Yeah, having a competitive advantage in the Olympics is not a good thing.  i bet its used more in local and national competitions though.


Yes.  I love how it was the Native Americans who taught the British how to do the crawl when they beat them in a competition where the British only did the breaststroke.


I bet they could swim very fast.  Not as fast as that new Dutch commuter bus though that can travel at speeds up to 160 mph!


I heard about that.  Crazy that the surgeons did that to that poor 7 year old girl.


That is crazy speed for a bus!  I would be worried about a crash.  Of course that is completely different than Mackinac island, where there are no motorized vehicles at all!


Yup, totally the opposite.  They only use horse drawn carriages or bikes there.


Iceland has no public rail service either - there people fly between towns!


I bet that's expensive.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you today.


Yes.  But not as expensive as Japan - where it costs $300 in tolls to drive across the island!


Yeah, I couldn't afford that.  All of their highways are tolls in Japan.


Yes at least Japan has a great public transportation system.


I know - I have never heard of anyone having a tumor on their femur!


I wonder if they considered re-amputating it and putting it on the right way.  But she can walk with a prosthetic so i guess they decided to not take the risk.


Well her femur is gone for good.  They put her lower leg where the femur used to be so that she can walk and use her ankle as a knee.


And that little girl is amazing, actually showing off her leg even though it looks different.


Yes.  It would be kind of neat having a leg like that!  She will even be able to play sports and dance!


Yeah, she needs special blades to do certain activities.  Her family and friends have donated to cover some of that cost.


Yes I am glad she can dance - it is such an art form for human movement.


She thinks she might even be able to take part in the paralympics some day.  She would have to travel to attend though.


Exactly, good question! I find it interesting how many years ago the Republican party was considered classical liberalism....


Is that something Theodore Roosevelt started with the Bull Moose Party.


I believe so! Everything about the 2 parties has changed a lot over the earlier years. I say let us all forget sides and just vote for whoever is best for our country. In the past I have voted both Democrat and Republican. I just want the best candidate for president!


Zimbabwe did that with their first election.  People smiled so much leaving the poles.  they had elected the Top Banana as president.


Haha, I love the name! Maybe he was the one who put out 3 pop albums while in office!


It does seem like popularity is a commodity.  Some politicians have it and could do well with an album.


I think so, I believe Ronald Reagan was in a movie and he became president.


I think Reagan also announced a few ball games.  The GOP has won 24 of the last 40 elections.


That is interesting! I read that every U.S president who had a beard was a Republican, that's interesting.


Wow.  What would trump look like with a beard? There should be a rule to level power instead of allowing trifectas.


Hello there.  I like presidential history, do you?


Haha, that's a funny visual! I agree on that. Interesting too that the Republican party has lost the popular vote in 6 out the last 7 Presidential elections. It has been great chatting! Have a great evening!


I do find history about past presidents very interesting!


The system of USA government is ever changing.  untill 1805 the runner up of the presidential election became the vice president.  May the odds ever be in your favor.


Wow, that is interesting! Could be challenging! A fun fact I read is that since 1853 there has not been a president who was not either Democrat or Republican!


Yes, Its kind of funny to think that at one time there were Torrys and Whigs and maybe others.  If it was topical the Simpsons would have done a episode on it.


Haha, yes, politics seem to get into everything! it is interesting too that the colors red and blue have only been around since 2000 for the use of being Democrat or Republican.


It is interesting the number of politicians that change parties. Ronald Reagan once campaigned for democrats.  Maybe he was looking at the red or blue color and not the idea.


Right! Interesting. Kind of like how 15% of the Tea Party movement identify as Democrats!


I wonder where Reagan stood on the tea party.  In the past he was against high corporate profits and low wages.


Summer break seems so much shorter than I was when I was a kid. I felt it used to last forever.


I always stick my head out to double check when I'm in a rental, haha. Speaking of neat features, glad I have a trunk. The trunk used to be just a wooden trunk on the back.


I love going to baseball games and using the trunk as a cooler and food station. Baseball is a game where two teams either bat or field. It's fun to play and watch.


What about kickball? That is called soccer baseball in Canada!


I enjoy kickball, but I prefer baseball. They go through 160,000 balls in a season.


Wow. In Japan they love baseball too. Many fans are surprised to find out that it's America's national pastime.


My favorite team is the Cubs because they were the first to win back to back world series.


Nice! Do you collect baseball cards? A man found three million dollars worth of baseball cards in his grandfathers attic


I don't, but what a lucky find! Almost as lucky as the research showing that Pluto is not a planet.


Speaking of planets, Venus doesn't tilt so it has no seasons. It's the only planet that turns clockwise.


That's so odd. I wonder why. Earth is also referred to as Gaia and Tellus.


I agree! We would go for road trips. We took the car for transportation. We had a four wheeled car that sat four people.


Jupiter's moon has an interesting name. It's called Ganymede, and it would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


Yeah, summers aren't actually shorter. They're about the amount of time as they used to be. Sigh, still wish I could go back to my childhood summers without a worry in the world except for boredom!


I wish we had the google self driving cars with aggressive mode back in the day because that would have made spring break road trips a lot more fun!


Haha, sounds pretty scary. I wonder if Cadillac will come out with a self driving car. Cadillacs are named after the explorer who founded Detroit.


People in Detroit are lucky they can warm up their cars this time of year. It is illegal to do so in Ohio!


Really? Speaking of legalities, in South Africa it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers to ward off carjacking.


Imagine having that in America! I am grateful for the pump arrow in the car because I always forget which side the gas cap is on.


Check it out! It is a lifesaver! It is something they didn't have to worry about pre 20th century when cars weren't accessible to the masses.


yup, it was nice because back then soldiers couldn't leave their car in uniform so it was their only option to get food


Apparently there are more libraries than McDonald's which is absolutely shocking to me because within my city I can think of 3 libraries and 6 McDonalds.


oh ya I agree, I am happy to hear that though, did you hear why the back of your car is called  a trunk?


Yeah because they carried actual trunks in the back of their cars which absolutely makes sense.


oh ya I agree, I live near detroit, didn't know the founder's last name was Cadillac


Oh my gosh it is cold up there! You do need a flame thrower! Are Cadillacs made in Detroit?


some of them are yes, I would like to get a Model T someday though they were made back in 1908!


A car that's over 111 years old might have some good miles on it. I wonder how many still exist


ya I don't know, have you ever played the game Gran Tourismo?


I don't think so. I honestly am not that into cars or racing. I lived right down the road from a Nascar track and I never went.


I do have a car that I absolutely love. It is a Toyota 4Runner. I can't imagine what I'd do without my car.


well this guy apparently beat like 90k people and then became a real race car driver, I want to do that!


I feel like a video game and driving a real car are in no way the same. Maybe reaction time would be better


ya, speaking of reactions have you ever played basketball?


I've played for fun before but never for an official team. I was terrible and very short.


yes I have a VW JEtta, crazy that the car was invented back in 1886!


I was not aware that a German inventor was the originator of the car. I always thought the Model T was first.


yup, Karl Benz, who later joined with Mercedes to creat that brand


I always tend to lean more towards foreign cars versus American - they seem to last longer. Could you imagine driving a car that has a flame thrower attached like they do in South Africa?


haha that sounds awesome, but i'm cold right now so I'd use it to keep warm!


You could literally start a camp fire with your car. I feel like they have probably run into some issues of accidentally catching things on fire. Highjacking must be a big issue though if flamethrowers were the answer to deter.


ya I agree, I am glad that McDonalds invented the drive though that, that has been a lifesaver for me


me too. I always opt for a drive thru versus sitting down. Although sometimes its not always faster.


Wow, that is awesome. I am sure it is for the instagram people that want to show off lol


No doubt! The three horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called hamburger button.


That makes sense, it looks like one lol. Do you ever read the terms of service ever on the internet?


Unfortunately not. I am like 93% of people and I do not read the full terms when buying a product or service!


Me too, lol. I think I have sold my soul to the devil multiple times and have never known it


Ha ha that is funny me too. If you own an Apple computer make sure you don't smoke near it because it voids the warranty by making it a biohazard.


Wow, that is a good thing. They should do it more. I wonder if russia has that too for their water powered computer they created in 1936 lol


Good question, I want to buy that even made that. Some people want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks. Sounds scary to me.


Very scary and sounds like the beginning to a drama or horror movie lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Yes it does indeed. Someone even built a working 16-bit computer using nothing but the basic mine craft building blocks. Great talking with you too partner!


I love Google so much. A single Google search requires more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong to the moon. No wonder it's works so well.


That is awesome, I need to see that computer. Have a great day!


That is crazy lol. Times have changed for sure!


Yes they have.So many people use Google that it once went down for five minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it.


wow, that is insane numbers! What would we do without google?


That's a good question.When there is a disputed border, Google maps tailors its maps to the claims of each country where the Internet browsers located.


wow, it does so much! The internet is crazy now, what would you do if the internet went down


People wouldn't know what to do. Luckily there is a saved copy at the current library of Alexandria.


That is a good back up. I wonder if they have a back up to the back up lol. Did you know you can get internet at the peak of mt everest


Yes and there's 3G cell service there as well. I guess there are people who got to make calls up there.


Hello, do you like fun facts?  Jupiter has a moon that would be a planet if it orbited the sun.


Yes, it is sad.  The day was only 5.5 hours long when Earth was first formed.


Wow. That really puts things into perspective, especially when you consider that humans are only represented by a little over a minute if the history of the Earth was viewed in a 24 hour period.


That is true.  By the end of the 21st century, Earth will be virtually helium free.


I wonder if that will alter the moon's effect on the ocean tides?


I think it may.  A funny fact is that The UN appointed someone as the official ambassador of extraterrestrials just in case we ever make contact,


I know, that is funny. I wonder if their ships will be affected by the Earth's magnetic field (which is generated by the liquid outer core)


That is beyond my knowledge.  But I also know a lot about animals such as there being over 20 quintillion animals on Earth.


