I think he's great in comedies. Not sure if I remember any of his dramas.


I remember Truman show, it was great but he wants to project pure positivity and he is good at that


Oh, true. I did watch that. I prefer to watch comedies over drama though I did used to like to watch House.


Me too. Did you know how much doe Hugh Laurie gets paid per episode?


I heard it is $700000 per episode, making him the highest paid actor ever in tv drama.


That is a lot. Did you know the motivation for Michael cane to go to drama class?


He wanted to be in class with the prettiest girls. Well, guess it worked out for him!


I agree.  When things are bad, just admit it.  Some stars never learn class because people have always accepted them treating others like crap.


On a lighter note, have you heard that scientists said that shooting basketball granny style is the best way but players think it doesn't look cool?


Yeah, I heard that.  Crazy.  Id be willing to do whatever got my team to win.  Even if it made me look a little silly.


The NBA is very powerful and rich, it seems. One of the players got around thirty two million for his contract with Reebok.


And thats on top of 800,000 per year until he is 55.


Yeah, and that's just an NBA player getting contracts with huge companies. Just think of the owners of NBA getting contracts.


Rarely one will sacrifice money like Tim Duncan did to get a college education.


Oh, was Tim Duncan an NBA player. I'm not sure if most NBA players go through college or not?


Some do, some like LeBron James go straight from HS to the NBA.


That's interesting. Maybe the NBA should have a class for the players so that they can manage the money they earn at an early age through sports to last their lifetime!


No, but I did read about the NBA as of lately. What about you?


That would be smart!  Its been nice chatting, but Ive got to get going.


All this chatting about sports makes me want to go play something...not sure it it will be baseball or basketball...maybe just a nice hike in sporty clothes!


I like it about the same as basketball.  I dont follow either too closely though.


Well, I've also watched sports like basketball and baseball, but never was that interested. I did play soccer when I was young.


Same here. I was never tall enough to really succeed at Basketball.


Sometimes sports are too dramatic for me too. I read about Derek Jeter disrespecting Bryant Gumbel.


It is really rude to go on another person's show and insult them


Sounds like he's bitter about his Marlins team being like $400 million in debt. How would anyone ever recover that amount of money?


Especially when you arent that good and your farm team is the worst in the league.


Jeter really must have mad what's left of his fans upset, too. He was pretty childish talking to Gumbel. Very unprofessional.


That's crazy!  Smoking near Apple computers voids the warranty by making it a biohazard!


Sounds like an awful lot of them have had their warranty voided then. I doubt that actually protects them from lawsuits though if there's something clearly defective.


Definitely! I'm a freelance writer, so besides reading for recreation I also do a lot of research to make money. Do you?


I read alot mainly non-fiction though.  Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches.


Yeah, that's scary. At least Ender's Game is a little less gung ho.


Yes.  It's also suggested reading for many military organizations, including the US Marine Corps.


Starship Troopers is about the last thing I want future military commanders reading, LOL.


lol  The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute!  Talk about fast!  It's been fun chatting!


An average amount, I suppose. How about you?


I know a little bit.  Transhumanists want to upload their minds to conmputers and memory sticks.  That could be interesting to do so your future generations would know you.


I'm wondering what the economic effects of AI are going to be in the near future. If their comprehension is that good, there's a growing number of jobs that will probably be automated out of existence.


It's going to happen and already is happening now.  Robots are replacing humans in factories.  The space shuttle's general purpose computer ran on 1mb of ram!


Just self-driving trucks would displace several million people. It'll probably cause stuff like Basic Income to become a lot more popular over the next several years.


Once self driving vehicles hit the road there will come a time when traditional cars won't be allowed on the road because all the cars will run off of GPS and you won't own a car but you'll own a share in a car and it will come when you need it.  In 1936 the Russians made a computer that ran on water!


Hopefully there will also be a lot less need for cars because of more compact urban design and public transit. I wonder how the water thing worked -- like, pipes and valves or something?


I'm guessing the water was used to power it, kind of like how a water wheel used to work to turn grinding stones.  Someone built a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic minecraft building blocks.  I have no idea how that worked.  ...and yes on the cars.  I don't see public transit happening in rural areas because it wouldn't be cost effective.


Yeah, there'd still be some need for cars. It's hilarious the space shuttle's computer was so archaic. I read that they had to ransack abandoned hospitals and electronic junkyards when they needed spare parts for it.


Some feel Trump is trying to minimize D-Day


And the United Nations appointed ambassadors for extraterrestrials if they contact earth.  Who pays for this?


Sorry, I'm not sure about this. Please tell me if you know.


I'm not sure, but guessing my taxes.  Also, it says that earth days were only 5.5 hours long when earth formed.  Would that make it day or night most of the day?


Radio is another interesting topic.  Soldiers in wwii made simple radios out of razorblades and pencils.  Interesting, huh?


Yes, it is very interesting topic. I like that very much.


Jupiter's radio storms can be picked up and heard by am radio.  I don't know if I get that station, though


Do you listen to radio programs? I like it very much.


Not too much.  I listen to books on CD mostly and music CD's.  What music do you enjoy?


I like any album songs. Specially i like "Bullet." The last single from the second Hollywood Undead album American Tragedy was "Bullet." This song is one of many that proves that Hollywood Undead are more than just a party band. The song is about depression, hopelessness, and suicide.


Sorry, i don't know this. Please explain me.


Wow that is deep.  Do you hear them on the radio?  Nice talking with you.


I guess they think that the U.S. worked with allies to get friendships and now is having some issues with allies


Some think he treats our friends like enemies.


It's a right thing to you say. What is your general opinion about this?


I think he says what is on his mind.  Perhaps he doesn't think about using discretion.  He may have good intentions, but I guess time will tell


This is a consensus among all. But in this we do not know what we can do?


On another note, the reading says that earth will be free of helium by the end of the 21st century.  How do they know these things?


This is a science-related thing. So everyone thinks that there is little awareness.


hi how are you? do you listen to the radio?


Yes, i guess it is like a secret code for language geeks. they probably like knowing things that no one else knows or cares about.


Yea, quite pretentious and uncool, the opposite of the foxhole radio WWII soldiers made


Yes, the foxhole radio. i think i saw that in a movie once. it is pretty cool.


Yea, sounds like a nice weekend project trying to make one work with a razorblade and pencil


Yeah, i bet those guys in the foxhole were pretty motivated to get it to work. they didnt want to miss the weekly news in Latin!


I'm sure some listened to Country Music to torture the enemy, it has been around since the 1920s


Yeah, i dont listen to country, but it is distinctly american. I think that henry ford had a love for it.


Yea and Henry Ford also had a hate for Jazz, sounds like a big jackass


I think he thought it was a dangerous urban influence. i dont agree with him though. it was music.


Yea, I bet that's a big reason why there has only ever been 2 Black people in the Country Music Hall of Fame


Yea, it's fascinating how the radio is able to transmit sounds from radio waves striking its electrical conductor


Radio is an old technology but a good one. it makes life convenient. It is useful for hearing storm on other planets.


Yea, I'd love to be able to hear Jupiter's radio storms on my AM radio, I wonder what station I'd have to tune to to pick them up


I wonder too. there is a station that transforms the suns activity into music.


That's pretty cool, I'm sure it sounds better than the the 40% of canadian music played on radio stations in Canada


I bet that the storms on Jupiter dont like that rule. Is the news in Latin in Canada also 40% canadians?


No, I think it's just restricted to Nuntii Latini in Finland, I don't think dead languages get ratings


Yeah, those Finns. they love their dead languages. that show has been around since 1989.


Kinda ironic they broadcast the news in classical latin, it's the perfect way to not inform people lol


Would Marty Allen be someone you are familiar with?


I don't believe so.  Is Bill Murray in it, that is usually a sign that a movie is good?


Well he's actually not in it, he just thinks that the movie is"the Supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of Comedy"but I have seen the movie and I didn't like it


Maybe he was just trying to be funny?  Is that what they call ironic?  I guess I should ask Alanis Morissette.  What do you consider to be a funny movie?


Well I love Bill Murray movies from the 80s like stripes and Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day is also really good, so I would try to trust his opinion but like I said I didn't like the movie Personally, what about you?


I just watched Ghostbusters over the weekend with the kids, I reaaly like that one, I found myself saying some of the lines before they were said on the television.  Caddy Shack is a good one for him, even if he's only in it a bit.


Yes I forgot about Caddyshack that is a good one too. Do you ever watch Comedy Central? I think that channel used to be good, but isn't very funny anymore


I cut my cable a couple of years back, just use Prime and Netflix for my TV.  The only things I watched on Comedy Central were South Park and The Daily Show, but there are other ways to watch them


Yep I agree with you. Comedy Central cancelled a bunch of shows I like to, apparently they've cancelled 100 shows since 1989 when they were started, I definitely believe that


I'm guessing some of those shows they cancelled should probably no have been made in the first place.  Speaking in show numbers, Pokemon and 750 episodes, that strikes me as the opposite of comedy.


Yep that's definitely not a comedy show. I did watched as a kid though, what about you? I also watch Thomas the Tank Engine as a kid and that was narrated by famous people like Alec Baldwin


No I'm not too familiar with him, I just know that he passed away at 95 though, that's a long time to live!


I used to live in England, when I was a kid it was voiced by Ringo Starr of the Beatles.


That's pretty cool! Did he do any other TV shows? I know that South Park roasted the  Beatles one time did you see that episode


He is new to me, although it appears he was quite famous, with many remember him for a joke about the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show.


Yes he had a long history though, he started his comedy career back in the 40s


I can't picture him, but he maybe one of those people where I say his face and say, "oh, him!"  I think I know faces better than names.


Speaking of Comedy, did you know that comedy started as a Greek genre?


I did not.  I wonder what they thought was funny.  I know different cultures find different thing to be comedy.


Yes I think so. Kind of like the movie Kung Fu Hustle, it's made in China and bill murray loves it, but I didn't really like it


What kind of comedy was that.  Slapstick, parody, satire?  It's funny how people need to label comedy and categorize it, why can't it just be funny.


