Hi! I have to some extent but I can see why people find it boring, at least books can be interpreted differently by each person which makes them interesting,


I don't know how we would go back at this point with shopping, paying bills, fast communication, and research.


They are very interesting. Did you know that the book Starship Troopers is on the reading lists for 3 out of the 5 military branches? I wonder why that is.


I wonder too! Maybe they like books related at all to troops in some form.


Apparently because Ender's Game is also suggested for military organizations.


Ahh that's interesting too. I wonder if the troops would've read even back when there was a moral panic around the spread of reading.


I heard there was a moral panic about that in the 8th century. There always has to be something. Just in my lifetime there has been panics about movies, rock music, tv, and video games.


Oh absolutely, cultural shifts like that are always happening. I wonder if there was ever a panic about innovations like the telephone!


Oh I'm sure. I think I heard that there was. Something about a fear of women being on the phone too long. I don't remember the reasoning behind it. Did you know that the cables carrying the phone and internet data across water are only 2.7 inches around?


That's crazy to think, so much information in so small of a cable. A lot of olden things stayed about telephones. New York's area code of 212 is so because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


It seems like they try to do it a lot though and it almost fails every time.  Did you know that there was only 1 episode of the Simpsons where Bart doesn't appear or is even mentioned?


i am not surprised. he was an important part of most stories, with his swagger and sass.


Yes he was.  lol Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all narrated Thomas the Tank engine for at least 52 episodes each?


That is great! I am glad that those guys were willing to lend their talents to that show. kids love it.


I agree.  My one son was that age when they were coming out with new episodes and he loved the show.  Are you a fan of dramas at all?


i do like dramas too. what is your favorite?


I used to love watching House and Mad Men.  Did you follow either show?


I watched Mad Men. that was good. i havent seen House. is it good?


It was pretty good.  It made Hugh Laurie the highest paid actor of all time.  He earned $700,000 per episode.  Mad Men was such a good show.  I wish they could have stretched it out for a few more seasons.


I think they were running out of ideas for Mad Men. Many shows just peter out. I should check out House. Anyway, great chat!


I don't watch so much now. I use the computer mostly. You?


I loved Joh Hamm's character on that show.  He also taught drama at his old high school.  I didn't know that.  Yes...I had a great time chatting with you too!  Have a good night!


I still watch it alot.  I can't believe how popular Pokemon has become.  There are over 75 episodes.


i think there are more than 75. the kids love that bloody thing. there must be a thousand.


I mistyped...woops...I meant to put 750.  Good catch!


Oh, that would make sense. i never saw the show. it looked like a commercial for toys and video games. LOL


LOL they created a megaempire.  It started with the cards and just blew up from there.  Did you ever watch "That 70s Show"?


i never did. many of the actors went on to big careers i think.


They did.  Ashton Kutcher is probably the most famous.  They remade that show in the UK and called it "Days like These" but it failed after only 10 episodes.


i bet it did. trying to reproduce a show without the casting of the original is probably a mistake.


Oh, I know. What a mess it would be to have President and VP on opposite sides of the issues. That would be like having Trump as President and Hillary as VP. They would kill each other.


haha ya they would, almost seems interesting though, like I would love to see a tv show based on those two sharing power somehow haha


Wow. what a nightmare. Have you seen any good concerts lately?


not lately, although I usually go to lollapalooza every year, I didn't go this year, what about you?


I like to go to Christian concerts, but haven't been for a while. What kind of setting is lollapalooza?


ah it takes place in chicago, it has like 4 huge stages and different artists are playing at all times, lots of young people but I like it its a fun environment


Oh, got it. I've been to something like that a few times. Have you even been to an outdoor amphitheater? I've seen some in photos, and a sports stadium in Greece.


no I haven't but I've heard good things, how was that?


Fun. Did you notice that some of our presidents were very wealthy? I wonder about all the wealthy congress people and maybe they just can't relate to the average citizen.


I did know about that, i think i read the top 3 most wealthy were washington, jeffereson, and jfk, which shocked me that trump wasnt on there, but I think they're adjusting for inflation


hey, im having a really good day what about you?


Oh, yes. Maybe Trump just isn't in the equation yet. Bet he's right up there. Hey thanks for visiting with me. Have a blessed day.


Good, thanks. Just a bit tired. Do you think our government is old?


I guess its 250ish years old, so kind of old but not really, what do you think?


Well, not very old considering ancient history. But I guess our government is one of the best. At least we have representation in our government.


yup I agree, this says republicans and democrats have had annual baseball games since 1909, and republicans are leading by 3, which I think is interesting


I guess it's good for comradery. I wasn't that aware of it until the shooting last year. I'm surprised that it began so long ago and continued.


ya that is crazy, kind of like the first woman voting in 1916, seems so long ago but not really


It was actually 1920 before women voted, but the shocking news is that in 1916 a woman was elected to congress. Now that is backwards.


ah I must have misread, ya that is really messed up it worked out that way, also how until 1804 the runner up would become the vice president, imagine the struggling because the VP does almost nothing


I believe it! You can get anything on that website! They are also producing consumer electronics and cloud services too!


That is cool! It is also the second largest employer in the world.


I wonder how many employees it has? They even own IMDB!


I don't know, but it must be a lot. I know Amazon started as a bookstore online.


That's crazy! Speaking of books, do you like to read?


I do read from time to time. What about you?


Same here. Can you believe there was a moral panic in the 18th century because of the spread of reading novels?


Are you kidding? Crazy! Some people can speed read. The world record is 4,700 words per minute.


That is so crazy indeed! I wonder how they can even measure that effectively!


No kidding. Since reading can not be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations.


Hi! I am well.I was just shopping on Amazon. Hard to believe it was founded 7-5-1994.


Well said! Anyways, great chatting with you, have a great day!


That is crazy! I wish I was the first customer!


I do too considering the first customer got a building named after them by just a $27.97 purchase.


That would be nice! Would you rather have that or Prime for life?


Boy, I'm not sure. I think it's cool that USPS has a contract with Amazon to deliver on Sunday.


I agree! Sometimes you need a coffee maker on a sunday lol. Can you believe how many miles a warehouse worker walks on a shift?


Me too. Do the warehouse workers walk a lot?


Yes they walk between 7 and 15 miles every shift!


Wow! That is a LOT!! Did you know that Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer?


Are you a big fan of listening to the radio in the car?


Yes he is a legend he was hilarious in both zombieland and in ghostbusters whats your favorite film he has acted in?


I liked his role in Groundhog Day and also Ghostbusters


He is a cultural icon when it comes to comedy films


I  agree do you know he also voice a famous superhero, he did it back in the 70s


Nope i never knew that which superhero was it


The Human Torch, part of the fantastic four, it was a radio show Im guessing it was really popular with a narrator like Murray


They need to remake the fantastic four movies because the last one wasn't too good


Yeah I agree, maybe there is a project for the future, that would be nice, I would like to see that,


One of my favorites genres, country music, what about you? any favorite genres?


I do, I like to listen to the radio what about you?


Have you ever heard of wheeler walker jr I learned about him when he was a guest on joe rogan's show on youtube


I havent heard about him, what about the fender stratocaster guitar, do you like that one?


Tell me more about it I have never even heard of it


Its a guitar famours in rock, this guitar was first intended for country music, its one of the best musical instruments in the history of music, great sound.


That guitar probably makes the artist who plays it even better just because of the historic design


Could be, its a nice instrument only fit for the best,


Have an awesome day go look up the episode of joe rogan with dean delray on youtube they talk lots of music, Goodnight my friend


I will do that, sounds like a great acitvity for the night, good night to you to,


Yea i'm a big fan of the sports stations. Do you listen to podcasts?


I do, do you have any podcasts recommendations?


The joe rogan experience you can see some clips on youtube he will not only have you laughing with guests like theo von but you will also learn a lot when he has guests like elon musk on


Sounds interesting I have to watch that, sure sounds a lot more fun than that ventriloquist radio act in the 30s


That was when the radio was still new so that was probably ground breaking entertainment back then lol


It just doesnt make sense to have a ventriloquist act on the radio lol, seems a bit absurd to me


They probably thought as long as we see the puppets the listeners can use their imagination


Sorry I just dont see the logic behind that, do you know who Bill Murray is?


It was because his name sounded like a law firm haha. The Law Firm of Ben-Jarvis Green-Ellis.


Yeah, that would make for a confusing on-air name as a broadcaster if people thought it was an advertisement, especially on the radio haha.


Yes it would, it wasn't used a ton just to bring a little humor into the broadcast.


It would probably read easier on a platform like facebook--I don't think they have a character limit for names.


I've never really explored that, my name isn't very long to begin with so I never ran into that issue.


The site does have some interesting quirks; for example, the primary color is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind


I remember an NFL game where the two teams wore red and green jerseys. A lot of people who suffered from that complained because they could not tell who were on what team.


That's funny--maybe it's part of why a home team wears white a lot of the time. I don't think many NCAA teams have green as a color, although a lot have red, like Ohio State.


Yeah this was a special game where they were testing Color Rush jerseys that were primarily one color. That's why so many people had trouble because there were no breaks in the color or noticeable logos.


I guess they make some choices to make things easier on the viewers; for example, ESPN actually won an Emmy for the superimposed yellow first down line shown on TV.


Hi there. I really don't enjoy it, but I went to a big football college in the SEC, so I'm familiar enough haha.


That was a great invention that made watching the game a lot easier! It was fun talking football with you, have a great day!


The SEC sure loves their football! The schools have to bring in some much money from those games.


They do, mostly from the broadcasting rights. The behind the scenes action can be pretty interesting, too--for example, the University of Iowa's visitor's locker room is painted pink.


I wonder if they thought it would give them an advantage psychologically? I can't see that working though.


If anything it's going to give the visiting team more motivation, right? I wonder if teams of the variations of football in other countries try similar tactics.