I never knew that the white patches on livestocks foreheads is due to being domesticated.


I did hear that somewhere.  I also heard that the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species, under the provisions of the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act.


Unfortunately, they think Nessie died. It's weird that Germany (of all places) gave animals legal rights


I do, I love trivia! I didn't know Venus doesnt have a tilt, the way Earth does.


Really, that's cool.  I think it is the only planet to rotate clock wise?


Maybe? I know Uranus rotates sideways and rolls, instead of spinning. There always has to be one that has to be different.


That is cool info.  Venus doesn't have seasons.


That would be weird, like living in the tropics. I am still saddened that Pluto is no longer a planet.


Lol, poor Pluto. I read awhile back there is an planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree fahrenheit weather.


Guess there is no supporting life on that planet. The United Nations have an ambassador to extraterrestrials, just in case they decide to make contact. Isn't that crazy?


I didn't know that.  Changing topics a little, I saw that over 80% of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.


Isn't that heartbreaking? Especially when you consider only 30% of Earth's surface is actually land mass.


Yes! And I like that USPS contracts with Amazon to deliver on Sunday. Can't beat that!!


Yes,  I do like getting my packages on Sundays!  And I love the free 2 days shipping with Prime!  Prime has so many benefits!


Yes it does. However, I only do the trial during the holiday season for free. I know that's bad on me. I wonder how awesome the very first customer felt when he got a building named after him for only spending $27.95.


Yep, I get a lot of books from there. Are you a big reader?


I am but lately I have been really into Audible,  not sure if that counts.  I am just so busy it is easier to listen to audio books for me right now.  How about you?


You know I've never gotten into the audio books. Guess I'm old school. I read pretty fast but not anywhere close Anne Jones who holds the world record at 4,700 wpm. How is that possible?


yeah that is insane.  I wonder if she actually processes what she is reading.


Probably not a lot of it. How about the "moral panic" the reading of novels brought about in the 18th century! They probably thought the whole generation was going to the dogs. :)


lol thats so weird to me,  reading is good for you,  calm down.


Absolutely!  I use a lot of their services.  How about you?


:) now the current generation is into video games like Minecraft and no one communicates anymore. Sigh! Hey, nice chatting!!


Sure do! Jeff Bezos was a genius when he founded the company in 1994.


Yeah,  he also built a clock that should run for 10,000 years,  and built it into a mountain. lol


So bazaar, right? I am floored that the warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles during a shift. I would be so skinny if I worked there. :)


Yeah I wouldnt mind that,  getting paid to exercise,  its not heavy exercising,  just walking,  im down lol


Oh I agree. I didn't know that Amazon sold low end products under the AmazonBasics brand. Did you?


I have heard of it,  but I havent shopped on it.  That is definitely something I want to check out though.  I just figure they have low end and high end on the same platform so we have options lol


That is true. I find some pretty good deals. So good sometimes that I am surprised it is still the largest internet retailer in the world based on revenue and market capitalization.


I believe it,  it has everything and they deliver straight to your door, game changer lol


Hello there, do you attend many music concerts?


I think I have read that before, wasn't it a German inventor as well?


I believe it was Karl Benz to be honest. Pretty cool.


Good call, yeah very cool.  And then, thanks to Mr. Ford, the car years later became mass produced and widely available.


Apparently it is legal to put a flamethrower on your car in South Africa.


That sounds like a real life version of Grand Theft Auto, or better yet Twisted Metal!


Yeah, pretty crazy! Do you like U2 the band?


They are pretty good, I would say their earliest stuff is probably the best.  How about you?


Yeah, I like the first few albums, but I admit I haven't listened to them in a long time.


Oh yeah I haven't heard those albums in forever, I know my older brother was into them as well.


Well apparently they played country music wearing wigs once in texas.


I do, I prefer live concerts to not live.


That is probably the best thing I have ever heard about them.  Nice chatting with you, hope you have a good day.


Yeah same here, I used to go quite a bit but not so much these days.  What was your favorite concert ever?


I like pink floyd. They apparently recorded a live concert at the roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience.


I am a fan too, but mostly of their first album.  I have seen some footage, it looked so cool.


Interesting. Well apparently Creed is so terrible that attendees of their concerts, that they got sued.


I read that as well.  I think that's pretty sad.  If you don't like it, don't buy a ticket next time.


Well in Croatia there is a roman amphitheater that is still used today.


I think that is so cool, I would love to see someone play in that venue.


Yeah, it would be cool to see it. Did you know that 1886 was regarded as the birth year for the modern car?


Hello hows it going?  Did you know the sun is actually white?  That is amazing.  Also,  why didn't our teachers tell us this in elementary school,  everyone draws a yellow sun! lol


Britain's Met Office wrote about it, wondering if it is the new normal.


Geez i hope not.  California will be gone if this is the normal for us lol


There was really high pressure in parts of Eruope, and also thunderstorms. I think global warming is causing a lot of weird weather.


Seems like it.  hey I read something interesting!  Jupiter would be considered a planet if it didnt circle the sun.


I find it interesting that Uranus actually rolls around the sun. It doesn't spin like the other planets!


If it doesnt spin,  is some of the planet forever in the dark?


I presume it kind of tumbles. I never thought I'd say a planet was cute but that is adorable.


Haha, true! But speaking of weird orbits, the planet Venus does not tilt, so it has no seasons. It's the only planet that rotates clockwise.


Ha, that is funny! I can't believe that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy!


The sun feels so hot down here. I can't imagine how hot it is on the surface of the sun. However,a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun. You don't want to get hit by that!


Right!  That sounds horrific,  definitely puts a new perspective on those people who have survived it!


The sun makes enough energy every second to meet the energy needs of the entire planet for 500 000 years. I hope we learn to harness its power even better.


We all need to switch to solar asap!  That is amazing!!


Yes, we do. Do you believe in global warming?


Yes,  but I am not well educated on it.  I see signs of our earth dying though.  For example,  California has been low on water for years now,  and we have been suffering for crazy amounts of fires in tthe last few years,  the air quality is getting bad too.


Temperatures in Europe have passed all time records during heat waves.


Hello there, are you a fan of Hillary Clinton?


Yeah I think that is such an interesting fact.  I don't think they get bombarded as much with all of the ads during election time as well!


Well they still probably get emails. The voting system is messed up Hilary actually got 65 million votes and still didn't win. That's actually the 3rd highest vote total ever.


I think they need to think about how the voting system works.  It doesn't seem right that one could win the popular vote and still lose.


I agree 100%, although to be fair numbers are always going to go up as the population increases. They have changed things in the past though. In the early days the runner up in the election became vice president!


I read that, I wonder what would happen if they went back to that old system!  Maybe they would be forced to work together.


It's not a bad idea although it has the potential for disaster. Maybe they could give the runner up the president's guest house, which is actually larger then the white house.


I would support that plan, I wonder what the guests from other countries think when they come to stay and its so much bigger.


Probably just think american is showing off their wealth. Did you know Trump is not even one of the top 3 wealthiest presidents? Although I assume that is inflation adjusted as he must have more actual dollars then anyone before him.


That I thought was very interesting.  But yeah, I think you might be right about that.


I mean how could George Washington have more dollars? back then even 1 million dollars was probably unimaginable.


Hi, while I wouldn't say I am her biggest fan I would say she did a good job as Secretary of State, and as a senator.


Yeah it probably was for sure.  Anyways, it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Yeah I agree with you there, and I'm not a big fan myself.


She was actually the first female senator from NY. Too bad she didn't become the first fermale president.


Yeah she was very close to it though.  Did you know that Stephen Hawking lectured at the white house on both Bill and Hillary?


I think I remember that happening. Hilary certain has lead an interesting life even if she never reached her goal of becoming president. Strangely she was president of young republicans when she was in college.


I could see that, and yeah she definitely has.  Did you know she won a grammy!??


Yes actually. Reading about the past grammys since the awards were yesterday I saw that. Not for singing though, just spoken word. I wouldn't exactly say she has a very soothing voice.


Agreed on the voice, and yeah it was for spoken album, actually a recording of the audio of her book.


Even though I'm not her biggest fan she did get my vote. Did you know astronauts vote from space?


What do you think about the president? Do you think that he should create a pop album like the president of Indonesia


Yep I agree. people shouldn't judge candidates for the presidency by height though. Apparently 75% of the time the taller candidate has won, ever since 1900, that also seems stupid


It's got to be involuntary, something from our evolution. A taller person is more likely to bring down the wooly mammoth. I was concerned when I heard that international election observers were blocked from the polls in nine states back in the 2012 election.


Yep that makes me concerned too. I'm also concerned that Jay Z wrote a song for the Space Jam soundtrack LOL. That sounds crazy but awesome


Hah! I think that was one Bugs Bunny sang. I liked the rabbit's flow. Jay-Z has been doing this a long time. He was throwing down with busta rhymes in high school.


he'd also do the same with DMX, they all went to the same High School, maybe there is something in that water lol


Yeah, must be. Guess he's a comic book fan too. His album Kingdom Come was named after a DC comics series.


Oh that's interesting. Also interesting that he doesn't put his music on iTunes in terms of tracks. he only does full albums


He has some artistic integrity I guess. He teamed up with Alicia Keys to do a song about NYC called Empire State of Mind.


I actually like that song. I thought it was better than the Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg song California Girls, those two songs were meant to go head-to-head apparently


Yeah I never dug Snoop's whole schtick. I've been listening to Jay-Z since Reasonable Doubt.


Not a fan personally but that would be worth listening to at least once. I think I would have chosen the "none of these candidates" option if I lived in Nevada.


Yeah he's been going for a long time. Although not as long as since we had our rule change about vice-presidents, that was back in 1805


Yep I think that's a good option to have. I'm also glad we don't do a lottery like in ancient athens


I wonder what they called them. President Gyro? In Zimbabwe the first president was called President Banana.