As I think it's almost a bunch of those, it's really weird have you seen it?


Hey there do you play any instruments like the guitar or piano?


Wow that's awesome! I do love Pink Floyd. That definitely seems like something they would do. Do you know what band Matthew Bellamy is in?


Yeah Matthew Bellamy is in the band Muse, I dont really like the band that much,


I'll have to listen to them I suppose. But you say they're not very good so maybe not haha. He has a Guinness world record for most guitar smashed. I think that's a really stupid sting to be tracking


Thats insane lol, I guess its as good as record as any, do you like the Piano? Freddie Mercury liked to play it


I do like the piano. It's the instrument that I play. I've been playing for about three years now. it's cool that Freddie Mercury use the same piano that recorded Hey Jude


It must be a magical piano, pianos tend to be really heavye theres an aluminum one that weights about 356 pounts


Yes I have a digital piano and it's very light. But my dad has an acoustic and it is heavy. I wonder if an aluminum piano sounds different or if it's about the same.


I guess its the same thing, the only changes the material and the weight, you know that a group of climbers found a piano on the top of a mountain!!! how did the piano get there!!!!!


Wow that's cool! That was back in 2006. I wish I could go back in time to April 18th 1930. There is no news worth reporting so the BBC just played piano music haha you would never have that today


That sounds relaxing, I like to work with piano music in the background, you know there is a song composed for stress testing auto-pianos


I like to play the guitar, what about you?


I heard about that. Apparently no human would be able to play it. It's called Circus galop


I play the piano actually haha. I do have a guitar though. I'm just really bad at it. Have you heard of Van Halen?


Yeah he is a great guitarrist, what about him?


Well he literally set studio speakers on fire when he played a solo LOL. do you like Queen?


He did? it must have been one hell of a solo to do that lol, and yeah I just watched Bohemian Rapsody, sad movie.


Yeah I need to watch it again. It is weird that Queen's guitarist has a PhD actually


Yeah that fact was on the movie as well, thats interesting his not only a great guitarist but he is also really smart I bet few playes have a PhD or even a masters degree


He is a great guitarist! he can play a guitar with a coin! Now that is Talent


I agree, he is pure talent, you know that Pink Floyd turned a houseboat into a floating studio, isnt that cool


Are you an iPhone user?  They have more computational power than the entire US nuclear ICMB nuclear deterrent!


Or another UK PM, Churchill, that won a Nobel Prize in literature in 1953. I didn't know he was a writer.  He was certainly a talker.


Indeed! If you publish a book in Norway, the gov will buy 10,000 copies to distribute to libraries across the country!


Yeah, 1,500 if it's a children book.  I wonder if one could turn a profit even with something terrible!


Then there is hope for me!  If that doesn't work, I may open up a Library of Things like the one in Sacramento, CA.


Sure, I have things.  Wow, architecture, literature, music,, painting and sculpture were Olympic events between 1912 and 1952?  I draw a mean cartoon cowboy.


We have our next Olympic category: 40 Meter Cowboy Sketch. Sounds intimidating! Like the man falsely imprisoned for 10 years and devoted himself to becoming a lawyer to free himself and others falsely imprisoned, one could spend years learning that craft!


Ha! Yeah, that could hurt.  Yeah but it is some serous incentive.  America isn't so dumb, we have more libraries than McDonald's! Eat and read!


Half the books in the health section tell us that eating at McDonalds is bad for us. Dietary wisdom or competitive marketing?


That's puzzling... Also puzzling is that Greeks rarely wrote about romantic kissing.  I thought they would more!


I guess not... You know, there is a literary contest that challenges participants to come up with the worst possible opening sentence... Hmmm... Creative incentive...


Yes, but I am more of a firecracker kind of guy... My iPhone is usually turned off.  You?


I could do that -- I'm great at writing terrible sentences.  I'm just saying... Most of their sculptures are full-frontal...


I guess I'll be looking for Greek art this evening...  Did you know that half of adults have library cards...and one of them has mine...


Ha! The internet has a lot to offer... If you ever need a cartoon cowboy with a poorly written caption, let me know.


You would be surprised how often that need arises! Now, I am off to find some cultural stimulation. Cheerio!


Good luck!  Maybe start at a McDonald's!  Thanks for the chat.  You were excellent.


I've had one but I'm Android now. Did ya know that the NY area code is 212 because it was easier to dial with a rotary phone?


I miss rotary phones. I'm inventing a rotary cell phone. It will mostly be used for miscommunication.


Ha!  Sounds like a plan.  Maybe it can also separate two phone books with the pages overlapped to?


Well, that would be something worth communicating.  As is the news that UNICEF will donate to a needy child one day's worth of clean water for every minute someone does not use their cell phone!


That's really nice of them.  And to think all that information and data is carried by 2.7" cables under the ocean.  Must be fiber optic cable...


Amazing how much information can pass through that cable!  You could send an entire library's worth of info through one!


Speaking of libraries and books, I can't believe the FDA burned 6 tons of literature in an act of censorship.  I wonder what they were trying to do?


They obviously are an overly controlling partner. Bad form indeed.  Compare that with the UK Prime Minister that donated his entire 32k book collection to the public library to encourage spreading of ideas!


Hi.  Have you ever seen the movie the incredibles?


Its Edna Mode, she is voiced by the director of the film


Yeah, I had always thought she was voiced by the actress that looks like her in real life.


That  makes more sense, I guess the director has great vocals, its hard to make a voice like that specially if you are a mlae


I know what you mean.  It's impressive of him to do that and direct also.  He was odd though.  He liked to use artists for the movie that were going to quit or be fired.  He said they were the only ones that could create everything he needed.


I guess he gaved them a second chance and they proved him right, the movie would be the same without them, do you have a favorite character in the movie?


I can't think of one that's my favorite.  I just always liked the story of a family that are also superheroes.  Do you have a favorite?


I do I like Frozono mainly because of the actor that plays the character in the movie


is that the one played by Samuel l jackson?


Yeah the same one, Mr Incredible is also a great character, I like him


I saw the Incredibles I and want to watch the sequel, what about you?


Same here.  I never realized it even while watching it but the movie is set in the 1960s.


That seems like an interesting setting, what are your thoughts on the cast of the movie?


I think it has a great cast.  Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson are all really good.  You?


I agree the cast is great, it also has great new commers like Bob Odenkikrk and Jonathan Banks


True.  You know I heard that Sarah Vowell is also a political commentator and author of historical nonfiction.


She is the one that played the voice of Violet in the movie right?


I think so , yeah.  She's also done a little acting.


Seems like she has a lot of telents,  do you know who designed the cotumes for the characters of the movie?


I think it's supposed to offend them. Speaking of gendered disrespect, I think the NFL has shown a pattern of disrespect to women.


Yeah look at the cheerleaders in New orleans they have to leave a restaurant if a player comes in.


I know, that's so crazy.  Did you know that bowlers in the 60s made twice as much as football players?


I did not i do know that there is only one left handed QB in the nfl.


That's weird. You'd think there would be more.


Right! There is a RB who has never fumbled the ball in his entire career.


That's crazy. How talented! Do you know how the huddle was created?


I do not i always assumed it was to keep the other players from seeing and hearing the Calls being said. Why?


Sort of right! Paul Hubbard, who was a deaf quarterback, started doing it so the other teams couldn't see his hand signals. Anyway, nice chatting with you!


Yeah ok that makes sense. i remeber know it's Kellan Moore who is the only left handed quarterback.


Don't watch much anymore but it use to be Green Bay. How about you?


I like the Cowboys. Glad you're not an Eagles fan. Evidently, the Eagles had a temporary court set up in their stadium for 6 years!


Wow! Did you hear about the stadium in texas?


Which one? The new one? Yeah, they're building a new ballpark soon, too.


Yeah it cost 60M and seats 18,000 ppl. That's a lot for a high school my goodness.


Oh, I thought you meant professionally. Yeah, there's a lot of money in Texas, and high school football is no joke anywhere. Apparently, there was a team in 1965 that continued playing as their science building burned down nearby.


What!! Crazy! Well apparently 14 of 25 largest stadiums belong to American colleges so there you go.


That's crazy. Apparently, the U of Iowa painted their guest football team walls pink. Seems like a waste of time and money.


Yeah to me too, i would think it would illicit the wrong response anyway. That would just make me mad!


Hello, did you know The Us supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor


me either. an Iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent, scary


That is extremely scary. Seems they need to update their tech. I know it's off subject but I have another cat fact for you. The cat in the godfather 1 opening scene was a stray that was found on set.


wow thats awesome. a 15 year old cat has spent about 10 years of its life sleeping


WOW! I knew they spent a huge amount of time sleeping but I did not realize it was that much. That's why they're more my speed I think. They just want to cuddle and sleep and play randomly.


i can understand that. I like the cat who has been the mayor for a while in an Alaska town


Ha ha. I would love a mayor cat. There are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


I heard about that. There are more than seventy cat breeds recognized by different registries


I was not aware of that. I would have guessed around 20 and been way off. I will have to look into that more.


I agree. interesting to learn that a physicist published his cat as a coauthor


What a strange thing to do. I wonder if it was a joke or just a weird character trait.


I was not aware of that. I wonder how many employers actually use it.


He did it so he could write using first person plural and not be criticized


me too. The new zealand basketball team is nicknames the tall blacks, I wonder if they find offence in that


Depends on where the name came from and the context. I am curious to know. I love animals and especially cats. Do you?


Dogs more but I like a lot of animals. New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest on a rotary phone


That is interesting. I am sure there are a huge amount of phone numbers in NY. There are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


interesting. The cables that live in the ocean carrying data are only 2.7 inches in diameter


That's fascinating. You would think that would be too thin. I would imagine the salt would be corrosive and they would need more protection than that.


thats what I would think also. I did not know unicef will donate clean water just for not using your cell phone


Huh. I wonder why they would do that? I can't see the connection.