I think at the highest level of sports that athletes are so tuned in that the only thing that might throw them off is their own mistake or the refs.


Yes, for example, former Patriots QB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled in his NFL career.


That's an amazing stat and he had one of the best nicknames ever, The Law Firm.


That's certainly an interesting one; was it a reference to his offensive abilities?


yeah my dog is a righty.  She does a lot of tricks with her right paw first.


Sounds like you are a dog person, thats great I have a dog as well. The Netherlands protect animals, they build a special bridge for wildlife


Awesome what kind of dog do you have?  That is really cool,  In Scotland the loch ness monster is a protected species.


Thats cool we wouldn't want to scare Nessie away, anyways what are your thoughts on the sun? I think its amazing


I think its funny that the sun is actually white.  I feel like all the pictures in the world are wrong lol


I guess my kinder garden teacher tricked me all this time lol, the sunset on Mars is actually blue how cool is that


Yeah, really beautiful, such a great landscape the sun makes 99.86% of the mass in our solar system


I hear the sun can produce enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the planet for 500,000 years.


We should really use solar energy more, that the future, if we can really learn how to harness it our energetic problems would be over and the planet would appreciate it.


I like animals, did you know there's a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals in court? how crazy is that


i agree!  Its been really fun talking with you,  excellent conversation,  thank you.


Thats really cool,  someone has to stand up for their right!  I wonder how he gets paid though lol


Yeah its not like animals carry much cash lol, that is an interesting question he might do it out of the love for them


Did you know there is 20 quintillion species of animals?


That much? I dint know, there are 7 million species in total so that's crazy!!


No problem, I got it out of context, interesting how animals also speak different languages in different geographical areas over the world


Yeah that kinda interesting,  I guess it makes sense though,  they dont know about animals on the other side of the world lol well maybe birds do because they fly everywhere


Birds are free, they can fly and fly for miles, interesting how animals also have a dominant paw.


Wow did you ever hear about Shawn Grate, the serial killer from Ohio?  He sounds like a horrible man.  Sure glad they caught him.  Scary.


I wonder about that.  How do other countries see the USA's television programs and our humor. Like you said the 70's show only lasted 10 episodes.  I wonder though how some of our shows last as long as they did.  There are over 750 episodes of pokemon and I have never seen one.  I never have watched a full south park either


Yeah the USA makes all kinds of TV and it's intresting to see what the rest of the world thinks of it. Other countries like the Simpsons for example.


True.  I hope other countries don't see all women like Marge and Men like Homer.  Or use their clothing styles as examples of our US clothing styles.


Yeah or assume all american kids are like Bart. There's only one episode Bart isn't in or mentioned at all, so they see him a lot.  Some things are like Hasselhoff who is much more popular in Germany and Austria than the US.


Hey Bart is kind of the main character I guess.  I am glad that not all our kids are like him.  Television has come a long way in providing us with news and entertainment.


Yeah TV has come a long way since then. It was impressive how it went from black and white to color pretty fast. I wonder what TV might come up with next.


And the size of the TV.  I was watching a neat show the other day of TV and it was talking about the different market areas for clothes.  For example we have some great catalog stores that sell warm down coats, but they don't see in countries in South America.  I guess not much need for a parka except maybe in the mountains.


Yeah there isn't too much of a demand for some products in some places. Though I heard that unicef will give clean water to kids in need for NOT using your cell phone. And cell phones seem to be populaer even in third world countries.


Sounds like a good program.  Our kids are pretty attached to cell phones.  Providing clean water to impoverished kids is awesome.  Wonder how much water UNicef has given away.  Did you know the maker of I-phones used to even have a clothing line?


An apple clothing line huh? Wow. At least they didn't make apple apple juice. But hey there's a stone in Alabama that sells unclaimed clothes from unclaimed bags in airports.


Yeah that does sound really scary. You know they said he was good looking, that would help a serial killer.


Lol  that's a good one.  Don't think I would like their apple juice. It's been nice chatting with you.


Thank you. It's been nice chatting with you too. Just don't try to separate two phone books with overlapped pages.


LOL  I will try that to night.  Might be up all night, but will video it on my iphone if I get it done.


Yeah. Those iphones got a lot of power. More than the nukes the us has, apparently.


I would think so. A charming man would be more likely to attract a woman, I guess.  I just have to wonder though what goes through a killer's mind.  I know there is a special coming up on the television on a serial killer and his mind.


Yeah I heard he bragged about the women he killed. And he even pled guilty during his trial as well. Pretty horrible that he brags about his killing.


I don't understand that lack of feeling for another's life. He could be up for the death penalty depending on what the jury decides.  I guess, I would be ok with that for a convicted serial killer.


Yeah. People think a killer is some shady looking dude, not someone who can charm the pasts off of anybody. Just goes to show you don't know people just by looking.


That is for sure. Doesn't matter what kind of clothes they wear.  Could be dressed in stylish, fashionable clothes, or could be in rags.  It is hard to tell something just by it's appearance.  I mean who could imagine that a little i-phone could be as powerful as it is. Things sometimes aren't what they appear.


Yeah, it isn't like how it is on TV. Heck on TV even if they're completely crazy they don't brag about their kills. But hey they can run cables on the ocean floor for internet so things aren't how they look.


Yeah, I never could have imagined I could converse with people in other countries on the internet because of a thin cable on the bottom of the ocean.  Our world is getting smaller. We even watch the same TV shows as some of the other countries.


Yeah. Although the UK version of that 70s show only lasts 10 episodes before it was cancelled. I guess some things don't travel well, or mabye they did a bad job remaking it.


Hey! Are you a hockey fan, by any chance? I'm just learning about certain popular players


Sounds like the record companies that turned down the Beatles. Speaking of...I knew Ringo Starr narrated Thomas the Tank Engine at one time, but did you know that so did Alec Baldwin?


No, I didn't know that.  So did George Carlin.  I think I remember seeing him on there.


Wonder how much they each got paid to do at least 52 episodes. They're some pretty big names


Good question.  I'm sure it was a lot. They didn't make as many episodes as Pokemon though.  Over 750!


I loooove Pokemon. Used to watch it a lot as a kid, but I'm pretty sure I haven't seen all 750 episodes. Sometimes I think there's too much TV for me to watch


Yeah, I hear that.  I never saw Pokemon, though.  I used to watch that 70s Show.  Looks like they tried to do it in the UK but it was cancelled after only 10 episodes


I can't see that show being too up their alley. The Simpsons is really big there, though


Probably somewhat. But I don't think the creators of The Simpsons like FG too much. South Park did an episode ripping on FG and The Simpsons crew sent them flowers lol


lol sure sounds like they are not big fans.  I guess they think FG is too similar to what they do.


Howdy!  No, not really.  Yeah, this Burakovsky guy seems like a player


I'm not sure. Maybe they think FG is a poor imitation or a bad example of the genre rather than too similar


I didn't realize thumbs were so important to the game? He had to miss twenty games one season because he broke his thumb


Yeah, I guess they would be important.  It be hard to handle the stick with a broken thumb.  He had a couple of long goalless streaks, too.


You think he'll get traded? He's not the golden boy everyone thought he would be


Yeah, could be.  Looks like his team needs a defenseman.  Though I wonder if they could get anyone good for him.  Hard to imagine he'd have that much value.


Apparently he feeds off confidence so maybe if he can exude that, he can make people believe he's worth a lot. He's still young. He's like 23


Youth is on his side for sure, so he could still turn it around.  Back in 93 a team traded a guy for $1, so they could at least get some cash for him.


$1?! Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just fire the guy?!


No doubt!  He went on to win 4 stanley cups so they probably should have just kept him!


Hi, are you a fan of the academy awards?


I thought that too! What a scam! Disney has 22 oscars too!


Well, I can kind of see them getting that.  I can't see 750+ episodes of Pokeman doing that.


That's too many! My son may have seen all of them too. 50 a year for 16 straight years!


That's some serious dedication.  I wonder why the UK version of the "70's Show" only went 10 episodes?


I would be interested in their ratings. Do you watch the simpsons?


Yes, I understand that there is only one episode without Bart or the mention of him.  Personally, Homer is my favorite.


Me too! I love that show. They sent south park flowers when it aired the family guy episode.


That's nice of them.  I miss Robin Williams.  He was so cool and a great voice for animation.


Yeah. He started the trend of actors to do voice work in animated films too.


Yeah, he broke a lot of new ground.  Can you believe Judy Judy makes $123K an episode for doing her job as a judge?  I went into the wrong profession!


No. I was nice that somebody proposed to his girlfriend on the Emmy's though.


Man, that has to be pressure packed. He had to know she would say yes though, right?


I hadn't thought of that.  Wow, it would have been wild if she said no.  Yeah, probably rigged.  Nice optics with the kiss and everything.


I don't understand why some guys propose and their girlfriend says no. I mean, don't you have to know going into it what thier answer is going to be?


One would think.  Weiss later pretty much alluded to the fact that it was a planned thing.  C'mon, in front of all those people and cameras?  She had to know.


Agreed. And t have a 67 year old ring, that's pretty romantic.


That was a nice touch.  I think some of the controversy is planned too.  Like when Spike Lee lost his cool at the last Oscars.


I heard about that but I do not watch the shows so it was lost on me.


I got it 2nd hand too.  Talk about a crony network, The Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys in 2013.


Tom Brady is a really important player, his absence can really damage the team


Oh I see I lost you for a while, 199th pick and his the best player in NFL history, I bet many teams regretted not picking them as first option


Yes.  Did you know that the first NFL playoff game was played in 1932?


I didnt know that no, the NFL has 32 teams now I wonder how many it had back then


That I do not know.  Out of the current 32 teams do you have a favorite?  Mine is the Cleveland Browns.


Mine is the most hated team in the NFL can you guess what team? another hint its in the AFC


The Patriots thats correct!!! you are the winner lol


lol  I thought you were going to say the Steelers.  Speaking of the Steelers...since the Browns came back in 1999 the quarterback with the most wins in the Cleveland Browns stadium is the Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger!


