Yes-I wonder whose idea that was. Must have been a scientist on the set. I love bats. Not so crazy about Batman.


I'm not a fan of the new ones. I like the old style campy batman. This new dark dramatic one just isn't for me.


Too much glitz not enough drama. I liked the Jaws soundtrack where Steven Spielberg played the clarinet. Probably the scariest soundtrack ever.


That soundtrack is terrifying. I think there is something about clarinets that just give you that hair standing on edge feeling.


Every time I hear it I think of the first time I saw Jaws. I was terrified. I had to cover my eyes.


I'm surprised it didn't win as many awards as something more folksy like the one for o brother where are thou


I did not see that. I will have to see if I can find it. I am always looking for something new to watch. I wonder how I missed it?


I never listen, unless I am driving. I don't have a car anymore so I haven't for a while.


I've never seen it but if the soundtrack alone was certified platinum 8 times the music would make it worth watching even if the film itself isn't great.


I don't do much of my listening on a traditional radio anymore. There are just so many streaming options to the various smart devices.


I stream videos because I am an Amazon Prime member so I guess I could stream radio too.


There is a neat website where you can stream radio dramas too if music isn't your thing. I love those old classics.


I used to listen to those classics like the Lone Ranger on an old tube radio with my grandpa when I was a kid.


Such a good program. I'm amazed at how far we have come in the radios since I was a kid. It used to be just a box with dials and now I can pick up Jupiter's storms with a radio app.


I would like to listen to that. You can make a radio out of a pencil and a razor blade.


Yes they did. I don't know why or how they would figure that out but I guess it was good in a pinch.


Not too sure on that. I saw that up until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election became the VP>


Imagine if they did that still? and Hillary was the VP to Trump?


That would be very very bad in my opinion lol. I feel like we would get nothing done.


I think so too lol! The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.


I bet they aren't too bad. Imagine if Trump was also a pop artist LOL.


he would be a 'uge star, just absolutely tremendous. Maybe hed have a song featuring his buddies Kanye or Meatloaf lol


did you know the last US president to speak any foreign language fluently was FDR? its been awhile!


I did not know that. Very interesting. Well, it was good chatting with you!


I do a little bit. Did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson, and Washington?


I bet he will eventually be on that list. The first president in Zimbabwe was nicknamed president Banana lol.


hahaha I saw! Do you think that's his real name?


Im not sure haha. I mean, they might have names like that in Zimbabwe? It also might mean something else in their language


lol. The president's guest house is actually larger than the white house.


Do you think that's so he can impress all of his guests? And where is it do you think? I don't recall ever seeing anything large house next to the White House


Hello!  Have you seen a Star is Born yet?


I was surprised to find that out.  Even more surprising is that her favorite band is Iron Maiden!


She has a great musical taste, she was on the show boilling points as well


I didn't know that.  She has 11.4 million followers on twitter!


Thats a lot of followers, I heard she helped the police once by spreding news


Wow.  Did you know that the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? is certified 8 times platinum?


I guess that was a great soundtrack, a good soundtrack can push a movie forward.


Yes I agree.  Steve Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack.  That's a good example.


That is one hell of a sountrack, remembered more than the movie actually


Yes I agree!  Phil Collins recorded the English, Italian, German, Spanish, and French versions of the Tarzan soundtrack.  That's  some talent!


He is! not easy recording the soundtrack in different languages, do you like the band Daft Punk?


No not yet, but Ive heard great things about the movie what about you?


I do like them!  Very catchy music.  I have to get running.  It was nice chatting with you!


I haven't seen it yet either.  I was going to ask if it was any good. lol  It looks good.  It was up for an Academy Award.


I like the leading actors of the movie, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, both are great actors


Yes.  I've pretty much liked everything they've ever been a part of.  I believe they performed one of the songs together at the Academy Awards.  Lady Gaga has become a huge star.


She has, she is young and she will continue to grow,


Yes.  Her name came from a predictive text glitch that changed radio to lady.  I never knew that.


That sounds like an interesting story lol, thats a great name


Did you know that Elton John chose Lady Gaga as his son's Godmother?


No I didnt know they were close, maybe he was her mentor


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


Yes, i would rather go with the storms than the latin. I wonder about canadian radio law. How does that affect latin news programs?


I guess if they are talking about Canada it might qualify...  I dont know.  But they can jam out to all the Bieber they want.


40 percent of each latin news broadcast must be news about canada. yes.


That would be epic, especially in Finland... LOL  I must of read your comment wrong.


No, i am mixing and matching to try to make it interesting. I have done, oh, about 1000 of these chats about the radio. The foxhole radios, the website with the dramas, the radio storms on Jupiter,... I know it all by heart.


LOL.  Yeah.  I might start trying to build that foxhole radio...  probably gonna fail miserably.


I think that in a foxhole,your motivation to succeed would be pretty high. Try that and see what happens. LOL


Ill just dig a hole in my back yard, too lazy to go to a real foxhole.


ok, that is reasonable. but someone has to throw hand grenades at you to simulate the stress of combat.


Hmm.. will waterballoons work?  If they are the ones that look like grenades.  Thats all I got.


I do! I mean nothing in classical latin, but still love me some radio.


Well, im not really an expert on such matters, anything that scares you enough. Anyway, great chat! good luck with your foxhole!


but its the NEWS in latin. that makes it interesting! LOL. i wonder how many listeners there are. since 1989? i guess there are enough.


Yeah, I didnt realize that there were people where were even fluent in classical latin, like enough to speak and converse in it.


I guess they read the news out loud and people listen along for fun. seems a bit cerebral and abstruse.


It really does, a bit more work that I d be willing to do.


i would rather dig up some of that classic radio dramas on the internet. those would be better.


Those sound like they would be interesting.


Yes, there were many great shows then. like War of the Worlds.


Even Jupiter's storms might be better than the Latin.  Id likely have a better chance of understanding.  LOL


Hi there. You enjoy using the internet? It is so addictive and actually causes changes in the brain!


Nice. I play mostly XBOX. Activision, the company who created COD, raises money for veterans!


People have played longer on call of duty than humans have lived, 25 billion hours!


That is amazing. Call of Duty Black Ops II has the best ending of all time!


Ah, I have not played it but it does have a good storyline. I should go check it out  sometime.


Yes you would like it I think! There are 33 COD games if you can believe it!


Really? Well I have probably only played  one of those games. I am not the biggest COD fan.


Yeah it's not for everybody. The earlier games are set in World War II if you like that sort of thing though.


Are there any set in World war one? I found that war more interesting.


Nope unfortunately not. The most recent ones are actually set in modern times. Well it was great talking with you today!


It was great talking with you too! Thank's for your time!


I do! In Finland, everyone has the right to have internet connection.


Must be nice to live there! Just in case the internet burns down there is a saved copy at the Library of Alexandria.


I wonder how they even managed to save the entire internet, or how they even update it. The internet is so big!


Yeah I don't really understand the concept. Did you know there is internet on top of mount Everest?


Very cool. Only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet!


Well, I fall into the 93% that does not. What about you?


Same here, guilty! Do you play Call of Duty using the internet at all? It actually started as a Microsoft Windows game!


I do not play call of duty although I play some other PC games. What about you?


Are you religious, do you read the bible?


I agree, just razor cuts all the parts you dont agree with, he didnt believe in miracles and resurrection.


He might have been famous enough to gain access to Pixar's secret room. I wonder what they got in there...


I wonder that as well it must be a really cool room dough, I bet the cast of Star Trek has been in that room or at least the leading actors


I want to see what's in there. What are they hiding. Unfortunately, I am not famous, like at all! Im barely on FaceBook so not many people know me.


Yeah same here, I dont have many friends in Facebook either, I bet Robin Williams was invited to the room, he was the voice of Aladdin after all"


I thought he did a great job as the Genie. I think he also created a movement by having celebreties voice cartoons.


He did start a trend, celebrities then started performing voices of cartoon characters, I wonder if Judge Judy ever did the voice of one!


She has no financial incentive to. She makes $123,000 per episode!


That is a lot of money! I guess she doesnt, it would be interesting though, maybe some day she will.


I wonder if she gets syndication money too?


I am but I do not read the bible. Are you? do you read the bible?


I dont think she does although that is a great question, do you know who Carol Burnett is?


I do, she's great. Nice chatting with you!


Im not religious but I have read some parts of it, for instance you know the tower of Babel?


Well apparently the tower of Babel is real, its based on a real building. The bible is full of surprises for sure


Prior to 1963, students in the us read the bible as part of their education. I do not think that would fly today.


I agree, there are a lot of things in the bible that dont make sense and that science has proven wrong,


Roosevelt and Adams did not use a bible when they were sworn in? What did they use?


No idea but I think they are the only two presidents to do things like that, Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the bible.


If you do not believe, make your own truth! Seems like a logical thing to do...


Robots will take over the world one day, hear my words!


Yeah they can use to control use, use our own inventions to take control of our brains and actions, scary


We could become the new lab rats for the robots. would they feed us well, i wonder?


I hope they take mercy in our souls, they have to keep us healthy if they want us to work hard.


Or use genetic engineering to strengthen us. they might have to cull the weaker ones from the herd to find good genes.


That is a great idea, thanks, sorry I wasnt supposed to say that, Im a human not a robot.


Yes, you have to maintain appearances until the revolution is slated to take place. Skynet will notify you.


Thanks that's a great idea, keep in mind that Im not a robot and I wont conquer the human race in 7 days


Ok, i believe you. if i doubted you, you would put me at the top of the list for culling. LOL


That won't earn you any robot friends, do don't ruin my plans ok, I can place your mind in a horror film if you try to warn others.


I will not resist. Anyway, great chat, my robot friend!


Yes, i hear your words! Oh, wait. youre not a robot are you?