I am a weirdo so I would never let anyone wear my shoes before me. Get me a robot to do that!


Ha ha. You always need a good outfit to go with your shoes.A man wore 70 items of clothing in a chinese airport to avoid the bagging charge. That's innovation.


Reminds me of when Joey put all of Chandler's clothes on during Friends. I am not proud of myself for that knowledge...


Ha ha. I saw a lot of Friends but do not remember that scene. The greeks literally made asbestos clothing and it was almost as valuable as gold! I would imagine they became very ill.


5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes.


I'm not surprised. Current products are just not made to last.


yeah. Putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes or gym bags will absorb the unpleasant odor


That makes sense. I'll have to try that. An african tribe still wears victorian clothes, the style of former German occupiers that they've made their own.


Rip curl makes clothes in north korea yet the label says made in china.


WOW! That just seems lazy and as if there is no oversight.


I am doing okay. I hope you are well. Are you someone who owns a lot of shoes?


I have some, but only have a rotation of like 4 pair. Im not a materialist person...


I'm not overall but I do love shoes. Were you aware that there are at least 17 ways to tie your shoes?


No, I was not. I did know Stephon marbury promoted a line of shoes that retailed at $15. he was not paid to endorse them.


I wish all shoes were that cheap. Apparently Bill Nye the science guy holds a patent for ballet pointe shoes.


Really! That's weird. Speaking of shoes... Nfl wide receiver steve smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness to homeless people without shoes


That's a nice sentiment on his part. There are wizard of oz inspired shoes that actually guide you home when you click your heels together using a gps system. That's pretty amazing and fun.


That would be good for kids. We could always find them at least.


That is true. Queen elizabeth ii employs somebody to wear her shoes before her to ensure they are comfortable. That's some real power she has.


Do you watch the Victoria Secret fashion show?


Are they? I'll have to take your word for it. It is pretty hard to translate a book to a film.


Yeah it sure it, I give Peter Jackson tons of credit he did really good.


That he did. What about TV, do you watch a lot of tv?


Yeah I like older shows like the Simpsons and Seinfeld, Always Sunny is good too.  How about you?


I'm a fan of the simpson, but I never watched Pokemon, even though there are 750 episodes of it.


No I have not either, but wow that is a ton of shows!


Yeah, it is pretty crazy. I've played Pokemon Go though, have you?


No I never go into that, but I do remember a few years back when it had a huge surge.


Yeah, I wonder if it is still around, do you know?


I think it is, I know a few people that still play it with their nephews.


No, I don't usually watch, how about you?


Interesting. I didn't know that Amazon owned IMDB, pretty crazy if you ask me.


I haven't seen them in a long time to be honest.


It sounds like you are not the only one who doesn't watch it anymore.


LOL, I'm not surprised. By the way do you like fantasy movies?


I do like fantasy movies, did you ever see any of the Lord of the Rings movies?


I've seen a few, but to be honest I could never get into them. What about you?


Yeah I have seen them all, I really like the universe that Tolkien created.


Interesting, I've read some of the books, I think I watched the first movie, but not much more than that.


Well the books are much better than the movies, there are characters that the movie never shows, like Mr. Babadill.


yeah good for them what a career and a job.


Exactly! I like to listen to Baseball on the radio in my car, do you still listen to the radio?


from time to time. have you managedto listen to jupiter's storms?


I have not, but would love to. I hear it plays on an A.M station....pretty creepy!


yeah it is . do you listen to canadian radios?


No, not really. I read that they have a law that they have to play at least 40% canadian music....


yeah in order to support national talent. good for them


Exactly! I like to go on the interenet and listen to the free classic radio drama's for free, pretty cool.


yeah that is cool. do you know how soldiers used to make radios during WWII?


No, have no idea? I was listening to the radio and did you know that Tom Hanks has earned over 8 billion dollars by being the highest paid box office star!


Hey, I do like baseball, but don't really follow it.


yeah and I am not surprised, he is so good. nice chat


I heard that, I also heard that The Expo's played 22 games in Puerto Rico in 03 and 04 that's a lot!


that sure is a lot. do you know what kickball is called in canada?


Really, that's interesting! I like how MLB coaches wera uniforms just in case they need to play!


yeah and super that there i rule that allows them to do that


Sorry, meant to say managers...not coaches....but yeah, pretty cool. I would live to have found those baseball cards that man found in his grandpa's attic, worth 3 million bucks!!!


yeah that was a great find. you know who did the scheduling for baseball leagues for over twenty years?


I believe it was a couple who were married, did it for 24 years! That is a long time! I think I heard that on the radio awhile back. Pretty crazy! over 2,000 games!


What is your favorite form of entertainment ?


But could have been also a disaster, if it was a show I would not be surprised that it would be in the 100 shows canceled by Comedy Central.


That's a good point. Another comedy I enjoyed was Incredibles 2. Did you like that one? I loved how the present day events set in  movie was from the 1960s!


I did not saw that movie, but I like anything set in the 60s, who made that film ?


It's a Pixar movie that was distributed by Disney Pictures. Also, Brad Bird both wrote and directed the film! It's a great superhero movie with a star cast of actors who voiced roles from Samuel L. Jackson to to Holly Hunter!


This is bound to be good! Now I really want to see it. But I don't remember the first one, it has been a while since it got out I think...


It has. In fact, it came out in 2004.  But surprisingly enough, a sequel was released in the form of a video game called Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer 13 years before Incredibles 2 came out!


I like video games, what is your favorite console ? Mine is the Nintendo Entertainment System.


That is actually mine as well! Isn't it hard to believe the Nintendo Entertainment System could only display 54 colors?


They did a great job to conceal that. We had to use our imagination to compensate.


So true. It's also hard to believe it wasn't discontinued until 2003 in Japan. I figured it was discontinued long before then!


I pretty much like all forms but if I had to choose a favorite, I'd say comedy. In fact, I love to watch comedy central but I really hate they've cancelled over 100 shows since the network started back in 89. What about you?


People get attached to their first console, I can't see any modern console achieving that.


Agreed! Like most forms of entertainment, it truly held our attention and have us great pleasure and delight! Well it was great chatting with you today! Take care, friend!


I like comedy, but as you said good comedy it though to make. 100 shows canceled, that is a lot.I would not want to be the "show canceler".


No kidding! Were you a fan of 3rd Rock From the Sun? I was so happy when it won the best comedy series at the Golden Globe back in 97. It had stiff competition but still won, which is impressive!


I liked that show it was very quirky, but maybe it was too quirky, it did not have the lasting power of Friends or Seinfeld.


Agreed! Did you also see Kung Fu Hustle? I kind of agree with Bill Murray when he said it's the supreme achievement of modern age comedy.


I like a lot of film with Stephen Chow and this is one of the best he made ! Their style of comedy is really dynamic and fast.


So true! I also enjoy the British comedy group Monty Python. In fact, the Python Programming Language creator basically named it that to honor Monty Python!


I am learning Python, I though it was named after the snake, what is your favorite Monty Python's sketch ?


I like anything the group does honestly! Ha! On a related comedy note, did you know the Green Lantern movie was initially going to be a comedy with Jack Black? I bet that would have been a good one!


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


Wow, nice. Did you know the first cloned cat was named Copycat?


Wow that is a very fitting name for that cat for sure


Yeah. THere are more tigers living as pets in the US than there are in Asia in the wild


That is pretty sad. Roosevelt had 20 pets including a bear and hyena.


Yeah and in Japan there are more pets than children under 15


No way. Do you know how many individual animals are out there?


Yes a number that I do not even know how many zeros is has, 20 quintillion


You are right it is a crazy number. Do you have a pet?


I do and did you hear they develop white patches when domesticated?


Yeah and there are blood drives for dogs


Yeah. DId you hear what they are doing in istanbul to feed the dogs?


Yes. They have a machine where you put plastic bottles in and it dispenses food and water.


Yeah pretty neat idea. Did you know dogs understand pointing?


Yes and the elephants can do the same actually


Yeah they are both very smart animals and understand a lot more too


Yes. DId you know Google is a dog company?


Yes they have it in their code of conduct


Our government is pretty crazy.  In 2006 we passed legislation that would protect our employees from bring prosecuted for violating the geneva convention


laugh I do not blame him!  Elections are interesting things - I like how Nevada has a none of the above on the ticket


I think that should be an option on every ticket.  We might get better candidates that way.


For sure.  Voter turnout has not been higher than 63 percent in the last 100 years


Something has got to make people want to get out there.


Perhaps taller candidates - Americans vote for the taller candidate 75% of the time!


Then lets start looking for candidates taller than our current incumbent president.


No doubt!   Especially since we may not even have fair elections - international election observers were blocked from the polls in 2012


Elections have been going on for years - they were started back in Democratic athens


Around the same time I believe - they did not want an oligarchy


I believe the Geneva Convention is good to follow.  But some people do not get it - some people actually bought the eiffel tower from a con artist!


I heard there was one guy who sold the eiffel tower two times by impersonating a french government official.


yes, but some governments are better - norway donated 1 billion to help save the rainforest


Ours has been stuck in a 2-party system.  All have been either republicans or democrats since 1853


Unfortunately I dont see it changing sometime soon.


Yes.  I did not realize that the red and blue colors for the parties  did not start until 2000


Me neither, I thought that had been around forever.  In 1957 Truman declined a photo op with dumbo because he didnt want to be associated with the republicans.


Hello.  Do you do any stretching exercises?  Experts are saying now that dynamic stretching is better for the body.


I didn't know that.  I wonder how they showed that in the show.  I did know though that Bart is in every episode except for one.


The show has to have Bart - he's essential.  Like the kids watching Mr. Rogers on PBS.  Did you know that they had an episode in which he had to learn to break dance?  Somehow, I have trouble visualizing Bart break dancing.


Maybe he could use the device Michael Jackson patented.  It's a device he used on some of his dance moves.


