I'm sure the Mannings have gotten a lot of coverage.  I know Peyton's been in the Super Bowl.  Do you know if Eli was as well?


I'm not sure but they're from the south I think. That's where a pretty funny Adam Sandler football movie takes place, too.


Was that the Longest Yard?  Liked the original that starred Burt Reynolds.  Was Adam Sandler the quarterback in the movie?  Vaguely remember him being on the offensive line.


That's a good movie, too. But I was thinking of Waterboy. I think there are quite a few football movies out, but I'm not sure if there is one about the actual NFL?


Ah Waterboy!   That's right. "You can do it!"  There must be a movie about the actual NFL.   The NFL's 17-week regular season should provide enough fodder for a Hollywood script!


Well, the Mannings spent time in California where all the movies area made. Too bad they didn't do a star quarterback football movie that's so bad it's good..like the "Sharknado" movies.


Yeah! Did you know that his first name is really Elisha? I've never heard a football quarterback with that name!


That's an interesting name.  Never heard of that (or form of that) for a guy.  His dad was in the NFL too right?  Archie I think?


Yes, and he's also got an older brother Peyton Manning who was also a NFL quarterback. Cool family, right?


Yeah! Peyton's considered by many to be one of the greatest passers ever!


Plus, Eli is not only a great quarterback, but I hear he's got an IQ considered to be genius.


Must be interesting at family gatherings huh?  Wonder if they have a sister?  Did you know the NFL has no written rule against female players?  Would've been interesting to see a female Manning in the NFL


That would be great! Their family is so great that a Mississippi campus has speed limits representing Archie and Eli's numbers.


That's funny! Do you know if Archie was also a quarterback?  Can you imagine 3 men in a household, all used to calling the shots?


I love dogs. They really get to know you.


Maybe if he did it with a Canadian accent he could get played on Canadian radio. They have a 40% Canadian quota there.


That is a high percentage and that is by law. But at least is understandable, imagine if it was in a language like latin


You'd have to go to Finland for that. But it's all Greek to me.


And it is broadcasted since 1989,there must be someone who actually listens to it!


Probably that's where Bart Simpson was that one time.


That is a posibility, but very remote. You know that I learned that in turkey, in Istambul you can find vending machines for food and water for dogs and they take plastic bottles as payment?


They should be free. Dogs help humans in many ways and don't charge anything.


Thy are man's best friend, they deserve our care and respect


Yes, they should not go the way of the extant gray wold.


I do not think they will ever be extinct, did you know dogs and elephants have something in common?


Me too and so does Google, they have proclaimed they are a dog company!!


You got it , they seem to understand pointing. Well , it was fun chatting with you. Have a good one


I did not know that. The internet is bigger than TV and Radio combined.


That is true, I hardly watch TV but I remember  different shows I watched, like that 70's show,


Yeah. You can watch all the episodes of The Simpsons on the internet whenever you like, even the one with no Bart.


that is weird, but love to watch them from time to time. I would not watch pokemon, even if they have 750 episodes!


I wouldn't watch Pokemon even if Ringo Starr narrated it. I would listen to the Beatles on the radio though.


lol, I do not think Ringo would do it either, but he did narrate Thomas the Tank engine!


I wonder if Alec Baldwin's narration for that show sounds like his Donald Trump impersonation?


It would be good to check! but they did at least 52 episodes, It must have sounded good!!


I figure you could get some acting lessons from Jon Hamm and Michael Caine. They'll get you up to speed.


I have seen some good acting on the basketball court when the odd player takes a dive.  I like that the New Zealand team call themselves the tall blacks, in reference to their rugby team, the all blacks.


I don't know whether that name would work in the US. The word "tall" is not politically correct. Some short people much dislike the name. Would you go to college instead of entering the nBA?


I'd love to have that choice.  I hear Allen Iverson still gets paid by Reebok even though he no longer plays.  He'll get it until he's 55.  I doubt Hugh Laurie still gets his money.


Iverson must have so many plans for that money. He could start a shoes company LOL


I heard a podcast a few weeks back about that granny style of free throw shooting.  Apparently some player did it for a number of years in the NBA and has just about the best percentage of anyone.


I think that was Rick Barry on the Warriors. He was a great player. Unorthodox but good.


I think you're right.  They said one of his kids plays college basketball and his dad has convinced him to do it.  I think I could look stupid for that success.


Well, points is points, so if your team wins, they'll be happy. More power to the kid.


Maybe these Wall and Gortat guys could have a free throw contest to sort out their disagreement.


Good evening.  I can't say that I'm a big fan.  I know the basic stuff but that's about it.


Only granny style. That would make it worth watching. Anyhow, great chat! Have a great evening!


I pay attention to basketball around the playoffs, which seem to last about half the season. Lots of money to made.


I used to live in DC so followed the Wizards for a bit.  Before the time of Wall and Gortat.


I don't know the wizards. Know a little about GS. They seem to have been on a tear for the last few years.


I have family from the Cleveland area, so I know how Golden State have had their number for the most part.


Right now LeBron is in LA. I guess Cleveland has to accept that the man has too many opportunities. Drama follows the man wherever he goes.


I remember them burning his shirt years back.  Like I say, I'm aware of stuff but not the details.  The drama I like is on the screen.


Basketball drama is usually off the court, away from the screen. In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach. They probably can't touch Hugh Laurie though.


I should have played basketball considering those numbers.  I have the height, just not the skill.  I could do House for $700,000 though.


hi how are you today? what do you think of shoes?


i wonder which one is best for fighting burglars and raccoons and other vermin. i think that it should be a practical knot that can be tied quickly, just before combat.