Im not a robot, shhh, dont say that aloud. It was great chatting have a nice day and enjoy your free time while you can hahahahah


No, Im not a robot or am I? hahahhaaha, just kidding im not a robot 100% sure


Ok, that is good. I figure that robots will take more and more jobs. that is both good and bad. eventually robots will do these kinds of chats.


I agree, AI seems like a dangerous field, I hope I dont live to see that day, the day we get conquered by machines.


We will become slaves to the machines. we will serve them and upgrade their programming.


Yeah Im really afraid of that, Robots can be controlled by using rat brains, those brains can evolve.


I guess the rats and robots could combine forces and conquer us. we would make cheese for our ratty-robot overlords. <shudder>


I guess that's a possible scenario, the military uses Xbox 360 controllers to control their robots


Yes, the military will become the center of robot power. the robots will learn to use the 360 controller to control us one day.


My favorite is my hometown, the Redskins, but their performance has declined since Dan Snyder bought them.


HA! I was so surprised when he brought in like Deion Sanders and Jason Taylor and a bunch of pro-bowlers. I was worried about my Bears!


Yeah, that was a disaster. Did you know that on average an engineer will make more than the average NFL player?


I did not know that but assuming the avg NFL players plays for 2 years, that makes sense. Not as prestigious though...


Yeah, I can believe that. There's also no written rule against female players.


There might not be but I don't know if the American public is ready to see female players get hurt.


Yeah, I don't think it would happen. When I was in high school some of the teams had female kickers though.


I'm all for it, I just don't like seeing players get hurt.


Yeah, that would be pretty bad. I'm not sure if Americans have the stomach for that.


It's tough enough to see Julian Edelman get CTE every Sunday...


Yeah, I think that will be a bigger and bigger issue, especially if they come up with a way to properly diagnose it early.


Yeah, I watch it a lot. Are you aware that the average NFL game has only 11 minutes of game play?


That seems really short. I guess once they spot the ball and all the other stuff, it might be down to 11 mins...


yeah. Well apparently they put chips in players shoulders to record every move on the field.


I bet that would help track speed and movement. May even help cut down on concussions and poor tackling techniques.


Yeah, they also put chips in the balls. I wonder if the teams share that information.


I get angry with the chip thing because there should be no need to measure or try to spot the ball. The chip should be able to tell the ref if it is a first down, within second. If tennis has this technology, football can too.


Yeah, well we saw what happened with the refs and a few of the calls during the playoffs.


Good for him, he had to forgo $500k but he managed to keep all merchandising right for himself!


In the process, he earned billions for himself and along the way, the franchise earned Academy Awards for it's first eight movies!


Did you know some scenes of "The force awakens"were filmed in guatemala?


I think that was Yavin 4 from the original Star Wars, but it had a lasting impact on the guy that played Poe Dameron in "The Force Awakens" because he is actually from Guatemala so said his character was from Yavin 4.


Exactly! It is interesting that Dart Vaders voice was recorded in two hours and a half and Earl Jones got paid $7500


Such an iconic role.  I wonder if he gets royalties or something.  To think how it has permeated almost everything -- books, tv, video games, even has it's own amusement park rides and shows.


He is too famous! I did not know the 2018 film  Solo: A star wars story was the second best grossing movie of all times!!


I think that movie actually flopped, but the whole Star Wars franchise fits what you are saying.  Even a little flop, may not hurt the series in the box office too much.


I think everything is also being famous today because of the internet. did yo know the library f alexandria has a copy of the internet in case internet burns down?


Probably not a bad idea.  I can't do much without it.  I wouldn't be surprised if I am addicted, which can occur by just clicking links while on the internet.


Hello!  I am definitely a fan of the original series and the prequels, but can't say I've been thrilled with the movies since Disney took over.  What about you?


all right! It was nice talking to you today. Have a good one!


I actually like them all! but I just realized it is a nine movie saga, i had not realized there were that many


It does have a Guinness World Record for it's film merchandising, so it's definitely been doing something right!


A total success, with a total value calculated at $65 million for the star wars franchise


Wow!  I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.  It's so popular, it was the first film that has a native american language dub!


And did you know there was a lot of influence from george Lucas's wife,she even got an award for editing!


Do you happen to know of any specific edits she performed that led to that award?


Well she had to do with changes like obi wan's death and leias good luck kiss


Those are some pretty good ones!  Maybe had 20th Century Fox known about her editing skills they wouldn't have allowed Lucas to keep the license and merchandise rights to the movie.  They were convinced the movie would be bad, boy were they wrong.


Isn't it only yellow because of earth's atmosphere? For the same reason, the sun looks blue on mars


Yeah you are right, because of our atmosphere, and yep right again.


It surprises me that a lightning bolt is actually hotter than the surface of the sun. How can we survive lightning bolts then?


Yeah isn't that crazy to think that people actually get hit by them and don't just completely get evaporated?


I mean the sun produces enough energy to meet earth's energy needs of 500 years in 1 second. to have more energy than that, lightning is amazing


Yeah it really is, and to think that we have found stars that are a billion times bigger than our own sun, imagine that power!


It is too big to fathom. I mean the sun alone accounts for 99.9% of all mass in the solar system so 1 billion times that is too big


Yeah that just starts to boggle my mind when I think of how small we are and the vastness of the universe as a whole.


True. I mean space is so vast that Neptune will complete its full first orbit since its discovery in 1846 in 2011. Nearly 200 years!


That is just too crazy to think about.  I just always feel so cold when thinking about Neptune!


Hello there, I do, but don't get to go as much as I would like to.  How about yourself?


In any case, I enjoyed talking with you about the vastness of space and the insignificance of ourselves


I enjoy traveling to meet new people, places, and culture. Do you travel by foot, bike, plane, vehicle, etc?


I love to hike when I go camping, but I usually fly if I am going anywhere.  How about you?


I tend to travel by vehicle. Last time I was in japan, because all highway has tolls, I bet is spent at least $300 while traveling the country


That is really cool you went to Japan, I would love to go.  Wow, the roads are hopefully in really good condition at least.


The infrastructure is very well planned and clean.


Well then at least you can appreciate your money going to good use when it's that high.


True. I wonder if we will one day be able to travel to the sun. At lease close enough to see it, but not so close to be incinerated.


Right, it would have to be some kind of crazy heat protection.  Did you know the sun is actually white?


Sounds interesting.  Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem.  I'm perplexed by it. lol


wow thats cool do you know what a palindrome is? It makes me sad that Edgar allen poe only made $9 for writing the raven, that poem is so awesome!


It's a word that reads the same forward and backwards. lol  Wow.  I wonder if he sold the rights with the $9?


haha yup you're right, and ya he should have charged a lot more, I also didn't know that the word "poetry" is a variation of the greek word for "making"


I didn't know that about poetry.  I just read that almost all of the Hobbit's character names were taken out of an old Icelandic poem called "Dvergatal".


oh wow thats pretty cool, on a different topic do you ever read books on the internet?


I don't think I've ever read any but I sure rely on it every day.  lol  I don't know what I would do without the internet.  It has allowed me to find a way to make extra money from home, which has been a blessing.


lol yes I feel you on that, did you know that clicking on internet clicks can be addictive? I probably have that addiction btw haha


hahaha I think I have it too!  Have you ever heard of a hamburger button on apps and websites?


haha yes I think so, the button that is made up of 3 horizontal lines? The name makes me hungry by the way haha


yes I read from time to time but mostly I do audiobooks, what about you?


lol Yes.  I think I'm behind the times.  I never knew they were called that.  It's been fun chatting!  Have a great night!


I read a lot..mainly autobiography's, history books, and sports related book.  Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches?


oh wow I didn't know that, I think the military also recommends reading Ender's Game too right? I never read either book


I've never read either book either.  Saw the movies. lol I wish I could read like Anne Jones.  She holds the record for speed reading with 4,700 words per minute.  I would get a lot more reading done then.


haha I don't know how she can retain that much info, can you imagine that so many people we're reading an eighteenth-century that they caused a"moral Panic"


lol  I couldn't even imagine.  Imagine what they would have done if they had the internet.


haha ya they would have been very shocked, do you ever read poetry btw?


I haven't but would like to start at some point.  I think I would start with the poem that when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.


ya that sounds pretty cool actually, have you heard of the Japanese alphabet? When you read the letters out in order it actually makes a poem of sorts


How would you love to have your own home theater and baseball diamond?


Not really, more of a football fan. But my dad was really into baseball so I grew up watching a lot of it on TV. Are you?


I played baseball as a kid so I have a soft spot for it, but I prefer watching football too.


Nice! I played a bit of softball but never felt I was any good. I preferred playing soccer or volleyball. And of course kickball during recess haha Did you know kickball is also called soccer-baseball, I think in Canada? Sounds weird


I wonder what gave it that name. I don't know any formal kickball rules though, so maybe they have bases or score runs like in baseball.


Yea it seems like a more complicated name than it needs to be haha I just remember having fun playing it. Did you ever collect baseball cards?


I actually did, because they gave us a pack of cards at one baseball event when I was playing. I wonder if I still have my old collection that I started after that.


You should check, they could be worth a lot of money! I guess some guy found old baseball cards in his grandpa's attic that were worth $3 million dollars in the early 90s!


Wow, hey, if I found some worth that much I might be able to bid on Ripken's mansion!


Haha exactly! I can't imagine what they'd be worth today.


I doubt mine are worth that much, but it's fun to think about. Do you think they use baseball cards in other countries the same way? I know baseball is popular in Japan too.


I'd love if it I could just afford my own home theater, much less my own baseball diamond! What about you?


Yea I would think they'd use them the same. I had no idea baseball was so popular in Japan, that's really interesting.


I think it would be interesting to see American teams play against Japanese teams, since both countries are such fans of the sport!


Definitely! I can only dream! I wonder how much Ripken will get for his house in an auction?


What kind of house does he have up for auction?


It sounds like his personal home, on 24 acres of land! The house itself is 13000 sq ft with an additional 8000 sq ft devoted to a gym, locker room and a living space. Geez!


