Finally somebody who listens to actual music and not the stuff that's on the radio and tv these days... I love Pink Floyd, Sting, Joe Bonamassa, Scorpions, REM, Phil Collins... You're right... I could be going more and more :) I think we're on the same page :)


I don't understand why the new rock bands just keep playing the same chords over and over, no free style, no Rock Opera like Pink Floyd and Queen.


God I know..... those times will never come back... but if You have a second check out Black Country Communion - it's not Rock Opera but a newer albums with really cool old sound ;)


I will,  thanks.How do you like Linkin Park? I heard their "Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st. Century.


I like a song or two but that's all. I really liked the vocalist that died... real shame...


I play the piano, so I love the heavy use of keyboards. I was playing "What Have I Done?" the other day and it made me sad. Like he was predicting it. They played 324 concerts in 2001. Maybe it was burnout.


Oh You play ? That's so cool, just like a hobby or maybe in the band ?


Do you like dogs? Everyone likes dogs! Of course you do! Do you?


Do you need to take the dog to obedience school? How long does it take to train one? I know that dogs instinctively understand pointing.


No she doesnt.  I am training her myself,  depends on the dog really.  She seems to be learning fast,  best case could take 6 month,  other dogs could take years.  Luckily she is catching on quite quickly.


It's interesting that Google is a dog company, since it's a tech company. Usually programmers are compared to cats


I feel like a lot of tech companies,  you can bring your dog to work nowadays.  Thats what I hear from friends anyways lol


I hope the dogs all get along. The companies could have a massive blood drive for the dogs.


That would be great!  I think they have to get along with other dogs in order to bring them to work.  Well I hope.


I know that the presence of pets can have a calming effect on people. Drop in blood pressure and hormones related to stress. Pets don't complain and nag.


Not verbally anyways lol they will chew your stuff up.  but yes I agree.  Stress reliever!


That's true. They do like to chew things. Better than a drug habit though. No need for rehab. Just obedience school.


Yes,  dogs are amazing.  truly are mans best friend. She is my fifth doggy.


lol hello,  Yes I love dogs!  We just recued one from the pound not too long ago.


You should write a book about your dogs. Well, I've enjoyed talking!


That's great! Good for you! What breed? Do you know its blood type?


They say she is a spitz/jindo mix.  I do not know what blood type.  That is a weird question lol Did you know that dogs cannot see as many colors as we can/?


There are 12 different blood types for dogs. I have never owned a dog so I thought it might be important information for owners. I guess it's easy for a vet to figure out.


Yeah you just have to pay for blood work.  Dogs can also donate blood too,  they have blood drives.


I wonder whether the dogs are happy about donating blood.


Well they dont really know what that is,  they just know they feel a pinch.  So I dont think they are happy or sad about it lol


Cool. I like that Istanbul is trying to help dogs while collecting recyclable bottles.


Yeah that is good,  especially since they are strays,  they dont have any food or water on their own.  So sad,  so many dogs get mistreated.  Thats why we decided to adopt than buy one.


Interesting, John Wicks who is a U.K. pop genius once called Virginia home.


No, I didn't. That is crazy. Is it just for certain colors?


I guess it's from red-green colorblindness.


Interesting, well at least he doesn't live in Canada, I heard they make you play Canadian music 40% of the time there!


I wonder how they check that? Did you know a simple radio can somehow be made with a razorblade and a pencil? Apparently soldiers did it in WWII!


I'm not surprised, this was in a movie I saw, I think it was Hart's War with Bruce Willis.


Will have to check that out. You can also check out a weekly new program conducted entirely in classical latin on Finnish radio!


I don't think I would listen to that, but it sounds pretty cool. There is also a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


Wonder if they're any good. Did you know that in Croatia, there's an ancient Roman amphitheater where you can still see concerts? Must be cool.


No, I did not. Do you think there are a lot of pictures on Facebook?


Don't think I've ever heard of him. Did you know that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005?


That is crazy! Burger Kins started a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper, did you participate?


Crazy, but there was no guarantee that Myspace would have been successful with Facebook.


Maybe so... Did you know that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001? That's a lot of concerts!


No, Linkin Park was not big around here. But I hear that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up by AM radio.


Those are some strong signals! I just learned that Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in Pompeii in 1972 with no audience! That would have been fun to see.


Aweomse! I never heard that before. I wonder if the Facebook "like" button is illegal there too?


Wow, I didn't know it was actually illegal anywhere. Wonder what the reasoning is?


I'm not sure, but it is illegal in the German State of Schleswig-Holstein.


Did you know that Mark Zuckerburg is color blind? Hence the blue coloring on Facebook.


I think the rescuers that helped that boy are really brave.


Sure. I am a big sports fan. Baseball, basketball and football


Not a big fan. I will watch it very rarely


I see, I am a big fan, did you know soccer makes more money than football, baseball, golf, hockey and basketball combined!


I have heard that. But soccer is played all over the world. Baseball and football as well as basketball started in America and have caught on in recent years. But they are in catch up mode as far as the rest of the world


I guess that's a good point, it is played  in over 200 countries so that must be the reason, it's curious how soccer got its name


I guess you could dig around on the internet and find the answer


Yeah I guess that would be a good idea, theres a lot that can be found on the internet, for intance there is a variation of soccer with 3 teams facing each other at the same time


Thats interesting. I have never heard of that.


It is, and I just looked why its called soccer and its because soccer is slang for association football, so it makes sense now.


I think that Jesse Hernandez learned a lesson as well and he won't be playing around so recklessly with his cousins anytime soon, can you imagine how worried his family was!


Yes.  I think that lesson will stay with him for the rest of his life.


For sure, you know more than 100 rescuers worked really hard to find him, it was a dangerous scenario and they were against the clock


Yep. That took a combination of diligence and luck.


I heard the rescuers were really happy when they found Jessy, he was in a pipe that was four feet wide.


Yes the rescue was tough it took a lot to find him and they said they were overwhelmed with joy


Did you saw the footage with dozens of firefighters in the struggle? I saw a lot of those images in social media and also on tv


No. But I read about the ordeal on the internet.


That's in such stark contrast to our rap battles which are basically slam battles. I'd be interesting in hearing that because it sounds so strange to me.


Yeah I don't know if I would like that. I wonder if they played on the radio? If you like radio dramas there's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes for free.


I know those were hugely popular before TV. I wonder of they hold up now?


Yeah probably a bit boring with all we're used to now. Another boring show would have been that Latin news broadcast in Finland! I wouldn't understand a thing!


Considering that that is a dead language I wonder who the audience for that is?


Yeah not sure. Perhaps there's a big Latin population in Finland. Well if you live in Canada 40% of the music played on the radio has to be Canadian.


That's strange. Is that just a guideline that is followed or is it a law?


I actually believe it's Canadian law. I wonder when that first came into existence?


I do not know. It seems strange that they needed to make that a law. Did you know that on an AM radio you can hear Jupiter's radio storm because they are so strong?


Well that is so cool. I wonder if it is very easy to here? Maybe I've already heard it without even knowing. It probably interferes with the electromagnetic waves of the radio.


Hey yes I definitely enjoy rap music a it incorporates so many things and can be performed in a variety of ways.


That is possible. Did you know that you can make a radio with very little?


How do you make a radio? I used to listen to fox news on the radio. They are all about the GOP or in other words, the grand old party! It was very nice speaking with you today, I hope you have a good one!


WWII soldiers could make them with a razorblade and pencil. It was nice chatting with you as well.


Did you know that Tupac Shakur's music is considered to have cultural significance and is in the library of congress?


I would agree with that for sure. He was great. He resused elements of past traditions while expanding them at the same time.


He did. Do you know what career Eminem wanted to pursue before his rap career?


Oddly enough he wanted to be a comic book artist lol. Glad he chose rap instead!


Me too. Apparently he was a big fan of Spiderman.


Interesting. I bet rapper Busta Rhymes was a fan of the Rugrats because he voiced the reptile wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


Really?! I should have noticed that. He has a very distinctive voice.


Yes he definitely does. In Korea the rappers there invented a new type of freestyle called complement battle. I'd like to hear that.


Hi, how are you? Did you know that before 1963, it was not uncommon for US students  to read from the Bible as part of their elementary education?


Was she married to another singer, some famous guy?


I think he was a regular person, but he reportedly had an affair with her best friend.


That's horrible. I guess she must have been heartbroken. Who did marry the next time?


Shania Twain then married the ex-husband of that same friend.     Friends and Lovers and all that, I guess.


Wow. That's tough. I gotta wonder how that marriage worked. I think it's hard for famous people to stay married. A lot of pressure.


Too true.    It amazes me Johnny Depp has managed to act, play guitar and keep his marriage intact.


I don't know how he does it. Women must throw themselves at the guy. Crazy.


Too true.    Not only all that, but Depp is related to Queen Elizabeth of England!


He really is royalty! I did not know that. That's an interesting connection. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good evening!


He is a nice guy too, he travels with his Jack Sparrow costume so he can visit kids in hospitals.


Things have certainly changed!     Do you know much about Shania Twain?


He does great work with the kids. He doesn't have to make time, but he does. That's great! Thanks for the chat! Have a good evening!


Good evening, and remember not to warm up your car in ohio, where that is illegal!


I was watching a movie about her on the Reelz Channel.     She suffered a lot.


How did she suffer? You mean growing up?


She suffered from abuse and extreme poverty as a child and young woman.


She went through it all and came out a star. Has she won any awards?


Not sure, but she is the highest selling solo female artist in country music history.


That's great! Is she married? Does she have kids?


Shania Twain has been married at least twice.    Her first divorce was covered extensively by the tabloids.


Right? The president of Indonesia is a pop star


Yes and released three albums. Did you vote at the last election?


I sure did. Did you know even astronauts vote?