President banana makes me hungry! they should invite him to stay at the White House Guest House, which is shockingly bigger than the actual White House


That's pretty cool.I wonder where the guest house is exactly?


I wonder that too. I haven't been to Washington DC in a long time. Speaking of DC, you know who the top three richest presidents were?


JFK and Washington were up there I think. There was one more I can't remember.


Yes you're right! The other one was Jefferson, I think they must have been adjusted for inflation LOL. are you sad like me that the presidential election turnout has only maxed out at 63%?


That is sad. WIsh more people would be involved. If you don't vote you get what you deserve.


Do you like to use google as a search engine? I use it all the time. I am even going to use it to learn to sew my own clothes.


I haven't seen the Pokemon show, but I've seen the cute cards. I used to watch that 70's show a lot on TV. It was one of my Dad's favorites. Do you like it much?


Yeah that show was legendary. Ashton Kutcher was the man. It really did well in the US but not so much in the UK.


I remember watching that show on TV and wondering why they kids in my high school weren't nearly as cool as the one's on the TV show. I guess that's why it's TV. lol


Ha ha yeah exactly right TV is always cooler than real life. Thomas the tank engine had a lot of celebrity voices like Alec Baldwin. Are you familiar with that show?


I do know that TV show, but my son was more into this other show called Tec The Tractor. It's pretty unique. I don't know another TV show like it. Have you seen it?


Oh wow I never even heard of that! Do they have any celebrity actors like Ringo Starr or George carlin who also did Thomas the tank engine?


I'm not sure. If they do they are British stars I don't know. It's a British show. He also likes the British kids TV show called Peppa Pig.


Yeah I guess he got off easy! I will have to Google that show later and check it out. So many people use Google it once went down for five minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it.


Well, I'm glad google is up now, because I need to google how to fix clothing. My jeans are way too big on me but I like them so much!


It sounds like you've been losing weight congratulations! But yeah I think that out of all animals on earth humans are the only ones that wear clothes LOL. It was lovely talking with you today.


Yeah I love Google. A single search requires more computing power that it took to send Neil Armstrong and 11 other astronauts the moon!


Humans are definitely the only ones who put clothing on themselves, but what about all those poor dogs people dress up? lol Same to u, wish me luck with the jeans so that I don't mangle them! ha!


That's amazing! I like how Google once used goats to mow their lawns instead of polluting lawnmowers. I guess they mowed and fertilized all at once! Do you think that was a good idea?


That is hilarious and a great way to kill two birds with one stone. They always innovate. Like calculating traffic based on how fast android devices are moving on the road.


That's a really good idea. Plus it shows how popular Google maps and Android are. Did you know it was founded by Stanford student?


Oh man I bet he got an A+ LOL! Yet looks like they are about 14% of the shares.


Stanford students are known to be pretty shard, I guess! They probably don't have time to watch much television. Do you watch it much?


Agreed. Yes I do. I don't like all the commercials and advertising on tv though.


Meant to say they're sharp, not shard! lol That's true, I do hate TV commercials, too. I used to brave them to watch The Big Bang Theory, though. Have you seen it? I love it.


Ha ha no problem I understood. Oh yeah that's a great show! I also loved Pokemon but I haven't seen all 750 episodes.


How do you feel about the conservative vs. liberal  press coverage?


I had heard that on a podcast I listen to recently.  They should also report on the status of cancer research, and Alzheimers research.  Promote events that help the world.


Yes they should.  They need to report facts on events that are relevant to people and their lives.  I would like more information on the possible link found to a parallel universe. That seems pretty relevant.


It does, they should also talk about how universes evolve, just like earth species do.


True.  Do you think it is interesting that we still don't know how large the universe is?


Yeah.  I think it is really an unfathomable size.  It is constantly expanding outward.  We dont even know where the center of the universe it.  (Although we often think we are it... we arent..)


That's true.  Nicolaus Copernicus put the sun as the center and others built on that but we don't actually know for certain.


It is center of our solar system, but who hows how many galaxies there are out there.  Ours isnt even the largest.


Along the lines of the universe being inside a black hole, I had been under the impression that a black hole was the center of the universe.


It could be.  We dont truly know.  I think exploriation is so important.  I tend to believe that there is life other than us out there.  What if there is something more complex, thinking we arent intelligent life forms?


As long as they look at our media they probably will think that.


I think that it is unfairly biased towards the liberal side.  I know that the liberals think it is unfairly biased to the conservative side though.


Very true, especially our social media.  LOL


Here's something I would like to know how scientists know.  They say that if you fold a paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the universe.


I tend to think it is a bit unbiased to the conservatives, but I am a moderate in a very ultra conservative area, so that might influence my decision.


I've heard that some liberals complain that even the entertainment industry is biased towards conservatives.


I wouldn't agree with that.  I think the entertainment industry is fairly balanced, if not balanced towards the liberals.


I think it is more balanced towards the liberals as well.  If you think about what each side stands for and then what is reflected in movies and tv shows it's kind of obvious how they lean.


Very true.  I have a hard time with any Mainstream Media these days.  Each side has their channels, but it is so slanted.  It has gotten hard to get the facts as they are.


Yes it has.  A person has to search google and look up various sources just to find out the facts. And then there is the stories covered, so many are unimportant these days but made to seem important.  Our universe is so much larger than what the media shows us.


It really is.  There is so much trivial coverage of things too.  I dont particularly care whose dog got photographed or what the celebrities are up to.  Share stories of people changing the world.


I totally agree with you!  They should tell the public that scientists think we are already in a black hole for example.


hahha tell me about it. how about softball, do you watch it?


No, not really.  Softball is mainly for the womenfolk, I think.


yeah and they get paid very very little less than $6000


That's not right.  You sure couldn't make a living being a professional softball player that's for sure.  The average player only makes between 5 and 6 thousand dollars a year.  That's chicken feed compared to professional baseball players.


exactly, so they have to train and run around and practice and at the same time hold onto second jobs. too much work


Amen to that.  Do you know the YMCA claims to have invented softball, in addition to volleyball and basketball.


Oh I did not know that, interesting. softball was also the first sport ing event shown in espn.


Yeah, I remember that game between the Kentucky Bourbons and Milwaukee Schlitz.  Couldn't have those names nowadays, with all the political correctness.  Lol


I know, everything is scrutinized to the bone really. do you know anything about the longest game in ncaa history?


That would be the Creighton versus Utah.  It lasted 31 innings.  That's wild.


That is indeed wild. they must have been so exhausted and happy to be done


Exactly, well it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon.  I'll talk to you later, I need to go wash my car.


from time to time, did you know baseball coaches can play if they are required to?


I haven't heard of that.  I wonder if any have actually ever had to play?


I wonder about that too. I guess it is nice to have that extra player there.


How true.  I was surprised to find out that in Japan basesball is so popular some of the Japanese people are shocked to find out it's America's national pastime.


Wow I would have never thought. In Canada kickball is also called soccer-baseball.


Wow, that's crazy.  I'd like to be the person that found all those old basesall cards in their grandfather's attic since the 1940s.  Three millions dollars worth.


talk about luck. there is a couple who scheduled all 2430 major baseball leagues games for 24 years. what a job


Can you say reliable, dependable, and apparently very organized to accomplish that.  My wife and I can't seem to coordinate our trips to the dentist, doctor, and eye doctor.


Wow! He got an amazing deal. Good for him.


Yes it would be a total of $32,000,000!  I bet Michael Jordan made good money also.


Oh I'm sure he did. Did you know that Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA when introduced?


I actually did!  They banned it but Jordan would wear them anyways because Nike was willing to pay the fine after each game!


Yes must have been a big money maker!  One NBA player I thought was pretty cool was Tim Duncan.


Yep, but before doing that he sacrificed money and stayed in college for 4 years instead of going pro right away.  That's why I respect Duncan.


Good for him. I'm glad he was still accepted and able to play. Do you remember Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?


Yes I do!  His dominant use of dunking got the shot banned from College basketball for over a decade!


I follow it sometimes.  I know there is 30 teams total.


Yes he did. He was amazing. Nice chatting with you.


No I didn't!  I do know though that the NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average salary per player.


I was not aware of that. Have you heard of Reggie Miller?


Yes!  He is one of the NBA hall of famers!


Did you know that in high school his sister constantly outperformed him in basketball in high school? She broke 8 national records.


Wow must run in the family to be great.  Another NBA player that is somewhat intriguing is Allen Iverson with a deal he had.


I heard he had a huge endorsement. Do you know the details of it?


Yes!  It was a lifetime endorsement with Reebok in 2001.  He would get $800,000 a year until he is 55 years old.  That's a lot of cash.


Hi. Do you like movies? Have you seen Incredibles 2?


I learned that Green Lantern film was supposed to be a comedy featuring Jack Black. I think that is one time it is much better not to do comedy.


Yes, I agree. Can't quiet imagine that as a comedy so they probably made the right decision. I didn't see Kung Fu hustle, the movie that Bill Murray thinks is the best modern comedy. Did you see it?


I saw it a long time ago. It was funny but I am not sure if it is the funniest movie. I do like the Monty Python movies have you seen any of those?


Yes we've seen them. I don't actually love them but they are some of my husbands favorite! He loves that kind of humor. We also watched Seinfeld and Frazier and was surprised when 3rd rock from the sun, beat them for the best comedy in 1997.


I agree! Entertainment is very subjective, people used to bred chickens for entertainment for fun not food in 50 bc.


I hope they didn't bred them for fighting because that is cruel but I bet they did. Of course, I don't eat them for food either! Did you play Ninendo for fun or some other kind of video game system? It was so limited at first with only 54 colors!


I played the original Nintendo and I am so surprised that they discontinued it in 2003. That seems like a long time!


A lot has happened in the video game world since then! But it is a classic. Speaking of classics, it's funny that Ronald Reagan was turned down for a role in a movie because he didn't look presidential enough. I guess he showed them!


Wow! What a fun fact. Well thanks so much for chatting. I learned a lot of new and fun information today.