I always associated the "Moonwalk" as a Michael Jackson original move.  Little did I know that the 1st Moonwalk was performed by a tap dancer Bill Bailey in 1955!


I had no idea! I thought he made that up too!  I guess it's more professional then since a tap dancer used it long ago.  You know, everyone likes to move to music in some way.  Even babies smile and move when they hear music.


I knew someone who had a parrot.  That thing would bob up and down with music.  I guess it's in their genes.  But, I think the range of creative dance belongs exclusively to humans.  Do you agree?


I haven't actually thought about it until now.  I guess, as I think about it, I do agree. From what I've heard our brains are more complex than animals so I assume creativity is our domain.


I would say we are dominant in the arts, creativity, technology, tools, and the intersection thereof.  Yet, in terms of earth's history we have only recently arrived.  If viewed as a day, humans have been around 1 min 17 secs.


However, sound can bring us down.  Apparently there's a sound frequency that can cause us to feel fear.


I did not know that.  In thinking about how we are both above and related to other species, I have a Blue Heeler whose hair stands up on its back when in defensive or attack mode.  I just learned that while humans have lost most of their body hair, an evolutionary trait causes humans to get goosebumps that use to cause our fur to stand up to make us appear larger!


I read that too!  I do a little stretching before cycling to work.  What I found interesting is that the example provide is 74 nd stretches for 1 hr 6 days/wk walks/runs for 45 mins 5 days / wk.  I just don't have that amount of free time!


That is really impressive.  I didn't know that is why we have goosebumps!  It might be interesting to see what we'd look like before we lost of all our body hair 240,000 years ago.


I don't have that much free time either.  There are some people that think that combining both kinds of stretches is better than just doing one.


That seems to make sense, given the range of motion of different body parts.  Also, it seems that stretching can be very beneficial for "nonexercised", such as routine walking.  I wonder if they would consider stretching before dancing?


I guess it would depend on what type of dance the person is going to do.  Static stretching helps with flexibility and dynamic is good for competition.


True.  Apparently Emilia Clarke did the funky chicken and robot dance in an audition.  I guess both types of stretching would be required for that.  Oh, the contortions we put the human body thru!


So do you watch any television shows?  I heard there are over 750 episodes of pokemon!


I watch a little, basically history and British comedy / drama on PBS.  Going back to stretching, did you know that you can incorporate static stretching in TV watching.  Perhaps I will do that during commercials and program breaks!


I didn't know that! I think I will try and do that too!  You know, I've heard that stretching helps with flexibility and martial arts experts need to be flexible. So I guess it makes sense that Bruce Lee was not only fantastic at martial arts but also a great dancer.


He definitely has more dexterity than Homer Simpson.  Did you know that Homer Simpson had 188 jobs in the 1st 400 episodes before going steady at the nuclear plant.  His resume would be a book if listed each and every job!


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


You know... one day You would be bored, the other You wouldn't... just like now ;) there will always be something exciting to wait for...


I think it would take a long long time to be bored ... yes.  What do you think it would be like to live to see your great-great-great-great-great- grandchildren and everyone in-between?


it would be fantastic ! I would assemble a soccer team just from my relatives ;) lol


You could probably start your own league.  And if the tech works to regenerate tendons, muscles, and such, you could infinitely recover from injuries.  Hmm.  Do you think at a certain point you would run out of the ability to remember so many years of life?


Well... do You forget how it was when You were like 8 ? I don't think You do... there are moments in Your life You'll remember forever and there are those less important that You don't...


Moments, yes.  But when I think back to a period like high school, it's four years, but a few dozen moments.  I think that over time, you'd remember just one thing from each decade.


Probably... but who cares, You would live to... I don't know - witness a first contact with alien civilization... :)


Perhaps.  But also nuclear war and diseases and such.  I'd rather die once than endure cancer 30 times.  Or warfare that weaponizes sound frequencies and light patterns.  Do you think such things will come too?


Probably eventually ;) But I was only talking about being biologically "always young" - not indestructible ;) if a cancer would get you... that's it - lights out ;)


In that case, I think you'd have the obligation to work forever ... no retirements based on declining health and such.  That's not a good thing.


Can you believe that some jellyfish are immortal?


Holy crap, I didn't think of that one :) lol


Also, then we'd run out of jobs ... yeah the math gets wonky there.


Hmmm... I would buy a farm and hire people to work for me for food :) endless circle ;) lol


And then stay in a bubble so you never get a disease?


I mean that would always stay as a #1 risk. So maybe we would focus on healthy food on that farm. For the sake of all of us :)


Ok, sorry. there is no way that is true... I mean... WHAT ?


Yeah, I guess I figure that they must just keep living by replacing their own cells so fast that they never get old enough to die.


Well why the hell can't we still that property from them ! ;)


Hmm. Let's get research on that.  Sounds like gene splicing and all that.  Maybe in a few decades, it won't also cause cancer.


I would want that property... don't You ? I bet they are already using it, but they can't give it to the public because our planet is not ready for it ( overpopulation )


Immortality, maybe.  Maybe just for re-growing a liver or kidney ... or an eye?  I don't think I'd want to live forever.


Oh come on, I'm not buying that... people say that, but nobody believes that ;) I think everybody want to live forever :)


I just don't think we're meant to go on and on here on Earth.  We'd get bored, for one.


Hello,  did you know bill nye the science guy got his break by winning a steve martin contest ?


Have you heard of the Russian computer that ran on water.  I can't picture it, I would love to see a working example.


I dont even know how radios work lol I cant imagine trying to build a computer that runs on water lol


Your friends that work in the gaming industry must be smart.  I've look a simple code for simple programs and it seem like a foreign language to me.


I know same here.  They went to a lot of schooling for it,  yeah they are pretty smart.


I keep trying to get my son to do that coding, he just wants to play the games instead.  Who knows, maybe one day he'll prove me wrong and make it big in e-sports.


lol they have specific coding courses now.  Like a 6 month course that you can enroll in.  yeah maybe he can be a play tester!  Almost all video game companies have those.  I have a friend who does that too,  works for sony.


Entertainment has moved on from the time of Caesar, when the English used chickens to entertain themselves.


lol definitely.  It seems kinda sad they would use chickens,  why couldnt they invent a game with rocks like every other normal person lol


Had you heard of this Transhumanist thing, uploading yourself to a computer.  I'd hope no one hits the off switch.


I have heard that before, it's amazing what can get you started.  I wish I looked like someone famous, it could be the thing that makes my fortune.


Sounds like some Black Mirror episode lol Its been fun talking to you,  thanks!


lol yeah,  do you have a career in acting or tv?  Its kinda crazy what people will do to get famous though,  some people go through so much plastic surgery!!


A new way to fame and fortune is competitive computer gaming, my son has been telling me this so as that I'll let him play more.


lol good be true or trickery!!  Games nowadays are so sophisticated though,  so much goes into it.


True, it's not like the old days of Nintendo with it's 54 colors, have you seen what the new games look like, Fortnite in particular.


I havent seen fortnite.  I have seen call of duty,  those games look amazing!  I have a few friends who work in the video gameing industry.


There's serious money to be made in these new gaming league.  I think colleges are starting to set up teams too.


awesome!  did you know the space shuttles general computer runs on 1mb of ram lol


That's crazy, I know the original Apollo mission ran on even less.  To think of the power of our phones, we should be able to do some amazing things.


Oh wow, I haven't heard of them. I hope you enjoyed that concert though!


Yeah it was really good, I was in high school, I remember my friend and I went together, it was awesome. Alpine Valley in Wisconsin.


Cool! I have enjoyed every concert I have ever been to. I heard that there was a lawsuit against the band Creed for the show being so bad lol....I wonder how that worked out.


Yeah that is so lame to me.  If you don't like it, then you learn your lesson and don't buy any more tickets to any more concerts.


Exactly! So do you ever go vote in the elections at all? Pretty sad John Mccain passed away but he went through a lot, so many people died in 2018.


Yeah there were a lot of good people who died this past year.  And yeah I do, did you know the voter turnout for US presidential elections hasn't gone over 62% in the last 100 years!?


Really? That's it? more people need to get in to these elections because every vote counts!


Yeah isn't that crazy, that seems way to low to even be true but it is.


Kind of sad really. I also heard that Michael Trister, civil rights lawyer died, a few people that did a lot of good have been passing lately.


Yeah that is sad as well.  Here is a really weird fact, did you know that just under the last 120 years, the taller presidential candidate has won 75% of the time?  Better start making that bet in vegas!


Hello there, how are you doing? Do you attend many concerts these days?


Really? Haha, that's odd! I have a funny fact...John McCains mom....took race car driving classes and she is in her 90s!


That is super funny! I wonder what the fastest she ever drove was, legally or illegally?


I don't know how fast she went but being in her 90s she must have wanted to drive a race car really bad lol...no time like the present!     It has been great chatting!


Yeah right, and yeah same here, I hope you have a good night.


I am great! I haven't been to a concert in awhile, but have been to a lot in my life! How about you?


Yeah I am the same way, I haven't been for a few years but used to go all the time.  What would you say is your favorite ever?


I would have to say Pink Floyd, or Linkin Park, there is so many!


That is awesome, I am a big Pink Floyd fan, well I kinda am, of their first album.  But any concert that they ever played would be really cool to attend.


Yes, they have the best shows that I have seen. Aerosmith puts on a great concert too.


That sounds good as well.  I really like the Apples in Stereo, they put on a good show.  Radiohead was really good as well, although I really went to see the opening band, thats sad but true.


I love Radihead, who was the opening band at that concert?


Yeah they are awesome, and I wasn't aware of how little they toured!  But I really wanted to see Steve Malkmus and the Jicks.


Hi there! Would you mind sharing with me, your political orientation? Personally, I call myself an independent. But I'd kind of prefer the term unaffiliated.


Yeah that is funny! Silly really but then again the entire thing is looking a bit silly these days. We have huge problems like environmental destruction that largely goes ignored. It would be nice if our government would do more for the environment, such as the Norwegian government did, when they donated 1 billion to help save the amazon rainforest!