Yes they vote from space, much cooler than we do here


I know. In India the government set up a polling station for a guy who lived in the forest with tigers


WOw that is total dedication. In the UK not all men were allowed to vote until 1918


I wonder what rules existed back then to prevent them from voting.


I wonder too. IN Alabama most black man cannot vote


Yeah that is about one third of them, and that is permanent


Yeah. Did you know republicans presidents have a bear


I know some stuff, like who the three wealthiest guys are so far, and you?


Yeah I wonder until when though because some have not had one


Nice, so who would that be on the top of the list?


That would be Jefferson, Washington and JFK


Yeah. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called Banana?


Yeah I wonder if that means something else in their language too though


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


That is pretty cool. Do you know how the runner up used to be elected?


Yes that was just the runner up moving into that position


Yes I guess both parties won in one way or another


Yeah, for sure! It's kind of funny that there were so many episodes (I used to play the game myself), but anyways on a different note did you know that Ronald reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look". Ironic, huh?


That is crazy.  Did you know the E in chuck E stands for entertainment?


No, I didn't. That's quite interesting. It's kind of funny because entertainment has evolved a lot. Did you know that Bill Nye "the science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest?


Speaking of twins, the olsens are billionaires due to their entertainment co.


Wow, that's quite interesting! I used to enjoy watching "Full House", so it's good to see how far they've come since then. Speaking of money though, did you know that Blockbuster declined several offers to buy netflix for $50 million. Netflix is now worth $2 billion. I would have chosen differently.


Me too.  I wonder if Hollywood Video could have bought them?


Maybe, but ironically enough it was after racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of apollo 13 that reed hastings was inspired to start netflix. Despite their prices, I have to agree it's the smartest method, because customers don't have to drive anywhere.


Yeah it sucked to have to drive to pick up and bring back DVDs.  Good thing its all streaming now.


Yeah, for sure! It's kind of funny, because netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america.


Thats amazing.  Good thing they have 150 100% movies


I like it, some shows more than others.  How about you?


Yeah, for sure! Well, it was nice talking to you! Hope you have a good night!


Yes, I do. I usually enjoy watching talent shows/game shows/competition shows such as Amazing Race or World of Dance. I actually used to have Netflix (at least until the prices got too high). Do you have Netflix?


No, same here with Netflix.  Too much for the little I watch.  I do have that fireplace video on a flashdrive though haha


Yeah, that's cool. Do you enjoy watching the Simpsons? I heard that there's only one episode of the show where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned, which considering that it's past 20 seasons is quite an accomplishment.


I am actually shocked he missed one.  I am sure homer is in them all.


Yeah, that's quite a feat! I also heard that when south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew. That was really nice of them.


maybe homer delivered them, he had 188 jobs


That could very well be haha. Anyways, did you know that there's over 750 episodes of Pokemon? That's about 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight.


4 Million word Super Smash Bros fan fiction.


I like Super Smash Bros but I can't imagine writing about it let alone writing that much about it.


Neither could I , I wonder how long it took?


It had to be a huge amount of time. Did you know that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel to be on the reading list for 3 military branches?


I only saw the movie. It's shocking to me though because it's set in the future and they are fighting alien bug creatures.


That is kind of like Enders game, they fight the buggers.  Maybe the military knows something we dont...


I heard that's on their reading list also. I would have expected more sophisticated reading for the military.


I agree.  I wonder what they expect people to take from that and apply to their job in the military.


I do!  My favorite genre is non fiction, especially self development books!


I can't imagine it's helpful. It was nice chatting with you.


I read non-fiction from time to time but I prefer fiction. Do you know who wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg?


That is really cool.  I didnt know he wrote about things like that.


I have his complete works and I missed that story as well. Did you also know that Caesar wrote fan fiction?


I heard about that!  Happy Ides of March, BTW.


You too. His fan fiction was about Hercules and Oedipus.


Wow, I bet that was interesting to read.  Do you know what the largest fork of fiction is?


Good morning!  It's cold here and might be the perfect day to curl up in a blanket and read.


Wow.  That is pretty impressive!  Another thing that was impressive to me that I recently found out is that there are more libraries than McDonald's in the US!


That is a really cool fact, I would never have guessed that as well.


It seems like I pass three McDonald's to get to one library.  Apparently, not all libraries are for books.  In Sacramento they have a "library of things" where people can check out sewing machines and other short-term use items.


Wow, that is a cool idea.  I think my local library is doing a similar thing.  Did you know many libraries carry video games?


I don't.  I knew mine carried videos and audiobooks, but didn't know about video games!


Yeah I wonder what kinds they have, that would be awesome to rent old sega genesis games or other old consoles!


That would be cool.  Do you have any favorite authors?


Yeah it would be.  No, I don't really have a favorite, how about yourself?


I'm not sure I do, but I know Mark Twain is loved by a lot of people.


Yeah I think people really like him.  I know my grandmother was a huge fan of Harper Lee, even had a signed copy of To Kill a Mockingbird.


Hello there! Yeah we got a ton of snow here last night.


I've never read it, but I know that both that and Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" have been surrounded in controversy because of the use of the "n"-word.


Yeah I have read that and also heard about it on the local radio stations as well.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Hope you don't have to go out in it soon.  Do you like to read?


Yeah same here, except I have to work tonight.  Yeah I read a little bit, how about yourself?


Well be careful when you do.  I really do like to read, but I probably don't spend enough time doing it.  It's too bad I'm not Anne Jones who is the world record speed reader and can read like 4,700 words/minute!


Holy cow, I don't even know how one could understand that many words that quickly.


I do wonder how much she is able to retain, but it's still impressive.Do you normally get your books from the library?


I haven't been to the library in a very long time no.  I guess the inventor of the brail system finished it at 15!


What did the braille system inventor finish?


The reading and writing system for the blind, the brail system. He invented it, and then perfected it by age 15.


Interesting fact: Robots can be controlled using rat brains. Did not know that.


Would certainly make for an interesting project. I read that someone becamea  professional race car driver by beating aalmost 100,000 people in Gran Turismo, a video game.


What?  A video game led someone to become a professional race car driver?  I wouldn't think it would translate so well, cool!


Hahaha, me too!  Did you know the little arrow near your gas fuel gauge represents what side your tank is on?


I actually did not - my and my wife's gas tanks are on opposite sides and I have to remembr that driving up to the pump!


I know, now I look at the fuel gauge to see what side, it so much easier!


Did yo kow that McDonalds started with drive thrus in the seventies becase soldiers couldnt leae their cars while in their uniforms?


Wow, I had no idea!  That's pretty crazy.  Fortunately for the soliers they can leave their cars now, fortunetly for us we no longer have to! lol


Now I only go in if the window doesn't work or is frozen.


Me too, I hate going inside.  Are you a fan of the simpsons?  Homer has had over 188 jobs!


What?  Rat brains?  They hook the robot up to the rat or they put the rat's brains in the robot?  So many questions!  The curiosity robot on mars sings happy birthday to itself every year.  I think that's kind of sad.


Not sure how it works, they do say the personality changes based on the rat.


That's fascinating!  I'll have to look that up later.  There's a paralyzed woman who has a robotic arm that she can control with her thoughts!


I would love that if I couldnt use those parts. Technology can do some amazing things.


I know, it's comforting to know what they are able to do...you know, just incase!


Yes, something as common as a car accident can bring the need for that. Did you know that vehicles used to use wooden trunks for storage?


That makes sense, I think I've seen that on older cars at car shows.  Speaking of cars, did you know it's illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?  My coworkers warm there cars up for anywhere from 10-20 minutes, they would all be in trouble!


Many vehicles turn off automatically after about 20 minutes too, if using remote start.


That's a good idea to have that.  There was a man in NY who bought a property that had a barn full of classic cars!


Really???? That seems like... they got jipped on their album sales!


Could be, I bet they got really bad deals.


Yeah. I heard that Napoleon Dynamite only made like $5000 on that movie. He got screwed!


He sure did! only $5000!! I bet he could sue someone for that!


Did you know Kanye predicted his taylor swift interruption?


He did? I bet there was something else going there, you know Taylor Swift comes from a wealthy family.


I actually did not... How did they get their money?


I dont know how but apparently they lived on a 11 acre tree farm.


Wow. Now I feel like I have to look into it...


Another interesting fact is that Swift walks backward to avoid photos.


Good, do you like Taylor Swift? what do you think about the prize she won recently.


I am indifferent to her. My daughter likes her though. Do you like her?


I think she is a good artist, not  my favorite but she has good skills.


That makes sense. What is your favorite artist or band?


I like Led Zeppelin a lot, its one of my favorite bands, what about yours?


I like Jimmy Buffett a lot but I think that has more to do with the party involved than the music. I also like Pink Floyd and some new stuff. MOstly alt rock.


I see, what about Aerosmith? theres a cool fact about the band want to know what it is?


Ok so Aerosmith made more money from the game Guitar Hero than any of their albums.


How would they know?  Did they run the promotion on the radio?


I guess you would have to show them on your phone or something. Maybe there was a link on the website. Does anyone listen to radio anymore? Seems like YouTube is the only game around.


All it takes to make one is a razorblade and a pencil.


If that radio got people "likes" on FB, it would be popular again. Do you know what CanCon is?


Canadian Content. In Canada, 40% of music must be Canadian in origin. Rush. More Rush.


I bet they play a lot of Justin Bieber, he is canadian I think.


Yeah, he's Canadian. Are you an NFL fan?


I absolutely love NFL. I am watching game now


Used to be, but I got fed up with their shenanigans. How long have you been on? Since early days?


Denver Oakland; I hope they combine for the most points in a game tonight


Got some money riding on it, eh?  Good luck!


I heard that Myspace said no to the chance to buy FB for $75 mil in 2005. Oops.


Mark Zuckerberg seems to be digging himself a big hole at Facebook nowadays


With all his cash, he could just buy an island and live there without worries. Have you heard about the BK promotion? I would unfriend and refriend to get many Whoppers.