They are in the same division and I guess both are hated teams lol, and I never saw him play, I bet he was really talented


He's still playing.  He is on the downside of his career.  He probably only has a few seasons left at most.  Did you know that there is only one left handed QB in the NFL and that is Kellan Moore?


I agree!  He is considered to be the biggest steal in the history of the NFL draft.


He is? really? wow, I bet he is as old as Brady then or maybe even older, and no I dint know that, does he even play anymore?


Yes.  They are almost the same age.  Tom is a few years older.  It's been fun chatting with you!


And Tom still has a few years as well, I bet they started playing around the same time, and it has been nice chatting! hope you have a nice day bye


And what a great steal, he is so important even the owner of the team has to talk about him


Yes.  He was selected in the 6th round of the 2000 draft.  Best pick Kraft ever made for the Patriots.


Did you know his wife makes a lot more money than he does?


I did read that somewhere.  She's one of the top models in the world.


Yeah she is, a Victoria Secret model, so they both earn a ton of money together


I agree he was the 199th pick in that draft


Tom Brady was the 199th pick in the 2000 draft.  Since 2002, the super bowl has not included either Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, or Ben Roethlisberger playing on the field.  Crazy stat.


The White House is a place with a lot of history


They are relaxing to stare at. ANd dont require as much maintenance as other pets


I guess thats a good thing, maintanence can be hard, my dog sure makes it hard for me


I have a golden retriever, big dog, lots of trouble


Did you know google prefers dogs to cats?


I did know that, interesting fact about dogs is that they can have 1 out of 12 different types of blood


That is neat. And they can donate blood as well


It is! Teddy Roosevelt banned christmas trees there


Yeah im taking mine later, I have to contribute and help sick dogs.


I see, well that makes sense you know the White House has twin buildings in Ireland and in France


I wonder if the heads of state reside there as well


I dont think so but thats interesting, I wonder if they have solar planels like the original White House has


I find it interesting that it was George W Bush who had them installed


I never knew Bush cared about the environment, its a great thing he did, solar energy is the future


Did you read the article about the composer of the Star Wars movie "The Last Jedi" ?


Yes, defintely they are rich, at least the people who own Fox. Also the people in the movie too, since James Earl Jones earned $7500 for 2.5 hours worth of recordings


I was actually thinking that that didn't sound like much money for such a huge role. I know that even George Lucas was supposed to be paid 500k alone just as a "directing fee"


I would love to work for $3000/hr. Seems like you wouldn't need to get too many jobs in order to have a liveable salary


Meanwhile, entertainers in the music industry seem to work very hard- like Linkin Park performing 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


That is a lot of concerts, wow. That's probably more working days than most people ever think about doing in a year


Yeah and other famous bands like the Ramones toured non stop for twenty years straight


I guess if you're doing what you love it really doesn't seem like work. Sometimes you don't even need an audience to play live, like Pink Floyd did in 1972


And not just without an audience but some musicians like the members of Creed will keep trying even after being sued by four unhappy concert goers.


I can't even imagine a concert being so bad you get sued by the people there. It must have been very bad. That's got to be a sign that maybe you should find something else.


Yeah, and you don't necessarily have to give up music either, the guitarist of Radiohead Johnny Greenwood ended up becoming a succesful indie classical composer.


I did, I thought that it was so amazing that it was called the best movie score of all time. That's so fitting for one of the most popular sagas to ever exist!


I'd want to be the person who just names the titles of songs, like they did on the Batman Begins soundtrack where it was either a genus or family of bats


I've never actually seen a Star Wars movie from start to finish, so I don't actually know much other than the most famous songs. I didn't realize how much money they made either.


I'm not surprised you knew some of the songs at least, for how long ago the films came out I hear children today even love the tunes like "The Imperial March". You need to watch the films! How much did they make?


Apparently 8.5 billion dollars, which is pretty wild. Still not the most money made from a film series though, only 2nd place


I can't believe that Fox thought the films would flop! It's too bad for them that they didn't keep the licensing and merchandising rights because of their doubts and lost out on billions of dollars.


I think that's pretty normal for Fox, didn't they do the same thing with Family Guy and probably many other series that people love?


Yes, you're probably right! Still I'd have a really tough time getting over the loss of around 65 billion dollars for the whole star wars franchise.


I just can't believe they haven't gone under after making such bad decisions. Especially knowing these franchises are loved by basically everyone it seems.


I know, but I think that's just how the entertainment industry seems to work. They are probably really rich.


About Nike, they did pay a fine for Jordan for wearing banned air jordan shoes!


Nike has certainly had a large role in sports over the years!


Allen Inverson did have a nice contract with Reebok. 800,000 per year until age 55 and then $32,000,000 in a lump sum, not bad.


Yeah, he doesn't have to worry about making it through his retirement. I heard that the Cavaliers seem a little reborn. Do you know what that means?


Looks that they had made some changes and have new energy!


Interesting! I can't wait to see what that change brings


About shooting style it is proved that granny style is the most effective but it is the least liked by players


I remember shooting granny style when I was young. I don't remember ever watching basketball or even knowing that my city had a team. They are the Golden State Warriors.


Is interesting the Warriors earned $12million last season when they lost game 4


Wow, not bad. I'm not sure about now but in 2015 Stephen Curry only made the 4th highest salary on his team.


I watch it sometimes but I'm not such a big sport fan. How about you?


Ok, It has been nice chatting with you ,have a nice day


I like it, there are really good players! Like Le Bron James


Lebron james is awesome. You know he has a photographic memory and can remember exact in game scenarios from basketball games throughout his career?


Really? Wow no wonder why he is considered best player in the world.


Yeah, and he always knew he was going to be successful. When he was 18 he rejected a $10 million deal from Reebok. Less than a year later he got a $90 million offer from nike!


He was young but he had vision, even in high school people would pay between $100 to $200 to watch him


So hopefully he doesn't have the issues that 60 percent of nba players have after retirement-they go broke.


He seems wise and he earns even more than judge Judy who earns $123,000 each episode


Nice. Not everyone gets as lucky as Lebron. NBA legend Spencer Haywood chose a $100000 payment over a 10 percent stake in Nike 30 years ago. He would have had 8.62 billion if he had taken the stake instead.


I dont think so, I havent seen a game of that variation so I guess not, so we were talking about football at the beggining, do you  have a favorite team? is it AFC or NFC?


NFC! I really love the Dallas Cowboys since I grew up there but since moving to the north, I feel a bit awkward to sport a NFC team haha, you?


I am a fan of the Patriots so AFC for me lol, you know ESPN won an emmy because of the yellow first down line.


They are a really great team, I like watching them play too, they have been in the superbowl numerous times though, it's almost 'expected'. You can win awards for that? I didn't know that!


They are a great team Im so happy they won this Superbowl althought the game was a bit boring, and apparently you can lol,


Yeah it was, I wanted to see a game like last year. Do you think they purposefully play a certain way to keep advertisers happy and make more money?


Im not sure about that after all there is too much at stake, I would limit my gameplay and risk losing.


No, I have never placed a bet on a sporting event, what about you?


No I haven't either, but must be risky. especially when you have players who never fumbled the football in their entire NFL careers like Benjarvus Green-Ellis


Yes of course! Did you watch the Superbowl this past weekend? There are varying degrees of the word 'football', like in Australia, I think it's called rugby.


I know! I actually became a fan of the Patriots because of him, he is a great player and must be the only one to have never fumbled the ball in NFL.


I did watch the Superbowl, it was really exiting, what about you? and I didnt know that, I wonder how much money rugby makes,


Despite the controversy, I enjoyed the halftime show as well. I'm not sure how much rugby players make, but it seems like the players make more from endorsements rather than from their salary for being on the team


I bet not as much as soccer, as soccer makes more money than football, basketball and like other 3 more sports combined.


Oh wow, probably because it is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, seems like a slightly less dangerous sport than football


Yeah that makes sense, its a game played worldwide and really popular a player even donated his $300000 World Cup winning bonus so that 23 children could have surgeries in Brazil


That is so commendable! People who use their platforms to do good for the world really deserve their successes!


I agree, if you make so much money then the least you can do is give back to the community soccer players make crazy amounts of money


Yeah, I agree instead of spending it lavishly at nightclubs or other stuff I see in the news. I wonder if the variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other make the same amount of money as others


The show required a lot of hard work that is a sure thing, did you also like Pokemon? many people do


Yeah I did watch that as a child as well. Crazy how long the show has gone on


Yeah its been more than 16 years straight, over 750 episodes so its been a long time


I do like horror films, did you know Stephen King was terrified of Bambi growing up


I wonder if thats where he draws in inspiration from


That could be his secret, still not a horror movie to me, poor bambi


If you need an "easy" way to lose weight, Watching horror film can help


I heard you can burn 180 calories per movie so that's a great way to lose weight I agree.


I wonder how they got away with hiding the fact they were filming a Horror from Danny


I do it a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, and news


anyway its been great chatting with you friend.


Yeah, he did follow the creepy twin girls. You as well! have a good day!


I do. Their crew is really nice. They sent flowers to the south park guys after airing the family guy episode


Seems like they get along with each other. There is an episode of the Simpsons in which Bart doesnt appear or is mentioned at all


Its not surprising for a main character. I wonder what that episode is


I have no idea, its a rare episode there is only one. Did you ever watch Thomas the Tank Engine?


I did as a kid. I heard a lot of stars did some video acting for the character


Yeah the show has great narrators big names like Ringo Starr, George Carlin and also Alec Baldwin


Thats really cool. Amazing they werent just cameo parts either. 52 episodes each


hahaha, Oh interesting! Wouldn't of guessed! Well you know, despite being 40 years ago when the "Dark side of the Moon" was released it was still the best selling album in 2004! Thats 40 years later! insane and incredible! I wonder if due to conspiracies people landed on these last two


I agree that is nuts!  What about NWA Straight Outta Compton? It reached platinum without any support from the radio stations.