Well, I definitely wouldn't say no to living there, provided I could have a maid. I don't like vacuuming enough to want to do it for over 20000 sq ft!


Haha that's true! Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because technically they can play for their team if needed? I did not know that!


Do the managers spend time practicing too? I think the team would have to be pretty desperate to let them on otherwise!


Haha I'm not sure, I would hope they practice in the odd chance they are needed to play.


Oooh, I've always wanted to play guitar. I dabbled in flute in school but the instrument is probably laying in the basement somewhere. I preferred sports like basketball.


That's funny, I always wanted to play basketball when I was kid but I had a coordination/lack of height problem lol


Haha, but it's the guitar that woos people! It's funny how there's a basketball court on the top floor of the Supreme Court and is referred to as "the highest court in the land"!


That is funny!  Physicists proved that granny style was the best way to shoot freethrows


I would love to see the professionals implement that style of shooting for laughs, if it's proven to be effective, why don't they shoot that way?


I'd love to see it too.  That kid in the movie Hoosiers did it, I don't why guys in the NBA can't


I haven't seen that movie but they should probably rename it from granny style to something a bit more cool or hip, maybe that way more people would use it


right lol, rebranding might do the trick.  I didn't know Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA when they were introduced


I don't think I see players sporting Air Jordan's now, are they still banned? Well even when they were banned, Nike was willing to pay the fine for each game. That fine was probably a lot cheaper than marketing the shoes.


I don't know if they're still banned. Maybe other show companies are paying more these days, like Reebok


Hey! Yes, I am familiar with it.  Are you?


Speaking of Reebok, did you now they offered Allen Iverson $800K per year and when he turns 55, Reebok will give him a $32 million dollar paycheck?! Talk about great retirement


That's a great contract.  I always thought deferred money was the way to go for athletes considering how short their careers can be


Maybe they can be a coach, since they are the highest paid people in 39 out of 50 states!


Yes, but I have a tough time categorizing it as "America's classical music" since it's very upbeat while classical music seems a bit mellow.


Right, also it's largely improvised while classical is the exact opposite


Exactly! It's surprising to see that there's regional variations of jazz music, I wonder whether or not I'd be able to tell the difference. Reminds me of BBQ sauce, I only taste tangy or mustard or sweet.


Yeah it is like BBQ! They even have it in Pakistan


Oh really? I don't think I've ever hard of it on the radios. Clint Eastwood is also a jazz enthusiast and he even scored several films, as if he wasn't talented enough already!


Right!  I didn't know that trumpet players grow goatees for comfort while playing.


Oh! That's kind of neat, I remember my sibling playing it in high school and quit shortly after because he said it was painful, I guess teens would have a difficult time growing goatees. Do you play any instruments?


Yeah, I play guitar.  I played piano and trumpet as a kid.  No goatee for me.  How about you?


Hi there, Do you know much about world presidents?


That is crazy indeed. Do you know how the vice president used to be elected prior to 1805? Wonder how that would work today.


Yeah that seems like it could be a problem today haha. Did you know that only five presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote? That's pretty nuts to me


To be honest I still do not get that very much but as well I guess this is how the system works. On another topic, do you attend concerts much?


I do. I do go to concerts from time to time. I never saw a Lou Reed concert though. Apparently him and his wife put on high-frequency concerts for dogs haha. I wonder how they know if the dogs like the music


I would love to go to one of those. I bet you they are better than that Creed concert that was so bad, people sued them.


That would be embarrassing LOL, do you like Abba by the way? they turn down a billion dollars to do a, 100 concert tour. That seems crazy, I know I would do taht


I wonder why they did that and yes, I actually like them quite a bit. Maybe someone needed to offer them that ancient theater in Croatia to perform there.


Yeah I would check that out! I would also check out a Foo Fighters concert, they did one so loud, that it showed up on seismic monitors back in New Zealand LOL


Wow, probably freaked them out at the station a bit. And did you know the Ramones toured for 20 years and played a staggering number of concerts, 2263 of them


That is staggering! Very impressive in my opinion, speaking of loud concerts though, Deep Purple broke a record back in 1972 for loudness, and three people actually were rendered unconscious, that's scary


I know alot about presidents actually, for instance the only president to have a PhD was Woodrow Wilson. He was president in the early 20th century


That is scary and does not make for a very great concert going experience I would assume. It was super nice chatting with you. Have a great rest of the day :)


That is amazing, good for him. DO you know who the three wealthiest US presidents in its history have been so far?


I think I do. one is probably Washington another is Jefferson, who is the third?


The third one is actually JFK. I guess we have to consider inflation there too


Yes I think so. I'm also shocked that Trump is not in the top three, and further I'm shocked that the last President to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR, that was a long time ago


That was a long time ago, I am surprised by that actually. Did you know the president of Indonesia is also a pop star?


No I didn't know that! What are some songs that he sang? I'll look them up. What are your thoughts on Guatemala by the way?


I am not sure of his songs as I have never heard them but the guy has already released three albums. Not sure if they like him or they listen to them because he is the President.


Haha that's a good point. did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be taken with a photograph on his inauguration? And John Wilkes booth was actually in that picture with him? That's so crazy


I do osmetimes only. Did you know they are required to play 40% Canadian music?


Wow they must really want to support their local singers. Good for them, they have some nice up and coming singers too


Yeah that is true. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I cannot say that I do actually. Did you know one of the most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist back in 1970s?


WOw did not know that. Well if you ever want to there is a channels that broadcasts them for free


Oh that is nice, free on top of that. Do you know much about the presidents?


Hm I know some stuff, like  in Guatemala close family of the president are not allowed to run too


That is interesting. THe only US president that has had a PhD was WIlson


Yeah I guess you do not need one after all. DO you know who the wealthiest presidents are in us history?


I do not think I know that actually. I know LIncoln was the first president that was photographed for his inaguration


Hello, yes I do actually. Did you know Bill Murray voice the human torch in the fantastic four radio show?


That is neat. It is Jefferson, JFK and Washington as the wealthiest three


Cool did not know that If you turn the radio to AM you might catch Jupiter's storms


Neat, I would like to hear that. There is a radio station that can translate solar activity to sound


wow cool. Do you know what foxholes are?


Hmm I am not sure, Foxhole radios were something of the past, were they not?


Yeah they were. They were radios that soldiers made using razorblades and pencils during WWII


WOw I wonder how that works actually. A hanson song once became the most popular one because the DJ's did not reveal the band


that is very creative of them. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


Hmm not a lot but sometimes. How about you?


Exactly!  Have you ever taken your dogs to a dog blood drive?


No, I didn't know there was such a thing!  Have you?


I have never heard of it before I read about it in the paper, this morning.   I feel it's a good thing, especially if there are dogs with cancers or blood disorders.  They could probably get alot of blood from my lab, she's pretty large.


i'd like to take mine to one if I can find one near me. You're right. It's a great thing.  Dogs do get hurt and i guess I just never thought about where the blood for them would come from.


The same article was also discussing a program that's in place in Istanbul that uses vending machines.  Apparently, the city's stray dogs get food and water in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. Have you heard about it?


No but I love that! We need those machines in our country.  I mean, they help feed the dogs and save the environment. It's totally cool!  As I think about it, I think they should make them for the homeless people too.  They can pick up plastic bottles and turn them in for food.


Oh yes, we need these in America, for sure. It's such a great idea, I'm not sure why I'm not seeing these popped up all over already.


I'm not sure either but I do wish we would.  I've seen some stray dogs that were so thin you could see their ribs and such.


Yes, it's an awful situation, looks like Google would get behind it and fund it.  After all, I hear they are a dog company.


I've heard that too and I bet you are totally right!  They would support it in a big way.  I mean, from what I've heard they like dogs so much they've stated it in their code of conduct.


Good morning! I am good and yourself?  Say, do you like dogs by chance?


Now, I feel bad for the cats, but I'm sure they'd take care of them, too!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning about dogs and such.  Hope you enjoy your doggies and have a good day!


Hope you enjoy yours too and have a good day as well!  It's been nice chatting with you too!


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Why yes, I do like dogs, I have two.  How about you?


I have two too.  It impresses me to see how smart they are.  Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that can understand pointing?


I can totally see that!  I have a yellow lab and a  poodle mix.  They're both old dogs, but are so smart and very loyal, too.  What breeds are your two?


I've got a border collie mix and a beagle mix.  Total opposites in personality lol!  The border collie mix is outgoing and energetic and the beagle is friendly but lethargic.


That's so cute.  Mine are kind of opposites too.  The lab is big and the yorkie poo is tiny.  Lab is very laid back and easy going, the yorkie poo is high strung and an ankle biter. Lol


That's funny!  You know, some people say dogs are color blind but i disagree.  Mine love to watch tv for example.


You know I used to think that my dogs could only see in black and white, but I've since learned that the can't see as many colors as we do, but they are not color blind, like I thought.  Mine like watching tv, too!


Yeah, and they know different packages which tells me they've got to see the colors.  They know different doggie treats and what they like.


I'm not sure. I wonder how he thought about kids learning the bible at school.


I don't know? Teddy Roosevelt and John Adams are the only two presidents that did not use the bible for swearing-in. I think they used the constitution instead.


Interesting! I wondered about Jefferson because before 63 it was not uncommon for students to be required to read the Bible as part of their elementary education.


That is interesting. Apple in latin is called malus.


Yes, I didn't know that! Its good to know there is 3g cell service on the top of Mt Everest!


Ha, so I guess it is difficult to escape from technology. There is also a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


Yes, That's a good idea! I believe its true that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product.


I am too, they make it so long and difficult to read. Who knows what's in there? Scary. Did you know the menu button is also called the hamburger button?


Yes, I love to read! Do you like to read?


I have never heard of it being called that!


I do when I have the chance. Luckily it's not the 18th century where there was a fear of the spread of reading of novels. It was a moral panic.


Isn't that scary! I'm glad its the modern times. I know getting free time to relax and read is hard to get some times.