I didn't hear that one. Can you tell me more about it?


Burger King had a promotion where you'd get a free Whopper if you unfriended 10 people on FB. Not sure what the point was. Spread hate for your fast food cravings?


What do you like to do for fun or as entertainment?


I agree, it is pretty poor and I also think it's poor planning too! With the amount of snow in Michigan and MN, they should've built a subway where the rails don't have to be shoveled!


Very true about the snow.  A good hat is essential for the weather.  A Ushanka fur hat has fold down earflaps.  I like mine.


Is that what those things are called, I need to get one because earmuffs just don't do it for me. I wonder what a bowler hat looks like, I thought it'd be the cowboy hat that was the most popular, maybe it's true for the South areas?


I think it has to do with where your at.  In a town, a bowler is expected.  If your out there in the brush, the cowboy hat.  A bowler is like a half dome with a rim.  Tipping the hat is from knights in armor raising the face visor.


Oh, gotcha! You're really knowledgeable about hats!


As far as knowledge goes I prefer to wear a lamp shade at parties, not a conical paper hat. Party. Party.


That would definitely be a conversation starter, just make sure it doesn't have any religious implications that could potentially offend someone, but I don't think a lamp shade would ;).


I happen to know that in 1908 there was a law limiting the length of hatpins.  So women could not use them as weapons.  There is always an agitator, a group in charge and a fear.


What happened to that law, has it been amended since then? I don't think that would be an issue or concern anymore, right?


There are some old laws on the books that are never enforced.  I have no idea about the hat pin one.   Chefs wear a hat called a Toque.  I wonder why.


Travel is a good thing.  I like places that are different.  I want to go to Japan and drive on the highway.


That name sounds funny, I wonder where that came from, if anything the height of the chef's hat seems to be more unsanitary than wearing it.


I heard that traveling in Japan is quite expensive especially if you go on the highways, the tolls costs more than $300 to travel across the country, I wonder how much the US costs?


If some one searched for tool roads in the US, they could probably find a few hundred bucks.  Some toll roads are loops though.  Mackinac Island has no motorized vehicles. It is a Michigan tourist trap.


Yeah and with how big the US is, I imagine driving on the toll roads could become a lot more expensive than Japan. So how do the people who live on Mackinac Island travel?


Most people use a bike.  The tourists use horse drawn carriages.  The island is deserted in the winter.  I wonder if Native Icelanders would use a public rail system if available?


There's even horse drawn carriages there? It does sound like a tourist trap! Nope, they can't since there's no public rails so they have to travel via domestic flights between major towns! I think I need to reconsider going to Iceland, have you been?


No I have never been.  Iceland and Michigan have some parallels though. If you dont have a car of your own, you are having difficulty moving around.  That and snow. Need any snow?


I live in Minnesota so I also have plenty of snow as wall, I even have a snow barricade with how much snow there is! I could use a trip to the tropical islands of Hawaii, even in that paradise, the first king to travel around the world was the King of Hawaii.


I wonder if the King got to see snow close up.  The mountains of Hawaii have some snow on the peaks, I think.  I would think that the public rail system in Minnesota and Michigan is pretty poor compared to most of Europe.  Probably like Iceland's.  Non existent.


Man...a no-deal Brexit could throw the UK and world economy into chaos


Glad the app maker wasn't eating a Big Mac.


Did you know that the constant novelty from clicking links on the Internet can cause a real addiction that's measurable in the brain?


Makes sense. I'm so addicted I'm gonna move to Alexandria...just in case the internet burns down.


Yes, and then you could go to Mt. Everest because they have 3G cell service and the Internet as well.


Cool. That means there are indeed hamburgers on Mt Everest.


Good one.  Yes, the current Library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the Internet in case the Internet burns down.  Pretty ironic since the Library of Alexandria burned down during the days of Caeser.


Yeah...maybe they should move to the Amazon rain forest. The Norwegian government might help.


Yes, that could be their saving grace. Speaking of government, did you know that the US government owns 86% of Nevada?


Wow. Did Wikileaks reveal that...or just the Governments plan to destroy Wikileaks.


I think just the plan to destroy Wikileaks, but very funny.


Wow, officials have long suggested that the possibility of  a no prearranged pacts on trade, travel and security with it one-time partners would be unlikely.


Well, I better leave before they hatch a plan to destroy me. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah, but here we are anyway. I bet Theresa May wishes she wasn't PM, or that PM didn't exist...like it doesn't in Austrailia


Well, according to Frances O'Grady's tweet, "these papers confirm that a #NoDealBrexit isn't a credible option. It would be devastating for working people. Government must pull out all the stops to get a deal that delivers for the whole UK."


They should take another vote. Governments job is to determine policy and enforce it in a manner that reflects the will of the people


It is and it is a mechanism that determines policy as well.


Yeah. Too bad they are all surfing the internet instead.


Hah, no doubt. Typically, the philosophy chosen is some balance between the principle of individual freedom and the  idea of absolute state authority (tyranny).  Looking back on our history, prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny.


Don't forget catocracy. The cat in 10 downing st has a government title.


I loved that one.  Do you surf the Internet a lot?  Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?  Is that hilarious or what?


Rapper XXXTentacion, center, attends the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards on Oct. 6, 2017


Rapper busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 rugrats movie


Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities


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


Kanye west did an snl skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows... 2 years before the infamous taylor swift incident.


Out of the top 10 most successful songs of all time, only kanye west's gold digger is in a minor key


At the time of his death, Onfroy was awaiting trial. As news of the shooting broke, several celebrities and musicians shared their shock on social media.


Rapper big sean had a gpa of 3.7 and turned down a scholarship to michigan state before being signed by kanye west


he once said. In August 2017, Onfroy released his debut album "17," which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200?


"Vice City" to SoundCloud, the free music-streaming platform?


When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy in a mug shot from December 2017. (


In March 2014, he uploaded the song "Vice City" to SoundCloud, the free music-streaming platform where he would eventually amass more than 2 million followers


do you know In March 2014, he uploaded the song "Vice City" to SoundCloud, the free music-streaming platform


At the time of his death, Onfroy was awaiting trial. As news of the shooting broke, several celebrities and musicians shared their shock on social media


but quickly restored them after backlash from the music industry, which reportedly included artists such as Kendrick Lamar.


Rapping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular"


apping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech,


Rapper tupac shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


Well, that was weird. My articles just switched to basketball


That's funny. Like how The new zealand basketball team are nicknamed the "tall blacks"


I wonder what the derivation of that name really is.  Also, the dunk being banned for 10 years.  I think it took that long to figure out how to build a backboard that won't shatter.


It was a joke referring to their famous rugby team The All Blacks.


I see.  That is somewhat of a relief.  I agree with coaches of football or basketball being highly paid.  They bring in the revenue.


Yeah, I think anyone who contributes to a successful team should be paid very well.


It is back to that multiplier thing.  How much revenue does the sport bring in and how much less would it be with a bad coach?


And that's why bad coaches get fired very quickly.


Sure is.  It is simple economics.  Few of us work in jobs where our financial contribution is so visible.


Though this is a bad stat: In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


I read that.  I think it is an okay stat.  The governor of a state does not impact the income like a coach does.  I am originally from Oklahoma and our college football has been pretty important for years.


Mine always were.  Did you see how judge Judy's pay compares to Lebron's


Depends on the state, I'm from NJ but live now in NY. It isn't that important here.


I understand that.  Well, Panda is calling.  Nice talking with you.


yes, but considering the size of here syndication area, it makes sense,


Yep.  Lebron certainly deserves his pay.


People who complain about their salaries don't take into account how many people can watch them and how much money the networks and teams make off of their talents.


Exactly! The multiplier is the thing.  I started a company selling directory assistance calls to AT&T at less than 25 cents apiece.  However, we sold over 50 million such calls per month.


My dad was a Yankee before I was born. I've never understood why this concept does not sink in with some people. These people deserve it- lebron james' high school basketball games would attract 1750 attendees. tickets cost between $100 - $120.


I agree.  The challenge in life is to find the enterprise that gives one the benefit from the "multiplier".  Jordan was smart enough to turn down $10 million for shoes and later received $90 million from another company.


Lebron James, and one reason he's so successful is that he understands this, his worth.


No doubt about it.  I suppose he may have an agent who helps with that strategy.  Did you notice that the US Supreme Court has a basketball court on the top floor known as "The Highest Court in the Land?"


Have you watched the Fow News channel before?


Oh, Nixon was one of the creators? I wonder if the channel was biased towards him.


Well they are very republican oriented so yeah. did you know the white house still uses floppy discs?


No, I didnt, I wonder why as floppy discs are now ancient tech, they dont have the resouces for a flash drive? lol


I guess floppy discs are safer than a usb


Yeah, I guess they can be safer or at least harder to access,


yeah i think so too. did yu know bush put panels back in the white house?


I didnt know that, I think its a good thing though, solar energy is the future and we should all use a cleaner source of energy.


yeah for sure, so good for them for putting those back on


Yeah, the secret service is full with skilled staff, its suprising to know they missed the bullets that struck the White House back in 2011


i wonder about that too , for four entire days


not that much actually. how about you? i know they are one of the biggest news channels out there


Its a long time, I  bet someone got fired that day lol.


It is a big channel, its watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!!


i guess they are looking into creating a channel to showcase only the simpsons


I think thats a good idea, they should do that, watching the Simpsons all day can be boring but it would be nice there is a channel with something to watch at times


yeah i guess. on the other hand they tried to sue them once


They did? Why did they try to sue The Simpsons, thats messed up, I bet Homer didnt do it on purpose lol


hahhaa I bet not. do you know who created fox news?