Wow, I had no idea. Interesting fact though speaking of radio stations... did you know that the storms in Jupiter are so strong you can hear then by an AM radio!


I have heard that before! I am just amazed at the identical twins from japan that released a rap album when they turned 100!


I had no idea and will be looking that info up shortly after this fun conversation!  and goes to show you age doesnt matter when it comes to realizing your dreams and visions :)


Absolutely! i love some talk radio and podcasts. Did you know that there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free. I wonder if it like a soap opera?


Oh, No I did not know! Im mostly on Youtube these days but thats cool, I cant imagine how soldier in WWII made simple radios using a radio blade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios! I want to learn how to do that!


Crazy! What about canadian law says that all radios have to have at least 40% of the music played by a canadian.


Haha, that's sweet! That's almost like the finnish radio, since 1989  finnish broadcast has "nuntii latini" - weekly news programme conducted in latin!


I hear ya! I don't listen to country music much but have you ever heard of Thompson Square?


No, do they have any good songs? By the way, Thanks for the chat! it was fun!! Have a good night! :D


Me too! Did you know spotify has 4 million songs that havent been played once?! that's crazy!


I had no idea! I feel bad for the musicians on spotify, they have to get 130,745 plays per day in order to even earn minimum wage. that seems wrong


That is true! especially for how much they must make in advertisements!


I heard that  a band earned $20000 from spotify for a silent album. What the what?


Wowzers! thats alot of cash! Well you know audible watermarks are embedded on universal music groups songs on services such as itunes and spotify its so interesting and creative to come up with that, wonder what prompted it. Probably copyright?


Probably! Guess what the best selling album of the 21st century was?


hmmm Ariana Grande? Thank you, Next!! lol


Ummm. You would think but no. Linkin park "hybrid theory"


I wonder how they do that? Do I sign a pledge? Can you believe how small the cables that carry all the internet and phone data across the ocean floor are? Just 2.7 inches in diameter. They say they just lay across the ocean floor, but I'd be worried that sharks might eat them.


I'm not sure sharks go for inanimate objects, but if they hear the human voice instead of the electronic signals they might be confused and try to.


They might be interested in the waterphone! It's used to make eerie metallic noises in scary movies.


Lol.  If Danny from the Shining knew he was in a scary movie, he might have asked to use the Waterphone to call his family for help.


That's hilarious! I think it made his performance more natural, not knowing it was scary. I like when things are unintentionally scary, like Bambi was to Stephen King.


I like taking my kids to see scary movies because then they are more willing to go to the art museum with me and enjoy it.


That sound like quite a fun day! Do you think that artists should go into debt to go to college?


I don't know too many people who didn't go into debt going to college. Having a full scholarship to one school may pay off better than taking out debt to a school like Cornell as Jennine Capo Crucet talks about.  It's a real gamble it seems like.


It absolutely is a huge gamble. I can't imagine my parents remortgaging their home to afford to send me to college, especially if I had a full ride to a closer school.


I'm sure it's fairly common. That definitely is a hard choice that family's seem to sacrifice for their children.  What sacrifice is too much?  Hopefully, the children are appreciative and give back to the older generation.


I met Sandy Duncan at Disney briefly and a famous children's author we know.  I think it would be fun to meet Judge Judy too.  I wonder if she'd share any of her fortune since she makes $123,000 per episode.


I would hope so. A more famous name on a piece of paper doesn't get you a better job, I would think. I would do almost anything for my son, but I don't know about going into crushing debt so he could get Cornell on his diploma instead of FSU.


Colleges are enough of a cost to basic ones even to make people remortgage their homes.  I wonder if the US will change to a system more like some of European countries where college is paid for by the government?  Nice chatting!


I would love the US to get the college situation figured out like Europe has!  This has been a pleasure!


Yes indeed.  Take care!  Good luck in college paying decisions.


She deserves every  penny of it! I'd like to believe that I'm one person away from Carol Burnett, since I've met many people from Sesame Street, and she was the first celeb on the show. Now, of course, those people are famous in their own right.


If I watch Toy Story enough, maybe I could qualify like the celebrities do to go in their secret room!


I wonder what's in there?! I love the Pixar movies. I also love horror movies, because they're a great calorie burner!


Robin Williams had always been a favorite of mine in the cartoon realm.  I'm glad he started the trend of performing using his voice in animations because there have been a good share of excellent movies because of that.


I just saw Aladdin on stage. It was amazing. Can you imagine seeing Robin Williams onstage as Genie? That would have been something.


I would have called so fast to NY to see him on stage!  Of course that wouldn't be hard since 212 is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


I kind of miss rotary phones. But I do love my iPhone, it's got a ton of computing power, but I use it to play games and surf the internet more than anything.


If you like to help others, Unicef donates clean water to children in need every minute you get off the cell phone.


i am really into presidents,  the president of indonesia has 3 pop albums!


I wonder if they play them on Indonesian radio?!


maybe they do, i imagine they have to be pretty popular being he is in charge


Could be. In Canda there is a law that all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian. He could make a law that radio stations had to play his songs! Could you imagine a pop star president in the United States? I don't think we've had one of those... yet


Haha imagine Trump controlling the radio station, that would be entertaining regardless of what side you are on


The White House still uses floppy disks in part for storing files, I feel like they'll never get it together to be radio stars!


wow, maybe they are just secure as they are physical media? otherwise I cannot think of a good reason for that


I don't know. I know they've had solar panels on the White House at some points in time so they're not entirely in the technology dark ages.


fair enough, that is a positive, bush at least did us a service with that move


Indeed. I wonder if the twin buildings that exist in Ireland and France also had solar panels?


Oh, I'm great. Just kicking back and listening to the radio. Do you radios?


That is a good question, if they are exact replicas I feel like they kind of have to right?


That's my opinion, too. I wonder if they have matching bullet holes. Did you know it took the Secret Service 4 days to realize that bullets had struck the White House on November 11, 2011?


i did not, but that is a scary thought since i always assumed they know everything about anything, I guess not though. Well, have a great rest of your night!


i used to when i was younger, they are a bit outdated now


The idea of radio waves is fascinating to me. Systematically modulating electromagnetic energy waves lets me listen to anything I want! I think it's pretty cool!


that is pretty cool, very complex. jupiter apparently has its own radio waves, who could have guessed that


Yes! I've heard that Jupiter's radio storms are so strong that we can pick them up and hear them on AM radio!


that is crazy, because that is pretty old technology all things considered


You know, soldiers in WWII made radios using a razorblade and a pencil as the diode! Isn't that creative?


that sure is, desperate times call for desperate measure I suppose


There is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio drama episodes for free. I tried it for awhile, but it's not for me. Lately I've been listening to some radio shows about presidential history. Does that interest you at all?


How's it going, are you interested in animals? There are over 1.5 million living species


I wonder if the loch ness monster is considered to have lungs or gills, it is a protected animal in Scotland


Wow I thought the loch ness monster was a mist, I didn't know that tv sighting was real.


Probably isn't but is still protected just in case. Germany also has strong animal protections and have given animals universal rights


That's true in germany a person will serve jail time for failing to yield the right away for animals.


That's pretty extreme. The German state Scleswig-Holstein has a weirder law that makes it illegal to like things on facebook


Yes true, do you trust facebook, If you trust them, do you have a facebook account?


I don't trust them but have had an account since it facebook was created back in like 2004


I have an account also, but I don't post anything on it or login my account, I am business doing other things.


Yea I don't post anything personal or let my work see it. Facebook has been going downhill since they let 13 year olds create profiles in 2006


Did you know myspace turned down  offer to buy facebook for $75 million.


It is going well, Yes I am Interest in animals, I love horses.


Yea, that was a bad decision. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Horses are pretty cool, I remember as a kid I wanted to be a zoologist until I found out that they aren't paid much at all


Yes you are right, they don't make that much, I didn't know Insects considered animals.


Yea, it's scary that there are over 1 million species of insects


Yes, I haven't thought there were that many animals.


Individually there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on earth, I don't even know how much that is lol


either me I don't think that I can count that high, animals developed white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.


That's pretty interesting. Did you know hiccups are an evolutionary hold over when land animals had both gills and lungs?


No I didn't know that, I heard that animals like some fish was able to live on land for a short period of time, gill and lungs.


That's terrible. It happens  a lot to people that get rich quick. Poor money management. Are you familiar with Reggie Miller?


Yea, he played for the Indiana Pacers and I think he was in the highest grossing basketball movie of all time Space Jam


Yes that's him. Well in high school he was always overshadowed by his sister who also played basketball. She broke 8 national records!


Yea his sister was an awesome player, I guess they're a basketball/sports family Like Ogunbowale's family who has a brother who plays for the Buccaneers


It does seem to run in the family in some cases. Peyton and Eli Manning are another example even though that's football. Did you knwo that Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA when they were released?


No but I see them all the time now. Too bad Spencer Haywood choose $100,000 over a 10 percent stake in nike, those air jordans would make him a billionare now


Wow! Good decision on his part. Michael Jordan wore them when they were banned anyway and Nike paid his fines ha ha.


I guess it worked out in the end, too bad Tim Duncan doesn't have a shoe, instead of joining the NBA right away he decided to finish college instead of earning more money


Education is important. I'm glad he was able to do both. Are you familiar with Allen Iverson?


Yea he use to be a pretty good player when he played with Philadelphia


Yea I watch the NBA playoffs and March Madness, Arike Ogunbowale had a great game against Uconn and helped knock them out


He received an amazing endorsement deal with Reebok. He gets $800,000 per year until age 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000!


Good. Do you remember Kareem Adul-Jabbar?


Yea, he played for the Lakers and I think for a couple other of the 30 teams in the NBA


His dunk was so dominant that they banned the move in college basketball for over a decade!