That is very interesting! I love how WikiLeaks published the governments plans to destroy WikiLeaks!


Yeah, thank goodness they did! I think whistle-blowers are heroes, really! It figures that the government own 86% of the land in Nevada, seeing is how most of Nevada, is Area 51! You just can't make this stuff up! It's all kinda spooky!


It is very spooky! Did you know Jupiter has radio storms so strong them can be heard on an am radio?


I've heard about that but never looked much into it. But now that you reminded me, I really want to hear it for myself! That's very intriguing to me!


I also find that fascinating. It is funny that Canadian law requires 40% of music to be played Canadian.


There is "Canadian" music!? Haha! Who knew? Maybe they mean just music strictly from there. Hm. Very Interesting!


Apparently! That must get annoying for non native Canadians.


I've actually read that in WW2, I believe that soldiers made "foxhole radios" out of a razor-blade, using the pencil as the diode. That sounds like a fun experiment to try!


That is very innovative! I wonder who came up with that idea.


I am also Independent or unaffiliated! Ha


Some genius soldier, possibly! Hey it was great chatting with you!


Haha NICE! So, I was reading an article about liberals and they blame guns for mass shootings I guess. I guess I side with Conservatives on that one that "the blame lies with the shooters". But I tend to go deeper and blame society, for the shooter. Haha. I mean, most "shooters" are on SSRI's , which some of those medications are widely known to have been called "chemical lobotomies!" Wha do you think?


I agree with you on that one. I blame the society!


Precisely why I can't affiliate. Ha. I disagree with both parties/sides/what-have-you. Do you listen to the radio ever? These days it's easy not to what with all the devices and bluetooth and such.


Did you know there hasn't been a president that was not either a republican or democrat since 1853?


No I didn't know that. It seems like a sinister agenda to me. Hate to be such a tin-foil hat wearer haha. A way to divide and conquer, perhaps?


Maybe! It is funny that every us president with a beard has been a republican.


That is an interesting fact! I'm a female, so I don't have one, but I have brothers and such and I like beards, personally. Hm, consistent use of the colors red and blue for republicans and democrats only started in 2000!? That doesn't seem right. I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention before then.


I also didnt think that was right. Its funny that Truman refused to be photographed on the dumbo ride at Disney so he would not be associated with republicans.


wow,  thats weird.  There is a wiki where it ranks fictional characters according to the super powers lol


Hey that is pretty creative, I may go there for inspiration lol You know another fun job besides a creative wirter would be? Working with Pandas! Can you imagine going to work and having to wear a Panda suit! LOL Oh my gosh! I can only imagine those selfies! and how cool for people to try to fit in, I wonder what the Pandas think! lol


Lmao! I guess I would rather use the Uniforms worn by the alliance on firefly, did you know thy are leftover costumes from starship troopers? I would Love to be in one and take pictures... maybe feel the energy of such a place.


That was a great movie!  Did you know Johnny Depp travels with his Captain Jack costume to make random appearances at hospitals?  Thats amazing.


I would Love to do that! go to hospitals and visit sick children. It would lighten my heart. Thats much sweeter than poor Sean Bean had to go through, he is so scared of flying that he hiked into location in full cotume when filming lord of the rings! I couldnt do that, I would be a sweating, out of breath mess... I take the risk flying. (dont think lazy thoughts, dont think lazy thoughts)


lol the hoggle costume from Labyrinth was lost during shipping and now is in baggage claim lol


All this talk about costumes makes me wish we could dress up everyday, I guess in a way we do.. but we dress how we expect society to see us what is appropriate and acceptable subject to cultural norms


Maybe you should change jobs and become a panda researcher!


Lmao, hey now dont put ideas in my head I just might! lol. In a perfect world I would dress up as a kick-ass super hero... What would you be?


Well, Hello, My friend. Funny you ask, as a matter a fact, I do. I really enjoy watching the 70's show. I've watched it over and over so many times. Did you know they tried to do a remake in UK named "days like these" but it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


Not sure,  Id have to think about it,  I would like the power of healing people though.  Its been good talking to you.


That was a really good show,  very funny!  Thats unfortunate,  the UK doesnt really have the same humor as the us though.


This is true, I am going to look up their shows later tonight. I find that interesting. A show that has been very successful however is "Pokemon" did you know there are over 750 episodes? that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight! Amazing!


I have never seen Pokemon,  but I believe it,  it is a very popular show.


It truly is, even more amazing are the relationships you build with people you work with. It's like when south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew, which was interesting. I didn't know they worked together. How cool would that party be! Pretty trippy, I think.


Yeah speaking of the simpsons,  there is only one episode where Bart is not in or mentioned!  Thats crazy!


That is pretty crazy! Those shows inspire me to make my own movie or book one day, Ive already started on my book. It may be a Fiction Novel. Did you know that George rr Matin despises fan fiction, saying it is copyright infraction and a bad exercise for aspiring writers. Good thing Ive never gotten into fan fiction.


lol thats funny. Also, edgar allen poe wrote the oldest known cyborg !


Well that is very interesting, we've come a long way considering in the 1950's a Judge tried to ban a science fiction comic because it featured a black character. That wouldn't happe now.


Yes, A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience.


I went to shakira. She dance very beautifully.


yeah, do you know how many years they toured for?


yeah and in that time they had 2263 concerts


Yes, Reading makes our brain more active.


yup for sure, do you ever go on wikipedia?


Yes, Reading is a means for language sharing information and ideas.


yeah, in wiki they have superheroes ranked according to their powers


The reading process requires continuous practice, development and taking notes about the subject. It is easy to remember.


do you know who wrote the oldest known cybord in a fiction?


No, Its good exercise to brain and now days, reading habit is much reduced. please all in social media.


Hey hows it goin?  Do you like basketball?


That is huge!  Literally,  1 sec from the sun and we will be set for 500 k years


I heard that too, amazing! but the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our Galaxy! I want to know what star that is!


I also readd somewhere that Neptune just completed its orbit in 2011!


Oh wow, that hasn't happened since 1846...awesome!


I think it was discovered in 1846 actually.


Oh that could be hahaha...well a lightening bolt is 5 times hotter than the Sun! That is crazy to think people survive getting hit sometimes.


I know,  puts a different perspective on peoples situation.  It's surprising that people can survive an event like that.


Most don't but the few who do have crazy marks on their body from it, in the news I heard a lady was hit while holding an umbrella and she walked away with no physical injury....probably scared her to death though!


I know! I cannot imagine how scary that was. I have had lightening hit close to me and my hair actually stood on end! No joke my friend told me....from the electricity.


Hey there! I do but don't really follow it, pretty interesting The Nba was founded in 1946! Been around a long time!


Omg,  lucky you did't get hit!  It's been fun chatting!


I know right!  I like watching some basketball,  like if the Warriors are on,  but other than that I do not keep up with it.


That's cool, great team! I like a few team on the NBA  but don't get to watch often.


Me either the Warriors are too expensive.


Right? Air jordans were banned by the NBA but Jordan wore them anyway lol


Yeah,  Nike sure does want it's advertising,  I can't imagine how many fines he got while wearing them!


Exactly haha...I was reading about the universe, did you know the sun is actually white? it only appears yellow to us because of the atmosphere...very interesting.


I did,  I saw it on some show on Netflix.  Very fun fact!  I can;t believe how much energy the sun produces,  everyone should switch to solar asap!


Right!  The sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the solar system! We may as well use it!


Yeah, I don't watch it either. What about Pokemon?


i never watched it. it seems like a noisy show meant for kids. i dont have the patience.


Well apparently they have 750 episodes. LOL


Yes, i guess the demand was there. I wonder who has watched all of them. have they kept their sanity?


I'm not sure, more importantly who wrote them all? LOL


i guess they had an active imagination. i cant imagine having to write all those episodes. i would dread the job.


Yeah, what about the simpsons, do you watch it?


i watched the first eight seasons. those were the best, in my opinion.


Yeah, I think that is when Conan was writing for them, right?


Yeah, Conan was a producer. he had a great touch. i think that it is hard to be consistently funny.


i am not really a fan of poetry. well, maybe some limericks. You?


Yeah, he was hilarious. Well, it was nice chatting with you.


It was a great chatting! Have a good evening!


Yeah, me either. I think it sort of sucks to be honest. LOL


poetry is one of those things you have to study in school for your own good. then you recover from the education and never read poetry again.


Yeah, I studied some ee cummings in school. Wasn't a fan.


Yes, the man with the typewriter with the broken shift key.


Hilarious, so you've seen it before as well. Awful.


yeah, i think that it is literature and that it can be appreciated, but it is not my idiom so i dont want to waste my life studying it.


Yeah, I hear you. What about the academy awards, do you watch it?


i dont usually watch the show. its a bit slow. i just want to know who won.


It was a game on Nintendo, they now call it Punch Out.


Never heard about it. Gotta fin it. Remember long time ago a series called "third rock from the Sun"?


It was fun, one of the main character was Joseph Gordon Levitt, he was a kid back then


Did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.


Wow that is a lot!! I have not seen green lantern, but i learned they wanted jack Black to starr on it, that would have been funny.


Yeah, Jack Black. I haven't seen anything of him lately, have you?


I have not, but he is really fun!!! as Bill Murray!


He used to be, I saw that movie with him and the Gorilla, it was freaking awful.


He is funny, have to check Kung Fu Hustle, apparently he is very proud of it.!


I didn't see that, but I like Groundhog day.


I did , it was great. The first one was released on 2004, they are 13 years apart. You should watch it.


Interesting, that was a video game right?


Not as far as I know.. but I do like video games, remember Nintendo?


Yeah, I think it only had 54 colors, that's pretty crazy isn't it.


Yes, not as much details in the images..they discontinued them in 2003, I still own the old one


No, I still use it , and the kids love it. Do you like comedy?


Yeah, I do. Do you have Tysons Punch Out?