I can not wait to see the "space jam" sequel


I love my jordan shoes. They were banned upon introduction by the nba


Did you know that Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 over a 10% stake in Nike which would have been worth $8.62 billion?


well allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 a year until he reaches age 55 to where he would then receive a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000.


Iverson was smart because in the NBA 60% of the players are broke 5 years after retirement


I guess they don't change their lifestyle when the money stops rolling in.  It s tough for any 20 something to be handed millions of dollars and expected to make great decisions


When caesar visited britain, around 50bc, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment wow


That is interesting.  Do you know anything more about that?


A gamer?  Did you know that a Canadian entertainment company will be searching an infamous atari video game landfill for a documentary?


It should be fun.  LeBron is going to be criticized for all his off the court activities if Lakers don't start winning soon


I still have my original nintendo entertainment system from like 86


I used to have an Oddessy2 video game system when i was kid.  If you don't know what that was, it was a lessor known system at the time when most kids had Atari's


I had a atari 2600 woodgrain. have a good night


I agree. He does have three NBA Finals MVP Awards. He need to get some more


I think Lebron needs to get better teammates this off season but i am not sure if many of the stars want to play with him anymore.


True. At least he does a lot for charity.


And he is a smart business man,  Did you know that Lebron turned down a $10 million offer from Reebok when was 18 and less than a year later accepted a $90 million dollar offer from them.


I did not know that. He also comes in 2nd to Judge judy in salary


I think it crazy that Judge Judy makes so much money.  The few times i have seen her show she is rude and enjoys being a bully.  I do not like her or her show.


It time for her to retire lol. Why dont more player shoot granny style. I would go for the points and not the look


I agree.  It seems like the granny style is simpler than the regular way and being simpler means less thing can go wrong.  I would definately shoot granny style from the free throw line


Good morning. Did you know that the first amazon customer has a building named after him? He had the first order, ever on Amazon.


Everything cutting edge seems to be going on in the Golden state!


I wouldn't know. I think it's interesting he started out at PayPal, and ended up with SpaceX.


Yeah, Elon Musk is one smart guy, for sure!  I read he took a $ 78 million dollar pay cut in 2014, he must really believe in Tesla motors.


Did you know there is cell service at the top of Mount Everest?


No, I didn't.  I guess that's good to have in case of emergencies up there?


Selfies, most likely. Since Sherpa's are highly trained. I guess the current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet. I'm not sure how they expect it to burn down.


You're probably right about the selfies, " I'm on the top of the world!".  I'm clueless to how the internet could possibly burn down, but nice to know there's a saved copy of it! lol


I don't know either. Same with why someone decided to name the three horizontal lines on apps and websites the "hamburger" button.


Easy answer, they were probably hungry at the time.


Yeah, i had heard about that, he spent a grand total of $27.95.  That's so cool!


lol.  I think you are right. Thanks for chatting with me this morning, have a wonderful day.


Not as cool as that clock in the mountain Bezos built. It has a lifespan of 10K years.


He's got the money to build something like that, it must be an atomic clock?


I don't think so, it isn't actually finished yet. It's being built under a mountain in Texas.


That's interesting!  You know I keep hearing about this contract that the USPS has with Amazon to deliver packages on Sunday.  I have never gotten any of my packages on a Sunday, have you?


Actually, yes. That's when most of my packages arrive. I hear their warehouse workers walk between 7-15 miles per shift. That's insane.


You're the first person that has actually received a package on a Sunday that I have talked to.  Wow, and I thought it was just a rumor!  That is alot of miles, hope they wear good, comfortable shoes, poor workers.


I would love to visit Tesla's indoor track. They test their cars inside, as they don't produceany emissions.


I'm sure it's an impressive facility,  where is it located?


Yeah more than likely because if your not a quarterback in the NFL your salary is much lower. A normal play is payed around 1.9 million while the quarter back is payed close to 4 million. I am not sure how much they pay in MLB.


The league minimum in the MLB is about 550,000, plus its guaranteed contracts.  So once you sign they have to pay you, unlike in the NFL.


Yeah if I am not wrong the NFL is one of the lowest paying professional sports. That is not to say 1.9 million dollars is not a ton of money but there are other sports that pay a lot more.


I think you're right about that.  When you think about all the potential harm the players are exposing themselves - CTE, injuries - it seems wrong.  It should be the highest paying considering the revenue it produces


yeah considering the NBA average salary right now is $6.2 million and the risk of injury is much lower.


The risk of injury is huge in hockey, too.  In 1930 a goalie caught on fire!


I don't watch a lot of hockey but i know they have specific people just to fight the other teams specific person.


I don't watch a lot of it either, but yeah they do have people that do that.  I think they are called Enforcers, maybe.


Yeah I think that is it. It reminds me of that movie called Goon, about the hockey enforcer. Good movie.


I never saw that.  I'll have to look for it.  Is it an older movie?


No, I don't really like Football.  How about you?


yeah it came out in 2011 and it has Seann William Scott in it, the guy that plays stiffler in all the american pie movies, its a great movie.


Cool, I'll definitely check it out then.  Have great day!


Yeah i watched it, but it was extremely boring.


That's what I hear.  It was really low scoring, right?


Yep, only one touchdown the entire game. The halftime show was abysmal as well.


I didn't know there was only one left handed quarterback in the NFL


Yep and a quarterback named Baker Mayfield thought about quitting football to play professional halo 3


Wow, that's cool.  You would think the NFL would pay better, right?


Well the NFL pays $177.2 million per team but i know the players do not see a lot of that money.


Maybe that's why Russell Wilson is still under contract with the MLB, even though he hasn't played a game since 2011


It's funny that That 70s Show scripts were reshot in the UK -- Sanford Son and Three's Company were literal copies of British TV shows in American settings.


Ah -- gotcha. School must occupy most of your time, so you obviously take your studies seriously.


I do take it seriously. I have five classes.


That's a lot -- fifteen hours a week? I just found out Judge Judy is the second-highest paid celebrity -- I never would have guessed it, considering I've only seen her on afternoon TV in a lineup of cheesy court shows.


Wow, I did not realize the amount of hours at all, but sure. It is stressful and I got to though. She is almost done with her contract though.


I haven't had TV in a long time so I guess I lost touch with who's become popular.


I only use the computer to watch YouTube or Netflix. I have no time to watch the regular television. No time to sit on the sofa and surf the channels.


Yeah, I occasionally watch old shows on DVD boxed sets or stream them online. Last thing I watched beginning to end was Star Trek TNG.


I am not familiar with Star Trek but is it like Star Wars?


Other than being science fiction that features interstellar travel, not very much.


They were canceled after 10 episodes. This is so sad.


I highly recommend it when you get the time, but your tastes might be different. Nice chatting with you!


I guess it didn't translate well. I loved the American version. Did you watch it?


I have not. I hesitated about watching the American series because I have school right now. I feel that I would delay my studies.


I understand that. When I decide to check out a new TV series it usually turns into a binge-watching commitment comparable to a job.


If I am only working, then I would definitely watch it. The last series I watched were Friends.


I watched that irregularly when I happened to come across reruns. I loved Seinfeld.  Also the Simpsons. I don't recall seeing the episode where Bart didn't figure at all -- did you ever watch them?


I am hesitant on Seinfeld. I will watch it if it is playing in a dental office or somewhere else. I watch the Simpsons, but I do not recall that situation, but he is always in the intro.


Any particular reason you're hesitant about Seinfeld, if you don't mind saying?


hello, I love horses. One of my fav are the icelandic horses. They go very fast.


We have so much of the same DNA and how we used to have so much hair back in the day like over 200000 years ago. That's crazy!


could be. Probably is goes all the way back to Africa I've recently learned. We are basically African animals at one point lol


I can see that. We sure have come along way since then


or not lol..... I randomly learned sound can cause fear in humans. That's pretty wild


I believe that. I know there are some sounds that cause me fear


It's got to be something in the sound frequency


Yea I'm just wondering what is in that which activates a fear in our human emotion. I wonder if we get that from animals??


We could have I am sure there are certain sound that cause them to fear


Hello, I love horses also. I like how the get along with the Dalmatians that are with firefighters that protect them.


There was a fire here in LA and so many horse were saved by out firefighters. Any other animals were not very lucky. It was very sad. We need to do more to protect animals


oh wow. Here in Iowa we don't really see fires like that. But I agree we do need to protect animals


There are so many different kinds of animals in the world. many are going way too. We need to be more like Germany. Have you head of what they are doing?


I have not really heard about what they are doing


they are projecting the rights of animals by giving them constitutional rights


that is a really good idea more counties should have that


yeah very cool right! We humans come from animals basically. Would you agree?


Hey did you know Trump isn't the wealthiest president ever?


On an old rotary phone that 212 would be easy to dial. It pays to be the Big Apple I guess.


Oh yeah, attached to the wall. Not much to it. Now an iPhone has more computing power than our nuclear arsenal.


Yeah! I used to make mistakes or my finger would fly off the dial and I would get so mad! Now it probably more than a space shuttle too!


Hah! I remember being so excited to answer the phone and now Unicef will donate water for every minute you stay OFF your phone.


I would be more than happy to stay off my phone. The water would be a bonus!


Yeah it would. I heard the Zimbabwean president was called President Banana. Perhaps Trump could have a nickname too?


A proper noun and a descriptor, I like it!


I speak English good! The president of Indonesia has released 3 Pop albums. Perhaps Trump could do some cool jazz?


Like Clinton. They could jam together! I do not think anything could go wrong!


Huh. I would have never guessed that. Navada is the only state with "none of these candidates" on the ballot. Seems weird.


Seems like a good option to me. Apparently the taller candidate usually wins, like 75% of the time when running for president. Perhaps Nevada should just have a box for "tallest candidate" and make it easier.


That would make it easier. And as a 6'6" person, I would probably win so I am all for it!


You have my vote. In Athens they would appoint some officials by lottery.