That's nuts, I wonder if that or Shaq only making one 3 pointer in his career is more crazy


Wow! He's such a legend that I find that very surprising.


Yea I guess Shaq is worse at 3 pointers than he is at free throws


Apparently. I find it very depressing that in 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employees are college football or basketball coaches.


Yea that's a shame, plus players leave college to soon, 60% of NBA players are broke five years after retirement


I loved it!  I can see that with the name of the movie.  I was confused for a bit and thought it was a historical film before seeing previews.


It's funny, that King T'challa is actually the richest super hero. I always thought it was Tony Stark.


Me too.  Bruce Wayne is in 3rd too.  If I write a comic book, Ill make mine the richest.  LOL  Gotta one up them.


LOL. Are you a rap fan? I am, and was pleased to learn that a set of twins in Japan, released an album for their 100th birthday.


I like some old school rap.  That is neat about the twins!


They are mine too.  It is amazing their Straight outta compton was the first album to reach platinum without a tour or air play.


I also like Linkin Park, and am surprised that their Hybrid Theory is still the best selling album of this century.


It was a good one, I wonder if something will be able to pass it up.


Maybe Dark Side of the Moon? It's still pretty popular.


Good morning, no I'm not much of a dancer. I would like to go watch the dancers at the Bachata Festival, I hear they have some of the best Latin dancers, ever performing.


It is, it has really stood the test of time.  I cant believe it was released 40 years ago though.


I can't either. It's cute that babies dance when they hear music, and smile when they find the beat.


I know!  How adorable.  they get all the nejoyment and dont have to go through 4 pairs of shoes a week like a pro ballet dancer.


That is true. There is a Beer-Lympics taste ng in DC.


I am not much of a dancer either.  But one of my martial arts idols, Bruce Lee, actually won a Cha-Cha championship back in 1958


That's funny.  Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school, and was in their production of The Nutcracker.


I never would have guessed that about him.  Its really cool to see what celebrities had multiple talents.


I think so too. I also like to see some of the "behind the scenes" stuff, like Michael Jackson's special shoes.


I know, the patented tilt shoes.  Kinda ruins the magic.


I'm at that age, where I can appreciate it. Do you like Marvel movies? I adore the character of Black Panther, and was surprised to learn that Denzel Washington sponsored him in a summer theater program at Oxford.


I didnt see Black Panther, the last superhero movie I saw was Deadpool 2.


Was it good?I know Marvel has taken some heat with Black Panther's name, over the group.


Movies are biggest stress relief for most of the people.


Its ok. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Yes, i think YouTube's user-friendliness, combined with the soaring popularity of video content, has made it the second largest search engine behind Google.


Okay, YouTube is not simply a website. Is it right?


yes, It is application widely used by most of the people to share their ideas.


It's true. We know all the things in the world where we were.


yes. American car manufctured by the Ford Motor Company.


Yes,  There have been a number of great films over the years dealing with the affects of stress.


Robin williams in aladdin was the first actor to start performing voices in animated films.


Aladdin was a landmark in selling an animated movie on its famous voices, but it was far from the first to have famous voices.


Carol burnett was the first celebrity to appear on the children's series.


Yes, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. It was the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman.


Thanks for giving this information all the best.


A car is motor vehicle used for transportation now days.


Me also like driving. But it should be safe.


Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america.


Yes, Do you know The Los Angeles Times explains that "as the first video uploaded to YouTube, it played a pivotal role in fundamentally altering?


Thanks giving this information.  Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, where they share law enforcement videos.


Yes, I know a little bit, but i do not know fully about it.


Yeah that is actually quite funny. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


I actually used a rotary phone growing up, I am so happy they have new technology!


Yeah for sure. They are the reason why NY's area code is 212


Cool! Didn't know that one. I still find it fascinating that we can talk to each other through electronic signals transmitted through wire....so weird when you really think about it.


It is indeed. And there miles upon miles of those cables in the bottom of the ocean


I heard that, the telephone is so awesome. I remember when we would laugh about it when people said, one day we will be able to see each other while talking on the phone....never thought it would happen.


Yeah we have come a long way for sure. Unicef donated clean water when we don't use the phones


That is amazing! I need to check and see if Netflix has the spin off shows they have been coming out with lately, I want to see A Different World, and so many others.


Yeah there is a lot there to see really. Do you have an adnroid or an iphone?


I only use an Android. I tried the iPhone...not for me lol plus too expensive. I would rather have a better car than put too much money into phones and save the money lol


Hi! I love Netflix! I wonder if they have that new tv show called Grownish on it?


Oh actually I do not know but it is such a convenience nowadays. Do you know how it came about?


I believe they were a rental service? And then expanded to streaming content.


Yeah, the founder was mad that he had to pay a late fee at blockbuster


oh, YES! I remember that story, I heard it on my telephone radio one day while driving in my car.


Nice. Did you know Blockbuster could have bought it back then and did not


I did hear about that, declining several offers! Silly choice! Now Netflix is worth 2 billion!


Yeah that is true. Yet though they still spend more on postage than on bandwidth


That's just crazy! But what isn;t crazy these days. Like it is impossible to separate 2 old phone books, a bit of trivia!


Hello.  I cannot imagine living without having access to the internet.


Talking about the White House, do you know that it has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


No, I did not know that. They are full sized versions of the White House? I remember as a kid we all had to make miniature  diorama things and one was the White House grounds. It was really fun.


Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and banned Christmas trees from the white house.


That's pretty unique! I heard he also loved nature and travel and such. Do you like those things? I love travel and camping.


I love to travel.  If I go to Japan though, I would only take trains.


Yes, I've heard about the enormous tolls to travel in Japan by car. It's a shame, too, because the Japanese countryside is supposed to be gorgeous!


$300 in tall fees to drive around Japan?  I cannot afford it.


I'd rather spend that on sushi or noodles! One of my favorite travel shows is The Food Ranger on YouTube. Have you ever seen it?


I agree with you about sushi and noodles.  I have not seen the show the food ranger.  Please tell me about it.


It's a really good travel show but it's based on foods to try. The guy Trevor James started out alone and met his wife through making the show! It's really sweet. I think I'll go watch it now!


This is true; the internet has been my primary source of information and entertainment for quite some time now. What do you use the internet for most?


Have a nice time watching the show!  It was nice chatting with you.


I use it at work and at home.  We cannot mturk without it!


I really enjoy watching YouTube through the internet. I have so many favorites channels that it's hard to keep track of. I like to watch cooking a lot. What about you?


I listen to music on Youtube.  I also use social media to see posts from friends and family members.


Same here! Do you ever use Twitter when you're on the internet? I saw a really shocking hashtag once that was #IfIDieInASchoolShooting I guess it's to bring awareness to the issue.


I  saw the hashtag and related comments.  I'm pro gun but I understand the other side's concerns.


Yes, I'm always seeing that issue brought up on the internet. I'm also pro gun. I think the issues lies more on the subject of mental heath and public awareness of it. What do you think?


People who have mental illness and criminals should not be allowed to have guns.


That's for sure! Through that hashtag I saw on the internet, some of the kids were saying if they died, they'd want their bodies left on the White House floor.


Hey there what are your thoughts on Elton John?


I used to, but then I got old, and the music got too loud.


I went to Lollapalooza last year. I loved it it was awesome. Some bands tour so much. Like Linkin Park played 320 concerts in one year


Linkin Park found a cure for sleep. They stayed awake and played continuously.


Haha good point. I don't think I could do that many concerts though. Also the Ramones must have discovered that too. They played 2000 concerts in 20 years


The Ramones are now mummies, preserved for resurrection when their music makes a comeback.


Haha I like the way you think! What do you think about Creed? I guess they got sued because their concerts were so crappy


Creed should change its name to Crappy. That would help avoid lawsuits. No false advertising.


Haha you should have a comedy show. What are your thoughts on Pink Floyd? They did a concert in an ancient roman Amphitheatre, to no audience for some reason


Floyd wanted to avoid lawsuits. No audience, no suits.


Elton John? Is that guy still alive? I thought that he died or something.


Haha that's true. I just hope that they recorded it so that I can see it haha. Well watch out for creed don't ever go to their concert because it is horrible haha


Oh no he's alive. He was born in 1947 actually. He sold over 300 million records to. He's one of the best-selling music artists around


I guess he deserves to stay alive then, seeing as how he sold that many albums.


Yeah I hope he never dies haha. Even his single Candle in the Wind sold over 33 million copies around the world. Do you like any of his songs?


I've heard some of his songs. He's good. He seems to have a generous heart.


Yeah I think so. I can't believe that Can You Feel the Love Tonight was almost cut out of the Lion King movie. And that song won an Oscar


Yeah, the people at Disney sometimes don't understand Sir Elton. The man is a genius, and genius is really smart.


Oh I totally agree with you! I love almost all of his songs. Also he failed an ad in a talent search apparently. Obviously that did not handicap his career haha


He blazed a trail for many to follow, including that Ed Sheeran fellow. The guy is a ginger, but he sings good too.


Awesome!  ..and holy smokes!  That is!  That wouldn't go over well in the NBA.


For sure, the team would be kicked out lol, do you have a favorite NBA team?


I like the Cavs just because that is where I'm from.  However, I follow everyone close because I'm a fan.  Same for baseball and football.  I just love those 3 sports.


Poor Cavs, they aren't doing too hot. I was a big reggie miller fan in the 90s


lol  Sure seems like they stink without Lebron.  I remember him.  Played for Indiana.  Did you hear about how his sister outdid him?


Yea he was so excited scoring like 40 points and she had 105!


I bet he was quiet around the house for a few days.  No bragging  rights.  lol  Allen Iverson had to have signed the most lucrative endorsement deal ever when he signed with Reebok in 2001 to receive $800,000 a year until he reaches 55 when at that time he would receive a 32 million lump sum payment.  That's a lot of cashola!