I think as long a it keeps your shoe on your foot and is quickto tie it would be best.


yes, burglars can be pretty quick, so you need to "stay on your toes" when it comes to tying your shoes.


i knew that you would agree. i have made a rational case for "bed shoes" to go with my bed clothes. dont ever worry about burglars again. you have your bed shoes and a knot in the laces that will stay tied in a fight.


velcro *is* speedy, ill grant you that one. but will it hold, especially in the heat of domestic combat? that is for someone else to test in the field, not me, oh boy, i made that mistake before.


Lol. Well be sure to get your idea patented like Bill nye did.


Bill Nye. now that man could tie a shoe. he is a scientist. he know how to make things stick.


I know right. He patented som ballet slippers. I think he could do better.


never misunderestimate good old Bill. anyway, great chat. i gotta go change muh shoes.


Can you relax with your shoes? John Candy couldn't. he had to take them off. boy his dogs were barking! I usually wear shoes myself.


I probably wear my boots more than shoes.


do you wear your boots to bed? i had a friend who did that. he was worried that someone would break into his house and he would have to fight them. he didnt want bare feet.


I usually dont wear them to bed. Unless I am really tired and just pass out.


i guess i would wear my shoes to bed if i lived in a bad neighborhood and had to fight burglars or raccoons.


That kind of sounds a little bit insane to me to ber honest.


yes, but in bad neighborhoods sometimes people break into your place and you might need to confront them. you want your shoes on then. clothing would be good too.


Yeah I guess your right. did you know there are 17 ways to tie your shoes.


Fish are amazing beings, too much to learn about them still


The seahorse in the only fish with a neck,


Isn't that nice to be special?  I have seen seahorse but I did not notice their neck. I did not know that it was the only fish to have a neck.  Good info!  Thank you.


My pleassure, and another cool fact about fish, is that the zebrafish has 84-% of the genes that counter all disease known by men,


Wow.  I did not know that.  I learn a lot of facts while chatting with people online.  84% is a very high percentage.  That is totally amazing.


I know right, medicine can have a big breakthrough if we studied zebrafish closer, we could creat vaccines for just about every disease


Yes, I'm hopeful.  On another topic, do you like football?  I am not a fan of the Pats but I admire Tom Brady.


I hate the Patriots but they are a great team, no doubt there and Brady is the best QB to ever play in the league,


Apparently, he was a bench quarterback at his high school.


I bet the coach felt really stupid when he watch him play on the NFL and then acomplish all he has acomplished so far


Yes, he did not recognize talents - he must have been a bad coach.


I'm interested to learn about fish.  Please tell me more about them.


He had the solution on the bench the whole time, the best QB in the history of the game,


There is a fish that can eat prey twice its lengh and ten times its weight, do you want to know the name of this beast


Yes, please.  How do you think they do that?  Are they still around or are they extinct?


Ther are still around its called the Black Swallower Fish, scary name


It scares me too.  I will research the internet to know more.


You should and while your on it, seach for the immortal jellyfish species


I searched about the black swallower fish while waiting for you.  They have sharp teeth - I saw their images on you tube.  Yes, I will also research about the fish called immortal.


They must have a pretty boring life though, imagine living forever as a jelly fish


You are probably right about jelly fish.  What other interesting facts do you know about fish?


Hey there my friend do you like to dance?


I hope so. Or maybe it can help us to travel back in time with a flux capacitor haha. Did you know that Michael Jackson had a patent


Michael Jackson put a patent on being cool. What other patent did he have? Hyperbaric oxygen chamber?


Haha that's insane. He had a patent on that extreme lean movie that he made, there was like a device he created


Lean movie? I didn't know that he made a movie.


oh haha I meant lean move, did you know that babies will actually dance to music and dance to the beat of it


Can babies lean like Michael, even with special shoes? Probably not. Michael wins, just like Jackie Chan did.


I wish they could! He should have patented a baby leaning device haha also Tupac did ballet in high school. I wonder if anyone has tapes of that


Tupac probably bought and burned the tapes. 'Pac don't play dat.


Haha I like that. It's crazy that the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet our energy needs for 500,000 years. I hope we can Harvest that someday


Keep on truckin Brother. Patent a way to harness the lightning. Leave the sun for the next generation.


I have been seen dancing in public. Complaints were filed, restraining orders issued.


Haha good idea. Do you do anything with fantasy at all? Like fantasy football for instance


Haha I hope not! I never knew that Bruce Lee was a great dancer. He won a Championship back in the 50s


Bruce Lee was known for inflicting lethal damage in the early rounds of a dance challenge. Competitors were hobbled and could not complete later rounds.


Haha they should make a movie about that. If only he weren't taken from us so soon. Did you know that ballet dancers can go through about four pairs of shoes a week


I would personally go through more because of my feet. I think ballet dancers must have the most hard-worked feet.


They do. I actually dated one and her toes were always super messed up.


Have you looked at the sun, I mean, *really* looked at it? The sun is actually white, only it looks yellow because of so-called atmospheric scattering I think there is something fishy going on there.


Wow I didn't know that. why don't they teach that in school. That would be actually useful to know haha. Also crazy is that a lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the Sun


Lightning could be our source of energy for the future. Harnessing the lightning to save our planet.


that is great. i bet there are some great shows on the site. i should check it out. War of the worlds was a classic.