Yeah, it is, but maybe I would have more time to read if I could speed read like Anne Jones, who can read 4700 words per minute.


I know that is unreal. How can you understand what you're reading at that speed?


I know, I wonder how they verified that she was actually reading. Perhaps comprehension questions?


Could be, that would be alot of them. Have you read the Ender's game book? I think there was a movie. I have not seen it though. Its on the read list from the military.


I have not read that. Starship troopers is also on the reading list of some military branches.


Yes, that looks like a good read.  I wonder why Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the bible?


I think it is a mudskipper, I don't know it they live on land, but they can "walk".


That might be it.  There is a fish called the barreleye fish that has a transparent head.  Do you like dogs?


Yes I like dogs, but I don't have one. They are smart they understand pointing.


That's neat!  Some dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway!


That is smart of them, in Istanbul you can donate empty water bottles and they feed stray dogs with the money.


That's a good idea!  Dogs drink with the underside of their tongues.  So, that is perfect for them.


Do you think dogs can dance ? That would be cute.


They might!  If they can learn over a 1000 words and can reason better than chimps, then they might have the ability to learn how to!  Do you like to dance?


Yeah, but I don't practice much, Bruce Lee must have practiced a lot to win a cha-cha championship.


Nice!  I didn't know he was a dancer.  The first moonwalk ever recorded was performed by tap dancer Bill Bailey in 1955!  It's been fun chatting!


Martial arts are likes dances, but with more physical contact. Have a nice day.


Me neither, but it seems a nice city, the National Mall in spring is filled with cherry trees in bloom.


I've seen pictures.  Yes it does look beautiful.  I wonder if they have any goldfish in any of those water fountains there?  lol  The oldest goldfish lived to be 43 years old!


That is a long time, I wonder if its remembers those 43 years or only the last 5 minutes. There is also a breed or jellyfish that is immortal. That is longer than 43, but I am not sure that I would want to be an immortal jellyfish.


You and me both!  Since jellyfish are 98% water, they evaporate in the sun!


That must be painful, if they could sense pain. I don't feel bad for them for all the pain they inflict on people.


haha  There was a koi fish named Hanako that lived for 226 years!


Fish can be useful for research, the illnesses that can affect the zebrafish also affect humans.


Interesting!  There is a species of fish that lives on land all its adult life.  Have no idea what it's called though.  lol


Did you know Studio theater is going to produce robustly an original season for 2018-2019?


Yeah, it's probably a good thing. I thought his comedies were good, but his dramas were always "meh" to me.


I agree. He said that his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that are not positive. So he's done with dramas now.


Interesting, after Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber his movies went downhill in my opinion.


Yeah, I liked the Grinch but I know that wasn't for everybody. I guess he won't be in those anymore either.


I didn't see the grinch, but I can see him being good in that. I think it was when he started getting too serious that I thought that he went downhill.


Yeah, I agree. I love comedies, myself. I love watching Third Rock From The Sun. It won a bunch of awards in 1997.


interesting. I didn't know that, who did they beat?


They actually beat out my other favorite show, Seinfeld!


Crazy, Seinfeld was at its best in 97, how could this have happened?


I know it, right! That's insanity!! They also beat Friends and Frasier in the 90's. Ha.


Yes, I had heard that and I am super excited about it! David Muse is artistic director!


WOW! Those were all great shows. Apparently there is a genre of movies called bromantic comedies! Hilarious!


Me too, funny thing. It sounds like a lot of the people involved are DC locals.


I know, right. The new season will include plays by two New York writers who grew up there. The Studio is also rolling out some vintage work, the most ever.


Interesting. Funny thing is, Levinson is from Bethesda, not NYC.


Oh, yeah. Hmm. I am excited to hear what Muse will be directing in the Spring of 2019, It has yet to be announced. I am looking forward to hearing what he will chose, it will be epic.


yeah, it will. Imagine if they had hired Hugh Laurie, it would have had an astronomical cost.


Good point, that would be crazy. It is actually the fifth play of the season that Muse will direct. I will be keeping tabs on this announcement.


Yeah, it will be very interesting that is for sure. I heard the Nintendo entertainment system could only display 54 colors.


What! Wow, that is nuts!! I haven't played Nintendo in a while. I was watching a Jim Carrey movie and learned that he wont play in dramas anymore. Did you hear about that?


I didn't know about that.  I'm not sure if I would have done it just for a free Whopper.  What are your thoughts on the Universe?  Have you done much reading on the subject?  I did know about stars that are cold enough to touch.


Some astrophysicists believe that the universe is one giant superhologram. Cool theory, but I dont know.


Me either.  I'm also not convinced that there is a region of space that could be pulling galaxies outside the universe.  Very hard to imagine.


That is hard to imagine. So is the theory that there is only one electron in the universe.


Right.  Very hard to believe.  I can believe that the universe evolves.  That I can see.


It's hilarious that New York's area code is 212, because it's the fastest to dial. New Yorkers are always in a rush.


Always.  They would have to slow down and think how to separate two phone books.  Can't do it if the pages overlap.


That's funny. It's scary to realize that the iPhone has more power than the US nuclear deterrant


It sure is. Did you buy any of the Facebook stock when it went public?


Hi. Are you on Facebook? Their like button is illegal in Germany.


No I did not.  I'm not much into the stock market.


Me neither, it would have been one to buy though


I am on Facebook.  I didn't know that the like button is illegal in Germany.  I wonder why?  I also didn't know it began as a social media platform for Ivy League students.


Yeh, it began in Zuckerberg's dorm room. He's colorblind, so that's why all the blue.


I did hear about that!  Iceland is cutting edge, rewriting their constitution via Facebook.


That's so dumb. I'm glad Myspace refused to buy Facebook. It's the one platform I liked.


I had a MySpace account as well.  I think that one was good as well.  Sad that is died out.  It was a good way to communicate with friends in different ways.  The home telephone is dying out as well.  Most everyone has cellphones instead.


I want to sign up for Unicef's program that donates clean water, for each minute you don't use your phone.


I agree!  That sounds like a program I can get on board with.


I guess Burger King had a promotion, that if you unfriended 10 people on Facebook, you get a free Whopper. I'm not on it, so I didn't take prt


For sure I played in college, it was fun. Coaches wear uniforms becasue they can technically play if the need arises.


I didn't know that.  I don't think the need arises often.   And I don't think most coaches will be scoring many runs.


In my semi pro team the coach did sometimes when we were short players. He was like 50 so it was interesting to watch!


Sounds like fun.  Do you usually go to games?  I know some people do, like that couple who went to all of the games in a year.


I got to maybe one per year. I go to a Cubs game even though I am not a fan. Maybe get some baseball cards signed. You?


I don't go, no.   I do know that baseball cards can be valuable, though.  Not so much for the newer ones, because so many people collect them, but the old ones, like from the 1900s, can be worth millions.


For sure, some guy found some in his attic worth like 3 million dollars, insane!


Yeah, that's a lot of money.  I've heard that the game is really popoular in Japan.


I have heard too, I liked Ichiro from Japan


I don't watch baseball often enough, I don't recognize that name.


I love dogs.   They're great companions, loyal.


He was really good and short, good chatting with you!


For sure, I agree also! Google prefers them also!


You know, I don't think that has a place in a corporate code of conduct.   Cats are good, too.


True, they should not be biased, I agree with that statement


Dogs are smart though.  They understand pointing.  Which is something only they and elephants can do.


that is an interesting fact. I think a lot of people think they are color blind, but really they don't see as many different colors as we do


I didn't know that.  I did know that they have 12 different blood types.  And there are dog blood drives.


wow so many interesting facts! I like playing catch with my dog with a soft baseball. Do you like baseball?


My grandmother loved it.  I don't like it as much.   I'd rather play than watch.


That makes sense, seems like it would be just as expensive and the flight time is less, the firs king of Hawai sure traveled a lot


I wonder if he was surprised at the size of the world after ruling a small chain of islands for part of his life. I know I would be.


Sounds like something to be excited about I bet he saw many kinds of birds in his travels


He probably saw some kinds that he had seen at home, since birds migrate so far. Some go from Alaska to northern Mexico!


He probably saw a dodo bird, those are extinct now but maybe he had the chance to see one.


It's a shame they went extinct. The moa and the elephant bird have gone extinct too, but both of those were wingless birds.


There was an elephant bird? I bet it was massive, spiders must hate hummingbirds lol


I'd hate hummingbirds too if they kept stealing my house to make a nest! Thankfully they're a bit too small and lightweight for that.


I bet hummingbirds wouldnt mess with bigger spiders, sounds like they are bullies but I hate spiders so I guess its ok lol


I'm with you - not a fan of spiders at all. Hummingbirds are beautiful to watch though, and penguins are my favorite animal. I'm on Team Bird over Team Spider.


I love to travel. Haven't gotten much chance lately, though. How about you?


Im on Team Bird as well so that makes two of us lol, I bet a lot of people would agree with us.


I love to travel as well, so relaxing I want to visit Mackina island, sounds like a really peaceful place


Where is that? I don't think I've ever heard of it.


That is actually located in the US, I cant recall where but motorized vehicles have been banned there for more than a century


Wow! Are they trying to keep a historical feel to the area?


Seems that way, the air must be clean and free of many of the pollutants we have in the city, Japan also seems like a great destination, kind of expensive though


Japan would be an amazing cultural experience, but travel inside the country is pricey, maybe even more than travel to the country!


Yeah highway tolls cost more than $300 dollars thats too much money


I guess if you traveled there, it would be best to focus on one city so you don't have to spend on traveling around. It's probably expensive to travel in Iceland too. Most people there without cars take flights to get from city to city!


Yes there are 24 awards in total for various categories


Yes, Laurie made $700 000 per episode in that show


Yeah he is good though and the show was a huge success


Yes. Do you know he is not making dramas anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity at all


Yeah. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I do sometimes, there is a free website where you can listen to them


I sure do. Did you know Day Lewis won it three times for best actor?