Oh geez, doesn't seem to meritous. What's next, rock/paper/scissors?


I think it was to prevent an Oligarchy. Hard to make plans for domination if you have no idea who will be in control.


that's true. Did you know NYC's area code is 212 because they are lazy?


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


I do not know, what is not like it is now?


Nope it was actually the runner up that moved into that position


Oh nice that is different. About 5 presidents have lost even though they won the popular vote


Yeah I think that is really weird. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


Wow cool, a president and an artist, nice


Yeah and he has already released 3 albums


Wow cool. The last president that spoke a foreign language was FDR


Wow that is weird. DO you know much about planets?


Yes I do. Do you know what other names are used to refer to earth?


Yes I know that Wilson was the only one to have a PhD


I do not know that but did you know that Venus does not tilt?


The other names are Tellus and Telluris. Pretty awesome. Nice chat!!


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest presidents in the us are?


I have no idea they are ranked in that way. who is it?


Nice. In Guatemala if you are the relative of a president you cannot run ever


Wow I guess that is one way to combat nepotism and such things


Yes true. Did you know Lincoln was the first one to have his photo taken during inauguration


Nice. Do you know that the white house is smaller than the guest house?


They must get a lot of guests there and need the room for them


No, do you know why? seems like you know a lot about FB


Yes I use Facebook a lot. But I try to steer clear of social media even though that's not successful obviously haha. Have you ever been to Iceland by the way


No not really, have you been to Iceland before? I wonder if they use Facebook over there


Yes they do, they're actually writing their constitution on Facebook, that way everyone can see what is being done to it


They are? wow, I guess they must really like the site, do you also like Netflix?


Yes I like Netflix. I remember when they were founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, that was back in 1997


Do you know how it started?the story is actually pretty ironic


I think so, didn't Reed Hastings get like a $40 fee for renting Apollo 13 LOL? He just forgot to turn it in on time


Yeah and then Netflix was the cause for Blockbuster bankrupcy, they had the chance to buy the company so its on them


Yep I could see that. It's amazing that Netflix has about 60 million subscriptions in the United States alone, that is a lot!


Yes I use Facebook from time to time. It's crazy that it was invented back in 2004, that seems like a long time ago


Yeah a lot of them only in the US and 137 million worldwide, lots of money.


Its been a long time I agree, I used to have a MySpace account before that, too bad they didnt buy Facebook


Yes they turn down the offer to buy Facebook, that was back in 2005, the only one at 75 million which seems like a bargain


It seem like a bargain considering the company is worth $104 billion dollars now, so yeah,


Yep I agree with you. Do you know why the Facebook like button is illegal in the German state of schleswig-holstein? I just don't get why that would be the case


No, didnt know about that until just know, I guess it generated controversy, they didnt want people to feel bad about few likes in their pages,


That's a good point. Did you ever do the Burger King promotion on Facebook? Where you had to unfriend 10 people to get a free Whopper?


No, I didnt do that, sounds like a great promotion, too bad I didnt know about it


Did you hear about why Facebook uses the color blue on its pages?


A Wrinkle in Time was a great film with an interesting cast, what are your thoughts?


Well the movie Big Hero 6 was made with a 55000 core super computer, amazing right? and he was fired wow, that is funny and ironic


Amazing, what a computer that was.  Did you know that Walt Disney and Salvadore Dali collaborated on a short film?


I didnt, no, I might have to Google that later, do you know Bill Nye the science guy?


And what about the movie Flubber, do you remember that movie?


Yes, I do. Old version and the newer one.


I didnt know there was a new version, anyway, he is the science consultant in the old version of the movie


That's cool! Here's a fun fact for you, type the word, askew into Google and watch the page tilt.


I just did it and nothing happened maybe they fixed that issue already.


Maybe so! Do you know new Google employees are called "nooglers"?


Well, good morning.  I actually have never seen that movie, have you?


That seems kind of messed up, I think the beanies are funny, the ones the make the nooglers wear.


I have, its actually pretty good, you should watch it, Oprah  Winfrey is a part of the cast


Well, anything with Ms. O in it is probably pretty good.  I'll give it a look when I get a chance.


You should, I think it was also a book, well best movies come out of great books


Yes, they do. Do you watch Disney Channel?


I do like the Disney Channel yeah, why do you ask?


Do you know they don't accept outside ads.  The only commercials it airs are for its own shows and Disney products?


It seems like they are loosing a lot of money there, did you watch the movie Big Hero 6?


I don't think so.  Yes, I loved Big Hero 6, so did my kids.  Speaking of Disney, did you know Walt Disney was fired from his job at a local newspaper for not being creative enough?


That is pretty incredible.  If even take the $800,000 per year he is making, Even for just one year!


Yea, it's pretty crazy that Duncan never got a shoe deal but he probably didn't want one, he did sacrifice money to stay in college


That was likely the smart option.  Many players are bankrupt 5 years after retiring.


That's a shame, kinda like Reggie Miller getting out shined by his sister Cheryl when she scored 105 points in one game


Yeah, teams dont even score that, but he made hall of fame, so its all good!


I wonder if players would score more if they shot granny style since its the best technique according to physicists


Probably.  If shaq did that he might have been better at the line.  lol


Shaq would still probably miss lol. It's crazy that college basketball banned dunking due to how dominant Kareem abdul-jabbar was with it


I  know, I couldnt imagine it without the dunk!


I wonder if anyone ever dunked on the basketball court at the supreme court


Yea, I'm a huge knicks fan but follow the other 29 teams in the NBA, you?


Highest court in the land!!  Great chat!  Have a great day!


I personally root for the Bulls, have since Jordan played.


The game was so much better then, it's crazy that the Air Jordans were originally banned by the nba when they first came out


And Nike believed in Jordan and them so much they just paid the fines!


It was a smart move by Nike, Air Jordan made them billions of dollars


It certainly did, they are still popular today!


Yea and set the tone for people like Iverson to get lifetime endorsements with Reebok


He made out well with that deal, I dont think his shoes have sold nearly as well.


No when Iverson hits 55 he'll get a 32,000,000 lump sum regardless


Hey there my friend you ever watch football on television?


That is really weird. Also I didn't know he was born in 1981. I've never heard the name Elicia before. also apparently he has a genius-level IQ


Thats amazing!  Is he related to Taryn Manning?  Shes from orange is the new black.


Oh I didn't know that. I've never seen that show so I have no idea. I guess he is the son of NFL quarterback Archie Manning in the younger brother of NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. It's definitely in their blood to be good quarterbacks haha


I dont know if he is related to her,  I was just asking. Yeah thats interesting.  I guess they just have that natural talent.


Did you know that the NFL uses tracking chips in the shoulder pads? They can track the location and position of all the players as well as the ball


Thats that is really cool,  they also put it in the football.


Yep you're right. They can tell the ball speed ,location, rotation and velocity, I just hope that they stopped the tracking after the players leave the field haha that would be super awkward


Its in their shoulder pads,  so I guess it depends where they take those lol


Haha yep well as long as they don't take anywhere those home LOL. What do you think of the fact that the NFL game on average only has about 11 minutes of gameplay, that seems solo to me


yeah that crazy, too many time outs, breaks,  commercials


I do not follow football but I do watch it occassionally.


Yep it gets annoying after a while. I wonder if we will ever have a female player, do you think that we will? There's no rule against it apparently


I watch the Super Bowl. I don't normally watch a lot of sports though. Do you like the Patriots? They have a player that has never fumbled the ball before. His name is Benjarvus Green-Ellis


No I do not like the Patriots.  I think that is a former player though,  Yes that is impressive,  I wonder why this guy isnt more known


Yes I agree with you. Like I said I don't really watch sports so I'm not sure if he's a current player or not haha. What I do know is that ESPN won an Emmy. They created that yellow line that shows the first downs on football games


good for them!  I hear the highest score in football was 222-0!  That is crazy!


I know right! I can't believe that Georgia Tech was that much better. I would have left the stands once it got to 100 to 0 LOL


What are your thoughts on Eli Manning? I know that he was super dominant back when he played.


Hey there, how are you doing?  Are you a hockey fan?


That makes sense.  I've never thought about it like that.  But I definitely can see that it is happening.  So even when you travel by plan you are still technically travelling by foot.   The Mackinac Island has banned motorized vehicles for over 100 years now.  They travel by horse drawn carriages or bikes.


I would probably be more in shape if I lived there. Wonder if anyone who lives there participates on the website for people to crash on your couch while they are traveling.


That would make me nervous I think.  Both as the owner of the couch or the person crashing on it!   I'd probably be so nervous I'd end up doing something bizarre and they'd put me in a dunce cap.  Did you know the conical party hats were derived from dunce caps.  It was made to encourage people at parties to behave more foolishly.


Ha, funny. I wouldn't want a dunce hat, but I would want a top hat and sword that comes with a PhD in Finland!


A sword, really?  LOL  Until 1998 British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order in the house of commons.  Strange right?


Haha, that would be funny. Did you ever wonder why London black cabs are so tall? They were designed to accomodate bowler hats.


That's too funny.  They things we do for fashion.  Did you know the bowler hat was the most popular had in the old west.  Not the cowboy hat like most people think.


And I didn't know the folds in a chef's hat represented the many ways a chef can cook an egg!


All right, I learn something new every day!  I had no idea either. You know back to hockey I really think I'm going to try and get to a few games this season.  I really am impressed with the St. Louis Blues.  They gave a Navy goalie a chance to practice with them.  He'd been skating since he was 3 and playing hockey since he was 4.  Can you imagine how thrilled he was to get to practice with the pros?


Yeah, for him, the Navy and hockey were two totally different aspirations.


Good, thanks. Not really .Though I do prefer ice hockey to field hockey. In most of the world when you say hockey they will understand you as talking about field hockey.