Yes it was.  Thinking about and studying planets has been something humans have done since the beginning of time.  Look at the ancient babylonians. They could track planets with mathematical precision.


they also had good beer, i hear. i wonder if they learned something about brewing from the stars LOL Did you know that Bill nye the science guy is the executive director of the planetary society, an astronomy organization founded by the great carl sagan?


I do know that.  The planetary society has done some good things.  Did you know that an important part of wi-fi development came from doing research into improving astronomy imaging?


that is great! I bet a lot of interesting technology comes from exploration of space. for example, Tang, the tasty instant breakfast drink, comes from the lunar missions.


I think I heard something about that before!  For those of us that can't explore space there's a great small town called Saadat Shahr in Iran, unfortunately.  Regardless of their location, they did ban together to pay for an observatory because of all of their love for stargazing.


That is awesome. i think that people should follow their passion. and the stars have fascinated humankind since the dawn of humanity. Did you know that by using astronomy, we have guessed the date that odysseus took back the throne of ithaca as described in homer's 'the odyssey'?


No I didn't.  That is really cool though.  Do you know the date?


It was millenia ago. like three thousand years ago. that is great that astronomy can help us with such things. Anyway, great chat!


It is great!  Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences.  Back in the day part of astronomy was the study of celestial navigation.  I think that's interesting.


Hi, I am good! How are you?  Yes I do like radios.


Yes, sailors could navigate by the stars. the norsemen traversed the atlantic by using the pole star.


It just shows how resourceful people back then were.  Not only did they study the stars out of curiously but also to use.  Well, i do need to do some traveling myself although not by using the stars.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Safe travels! May the stars guide you onward!


i used to listen to the radio when I was younger. i dont listen much now though.


I've heard recently that you can hear storms on Jupiter with an am radio so I've been checking into a way to do that.


i think you can also hear solar activity. the radio is like a telescope but for sound! that is amazing.


It really is!  They can be so educational too.  There's a station in finland that broadcasts a news program in classical latin every week.


i wonder how many people listen to the news in latin. i guess there must be dozens. Dozens! LOL


Well I wouldn't mind learning some latin. I don't think I would listen to the news though.  I might listen to a radio drama.


Radio drama. radio drama in latin? maybe better than the news in latin. what drama wouldyou listen to?


I think I might listen to the War of the Worlds.  Did you know there's a website where you can listen to radio dramas for free?


Very cool I haven't read that either. The world record for speed reading is 4700 words per minute.


Anne Jones is a machine. Wow I can't even imagine.


Me either. That's very fast. There was a moral panic in the 18th century due to the spread of reading novels.


Oh wow I wonder how that came about? CS Lewis and Tolkien seemed to be good friends as they played "you laugh you lose" together! You know that game?


That's pretty cool. I have not heard of that game. Is it fun to play?


It sounds fun. You read terrible poetry and I think if you laugh then you lose!


That does sound pretty fun. Have you read Starship Troopers?


No but I have seen the movie. I am not a huge fan of sci-fi but I wouldn't mind giving it a read. You?


I'm not a huge fan of sci-fi either. It never really satisfied me. I haven't read it either.


Well regardless of what you read it definitely takes continuous practice, development and refinement. Great talking with you today, have a good one.


Yes I like tv dramas but not radio dramas. It's a shame because I would love to use that site with thousands of free radio dramas!


I like dramas too. That site would be cool to find. I'll have to look it up.


Yes it would be very useful if you like that sort of thing. Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because they don't project positivity.


I had heard that too. It's because of his belief system so I respect that.


Yes as do I. Michael Caine, who I really like, became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama!


That's a good reason to get into acting then I think lol.


Agreed. Do you like to read? It is a great way to think introspectively and really get creative.


I love reading. I think it's funny the military has Starship Troopers on their reading list.


Also Ender's game! I need to read both of those books!


Have you heard of the All Things Go Fall Classic festival in DC? It's one of DC's most interesting music festivals.


Funny. Did you ever play Sonic? He was supposed to be the member of a rock band originally and was going to have a blond haired human girlfriend named Madonna.


lol I never played it.  It came after my video game days. lol  That's interesting!  Termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music.


Well that is weird. Wonder why that is! I'll have to Google that. I feel like I might have a clicking link addiction, that's a real addiction by the way.


Yikes!  I might have that too.  Astronauts on the international space station have faster internet than most Americans do at home!


Wow! And if we climb Mt. Everest we don't have to worry about losing service. There is 3g cell service and internet up there.


Nice!  I'll have to take a selfie when I get to the top!  lol


Haha, right? With all the time we spend on the interet though only 7 percent of people read the full terms when they buy a product or service.


I believe that!  Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.


What does that mean? Are they providing it for free?


I'm not sure.  lol  In 2001, neopets was the fourth most trafficked website on the internet!  It's been fun chatting with you!


I think I have.  it has morphed over the years from being rap heavy to an eclectic playlist.


That seems fun. It's good for foodies too!


I will have to look that up.  I'm a big music fan.  Led Zeppelin decided not to title their fourth album to confuse the rock press. lol


Interesting! Did you ever listen to Hanson? They became the most requested track on a chicago alternative rock station because DJs didn't say who was singing.


I remember MMmmmbop. lol  That's a funny story.  AC/DC has 21 songs with the word "rock" in the title!


Ohio is the only state to have an official rock song - "Hang on Sloopy"


Do you like Whitesnake? They had over 50 members in their history so that the list has its own Wikipedia page.


That's a lot of members!  The grammy awards were invented to counter the exploding popularity of rock n roll in the 1950's.


I hear he always ends his emails with a pun lol funny.