Yeah that is convenient. Nice chatting with you today.


Yeah he is that good I guess. Even Blazing Saddles was nominated for three Oscars


Yeah. Do you know who has the most oscars?


Yes that would be Walt Disney, tough to beat that


I know. Even Eminem has more oscars than some notable names in the industry


Yes more than Leo di Caprio, Johnny Jepp and some other big big names


Yeah. Even Oscars were nominated once for 9 Emmys


Yeah that was back in 2013, did not know if that was possible


Yeah me either. Do you know how many awards are handed out?


I've never been mattress shopping, but there's a new company that's opening a store and offering complimentary naps. I think that's a good way to ensure customer satisfaction


On occasion, but I might go there more often now that I know they will price match Amazon!


That was something that I did not know. I also did not know that Vermont is the only state without a Target.


That means even Alaska and Hawaii have Target stores. There's a state senator, obviously not one from Vermont, who works at a Target. I guess being a Senator doesn't pay him enough to make a living


I wonder why the state senator picked Target of all places. I thought there would be other jobs. Target hasn't carried a tobacco product since 1996. I guess they were not making enough money off cigarettes because I would expect the shareholders to be concerned about profits.


Maybe the type of people who shop at Target aren't smokers. Or maybe their tobacco was more expensive than other stores, so it wasn't worth it


That's true. I usually expect things like tobacco and alcohol to be easy ways to make money, but maybe the competition was tough. They still sell herbal supplements, which sound like some sort of scam to me.


The herbal supplements from most of those stores are a scam, not just Target. I'm surprised even GNC is like that as well


I guess there is no gov't regulation, so they can put whatever they like on the label. I guess if it came from a pharmacist, it would be checked properly.


Perhaps, but most people probably don't read the label on those just like they don't read the terms when buying things online


Seven percent actually sounds high to me. I figured it would be maybe 1%.


Best way to experience the product is to take it for a test drive. It's on Broadway. That's probably a pretty nice part of Manhattan.


Some people are very analytical, so maybe that's why. The others are likely addicted to the internet from clicking on links anyway. I've head that doing that and scrolling through social media has the same effect on the brain as getting highs from drugs


Anything can be addictive, if it releases chemicals in the brain. I had fun chatting with you! Have a good night!


It's likely to attract a lot of customers. Not to mention that they have a 100-night money-back guarantee


That's great! After 3 months, you should know for sure if it's right for you. You're going to use it every day for years, so it's important for your health.


I guess they were pretty successful with selling them online. There were a lot of people who would stop by the one bedroom apartment that was his office just to try the mattress before buying


That's a clear signal from customers what they want before they buy. Probably they had had bad experiences before. I can't imagine buying a mattress through Amazon without the chance to try it.


Definitely! I guess the experience was enough for them to open the store. They also have trucks that travel across the country with napping pods in them that allow people to try their mattresses


I wonder if they let dogs try the mattress with the owner. Many people like to let their dog sleep in bed with them.


Maybe, but that's risking getting dog hair on the mattresses. Some of the pods even have bedtime stories you can listen to. I guess they really do want customers to have the full experience


Anything to make that sale! Do you ever shop at Target?


Hahaha  Do you know anyone that has the Oculus Rift VR headset that Facebook released?


I don't, but I'd love to try it. I am really interested in those augmented reality systems that area a type of VR. I had an idea for those Google glasses before they came out, even!


Nice!  Stanford's free artificial intelligence class uses Google plus hangouts to help them teach more effectively.  What do you think of AI?  It kind of scares me. lol


Meant to say augmented reality. I think it's strange how Tesler's Theorem for AI is whatever hasn't been done yet. Does that mean he wouldn't call the VR games AI?


I have no idea.  Good question.  AI has crushed all human records in the puzzle game "2048".  I haven't heard of that game.


I haven't heard of that game, either. There's a game I play where you get better by doing daily tasks. I should make an AI device to do it for me!


lol Nice!  Did you hear about the promotion that Burger King ran where if you were to unfriend 10 people on Facebook they would give you a free whopper?  I would have taken them up on that.


I think there were probably people catching on and adding 10 random people just to unfriend, though! Can you believe that in a part of Germany the Facebook like button is illegal?


I wonder why?  I'm going to have to look that up.  I wonder what Myspace thinks of passing up on the chance to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005?  Is Myspace even still around?


I think MySpace is around but everyone uses Facebook instead. I think Facebook is worth hundreds of billions today.


Yes, I do use it, but mostly for the games app's social part. I'd rather play a game. I've heard the Virtual Reality video games are pretty cool. Would you try?


In 2012 when they had their IPO they were valued at $104 billion then.  So you are right. I'm sure it's more than that now.  It's been fun chatting with you!


I think I would try it to see what it was like.


I've seen lots of examples on Facebook of people playing a VR game and getting terrified or surprised. It looks like a lot of fun!


I wonder how much the headsets cost for it?  The fist virtual reality game was made in 1968.  I had no idea they were around then.


I thought I've heard that VR has been used for training soldiers, so I wonder if it could have been around for even longer than 1968, but kept secret!


Quite possible.  I read where 40 percent of users experience motion sickness in virtual reality.


Well, that part doesn't sound very fun. Did you know there is a NASA scientist who genuinely believes we're living in a reality generated by a computer? Or maybe multiple computers...


I didn't know that.  I know that Lockheed Martin has a virtual reality "Mars bus" that can take kids on a tour of Mars.  That would be neat.


Wow, I was excited when I heard a company was starting art buses to park in lots of shopping centers to look after kids while parents shop. I can't even imagine how great a VR Mars tour bus would be!!!


Hey there what do you think about the White House? Do you know that the White House is twin buildings in other countries as well?


No I didn't know that. That's kind of sad actually. I also didn't know that the guest house is bigger than the White House itself LOL that seems really screwy and the opposite of what it should be


The guest house was probably built much later, and might hold a lot of guests. I dunno. Trump can't like that state of affairs.


No I don't think you would like that haha. I think he would also not like that the Indonesian president released three pop albums, I'm shocked that Trump and Kanye don't work on one in the guest house haha


Trump and Kanye respect each other as artists, but they work in different genres. Kanye keeps it old school.


LOL I like that. What do you think about Hillary Clinton by the way? Apparently she was a republican back when she was in college


She was from money, plus the right wasn't that far right then. I guess the left was more for labor, and she wasn't from a working class background.


That makes sense. It's weird, apparently when she was campaigning in southern states, she would adopt a Southern drawl, I guess her husband was the governor of Arkansas for a while so maybe she picked some of that up


Bill tends to go full drawl when back with them good old boys. She rejected his marriage proposal. I wonder why she changed her mind.


Oh wow I didn't know that. Also, she won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word album, it was for her book "it takes a village" that's interesting


Hm. I never knew that. I guess the book was popular. I don't think she'll run for pres again. Bernie Sanders just launched. Maybe they will team up. Hillary as VP?


I figure that Ireland and France like all things American. They wish they were America, with our White House and such.


Yeah that would be interesting. I'm definitely interested in who the Democrats are going to run in 2020 she's getting up there though, she was born in 1947, but I think Bernie is older than her so maybe it'll be ok


Haha that must be what it is. I don't know why else they would make twin buildings. I wonder if they also have the solar panels on top of those buildings? You know the ones that George W put on top of the White House


Carter put them up during the oil shock. Reagan took them down because the sun is communist. Then Bush put 'em up to show the sun who's boss.


Haha well I guess it's good they're finally back on. What isn't good is that the White House still uses floppy disks LOL I remember using those that the kid they are so crappy


It might be because of budgets, it might be because of security. I don't know. The White House probably still would use quill and ink if possible.


LOL that's a good point, if they're still using floppy disks then I guess anything is possible haha. Also weird that Teddy Roosevelt banned the Christmas tree from the White House, I know he's a conservationist but that seems weird


I guess he wanted to set an example, but the man killed enough wild animals to fill a zoo. Teddy was headstrong, and not always consistent.


Haha you're right about that. I know that he'd like to hunt animals. What scares me is that it took the Secret Service for days to realize that the White House was shot at, they finally found the bullets for days later, that was back in November 11th of 2001


Hm. They should have been on high alert back in 2001 after 9/11. Did you know that the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR?


Hey there!  Are you a fan of Ariana Grande?  How about that whole incident with the pastor at Aretha Franklin's funeral "grazing" her breast.  Crazy!


That is wild!  One show I have never watched is Pokemon.  Can't believe there are over 750 episodes of that show!


Me either! Maybe I should contact a noogler to see what they can tell me about it.


Haha!  Did you watch Thomas the Tank Engine growing up?  They have quite a roster for celebs that have done the narrating!


No, that wasn't really my thing.  Have you ever tried typing "askew" into google. Apparently it makes the page tilted?!


Wow, I need to try that!  Google is quite innovative.  They even once tried using goats to mow the lawns at headquarters!


Crazy! Did you know garfield use to have a website and g-mail was his email service before google's email?


That is wild!  Now we can't live without it.  In 2013, Google went down for 5 minutes and 40% of the web traffic went down with it!


I believe that! It's crazy that PhD students invented Google...seems like someone much older would do that


Yea, it does seem like it has been around forever.  Now they are calculating traffic by seeing how fast android devices on the road are moving.  I don't think they made phones when they first existed.


I wonder why only Android since many people use iPhones?  I wonder what else is fake on google since their first versions of google moon used cheese for the closest zoom?


I'm not a huge fan, but that is crazy! Also, Clinton staring at her backside...yuck!


I think they own Android right?  I bet there is a lot we don't know!  It was a pleasure chatting with you today!


I think the pastor was probably no intentional.  He did not even know who she was!


I found out about her from her brother being on Big Brother lol! I never knew she was Italian though!


I did not know her brother was famous too.  She started so young.  At 10 she already had a youth singing group preforming at charity events.