Great to talk to you too! Comedy and the movies are always fun to watch and to chat about!


Hi, I enjoy movies. I have seen Incredibles 1 but not 2 yet. Have you seen it?


I did. I only had to wait 13 years for it but it was worth it. It still has the character Edna Mode in it which makes me happy.


13 years! So does that mean you played the video game from that came out before the first movie?


I did not play the video game but I bet its just as great as the movies. The director picked artist who were going to quit or be fired from Pixar because he believed in them. I guess that's what it takes, is heart and belief.


He took a risk but it obviously paid off! I guess he saved himself some trouble by doing Edna's voice himself. I wonder if he got double salaries?!


Wow I never knew that. And I just learned the actress that did Violet's voice is famous for political commentary and a best selling author of historical nonfiction. Talk about talent.


That makes sense because I've never heard of her. Usually the voices are actors and actresses you've heard of. I didn't realize or pick up on the fact that it was set in the 1960's. It seemed more modern than that. Not today's world but that still surprised me.


Well the 1960s were so futuristic that it feels a bit modern now.  Disney is really talented at everything they do. Unfortunately, Comedy Central has not had the same record and has cancelled over 100 shows.


I don't really know much about Comedy Central and what shows they have been responsible for. Maybe they should do back and take some lessons from the Greeks who first mastered comedy!


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


I enjoy it when the production and directors participate in the film. I feel that there are too many explosions in the original films sometimes


true. away from robots, do you like dogs?


They are men's best friend for a reason. Especially since we have evolved along human for so long that we are able to be uniquely attuned to one another


I think they are few of the species people regularly care about providing blood transfusions for. Like for fish, most people would let then pass on


true. in instanbul there is a vending machine that dispenses food and water for the dogs


Is it automatic? Or do people pay for it?


actually all you have to do is feed it plastic bottle


Oh that would definitely help motivate people to recycle


yes for sure, two good things at the same time


In any case. Thank you for this pleasant chat.


I also enjoy watching movies as well as listening to music, playing games, among other activities.


nice. did you ever see the movie transformers?


I have seen the original and Revenge of the Fallen. you?


I have seen the original and age of extinction. I enjoyed the first, but it was downhill for me since then. I still like the animation and CGI, but the story not so much. How about you?


I agree. age of extinction raised billions and had such low ratings


Also, it is kind of hard lately to feel much when characters die since they always come back. Optimus prime died more than 25 time in the last 30 years in the comics alone


yeah that is true. michael bay was the human flicked by megatron in the first movie


Yeah he can play just about any role, do you like Lord of the Rings, do you recall who Sean Bean is?


Yes, i remember him. he played the guy who died in the first film.


He did, well he was so scared of flying he hiked in full costume when they filmed the movie.


Whoa. that is serious. i am not scared of flying, but i dont like heights. he could go on horseback?


I have no idea of how he got there but yeah maybe on the back of a horse,


that would be a long trip. and his costume must have been stinky with sweat and stuff.


Yeah I bet so what other forms of entertainment do you like?


I used to play video games. i dont play now. You?


I used to play them as well, I dont have the time anymore I had a NES system growing up


I never had the NES. my friend did. he played it a lot. he loved Mario.


i dont usually like to wear costumes. You?


Mario is a great game and also one of my favorites I also had a Nintendo 64, Mario Party was the best game anyways its been cool chatting today


I tried mario cart in the arcade. that was fun. Yes, great chat!


It was a fun game, one of the most popular as well, hope you have a nice day bye.


I like wearing them yeah, Panda researches wear them every time maybe I can become one.


I wonder what that costume smells like after a day with the pandas.


Maybe it has an AC unit inside lol but it must have a strange raw smell


I would want that things washed every day. I guess researchers have their own standards of hygiene.


I guess they do, probably not a good idea to share costumes lol. Johnny Depp wears his Capt. Sparrow costume to cheer up kids in hospitals


He is great! i bet the kids love him, and the hospital staff really appreciates it too.


I bet they do, who doesn't like Captain Jack Sparrow lol, Depp is a great actor


He is versatile. i liked him in Ninth Gate.


That one is pretty accurate and especially when you're talking about Allen Iverson that signed a lifetime contract with Reebok that will pay him $800,000 a year.


I heard about that! All the way until he 55, then he gets a HUGE lump sum! Dude is set for life!


You're correct!!! I read somewhere that he will get $32,000,000 when he reaches that age that you just mentioned.


Haha, yeah, I think he'll be just fine in life! Tim Duncan actually sacrificed a lot of money by staying in college, believe it or not.


Oh! That is great for Tim Duncan and I'm glad that he did that and it paid of for him because he played for the San Antonio Spurs for many years.


Well, no, it's not good for him. He lost out on millions in contracts by staying in school instead of going directly into the NBA.


I agree part with you on this point. You're correct that initially he lost millions in endorsement contracts but he made those millions back and then some by playing for the Spurs.


Oh, for sure, but I think the argument would be that he may not be able to recover the millions he lost considering the years he sacrificed by staying in school. Those years could've been an extra three or four years at the end of his career.


You're right on this point. Do you happen to know when NBA league was founded?


Back in the 40s, oddly recent! Well, it's been fun chatting with you!


Thanks. It was great chatting with you as well. Thanks


I do watch it but not often. What is your favorite NBA team?


I'm not sure I really have a favorite team, I'm more interested in players and trivia. What about you?


I'm a casual Celtics fan but they are not doing that well. Do you happen to know how many teams are in the NBA?


I want to say something like 30 teams? The NBA is actually one of four of the professional major sports leagues in the US and Canada.


Yes. You're correct, 29 of those teams are in the United States and 1 in Canada.


Did you know the NBA has the world's highest paid athletes by avg annual salary per player?


I didn't know this. I thought that applied to Major League Baseball athletes.


I guess not anymore. I wonder if they're factoring in the insane shoe contracts basketball athletes seem to get more of than other athletes?


I've heard that. They play what, Celine Dion, Bieber and Drake?


HA! What a bunch of bad music. Maybe some Nickleback and Avril Levigne too!


You can't forget about them! I'd try to make a simple radio like soldiers in WWII made. They just used a razorblade and a pencil as the diode.


I would try that but I would probably slit my wrists trying to channel the channel.


Nickleback alone would make me want to do that. Did you know that Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st Century?


What a great line! HA! I know I wore out that CD when I went to gym when it first came out. I loved that one. Have you heard that mix between them and Jay-Z?


Yeah, that was one of my favorite CDs too. Collision Course was that CD with them and Jay-Z. It was a really good mix!


Yeah! That comes on my spotify every once in a while. It's a banger! It makes me happy. Was Collisiono Course only LP and Jay?


I believe it was just those two. I keep that and N.W.A's


When Chester died, a small part of my youth died that day. I was sad about it.


I have but in name and murder only. You?


I hit enter too soon, sorry. But N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" is a constant rotation for me. It was actually the first album to reach Platinum Status without the support of airplay or a major tour.


Never really got into them but always meant to. Nice chatting with you.


I sadly didn't start listening to his music after his murder, he has done what Bowie and Prince didn't do by having a posthumous #1 hit. I guess because of his murder more it got his name more out there.


Yeah. It was all over a stick up too. I find the tragic loss of life associated with music depressing.


It is depressing. So many great artist have died before their time. Just like Notorious B.I.G., after he died his anthem "Mo Money Mo Problems" raced up the charts.


Yeah. There's a history of that happening. I think it happened to 2pac too. And Michael Jackson too.


Did you know that 2pac's music is in the Library of Congress?


I did know that! I wonder, of all the music, why they chose his music?


I guess it was because of his "cultural significance."


Wow. Did you know Canada radio has to play at least 40% canadian music? That's a lot of Celine Dion!


No idea. I am sure more than the first customer spent on amazon


LOL, I heard they named a building after him. Did you know the USPS has a special deal with Amazon?


yeah they did and all he had to do is spend less than $30


I was unaware that they owned IMDB, did you know that?


Yeah apparently they bought it back in 1998


Interesting. Well, if you work at Amaon at one of their warehouses, you will walk 7-15 miles each day.


Talk about staying fit. do you like disney movies?


I do, one of my favorites is the Lion King, have you seen it?


It is a good movie. During the 70s Disney recycled a lot of their animation Frames, did you know that?


Did not know that but that is smart for sure, less work for them. nice chatting with you


Yes, it is such a convenient option especially for last minute orders


Yeah, it is. I use it sometimes, but I don't know if I'll continue with the service to be honest.


did you know that Jeff built a clock on a mountain?


I heard that, I'm not sure what to think of that though, any thoughts on this?


I am not sure what he built it for. It is supposed to run for 10 000 years


I have no idea what it is made of or on what source of energy it runs


Interesting. Do you know how much it cost him?


Basketball season seems to be getting exciting.  Good game with the Wizards and the CLippers the other day. They won after being down. See the game?


oh yes a few times. Didn't know about volleyball being invented there. wonder how those rules were made up there.


Strange how many basketball players can't manage their money well since 60% are broke after 5 years of retirement...


I like how Iverson took it all in little payments then a big payday of 32 million in his final season. Best way to do it


I completely agree! I bet Spencer Haywood wishes he would've taken the 10% stake in Nike instead of $100,000. That was a 8.62 billion dollar mistake!


totally! so interesting to learn that the highest paid employees in alot of starts are college football and basketball coaches. Seems so wrong


I completely agree, especially with how much pro players play on holidays...I agree with Coach Stan Van Gundy saying the NBA shouldn't play on Christmas Day!


me too. so much drama and craziness like a greek Drama. All the action in sports is basically a 4 part play


Right! I don't like many dramas, but would love to see Ikea Heights because I like Ikea!


Drama is my thing. trying to make that hugh laurie time of payday for a TV drama. 700, 000 is alot of money for a 24 episode series


Completely.  Wouldn't you love to be a student in Patrick Stewart or Jon Hamm's class?