Yes, that is funny, and he also refunded the price of a couple's tickets when he found out they didn't like his movie Larry Crowne.


aw thats nice,  probably didnt hurt his pockets much.


Yes, I wonder how many cars he has with all that wealth.


I am. My grandfather worked for GM, so it's in my blood, as is disliking Ford haha.


Yes, the Ford Model T was one of the first widely available cars in America in 1908 and caught on pretty quickly, but they weren't adopted so rapidly in other parts of the world.


Did you know it's legal to put a flame thrower on your car in south africa?  do any of the fords have flame throwers? lol


I hope not, although South Africa is not exactly as safe as America. It's pretty crazy that McDonald's developed the drive-thru to accommodate American soldiers who couldn't exit the cars in their fatigues.


I've been known to, what about you? I wish we could do it remotely.


That is quite considerate!  and now everyone is accommodated by this service!  love the drive thru


Yes, cars and fast food, quite the American pair! Although Cadillac is actually named for a French explorer who founded Detroit.


Like astronauts?  They vote from space lol


Yes, I think people would be much more inclined to participate if they could just vote online, especially for local issues. Citizens of Austin, TX voted to rename a garbage dump after Fred Durst, so just imagine the possibilities! if people had easy access to choices like that!


I guess, yeah maybe more people would vote.  thats pretty insulting to Fred Durst,  that is so negative.


Yes, although it could also lead to people naming items after like more positively viewed celebrities like Tom Hanks.


Thats true,  but that garbage situation shouldnt even have been an option.


I guess that's why most items require signatures to get on a ballot, and people have to drive to the polls to show they genuinely care. Do you drive?


Yes i do drive.  Did you know Tom Hanks refuses to play bad guy roles?  That is interesting,  must be nice to be able to pick and choose what role to play lol


Yes, but he is also the biggest box office star of all time by ticket sales, so he's kind of a boss.


As an ethnic Torajan in northern Indonesia, Berta Kondorura's transition to the hereafter was supposed to be an elaborate mixture of mourning and tradition-steeped celebration. Most of the nearly 500,000


Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.


Bruce lee was also a great dancer and he won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker


Hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs?


Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat


Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described‚Äö of which around 1 million are insects‚Äö but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total?


here are more tigers living as pets in the us than living wild in asia.


Under the provisions of the 1912 scottish protection of animals act, the loch ness monster is a protected species.


It is not legal to "own" pets in boulder, colorado, but you may be their "guardian."


en and pieces of ladder tumbled to the ground; some of the pallbearers scurried onto the tower.


reptile pets, such as turtles, lizards and snakes; aquatic pets, such as fish, freshwater and saltwater snails, and frogs


Men and pieces of ladder tumbled to the ground; some of the pallbearers scurried onto the tower. [A woman went to check her corn - and was swallowed by a python


Berta's 40-year-old son. He had been near the end of the coffin - one of the last trying to push it up into the tower.


As National Geographic wrote: The spaces between the tongkonan (stilted ancestral homes) are cluttered with squealing pigs bound to bamboo poles, soon to become lunch


leek, fat water buffalo are everywhere, lounging under trees, standing alongside the road, or being walked in circles by young men who tend them as affectionately as they would pets.


Everything about the funeral is hierarchical, cementing the status of the dead person's family


Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia


A pet or companion animal is an animal kept primarily for a person's company, protection, or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or laboratory animal.


D.C. Dream Day looks like an intereting segment, how would you spend your perfect day?


All you can eat really? sounds like a great deal, did you like the first part, Incredibles I?


I did like it very much. A lot of the same actors are coming back for the sequel. I can't wait to see it.


Yeah Samuel L Jackson is in the film again, cant believe its been more than 13 years


The voice of Edna is actually a man. No woman could do the voice as well as him. His name is Brad Bird.


Not a woman really? well he does a great job, and Brad Bird as the director of the movie?


Yup he is doing both jobs. Did you know that he intentionally used artist that were going to be fired or quit from Pixar because he thought that they were the only ones who could create everything that he needed?


I did not know that, I wonder what he saw on them, well he made the right call since they nailed the roles


Yes. Each person has a different view of entertainment. I like the theaters and movies, but some people like dancing, or music or sporting events.


Yeah I guess we all have different tastes, Do you know who Bill Nye is?


He is the Science Guy. He kind of looks like Steve Martin.


Probably going to the Imagination Stage with my kids.


The one and only, and he did? I think thats funny, they do look alike, they could be lost brothers.


Thats souns like a great idea, I woulld go to The Winters Table, so many activities on can do


Yes.  I would also go to the National Museum of Natural History.


Ive always wanted to go there I heard the building is awesome, and also the National Portrait gallery,


Yes there is a lot of big open spaces there. I go there to write or drink coffee.


You like coffee thats great im a coffe lover as well, I like the Port City Java, I was there like 4 years ago so I guess I would love to visit the place again


Yes I love coffee. I went to the Starbucks on third and Pennsylvania the other day and there was a Congressman with his two staffers with him.


Theres also the iPic theahter in North Bathesda, that seems like a great idea as well,


I went to that theater. The seating is very comfortable and the popcorn is all you can eat. It is a very nice theater. I would probably go see The Incredibles 2 there.


That's a lot and I'm one of them. I bet Blockbuster's kicking themselves for not buying Netflix way back...


Yea, they would still be in business if did. Entertainment evolves I guess Blockbuster didn't understand that.


Huge loss for them. They were going for $50 million and now worth $2 billion.


I guess being ahead of the curve pays off.  If I could have road the wave from black and white TV broadcasting to Netflix I'd be rich.