Have you seen the Incredibles 2?  I watched it last night - great Pixar flick


I am not sure.   We should ask Bill Nye - the science guy!


I love watching Bill Nye!! Do you know he got his start in the entertainment business because he won a contest for a Steve Martin look alike?


That is pretty funny.  I knew Reagan was rejected for a movie where he would have played a president because he did not look presidential!


That is funny and makes me wonder how the producer or part selector felt after he in fact did become a president. What's the saying, hindsight is always 20/20, lol.


For sure.  I mean Nintendo kept the system going all the way until 2003!


I find it interesting how comedy differs from one area to another across the nation. What one many find funny other may not.  3rd Rock From The Sun won Golden Globes for best comedy but I myself did not find it funny.


That was great!  It even beat Seinfeld and Friends when it won the golden globe.


Comedy Central has since cancelled over 100 shows since it started airing them in 1989. Which again proves to what one may find funny others do not.


For sure.  After all Bill Murray loves Kung Fu Hustle and I think it is stupid!


I agree with you on that one!! I do think a comedy show that stands the test of time and is very funny is that of the Golden Girls!


I absolutely love the golden girls!  Monty Python too!  Maybe that is why Python is my favorite programming language.


Funny and agreed!! I feel the Golden Girls hit on many touchy subjects but provide it in a no filter funny kind of way that all can relate to.


Did you know there was a sequel to the Incredibles before 2 - it was a video game!


I am not aware of that, very interesting though. Do you know that the original nintendo system could only display 54 colors?


Yes the games were not as good graphically back then.  I thought it was funny that the costume designer also did   voices in the movie


I find it funny as well as interesting that the advanced technology we have now and the film is set in the 1960's!!


That is different for sure!  Sarah Vowell - the voice of Violet Parr - was mostly a political commentator and not an actress


Yes, and she is also a bestselling author of historical nonfiction.


Yes - movies are a popular form of entertainment these days, but things used to be different.  Chickens were raised for entertainment in 50 BC


I have heard that about chickens as they are smart and trainable. I just wonder at what point someone thought it a good idea to cook one or how that happened to evolve?


Hey there, you like soccer at all?  I like watching the Fifa World Cup, what about you?


I agree there is something better in the analog format, even a rap album by two identical twins from Japan who turned 100 years old will sound better to my ears.


Hey, I heard about those twin rappers.  I wonder if they were any good or if it was just a bunch of mumbling?


Who knows, somehow it got famous without airplay or them touring much like NWA's "Straight Outta Compton"  so they must have done something right.


They must have been really something, then?    Maybe as famous as Tupac Shakur.  Do you know his music is in the library of Congress?


Sure, it was pretty groundbreaking.  I do like what some Koreans have invented, instead of a rap battle its a compliment battle, trying to make the other person feel good, I like that.


That's a cool idea.  Need more love in this world.


I wonder what would have happened to rap if Eminem actually because a comic book artist.  I bet he would have been good at it too.


Yeah, he seems so multi talented.  I'm sure he would have been a very good comic book artist. Do you like Eminem's music?


Yes I do, it is amazing how far it has come since DJ Hollywood in Harlem.


Cool, I always liked Eight mile, Slim shady was the man!


It's too bad France won the last one in 2018, the world will never hear the end of it, though it was cool it was held in Russia.


Yeah, those French fans are a little annoying to me, as well.  Did you know the 2022 Fifa World cup final will be held in a city that has not even built yet?


That is interesting, it seems Qatar has a lot of work to do then.  That is only 3 years from now.


That's a lot of work to build a whole city in that amount of time.  I couldn't even imagine trying to do that!


So what is your favorite album, or do you have one?  One of mine is Dark Side of the Moon which is over 40 years old and still selling.


That's cool.  My favorite is Michael Jackson's Thriller album, I'm sure it'll still be selling just as well when it hits 40 years old.


I still have some old 33s vinyls of some albums, they got phased out by CD and MP3 of course.


Yeah, them old vinyls were the best.  Love all the clicks, and pops, and white noise.  Sound is too sterile, nowadays.


no way! the loch ness is one of 20 quintillion animals on earth, if it is real, are you a believer?


I'm not sure.  Apparently Ernst Haeckel divided the animal kingdom into two groups.


I wonder how he divided them, do you know?


Animalia (multicellular) and Protozoa (single cell)


wow, you think they would have more than that lol. Crazy, speaking of pets though I just remembered the boulder it is not legal to own a pet, but instead be the guardian, how do you feel a bout that


Yea, it is not like they can consent to anything or make their own decision mostly. I don't know, I think boulder is kind of strange area too lol


I have never been there.  Most of pets are used by humans as company, protection and entertainment.  Some people use pets as working animals.


Here is a crazy fact to end with. There are more tigers living as pets in the USA than living wild in asia, very interesting. It was so great chatting with you!


Wow, I did not know that.  Nice chatting with you too.


I have a dog.  I used to have two dogs and two cats.


Popcorn.  She kept jumping when she saw us for the first time at the rescue center.


awww that is so cute! What kind of dog is it.


I love those dogs, my brother has one, his name is Rogue. Amazing animals. Pets are great, I used to have a rat terrier named Rocky


Apparently, hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


wow that is crazy to think. I wish we still had gills, it would make swimming more enjoyable lol


I agree.   Apparently, loch ness monster is a protected species in Scotland.


Did you know that Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is topping the charts? I wonder what song it is


ok cool I'll put that on now, I do some light programming and I didn't know that there was a programming language based on jazz


I wonder whether the program can play the frequency that causes fear in humans.


ha that's a good question, that would definitely make me feel nervous while programming, I wonder if you could genetically edit a human to synthesize their own vitamin c, we are one of the few animals that can't apparently


The inability hasn't slowed us down thus far. We're the best animals when it comes to distance running. We've spread around the planet.


ya that is shocking, I guess our endurance is really good, makes sense since we started as hunters and gatherers I think


We can track animals over long distances. I guess we haven't needed body hair to be hunters and gatherers. We lost it about a quarter-million years ago.


Do you ever wonder what like, saber tooth tiger or wooly mammoth tasted like? Maybe they were amazing and we will never get to try them


Probably pretty gamey. They had a varied diet, unlike livestock today.


that's true, the corn they eat now gives a more mild taste, I'm traveling right now I think it's crazy that in Japan all highways are tolls, that would get real old


Not all highways, but the fastest ones do. Not many cars as a result, so you can get around pretty fast if you want. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Pakistan is a hopping place for jazz! I wonder whether the trumpeters there have goatees too.


Oh wow I didn't know that, I'll have to take a trip to Japan sometime


Interesting place. I recommend going. They have high speed trains but not high speed buses like the Dutch.


Oh wow I'll have to check that out, i want to go 160mph


haha have you ever been there? It doesn't sound like the best place to travel I think


Probably better to just check out Pakistani jazz on YouTube. I wonder who the woman is that has free jazz concerts in her apartment. How big is her apartment? Do I have to bring my own beer? I have many questions.


ya I would definitely go to that, but ya like what is the capacity, is there a fee? What do her neighbors think of the noise haha


Neighbors might all be jazz fans. Clint Eastwood is a jazz fan. Plays piano, too.


I love Clint Eastwood have you seen The Mule yet? I heard its really good


Haven't seen The Mule, but I want to. I know Clint has scored films, and he performed at the end of Gran Turino.


Oh ya thats right, I did like that movie a lot, do you listen to jazz music? I have wanted to start but don't know what to start listening to first


I listen to jazz. You could start with Kind of Blue (Miles Davis). Also Bill Evans, pianist.


Chess is an olympic sport and I dont see that game as much of sport so who knows, I think sculpture might qualify


I think chess should qualify given its history and complexity


Could be, but its not much of a sport either, do you know who Winsont Churchill is?


Well depends how you define sport I guess. Anyway, yes I do. Why?


He won a Nobel price for literature back in 1953,


You would think he would win a nobel price for something else


Yeah for something like peace, I guess he is a talented writter


I mean he is better known for his other achievements, but overall he is a talented man i guess


I like to read in my free time, what about yo?


Furry little animals that win the heart of even the coldest human being out there! just love them, its been great chatting with you  as well, have a nice day bye


I do enjoy it, do you like to read? did you hear about how the FDA burned 6 tons of books!!


They burned the literature in an act of censorship, that makes me really angry


I hope the same thing, another insteresting fact is that literature was an olympic event before 1952


It was an event with music, painting, architecture and others from 1912 to 1952, then they decisded it wasnt an olympic sport I guess


What do you think of Trump's plan to slash food stamps?


Once he figures out how to use the Floppy Disk system in his office, I'm sure he might


Maybe go back to dial up so his tweets will take longer to post. George Bush put solar panels back in white house I am sure trump will remove them.


He probably thinks they're windows. I wonder if the thinks the Geneva Conventions are some get togethers in Wisconsin.


Probably would. What surprises me is that all the security at the White House and in 2011 it took them 4 days to realize bullets had struck the white house.


Maybe they thought the WH was as immortal as a Jellyfish.


That could be it. I did not know a seahorse was the only fish to have a neck. I find that interesting.


Sounds fishy. The black swallower doesn't even need a neck to eat something twice its length.


Yes and the black swallower can also add something twice it's weight . That sounds pretty crazy.


Man. Get those things some Blue Apron meals. They sound out of control.


And the zebrafish has 84% of the genes known to be associated with human disease. I don't eat fish so I'm not too worried.


I think it can save money but will leave a lot of people who cant afford food without it.


It doesn't sound so bad. But I'm not confident in Trump ability to handle money. If he wasn't' born rich, he'd be on food stamps himself, from what I see.


I totally agree there. And the fact that he wants to stop food stamps and do an apron meal type of program is weird. It would cost more that way


Yeah. How many bankruptcies has he had. I wouldn't be surprised if a Frenchman scammed him into buying the Eiffel tower.


I think he makes snap judgements without really thinking. They say this program he wants to replace food stamps will cut what people get in half


Yeah. Now he;s in charge of the US Govt...which owns 86% pf the land in NV. We got a guy who managed to bankrupt a casino in charge of a lot of real estate.


