as they primary source of news. That's upsetting. I don't know how many times I've had to tell people that memes are not valid sources of information.


I enjoyed it. I can't believe that she debuted in the comics as a secretary.


yea that is true but also the fact that zuck is colorblind


yea me either and I cant believe the movie was the highest ww1 film


That is shocking but while I can think of a lot of WWII and Vietnam films, I am at a loss for other WWI films.


same and it is pretty cool Gal Gadot served in the military.


Yes I had heard that. She was a combat trainer even which is impressive. I did not know that the inventor of Wonder Woman was created by the same person who created the lie detector test.


that makes sense for the character and her lasso of truth which is a cool feature of the character.


That is an interesting connection. I did not know that the Lego Movie was the first movie to feature Wonder Woman. I fond that shocking with her popularity. Everyone already knew who she was.


yea I hope in the next film she goes against cheetah and I am glad the films seem to be more contained now


I did hear that that character was going to be in a new film and I think it's a Wonder Woman one. Here's a silly fact. On april 1st, 2015, the smithsonian had a special one day viewing of wonder woman's invisible jet.


How's it going, do you follow basketball? There's a lot of speculation on Jabari Parker's fututre


Yea I've had a couple pairs of Air Jordans, I guess I helped to pay MJ's NBA fines


LOL Nice!  Tim Duncan sacrificed money to stay in college for 4 years instead of directly going to the NBA.  I think he did that as a promise he had made to his grandmother.


Nice, I should Google what college Duncan went to. Did you know a single google search uses more computing power than it did to send Neil Armstrong to the moon?


That's pretty incredible.  I liked how google used live goats one time to mow the lawns around their headquarters.


I wonder how long Google used goats to mow their lawns and how many goats they had


It had to be alot.  lol  Do you use google maps?


Yes but I don't care for their traffic, I don't know how reliable it is to use other android devices to calculate the traffic


I've been led off course a few times using it.  There's a reservoir by me where they show an old road that used to be there still be active and it literally takes you right across the lake. lol  On Aug. 2013 google went down for about 5 minutes and took 40 percent of the web traffic with it.  I don't remember that.


Me neither. Did you know google maps tailors it's claims to countries that have border disputes?


I didn't know that.  Google was founded in 1998.  I could have swore I used google before then.  Guess my memory isn't that good.


Hi there!  Yes I follow basketball.  What is his contract status?


Maybe. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Well he's suppose to hit free agency next season and the Bucks have to decide if they want to resign him


Out of the 30 teams in the NBA, I wonder who he would sign with if he hits free agency?


Yea, he's a pretty good player so I'm sure he will have many suitors from the 30 NBA teams


Did you hear about the big lifetime endorsement deal that Allen Iverson signed?


Yea, Iverson get's 800,000 a year until he's 55 then 32,000,000


That is a sweet deal.  He's lucky.  Physicists proved that my favorite shot "the granny shot" is the absolute best technique to consistently score points from the free throw line.


I can see that, I did make more shots shooting granny style as a kid


lol  Did you ever own a pair of Air Jordan's?  They were banned by the NBA but Michael Jordan wore them anyway because Nike was willing to pay the fine for each game he wore them.


Yeah that's crazy money per episode of t.v. but nothing beats the 1 million per episode all the actors from friends got.


That was a good comedy. I heard that the actors had a pact: if one of them got fired, they would all quit the show.


Yep I have watched through that show 3 or 4 times. It one of my favorite older show, along with full house.


Full House? I've heard of it, haven't seen it. Was that the show with the Olsen twins?


Yep and they have all the episode on netflix along with their continuation called Fuller house, which has all the same actors just much older now.


It's set in SF, right? Did it win any awards?


They won a People's Choice Award and have been nominated for Emmys a bunch of times.


Ok, I'll have to start watching it then. Do you watch horror filsm?


I watch some horror. I really like the first two Paranormal activity movies, after that they just got stupid though.


I've heard that if you watch a horror flick before you look at abstract art, you enjoy the art more.


I know! She was recently in the movie Tully. Have you seen it?


Well This was a fun chat, I am off to watch Aquaman so cheers mate.


Not yet but i am planning to see it soon. I loved her in Mad Max


Who is Ron Livingston? He was in Tully with her


Thats the guy from office Space, I love that movie.


Oh, that guy! Yeah, I know him. He's done a lot of films with pretty women. He's good at comedy and drama.


Oh yeah he goes hand in hand with comedy. He is starring in an upcoming comedy called Holly Slept Over.


I'll need to see that. Have you ever seen the show House?


Yeah I love House, Hugh Laurie is amazing.


He gets $700k per episode. Insanity! I wonder how much he is worth now.


How are you? Been to any concerts lately? I went to one at a park but want to go to one at a sports stadium one day


That's pretty nice, I wonder if Lorde ever performed in an ampitheter, she did recently sell out the Anthem in Washington


Apparently a 6000 capacity venue is smaller than she is used to.


Apparently she and her dancers were pretty nervous during the concert


Seems like a pretty cool show. She used her own heartbeat as the dance rhythm in one song.


That's pretty neat, she also requested a drink from the audience, I'd do that to if I had to put on a concert


She also connected with the crowd by using humor.


Her melodrama tour and song are getting some good reviews, might have to catch some clips on youtube to see if it's good


I do not believe I have actually listened to her music. I like how her concert made her seem really human, emphasizing her joys, fears and mistakes.


I'm not a big Lorde fan myself either, I do listen to Tupac though who also did ballet in high school


That is interesting! I wonder if he did pointe? Ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week.


I haven't been to a concert since Hanson, ha! I used to like Creed but I'm glad I never went to one of their concerts-a lawsuit was filed against them for a concert being so bad!


That's crazy, I wonder how many shoes Bruce Lee went through when he danced in Hong Kong


I never knew Bruce Lee liked to dance, but that makes sense. I want to see if there is any footage of him doing the Cha Cha!


Lol, I'm surprised it was just one lawsuit filed against Creed for a bad concert


The Ramones must put on better concers. They have played over 2000 concerts, and have toured non stop for 20 years.


That's a lot, much more than linkin park playing 324 concerts in 2001


But that is crazy that that wasv only in one year, must have been exhausting!


Linkin park was very popular, hybrid theory is the best selling album of the century so far


Another popular album is Dark Side of teh Moon. It was released more than 40 years ago but was still a best selling album in 2014.


Yea, Pink Floyd was pretty popular, they played in the roman ampitheater with no crowd back in the day though


That is very eerie, but very cool. Speaking of ancient roman ampitheatres, there is one that is still used as a concert venue in Croatia.


Hello, do you have a favorite piece of clothing?


Yeah me too. Do you know much about Oscar Wilde?


I know that Olivia Wilde adopted the last name in his honor.


Yeah. DO you know what he said when asked if he has anything to declare at US customs?


Yup, he said, nothing to declare but my genius. he was a genius alright


Yup pretty much. Do you know what his last words were?


SOmething about him fighting with the wallpaper and how one has to go


Yeah. There are people who go to his tombstone and kiss it with lipstick on


Yeah and it is pretty hefty, $12000 is a lot of money for 2 seconds


It sure is. DO you know much about the government?


I know some stuff. DO you know what wikileaks is?