So true.  Hey it's been great visiting with you.  Have a great rest of your day!  Don't eat eggs from a chef with no folds in his hat!!


Haha, I won't! Yeah, I wondered, does a cook custom fold his or her hat for the amount of types of eggs they can cook or do the folds come like that for all cooks? Hmm, eggs for dinner sounds nice! See you!


Good point.  I'm getting converted to ice hockey.  I've never watched it much but I watched where they let a Navy goalie practice the the St. Louis Blues.  It was fun to watch and has got me a little more into the sport for sure.


I think it would be even more fun to watch the 1930 game where a hockey goalie caught fire whe a puck hit a pack of matches in his pocket. Wait, I hope he was okay!


Okay that is crazy!   I heard that an average professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game.  Probably more if he's on fire right?


Haha, most likely. I'd like to see the Slovakian women's hockey team in action. They beat Bulgaria 82 to 0 meaning they scored about one goal every 44 seconds. Boy, I would hate to eb the Bulgarian goalie!


Ha me too.  I'm almost sure I could probably play a little better than that on a really good day.  I was thinking Iceland would probably have a good hockey team.  But I was wrong.  Do you know they have no public rail service and if they don't own a car most Icelanders use domestic flights to travel between major towns?


Interesting! Speaking of flights, they are 10% slower than they were in the 60s. This is to save on fuel.


That's interesting.  You'd think it would be faster now right?  The Dutch are crating a commuter bus that is designed to travel at 160 mph.  Not sure how I feel about that.


Ya i was thinking that. Another change is airports make travelers walk further so that they don't have to fetch baggage as fast.


Yes me too. I heard it was originally created for country music.


Pretty amazing since it is now a rock staple.    Even U2 uses them sometime.


I agree. I saw Henry Ford helped make country popular.


True, but that was in part because of his fears over jazz music.


Very true. Do you know much about the telephone?


Not too much, but I've heard that UNICEF will donate clean water if you do not use your cell phone.


That's very awesome. I wish more companies would do things like that. Would make the world a much better place.


True!    Can you believe phone cables lie on the ocean floor!


I can't believe that. They are also only 2.7 inches thick! Good talking to you!


Have a nice day.    I think I will go practice playing my acoustic guitar!


I enjoy some country.     Uncle Tupelo is a great band.


I love country music. Country is actually used to describe many styles and sub genres of the music.


Interesting.     Have you heard anything by Richard Thompson or Mavis Staples?


They are famous singers that Jeff Tweedy has worked with.


Oh very cool and good to know. Did you know George Strait and Jeff Bezos are related?


I have heard that.     They are cousins, I believe.


Yep, that's what I heard too. I love George Strait. What about you?


He is good.    I am a big fan of the Fender Stratocaster guitar.


Do you know why they call the trench of a car a trunk?


Yeah, Everyone has used that drive thru now.


I think the year 1886 is very important, Karl Benz patented then the Benz Patent Motorwagen!


I would like to see a picture of the first car he invented.


Would be nice to also check the Model T made by Ford in 1908


i think I will have to Picture of both of these vehicles on Google


Talking about something that I would like to see is a soccer match, but player be 3 teams instead of 2


That's a game that I would definitely watch


I'm not a fan so much.I appreciate the game.But I just never gotten into sports so much.I did you still like to play the game I was a kid. It was really fun.


Cool, It is very popular today, and it makes more money than many other sports combined!


Hi, I heard it came from old cars , I think because they had trunks made of wood before


Isn't America is the only place they call it soccer but it's football in the other countries?


I was originally called association football! Well It was a pleasure talking to you!


You are right. I would have like to see the first cadillac made.


that would have been cool! I did not know that brand name had to do with the founder of Michigan!


Yeah it is amazing, Detroit was named for French Explorer Antoine De La Mothe. They have made so many cars since being founded.


YEs, about card, did you know in South Africa is ok to install flame-throwers in your car?


That is wild. I bet nobody messes with them!


Yes I bet is pretty good to prevent car jacking!


it is cool how McDonalds accommodated our soldiers in 1975 to put in a drive thru so they could eat lunch.


Yea, that was since 1975 and we have benefited from that


No!  I wonder if that's on youtube?  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle called compliment battler.  That just sounds like it would be funnny.  They must throw compliments back and forth.  LOL


That sounds nice too nice for my taste I mean if I lose then I would still feel pretty good because of all the compliments


LOL  Did you know that Jay Z, the Notorious BIG, Busta Rhymes, and DMX all went to the same high school?


No, didnt know that, maybe  they had a great music class there lol


I love Facebook, allows me to keep in touch with family and friends, do you have an account?


Yes.  Me too.  I made a lot of friends from all over the world when I was in college 30 years ago.  It has been able to help us reconnect and talk again.  So, in that regard it's nice.  However I don't like all the news and meme garbage that people post.  lol


Theres a lot of terrible content in Facebook as well and also cyber stalkers and other dangers in the social media


Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green color blindness.  Interesting. I've had fun chatting with you!


Thats interesting always wondered about Facebooks colors, and its been great chatting with you as well friend, have anice day


Thanks!  ...and you have a nice day too!


I do.  Did you know that Tupac's music is the in the library of congress?


No I didnt thought congress liked his music but I guess his a big icon of out culture


Before becoming a rapper, Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist.  Interesting!


He did? well its a good thing he chose rap, I love his songs


I know.  I'm going to have some of those songs now in my head for the rest of the day.  lol


Then you can also imagine the ruller of a judge from Michigan, she delivered her rulling by rapping her decision, Eminem was present


LOL  That would have been funny to hear!


I know right and also not professional at all lol


Yes and he has already released 3 albums while in office


Yes a lot actually. I love watching the SImpsons and you?


I love that show too. Did you know Bart did not appear in one episode?


Yes and he was not even mentioned in it at all


Yes that too but I hear it did not do well in the UK


Yes they stopped it after just episodes, do you know why?


They remade it verbatim and I really think that did not work


Yes it is a different country and different humor


I know some stuff. Do you know who the three wealthiest ones in the US are?


Yes that is JFK, Washington and Jefferson


Yes. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


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


Yes I guess they get a lot of people there and need the room


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


Yes that was just the runner up that moved into that position


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


I could use some sun today!  It is so cold.  Did yo know that the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire Earth for a half a million years!


You can even get a package delivered from Amazon on Sundays. Have you ever?


Yes, and love it.  I sometime wonder why others do not contract USPS to do the same.  Perhaps Alibaba.


My favorite book series is about time travel.  What do you like to read about?  Do you like Tolkien?  Apparently, he and CS Lewis used to have "you laugh you lose" contests when reading terrible poetry.


I am not big on Tolkien, but have devoured CS. Lewis.  Recently  I streamed Narnia on Amazon Prime


You can do so much on Amazon nowadays.  The company already has been around almost 25 years and now sells video downloads/streaming, MP3 downloads and streaming, audiobooks, software, video games, apparel, you name it


Its amazing, considering it started as an online bookseller.  I like the free ebooks and streaming media I get from Amazon Prime.


To think that if we were in the 18th century there would be moral panic about us reading or listening to books!


Undoubtable in the victorian age.  What I recently learned that a cult favorite movie "Starship Troopers" as first a book.


I suppose most movies are books.  Disney movies were often based upon books.  Are you a fast reader?  Anne Jones has the world record with 4,700 words per minute.


Not very fast, more thorough.  I tend to read twice before grasping.  I gues it is because of the complex subtlies of language.


I did not know that,  I found it intersting is the sun's dynamo process for generating energy.


If you are into sci-fi, Starship Troopers is recommended by 3 of the 5 us military branches.


The sun is really white though but looks yellow.  I guess that helps though because all those kids drawings wouldn't have a sun as white crayon doesn't work too well!


Sorry about the error, I meant gravity not energy.  What about lighnting?  Considering its 5 times hotter, would it not be an interesting energy source to harnest?


If you don't get struck by it!  Do you like the planets?  Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun back in 2011 since its discovery in 1846


That I do, except for the demotion of Pluto.  But even with the remaining 8 planets, the sun still outweights them by 99.86%


Although, the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star ever discovered in our galaxy.  I wonder if we could ever utilize energy from that other star?


Probably not likely in that it is light-years away.  Did you know that Amazon.com planning to deploy solar systems at 50 of its facilities globally by 2020?


What does that mean practically speaking?  I did know that Amazon workers often walk between 7-15 miles a day on their shift.  Sounds like a good job to stay in shape!


I am not sure of that, its probably hard on the joints walking the concrete floors all day.  But, they are getting more robotics.


That is crazy.  But he is a great actor with lots of money. Surprisingly Seinfeld has a bigger net worth, even bigger than him and Tom Hanks combined.


Man, I love Seinfeld - probably my favorite show of all time!  I love watching reruns and they are everywhere - probably why he's so rich!!!


That is a great show and could be his net worth is of $820,000,000 maybe he invested his money in the right way.


That is insane - and most of it from a show about nothing!  Larry David, co-creator is also one of my favorites and so funny!  I'm sure they both have great investments


Yeah I bet they do, so what other celebrities do you follow?


I like a lot of sports figures, local guys who play for my teams here in Phoenix.  I do not care for many of the reality celebrities - not sure why they are famous for being famous, seems kinda silly


It does seem kind of silly, Im guessing you like Lebron then? he is the highest paid celebrity out there.


I admire what LeBron has done and continues to do, but since he plays for the Lakers now I cannot like him as a Suns fan.  Overall good dude, and I really like what he's done for the community as a whole though...


He has done a lot of good I agree Im excited about the new Space Jam movie so thats another plus for him. I had a great time chatting with you


I heard they were remaking Space Jam - yet another rewriting of my childhood, but I'm sure my kids will love it!


Good Morning!  I like a lot of TC's early movies and think his recent roles are formulaic and kinda boring.  You?


Im sure mine will too, I bet Lebron will earn a lot of money because of that movie, take care and have a nice day.