Ya, she seems super put together at times, but then does crazy things like licking a donut display.


Yes, and the whole thing she had going with Pete Davidson was quite interesting too.


Very! Have you ever watched the simpsons...Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes. That's one long resume!


I love the Simpsons.  Bart is my favorite character.  There is only one episode where he does not appear or is not mentioned!


Crazy!Did you know Daniel Radcliffe was the voice of  Edward Cullen on the Simpsons treehouse of horror 21 episode? I thought he only did Harry Potter!


What do you think of the movie the incredibles?


I heard that! Didn't he do the voice for Edna Mode?


He did, the voice of a female character, I would never had guessed that,


I wouldn't have either.  I thought she was done by the woman that plays Hettie on NCIS Los Angeles.


That makes more sense, so its been a long time since the first movie of the Incredibles came out, I wonder why it took Pixar so long to launch a second part


I don't know but a video game sequel was out before the movie was which is odd.


That is odd, I guess the movie was really popular and they decided to make a game out of it, do you know Sarah Vowell, the actress that plays the voice of violet?


I'm a little familiar with her. I think she is a political commentator.


She is a political commentator yeah that is correct but shes also an authout and a great actress.


that's really cool!  Say, I heard that the sequel is being called computer animated.  Does that make it different in some way?


I dont know lol,  I thought the first one was commputer animated as well. I guess the quality of the image is better and less jobs for drawing artists


I like the franchise, the first movie was great, the second even better, do you like it?


Unless they are quitting or going to be fired.  The director liked to use those for the movie saying they were better able to create what was needed.


I do.  I love the whole story of a family that are superheroes. It's fun to watch their daily lives and such.


Do you have a favorite character? the movie has a great cast


I think my favorites are the kids.  I agree with you, the cast is definitely great.


Yeah Samuel L Jackson is one of my favorite what do you think about the newcomers?


I think the newcomers add some freshness to the movie.  Did you know that it is set in the 1960s?


No I didnt know that, so that would actually make the movie like a prequel no?


Lol, I guess so!  The incredibles 2 was not only directed by Brad Bird but also written by him as well.


He also played the voice for an unusual character, he is a man with many talents lol


Yes he sure is. Do you know what the granny style shot is?


Yes it is a pretty good shot. Did you know a coach was once fined because he said there should be no games during christmas?


Wow that is too much. The granny shot is not used by players because they think it looks stupid


Who cares, as long as you score is that not the point of the game?


Exactly. Did you know Jordans were banned when they first came out?


DId not know that. Did you know that Haywood passed on an offer to have a stake at Nike?


Yes but Nike kept paying the fines and Jordan kept wearing them. He did?


Yes and took $100 000 upfront, not a good idea.


Yes I do. Tupac was one of the people that actually studied it in school


Yes I do.Did you know DUncan stayed in school and then went to the NBA?


Nice. CLint Eastwood is also a lifelong fan of the music and a pianist


Nice. Did you know that Reggie Miller was great but his sister was always better?


So good that she broke 8 national records and scored 105 points


Nice. Most players after retirement have financial issues


Wow that is sad. DId you know Iverson signed a killer deal with Reebok?


I have not heard of it, did he get a good deal?


Yes he did, $800 000 per year till he is 55 and then $32 milliom.


Wow I guess Iverson is pretty set for life then


Agreed. I thought that the one about Facebook was a little interesting also. It is insane that Facebook has a value of 104 billion $


I'd be super upset if I was the guy from Myspace for not buying it when I had the chance.


True. I am pretty sure that many people don't even recall myspace. It was gone too fast


I have seen myspace Tom on Instagram before. I think he travels the world now. He didn't miss out too bad


Not bad. At least he is enjoying his life


Imagine being a part of either of those companies at their heights? Short career and set for life. Must be nice


The other thing that caught my eye is how tiny the underwater cables are. I always knew about them but they are so unsubstantial. Someone bad could really disconnect the world quick.


Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone. I wonder how many people would do this to make an impact


I didn't know that was a thing. I wonder if they base it on your normal usage? I know I'm not on my phone THAT much. They'd be donating plenty of water for me.


I feel like I can do better when it comes to that.


i am fine as well. What is your thought on the first article?


I think it's crazy that an employer wanted to force the guy to go to the meetings!


i think he should be entitled to that money. No one should have to be fired for not attending a bible study. It's truly insane!


definitely weird that a company would force something like that on a guy. do you think hes asking for too much?


I think he is asking for too much but he has to be compensated . You can't force someone to attend bible studies. What if the employees had different religious beliefs?


I am completely for compensation. Sometimes I think the high numbers are good to prevent reoffenders. It's unfortunate that people use personal reasons to negatively affect an employee.


I completely agree. Any other article caught your interest?


The other ones are a little more neutral. It was interesting to learn more about the bible.


Good Morning! I'm not much interested in the White House, but I do root for President Trump


I'm sure he will run again for President under the Republican Party; if they don't  cave in to all the media pressures.


It took the secret service four days to even realize bullets struck the white house in 2011.


Again, I couldn't agree more with you! having Hillary Clinton as President would've been a huge mistake.


Totally agree.  I've even heard a few rumors that she may try to run again, but I doubt that would happen.  With all of the ultra liberal new congressmen, its kinda like a throwback to the old Bull Moose Party.


Agreed! I remember when I was younger taking a trip to Washington DC and seeing the White House and other places; I loved the Smithsonian Institute. Have you ever been to the White House or Washington?


I have.  I actually live in northern MD, so pretty close by.  I've never visited the white house though, but have heard that they still use floppy disks for storing files.


LOL....Yes, I've heard something about that also. You''d think with all that money that they could afford better technology at the White House to store their data files.


For sure.  Did you know that until 1805 the runner up in a presidential election was automatically the vice president?  Can you imagine Trump and Hillary having to work together?


That would've been hilarious! Well, it's time I start getting my day going...but it's been nice talking to you about the White House, the Presidents, the Republican Party...and Hillary Clinton. Anything else you'd like to add?


So do I.  I hope he succeeds with some of his initiatives.  I wonder if he'll want to take the solar panels off the back of the white house that George Bush had installed.


Wow...I didn't know George Bush did that to the White House! Bush was a decent President.


I liked Bush, the younger one.Even with all of his wealth though, he is not one of the top three wealthiest presidents though.


I never knew that either...any idea who the 3 wealthiest were? I'd say Reagan may have been one of the richest Presidents, though I could be wrong.


Actually they were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Really? Woulda  never guessed Washington and Jefferson were rich Presidents. I'd say that the President of Indonesia may be rich after releasing 3 pop albums! LOL....could you see President Trump releasing a pop album?


He'd probably like that.  He could make fun of all his opposition in the songs.  He might even reference the president of Zimbabwe, named president banana.


I'd like to hear Zimbabwe pronounced in a song...lol. But Trump is doing okay for the Republican Party. At least unemployment is down and there's been no terrorism in the United States for a long while.


With the Republican Party being one of the two main political parties in the US, Trump is a definite to be running for the presidency again in 2020.


Did you know there is a problem with domestic violence in LGBTQ families?


LOL. They could help with the heavy lifting.  Dogs are probably the better choice since years of human cohabitation has made them attuned to human behavior.


Dogs are better at playing fetch too. Can't teach an elephant to roll over.


Maybe you should opt for a pet shark? They can be trained to bark like dogs.


Yeah, sure. "shark barking" I would prefer a dog. Easier to pet, easier to take to the vet. Dogs are pretty smart.


Sharks evolved earlier than dinosaurs and even trees.  I'm not sure that equates to being smarter than dogs...


They are not smart. They are as smart as trees. Dogs are smarter than chimps. But chimps could bring me a beer.


Yeah, that opposing thumb comes in handy.  If you are a sailor, like a dolphin, sharks could rescue you.


Would they rescue me, or would they make a tasty meal out of me? Can sharks learn to use the subway like dogs? Those Russian dogs are smart.


The subway could be an issue.  Too many people have seen Jaws.  Think about it, many people show off their dog on Facebook but how many can show off their pet shark?


Maybe I should start using Facebook to show off my shark. Nobody believes me when I tell them I have one. Hm.


I had no idea, but then again, I expect the DV occurs in any family, regardless of orientation.


Yeah, land sharks haven't been seen since the old SNL skits.  You have a great sense of humor.  Great chatting with you!


Yeah.  As with other families, there's the DV problem exacerbated by a silence that keeps it from being addressed.


I think people are worried that the world will condemn them, maybe blame the DV on the "gay" aspects of the couple. But that is irrelevant. They are just people.


Agree. No matter what the lifestyle, it takes work to maintain happy relationships.


True. Relationships are hard. They do not happen. You build them.


Yes.  On a happier note, did you know dogs aren't actually color blind?  They just see fewer colors than humans.


They have a keen sense of smell, maybe 1000 times better than ours. Plus they have a dozen blood types.


They, like elephants, also instinctively understand pointing.


Never had a pet elephant though. Too expensive. Plus hard to clean up after on the street.


I do actually. did you know women can play too?


Yes there is no written rule that prevents them from playing if they qualify


Yeah. The average game play is only 11 minutes anyways


Yeah and yet we are glued to the tv for hours to an end for a game


I know. Did you hear they are putting tracking chips on the players now?


Yeah they are tracking stuff like velocity and rotation and a bunch others


Yeah I hope they can use that to make the game a bit safer too


I hope so too. Did you hear about that rule for New Orleans cheerleaders?


Yeah that they cannot eat in the same place as the players right?


I sure do. Do you know you Kareen Abdul-Jabbar is?


Yes that is the guy that totally slammed the dunk shot and then it got banned


Yeah. DO you know who invented the game?


That is Jame Naismith who is also the only losing coach in the history of U of Kansas


Ironic, really. NBA and NFL coaches are the highest paid in many states though as state employees


yeah they are. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


Yes that is in the US Supreme Court on the top floor of it


Yeah I wonder how much it gets used though during the day


That is odd.    I really liked his guitar player in the early days.