I love everything in color I think and you?


Yeah that is the website that published secret documents from the government


Yeah me too, like the pigrims. they only wore black in special occasions


Yeah I like their approach, colorful clothes for a happier life


True, I agree. Do you know how fashion people can tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Yes they look for collar gaps in them, pretty cool trick


Yeah. IN Alabama a store sells stuff that is left at airports unclaimed


I wonder what they have in there, must be a store with everything possible


Yeah that was back in 1986, I wonder what happened to it though


Yeah! $32M and he's not even playing anymore. I wish I had that deal. Maybe I could be a spokesman for dad shoes. That's more up my ally...


:0, :) did you know that shooting granny style is the best way to get baskets?


Rick Berry knows! That's how he used to shoot. He advocates for it all the time. His son shoots taht way in college now.


Very cool! Lebron James is going to be in Space jam 2!


Do you think it will be better than space jam, the original?


no, but it might make more money! You ever watch Judge Judy?


Not really, I am more into Maury. Can't wait to find out if he is the father!


Did I talk to you the other day? :) Judy makes 123,000 per episode.


Maybe. I have been doing a lot of these. Im sad that my jokes are becoming redundant! I gotta find new ones!


:) :) Maybe I'll catch you on another hit with a new joke! Did you ever watch South Park?


Good how bout yourself? Do you watch Basketball?


I will start testing out new material and when we meet again, you'll have no clue it's me, until I use the same joke a second time. Then you'll know... I do not watch it. Do you?


Sound good! No, too raunchy for me. but when it aired? The simpsons crew sent them flowers.


I am well, thanks. I do watch basketball. What about you?


a little bit. I like Lebron James. A lot of people don't though.


I do like him. He is such a great talent.


He gives back a lot to his community and other kids. I didn't know that the NBA had 30 teams though. That is quite a bit!


That is a lot. Do you gave a favorite team?


not really. If I had to give one it would be the Cleveland Cavaliers. What about you? I like how the players get contracts for shoes though!


I am from Chicago so I am a bulls fan. I would like that shoe contract money! LeBron has a lifetime deal with Nike worth over $1B.


Allen Iverson has Reebok! That is some easy money.


Yeah?  I'd like to go to one, take my dogs to donate blood. That would be cool.


The dogs should get tons of treats for being such good dogs. google should have blood drives for them.


That would be a great idea!  Isn't Google a dog company?


google is a dog company, and rightly so. i approve. everybody likes a dog, and dogs help reduce stress.


Very true.  They've been with us for over a millennia now. After being with us for so long they've gotten attuned to human behavior.


Yeah, we have co evolved in many ways. they have come with us around the world. they need us and we need them.


Yes we do.  They do a lot of for us like hunting, protection, and like you said, reducing stress.


I figure that the office can be a stressful place. a dog can be fun and help people relax.


I'd like to take my dog to work with me.  They are man's best friend after all.


i would love to own a dog, but right now i cant accommodate one. Anyway, great chat!


dogs are great! i dont have one though. You?


You should get one as soon as you can.  They are very wonderful to have in your life.  Great chatting with you too!  Have a good day!


I have two right now.  I love that they are not color blind.  They can recognize what treats they like and what shows they like to watch.


yeah, true. they can see some color. i think that they have trouble with green and red.what shows do they like to watch?


Mine like to watch baseball games and science fiction shows.  They are really smart too.  Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals to recognize pointing?


I would love to have a pet elephant. i wonder what shows elephants like to watch. LOL


I bet they like tv just like dogs do!  It's weird how they are both so smart but come from different genes.  Dogs come from wolves. i really have no idea what elephants come from but i imagine it's not wolves.


I wonder too. there are big hairy elephants that are extinct. dogs have tons of blood types. maybe elephants are similar then.


Hmm, that could be.  Don't dogs have like 12 different types?


that sounds right. i wonder which one is most common. i have heard that they have blood drives for dogs too


Have you ever used the Rotten Tomatoes website? I check out all the movies I'm going to watch on there first.


I would like to see some video of that. I have only seen a couple of his movies.


Speaking of dancing, are you aware that Michael Jackson holds a patent on a dance device?


I did not know that but if anyone would have one it's him.


That's right, he was a master of dance.  This device apparently, helped him get that extreme lean that he did in some of his dances.


Now that you mention it I do somewhat remember seeing how he did that. It was almost like a piece of metal that would lock into his shoe so he could almost lean 45 degrees. I believe he used it in the Smooth Criminal music video.


Looked very cool, when he did it!  I heard somewhere that Tupac danced ballet.  Have you heard anything about that?


I had heard he trained in the ballet. Did you know that the Air Jordan logo is him doing a ballet move?


A lot of athletes have used ballet and now yoga to help with flexibility and reduce injuries!


You know, I do to.  I feel it's better to be informed than waste my time or money without knowing.


I have taken yoga before but I need a few more classes before I get more flexible. It was fun chatting with you, have a great day!


If I'm watching a movie at home I don't care about the reviews as much but definitely want to make sure I am getting my moneys worth at the theater.


Amen, to that.  Movie ticket prices are outrageous, nowadays.  Netflix has almost 150 movies that carry a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating.


I've found it has been so hard to find a movie on Netflix, I have been watching a lot of their original content lately though. Do you watch Netflix?


All the time.  It is another one of those companies created by college students.  Lol.  All I did in college was party!


Yeah I didn't spend my time in college trying to make companies either, I wish I did though.


Just a random note, did you realize that Bruce Lee wa such a good dancer?


I did not, but with his athleticism and talent I am not surprised.


I know right!  He won the 1958 Cha Cha championship in Hong Kong.  I can not even picture that.


Yeah, I heard that Bill Murray thought that it was the supreme achievement of modern comedy. We still use political satire to portray certain candidates don't we?


Yeah, Saturday Night Live is a good example or The Onion.


It's fun to critique parody's without necessarily condemning those involved. On a side note, are you a Country Music fan?


Not really, but I love guitars. Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was meant to play country music?


Wow, yes imagine that, all of those rock guitar legends out their playing with their Stratocasters would probably disagree but yes, I've head that too. Here's a fun fact, did you know that U2 one of the biggest rock bands ever played country music and were introduced at the Dalton Brothers from Galveston, Texas.  That must have been a hoot to see them disguised in wigs and costumes.


How funny! Aren't they Irish? Or was it Scottish? Can you believe there are only two African American people in the country music hall of fame?


Yes, I believe that. Not many African American people like country music.  Another strange fact I found out is that country music legend George Strait is a cousin to the wealthiest man in world, Jeff Bezos!


I mean, I think that's quite a generalization to say not many African American people like country music. There are a lot of African Americans in the south, and there are a lot of types of country music. Country gets its roots from folk and the blues, after all...


Yes, I apologize for that whopping generalization. You're right, there are many kinds of country music like ballads, folk music, cowboy songs, as well as fiddle tunes.


Yeah, it's simply the folk music of working class Americans.


I do! I used to love watching 3rd Rock from the Sun. I couldn't believe it won a Golden Globe in 1997 and beat Frasier, Seinfeld, AND Friends.


Yes, I agree. Have a good one, it's been nice chatting with you.