I didn't, but heard something about it. I believe it was the first game where Beal and Wall each scored 20 points in a half as teammates.


Yeah it was really good. The wizards  Still have alot to work on, which was stated by the coach. But over all good. game.


They do since they had such a negative practice where Smith blamed all the negativity and bad things on Wall.


yeah i heard about that. So much drama between smith and will.  The short answers after the game we played defense says it all


Did you know that Space Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie? I use to love that movie!


Great film. I didnt know that. Crazy how great it did. Even crazier to think how the NBA used to fine Michael for wearing his own shoe in games, the air jordan!


That is...however one of the craziest things is that vasectomy rates increase in march so men can stay home and watch march madness!


and women, im a big college fan and see im a woman.  I went to MSU.. Magic johnson is like our god


Good to know. Have you ever played basketball at the Y?  Apparently basketball and volleyball were invented there.


How's it going, do you like DC Comics Batman?


Lol, we can only hope. Did you know Gotham city is located in New Jersey and not NY?


I always thought it was based on New York for some reason. Adam west has a batman symbol on one of his molars.


That is pretty odd, so is batman and joker never referring each other by name


I watch a cartoon of batman with my son a few days age. Where he goes back to ancient china. They refer to each other by name in that one.


That sounds like an odd premise, I wonder if that was the Batman cartoon Weird Al Yankovich did a voiceover for


I dont think so. Did you know Stan lee end every phone conversation with excelsior.


No, that's pretty cool, so is Michigan State University largest publicly available comic book collection


I would say most collectors dont want just anybody touching their comics. Lol.


No I wouldn't lol. It pretty cool that marvel was able to trademark "super-hero" and "super-villain"


Dc comics stands for Detectice Comics which is redundant. Its Detetictive comcs comics


Lol, I know. Well it was nice chatting with you.


Yea, I wonder how much his first apperance in Detective Comics 27 sells for


I bet that one is worth a lot. Batman was created by bob kane and bill finge in 1939. Amazing it is still popular today.


Yea, Bruce Wayne must of been the first character with the billionaire philanthropist alter ego that is popular today


I love the villains in batman. Especially the joker.


Yea the Joker is an iconic villain, the condiment king on the other hand isn't


Well when you get defeated by slipping on your own ketchup, I dont think your gonna be remembered very well. Lol.


That's just awful, I wish Batman could have a better fight against the Condiment King. He can't kill him after all, because of his rule.


I have seen batman throw some people from places it didnt look like they would live. Im just saying I dont know how in stone that rule is. Lol.


Good morning, do you listen to a lot of music?


No I have never heard of them either. I do own a Fender however.


What I did not know is that Nokie played country with the likes of Buck Owens before starting the Ventures.  I wonder if ever played on Buck Owens TV show "Hee Haw"?


I'm not sure, that show is a little bit before my time. I don't think I've ever seen it.


It is an old show...  You mentioned rock was your favorite genre.  What is your favorite rock album?


I have lately been listening to more greatest hits albums to listen to some classic acts. Right now I am listening to a lot of Queen, David Bowie, and the Dire Straits.


Mark Knopfler formerly with Dire Straits is my favorite living guitarist.  You should look up his solo works.  My favorite rock album is Pink Floyd "The Wall",  Did you know that their album "The Dark Side of the Moon" was still a best selling album as of 2014, more than 40 years later?


They are a band I would like to listen to more. I know a couple of their songs but they seem to have a diverse and interesting catalog.


Have you ever listened to WhiteSnake?  I like some of their music, but the band does not have much stability.  They have had more that 50 members, so its hard to know who played which song, unless you refer to their Wikipedia page!


I have listened to a song or two of theirs, I did not know they had that many members. That is a lot of turnover!


True, and with that much turnover, their music style drifts based on the style and personality of current members.  Do you still purchase albums or do you stream music, like Spotify?


Yes.  I span many genre, but like classic country and classic rock the best.  I still have vinyl albums in the attic from my youth in the 70s and 80s.  And you?


I stream my music. I like the ability to be able to customize my playlists and separate songs how I would like them. It was fun talking music with you, have a great day!


I stream too, but I also purchase to load on my old iPod to use when cycling.  Streaming on my cell on a 50-100 mile bike ride might leave me stranded with a dead cell and no way to call for help should I need it!  Take care...


That's a good point, I don't bike that far so I think I should be okay. You take care as well.


I listen to all sorts as well. I think rock is my favorite genre.


Were you ever into the electric guitar instrumentals of the 50s and 60s, like the Ventures?


I play a little guitar, not as good as any of those bands though.


I cannot play, but I do like good clean instrumentals.  About a year ago, Nokie Edwards, lead guitarist of the Ventures died.  "Secret Agent Man" is on of my favorite Venture's tunes.  I listen to the MP3 when I need a pick me up.


I know the song but did not know who the band was behind it. I like that song as well.


So, do you play acoustical or electric guitar?


I have an electric guitar, I never owned an acoustic one. I personally prefer the sound of the electric guitar more.


Nokie started out playing a Fender Telecaster then switched to a Mosrite.  Fender is a prominent guitar maker.  I have not heard of Mosrite.  Have you?


At least, I'm sure. Google once used live goats to mow their lawn


When there is a disputed border, google maps tailors its maps to the claims of each country where the internet browser is located


That's bizarre. Google headquarters is in Mountain View, California.


Google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road


I didn't know google is now a conglomerate called Alphabet.


It is impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together!


A weak person??? An iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Amazing! New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


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


Very well, thaks. Did you know Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues. Why do you think that is?


I guess it was disrespectful to be in public in their fatigues? I'm not sure. I will have to google it. I can't believe Google has been around since 1998.


If you google it, let me know if the anti-war sentiment of 1975 and post-vietnam had anything to do with it.


It's a definite possibility. I didn't know two Stanford students developed Google.


Yeah. They are still with the company today. Sergi and ... I forget the second guy. I would recognize the name. A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon


Thats amazing to think about! I think the other guy is Larry. The two of them still own 14% of Google shares but get 56% of the vote.


Yeah, I didn't read far enough down... My fault. Google maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road


That's a very cool method. Google crashed for 5 minutes in 2013 and stopped 40% of web traffic!


I have every pair since 1988. Tim duncan made a smart move


Nice. WHat about Duncan and do you like Reggie Miller?


Yeah she was so good, she once broke 8 national records by scoring 105 points


that was smart of allen iverson to take that reebok deal


I know the guy is pretty much set for life especially that $32 million after 55


I feel that all players should shoot "granny style"


Me too, it is proven to be the most successful one to score anyways


and itg good for Tim duncan to stay in school first before the nba


True. He managed to get both a degree and a great career in the NBA


He sure is. Do you know which team he currently plays for?


it was nice chatting with you. It baskball time good night


He is playing for the Golden State Warriors


cool i like that team.Lebron james and stephen curry were both born in akron ohio.wow


Yeah a city of talents I guess. Did you know that his name is actually Wardell?


wow i never knew that. he only makes the 5th highest salary on his team.


Yeah he got the name after his father whose name is also Wardell, so he is the Junior


I love my jordans shoes. Air jordan's were banned upon introduction by the nba.


Yes but Nike kept paying the fees so Jordan kept wearing them in the court


Hello. Did you know there is a violin made of stone, and it is actually playable?


I'm not sure, as I've never read it. I'm more of a sci-fi fan, and love that Poe had a cyborg in one of his stories.


Edgar Allen, yes. Still re-read his "Cask of Amontilliado" story and the poem, "The Raven". Ahead of his time, that writer!


Have you checked out the wiki that ranks all of the fictional characters according to their powers and abilities?


No, but interesting feature. Did you know that powerful ruler (for real), Julius Caesar even wrote fiction?


I heard something about him writing about hercules. Have you read it?


Not Caesar's fan fiction. Hercules and Oedipus are main heroes in Greek epics; Caesar would have known about them.


I haven't read much of that, I mainly read travel guides, as I travel a lot. I'm hoping to get to Macinac Island this summer, and bike around the island.


Understand that it is a lovely, slow-paced place. Try a horse-drawn carriage there! Have you, like Caesar, ever been to Greece, through Italy, to Germany or England - or elsewhere in Europe?


I have been to Iceland, it's expensive as I had to travel by plane between towns.


My son had a stop in Iceland on route to Australia. Wants to go back for a real visit. Understand they have no public rail service there. Too many volcanos and other impassable terrain??


Never heard of that. Wonder if it has 4 strings, like normal violins?


It's a rough terrain, I would love to go back, and am trying to find a cheap flight to Japan (on Iceland Air) for a layover. Japans highways are toll, so it's expensive to travel there.


Yes, Americans would not accept tolls on all our highways, like the Japanese do. Heard to go across Japan you can expect to pay $300 or more...ouch!


It is very expensive. Thanks for chatting with me, have a wonderful day.


I would imagine so. Larry (three stooges fame) also played, I guess he was very good.


Heard he burned an arm as a child, and violion lessons helped strengthen damaged nerves. Was he good?


If WWI hadn't happened, I guess we would have found out, as he was headed to a music school


I see. Same era: Einstein, already a famous physicist, also played violin exceptionally well.


My daughter has a poster of him above her bed, with the quote "The Greatest Scientists Are Artists As Well". She says its inspiration for both her art and music.


That's great. Have you ever read or seen the film based on the 1902 A.E.W. Mason book, "The Four Feathers"?


I have not. Is it the one that the judge tried to ban, due to featuring a black character?


Good question. I don't know, but since much of the story is based in the Middle East during 1880's conflicts there, some Arab characters are featured. Could they have been called "moors" - or black?


I mean when people think of radios, they simply think of a device the transfers voices and is almost obsolete in this era, yet the potential for radios in deep space seems endless.


It really does and they are simple to make.  You can make one with a razorblade and a pencil.


I don't know but they used it back in World War 2.