That is so much, too bad he isn't keeping all that money, sounds like he is broke until 55


I really don't know how these guys burn through their money.  It boggles my mind.  Tim Duncan sacrificed money to stay in college instead of going right to the NBA.


I think Duncan did it for his dying grandmas last wish, so great! Good chatting with you!


That is awesome!  It was my pleasure.  Hope you have a great night!


I'm a big fan!  Do you remember Kareem Abdu-Jabbar?


Yes, i am pretty sure he got the dunk banned in college because he was so good at it.


Yes!  The only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas was the inventor of basketball James Naismith.  How ironic.


For sure, you think he could win at his own invention lol


Right?  lol  In 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college basketball or football coach!


That is crazy to think, do you know the supreme court has the highest court in the land in their building?


That's kind of neat!  I wish my place of work had something like that.


Right, my place of work does because I work at a school lol. Did you know New zealand has a team nicknamed tall blacks, kind of racist I think


Who knows maybe we will watch that skill in the new Avengers movie lol, and I do, its one of my favorite activites.


Yes I love television. I like to watch it and have it on in the background even, do you like South Park? That's one of my favorite shows


I love South Park, the old Kenny dies stunt never ceases to amuse me lol


Haha I know right. You'd think it would get old by now but it just doesn't LOL. Did you ever see the one where they make fun of Family Guy by the way?


I haven watched that one, but they seem to have a great relationship with the cast of Family Guy and also with the crew of the Simpsons,


Yeah that was pretty funny. I also think it's pretty funny that there's an episode of The Simpsons without Bart. Did you see that one? Do you know why he is not in it or mentioned?


I  did watch that one and I though it was pretty odd, The Simpsons have two key characters, Homer and Bart, without them the show would be about a regular family


Yes I agree. They're definitely the most interesting ones. Have you ever seen the show That 70s Show? I guess they tried to remake it for that England market and it definitely flopped haha.


I used to love that show and remakes tend to be really bad, I heard it had a lame name '' Days like these'' terrible name


That is a terrible name. And they canceled it after only 10 episodes, I wonder if anyone in the UK was super into it but then it was canceled afterwards LOL that would be a bummer


I can't say that I do. I find it very boring to watch, and it's really hard to play haha. What about you?


That would be a bummer lol, they can always watch the original show,


I find it boring as well and also a waste of water lol, a golf course consumes 321,000 gallons of water per day, seems really excesive to me


Seems excessive to me too. What about the golf course that's in Dubai though? That one uses four million gallons of water a day, that's insane!


Wow 4 million gallons that is insane I agree, too much water, must cost a fortune to keep it running


I agree with you. And I think water is going to continue to get more expensive. Did you ever know that Babe Ruth actually played golf? And he was famous for it? I only heard about him playing baseball


I didnt and I guess he was a natural athlete, Samuel L Jackson also likes to play golf, I wonder if his good


Yeah I bet he's really good haha. In his contract he specifies that he should be able to play golf twice a week during movie productions. I can see that you would only do that if you were really serious about the game


If anyone can get producers to agree to that deal its Samuel L Jackson, after all he is the leader of the Avengers and he doesnt even have powers,


You're right! Maybe that's one of his powers is super golf haha. Do you watch any television by the way?


He accused someone of being nothing but a Hound Dog.  Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types and can donate blood at blood drives?


Uh, I did not know that. For real? I mean I know they are man's best friend but....


Some people will spend on their pets.  Dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing.  If an elephant every charges you, point in another direction!


I didn't realize they were super intelligent. They can learn over 1,000 words and reason better than chimpanzees. Crazy, right?


That's a lot of words.  I have seen smart dogs, but not one that had been that trained.  Google prefers dogs to cats and states in their code of conduct that they are a dog company


That's cool. Cats are so temperamental. Did you know dogs drink with the underside of their tongues?


No.  I did not know that.  I once read that cattle do not bit grass but wrap their tongue around it and pull on it.  Dogs also cannot see as many colors as humans do.


I am glad dogs and humans associate well together. Dogs are very helpful to us in so many ways and to so many types of people. I really appreciate their care for the disabled.


Also, how they help law enforcement specifically and are even given titles just like human officers.


I do. He has some great music and was a great entertainer.


I hit the wrong key last time.  Sorry.  I was going to say That's why they are called "Man's best friend"  Thanks for carrying on!


I figured that! Maybe I should get a dog. Nice chatting!


I have had a couple and really enjoyed them.  Likewise!


Someone is putting on his music cabaret style to showcase his music.


I'm sure some people will like it and others won't. Either way, it will help his songs stay alive and showcase how truly original he was.


Yes.  They claim that there is a rawness to his music that really hits home.  Several of his songs are like that to me.


The mix of the songs make it that way I think...country, gospel, blues. All different in a way but pretty cool when put together.


That makes sense.  I never thought of it before, but his blues songs were not pessimistic.


I didn't know that he did not write many of his songs. He only took the songs and changed the arrangements to his liking.


But either he or the Colonel picked some that are just right.  For others it would be fatalism, but he made the Heartbreak Hotel sound like a place I would want to visit.


I agree. His originality and unrestricted way of singing and performing definitely made him the best.


The band might have just comped their tickets not wanting a big public display or anything.  But Im not sure of the true outcome


Yeah. It was back in 2002. Pink Floyd once recorded a live concert without an audience. Kind of strange.


But it was at a really cool venue, in Pompeii.  Probably booked it for recording purposes.


Yeah, I'm sure it was neat. I went to a cool concert in Washington D.C once, not far from the White House. Their guest house is actually bigger than the White House, itself.


I wonder where it is, I dont think I have ever seen photos of it or anything.


Me neither. I didn't realize that Dictators can also be called Presidents until recently.


Wow, I didn't know that.  They called the first  president of Zimbabwe President Banana.  I wonder if that was a good thing or not


That doesn't sound very formal to me! Although, the role of president is not as important everywhere as it is here.


True, I wonder what their voting procedures are, like if they are allowed to vote from space, like the astronauts are.


Thats pretty cool! Someone in India voted from a forest full of lions!


I am, but I don't get to go often. I like unique venues. I would love to check out the ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia. Are you a fan of concerts yourself?


You can apparently vote for anything.  Citizens of Austin voted to name their garbage dump after Fred Durst!


Wow! Too funny! I learned a lot, thanks for chatting!


I am, it has been a while since I have been to one, but there is one I want to go to this year.  I think it is cool that the Ramones have played 2,263 concerts.  That is a crazy amount


They were on tour for almost 20 years straight!


It is crazy how many concerts a group van play in a year.  Like Linkin Park did 324 in 2001.  That is almost a concert per day.


That sounds exhausting! I bet they were excited their first album did so well that they were able to book all those concerts!


Albums can really launch popularity.  Like the President of Indonesia released three albums while in office.


In his spare time? Wow! I have been to some great concerts and some not so great, but never bad enough to sue the performer like some people did after a creed concert.


The concert would have had to been really bad to justify that.  I mean you know what you are getting into, or your should.


Exactly, but four people who went decided to sue! I wonder if they won?


Apparently it wasn't really well received. It was canceled after only 10 episodes


I see, remakes are often not as good as the original did you ever watch Pokemon?


I'm not a big anime fan so I never watched it. I am familiar with it though. Hasn't it been on TV for a really long time?


Yeah about 16 years and to think it all started with 150 pokemons and a happy Pikachu lol


I prefer sitcoms and dramas. I also love "grownup cartoons" like the simpsons. Did you know there is only one episode of the simpsons where bart doesn't appear?


I did not know that, I havent watched it, do you happen to know how its called?


I don't...I need to look it up! Have you ever watched any of the shows Heather Locklear starred in? Like Spin City or Melrose place?


No not really did you? are those shows any good? I hear she has a lot of legal problems now a days.


They were pretty good. Spin CIty was funny. She had a lot of legal problems but is still on TV! She's on "Fresh off the Boat" currently.


I thought her guest role on Two and a Half Men was really funny, did you watch that episode?


I do enjoy watching TV what about yourself?


Yes! I loved two and a half men. I wonder if she hated being typecast?


Maybe but I guess she loves money even more so in the end it didnt matter lol


I do. I love Seinfeld! Did you know he has a net worth of more than Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise combined?


I did not know that but it sure is an interesting fact, there is an actor that earns 700,000 an episode, guess it pays to be a great actor


Apparently! Tom Cruise was able to spend $10M on a bunker to protect him FROM ALIENS!! That's a lot!


Wow that is a lot of money, he is a great actor though so I bet he can spare the money, he is actually really educated, he speaks Japanese.


I think he had to learn that for "the last samurai". Did you know that the title refers to the entire clan and not just his character? I was surprised to learn that!


Really? that is a surprising fact, I loved the movie but never knew the last samurai meant the whole clan


I also love "that 70's show". Did you know they made a UK version?


They did? do you know if that version was any good, I just to love the original so maybe I will watch the remake


Hey do you like to read? One of my favorite books is The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe and the author of that book, CS Lewis, used to have "you laugh you lose" competitions with ready bad poetry.


I was surprised to learn that there are more libraries than McDonald's in the US. I would have though the opposite.


I know right, there is a McDonalds pretty much everywhere, did you hear about the man that studied law while falsely imprisoned.


Yeah, he studied law over 10 years and proved his innocence. Later he became a lawyer to help free those who have been falsely accused. Very admirable.


It is, many would just cry the sentence out but he did something with his time there kind of like forced college.


If there's a will, there's a way and with some determination and perseverance anything can be accomplished.


Yeah I guess so, reading is a good way to accomplish it you can learn so much, too bad many kids prefer watching movies and wasting time now a days.


Yeah they just aren't being taught the value of reading. In the 18th Century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels, now there is smart phone panic.


Yeah there seems to be one, I hope that changes one day, on a positive note smartphones are useful for audiobooks so not everything is bad.