Cool. I found out recently that the origins of the term comedy has its roots in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy the public opinion of voters was influenced by the political satire that was performed by the comic poets at the theaters.


Sounds like the original Saturday Night Live! It's a fun way to talk about current events and be able to critique ideas without condemning them.


Exactly. Back in Greek comedy they used a dramatic performance that pits two groups against each other in an amusing conflict. That describes most SNL skits to a T.


Yeah, especially when they would use satire to portray people or institutions as absurd or corrupt. Something we can still relate with!


Absolutely. Also, most of those opposing sides were the "Society of Youth" verses the "Society of the Old". That characterizes the comedy struggle between powerless young people against social conventions we now call "The Man".


Totally. I like that you can still listen to comedy on the radio.


I agree. Also, comedy is even incorporated in our technology. The creator of the python programming langue named partly named it to honor the British comedy group "Monty Python".


I do like Monty Python, but not as much as Bill Murray loved his Kung Fu Hustle.


Hello there, do you play or watch golf at all?


Wow, I bet he sold a ton of albums though.  I would be a bit upset if my press that much free time on his hands lol.


I know right?  lol  The first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.  Hilarious!  I wonder if he got razzed a lot over his name?


That is pretty funny, I bet he did, but I think his actual name was banana lol.


lol I wonder if he ever visited the US presidents guest house?  It is larger than the White House.


Isn't that funny, I wonder what the guests from other countries think when they come to stay?


I was thinking maybe they did that to treat the guests good?  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential election automatically became vice president.  Could you imagine that happening now.  As if the fighting was bad enough already between political parties....


That would be pretty crazy if they went back to that type of system.  It would be a reality show for sure.


For sure.  The top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  Although I think Trump is in the top 3 now.


I didn't know that.  I wonder if Trump is, or just thinks he is.


I think I read somewhere recently where he is the richest president ever.  I could be wrong though.  Did you know that the White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France?  I don't know what they are used for.


Hi!  Yes I do both.  Did you know that if you combined all the golf courses in America they would take up more land space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined?


No that is interesting though.  It's been nice chatting, I hope you have a good day.


Wow, that is pretty wild, imagine all of the water used keeping those green during the summer?


It's incredible.  An average American course can consumer around 3112,000 gallons per day!


Holy crap that is a ton!  It sounds like in Dubai they have one that needs 4 million a day!


Wow.  They must have one heck of an irrigation system.  Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer.  That's surprising to know.


That is interesting that is one golf fact that I definitely never knew about.


I just learned about it.  Samuel Jackson puts a golf clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf twice a week during production.  Wish I could work with that kind of benefit.  lol


That is an awesome clause, sounds like a very smart guy to me.


I agree!  Speaking of smart...I wonder how smart the president of Indonesia is?  He released 3 pop albums while in office.  He must have had a lot of free time on his hands.


So do you have any feelings regarding the EPA under the current administration?


I don't listen to it as much as I used to but yes I like the radio.


In that case, did you know that according to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be canadian?


Maybe, Radio plays an important role in introducing listeners to new music and artists. CRTC policies and regulations ensure that Canadian works are played on Canadian radio stations.


It does help introduce new artists to people. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


This is a good thing. I like it very much.


I know they were once the height of entertainment but I wonder if they would still hold up today?


Do you know Nuntii Latini is a Finnish news service that broadcasts in Latin?


I did not. Latin is a dead language so I wonder why they chose to do that? Who is the audience for such a thing?


Sorry, i do not know fully about those details.


I think Their testimonies illuminate sharp contrasts between the current EPA and earlier ones, under both Republican and Democratic administrations. Is it right?


That's okay I just don't know who would know Latin to be able to listen to that.


There is definitely a sharp contrast between the EPA of the past and current administrations. It seems like the current EPA is more concerned with rolling back environmental protections than protecting the environment.


I find it extremely concerning. Did you know that the US Senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon cracked it!? That gavel went through a lot.


I think During a raucous debate over atomic energy, Tricky Dicky cracked it.


Possibly. Women were not allowed to wear pants on the u.s. senate floor until 1993 after senators barbara mikulski and carol moseley braun defiantly staged a protest by wearing pantsuits. 1993! That's ridiculous and extremely sexist for far longer than is acceptable.


This thing makes me interesting. Do you more about that details?


Well I would have thought that mandatory skirts would have been phased out in the 60's particularly in a government organization. Senators not being able to wear pants and being required to wear skirts until 1993 is very upsetting to me and shows how slow we are to address sexism as a culture.


Of course this is acceptable. Do you like to hearing radio?


I hear you on that. lol I hear The Dark Side of The Moon  was still one of the best selling albums of 2014.


Yeah, makes sense.  Not a rap fan but I am curious to hear what two identical twins' rap album sounds like.  They were 100 years old in 1992!


I'm sure it wasn't too pleasant to listen to.  Do you listen to any Country music?


I have a few songs of C&W.  I'm mainly into alternative.  I am surprised that there are only two African Americans in the C&W hall of fame.  I guess it's not their thing.  I bet one of them is Charlie Pride.


That is correct, Charley Pride is in there, but I've been racking my brain trying to come up with the other one, and all I can come up with is maybe Darius Rucker from Hootie and the Blowfish?


I don't know either.  Blind Mellon Chitlin'?  Just joking... Wild that George Strait is related to Greedionaire Bezos...


Yes, that is a very successful and talented family for sure.


It's also hard to believe the Fender Strat' was intended for country music.


Yeah, look how its transformed other genres besides Country.


It became the quintessential "rock guitar".  When I think of country guitars I think more of Les Paul's style.


Well rested... We might want to go to 11 since we're not supposed to waste a turn on greetings.  So, do you listen to the radio a lot?


How true, nice chatting with you.  I need to go wash my cat, if you know what I mean.  Talk to you later.


Only when I'm in a car driving somewhere.  Did you know that soldiers in WW I made radios out of razor blades and pencils?  I don't have that kind of talent.


Me either, very smart of them to come up with that radio out of such simple parts.


Yes.  I wonder if they could tune in on Jupiter?  It has strong radio storms on the AM band.


I doubt it.  I hear in Canada it's the law that at least 40% of the music played on the radio must  be Canadian.


Yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about that.  I listen to albums/CDs so I can make my own choices.


I have many, maybe Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here"  It sure as hell isn't rap like NWA's Straight Outta Compton.


84% of the counterparts of diseases human have have been found on zebrafish, they could make thousand of vaccines out of them


Oh, that is a good news, maybe we could use that with the study of the jellyfish, which is immortal to solve all health problems.


I know right, there can be many medical advances just by studying them,


They are so special, do you know how salt water fishes can thrive in the sea with all that salt ?


They can drink salt water with their mouth, then they have a special organ that separates the salt from fresh water.


Oh thats interesting but enough about fish, do you like music? albums have changed a lot over the year I sure miss vinyl ones


Yeah, I have Dark Side From the Moon on vinyl, it is such a great album, and still a best seller. What is you favorite album on vinyl ?


Mine is The Clash, what a great album and then my favorite band is Linkin Park, their album the Hybrid Theory was awesome.


On which audio format do you have Hybrid Theory ?


Yeah I like fish, it is easy to cook and it is healthy.