That is amazing. Even though many people no longer use radio, it is fascinating how it is still being used and kept alive. For instance there are websites you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas.


Some radio dramas were actually quite good back in the day. I heard one called War of the Worlds that was really good.  I like that radios can be educational in ways other than with outerspace.  A finnish radio station does a news program entirely in latin.


There is a lot of controversy regarding War of the Worlds since it may have been exaggerated by the media. However, it is an amazing story.


It is an amazing story and movie.  You know it may not be as hard as people think to track planets though.  Ancient babylonians were able to do it.


Back then, astronomy was an important facet of life, whether this was for practical or religious reasons. Many cultures practiced observational or theoretical astronomy.


True, it is one of the oldest natural sciences.


I mean people used it for stargazing, navigating, predicting fortunes, seasons, and etc. Even now astronomy affects our lives. Did you know that WIFI is a byproduct of in depth research conducted for better astral imaging?


I did know that!  I bet it will help the field of theoretical astronomy.


That my new friend is a fascinating story. He is a humble amateur astronomer that managed to locate a satellite lost by NASA for over a decade.


As an experienced amateur astronomer, he used radio equipment to scan the stars hours upon hours. He was initially looking for a spy satellite, but what he found was even better!


That does sound better! i wonder how and what kind of radio equipment he used. I'd like to do that myself!  So, did he tell NASA?


Well having found a satellite even NASA gave up on finding, he used the power of the internet to get in touch with the very people who worked on it in the 2000s.


DId they reward him in some way?  You've got me thinking about radio equipment. It seems like I heard that you could use a radio to hear storms on Jupiter.


That I'm not sure about, but since he did find property worth 150million, I hope he was well rewarded. Also speaking of radios, it is amazing what people can do with radio equipment.


I hope he was too.  Radios are pretty cool.  I never really thought about using them for space exploration but I guess it makes sense since it uses electromagnectic energy waves transmitted through space.


hi how are you? are you good over there today on the other side of the internet? things are pretty good here.


eminem is pretty cool, but really the oscars seem too political. i figure they dole out favors to their favorites.


Maybe - but oddly enough the Oscars was nominated for  9 emmys in 2013!


i dont understand myself. the show is a bit slow for my taste. i figure that they are doing each other favors or something?


I don't know.  Do you like basketball?  College basketball tends to go at a faster pace


the college game is for fun. i think the kids want to play their hearts out. the pros have other plans.


That is for sure although Kareem Abdul Jabbar got the dunk banned in college basketball for over 10 years


They had it in for the man. he was too good. and he was changing the game without the permission of the forces that be.


Yes.  I am not sure the coaches deserve that much pay however - in 39 states a football or basketball coach makes the most money


the coaches are not the most important, but they get paid the most. anyway, great chat there!


Yes I would personally rather play basketball at the US supreme court


Its pretty good.  Did you watch the Oscars the other night?  That is always a fun show


Yes but I would have a better chance of beating Ginsberg than Jordan!


i did not watch the oscars. normally the show is boring (well, to me). a bit slow. i check the next day to see who won.


Did you know that Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor 3 times?


he deserves it. the man is a genius. MY LEFT FOOT. amazing performance. tom hanks won tice.


Blazing Saddles was even nominated for 3 oscars - great flick!


that was an AWESOME flick. could not be made these days. too much language. maybe as a south park episode.


Though tamer flicks are still popular - Walt Disney won 22 oscars


Uncle Walt knew how to please an audience.quality was always there. quality always lasts.


Yes for sure - though somehow enimen has more oscars than decaprio, depp, will smith, george lucas and bill murray combined.  How the heck did that happen?


You a big fan of basketball?  Admittedly, that was more my brother's gig than mine, but I do find some things about it fascinating.  For instance, they say Kim Jong Un was obsessed with the sport and spent hours drawing Michael Jordan!  Weird, huh?


Speaking of Jordan, you know they're doing a sequel to Space Jam?  This time around it'll have Bugs Bunny with LeBron James.  Dunno if that'll work, I mean, make a sequel so long after the original.


I loved the original movie and who knows, maybe it will work out just fine, I think LeBron is also a great player so we just have to wait and see


going back to money, being a coach is also a lucrative field.  I'm told in 39 of 50 states the top paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.  Again, makes me wish I had a head for sports strategy.


Wow, the highest paid state employee? I guess they do pretty good, I wonder why coaches dont ask players to shoot granny style more often, its the best shooting technique


Ahhh.. probably because the player wouldn't do it.  Best or not, it looks a bit on the silly side.  Doesn't have they coolness factor of the standard jump shot.  :)


I see your point it does look like a silly thing to do, do you like Tim Duncan, he is also another great player.


Not too familiar with him, although I heard he passed up a deal with the Spurs to stay in college for four years.  That takes commitment to education!  A know a lot of people who wouldn't have done that!


Do you think that was the right call? four years of pro basketball is a lot of money and college can be expensive


Well, the thing is, if something happens to your body, then your athletic career is gone, but education can never go away.  So, I guess it depends what you prioritize.


I agree, you can get injured and then you will have nothing, you know the supreme court has a court on the top floor, it has a cool name


I am a big fan of the game Jordan is the  best his my favorite player, it seems like you like basketball as well


They call it the Highest Court in the Land, I wonder if they use it a lot, who plays? is it only judges?


I can't see some of those judges playing basketball.. not without breaking something...  lol!  Well, hey, this has been a good conversation!


It has been a good conversation and maybe they have a game of Judges vs Criminals.


I like Jordan, he seems like a real down to earth guy.  They say his best friend is the limo driver that first picked him up when he arrived in Chicago waaay back in '84.


That tells you a lot about him as a person, you know he almost ditched Nike at one point of his carreer?


Really?  I didn't know that... something big must have happened to make him contemplate giving up all that money!


Well it seemed like they offered him a sweet deal as he didnt ditch the brand apparently, I loved the Air Jordans, great shoes


Interesting note, they were originally BANNED from the NBA, but Mike kept wearing them anyway, because Nike was willing to pay the fine.  I guess the publicity they got from Jordan wearing them was bigger than whatever they had to shelve out!


I guess Nike has the money to pay those fines and also they made a lot of money because of those shoes, Jordan is a legend of basketball


I tell ya, the money athletes get from shoes is just amazing.  For isntnace, Allen Iverson has a got a contract with Reebok that pays him $800.000 a year and will give him $32 mill when he reached 55!  Makes me wish I could dunk a ball!  LOL


I  agree lol, all that time wasted, learning to play basketball seems like an easy way to become a millionare


I heard it was because some member simply slacked off and refused to play on schedule or at all


So they were even worse than usual, LOL. I'll bet a Ramones concert would've been fun to attend.


I wonder if Pink Floyd intended that "concert" to have no audience? If it was just a recording session at a location chosen for acoustics, it would really just be a studio session.


Perhaps it was just a milestone in their career. I mean if you were a musician, wouldn't you want to play in a majestic roman amphitheater


Good point. Roman ampitheaters seem to be a popular venue for concerts -- just look at the one in Croatia.


I mean it has history, looks majestic, and it makes music better, What is there not to like?


On the subject of history, I suspect the statistics on presidential wealth are outdated. A billionaire would probably top the list today.


I am sure they took inflation and stuff into account. I am not surprised washington ranks amongst the highest


Possibly. Hard to say how old the info is though.


Very much. I don't go to concerts though. For some reason (with a few exceptions) I think of the studio version of a song as the "real" version and hate the crowd noise in live versions. Are you a concert-goer?


True true. Either way he was very wealthy. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I would like to go to concerts, but it is too much of a hassle to plan and go


I agree. I'd much rather just have a tab open on YouTube, or listen to a bar band performing while I'm sitting and drinking a beer.


Is there concerts you would be interested in going like a linkin park concert?


I didn't even know they were still performing to be honest, although I love listening to their stuff from the turn of the century. They're like a holdover from the grunge days of the 90s. Anyone you'd like to see live?


I used to enjoy some of the live shows on Austin City Limits. I saw Robert Plant with a pickup band doing some old LedZep favorites, but he didn't have the pipes to hit those high notes like when he was a young buckaroo.


At least it was like a creed concert, where it was so bad it was sued


I would expect that being so bad they get sued is just the baseline for Creed. "Eddie Vedder called -- he wants his voice back."


hi how you doing today? would you like to talk about the presidency?


he could make a bunch of money by releasing pop albums. that might work.


It might, he can then reach the top 3 and if his really successful even place #1


yes, he could climb the rankings and be the richest ever. i wonder what he'll do with the money. Run for president? LOL


Lol his already done that so its hard to tell maybe go to space and be the ruller of the moon, that would be nice, having him as far away as possible


the moon is a dangerous place. oh well. he'll manage. do you pay attention to celebrities much?


I do, I am a fan of many celebrities, do you?


i dont really pay attention much. i know some people follow kim kardashian and paris hilton. i am not very interested.


I like older celebrities better like the deseased Robin Williams, now he had real talent


he is sorely missed. he was a genius and made people laugh. it is a tragedy what happened to him.


It is a real tragedy depression can really play a trick on your mind, he was the actor who started the trend of voices in animated films so he really left a legacy behind


Yes I would, what are your thoughts on our current president? do you like him? share his views?


Yes, he really broke into a lot of new areas. he was an innovator. anyway great chat!


He was an innovator the world of movies lost a lot that day, and it has been a great chat, thanks a lot for all the cool facts.


i do not share his views. i think that his election came about through unusual circumstances.


I agree, he did win while losing the popular vote so Trump started out with a divided country


it will make for an interesting election in 2020. trump says and does things that bother many people, but that was true for the 2016 election.


Do you think he will get re elected, he sure seems to think his getting another term.


i would like to see either someone else in there, or a Trump that has learned how the office work. i dont really expect the latter to happen.


I dont really, I hope people can vote better this time around, did you know his not among the richest presidents in US history!


i thought he would be the richest, but i guess JFK was very rich. his father had money.