Yes and books can be read on smartphones. Did you know that there is a library of things? Patrons can check out items that they need now, but not for long term.


I didnt know that, that is and interesting concept, a library of things, nice. I bet its really popular.


I do like to read, CS lewis is a great author although I like audio books better.


I would go if I were in Sacramento! Great chat! Have a good day.


Yeah that would be a great idea, its been great chatting with you also, I'm going to read a book now maybe go to the local library bye.


I'm sorry I meant "reading" and typed ready. Audio books are great too. They originally started out a a project for the blind.


Did you know when it got started? Jim Dale is a great audiobook narrator


I'm not sure. And yeah he's done 300 voices for the Harry Potter audiobooks.


He had playback recording to remember each of the voices, he is really skilled.


Very smart. In 2016, audiobook sales rose 35%. People found it's a great way to multitask.


I do too, I like to listen to audiobook on the way to work and also when I am working.


Me too, but mainly when I go for long walks or while exercising.Michael Jackson even released an audiobook directed by Spielberg for ET.


Yeah even Michael Jackson released an audiobook and Weird Al Yancovich did so as well with Wil Wheaton and other artists.


Yes he became a professional driver by beating people at gran turismo


yeah impressive. In south africa you are allowed to put flame throwers in your car


yes that is to prevent it from carjacking


Sometimes. do you know myspace could have bought it and they did not?


Yea for $75 million and could have made billions by now


Yeah . Did you know the like button is illegal in parts of Germany


Yes I wonder what prompted them to do that though


I wonder too. Do you know why it is blue?


I sure do. Do you know how the drive thru came about?


Yes because Mark is partially colorblind


Yes that was out in place by McDOnal's in 1975 , something about the soldiers right


Yes they were not allowed to get out of the cars in fatigues


well they have made an excellent business from them, and the others too


True. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?


I think it is because old cars used to have wooden trunks


Yeah. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroid de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah. DO you know who Jann Mardenborough is?


No worries I've done that plenty of times before. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone


I wonder if that's real?  I would sign up in a heartbeat for that.  If I could only stay off the internet....


I would think it is real. I saw people can actually become addicted to the internet.


I saw that.  I think I suffer from the constant novelty from clicking links on the internet. lol


Haha. The horizontal menu on apps and websites is called the hamburger button.


That's funny!  I never knew that!  7% of the people read the full terms when buying a product or service in the internet.


I definitely am not one of those 7%. Do you read the full terms?


I do.  I don't want any financial surprises. lol


haha. There is 3g cell service at the peak of Mt. Everest.


That would be neat to make a phone call from Mt. Everest. lol  It's been fun chatting!


I know a little bit.  Do you know why New York's area code is 212?


That would be very cool. Great chatting with you too!


I heard it's because that's the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


That's right!  The cables that carry the phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


That's pretty amazing they never get cut. I also saw they just lay on the ocean floor and aren't buried at all.


I know.  Seems like something would have clipped them like a lobster.  It's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks that have their pages overlapped together.  Interesting.


I would think so too. That's interesting about the phonebooks. That's a very random stat lol.


Did you know an iPhone has more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent system?


Sorry I hit the enter button before.  That is crazy to think a little phone has that much power.


That's away awesome. I usually listen to that era at least a few times a month. I feel like I appreciate today's music more when I can understand the roots.


I never really had a chance to go to concerts when I was younger. Never had the money.


Sometimes, when I have the time. It's not usually the money, it's my schedule. Do you get a chance to travel?


Not as much as I want. For me it's the money not the time. I get enough time, but with 2 young kids, they take most of the money for college, sports, day care, etc. I wish I could travel more. I am hoping 2020 will bring more. What about you, do you like to travel?


Yeah, I like to travel when I get the chance. I like to go to foreign countries and see the sights, try the food.


Nice. What's the best country you have been to?


I liked Canada. Canadians seem like pretty nice people. Safe country. Clean.


I do want to go there, but in the summer and not winter. It is too cold for me in the winter.


Yeah, you gotta pick your season for Canada. Man, it looks mighty cold there in the winter. I would go to Vancouver or Toronto,one of the big cities.


I will check those out. Nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you too! Happy travels!


I appreciate dance since I cannot dance. I find it a public service for me to not dance. What about you?


I'm not really a dancer myself. I always felt it was like work, like I should get paid to do it. Not that anyone would pay me to dance though.


Oh, like DWTS and such? No, I'm not interested. I prefer music.


Nice. What kind of music do you listen to?


I usually listen to rock and pop, good music for dancing but I don't dance.


Very nice. Who is your favorite artist right now?


I still like the old stuff. Don't listen to much of what the kids like. I listen to stuff from the 70s and 80s.


Did you ever see Beetlejuice the movie? I thought it was good.


Yeah, I wonder who they will get to play Winona Ryder's part, do you know?


Sophie Ann Caruso I believe, it will be a big part! My choice of entertainment is comedy or Drama films so the Beetlejuice show would fit right into that for me.


Hmm, I've never heard of her, what has she been in before?


I know she was in The Sound of Music Live show, and I think a tv show or 2 but not sure. She is a great entertainer.


Interesting, I bet she is pretty good. I head the whole play is going to cost $28 million.


Wow! that is as much as some films. But for all the special effects in Beetlejuice I can see why.


Yeah, I almost was able see Spiderman which was an expensive play, but they shut it down before I could go.


Oh that is a bummer, that would have been awesome! I really think this Beetlejuice will be worth it though, it has been in the making for 8 years. I would go in a heartbeat!


8 years! Wholly molly! At least they didn't hire Hugh Laurie, I heard he is the highest paid actor ever.


Hugh LAURIE?? Wow, never would have thought that! But I did love the tv show House, pretty good Drama.


Beetlejuice was the best! Now there is another being made but it is a musical version....


yeah, it was good. I only saw a few seasons though.


I heard about that. I wonder if they will bring back Michael Keaton for an encore?


Well it is in the theater on stage, so that would be interesting.


Yeah, I think so. But I wonder how they would mimic some of the special effects?


Right? I think it would be interesting to see. They did a broadway show of School of Rock...but that would be a lot easier on stage.


Interesting. I've only actually been to one show on Broadway. Have you ever been?


I actually have never been to a broadway show, would like to though, I heard they made a Broadway musical about Rocky....it flopped after 6 months. What show did you see?


I didn't hear that. Maybe they did not use Andrew Lloyd Webber for the soundtrack.


It definitely would have been interesting to have seen it! I would really like to see Beetlejuice though, curious how that will work out. Timbers seems to be very pleased with the production thus far.


Apparently Calvin Klein had a big presentation of his latest fashions.


I know about Kevlar.  Is there more news lately?


Apparently miguel cabarello a bulletproof clothing mogul actually shoots all his employees to test the quality of his products.


Mercy.  I would need a HUGE bonus for that work function.  Speaking of clothing, Pilgrims wore colorful clothing and wore black and white only on special occasions.


I think it would be cool to work there. know they arent gonna just shoot somebody with a chance of it actually hurting them. At least then I could say I have been hot and survived.


I would rather say I have not been shot.  Did you know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


I didnt know that. I have seen the shirts with the apple logo on them. I wastn aware that apple actually made the shirts though.


Brands on clothing weren't so common back then.  Apple was a niche player so probably the people who wore the cloths were kind of snobbish about it.


Probably. I heard a story about a guy wearing 70 items of clothing to avoid a baggage charge at a chinese airport. Thats taking it a little far if you ask me.


I can't imagine that many layers.  Every human society has worn clothing.  Some were revealing like grass skirts.


I don't think there's anything wrong with that!


Really, I imagine he has a lot of those.


Yes.  Down with coconut bras!  Nice chatting with you.


I think there is one big one each year.  The 2019 theme had a lot to do with the ocean, sharks and the like.


Sounds interesting I guess. I have never been one to really keep up on fashion to be honest.


I understand.  One of the pieces was a T-shirt with a big open mouth shark showing its teeth.  It would be odd to pay Calvin Klein type money for a t-shirt.


Yeah to be honest, I buy most of my clothes at wal mart. Lol.


I just ate at IHOP and a woman next to our booth was wearing Calvin Klein. That seemed like a fish out of water (no pun intended with the shark clothing comments before)


Lol. I can speak on IHOP. I love that place. Best part. All those flavored syrups. Amazing.


Yep. Did you know that sharks have no rib cage so their own weight can crush them on land.


Wow that is interesting to know. Have you heard about bulletproof clothing.


I know, right? He's also a high score leader for the NBA playoffs. I think he's not in the news much for drama, too.


Well, we thought Judge Judy made a lot an episode, Hugh Laurie makes 700,000 an episode playing in the show House!


That's amazing, but more amazing than making that much is the person having enough to pay that to someone! Is House a drama show?


Oh yeah, meant to mention that, it is! I'm not sure if it's on air anymore though.


Well sometimes I listen to radio online and recently found out that there is a website where you can hear classic radio episodes.


That is good to know, I'll have to check it out sometime. Have you ever seen the Transporter movies?


No, sounds interesting. Are those classic drama movies?


More like action, but it stars Jon Hamm, he taught his old high school drama class. He had ellie kemper in his class (erin from the office).


He sounds pretty smart! lol I bet LeBron James might do something like that. Although, at this point, he's so popular he wouldn't need to!


Not very much, although sometimes player like Lebron James are in the news and are pretty entertaining.


Maybe someday they'll make a drama about LeBron James' life. That would be a good movie or book, I bet!


Same here, I don't really like watching, mainly because I don't understand. aha Lebron James seems like a cool dude, he raised 6 million for charity.


That is really nice of him! I hear he's the second highest paid celebrity only second to Judge Judy.


That crazy! I think Judge Judy makes 123,000 an episode, so that is still a lot of money.


He is very likeable. In his high school games he would attract nearly 2000 patrons and the tickets would be over one hundred dollars.