You, me both. And to think the Netflix was inspired by $40 late fee on Blockbuster. Apollo 13 was the VHS.


Yea, I remember those late fees.  I'm glad someone got inspired by it.


Do you remember Ringo Starr as a narrator for Thomas the engine? That must have been a long long time ago...


No, I've never even heard of Thomas the engine.


Really? My son used to love them when he was little...they when he was older he was watching South park...lol


I heard that the 70's show didn't do well in UK. They probably didn't get it.


Just because Amy Schumer and Dave Chappelle were paid more...well. good luck to her!


I think the amount of a comedian gets paid should be based on how funny they are.  I don't think Mo'Nique is as funny as Dave Chappelle.


True, Chappelle gets paid like $20 million probably because he would get more audience for Netflix.


What they get paid is negotiated before they sign the contract. It's her choice if she doesn't want to take the job.


Right, she should just not be surprised when when the negotiation doesn't go her way.  She doesn't have the same amount of audience as Chappelle.


Honestly! Netflix can be picky. They are huge! They have 137 million subscribers.


Yea, they also have 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


Did you hear about the cardiologist that was killed in Texas?


I find it odd that teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams Didn't use the Bible at their swearing in.


That is interesting.  It was definitely a different political climate then than now!  Thomas Jefferson even created his own version of the Bible


He used a razor to cut out all of the supernatural parts such as the miracles.


That's funny. Did you know that in the us we required students to read from the bible as part of elementary education?


Yes luckily they got stopped to show more respect to other religions.  There are so many mistranslations in the Bible - apple actually means evil.


The supreme court wants equal respect for all religions.    The Bible has done a lot to influence our culture anyway


That makes sense. I wish we had the power to vote for the supreme court instead of the president appointing them.


Yes.  Did you know that astronauts can vote from space?


Yes that was horrible.  He was gunned down while biking!


No, I didn't. I wonder if someone would cry voter fraud on that. LOL. Did you know that 34 percent of black men in Alabama can never vote?


I know.  Voter disenfranchisement is a huge problem in this country.


You can't trust people these days! He was on his was on his way to work at the hospital.


And he was so famous - he was popular and compassionate.


Can you imagine being 65 years old and still biking to work?


Well he was a heart doctor and liked to stay in shape!  He even treated George HW Bush


Do you know if they ever found the guy or girl that shot him?


I do not think that the suspect was found.   It is impressive that he treated the president - a title given to the leader of the US


I bet they never read the Bible. Thou shall not kill.


Yes the Bible is probably the best selling book of all time.


Have you seen Kevin Spacey in the "Billionaire Boys Club" movie?


Yes I think maybe it's from parents getting stuff for their kids to watch while they can watch streaming Netflix at the same time.


Netflix is capable of streaming on more than one device at the same time depending on the subscription. Either way, it's still better than if Blockbuster had bought Netflix


Of course. I think some wifi can't handle that, though. Yes, I heard they actually turned down buying Netflix. It was for much lower of a price than it's worth now, too!


I think their value went up once they started creating their own content. It's part of the appeal now to keep users loyal


Yes, Netflix creating their own content seems like it's part of a cinematography revolution or something!


Maybe if they team up with cinematographer Roger Deakins, his 14th nomination for the Oscars will be the one that finally wins. Losing 13 times would be hard


Yes, that would be hard. On the bright side, I bet not many cinematographers have been putting out such mention worthy work for so many years!


Not since James Wong Howe back in the 1940s. He was Chinese before finally becoming a citizen, but he used techniques such as low lighting and wide-angle lenses before it was popular


Sounds like a very talented and revolutionary cinematographer. One of my favorites is Stanely Kubrick. He did Spartacus.


I've heard of him, though he didn't get the credit for his work. Sounds like a stand-up guy though


I haven't seen it, actually. Is it any good?


Well I guess he's usually considered a producer, but he did a lot of the work on Spartacus. He is a cool guy...you should look up an interview of his.


I haven't. I heard that it's opening was a career low opening day total for Spacey, though. It's because of all the bad accusations against him, I think.


I saw him in the movie Baby Driver, but the accusations are definitely a deterrent for some people with how widespread #MeToo has become


Yes, I actually haven't seen him in a movie since American Beauty. I watch movies on Netflix sometimes. Do you?


I have to be in the mood since I like to read and listen to a lot of books. I tend to create a watchlist on Netflix faster than I can watch things, but I like how convenient it is. I can't imagine having to rent movies from Blockbuster


Netflix is really popular now. I hear it accounts for a third of all the bandwidth in North America during late night.


I think the shows and movies help people unwind now, and there's no commercial breaks. Combined with YouTube, the two account for half the bandwidth in North America


I hear Netflix actually spends more on postage than on bandwidth. The owner started the company after being annoyed by a late fee of his VHS movie rental.


I would be annoyed about a rental fee that's higher than it costs for the VHS. It's still strange to think that people still use the rental service, but I guess internet connection isn't always the best in some places


That is funny he began that way. Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper.


I love Ellie Kemper's role in The Office, I guess Jon Hamm was a great teacher,


I do I am one of the 137 million subscribers, what about you?


I have a free account through T Mobile so I use it from time to time.


Wow nice, I pay for mine, crazy how Netflix accounts for 33% of the bandwith in North America from 9pm to 12 am


That's a lot of bandwidth. Netflix and Youtube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


Both are industry giants so I guess that makes sense, do you know how Netflix got started?


I'm not too sure. How did it get started?


It got started because of late fees, Reed Hasting had to pay $40 in late fees because of the movie Apollo 13, he was so mad he started the service


I agree. It was great talking to you - take care!