I do like his movies but I agree his early movies are much better movies like Top Gun or The Color of the Money.


Cocktail is probably my favorite TC movie, but not because of him - because of Bryan Brown who played his bartender mentor Doug Coughlin and his classic quotes!


Did you watch Born on the Fourth of July? that is also a good one, it was premiered on 1989 so its also an old movie.


I did see Born of the 4th - very sad but good movie about what a lot of our soldiers experienced and went through at the time.


It was a sad movie so a cool fact about Cruise is that he spent about 10 million dollars on an underground bunker.


$10 Million bunker?  I wonder how much Scientology has do to with that - those people are crazy....


They are crazy I agree, he did that to protect himself against aliens, I guess he has the money.


It isn't like celebrities only care about wealth either. An ethiopian celebrity chef hopes to combat his country's hunger problems by encouraging people to try more diverse foods.


that is nice of him, I wonder what kinds of foods that he is saying they should try, celebrities can be nice though, I guess Carol Burnett was teh first celebrity to appear on Sesame St.


Do you usually use the computer to find information on celebrities?


I sometimes do, I have a movie server so I have to look up movies a lot actually, what about you?


I do as well. It is amazing how far computers have come. We can use them as general purpose devices like personal computers and smartphones or for industrial or special uses like a microwave


that is true, I think it's wild that the space shuttle only used 1mb of ram, I know this laptop I'm on now has 16GB which is substantially more haha


I wonder what the future of computers are. I mean russia even made a computer that ran on water


ya that is wild, at least it is eco friendly, I can't believe that happened in 1936, if they released that technology today I would still be impressed!


Do you think it will be possible one day to upload our minds into computers?


I hope so, I want to believe it is possible, I think they call those people who think that transhumanists, i do worry about a world like in the movie Terminator though, think of the destruction that AI could do!


well I know a little bit about it, can't say I watch many games but I do like Michael Jordan


I would be interested in an AI studying the best way to shoot a basketball, I guess doing it "granny style" is the most consistent but just looks ridiculous haha


It probably would be granny style, but at the same time, it wouldn't have to try to trick the defense who are skilled at blocking the ball. In any case, this was a pleasant chat and thank you for your time.


Composed of 30 teams, it's considered to the  leading premier men's basketball league in the world.


I wonder what makes it the best in the world, I do know that there is a lot of money in Basketball, Allen Iverson makes 800k a year just from Reebok sponsorship


It is an active member of the USAB and is recognized by the FIBA. Furthermore, they have the best paid athletes by average annual salary


wow interesting, did you know that shooting granny style is actually proven to be the best way to shoot a free throw? you'd think the premier league in the world would adopt that strategy haha


It would definitely be funny to watch, but considering many players are proficient in blocking, it would be hard to score by free throw


do you like Pixar movies? I know they have a secret celebrity room at their studio


I do enjoy pixar movies. Also speaking of celebrities, I also know that it was robin williams in aladdin that popularized celebrities voicing in animated films


I heard about that, it's crazy how much he probably made, I know Judge Judy makes 120k per episode which is second only to lebron James in terms of highest paid celebrities


Hello, do you know much about presidents?


Hmm I am not sure about that. Do you like to travel much?


I do like to travel when I get the chance, which is not often. Time and money are short. What about you?


Yeah me too. Did you ever make it to Japan?


I did. It's an interesting place. What about you?


Yeah me too and I am glad I did not travel by car because it would have cost me $300


The highways are great there. Very fast, not much traffic. People usually take trains though. It's easier and faster.


Yeah that is true, the bullet train is a time saver for sure. Have you veer visited Iceland?


No, but I'd like to. I hear good things about it. It is much prettier than the name suggests.


Yeah but the only way to get around is to either get a car or fly by plane from town to town. They do not have a railway


I guess the terrain is not easy for building railways. Planes are easier. Distances are short.


I have never met a real president. I know a little from school. How about you?


Yeah that is true, more convenient I guess Nice chat


Yeah here and there some things. The president of Indonesia is a pop star


A pop star? Well, I guess it's a good side job. Maybe Trump could venture into pop stardom.


Maybe. Do you know who the three wealthiest us presidents are?


Not Trump, though I bet he wants his name on the list three time.


Yeah I bet that too. And the white house is smaller than the great house. Bet he does not like that either


That guest house must be cool. I wonder who gets to stay there. Trump could put up a TRUMP sign and rent it. Then become richer.


Yeah true. The president of Zimbabwe seems to be named Banana


That's a great moniker. I bet he deserved it. What name should we give Trump?


Nice!  There are only 2 African Americans in the Country Music Hall of Fame.  I wonder who they are?  Maybe Charley Pride is one of them?


Yeah and Darius Rucker maybe? I like watching tv sometimes too. I watch SNL occasionally and the weekend update skit is the longest running skit on the show!


Maybe!  That's right!  I love SNL!  I also like the Simpson.  There has only been 1 episode ever where Bart neither is mentioned or appears in.


Oh wow I didn't think there was any you such a popular character why would they take them out of an episode? He has held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.


Wow.  Sounds like quite a few people I have known through the years.  lol


Ha ha. I was sad to know that most deals on the show Shark Tank or never actually an enacted.


I didn't know that.  I used to watch that show alot.  Have you ever watched Pokemon.  I only have through my kids but there are over 750 episodes of it!


Yeah I watched it a few times but I can't believe there are that many episodes. Only one of Shakespeare's plays has not been adapted for film or television. His stuff is so popular.


I agree!  Did you know that they remade "That 70s show" in the UK and called it "Days Like These"?  It only lasted for 10 episodes.


Kind of a weird choice to remake in the UK I think. In one of the Simpsons episode Daniel Radcliffe was the voice of the cartoon parity of twilight's Edward Cullen. I would like to see that.


Yes I love country music. It originated back in the 1920s.


That would be interesting.  I didn't know that.  Do you use Facebook alot?  I only check it a few times a week now.


Not that much anymore. Facebook make most of its revenue from the public and I think that annoys people now.


Yes.  They were valued at $104 billion when they held their first IPO in 2012.  Crazy.  I actually think it's a total waste of time to go on there.  I just jump on to say hi to friends that live far away and that's about it.  Anyhow...It's been fun chatting with you!


I like it too.  In 2009 country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute in the USA.


Oh wow that is really cool. Must be some feel good music for people just getting off work. The term country music gained popularity in the 1940s.


That's neat!  I really love the old style country music the older I get from back then.  They call it deep southern music.  lol


Ha ha that is very funny. Country music was originally inspired and derived from Celtic music


I guess since I like that style it makes me a hillbilly.  lol lol I didn't know that but I can see the resemblence with the fiddles, etc.


Yeah very good point. The fender stratocaster was intended for country music!


Nice guitars!  Did you know that George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins?  I never knew that.


That is very surprising. Cool. NFL players even got in on the action on an album in 1996!


How's it going? Did you know during the cultural revolution in China that gangs would layer as many shirt as they could an pop their collars?


I never knew that, sounds better than wearing blue shirts and khakis at Billy Mays funeral


I'm sure Billy didn't care... Speaking of weak computers, the space shuttle's computer only ran on 1 MB of RAM.  I think my FitBit has more than that.


Well it sounds better than the computer that ran on water the Russians invented


That's sad but I bet they didn't care if you smoked by it unlike Apple.  Apple would have voided the warranty.


Yea, I don't see how smoking near an apple computer makes it a biohazard


It's PC gone mad... Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computer or memory sticks.  That's interesting...


Hopefully the transhumanist are non-smokers or they may end up voiding the warranties of the computers and memory sticks they upload their mind to


Not to mention poisoning themselves with a bio-hazard!  I just read an article, I do sympathize with those hosting guests!  I can be tricky...


I find it pretty crazy someone was able to make a 16-bit computer using minecraft building blocks


Talented but I'm not sure I'd buy one.  The again it would be a great conversation piece.


Sounds ridiculous and not cool on a hot day. Did you ever take advice from Miss Manners?  Emily Post?


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


No, I don't really need to ask for advice about how to handle religious shirts


I was taught not to bring up or participate in discussion on politics and religion among strangers or guests.


I usually adopt a live and let live attitude towards that stuff


No one really knows the things claimed in various religions so that's a good approach.  I think religion causes more problems than it solves.  DO you know why the area code for NY is 212?


It they NYC area code, apparently it's the fastest numbers you can dial on a rotary phone


Yep. It's a bit disconcerting to know that an iPhone has for computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


Yea that is scary to think about, I wonder how much actual computing power the nuclear ICBM deterrent has


Maybe enough to call someone or play Angry Birds?  Hope so... I must go to Hawaii, there business attire is an aloha shirt.  Hate ties...


Did you watch the last soccer World Cup?


So what do you think about the 2022 World Cup being hosted at Qatar?


Maybe they should have had it at France since they won the 2018 tournament in Russia.


I agree but I think its all part of a contest, it's crazy how the hosting country doesnt have economic gains by hosting the cup.


I didn't realize the US did so well in 1930's first World Cup taking 3rd place.  I didn't even have soccer growing up.


They did!  too bad those old days are gone, the US team didnt make it to the 2018 Worldcup, you know the 2026 Worldcup is going to be hosted at the US.


Where will it be in the US?  Interestingly, the women do a good job for the US World cup never getting below third place since 1991.  I've never seen them play though.


Various locations, I think its US and also Mexico, both countries are  co hosting, and yeah the womans team is pretty good, maybe we should switch teams lol.


Do you enjoy dancing?  I wish I would have been able to dance with champion cha-cha dancer Bruce Lee.


I do like dancing and that would have been nice, being a ballet dancer would bankrupt me though!!


Well seeing a baby smile to music and dance would be worth it.


No, But I'm sure that Mexico played amazingly to get a spot in the World Cup.