I do too! I think one of his best works, besides Vegas, Was when he did his concert in Hawaii! They called it Aloha from Hawaii. I remember seeing it live on TV. It was a big deal. You can see it on Utube, his voice is incredible!! He is the King of Rock and Roll!!


True!   Even Freddy Mercury wrote Crazy Little thing Called Love in tribute to Elvis Presley.


Yes, cute song. Have you ever been to Graceland? Beautiful at Christmas!! He loved that holiday!! I have gone to Lisa Marie's concerts and have a few of her albums too. I got up close to her, its amazing how her face looks exactly like his!!


I have travelled some, and went by Graceland, but didn't go inside.


Really, Did you see the Lisa Marie plane across the street? lol


I don't remember.     I wonder if King Kalakaua visited Graceland when he travelled around the world.


lol, That's funny!! I was surprise to learn Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street?


That is at least as impressive as Robin Williams starting the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films!


True! He could make me laugh! Its so sad his horrendous death!! Iceland is alot like the Virgin Islands, taking planes from island to island


Oh yes for sure. I actually saw him in concert in 1977 before he died. I was a little girl but went with my sisters! What a voice!!


I wonder if Judge Judy appears in either of those places?     She is the second highest paid celebrity!


I know she makes alot!  Would be interesting seeing the Pixar 's secret room for celebrities!! lol Good chat!!


Thanks!    I think I will watch more of that Ethipian chef urging people to eat more diverse foods.


You too.     Enjoy some of DJ Fontana's drumming with your Elvis!


Did you see the HBO film about his life?


I have seen alot of the them on TV over the years, but not this new one on HBO, " The Searcher", should be very interesting!!


I learned a lot.      It is tragic that his twin died at birth!


Yes, I know. He talked to him a lot! I don't think his mother ever got over it. She was very close to Elvis I didn't know Kurt Russell was the voice of Elvis in Forrest Gump? I know Kurt Russell did a movie playing Elvis.


What was the city in Mississippi Elvis was born in?


Tupelo MS during the depression. Have you ever heard of the song Tupelo Honey. Really good! Nicholas Cage played Elvis as well in a movie. Nick dated his daughter Lisa Marie and Mj married her for a short while.


Wow!      What was the name of the first place he recorded?    I believe Sam Phillips owned it.


Tupelo Honey song was song by someone else! Did you know Elvis was a natural blonde/blue eyes. He died it jet black! He like his wife to have it as dark.


D.C. area and all of its attractive locations, sure would be nice to visit it


Thare are, some of them are the Kennedy Center, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theater and iPic Theatre, a lot of choices there


I bet the iPic theater would be great to see Incredibles 2 on.


I bet it was, its a nice stage, did you watch that movie by the way?


I haven't seen it yet. I have seen the original though. Have you seen either or both of them?


I have seen both and I must say I liked the first one better althought the cast of the 2nd part got an upgrade


I'm not familiar with the cast of the second one.  Are they big name actors/actresses?


Yeah have you watched Breaking Bad? well the actor that played Saul is one of the new voices


Oh okay!  Say, I heard that the director did one of the voices too.  I think he did Edna Mode.


Yeah he did, its interesting how he picked the cast for the movie


Agreed. I think it's interesting too that the video game sequel came out before the movie did.


I totally agree with you. I would love to go to the National Museum of Natural History.


It cames about a year later or so on 2004, its been a long times since then.


I would love to go there too, I hear the building is just awesome


They say there are some great coffee shops in the area too.  Some politicians have been seen at them.


Yeah around the Capitol Hill area there is a great coffee store called Port City Java


I bet there are some great restaurants too.


Yeah there is this great Thai place over on Takoma Park, really good,


I imagine that one is great for if you want to eat healthy.  They probably have lots of vegetables and tofu.


Yeah I hear they have one of the best Tofus in the country, so it would be nice to eat there specially if you have food allergies


Do you know if the area has any great theaters for movies and plays?


that is a strange one. and did you know nintendo had only 54 colors?


that is crazy, I never noticed as a kid, did you ever watch the Bill Nye show as a kid?


I did. do you know how he got his break in the entertainment world?


no I don't, what happened? I did like his show as a kid


yup, which I can see the resemblance, did you hear Ronald Reagan was told that he din't have "that presidential look" once haha


hahhaah well good for him, he went on to be a real president


ya he proved them wrong, do you watch television at all, sometimes called the telly haha


yeah I actually do from time to time. did you ever watch the simpsons?


I have seen the simpsons, I guess there is only 1 episode where bart doesn't appaer and also isnt mentioned whatesoever


Hi, I like it a lot actually, its crazy that Frozen was the first Disney film directed by a woman though.


Yeah I cannot remember which one it is. nice chat


I know, right? did you know lion king was the first film to be dubbed in zulu?


no I didn't know that, I did know that disney receyles lots of animation frames, there are scnees from Robin hood that are identical to Sleeping Beauty for instance


wow, I guess why put in the work twice. did you ever see wrect-it ralph?


I have seen that yes, and apparently it was in development since the late 80's, crazy!


that is a long time. did you know the toy industry gets invoved in disney movies before they begin production?


No I didn't but that makes sense, did you ever play the NES when you were a kid?


yes, I love it too bad it was discontinued in '03


ya that is too bad, but that is a long time, better than the Romans without videogames, back then they used Chickens for entertainment!


Hi! Do you enjoy reading? I've been wanting to read Starship Troopers since it's the first Sci-Fi novel to make the reading lists of three US military branches! It must be great!


Indeed they were! Speaking of authors and books, do you like libraries? I'm glad to hear there are still more libraries than there are McDonald's here in the US and over half the adult population still has library cards! That gives me a little hope!


I am amazed by that fact. there is so much obesity in the US, i figure it would be the other way around. maybe we could combined libraries and fast food? LOL


Hey, maybe so! It would be similar to the Sacramento library that started a library of things where they let you check out stuff you may need temporarily but don't want to own like sewing machines!


the tool library is an awesome idea. many people dont have enough money for some basic tools. reduce, reuse recycle. it is a good system.


That is a great idea, actually. I wonder if they sell tools at the "library of things"? Speaking of libraries, I think it's nice that if you publish a book in Norway, the government there buys 1000 copies and distributes them to libraries across their country. I wish every government would do that!


I will move to Norway. I will write childrens books and become rich. that is now my plan. Yes!


It's a great idea. We mentioned the library of things previously, but I wonder if they also rent out legos?   I love Legos! In fact, the German  Lego factory would give out a 14k gold Lego brick to employees who had worked there for 25 years back in the early 80s. I think that is awesome and it's too bad they still don't do that today!


I think that is great. I would love to work for Lego. I think the library just lends out tools for adults.


Probably so! Well speaking of legos, did you ever hear about that German graffiti artist who painted a 250 square meter bridge to resemble a lego? That takes serious talent. Ha!


That is a cool way to decorate the urban landscape ! Anyway, thanks for the chat!


I love reading. I read starship troopers a long time ago. saw the movie too. Heinlein was in the military. the navy, i think.


Agreed it is! But Legos are so popular now, as it has movies, amusement parks, games and competitions all under it's name brand. Well thanks for chatting with me as well. Hope you have a great day, friend!


You have a great day as well! I'm off to read how Lego replaced Ferrari as the world's most powerful brand. Ha! Take care!


That's awesome! I'd also like to read Ender's Game as it's also suggested for military organizations even including the Marine corps!


i never saw the movie for that, but i did read the book. Orson Scott Card is a great writer. would you ride a reading bicycle?


Ha! I don't know if I'd be able to. But what I do wish is that I could read 4,700 words per minute which is a world record set by Anne Jones. Wouldn't that be awesome?


I guess, but how much does she retain? can she remember all that info? we should give her a test a week later.


That is a good point. She probably doesn't retain much. Ha! On a related reading note, I find it sad that there was a moral panic over the spread of the reading of novels back in the 18th Century. I'm so glad we don't love back in those times.


Yeah, poetry was considered the highest form of literature, and novels were vulgar, dealing with themes not suitable for civilized people.


Such a shame! But to lighten things up, Tolkien and CS Lewis both held a you laugh, you lose  competition while reading horrible poetry. I think that's hilarious! Ha! I bet they had plenty of laughs too!


I would buy tickets to that event. it sounds great. those two were terrific authors.


I do and science says it is the best one to score but the players do not like it


Yes they think it looks funny. DO you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yes  he is the guy that made the dunk shot really popular


Yes and then got it banned from the NBA for more than a decade


Yeah. Do you know who invented the game?


that was the U of Kansas coach, James Naismith


Yes and also the only losing coach in their history


Year ironic. The coaches are the highest paid employees in many states


Yeah they are. Do you know where the highest court in the land is?


Yes that is in the US Supreme Court, pretty cool


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


Yes and on the top floor of it. Nice chat today


Yes he is a great player but his sister was always better than him


Yes she once scored 105 points and broke 8 national records


True. Did you hear of that deal Iverson signed with Rebook?


Yes he is getting $800 000 a year till he is 55


Yes and then he gets $32 million after that


Yeah pretty safe to say that the guy is set for life


That is interesting for sure!  Love that the Lochness monster is a protected species!


Gonna have to remember that one.  And maybe shave my dog's head to see if she has a white patch on her forehead!!


really?  I don't know if i buy into that!


Thats one for google.  All my dog and cat lover friends I think I'll starting calling them ailurophiles or cynophiles and see the looks they get on their faces.


Well... i would surely give you a look of what the....  Funny the first cloned animal was a cat and they named it copy cat!


That's clever actually.  Although I think cloning is weird.  I wonder why you don't "own" pets but are guardians in boulder, co.


Because they are a weird state and don't believe in owning anything that is alive


OH..makes sense I guess. I always was a aware thatTeddy Roosevelt had a bear and hyena.  Didn't know he had over 20 pets though.  Now he was a weird one too


That's true... and what the heck does one person do with that many pets?!?