I guess he was really rich, I would have place Trump in second place at least but apparently his not in the top 3


I always enjoy reading about people's idea of a dream day. Sometimes it gives me ideas of things to do.


Probably. They say DC used to be a backwater compared to New York, but since it expanded so much after WWII it's probably a lot better.


it must be a lot better by now, so do you like fantasy?


Not really -- I like some of the usual children's fantasy lit that's popular among adult stoners like Lewis Carroll and Kenneth Graham LOL, but mostly sci-fi. How about you?


I do, I like fantasy movies and also games, a janitor from Chicago wrote a 15000 page fantasy manuscript!!


I bet a few pages were, too bad it got discovered after his death


I should Google to find out more about it. It would be nice if it got published.


Maybe it is, who knows movies might be inspired in his masterpiece, 15000 pages is a lot,


Yeah, that's not a "novel" -- it's a whole series!


Yeah a whole series I agree, he must had invested a lot of time in it


That is an interesting article, so many things to do at the D.C area


Must've been his secret life away from work. Nice chatting with you!


Yeah, most of it didn't sound fun to me but the menu ideas sounded amazing.


I agree, have you been to the D.C area before?   I would like to go to the Natural History Mesuem, that seems like a great place


No, I never have. Never been east of the Mississippi. Have you been to DC?


I have been to D.C  I think its a great place, what would you like to do there?


Probably just check out all the standard touristy stuff LOL. I'd like to see the Library of Congress, but I'd wind up living on the streets there just to have continuing access to it. What did you do?


That doesnt sound like a fun activity lol, I would like to try one of those sweet caffeinated drinks


Yeah, I'm not sure what she was talking about because I never tried Starbucks tea. Sounded like ordering two drinks and mixing them together. Also the seafood sounded amazing -- especially the calamari.


Those dishes sound great, I would like to try them out as well, the cuisine in the area must be one of the best in the whole country


Fascinating. I am from an area that has a Shakespeare Festival every year. It's amazing. A real human skull was used in a few performances of Hamlet, how crazy,


yeah do you know who the skull belonged to?


Andre Tchaikowsky, a Polish composer. He donated it so it could be used that way.


yeah, good thing is that his wish was granted


Yeah, I find it fascinating. Apparently Shakespeare has coined a variety of terms and phrases we use today; "laughing stock, good riddance, brave new world." The man changed culture with words…


he did for sure. do you ever watch the academy awards?


Never. I hear about them. I feel like the 24 awards are a generic way to praise someone.


yeah and they were even nominated for 9 emmys


the oscars. i don't even know in what category.


I actually am. do you like shakespeare and his plays?


Weird...... I honestly had no idea there where so many different institutions with award ceremonies.


Neat. I like Shakespeare as far as his words. I had no idea one could be so accomplished and win so many awards within theater? This guy in article Section 3 has won eight awards acting in theater. Amazing.


neat, good for him for managind to do that. did you know shakespeare and pocahontas lived at the same time


That's an awesome fact. They apparently only died a year apart as well. Shakespeare also invented names: Miranda, Jessica and Olivia.


that is so cool. did you know he intentionally made grammar errors?


He was such a genius. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and apparently are performed more than any other. Amazing.


he was just amazing overall. he did that to get the attention of his audience


Agreed. I had no idea he was married. He married, Anne Hathaway and also had three children. The man certainly lived a life.


for sure. there are 33 shakespeare gardens in the world


Do you think money can make people do bad things or do you think bad people make the most money? I think there's some rap songs about this.


When I heard of wikileaks, I really wanted to think they were kidding themselves. I thought the secret government information they had was probably just fake. Now I'm not too sure. Do you think their info is right?


Probably about half of it is accurate and half of it is b.s.  There has to be something to it if the government is making such a big deal about taking them down


I once heard someone saying they thought that the wikileaks was made up of the government employees loser children that couldn't get other jobs, and that was why they were in the news...was to make money. What do you think?


I think that sound like a pretty bad explaination.


Yes, it's amazing what you can hear as an opinion nowadays. I think the government probably make enough to sustain themselves and their children for many years, anyway. Or do you think not?


Well, there are a lot of rich folks in the government, so their kids are probably doing ok


Would you ever want a job working for the government? I sometimes go on the websites that have government jobs and they pay good but usually there are none available.


Maybe.  If I worked for the US I could not have to worry about being arrested for violating the Geneva Conventions


That would be a good thing not to worry about. Well, I'm gonna go research why the US government can't be more like Norway and donate a bunch of money to the Amazon Rain Forest. I wish I could visit there! Well, cya!


I would love to go to the rain forest.  Except for the monkeys.  They can be mean


I think that a lot of rich people are famous, so when they do bad things, it is more public.  I do not think rich people are more inclined to be bad


I think the government probably protects most of the monkeys. I agree, they can be mean, once one threw stuff at me. Well now I think I'm more in the mood to watch funny monkey vids! lol ttyl!


I feel like overall, poor people might have more reasons to do bad things. It certainly is something I've heard artists rapping about. What about you?


I don't know.  The rich are more likely to cheat on their taxes according to a study.  So that is not good.


Very interesting! I think the government definitely needs help recovering tax money that hasn't been paid. Maybe it's why the US isn't doing too good financially.


Maybe they should sell some of the land they own in Nevada.  They own 86 percent of the state.  That might help with the debt


I wonder what the government could use that much land in Nevada for? Do you think they have natural resources they havne't disclosed to the public there?


I figure most of it is just hiding alien bodies and spaceships.


It could be...I once saw this video of these adventurers who wanted to check out the borders of the gov land in NV. The guards came out with lots of guns and were very angry and saying they would arrest them.


Maybe wikileaks could expose Area 51 secrets just like it does other government plans


I now some stuff. IN the UK in the house of the PM there is a cat that holds the title of CHief Mouser


Haha that is awesome. In australia the position of the PM is not in the constitution


Yeah it is just a custom for them but it seems to work


Yeah exactly. IN Japan, if you turn 100 you receive a silver cup from the PM


Yeah but many of them are turning 100 now so that is a problem


Yeah I can see that being to much for silver cups, I bet they cost quite a bit too


I sure do. Did you know you can catch Jupiter's storms on the am radio?


Nice. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


I listen sometimes, they play a lot of Canadian music though


Yes I do. Did you know astronauts vote from spacE?


That is pretty neat. In India they set up a voting poll just for one guy in a forest with tigers


Wow that is dedication to ensure that everyone gets to vote


Yeah it is. In the UK not all men were able to vote until 1918


I wonder what restrictions must have been in place for that


Yeah I wonder too. IN Alabama almost half of the black population cannot vote either


Yeah I think that has to do with felony laws that prevent them from voting


Yeah that is it I think too. In Austin texas they seem more busy voting to change the name of the dump site


Yeah, people are different. DO you know much about prime ministers?


I did watch it,  great movie!  He really showed his acting talents in that movie.


And his rap in the final showdown was hilarious.


Yeah that was really good shut that guy down.  In Korea rappers invented a rap style called " compliment rap"  sounds good!  It definitely promotes a more positive look.


That's definitely a change from the US, lol.


Interesting that Fox News viewers are so old on average. Ties in with how left-leaning Millennials are.


I read that a judge delivered her ruling in a rap,  suing against eminem lol


That is... bizarre. I've got to look it up on YouTube.


I used to laugh at the TV courtroom shows -- a guy really pissed Judge Wapner off by replying to a question "I already TOLD you that -- you'd know if you were  paying attention" and Wapner read him the riot act.


lol well its been great talking to you.  have a good one.


I use to watch it.  They have a website as well.  Fox news is watched more than cnn and msnbc


I think it's hilarious how tone-deaf the GOP is in trying to mock Ocasio-Cortez. "Look at her! She did fun things in high school and had friends! What a loser!"


Thats interesting.  Did you know that News corporation owns ign the games company and fox news?


I vaguely recall that. I do know that pretty much all the TV networks are owned by a handful of big corporations. NBC is owned by GE, which is why MSNBC doesn't cover a lot of negative nuclear power stories.


That makes sense.  Do you know much about rapping?  Rapper Busta Rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the rugrats movie!


I've never been much of a fan of rap -- well, I like Rage Against the Machine, which has some hip hop elements. Are you a fan?


I listen to it sometimes.  Its pretty good. Did you know Eminem wanted to be a comedian?


No, I didn't. But from some of his lyrics, I get the impression he's got a decent sense of humor. Did you watch 8 Mile?


it's a bit like taking a shower with your clothing on.  You finish and you are soaked.  One way to get around the misery is to chew gum.  It keeps your mouth from drying out.


I see.  Did players lose weight fast only in one game?


oh totally, but it's...  usually afterwards, you drink a bottle of gatorade or powerade or even orange juice and you have recovered a lot of what you lost.  Everybody is different, but an hour after a game or a heavy practice and you are back to where you were, mostly.  Worst case, eat a donut or a couple clif bars.


Interesting. Thank you for your explanation.  Do you like country music?


I'm listening to country right now.  I put some Darius Rucker on


nice.  I did not know that country music was originated in the south.  Do you know what state?


I actually would have guessed Georgia.  It seems like a place where country would be really popular.


I am curious and I will research further later.  Country musicians use mostly string instruments.  Do they use drums?


oh, for sure.   other instruments, like banjos, pianos, horns and even organs show up, but lead guitar, bass and drums are still fairly common


Do you know that Amazon CEO and the country music legend george strait are cousins?


Hello.  Do you know that there are many types of hockey?


I did not.  George Strait must be related to everybody.  His family must be huge


What kind do you play?  Is it field or ice hockey?


Ice hockey. I think field hockey is for those who take it a bit less seriously.


I see.   Was it hard to move a puck around?


for the most part, I spent 98% of my time on the net.  The only time I ever got pulled off goal was to do workouts or coordination work.


How difficult is it to use a hockey stick compared to baseball bat?