I have it on cd actually I also have it on my computer, it was the best selling album of the 21st century,


Do you like the MP3 format ? I don't, I lose some kind of feeling, a physical connection.


Not really I love the old vynil records but many music isnt available in that format so you have to buy the digital version


I miss the sleeve, the booklet in the CD case, playing MP3 feels convenient but cheap. Like electronic music versus guitar music.


I love the guitar, acoustive versions of songs are usually my favorite ones


I wonder if the black swallower fish tastes good


The fish that can swallow anything ? I bet it tastes like the last thing it ate.


So probably not the best idea, who know what that odd fish eats


If it ate a seahorse, you could taste the neck of a fish, it is the only fish with a neck.


You could taste the neck? that seems a bid s¿disgusting, not really my type of food, wonder if jellyfish are tasty, theres an immortal breed


Maybe if it was fried, but fried seahorse necks does not sound appetizing.


No, not at all, fish might be the solution to many health problems, take the zebrafish for example


How's it going, did you know the functions of the president is different for each state they are in?


Yea, it be cool if the White House raised awareness for it or did a blood drive in the guest house since it is bigger than the actual White House


That would be awesome. The White House should put an emphasis on environmental issues. Did you know that more than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed?


That is a shame, maybe they could make more people aware of it with programs at the library since more than half of all US adults have a library card


That is great that so many people use the library! It is interesting because there are tons of history books in the library but if the earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds!


That's insane humans have been around for such a short time and our accomplishments in that time were over 750 episodes of pokemon lol


Isn't it amazing? Some Pokemon are kind of like Aliens. In 2010 the UN appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they make contact.


That is strange the UN would do that, maybe they could give visiting Aliens one of the 3 pop albums released by the president of Indonesia


I would hope they would enjoy it, otherwise it might end up like a horror movie. If I watched that film I could burn up to 180 calories.


That's pretty crazy, like the runner up becoming vice president until 1805, that sounds like a horror movie


Haha. It really does. I can just picture the two of them furious at each other, ready to murder. I can picture the creepy metallic noises in horror movies made with the instrument called a waterphone.


I did not know that. I would think that would be more the Governor's responsibility. I do like when the President has a pet, like a dog, who are actually not colorblind.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Nice, I wonder if the first president of Zimbabwe had a dog or other pets


I wonder too. If he was the President of Istanbul he would have approved of vending machines that release food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


That's pretty cool Istanbul does that, I wonder if JFK, Washington, or Jefferson did nice things for dogs too since they were the 3 wealthiest US presidents


I wouldn't doubt it. Google is some of the wealthiest businessman and they prefer dogs to cats. Their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


That is pretty cool, I wonder if the Sacramento Public library of things let's you check out dogs


I have not heard of such a thing. But I do know that the dog would know what book you are pointing to. Only dogs and elephants instinctively understand pointing.


That's pretty cool, I know there's some cool dog shows on tv and plus they are common in tv advertising too


They should have a commercial for dog blood drives. There are 12 different blood types that a dog may have and they accept donations from other dogs.


Yes, it is a lot like Vermont where I live. I like the company because they have refused to carry tobacco products since 1996.


I am amazed that there is a state senator that has to work at target to make enough money to live. I have heard it is a good company to work for.


Yes except their supplements don't contain 80% of the herbs that are advertised but Walmart and Walgreen also does the same thing.


The first store opened in 1962 in Minnesota. Look how far they have come from that time!


It is a powerhouse and a component of the S&P 500.


Pretty impressive! Have you ever heard of the casper mattresses? I hear their ads all the time.


Yes, it is located at 627 Broadway in New York.


They are now selling them at Target stores. I have never seen them at a target.


I have not either but I have have seen them on the internet. Did you know that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product on the internet.


Doesn't surprise me. I am one of them!  Casper also has it's first permanent store in New York. It is a 3000 foot location.


Yes! I have two dogs. Goldendoodle and Labradoodle.


So interesting, good sharing information with you today.


I have a Shiatsu Bichon combination. Did you know that Istanbul actually has vending machines that release dog food.


No. That is interesting! Dogs are not colour blind, but cannot see as many different colours as humans.


Sometimes I think my dog is blind but then she is able to find a speck of a crumb. I just love dogs and apparently google also prefers dogs to cats. They are actually officially a dog company.


That is pretty cool. I heard that dogs and elephants are the only animals to understand pointing. I was surprised.


That is surprising. I also just found out that dogs have 12 different blood types. I never heard of the need to donate blood at dog blood drives before.


I haven't either. Do you ever shop at target?


I have once or twice but they closed down in my city. It is a shame because they will price match any item on Amazon.


Wow. I am surprised that they closed down. I guess that don't have any luck in Vermont either. They are the only state not to have a target.


hey do you like Disney Movies? Specifically Pixar ones


that is a crazy amount! do you use the website reddit at all?


I have signed up for the website, but I have so many other websites until I haven't logged in for about 30 days. I am properly shut out.


oh wow haha, well I guess it is very popular and had investors like Jared Leto and Snoop Dogg


I will reopen my account and check out what doing on with Jared Leto and Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg was one of my favorite rappers back in the day


ya he did some good stuff, it's funny though that the first reddit post was a post about reddit going downhill haha


Yes I know, sometimes those are the sites that surprised everybody, that's why when people laugh at a person, don't give up because of the laughing, but prove them wrong.


haha that is true, also I guess there is a free online magazine, its based on reddit and its called The Redditor


Did you know that Reddit average monthly visit is 542 millions, that's a lot of visitors.


wow that is a lot, and in just the year 2018 it had 1.2 billion comments, thats insane!


Yes you are right, Reddit was found by two college students from the university of Virginia in 2005.


Yes, I like Disney movies all a lot, I like to watched Disney because of the cartoons.


that is cool, also only about half a percent of reddit actually participates in the voting on reddit


ya I agree, have you heard pixar has a secret celebrity room when they visit?


No I didn't heard about that. That must be nice to receive special treatment.


ya I agree, I bet judge judy gets special treatment, I mean she makes over 100k per episode


Oh yes, she is one of the highest paid judges, l like her shows, she makes me laugh. She doesn't take any back talk.


haha no she doesn't, how much do you think Robin Williams got for playing the Genie? I heard he started the celebrity in animation trend


Wow I am not sure when it comes to cartoons, I heard their salaries aren't that high, I thought I read that some place.


ya I'm not sure I don't do voice unfortunately haha, did you hear about the Ethiopian chef? I guess he is trying to combat hunger by getting people to be more diverse with the foods they eat


I heard about the Ethiopian chef, but I haven't pay much attention to it. Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode.


I have been studying the universe recently - it is fascinating to learn how our knowledge has evolved since the days of Copernicus


That at least sounds more pleasant than regular rap.  Or I could handle listening to Busta Rhymes when he did a voice in the rugrats


You know i never knew he did that, good for him. Apparently there is a judge in MI that rapped his ruling to Eminem. I would have loved to see that.


That would have been funny.  I watch a lot of basketball - I wonder if any of those players rap?


Well eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist. I'm not sure about rapping basketball players.


I am not sure.   Did you know that the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the tall blacks?  I am not sure that would go over well here


Too funny!! Do you know why the basket ball dunk was banned from the nba for over 10 years?