I like drama tv as well, one of my favorite shows is House, have you seen that one before?


I have not seen House before, but I have heard it is very good. Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 per episode on House.


He is Dr House in the show and yeah apparently he's the highest paid drama actor


That's a lot of money. Did you know Jim Carrey won't make dramas anymore because of his belief system?


I respect that, he is a great actor and drama can bring a lot of negativity into your life, he is a great comedy actor


Yeah another great actor is Michael Caine, funny how he began his career as an actor


Hi there, do you watch the Academy Awards?


I wonder how that flies there really. Have you heard of the highest court on land?


Yes, the basketball court where Ruth Bader-Ginsberg dominates at the boards!


I wonder how tall that building is really.  Do you ever watch animated movies?


Yes me too. ,It was the first DIsney movie to be written directed by a female


Yeah, and the first female to direct a feature film that earned more than $1 billion. Now that is shattering the glass(ice) ceiling!


What an achievement. Did you know Elsa was originally scripted to be the villain?


Ah, but with such a great song--Let it go--how could she remain a villian?


I know that is the only reason she was changed to a good character because the song was so uplifting


And to think, the movie Frozen was originally going to be called "Snow Queen"  but the folks at Disney decided that feminine names are bad...


Occasionally.  I am not a fan of the political commentary, but I enjoy seeing the actors recognized for fine performances.


THat makes me sad honestly, that we judge based on that.


Nice. Did you ever watch Blazzing Saddles? It was nominated for three Oscars


Oh, yeah. Lilly von Shtoop is a fine actress... But I prefer the acting of legendary actor Daniel Day-Lewis, the only actor to win best actor 3 times


Yeah that is quite something for him. Funny enough Eminem has won more Oscars than Leo di Caprio


I would never have guessed that one. But I would have guessed that Walt Disney would be recognized, but 22 oscars? Unreal!


I know they guy has set the standard too high now. Even Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys. Strange


And the Emmy for best Academy Awards show goes to...the Academy Awards. Accepting on behalf of the Academy, James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, who also is the only losing coach in Univ of Kansas history!


Hhahaha that is so strange really. I guess it took a while to get the game going. Still those coaches are the highest paid state employees


Yeah. Strange world we live in. One where New Zealand nicknames their basketball team, the Tall Blacks!


Kanye is very unique person to say the least.


Yeah I think bubble gum pop pretty much sums up her popularity. I just can't get behind people who are popular for being popular. At least Kanye has real talent.


Do you think he'll be like Tupac Shakur?  His music is in the library of congress under cultural significance.


I've never actually listened to his music. I know that he was unbeliveably talented though so his music being saved makes a lot of sense.


You know, even though kanye is definitely odd he can be nice.  He did give his mic go a fan in a wheelchair at a concert.


Aw that is actually really sweet. I think he is a good guy but has some odd thoughts and with social media is gets put out there a little too much.


He gets a lot of notice at awards show too.  I remember when he interrupted Taylor Swift at one.


That was so strange. Especially in light of the fact two years earlier he had done an SNL skit about it. They seem to be over it though.


They do.  Do you think he took the idea from that skit he did those years before?


Maybe? I could totally see it as a publicity stunt. Sometimes stars do crazy things to promote themselves.


That they do.  I wonder if Linkin Park did any. There album, hybrid theory, is the best selling album of the 21st century.


Yes he is.  It's hard to believe that he is 40 years old.


I think all of linkin park's career was sensational enough that they didn't need that many stunts to be popular.


I actually thought he was older than that. He must have gain success young because I remember listening to him almost 20 years ago.


Kanye seems to do a lot of reinventing of himself.  He changed from being more street to rich for example.


It seems like since he married into the kardashians he is changing a lot of his views on things.


He's got a new solo album coming out in June.  Maybe he's getting back to himself.


Maybe. Whatever he is doing the people seem to love it since he is super successful with his music.


There are questions though about this new album.  Some people are wondering if he is going to change from rap.  He tweeted something saying that sometimes you have to get rid of everything.


Hmm I just can't see him in any other genre of music though. Maybe pop I guess


I could see him doing pop, especially since, like you say, he's married to kim.  She seems more like a pop girl rather than a tough rapper type.


I would have sold them. Are you a heavy internet user?


I am, I hate to admit. It sucks up too much of my time. But the Internet is integral to so much nowadays.


I agree. Did you know that the three horizontal menu lines on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?


I guess they had to give it a name. That one is about as good as any other. The vegans probably did not like that though.


Ha ha, maybe not. Did you know that there is a backup of the entire internet?!


that sounds funny. It would take an entire Internet to make a backup of the Internet.


Apparently the library of Alexandria has the copy. I don't understand how they house it.


That sounds like a rumor. The library at Alexandria did burn down centuries ago, and much knowledge was lost. The Internet is avilable at the top of Mt. Everest.


It would be worth looking into. Wow, I wonder how they get reception there? Do you ever read the terms of service when purchasing a product or service online?


There must be some poor IT guy having to trek to the top to reset the WIFI box. Or there's satellite service. One or the other.


Hi, how are you? Yes, I enjoy baseball. I usually try to watch the World Series.


You would think so. Only 7% of people read the terms of service and I will admit I am not one of them.


I am well thank you. Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are allowed to play for their team if they need to? That would be very interesting to see.


I think that's a holdover from the days when the teams picked one of the players to act as manager. I think the managers are often older now, so I don't know if they'd want to go up to bat.


Me either. Also, kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada. How confusing is that?