Wow, that is insane. I believe reebok offered him a deal when he was 18 and he rejected because he thought nike or adidas would offer more. He was right and made 90 million from nike!


That's quite a profit just for waiting! Very smart! I heard he's doing a Space Jame sequel, too, so that will be even more fame and profit!


Meant to say Space Jam. Yeah, the guy is really amazing. I didn't realize until recently that he also has at least two Olympic gold medals!


There is a free option that I used to use but I now pay for it. I can't stand the commercials and the premium account eliminates the commercials. I think it may open the play list more too. I listen a lot to baroque music so that help me currate playlists, like I do for jaz.


yeah, i hear ya. the commercials are irritating. if the content is good, ill pay for it. so you work and listen? thats a good way to use radio.


I do. I also use it while I clean and with 7 and 5 year olds, I clean a lot. I do get stuck in some tracks and play the same stuff alot. Hence jazz and classical.


gotcha. yeah, i put music on in the background to keep my mind active. i find that it helps me focus. i think the radio is also good for commutes.


My office is right outside of a common area so I hear everyone talk if I do not have music on. I find it helps me concentrate. I also thinkk I had ADD though. I have all of the signs that my son is getting diagnosed with.


yeah, the constant distraction from electronics really hampers the attention span. i figure that we would do better with fewer screens. that is what i like about radio. i don't have to watch.


I grew up on radio so if there are things I need to concentrate on, I usually go to the other room and listen to the TV.


anything to keep me company but not require eyeballs is good. I grew up on radio and it was a constant companion.


yeah. I remember walking into my grandparents house and they never had tv on but the radio.


Yeah, they grew up without the screens around. do they have add? maybe not. Anyway, great chat!


Hi, how are you? dont listen much now. i did as a kid. YOu?


I am listening to spotify now. I listen everyday, almost all day! It's important to our family.


i dont listen to spotify. usually i go to youtube.


I know a lot of people use youtube for that. It makes sense. My kids love listening on Alexa so we have amazon music too. What's your favorite genre?


i like rock pop and jazz. i listen to bill evans a lot.


Really? Is he jazz? I like jazz and have not heard of him. I am just getting itno the genre so give me some artists to listen to!


Bill Evans died many years ago. he was a pianist. worked with miles davis. also his own trio. great for thinking and working.


Nice. There is a station on spotify that I use a lot for deep work. It's ironically called deep focus.


oh, that sounds good. i guess spotify has some good stuff. is it free?


Yes he has already released three albums while in the office


Yeah. Did you know there are white house twins in other countries?


Yeah. Did you know Roosevelt did not allow Christmas trees in the WHite House?


Yes he was a huge conservationist and did not allow them in


Yeah Did you know they still use floppy discs to save stuff?


Yes pretty old fashioned but I am assuming that is safer still


True. Did you know it was Bush who brough back the solar panels to the house?


That is cool and I wonder who removed them from there to begin with.


I wonder about that too . Nice chatting with you.


Yes I do. Do you know who the three wealthiest ones are?


Yeah . Do you know what the first president of Zombabwe was called?


Yeah . Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?


Ye I guess they get a lot of people there so that makes sense


True. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes that was the runner up that moved into that position


Yeah. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


maybe lol Have you heard that the rule book states that a runner must avoid a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball?


Yes, it is a basic rule of base running that umpires must watch out for


And you know I also learned that Unlike a judge, an umpire can't deliberate over days or weeks, reading briefs over and over, debating with law clerks or fellow judges. I just don't know why


Umpires have milliseconds to make a judgement on whether or not a pitch is a ball or a strike


it is so interesting... did you know that When baseball was invented in the mid-19th century, it was a bit more like our adversarial court system. There were three umpires: One was hired by the home team and one by the visiting team, and a neutral third party was there to step in if the advocates couldn't agree?


Throughout history, judges and umpires alike have been seen as neutral and objective and trusted with making tough calls


yes they were. and plus As with judging, the tough calls are hardly ever obvious.


No matter how a judge (or umpire) calls it, there will always be someone on the other side to question the call


That is for sure, I totally agree with you. Do you like baseball?


I do but enjoy the work of the Supreme Court more and can't stand the fact Kavanaugh was confirmed to the highest court of the land


I like him to be honest, he is one of the best for me. Did you know that Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?


no unfortunately, but I am very interested. I like a lot Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council


He was referring to Kavanaugh who himself has no business being an umpire or a judge


yes exactly, I mostly admire in umpires that they have always been considered authority figures, like judges. Both are subject to a lot of scrutiny, and we do what we think is right by rule and tradition.


The strike zone as they say can vary from one umpire to the next just like a judge's decision on a case


yes exactly. Judges and analysts who describe an umpire's job in those terms are oversimplifying, do you agree?


I don't think Kavanaugh is fit to be an umpire let alone a judge.


Kavanaugh is one of the bests for me, he is very straightforward.


Hopefully the other justices on the court will help him learn to contain his temperament


So ironic. Even Apple used to have a clothing line


Yeah. Do you have a favorite kind of shoes?


I like trainers. Did you know balled dancers use up to 4 pairs of shoes a week?


That sounds like a lot of shoes and also a lot of money


True. 5000 old shoes are better than they are nowadays


Wow. DO you know how to keep your shoes fresh?


Yes you can use tea bags and put them in the shoes


Yeah. Do you know how Steve Smith is raising awareness for homelessness?


Yes he leaves his cleats in the field after the games


I do just like the pilgrims prefer most of the time


Such a great approach. Nice chat tonight


Yes. Do you know when they wear black though?


Yes that is reserved for special occasions


Yeah. Do you know how they tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Yeah. Did you hear of that fun clothing store in Alabama with unclaimed stuff?


Yes it is all stuff that remains unclaimed in the airport


Yeah. Did you know North Korea has a clothing brand?


Yes the RIp Curl that says that it is made in China


Haha...maybe some people unfriended me for free. Iceland is even using Facebook to rewrite their constitution, allowing the public to make changes and suggestions.


I am not sure I would be as trusting if it was in the US.  Maybe most of us will just be watching some brand of football anyway?


Football has gained so much popularity over the years too. Before, bowlers made twice as much as the top football stars.


It certainly has come a long way from it's prehistoric roots where some sort of ball game seemed to take place in many different parts of the world.


Speaking of prehistoric roots, apparently hiccups are from early evolution when land animals had gills and lungs.


Interesting and today animals have guaranteed rights in places like Germany!


And in Scotland, the loch ness monster is a protected species under the 1912 scottish protection of animals act!


I wonder if any other legendary animals have similar protection?


Do people actually believe the Loch Ness Monster exists? Anyway, humans are the only animals who enjoy humor and wordplay. The Style Invitational is one that seems a little too complex for me.


It's definitely pretty deep.  I did find the winner pretty funny -- Loose Cannon: Excrement: Gross domestic product.


Hello.  I used to, but I haven't used it in years.  What about you?


Oh, that is funny! I get it now! It's a little too much thinking for me.


I used to use it a lot as well. Now I just use it to message people. It's crazy that it's been around since 2004. I started using it around 2008.


Between you and me, I'm not thrilled with Mark Zuckerberg, but I can't deny how successful it has become!


It's amazing that Facebook had the largest valuation for a newly listed public company, 104 billion!


Wow!  To think Myspace, which I think is no more, could have purchased it for $75 million.


Yes, some people are sure kicking themselves for that decision! I wonder why the Facebook like button is illegal in Schleswig-Holstein, a state in Germany


That's a great question.  Another might be why Burger King gave out free whoppers to people who unfriended 10 people on Facebook.


That is true. I wonder who thought of that and why. Wouldn't it be better to make friends in order to share the promotion?


You would think!  I wonder how many unfriended me for the deal?


hi how are you? what do you think of our solar system?


Neptune has always been a slow poke. it takes it time, and that is why we will always be a superior planet. LOL I have heard that Venus is unusual too.


Oh yeah what is so unusual about it. The one I think is unusual is Uranus.


The sideways rotation, yes, that is unusual. I wonder how that happened


Did you know that the highest point on the moon is 1938 meters higher than mt Everest is.


That is quite high. i would not want to scale that peak, even under low gravity conditions.


Mars largest moon is on third hollSome believed it was artificial in origin.ow.


That would be spooky. artificial? i wonder who built the hollow moon, and what they stored in there.


Maybe it was a spaceship of some other intelligent lifeform. Maybe they left it there so they could monitor what we are doing on earth.


Yeah, we need Elon to go out there and check it out for us. He probably is busy though. Anyway, great chat!


He probably is busy you are right about that. Good chat though, have a great day.


I think it is amazing. the pictures you see of space are so beautiful.


Yes, the sun is white from the moon because there is no atmosphere. it is yellow on earth.


Yeah I heard atmospheric scattering causes that to happen.  Did you know that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun is.


Yeah, that makes sense. it would be great if we could harness that energy somehow.


considering enough energy hits the earth in one second to meet our needs for 500000 years, I think we do need to find a way to harness that energy.


And we would need to store it somewhere too. that is a lot of energy. i guess solar is a good start.


Well if we hook solar up to the grid it can be stored where all the other power is stored.


I wonder how many panels are needed to meet all energy needs at the moment. we should be doing much more in that regard.


We really should. Did you know that on July 11 2011 neptune completed its first orbit since being discovered in 1846


Hey how's it going, do you know who Michael B. Jordan is?


He is, Tony Stark comes in second. I'm surprised they can make characters worth that much


Yes.  I guess though they have to make them like that so they can have money to do the things they need to do to be a superhero.


For sure, never thought about that. Chadwick Boseman did such a good job acting in that movie.


Don't laugh.  I don't know who that is either.


He was the star of Black Panther. Let's talk about the internet though, how nuts is it?


I like the internet.  Now that I know about.  Do you know what a hamburger button is?


I never knew what it was until I just read about it, it's the three horizontal lines you see some places. Who would have known that constant clicking links on the internet can cause real addition measurable in the brain?