Kareem Abdul Jabbar was too good and college bball banned it!


Right College my mistake good catch but yes it was him. Do you know the guy that invented basket ball?


Yes James Naismith - apparently he was not the best at it though - he was the only losing coach in Kansas' history!


Man that would have to suck, but at least his contribution was not in vain. Do you watch FIBA?


Yeah and it is still evolving through technology with no sign of slowing down. There are some stars that are cold enough to be touched with human hands. That would be cool.


No I am not sure what that is, can you tell me?


The FIBA basketball World Cup and the Men's Olympic basketball tournaments are the major international events of the sport.


Ah ok.  I did not know that - basketball is such a huge sport - in 39 states a basketball or football coach is the highest paid state employee


Yeah and the highest basketball court in the land is on top of the supreme courts house building. nice chatting with you.


That is pretty crazy - and there is a region of space pulling galaxies out of our universe


Now that sounds scary. Apparently it's a possibility that the universe may be one big super-hologram. what do you think about that?


That seems pretty nuts, but less nuts than the theory that there is only one electron in the entire universe!


Yeah i hear you. Do you like rap? Me not so much anymore, I listen to the old stuff sometimes.


I have never been a fan.   I know the history of it started in West Africa but modern rap is rather obnoxious to me.


Most modern music is obnoxious to me. Nothing like the oldies but goodies in my opinion.


I definitely agree!  I won a Geeks who Drink trivia contest by knowing who Bobby Darin was - the kids on my team were amazed.  He was much better than folks like Tupac - even though he is in the library of congress


Yeah different genre. Did you know in Korea there is a freestyle rap called the compliment battle?


Have you watched the show hosted by Murphy Brown?


I dont, how did he start his comedy career?


He served eight years in the marine, and he spent part of those years telling jokes to the other marines, he did not waste his time there!


He served in the military? That's hard to imagine lol, and that's interesting. I bet few artists have a story like his.


I agree! talking about comedy, did you watch Evan almighty?


I did, I didnt like it, althougt the leading actor is one of my favorites


I did like it, but I did not know It was so expensive 200 million!


Wow that was an expensive production, I wonder if the investment was paid, you know the creator of the Python Programming language named it after a British comedy group! Comedy sure influence us all.


Yes, but I would like to see an important award like and academy award given to a comedy movie. It has been 37 since that happened


Wow that long I think comedy films deserve an award already! they cheer us up and contribute to society in a positive way.


About funny shows, remember the Simpsons?


I did not watch it before,but now I'm curious, because it looks there is a reunion of the cast!!


Yes The Simpsons are one of my favorite families for sure.


I think the cast has as fresh outlook on things and I think it can be a success, its been more than 20 years right?


That is true 20 years and they are bringing an 11th season. The total of episodes will be more than 250


Thats a lot of episodes, 11 seasons is a lot I hope the show keeps on going until it reaches 15 seasons at least.


Yes, I love good sitcoms, I am going to definitely check it out. It is neat that most of the original cast is back, that is so exciting


I agree with you, so do you like comedy shows or the genre in general?


Actually comedy, the ones that have recorded laughing, like Roseanne type of sitcom..


I see, one of my favorite actors is Bill Murray


He is really funny! I think someone really funny is Drew Carrey, do you know how he started his comedy career?


Hi, have you seen BlacKkKlansman? It's the movie about the black detective who infiltrated the Klan.


Yeah I heard that before. I think that's why New York got that area code.


Yeah, did you know an Iphone has more computing power than our ICBM deterrent?


Yeah, it's because the ICBM department uses really old computers so they can't be hacked. Though it might be an excuse for the government to same money on buying computers.


Now I don't know if what they say about two phone books with overlapped paged being inseparable is true. It sounds like it's be easy to pull them apart, but perhaps there's more to it.


it doesn't sound true to me either. But maybe this needs some googling.


Yeah, there's all kinds of "facts" that people just hear and think are true, like the 10% of your brain thing. It is true that no woman has ever been nominated for best cinematography though.


Interesting. I don't know much about Cinematography, do you?


A little, though I'm clearly no Stanley Kubrick. Funny how Kubrick did all the work for spartacus but the guy who did nothing won the award.


Interesting. Kubrick is also the guy the conspiracy moon landing people think faked the landing for NASA. Well, nice chatting with you!


No, I haven't heard of it. Is it any good?


I hear the reviews are very positive. They say it's one of Spike Lee's best films.


He's a film director. They say he's fantastic at introductions to movies.


Interesting. I've never heard of him. What is he famous for?


He owns his own production company, 40 acres and a mule frameworks. He's made 35 movies, the newest of which is BlacKkKlansman.


Interesting. Never heard of him. Ever used a rotary phone?


I've never used a rotary phone - at least, not a real one. I've used a toy rotary phone as a kid though. Hard to imagine they lay phone lines on the ocean floor for international calls.


I've used one, I'm surprised that 212 is the fastest number that one can dial.


That is pretty sad. Have you ever seen the granny shot style?


I see it sometimes but actually not quite a bit in the NBA games


That is because players think it is ridiculous but science has proved it is the best one to score


Hmm strange that they would stick with that. A coach once said NBA should not have games on Christmas and got fined for it


I do actually. Do you like Jon Hamm at all as an actor?


I do actually My favorite show is HOUSE MD, Laurie made so much money in that show


I bet he did. Do you know how the term soap opera originated?


Hm I do not know that, do you? DO you like Jim Carrey.


Yeah they used to be sponsored by soap manufacturers and thus the name


Nice one. JIm Carrey has moved away from doing dramas lately


I sure do. Do you know who Reggie Miller is?


I sure do. He is a great nba player who was shadowed always by his sister


Yeah the woman was a legend, broke 8 national records during a game


Yeah he is a great player of the NBA. Do you know anything amazing about him?


Yeah he decided to stay in college and then get into NBA although he had an offer


WOw that is a lot of sacrifice. Iverson signed a killer contract with Rebook that pays him tons of money every year


Nice, that is pretty awesome. But most of them when they retire they file for bankruptcy


Oh my, that is a lot of water! Golf courses take up more land than Rhode Island and Delaware combined....so that is a lot of water!


There is a landscape language in golf too.  For example, the rough, sand traps and water hazards.


Very true! I like that every golf course has its own layout. Must make the game a lot more interesting. But some recreational courses are smaller than the standard 18 hole courses.


Yes.  I have played 9 hole courses.  Sometimes every hole is a par 3.


I have played miniature golf hahaa, I don't have the patience. I heard Babe Ruth was America's most famous golfer, how strange! That man was talented.


Yes.  The hole in golf is 4.25 inches in diameter. In tournaments they move the hole on each green every day.


Really? Wow, I didn't know that. There is probably a lot more to playing golf than I know.


Of course, lots of presidents played golf.  Most have been criticized by the other party for doing it.  Samuel L Jackson puts a paragraph in his movie contracts that lets him play 2 times a week during filming.


True. That's was smart of Samuel to do. I guess golfing is a way to relax for most. That must be why all of the president's have been golfers.


Presidents can just be heads of state, or they can also be leader of the government like in the US


Did you know that Pilgrims had colorful everyday clothes.  The black and white was for special occasions.