I think those Canadians are just trying to be different! Perhaps Americans should call hockey "ice field hockey"


Ha ha, that would be funny. Baseball is huge in Japan. They are surprised when they find out that it's America's national pastime.


A lot of popular things have been invented in Japan, but not baseball. I don't know whether they collect baseball cards in Japan the same way that people in the US do.


That's a good question. There was a man who found three million dollars worth of baseball cards in his attic. I would have liked to have been that person.


I wonder if he kept them or sold them off and partied it up.


Hello there, do you use Amazon much for deliveries?


Yeah I wonder if the building is still standing.  Did you hear about Bezos building a clock in a mountain?


Yeah, i wonder where that clock is that would be interesting to see.


Well you have plenty of time to go and check it out, I guess it will last for like 10,000 years.


Yeah, time is definately on my side if it was actually built


On a different subject, did you know that our sun is not actually yellow?


That's true just like other suns in different galaxes


And ours is not that big compared to others, like one billionth the size of one in our galaxy even.


WOW and did you know that a lightning bold is 5x hotter than the sun?


I think I have read that, its crazy to think about that because people get hit by them and still survive somehow.


Yeah, i dont know how they got the logic for it either based on those scenarios


Hi, i do actually, i use amazon prime and you?


Agreed, well it's been fun talking with you, I hope that you enjoy the rest of the day.


Totally, it was a great chat! Have a nice day! Bye


I sure do, it is very useful, especially around the holidays.


Exactly! Amazon is a great place to get exercise too because their employees walk up to 15 miles a day each shift.


I think I heard that before, sounds like quite a bit for someone who works a warehouse job, but I never have so I don't know too well I guess.


Do you know what the first ever Amazon purchase was for?


Yeah, it was something like a building named after him, right?


Yeah good call, it was a building naming rights (for some reason) and it was for $27.95 to be exact, strange to me.


Not too bad of a deal but a good investment i guess.


That should be changed! I just learned that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined.


Soccer is pretty popular, apparently the name "Soccer" is slang for association football


I never knew how popular it was. I know Jon Stewart was a skilled player in college.


Yea, Jon Stewart actually played in the Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil


Yea, I wonder if the highest paid celebrity Lebron James ever played soccer


Somehow I doubt it. I know Judge Judy is the next highest paid celebrity next to Lebron, making 123k per episode!


That's pretty cool, I wonder if any of them visited Pixar studios secret room


I would sure love to see that room. It must be special if it is secret. Well, it was nice chatting! Bye.


You too, I'm gonna go check out videos of the Ethiopian chef who encourages people to eat more diverse foods


Yea I watch FIFA all the time, it's crazy they've been around since 1930


I had no idea! I know the championship has been awarded every four years since the start of the tournament except during WWII.


I didn't know the host city of the 2022 qatar fifa world cup doesn't even exist yer


I wonder how that works? Surprisingly the USA got 3rd place in the FIFA World Cup in 1930.


I never knew that, usually the USA never comes close to 3rd place


From what I've heard the American team has never placed below third place in the World Cup since Women's World Cup started in 1991.


That's only got to apply to the womens world cup because I know the mens team didn't even qualify for a lot of them


I'm not sure. I do know Hungary is really good. They only had one defeat between 1950 and 1956 and that was the World Cup final.


That's pretty impressive. It's a shame that the world cup hosts do not get any economic benefits for hosting


Orson Welles unfinished film  that will be finished will not be watched by me.


I didn't know police have blutube, that's a new one to me.


Same! I wonder what kind of law enforcement videos are on there


I was just rereading this article and missed the part about Blockbuster being offered to buy Netflix for 50 million and turning it down. Netflix is now a 2 billion dollar company. Not hard to figure out why that place went under. Lot's of bad decisions.


Yeah , they really missed out. Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america which is WILD.


So I need to take my truck in for an oil change this week at the Ford dealer ship. Do you think they can hook me up with the flame throwers to prevent car jacking like they do in South Africa? It might come in handy.


Is that legal in the US? It's very fascinating that Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues. Are soldiers still not allowed to get out of their cars in fatigues?


No it's not legal, funny as hell though. I see soldiers in their fatigues all the time so I guessing that rule has come and gone.


Yeah, i agree. I love racing games , its cool that Jann mardenborough became a race car driver by video games


Do you use Netflix to stream games to a Playstation?


I didn't even know that was an option. That's pretty cool actually.


Really?  I think it's so interesting that someone else finished it. Plus I watch a ton on Netflix where it will be on


Alright, I think we did it. Thanks for chatting with me and go catch that new Orson Welles film when it pops up on Netflix.


Definitely will do, nice to chat with you too!!!Check out youtube , there is 400 hours of content, i'm sure something that you will like.


I rarely watch tv or movies. The name of this unfinished film - The Making  of the Other Side of the Wind is about a guy who seems to be a loud mouth drunk. Has no appeal to me.


That's fair, i've started to watch a lot more since netflix has changed their business from DVDs.


I was a member of Netflix when it first came out, but after about two months I left the program. It was cheaper then, and it was mail order only if I remember right.


Yep!, it's pretty crazy that from 9pm to 12am, netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


Do you own a car? It's hard to believe the first accessible car came out in 1908. That was so long ago.


Nope, I live in a city so i use public transportation. Crazy that there are 1.25 billion vehiclees


Are you a fan of You Tube?They have the second largest search engine on the net. I use You Tube all the time. It's a great place to get some educational knowledge like how to repair something.


Absolutely, i love that Justin bieber's "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube. I am not a bieber fan.