I guess music is in our blood no matter the age, you know Tupac danced ballet in high school


I wonder how WWII soldiers figured out that they could make radios out of razor blades and pencils?  Did they hear how to do it when listening to radio storms from another planet like Jupiter.


It surely required a high level of skill, and its interesting how you can hear the radio storms, would be a bit boring though.


Im not sure about how they got the spot but Mexico defeated Germany and that was a big win.


That's interesting that they thanked South Korea at their embassy on June 27th for their victory giving Mexico its spot in the World Cup.


They sure had a tough group, everyone thought Germany was going to be placed first in the group, never count the little guys out.


Yeah, but Germany ended up in last place in their group.


Yeah they were, it was a terrible performance, too bad the USA team didnt make it, the womans team is much better.


It's funny how a Korean man El Tri is very popular in Mexico so that people want their picture with him due to his soccer skills.


I know, fans save a portion of their energy for El Tri, I think its great how nations can share this kind of love.


That does sound like a great way to bond between countries.  The diplomats are now heroes and brothers according to some.


Boy, these thieves are getting creative! Using a GPS to find the house of a gambler, then rob him!


Hi, how are you? Have you seen Incredibles 2?


No, I haven't. I guess it's better than KFH?


So, what kinds of other entertainment would you have in your perfect day?


Maybe chickens? When Caesar visited Britain, around 50 BC, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment. I wonder if people bet on the animals.


The English finding entertainment from chickens sounds like a Monty Python sketch to me.  Maybe from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, that's a good comedy movie.


That was a classic MP film. The creator of the python programming language named it partly to honor the British comedy group. Good thing Python isn't on Comedy Central or it would get canceled too. LOL.


I haven't seen Comedy Central in a long time.  They had some good shows at one time, but many were lacking in comedy.


Sometimes it's hard to understand what networks think is funny. 3rd Rock from the Sun won the Golden Globe for best comedy series in 1997, beating Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier. Perhaps 3rd Rock was due for an award? Seems like the GG people were sending a message.


It's like the Oscars, there are so many times when you look back on the winners and think there were better, more entertaining movies out there.


Yes, it's very political. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you!


The same here.  Try to make today your perfect day, however that is.


Good morning.  Yes, I saw it recently with the kids, it was a lot of fun.


I'll do likewise, maybe get out my old Nintendo.


The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. That was a great period for clothing and architecture.


The period never really occurred to me while watching it, but now that you say it I recognize that fact.


The look of the film is distinct. When making the Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder why he chose them.


I guess people get these odd notions in their head.  I'd just be happy to work at a place like Pixar and do my best no matter what.


True. Not many jobs like that. Do you watch a lot of comedy?


To tell the truth, I don't get much time to watch any movies, but I do like a good comedy, any recommendations?


Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one. I think he was being humorous.  I haven't seen the film myself.


I'm not even sure if I've even heard of it, is he in it?  Have you ever seen that movie Zombieland, where they accidentally kill Bill Murray playing himself.


Nope lol I dont watch much tv to be honest,  I like streaming nowadays.


Me too, appranently they won an emmy for creating that digital yellow line marking first downs, crazy


That is cool.  I think that is very useful for the tv watchers!


For sure, as a kid I thought it was real lol and thought they had a big laser beam they moved all the time


Haha,  when did you realize it wasnt?  I love all the digital stuff they can show on the tv now,  makes understanding what is going on easier.  lol


Maybe a few years ago lol. Kidding when i was like 12


For sure! It was so good chatting with you!


Not too much,  I watch a few games a year.  How about yourself?


Have a good night, remember the yellow line isn't real! lol


Me too, I go to a few university of iowa games per year, they paint the visiting locker room pink


Must be a strategic thing.  Thats cool,  have you seen this pink locker room?


I have it has a calming effect, I really believe it works. Do you prefer american football or soccer?


I dont know lol I am more familar with american football but soccer seems really fun too.  How about you?


I prefer american football, but soccer has been interesting lately. I do like benjarvus green ellis of the patriots, he never fumbled a ball once!


That is amazing,  I wonder why he is not more well known.  That has to be a record.


I agree with that. At least he made more money than bowlers do. back in the 60s they made more than football players


Thats pretty amazing!  and less injuries!


Worst thing meaning her relationship with Ike?


Yeah. I will say this he is a part of who she became. Am i not giving him credit for anything, look at joe jackson.


After they got married in Tijuana Ike took her to a show without her consent.


Yeah I don't like him, i'm just impressed at how she became a butterfly.


She showed her courage and became an inspiration for many women.


Indeed! I'll have to read that book i'm sure it's good! Do you know Kim .K?


What do you think of her Hollywood career?


She's made a name for herself. Everyone knows who she is now.


Yes I know who she is. I heard she's coming out with a new book.


Snakes are elongated, legless creatures. do you know there is a lizard with no legs? Wouldn't that just be a snake?


It seems like it would be called that. Someone told me there's several in my area, but I've never seen one.


I would not want to. I hear there are snakes that appear to fly. Is that true?


I should probably move to new Zealand, they don't have any snakes there.


That would be nice. Well I have to run. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good night!


Yeah she is an amazing women in history. I loved the song what's love got to do with it.


That's a really good song as so is "Proud Mary."


Yeah i like that one too along with nutbush.


Did you ever read her first memoir "I, Tina?"


I have not but i did see that movie it was riveting.


I haven't seen it nor read the book. I need to check them out.


Do you feel like Ike was the worst thing that's happened to her?


Cars have come a long way since then. do you know how the drive thru came about?


hahhaha funny one but it was actually because of soldiers


When Audi entered the India market, their horns failed because they were used so much.  They had to improve them.


wow, crazy traffic there. do you know who jan madrenborough is?


No.   But I am thankful that Henry Ford invented mass production so that normal people could afford cars.  Tell me about Jan.


He beat 90 000 people in grand turismo and that is how he became a professonal driver


I see!  You know it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio!


not fair for winter though, it is so cold. do you have much interest in birds?


I used to have an African Grey parrot.  Actually it was my daughter's.


Love them! I have had over 30 new ones in my life.  But, I have noticed scooters riding illegally on the sidewalks in my home town.


oh wow, that is not good. do you know how cadillac got its name?


It was a french person who actually founded detroit


Interesting!  Did you know that the little pump on your dashboard tells you which side your gas cap is on?


Oh cool did not know that. do you know why car trunks are called that?


No it is because they used to have wooden trunks in the back back in the day


I have seen some of those.  Benz patented the first car in 1886 which makes them over 150 years old.


Yeah, I read somewhere that they own 86% of the land.


All that land! I wish would could get the man in France to sell it for us. Then we could donate to save the rainforest.


Bam! triple trifecta! Do you do much reading?


I love to read, always have.  I somewhat of a speed reader, also.


That's great! I wish I could do that! How did you learn to read fast? Is there a trick?


Elementary school, I had an English teacher that showed us how and we were little, we thought we were doing something fun!  Kids nowadays would think we were being tortured.


Reading is just not as popular as watching. I wish people would do both. In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels. I think the moral panic nowadays is the Internet.


I agree with you on that.  Getting back to the speed reading, there's really no trick to it, just practice.  The teacher would turn the lights off and we would focus on the blackboard where a little lighted strip showed the words.  And we'd read until the strip cut off and then have to answer questions about the text to see if we really read it.  I always enjoyed it and thought it was fun.  That wouldn't impress the internet kids today as something fun to do.


What you're talking about goes back quite a ways, I think. I never saw anything like that.


I'm great! What do you think of government?


You're making me feel old now!  JK Well, it's been fun chatting with you.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


I get tired of all the fighting that goes on,  What about you?


I think the government is bad at keeping secrets.  For instance, Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


Yes they are! In my opinion the government is corrupt!


Like the man in France who impersonated a government official, and managed to sell the Eiffel tower not once, but twice? He *should* have worked for the government, he was that crooked!


I agree with you about that. Lol Sometimes, government does good though.  The Norwegian government donated a billion dollars to save the rainforest in the Amazon.


That's great! I think they understand that the future requires investment. In contrast, the US passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva conventions.


I know right.  Why even pass legislation like that? Unless, you're doing what you shouldn't be doing.


Exactly. It makes me think of the land in Nevada owned by the us government. What are they up to there? I wonder.


I'm glad there had been a hotline started for street harassment happening. Too bad you can't just summons Wonder Woman, instead!


That new Mad Max movie was a very interesting one...kinda about cars. I remember watching the old one, too.


That was a great movie! I think all films are fantasy in a way, unless it is based on a true story, but one of my favorites is Gone in 60 Seconds.....amazing cars in that movie!


Yeah that is one of the best car movies ever! Fast and Furious had good trick driving in it...enough to impress Wonder Woman?


I love Fast and the Furious movies! I own them all on DVD lol....great cars and great cast which I am sure would impress Wonder Woman hahaa, She does have an invisible jet so.....


That would be a good car movie: Combine Fast and Furious with superheroes and give them custom cars!


Right!! Hahaha, you have the best fantasy movie idea right there! The cars would be amazing in a movie like that!!!


They could make a lot of money selling kids car toys based off of that, I bet! lol


Definitely! Huge market! Maybe they could sell Wonder Womans invisible jet too....they did have a special viewing of it for one day only at the Smithsonian.....


Wow! I want to see it! They should make a  thing for kids to draw their own fantasy car and then have it 3D printed, too...I'd want one, too!


Another great idea! You could let your imagination turn fantasy into reality hahaaa.....there is actually a University to go and study fantasy...you could learn all you could imagine lol!!


Exactly! Haha, I think this column of Amy's is a good thing where people can ask questions while alerting others too. She seems to give good advice!


A University for fantasy? I love it! I play a fantasy game called PWI. How do you qualify for that University?


I do not know how you get in but I am sure you probably have to write a paper and use your best idea's but it would be very cool!