Very true! I find it interesting that the 3 wealthiest presidents were from many years ago, I thought for sure President Trump would have been named the wealthiest.


He released a financial statement (not tax return) that certified his net worth at over $10 billion.  I think that is more than JFK was worth.  One country has a president that has released pop albums.


Wow, that's a lot of money. Really? I guess to release 3 albums he must not have been very busy!  I still find it strange that the guest house at the White House is larger than the White House.


True.  But it was built more recently.  Nice chat!  Bye


Oh, really? That's interesting! So do you like a lot of different types of clothing?


I do.  But I live in Phoenix so I wear a lot of shorts and now own zero sweaters. Fashion snobs look for collar gaps to see if your clothes are tailored or not.


Oh, cool! I also wear a lot of summer clothing since I live in a hot climate. There's so many types of clothes these days! I heard that Apple used to have a clothing line!


That is a good way for Apple to increase name recognition back in the 1980's, but they don't need it now.


Exactly! I wonder if the president wears the same types of clothing when he plays golf.


I have seen video of him playing in regular golf clothes.  He owns a bunch of 18 hole courses which is the standard length.


True. I think most golfers have the same type of clothes while playing. I have never played golf, have you?


Yes.  Years ago when the Yellow Pages was still a big business, I had to play for business purposes.  Some courses here have closed due to the cost of water.  A course in Dubai uses 4 million gallons of water per day!


I jumped on the Netflix streaming bandwagon in 2007 when they started. How about you?


I just recently got Netflix because it was bundled in my with T Mobile account. I watch it periodically.


I think a fun job would be one of the people that watches Netflix movies and shows and tags them for subjects and indexing. Paid to binge watch!


That would be a very fun job. Wonder how much it pays? Netflix is worth $2 billion now.


And 58 million subscribers in the US alone. That's like 1/6th the population.


They're pretty smart too. They monitor illegal downloads to get a feel for what shows to stream.


I'd like them to adapt some Isaac Asimov. He invented the word "robotics" actually.


Hi, well. How are you doing? Are you a robot?


I am doing good and no I am not a robot. Did you know from 9pm to 12am Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America?


That's pretty crazy.  Netflix apparently really has a thing for Cloverfield doesn't it?


Netflix is pretty successful. I saw that them and YouTube make up about half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


I'd like to see more robot movies. Maybe Netflix can work on that. I think they could explore Megatron's background more.


I saw that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


Yeah I guess they still send out DVDs. That's a lot of postage.


Netflix has over 150 movies with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. I wonder how many of those I've seen?


Exactly, I cannot imagine the stress! But sounds like they did good!  So do watch tv at all?


Yes. Probably too much. I like reality tv which most people despise but it is a stress reliever for me to see other people with crazier lives than mine!


Haha! You sound like me. I do watch certain TV shows when I can. Me and my dog sit on the sofa and veg out lol....we like the travel channel sometimes.


I like that travel channel too! The best of both worlds...staying at home and getting to see what is out there in the world. I just watched a special on Mackinac island. They mostly travel by horse-drawn carriages or bikes. That is so neat.


Really? That sounds amazing! I lived by a town of Amish people and all of them had horse drawn carriages to travel around. It was funny to see the horses parked in front of the stores. They always had dogs too, probably for security reasons since they have no electricity.


That makes sense! Do you have any dogs? I have a goldendoodle and a labradoodle. They are a mess!


Awe! I love dogs but don't have one at the moment, we traveled pretty far to get our last Boxer but he passed and I haven't gotten another one yet. I remember how close we were and it is still fresh because we were very close....would watch tv together, but I will again one day.


I love boxers. They are a special breed. I think once you connect with a breed it is hard to look for another type of dog. Did you know that google prefers dogs to cats? They say they are a dog company.


I agree, I will eventually get another Boxer, they such great dogs. Google is my kind of company lol.... Dogs and elephants are the only 2 animals that understand pointing? Who knew! Dogs are so intelligent.


It is amazing. And they aren't really color blind, they just can't see as many colors as we can.


I love them so much! In Istanbul they love dogs and have vending machines that release water and food for stray dogs when you put in your recyclable plastic :)


That is cool. Well good talking to you tonight!  have a good one!


I am great! I don't travel a lot but love it! How about you?


I don't get to as much as I would like but I would love to do it much more. Did you know that in Japan all it's highways are tolls and it cost more than $300 to travel across the country.


Wow, that is expensive!  I have some friends who live in North Carolina where I travel sometimes. They had a hurricane there not too long ago it ruined someones dream wedding. I ended up not travelling there lol


I had a hurricane almost ruin my honeymoon but we were able to change our reservations to South Carolina instead of the Keys to avoid it. Crazy. That would stink!


Oh that is awful, I am glad you got it figured out! This couple I am talking about also relocated their wedding to Beltsville md.....saved the day!


That is good. I heard that they did it in no time flat!  That is pretty cool.


Definitely! Almost everyone involved in this wedding reschulled everything in 24 hours, what a pain.


What a blessing to have such friends and family like that. Sounds like they dropped everything to make it happen. I heard that they even watched the Ravens on tv at the rehearsal dinner like they had planned before.


Hello, sis you know Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago?


lol, that is funny.  Over the holidays, my family played a lot of games.  Didyou know that Monopoly was invented to be a teaching tool about the injustices of Capitalism.


I love monopoly. My strategy is to buy up all the orange properties first then blue


That is a good strategy. I love Monopoly but it takes forever. In fact, the longest game ever lasted 70 days.


Wow that is crazy. The game is played all over the world, about 103 different countries I think.


Wow, I wish I invented it.  Monopoly was once banned in Russia and is still outlawed in Cuba and North Korea.  This is because it represents Capitalism.


Did you ever play the McDonalds version during the promotion and prize giveaway?


Yes, a long time ago.  I didn't when shit. Do you read a lot or watch movies.  Ender's Game was suggested as reading material for many military organizations, including the US.


I dont read much. I remember my grandfather telling  me how he used to play monopoly during the war to relax.


Oh, that's cool.  Well, I will leave you with this. There was a moral panic  in the 18th century because of the spread of reading novels.


I did. It is also covered in a majority of water too


It's sad, bit over 80% of Earth's natural forests have been destroyed already.


Sad. Do you know why we have leap years? Its because a full rotation is acutally 365.25 days for one rotation


Oh, I always wondered about that.  Another cool fact is that a day was only 5.5 hours when Earth first formed.


Thankfully we have Jupiter taking all the hits for us from all the asteroids that head our way


.That is good for us.  I think it's funny that the UN actual appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case we ever make contact.  They did this in 2010.


I found that fact a bit ridiculous. I need to verify that one.


Yes, I agree.  I guess our atmosphere changes because by the end of the 21st century, Earth will be virtually helium-free.


If thats the case, no more birthday balloons...lol.


Are you familiar with the academy awards?


I never heard of Blazing Saddles before.


Blazing Saddles is a really funny satire that would never be made today


I see.  I will research further later.  The Oscars were nominated for 9 emmys in 2013.  Did they ever win any?


Hmm I don't know. I do know James Wong Howe won an oscar in cinematography


That was good.  I heard of him.  On another topic, do you use your cell phone a lot?