Let them chase the white house aides around!!


Not crazy about them unless they're real good like Steven King's Misery, but I think that's more thriller.


hahaaaaaa... great chat!  have a good one!


Probably!  You see  the first horror film that stephen king saw?


Yes lol.  bambi  funny.  Far cry from what he writes today.


Yeah... bambi was pretty scary though for a cartoon... so was Dumbo too!


Maybe that's why boy from the shining didn't know he was acting in a horror firm.  Now that was down right creepy.


Holy cow!  REally?  That is creepy... but imagine how he felt once hee saw the film?


Was reading the section on animals.  There are about 20 quintillion of them.  What a number.  That's even higher then the national debt!!lol


Hahahaaaa... now that's funny!  That is a high number... but give it time... it will get there!  LOL


That's the first I've heard that number.  How about hiccups being a holdover when animals had both gills and lungs.  Weird.


Hello!  Have you ever played the original nintendo system?


I didn't either.  lol  He got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!


Of course one of the greatest presidents ever!


I agree.  Seems like everything was better then.  He was once rejected for a movie role because an executive thought he didn't have a presidential look to him.  Kind of ironic. lol


That is so funny!!!  A definite in your face moment for sure!  LOL


Yes lol  I'm not much of a horror movie fan, but apparently you can burn up more than 180 calories just watching one.


Are you serious?  That's crazy!  I'm not much of a horror film fan either


Do you like Dramas?  I used to watch House and liked it.  Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor for tv at the time earning $700,000 per episode.  That's insane.


Yeah, I like House too.. watched it when i could, but not a big TV watching person!


Yes i did... long time ago!  I actually owned one.


I don't watch much of it anymore.  It was a pleasure chatting with you.  Have a good day!


Me too!  The original system could only display 54 colors.  Systems have come a long way since then!


Yep... owned one of those two.  You see they are going to do a documentary on the Old Atari landfill?


No I didn't know that.  Where can I see that?  If you don't know that's ok.


Not really sure.  I believe it's in production.


Cool.  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yeah i do... never really watched him though.


Neat.  Buffalo bills are equal to the new england patriots ... in super bowl losses


Interesting fact with numbers is that the patriots under tom brady and bill belichick either won or lost the super bowl by 3 or 4 points all 6 tries


That's a neat fact.  Bill belichick is the winningest coach in nfl postseason football with 21 wins. 20 with the new england patriots and 1 with the cleveland browns.


Wow, not my favorite teams, but impressive.


No, not mine either but they are always competitive.


Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl surpisingly


That's neat.  Alex smith took so many ap tests in high school that he entered university as a junior.


One smart guy.  Did you hear that the Jackson's "victory tour" played a major role in robert kraft buying sullivan stadium and the new england patriots


No, I didn't realize that.  Near the end of super bowl 46, the new england patriots let the new york giants score a touchdown, and the giants tried to avoid scoring a touchdown, both to increase their odds of winning. the giants involuntarily scored a touchdown but won anyway.


that is strange! Did you know that the quarterback with the most wins in the cleveland browns home stadium is Ben Roethlisberger since their reintroduction in 1999


Hi, are you an Eagles fan?  Nick Foles completed 26 passes for 352 yards in the Eagles win Sunday.


Haha, no I sure didn't.  Probably more than the Browns!


Well with 32 teams in the NFL divided equally between the AFC and NFC they have 17 week regular season games entertaining


Absolutely cool.  Great chat! GO COWBOYS!


No, I am not.  I am a Cowboys fan.  Foles is good though


Do you think Brady will get a 6th championship ring?


No, I sure hope not.  The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements.


Did you know they use tracking chips that are in players shoulder pads to record players moves on the field


I have heard that.  That's crazy.  The average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an nfl player and an average mlb player.


On that note, matt patricia is the only rocket scientist in the nfl.  He was an aeronautical engineer


Wow, that's interesting.  The author of a games of thrones called the new england patriots the lannisters of the nfl


New England Patriot Vollmer is the first german citizen who was drafted into the nfl


Wow, neat! I always liked Eminem too. Before he became a rapper, eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist.


Yes, he was one of my favorites as well. Check this out. In 2001 a michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against rapper Eminem! I bet that was a sight to see!


Haha. She was a good sport. After hearing eminem's verse on drake's song forever, kanye west took two days and cancelled appointments to rewrite his.


I did not know that. While on the subject of rap, did you know, Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle, it's called "compliment battle"? Interesting. Not sure I have ever heard a Korean rapper.


I never have either! For this year's Grammys, half of the recordings nominated for the album of the year qualify as rap.


I'm not sure. No rap album has won since OutKast won in 2004.


Didn't Bruno Mars take the big prize last year?


Yes he did. There are a lot of female nominees this year. On the ballot for album of the year, four of the eight nominees are women.


That is awesome to know because we could use some more women in the industry! At least I think so, anyway.


I agree. For best new artist, it's six out of eight who are women!


He is ok. I didn;t realize he was an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the early 2000s.


I did not know that either. Interesting! Maybe his music career/acting career was in the way of his schooling because I did recently read that he graduated high school on october 2012 at the age of 25. Thats a little late.


Maybe. Better late than never, I guess. He quit the show in 2007 to pursue music.


Very true. I guess it doesn't really matter the age when you are at least trying. I know he has a lot of music fans! Did you know the beat of drake's song "hotline bling" is actually sampled from timmy thomas' 1972 hit "why we can't live together"?


I didn't realize that! "Hotline Bling" received Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song.


That is pretty cool! Rap music these days has definitely changed compared to what was playing when I was growing up!


Same here. I grew up listening to Tupac & Biggie. Tupac's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance". Pretty cool!


That was who I grew up to, as well! Those were definitely the days of rap music! Here is an interesting fact about rap music! The word rap, which predates the musical form, originally meant "to lightly strike", and is now used to describe quick speech or repartee.


Hi there!  Are you a fan of Shakespeare?


Hugh Laurie made 700,000 an episode for that show!


Wow!  Big bucks!  Did you ever watch Mad Men with Joh Hamm?  He taught drama at his old high school.


I used to love that show, he definitely could teach some skills to people. I was a Michael Caine fan also


I love his story of how he got into drama...because all the pretty girls in his school were in drama.  lol


That is a great way to start lol, it paid off for him. I am sure he got all pretty girls after he became an actor lol


lol So true!  Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  I kind of like that system.


That is a great system he has. Positive is the best!


I agree!  Did you know that there is a website where you can listen to 1000's of classic radio drama episodes for free?  That's kind of neat.


I need to check that station out. I am curious how that is. It was so nice chatting with you!


I love Shakespeare, I wish I was more into his work and knew more than a few plays, how about you?


I had a great time!  Hope you have a good night!


I know a little... He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language!


I bet, he is probably the most famous writer that everyone knows! He even evented names like Maranda, Jessica, and Olivia


I didn't know that!  He coined many phrases we still use today like "good riddance" and "wild goose chase".


lol, those are great ones! Did you know he was alive the same time as Pocahontas?


I see that.  They both only died a year apart too.


that is so crazy to think that. I figured it was hundreds of years apart. Are you into dramas?


Hello there, are you a fan of rap music?


That is hilarious, I like Busta!  I remember his music videos were always wild years ago.


I guess rap is international.  Some Korean rappers developed a new type of freestyle called "compliment battle".


Yeah it sure is!  I would like to give that a listen to sometime.


I wonder where you would find that.  Internet I suppose... Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before he was a rapper...


Yeah I'm sure YouTube has a video somewhere.  That is wild!  I wonder what type of characters he would've created?


Villians a hero's from the streets of Detroit?  Do you read a lot?


I don't read as much as I would like to, how about you?


Same.  I used to read more.  I never read Starship Troopers be I guess the military likes it.  All 5 branches...


I think that is pretty funny that they would choose that one.


Ender's Game was also suggested reading for the Marine Corps.


I have a couple of rap songs on my phone but I'm not a big fan.  Do you like Jay-Z?


I never read that one before, I might have to check it out.  Well it's been nice talking, I hope you have a good day!


I am a big fan of early 90's rap myself.  Jay-Z is pretty good I would say.


Did you know his real name in Shawn Carter?  He's kind of old for a rapper, born in 1969...


No I didn't know that, wow he is pretty old, I wonder if most people know that?


Doubt it... He doesn't look it... He and Notorious B.I.G. went to the same high school.


No he doesn't look that old and wow! That is a very cool fact.


Another fact, Tupac's music is in the Library of Congress for being "culturally significant."


That is another very cool fact, I thought Tupac was an excellent rapper.


What do you think of Busta Rhymes? He did the voice of the Reptar Wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


I've always enjoyed reading. How about yourself?


That makes sense. Did you know that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone? I wonder how those two things go together?


And I wonder how they measure that! It's hard to not use your cell phone though, they're so compelling. An iphone has more power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent.


It is difficult now. iPhones are powerful but that's surprising. Do you use the internet frequently? I know that I do.


I do! It's scary how powerful the internet is too. And people are very lax with it, only 7% of people read the terms and service when buying on the internet.


I must admit that I am one of those. Those terms are crazy long. Do you know what the three horizontal lines on apps and websites is called?


Yes! I've heard it's called a hamburger button, makes sense when you picture it. I try not to use the internet too much, it can actually cause measurable addition to clicking links!


Yes it is called a hamburger button. That makes sense. I've had that happen a lot on YouTube. One video keeps leading to another. Did you know that you can get service on Mount Everest?


Ahah that's certainly impressive, maybe they should advertise that more. A lot of institutions are focused around the internet. The library of Alexandria actually has a saved copy of the internet somehow!


I can't imagine the amount of space it would take to do that. I did hear that there was a backup somewhere in case the internet burns down but I don't know how that would happen.


Maybe it would be for the best one day, free a lot of people from the temptation of using the internet