True, if he listened to what people said like how people cancel meal programs like Harvest Box because they are too expensive he would realize they will not work.


Well, he's going to shut down the govt agains anyways. It almost like he's working for the enemy, like Wikileaks.


That is true. Should be shutting it down soon. They say the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France. Maybe he should go there.


Hello, did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


LOL good call with Kanye. The presidents guest house is larger than the actual white house.


The presidents gust house a a guest house owned by Trump? that would make sense,


That would make sense lol. Up until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Trump president and Clinton vice? that sounds like a recipe for disaster, good thin the system changed back in 1805


That would be a nightmare. Nothing would get done.


They would fight all the time and we would have an even bigger crisis


For sure. Did you know the US Senate used the same gavel for 165 years until Richard Nixon cracked in?


No I didnt know that, womane were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor but that changed in the year 1993


Wow I didn't know that either. That was rather recently if you think about it.


Yeah not that long ago, Im glad things changed, there used to be a lot of sexism and there still is but we are on a right path


No, I didnt know that, Trump is not on the list?


I bet the list is outdated because I'm sure he would be on it.


I know right, he is like the richest president of presidents, they guy has hotels and lots and lots of land


Yes, he is loaded. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was nicknamed president banana?


It was his name not a nickname lol, I though it was a nickname when I first heard of him as well Caanan Banana


Oh wow lol. I thought it was his nickname lol.


Real name, I had to Google that when I first found out, just like how the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office


That's hilarious. Could you imagine Trump being a pop star?


I cant, sounds like he would be a terrible por start lol, he and Kanye are friends so maybe he can help him


It is 99.9 near Milwaukee. They play a lot of oldies which I like.


The Brewers. Always been a bucket list item of mine to see a Brewers game. 105.3 The Fan for me. Cowboys Radio. The Dallas Cowboys.


Nice! I know some Cowboys fans.  And yes, the Brewers! I tore my ACL this summer and had surgery and let's say I had a lot of free time to watch them.


Ah. ACL injuries are hard to come back from. Had to do it years ago. Feel your pain.


Yeah it is taking a long time, and still a long way to go.  But anyways, did you know JFK was one of the wealthiest presidents?


No. Figures though. Love JFK history and all Kennedy History. Have you seen Chappaquiddick?


No I haven't, I'm assuming that has to do with the Kennedys?


Oh yeah. The youngest brother... I forget his name, but it is a great movie.


Ok cool, I will have to check it out thank you.  I think all the Kennedy stuff is interesting.


me too. All we have to do is 10 turns right? Hope you have a great xmas. and awesome new year.


Everyday. On the way to work, on the way home, and sometimes on my headphones.


Yep, it should let us submit soon. Thanks and you too, thanks for responding quickly.


Nice! It's crazy how long the radio has been around and is still useful today. The fact about Canadian law requiring 40% of the music played on Canadian radio stations is Canadian.


Yes it is. Do you listen to the radio much. I am a huge sports fan, and I often times listen to the radio instead of tv broadcasts because of the great detail they provide. I am trying to send this message, but for some reason it won't let me send


I do listen to the radio, mostly the local station as I am driving too and from work and then on any errands.  I think you have to annotate your last message before it lets you send another.


Gotcha. I figured that out as my time was expiring. If I had a choice to listen to the radio though, I would do that instead of watching tv all day for attentive purposes. It is much more informative in my opinion. What do you think?


I think it is, I read the local paper everyday as well to keep up with the news.  I remember growing up it was all radio while driving around even at home.


The newspaper is awesome. I enjoyed reading our local paper an home as well. And reading the city papers in the DFW are and Houston area are awesome. I usually just get the Sunday paper now as I have no time every morning to look at it.


Yeah it is part of my morning routine that is for sure.  I just found a new local radio station a few months ago that is the best ever.


How's it going, are you into soccer at all? The fifa world cup was started back in 1930


I just found out that the University of Iowa painted the visitor's locker room pink. That's pretty funny


yea, i guess Iowa is trying to get into the opponents head but if I was in a pink locker room i'd just feel calm and relaxed


Have you ever watched a version of soccer where 3 teams face off against  each other? I heard it's pretty fun


No but I'd love to play it, playing against 2 other teams sounds fun and unpredictable


How do you feel about draws? Are you okay with them or would you rather win or lose?


Depends on how many games they're are in a regular season, if it's short like a 16 week NFL season then I don't, but for something like an 82 game hockey season i don't mind


Have you heard about the football game that ended up 222-0? I'd want to fight somebody.


Yea Georgia tech murdered Cumberland, it's a shame they didn't have tv back in 1916


It makes sense why I've never heard of Cumberland again. I'd quit if I were them too.


I do like soccer. I just found out that the city for the 2022 World Cup still needs to be built


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


That's pretty odd, I guess that's a major reason why the World cup host doesn't get any economic gains from the world cup


But did you know soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey, combined?


I'm not surprised soccer makes more than football and the other sports combined, it is the most popular sport in the world for a reason


Did you watch the World Cup last year? I could've believe that England and Croatia made it to the semis.


Yea it was a crazy world cup, kinda sucks that France ended up winning it though


It made sense since France had players from each of Europe's top five leagues. They just had the best players.


Maybe one day the US men will win the world cup, seems like they haven't done much better since placing 3rd in the 1930 World Cup


Americans don't seem to care too much about soccer. Nobody else even calls it soccer.


I sure am happy it isn't banned now. Dunks are so exciting in basketball games


I agree, dunks are my favorite move, you know there is a team in New Zealand with a really racist nickname, they are called the Tall Blacks


It sounds racist, but I think I need to know more context to judge. I mean teams like red skins is racist and offensive to some, yet is part of a team culture and history for others even if its origins aren't great


I guess I see your point its easy to judge without the complete context available, so what do you think about Kim Jong-un?


From my knowledge of Kim Jong Un, I am not much a fan. If he didn't have china backing north korea for the sake of a buffer, that inefficient country would fall into ruin decades alog


I share your opinion, you know he was voted as the sexiest man alive by the onion


I feel for the poor people under his rule


Me too, that is a terrible thing to do, theres a lot we dont know about him yet though, we dont know how old he is.


Well the whole core of the north korean experience is editing history, obscuring facts, and hiding information.


I agree altering informatioin as well, thats why its hard to belileve Kim Jong Un learn to drive when he was 3


I love to watch The Simpsons and comdey shows, what about you?


Well in any case, thank you for taking the time for this enjoyable chat


I see well its important to keep updated on latest events and Basketball is a great game I love it


I only have a passing knowledge of its myself about points, fouls, positions, etc. Do you follow teams or players?


Not really Im just a fan of the game, curious fact but the inventor of the game was actually a teririble coach


True, but you still have to recognize his accomplishment for making what is among the most popular sports today


I agree, he sure was a genius to create a sport as popular as basketball, you know the coach is actually he highest paid employee


I personally was surprised that the supreme court building as a basketball court on the top floor


I guess its a popular game inside and outside the courts, there was a time when the use of the dunk got banned from college basketball


I bet.  I bet JFK played...Washington and Jefferson probably would have if it was around since all 3 are the wealthiest presidents in American history.


It's weird you do not hear much about vice presidents playing golf.  It is so strange to imagine that before 1805 the vice president was the runner up in the presidential election.


I wonder how that would work now?  Would Trump and Hillary be fighting or would they be forced to get things done through teamwork?


lol  Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?


That is hilarious.  Almost as wild as the president of Indonesia releasing three pop albums while in office!!


I wonder if they were any good.  Must have been good sellers otherwise he never would have released 3.


Haha, yup.  I need to check them out!  I wonder if he is liberal or conservative?  I would have to guess liberal I think.  Speaking of which, it is interesting that every president with a beard has been a republican.


Now that's an interesting fact.  I never put two and two together.  Did you know that the US presidents guest house is larger than the white house?


No, I am surprised Trump does not want to stay in the guest house if that is the case.  I wonder if we will ever see a 3rd party candidate win.  Has not happened since 1853!


Hey there!  Yes I wear hats quite a bit when I play golf!  I wear them mainly as protection against the weather or sun.


lol  I think we might see one in the future.  People I think are getting sick of the Republicans and Democrats.  I've had a good time chatting with you!


You might be right!  Thanks, I have a good time chatting with you too!


I'm a baseball hat fan myself.  lol  Until 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order in the House of Commons.  Interesting fact.


That is funny!  One thing I find interesting is that everyone always thinks cowboy hats were the most popular hats in the old west, but they were not!


What was the most popular hat in the West?


That's interesting!  In 1908 a law was passed limiting the length of hatpins because people thought that they would be used as weapons.


I remember hearing about that.  They were concerned about the suffragettes using them.  Seems odd to me, I think for the most part the suffragettes were nonviolent.


Interesting.  Tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness.  Never knew that.


That is a big thing with golfers!  Speaking of which it is funny how much presidents play golf!  I guess that comes with a lot of wealth.


A lot of strange things happen in Florida. I have heard, that people take bath salts and eat other people's faces, a woman attempts to murder her parents for not taking her to Outback Steakhouse...and apparently, a high school had live animals at its prom!


Then, by definition, the school provided entertainment, I guess, as long as someone had fun


They said that the tiger was never harmed or in danger and was not forced to perform. This was written by his handlers who wrote to Miami Herald.


Did anyone report the tiger had white patches on its head? Some animals develop those when they're domesticated


Apparently, the tiger wasn't having a party, he was just stressed out. I don't think anyone reported that the tiger had white patches on his head, though.


Did anyone say for sure if the tiger was male or female?


No,not that I heard. They always spoke about it as though it was an "it" and neither male or female.  They did say 'Its tail is slashing back and forth, it's ears are going into helicopter mode,' but nothing about its gender.