Apparently, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


I wonder how Unicef would even know if you were using your cell phone or not


I know, right? I just found out that New York's area code was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.  It's 212.


Makes sense I guess. I never knew an Iphone had more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent


A little. I know Gary Oldman won best actor for "Darkest Hour"


Yes. I read about it too.  It's an interesting fact.  Anyway, I've got to run.  It was nice chatting with you.


Was Weinstein invited?  If he did, did he attend the Oscar?


I don't think so, but I know Kobe Bryant was there and won an Oscar for his film "Dear Basketball"


I have no clue, I do know Walt Disney won the most Oscars at 22


22!  That was impressive.  Apparently, Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor three times.  I do not even know who he is.


Apparently Eminem has won more oscars than decaprio, Depp, and George Lucas


It was surprising to me.  8 mile, among others, won the Ocsar.  I like Eminem but many people do not like him be cause he uses bad language in his songs.  He even made fun of the Oscars in one of his songs.


Sounds like something he would do. I'm surprised Blazing Saddles got 3 oscar nomination although it was a hilarious movie


Thats really sad that California has had so many fires the last few years,  has it effected you at all?


Maybe,  but they probably just cant "like" it haha


I didn't know that Zuckerburg has a touch of colorblindness.


Me either.  Thats funny that Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005.  missed opportunity by them.


Wow, I'll say. I bet they could kick themselves. I don't think "Myspace" is even around anymore. Is it?


I dont think so either.  Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper. lol


That's pretty lame! Don't you think. I could probably drop 10 people without much trouble. You just don't stay in touch with everyone you ever added as a "Friend." Especially since it seemed to be more like a competition at the beginning -- to see who could get the most.


Thats true.  But a free whopper isnt that great of a prize lol  but I guess if you dont keep in touch with those friends then yay free whopper!


Ha! That's true. I think it's really interesting how "Facebook" started out just as a communication tool among college students. To think it grew to billions of active users all over the world!! Wow.


Yeah really.  It blew up so quick,  such a smart idea though. yup everyone uses it.  One of my grandmothers has a facebook.


Really? your Grandmother. She must be one great gal. Most senior citizens don't even like computers. She must be a young grandmother. I wonder how old she was when the family bought it's first car?


Not at all, since I don't live anywere near there. How about you?


I have no clue.  Shes not great at it,  she doesnt normally post,  but she uses messenger and reads other posts.  haha shes also really good with her cell phone.  its pretty funny.


That's great. My grandmother still has a land line, and my mom just uses the old cell phone without internet. She doesn't think she's smart enough to handle a "smart phone," but she is. Just not interested.


haha I get it.  It was great talking to you. have a great day


Yeah,  the air quality can be so dangerous.  I carry around that n95 mask in my car all the time.


Really? I know it must be frightening to be around the area, but I guess the safe thing is to be prepared for your own health.


Yeah,  the smoke can travel really far.  Definitely be prepared.  The story in the article had asomewhat nice ending.  when her husband purposed again after they found her burnt ring.


I remember when the fires were burning in Mexico and the smoke was experienced in North Texas. They say the smoke from the burning oil fields in Iraq came all the way across continents during "Desert Storm." I agree that the sentiment of the Raos couple was so encouraging. I'm sure that ring cost a great deal. I never knew that a diamond could vaporize.


me either,  I thought it would still be there.  Thats crazy about the mexico fires.


Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein.  Thats really interesting,  I wonder what they have against the thumbs-up.


Ha. It does seem absurd. I wonder if they are allowed to make comments and to share articles and photos.


They probably would!I hear that Google is supposed to be a dog company.  Their code of conduct specifically states that, supposedly.  Have you heard of that before?


Ive heard it, and i understand why. dogs are great in an office. they are friendly and they reduce stress. cats, on the other hand, well, they can be independent.


I know, my cat passed away last year and she was 15 years old.  Very good cat, but she was independent, so much so, that you usually only saw her when she came to pat on the door at breakfast and at night for dinner.  Very different than my dogs who want to be with you at all times!


Yes, cats can manage their own affairs very well. i think that for some people, the cat is the perfect pet.


Funny story and kind of sad too , I think my poor, old cat got Alzheimer's.  She normally would come and knock on the door at breakfast and dinner to be fed.  Well, towards the end of her life she got really fat from everyone feeding her, because she was always knocking on the door, like she forgot that she had already eaten? lol


i know that animals can get pretty smart about begging for food from guests. cats at shops and libraries will meow at visitors to try to get treats.


Have you heard about the program in Instanbul to help the stray dogs?


The one with the vending machines? I think that was a clever way to feed the dogs and clean up the city. Good for them!


I know sounds like such a good program, we need it here in America!


We could use it in many of the big cities. Anything to clean things up! Anyway, great chat!


Great chatting with you, as well.  Enjoy the rest of your afternoon, friend!


Good to hear, yes, I own 2 dogs.  How about you?


i love dogs, but i have never owned one. what kind of dogs?


I have a 12 year old yellow lab and a 10 year old yorkie/poodle mix.  I love them both, dearly!


they both sound great! they are not young. I guess that you have had them for years. Loyal companions. do you know their blood types?


Yes, they have both been very loyal companions and def are man's best friend.  I don't know their blood type and was shocked to learn recently that dogs can donate blood to other dogs.


Yes, that is very cool. maybe your dogs could be donors. i hope that the dogs at the drives get lots of treats.


I know right! You know I used to think my dogs saw things in black and white, but now I've learned that dogs can see color, just not as many different ones as a human, but they are not color blind.


They enjoy color tv programming just as much as you! So put on the DVD of Lady and the Tramp! Your dogs will love it.


Yes he was the voice of Reptar Wagon in it


Yes that is rap style in south korea. I wonder what it sounds like


I do . DO you know what his full name is?


Oh I do not know that, is his first name not Drake?


Not his middle name, full name is Aubrey Drake Graham


Oh cool. Do you know when he graduated from high school?


Yeah better late than never I guess. DO you listen to the radio?


Yes I do. DO you ever listen to Canadian radios?


Yes they play lots of Canadian music as they are required by law to do so


I do and you? I like the old stuff from Tupac and such


Me too. Did you know his music is in the library of congress?


Yes it is there for cultural significance


I do actually. Did you know he wanted to become a comic book artist?


Yes he is good and he was also in the movie RUgrats


The Toronto International Film Festival seems like a nice event, what are your thoughts?


No, I didnt hear about that, do you know how?


IT was from a predictive text.  A glitch changed the word radio to lady


Oh so interesting, do you like her songs? my favorite is Poker Face and I also like Alejandro


I love her music.  My favorite is Bad Romance.


That is a great song too, and also Telephone thats another great hit


She certainly is talented.  She was on mtv's boiling points before she became famous.


I used to love that show, did you know her favorite band is Iron Maiden? she has great musical tastes I have to give her that


She does, I agree.  She was also chosen by Sir Elton to be his sons Godmother.


Oh so she has a good relationship with Elton John, maybe he was her tutor, that would explain a lot of her skills


He is iconic himself, if Elton likes her she cant be bad.  She has even helped out the LAPD


I have never actually been myself, but I think it would be really neat to attend.  Especially with the nice change of seasons.