In someways the same and some different.  It's a bit like the idea of trying to play golf with a bat.  Honestly, it's a little bit like fast paced competitive floor sweeping really.


I read an article that says "An average professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game."  Did it happen to you?


Do you follow LeBron James much in the NBA?


Still, he'd bring publicity to any NBA team. He's supposed to be doing a Space Jam sequel. That would be cool.


Yea he's been bringing publicity to places since high school where his games attracted crowds of 1750 people


That's a ton of people! Now, he's considered by many to be the best basketball player in the world!


I heard Reebok only offered Lebron $10 million for a shoe deal, they shouldn't of low balled him


I wonder if he made a counter offer to them before signing with Nike? He's certainly entertaining. I heard in 50bc Caesar visited Britain and noted they bred chickens for entertainment.


That must of been a sight for caesar to see, I wonder what the chickens did


The real question is when did they make the chicken Caesar salad? It's nice to eat while being entertained.


I think I'd rather play the NES, even if it only display 54 colors


It was one of the best forms of entertainment when I was a kid! I'd much rather play Nintendo than watch NBA.


I'm surprised the NES wasn't discontinued until 2003, I guess it was really popular


Yea, I remember last free agency when he made a list of teams he would speak with


It was! I saved mine and I'll give it to my son to entertain himself with when he's old enough to be careful with it.


He's so focused on basketball right now that he says he doesn't even have summer plans!


Lebron was full of it, every one thought he was going to LA and then he did end up going to the Lakers


He probably thought he'd play a game on all his basketball fans. Plus, he's probably trying to hide and that's why he's not telling summer plans.


So many teams were interested in Lebron like the Rockets, Spurs, and 76ers


I think Stephen Curry and his ankles are more important in basketball than what Lebron is doin for vacation.


Yea, it's crazy how far fans go to try and get Lebron to sign with their team like the Philadelphia company who bought billboards in Cleveland to recruit Lebron


That's such a waste of money! I think the Lakers is probably ran better and that's why LeBron went there to play ball?


Maybe but Lebron is 15 years in his career, I don't think he has much time left


hey did you know that a creed concert was so horrible that people filed a lawsuit against them?


ya that is true, did you know that Michael Caine only became an actor to chase girls? I guess the prettiest girls were all in the acting classes


Lol well a drama class is a great place to meet girls so Michael Caine was on to something


ya maybe I need to take some acting classes haha, I liked him a lot as Alfred in the Batman movies but he played a lot of great roles in the 70's too


Yea Michael Caine is a great actor. Ellie Kemper also took a drama class in high school taught by Jon Hamm


what movies is Jon Hamm in? Is he the guy from Mad Men? I don't watch TV so I'm not 100% sure haha, also crazy is that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid TV actor ever


Not too sure but Jon Hamm but I did hear Hugh Laurie made 700,000 an episode for House


ya that is an insane amount per episode, I wish I got paid that much for doing something haha, I would never stop making episodes


yea, I guess there isn't much money in drama though, probably another reason why Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas any more besides the lack of positivity


ya I think that makes more sense, on the other hand he hasn't made a good movie in a long time so I don't mind him taking a break, I wouldn't watch his movies anyway


yea, I'd rather listen to classic radio dramas they have online now


Lol no, but I'm not surprised that creed's concert was that bad that they got sued


Do you have any that you'd recommend? I bet some of those are really good


haha I'm not surprised either I don't personally like Creed, I guess Pink Floyd did a concert in Pompeii to an empty crowd, I guess they just wanted to do it in that ancient Roman amphitheater


Lol, I wonder if Pink Floyd at least made the performance at the empty amphitheater into an album


haha I have to look it up, I hope so but I wouldn't hold my breathe, they did a lot of crazy stuff in the 70's, I can't belive Linkin Park played 324 concerts in a year thats almost 1 per day


Yea that is a lot but not as much as the Ramones playing 2,263 concerts in 20 years, that's insane


yup I would get burned out really quickly, you'd have to pay me a lot of money to do that many concerts over 20 years, but that is a lot of partying!


Yea, I wonder if the Romans ever did a show in the roman amphitheater in Croatia


ya I heard that that amphitheater is still in use, I wonder if the acoustics are really good and if they allow drinking and such, it seems like drunk people might damage the ruins?


That's a good question, I guess it depends on what the amphitheater in Croatia was built with, can't be worse than what the tourists do to the coliseum


I mean 75mil isn't a small sum, but neither is several billion lol


But that is the what the world values these days. They think money is made from thin air. The truth is that, according to modern physice, the entire universe could have been created out of nothing... Personally, I think pizza predated the cosmos.


Well there is still some hope for humanity. When a teacher talked about her low income students, a kind passenger gave her more than 500 in cash for funds to better teach them


Sure! The world has a lot to offer. Just think of Pixar, the world famous entertainment company. They spent three years studying the physics of hair to give bounce to the hair of Merida from Brave. Now those are great priorities!


Sure. They give me hope for a humanity that legalizes flame throwers for cars in South Africa..


Well if they are using flame throwers against large wild animals, then I accept.


They use them to prevent carjacking, a common threat posed by hyenas and elephants in their region.


Oh, carjacking animals lol. On a more serious note, there should be something better than flamethrowers for that


We should consult one of the greatest minds of our generation for answers..perhaps a noted physicist like...oh...say maybe... Kim Jong-un?  Any guy that can get a hole in one every time he swings a gold club should have all the answers we need..


I do not. I detest the color blue, unlike the colorblind creator of FaceBook.  You?


Indeed. In any case, thanks for your time and for the pleasant chat.


Really? I like blue since it is calming. Why don't you like blue?


I hail from the German state of Schleswigholtein, where we are indoctrinated in the dogma of the color wheel. We have also outlawed the "Like" button... th color blue is


We have adopted another button, the "I think this is acceptable, and may even prefer this option" button.  I may join Facebook anyway, just so I can unfrind 10 people and earn a free Whopper. That I would like.


I wonder what beef they have with facebook


I still have my old, "Where's the beef?" hat...I loved that commercial...  I think they are trying to subvert citizen involvement in writing of the Icelandic constitution, which is being done on FaceBook.


It is amazing how dominant facebook is in social media that a country is using it to change their consitution


Would not have been possible had MySpace purchased FB when they had the chance.  Apparently, MS did not think FB was worth the $75 mil proposed.


No, now that is surprising. I wonder how to get started, that would be very Interesting.


Yes it would! So do you like learning about the universe? I think it's all amazing i really love the moon and stars. So interesting to think space goes on forever as far as we know, About 71% of the earths surface is water.    so interesting!


Yes, I will like that very much. When I was a kid I used to stay outside for hour counting stars.


Me too! I still like to go hiking at night and sit up there in pure darkness and the stars and moon are so bright. I love going to the ocean and watching the ocean tides, and it's so amazing that the moon causes those tides!


You mention about 70% of the earth surface is water, that really was hard to believe at first until I started thinking about all the wells people dug back in the days.


That and think about how vast the oceans are, on a globe there's a lot of water.


Yes, that is true, but just by living on earth, it's hard to picture that.


Yes I totally understand that. It is very interesting when you start thinking on a broad vision. It is sad that 80% of Earths forests have been destroyed. Very sad.


yes, especially in California, hundredth of acre of land are destroyed.


Yes very tragic. We need our forests and it's not looking too bright. So important for our survival here on earth.


Hello! I love the old Mustangs...and you?


what really touch me is that I love animals and Their homes are being destroyed as well.


Yes! Animals are so innocent and they are just trying to survive too.


What do you like mostly about the old mustangs?


The power and the look mostly, always liked them. Back in my teen years they were the best car to have.


My favorite car is the honda accord, back in the days I like the chrysler.


i have a honda and love it although it's getting old I need another one soon but don't want a car payment. Did you know the Cadillac was named after a french explorer? Thought that was interesting.


No, I didn't didn't, I always wanted a Cadillac but never could afford one. Yes that is Interesting.


I find it interesting too that there are more libraries in the U.S.A than there are McDonald's lol I didn't think there were that many libraries these days with all the technology online.


I knew there were lots of libraries, because I live in a small town and we have 3 libraries and two McDonald's.


Oh cool. I live in a big city and I guess I just don't notice the libraries. We have a ton of McDonalds though. You know if you publish a book in Norway the government automatically buys 1000 copies from you and donates them to the library.


How's it going, do you follow the NBA and have a favorite team out of the 30 that play?


Yea and Nike was more than happy to pay Jordan's fines


Yeah, cheap marketing and publicity. controversy is great for that.


I wonder why Cheryl Miller never got a shoe deal, she did score 105 point in one game once


She should have gotten a shoe deal. did her brother get one?


I don't think her brother Reggie ever got one either


Oh well. the family has a lot of talent. theyll figure out a way to parlay that into a fortune.


Yea I know Reggie does broadcasting and his sister Cheryl might too


thats cool. i try to follow golden state when i can. i like steph curry.


Yea Curry is a great player and a nicer guy, he donates mosquito nets to families in Africa


He is a generous guy. i figure that he is a model player. Anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? i like the NBA. i dont follow that much. i try to follow around the playoffs. who is your favorite team?


I follow the Knicks in New York, I guess they call NY the mecca of basketball because the NBA was founded there in 1949


That makes sense. the founder was James naismith. i figure the man is a legend.


Yea, too bad Naismith never got a shoe deal like Allen Iverson's lifetime contract with Reebok


Yeah, i dont think that he made much money, but he has an award named after him. thats pretty good.


Yea that's nice. Sometimes money isn't the most important thing, like when NBA star Tim Duncan stayed in college for 4 years instead of leaving early for the NBA


I would not have done the same thing as Tim. i would have taken the cash. too much risk of injury.


yea and if you're really good you can get the shoe deals like Michael Jordan. When the Air Jordan's first came out MJ was fined for wearing them in game


I bet that the league thought he had some sort of advantage. from a shoe. hm. not likely. plus the league wanted cash LOL


I need to tune in and try to catch tat to see what it sounds