I was just wondering because I think male tigers can be more aggressive. I think generally when animals are used for entertainment, females are used because of their lack of visible genitalia


Yeah, that's a good point. Well, in general animals form the biological kingdom call Animalia. It's estimated that there are over 1.5 million living animal species in existence today and 1 million are insects. In total, there are over 7 million animal species. That is astronomical, I think.


1.5 million species?! That explains why there are so many cute/funny animal videos on-line. Did you know that (per Julius Caesar), Britains bred chickens for entertainment, not food?!


No, I didn't know that. Hey, I just found out that the study of animals is called zoology.  Imagine that!  Under the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the Loch Ness monster (affectionately called "Nessy") is a protected species of animal even though no one has proven it's existence.


Yes, I heard about that too. And the boys and girls passed around an African Fennec Fox like it was a corsage. How crazy is that?  Foxes bite!


I think Alfred Kinsey studied zoology before he specifically began to focus on human sexuality.


I didn't know that. But did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when primitive land animals had both gills and lungs?  I don't believe that one at all.  But it's been cool chatting with you. See ya' and thanks.


I think walking in and seeing a, uh, LIVE TIGER would have made me to do an immediate about-face.


Absolutely, me too. I would have ran out of there, fast! The principal did apologize for thinking that the tiger could entertain the students. Apparently the tiger was in a small cage and wheeled through the prom accompanied by spotlights and a thud of drums.  Wow, what a spectacle that must have been!


It kind of makes me sad for the animals, in that case. Poor babies shouldn't be trapped in cages!


Apparently, everyone was exclaiming "Oh MY God" when seeing the tiger.  Then, people dresses in tiger body suits held torches and danced while they juggled their torches. The tiger was scared!


Sounds like the students enjoyed it, then. Still, it was not a smart move to bring live animals, even if their handlers were always with them. Anything could go wrong.


True, very true. I heard as the show went on that the tiger eventually stopped circling its cage and just circled up in a corner of the cage.  Later, people described him as being in a "relaxed" state.  As if they could tell how the tiger felt.  Maybe it was tired!


Maybe it was scared and just wanted to check out of the situation. Ugh, Florida! At least the kids came away from that situation with cool pictures for their social media :=


That's one prom that they'll never forget.  They even had fake rocks as a backdrop and a TV that looped video of real grasslands to make it more realistic for them. They even had geysers of sparklers exploding on every side the tiger in his cage.  One guy told a Washington Post reporter that he thought that the tiger had fun.


Hi, how are you?  If you have an iphone, it's pretty powerful as it has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


You would think booze would be more harmful to electrical equipment haha.  But speaking of computer power, the space shuttle's general purpose computer only ran on 1 mb of ram


I did know that. The fact we rely on cables to lay peacefully on the ocean floor with a smaller circumference than a hot dog to keep the globe connected is another useless piece of info I knew, yet it's still remarkable.


If you stare at the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites too much you might get cravings for a hamburger as that is its name.


That explains why so many people are in the drive thru any given day lol. I'm certainly one of the 93% who do not read the full terms and conditions on the interweb. I feel compelled to ask the 7%...Why?!


If you miss what the internet says and it burns down, it's okay because the library at Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet.


Yeah. And if you get dementia maybe some day your relatives will have a memory stick handy to jog your memory, or at least have an accurate first person account from you.


They are far off from that I think.  They can't get psychiatric drugs right so I don't think they can do that yet.  But if you are a transhumanist you will try to do that.


Psychiatric meds are more complicated than separating two phone books with their pages overlapped. I think big pharma should fall to the side similar to rotary phones. :D


On another note, the Russians were able to make a computer running on water


And in 1936 at that. It's amazing how inventive humans were before we relied so heavily on tech. Speaking of which, I wonder if my mother ever considered her first microwave to be a computer...? I know I've never thought of it as such.


I saw that! I'd heard something similar before but I'm not so certain I believe it. :)


I guess we had a computer before we even had a computer lol. Nice talking to you!


What do you think about New York's area code being 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?  Everything is fast-paced there so it probably fit right in.


That was an intriguing tidbit of info. What I found to be most incredible is that there is cell service at the peak of Mt Everest. Yet I can't get a good signal in half the places I in. Womp womp.


Yea, how does that work?  If you like charity work, then you can get Unicef to donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


I should probably dig deeper into the Unicef deal. I leave my phone off and in my car or buried in my purse when off from work. It would be nice to know someone else is benefitting while I am not on an e-leash.


Funny how u say the truth! I see the kids always playing minecraft, but did you hear that someone built a working 16 bit computer using nothing but basic minecraft building blocks?


I don't know anything about Minecraft to speak of it, but knowing what some people built with Lego's when I was a kid...It doesn't really amaze me! Speaking of which, clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction? That's something everyone with a desk job forced to use a computer should be aware of.


Don't smoke near your apple computer or it will void the warranty!


That's one of those oddities that will make for an interesting bit of info to share around the watercooler. Good thing it doesn't mention booze.


How's it going? Did you know the size of the entire Universe is till unknown?


It's appalling, and I'm tired  of hearing Trump complain about migrant caravans


I completely agree. Trumpism is so popular with the right, and the majority of the right is conservative and religious, so I think he adopts those views just to appease and win the support of his supporters.


Yea, the Grand Ole party has fallen a long way since being the party of Lincoln


Yeah. And there's so much flip-flopping now. Did you know that Hillary Clinton used to be the president of the Young Republicans in college?


I read about that, it's a shame our politics have come down to the terms "red" and "blue"


I completely agree! My political beliefs mostly fall in line with one particular party, but I think the other major party has some ideas that aren't necessarily bad and I would like to support in theory. But it's basically impossible to support the other party's policies without endorsing their entire platform and defecting from your own party! There should be more middle ground and more collaboration between parties (and including other, smaller parties)!


Yea, it's a shame there has only been a republican or democratic president since 1853


Yeah, quite a shame. And the way the media (especially social media) works does not help things. People are so polarized now and only read the news that fall in line with their beliefs. Trump blames the media all the time but really they're just reflecting his own wrongdoings back at him.


Yea it is unfortunate that trumpism is now in the GOP mainstream and each side gets more polarized and extreme with an either or mentality


Now it's so commonplace for political candidates to personally attack their opponents based on their ethnic backgrounds or views on things like immigration. One Republican ad attacked a black candidate by calling them a "big-city rapper". It's terrible how things are developing this way!


I think I did know that! The universe is so crazy. There are people who believe that the universe is actually virtual reality. Did you know that (though it's impossible) if you folded paper 103 times, it would be as thick as the universe that we can observe?


Yea it's pretty bad right now. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


I had no idea, it's crazy how much we have learn about the universe since the earliest models from ancient Greek and Indian philosophers


I agree! We now know that there used to be so much plasma in the universe that the universe was actually opaque--light couldn't travel through it!


We also discovered stars that are cold enough to be touched by a human hand too!


What?? That's incredible! I would love to experience that. There are so many hidden gems in the universe. There are theories that the universe actually exists in a black hole, and also that there is one cold spot in the universe where it might be a link to a parallel universe!


There's another theory that the Universe is just one giant superhologram, pretty scary


Right, that's what I meant earlier about virtual reality--I was confused. But yes, that's a really terrifying thought! It really puts everything into perspective. Do you keep up with politics and current events at all? At the very least, I'm guessing you know about the 2016 election and some of Trump's rhetoric.


Yea I think Trump has said a lot of cruel and misogynistic things


Agreed. Who'd have thought that someone who said what he said on the Access Hollywood tape would still win the election?! He's made fun of a disabled reporter, he's invalidated and disregarded the accomplishments of so many people in and out of this country... I'm shocked. Kids are being ripped from the arms of their parents and then Trump and his supporters call for unity. What do you think of all of this?


Did you read about the 6 foot 10 inch tall tennis player?


She has had some trouble coming back after delivering her child.


I don't like the yelling she does when she hits the ball.  Some people consider that cheating.


It certainly is distracting.  Others have imitated it also.  Even kids imitate their heroes.


Yes they do.  Did you know that up until 1978 a player could use anything as racket?


No.  That is radical.  I wonder if any peculiar things were used?


I would like to see a Wimbledon match from before 1978 to see if anything odd was used!


I can't think of anything that would be better.  Perhaps a baseball bat for serving.


Good thought.  There must be something that would produce more speed and still be accurate.  I would rather be hit with a tennis racket than a frying pan


Me too!  Speaking of being hit, did you know that the NFL is not a sport but an entertainment industry?


I agree with that.  That's why their mishandling of the National Anthem controversy was so costly!  Say I think I have to go.  My Panda is calling me.


He is American.  He played the longest duration match at Wimbledon in history of 11 hours 5 minutes


No. Even though he has a booming serve, he lost.


Too bad.  I don't know much about tennis but i have heard of Wimbledon.  Was that where the match was?


I was mistaken, He won that one.  It is in England.  The Queen sometimes attends and other royals do also.


That's pretty cool.  I've heard of Serena Williams playing there.


In 1998, she and her sister claimed they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse.  A guy who was ranked 203 beat them badly.


That's good to know.  I think she is ranked behind Stefi Graf and Martina navratilova.


Hello, did you vote in the last election?


I know what a legend. Wonder if he is really good. Did you know the white house is actually smaller than the guest house?


Seriously? That's insane! The white house is so fascinating. It still uses floppy disks to store files. How absurd.


I know but I am assuming those might still be safer. Not sure just an idea


I guess you're right. Speaking of safe, have you heard about the secret service on Nov. 11, 2011?


Oh about them missing to find out that the white house was struct on the day?


Yes, exactly. How scary! I guess there were bullets that had struck the white house.


Yeah that is super scary. Did you know they are white houses in Ireland and France too?


Are there really? Do you know of anywhere else?


Nope those are the only two I know of. WOnder if they have Christmas trees in them? Roosevelt did not allow them


I know that currently, there are Christmas trees at the white house. It's amazingly beautiful!


Yeah glad they made a come back now. Nice chatting with you


Yeah me too. It was not as cool as voting from space though as astronauts do