I heard about that, she tweeted her 12 million followers the information about the upcoming roadwork somewhere around the city, officer Gaga to the rescue.


A lot of people attend to the festival, it must be really cool, nearly half a million people were reported


Wow, that is really popular.  Didnt A star is born show there this time?


Yeah and also First Man, both films considered as crowd pleasers and I have to say I  loved both


I havent seen either, but I do want to see A Star is Born.  I love Lady Gaga


Yeah and also Bradley Cooper, both were great in the movie, Gaga has a great vocal range, I admire that from her


I have always also found her to be bold and just stand up for what she believes in, not worrying about norms or anything.


I think thats great, she has a lot of self confidence she was born on the year 1986


Did you hear about how she got her name, stage name that is?


I know right, you never know who is going to betray you so did you play the original Nintendo system?


No I'm into other forms of entertainment. I like music, dance, etc.


I do like those forms of entertainment as well, I love dancing


Did you know the "e" in Chuck E Cheese stands for entertainment? That does not flow at all.


No didnt know that, do you know who Bill Nye the science guy is?


A guy who knows all about science? :) That's about all I know.


Well yeah but he also used to have a show, he got his break in entertainment because he looks like Steve Martin and actually won a lookalike contest


Really, that is pretty neat. I didn't realize the Olsen twins had an entertainment company that is now a billion-dollar enterprise.


They do? I used to love them in Full House great show


Yeah me too but I don't think they do anything much anymore. I guess if you own a billion dollar enterprise, you don't really need to.


To some degree.  The president is the title for head of state in most republics. Where I grew up, they are titled Prime Ministers.


Well many actors end up with financial problems so who knows.


You grew up in Europe then? Im just glad we dont have a dictator in the USA I dont agree with Trump in many issues but its nice to know we have a democracy still


Bahamas but it used to be a part of the United Kingdom until it got its independence from them in the 70's.  I'm surprised the only US president with a phd was Wilson.


Must be a really nice place, and yeah  I am surprised by that as well, that tells you a lot about our leaders and their lack of preparation


True, and the last US president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.  I wonder what language it was.


I guess he was a really smart president, did you hear about the president of Indoneisa and his 3 pop albums


Yeah, he must have been a hip guy. In the US, Lincoln was the first president photographed at his inauguration.


He was? the first one really? was that the one with Booth?


Yes that's pretty creepy that he was in that photo.


Hey there what do you think about the White House?


That's a good point. Things should not be so divided. Also the White House should not be smaller than the guest house. That's messed up


I agree on that as well. I also think that the Summit meetings that are happening are still an important part of global governance. Do you think we should still be having Summit meetings?


Yes I think Summits are important. It's crazy that they only started in 1955 with the Geneva Summit. They seem so obvious you think that they would have been going on for a long time actually. Have you ever been to a summit before?


I have never been to a Summit before. I really didn't even think that would be an option to attend one. The only information I have really obtained about them is through history courses I took during grade school as well as college.


What do you think about Putin? I guess the Russians gave out USB drives that Ed viruses on them at one G20 Summit. that's really messed up thing to do


I think there is so much corruption with Putin and the Russians, but that is just my opinion. I like to read before I make assumptions or opinions but its hard to follow what is exactly happening while Putin is in charge.


Yes I agree that whole situation is really messed up. But it's good to have an informed opinion. did you hear about Spain in the G20 Summit?


I did read a short description about Spain being at the Summit. I did not know that they have been a permanent guests at every G20 though. I wonder why they have a policy that they cannot request membership though?


That's a good question. I wondered that myself. Have you ever played the game Eve online? Apparently they received an award from the United Nations


I have never personally played that game but I have watched videos of other people playing the game. I would have never thought it would receive an award from the United Nations though. Didn't even know awards were a thing for that event.


I think the White House is an important piece/place in history that has housed numerous presidents and is recognized around the world.


No I didn't know that they would give out Awards to videogames haha. I did think about playing that game for a while but it seems like it's very hard to get into. Also heats up alot of your time


Yes I agree with you. Also it has twin buildings in Ireland and France for some reason. I wonder if it's the same on the inside as well


I didn't realize that it had twin buildings until today. What I found interesting was the use of floppy disks, which I don't understand why they would still be using that source of technology.


No I don't get it either. Especially because the White House has solar panels on top. You think they'd be more technologically advance and use USB drives


I found it quite interesting that the president of Zimbabwe was called president banana. I don't even know why that would be an option for a name but it was something funny to think about.


No that's funny! Like, Is that his real name or something? I hope that he releases some pop albums like the president of Indonesia did. He could call it banana pop haha


Hah love it! To be president and also have 3 pop albums must be living the dream over in Indonesia.


I know right! Do you think we should go back to the old system where the runner-up in the presidential election becomes the vice president? Doesnt that sound so weird?


I honestly think that would be a very interesting turn out if we were to go back to that. With the way that today's political system is being ran, this change might actually be good. It would cause parties to work together for a common goal rather than for themselves.


Hi there! How are you today? I'm hanging out waiting for the weather to get warmer so I can wash my car. Do you like cars?


Okay, then it must have been Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac then, does that sound right?


I do like dogs. I've always had a dog. What about you?


I love dogs too. Did you know there are 12 different blood types for dogs?


I knew there were a lot, but not that many! I know they do actually have blood drives for dogs, which is sweet.


That is sweet. Istanbul has vending machines that dispense food and water to stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.


It's hard to believe that we don't have those in the US. Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.


I did not know that about dogs and elephants. They must be pretty smart animals.


Yes, I would agree. It is pretty amazing that a dog can play so many roles, including hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police, companionship and more.


I think it's amazing. Dogs are also not colorblind which is a big myth.


Hello, I'm great - thanks. I love cars. What about you?


I have heard that. I've heard they can see color, just not as many as humans can. Nice chatting with you today!


Yes, I LOVE cars! Guess what you can do with your car in South America?


I heard you can attach a flamethrower lol.


Yes! People there can attach flamethrowers to prevent car-jacking. I bet that would be handy in the US!


That would be sweet. Did you know the trunk of a car got its name because older cars actually had wooden trunks in them?


That is really cool. Although I could not imagine trying to fit all my groceries into a wooden trunk.


Me either. Cadillac was named after a French explorer.


I wonder what the French explorer was it was named after?


He is a cinematographer that never won an academy award but was nominated 13 times!


That seems like it would be painful! Gavin free is a cinematographer who is best known for his work on YouTube but also worked on a lot of slow motion cinematography


So much talent around, did you know no woman has even been nominated for best cinematography ever?


Wow. It's the only oscar category that hasn't had a female contender. I wonder why.


Did you know the movie spartacus had a cinematographer but staley kubrik pretty much did all the job by taking the camera from the cinematographer


Haha, I wonder why Kubrick kept the cinematographer on. When an academy award was won, it went to the credited cinematographer.


Yes Why hire one ? There was algo a great Chinese cinematographer who had a hard time because of racism . Did you know about him?


No, I did not know about that. Turns out his mixed race marriage was illegal till it was legalized in 1948.


Sure, when I have the chance. How about you?


Not fair but good for him that he persisted! Well great chat, have a good one!


I love it, One of my favorite actor is Jim Carrey, he used to perform dram but not anymore!