Yes he said that republicans buy shoes as well


Yes he is a smart businessman that is why he has achieved so much


True. Did you know republicans presidents have always had a beard?


Interesting . And the president has either been a republican or a democrat since 1853


Yeah we do not hear much about other parties anyways


True. Do you know when both parties started using the red and blue colors?


Yeah. Did you hear of Truman not wanting his picture taken on the dumbo ride?


Yes he did not want to be associated with republicans in any way


Yes I think that is a bit extreme but ok. Nice chatting with you


Yes They had a gavel for 165 years before Nixon cracked it


Yes. Did you know they were dragged into senate if the did not want to come and vote


Yes one tried to escape and was dragged in feet first


Wow that is extreme. Did you hear about that candy desk there?


Yes they have candy only made in Pennsylvania in there


Yes the best stuff like Milky Way, Jellybeans and Mars


Yeah. Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants until 1993 there?


Yes and it was thanks to those two governors that protested by wearing them that they were allowed afterwards


Yeah. Did you know Jordan's response when asked why he did not back up a fellow democrat?


I wonder what made someone think that Tupac's music was culturally significant.


Ha, that's a clever idea. She would have really been "spitting" then right!


What did you think about the cars article?  I didn't know that it took much longer for Western Europe and other parts of the world to adopt cars.


I have never been much interested in cars but I was really interested in some of the little facts such as that drive-thru was invented originally to accommodate soldiers.


I'm not a cars person either, but I did enjoy reading about the history of cars.  I found that tidbit on McDonald's adding a drive-thru very interesting.  I had no idea.  And trunks on cars...didn't know that term came from old cars having wooden trunks on the back of them.


I thought the trunk bit was interesting, too. I guess it makes perfect sense, I never thought about whether or not cars originally had trunks, but now I know!


I just assumed the trunk was similar to trunks on cars today.  Boy was I wrong.  How about South-Africa?  Cars are equipped with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.  Yikes!


Yeah, jeez I'd guess that the term "equipped" is being used a little too loosely there haha, probably more like gerry rigged up!


Well, I am thankful to Ford and the Model T.  I don't think I would want to be driving around a horse-drawn carriage in today's society.  Do you like listening to the radio?


Me too. Yes, I do sometimes. I think it's great that we can find cool websites these days with thousands of hours of free radio content.


Me too and I really like apps like Spotify and Pandora.  I can listen to my favorite songs with less commercials.  Commercials and talking are the 2 things I dislike about listening to the radio.


Me too.  I had no idea Eminem really wanted to be a comic book artist.  That's quite a talent.


Well it's lucky then for you that streaming services are so easy to access and offer ad-free subscriptions!


I didn't know that either! He is a creative artist so it's no surprise.


I found the Rapping article very interesting.  I learned a lot about what rapping is and how it is performed.  It's neat to think of it as poetry.


It's not hard to imagine it as a form of poetry when you envision it's origins in 16th century England.


I also found it interesting that the word rap means to converse.  I can see how the term rap was given to this music style.  Rapping sounding like a conversation with music and beat.


Isn't it funny, too, that Koreans even have rap "compliment battles"? I guess rap can come in many forms!


I agree.  I was quite amused when I read how a Michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against Eminem.  Very funny!


Wow, that must have taken a lot of courage! I wonder if she was able to achieve the proper "delivery" style.


I also wonder if the judge used her gavel as her backbeat.


I guess there were personality conflicts. Do you use the Internet much? The constant novelty from clicking links can cause  addiction measurable in the brain


Yea, I wonder if the 3 horizontal line hamburger button has anything to do with internet addiction


That button plagues me! LOL. The vegans must hate that name!


Lol maybe. I wonder if vegans are part of the 7% of people who read the full terms online


That number seems high to me. I thought it would be 1% or lower. I assume all is good and just click through.


Yea who has time to read the full terms and service when buying something over the internet


There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest. I guess that must be through satellite. If I were up there, I wouldn't bother reading through the terms of service for an app.


I can barely get service up a hill yets Mt. Everest has better coverage


People pay a lot to get to the top. Then they got to send selfies to the cloud. Do you believe the story about the library of Alexandria?


I don't know how it's possible for the library of Alexandria to save a copy of the interenet


doing alright. DO you like rock music? It's influnced by electric blues, folk, and jazz


Exactly. The Internet changes frequently. It would require an Internet to save the entirety of the Internet.


Lol, I wonder if they saved Korean compliment battle raps


That's so very Korean! Respect for others! Well, it's been fun chatting!


Yes, I like rock music. It has many influences. Did you know that the state rock song of Oklahoma is "Do you realize?" by the Flaming Lips?


Lol no, I didn't even know there was a thing as state rock song


Neither did I. I wonder when it's played. At the state capitol after the prayer?


Well I guess "Do you realize" would be appropriate after a prayer


True! A Hanson song became a most requested track on a Chicago  radio station because DJs did not reveal the band. Keeping the listeners in the dark got them interested!


Yea, I wonder how many listeners were horrified after the DJs revealed they were playing Hanson


Who knows? What's up with Whitesnake? They band has had over 50 members throughout its history. Why so much turnover?


I have no clue, but over 50 member must mean they replaced more than 2 members a year


Hello, are you particularly a fan of football?


That's amazing! I wonder if he ever received recognition for it, I know people often do. ESPN won an Emmy for the creation of the yellow first down line.


That was a good creations in my opinion. Did you know the circular huddle was designed originally for a deaf quarterback.


I didn't know that! A lot of quarterbacks are unique I guess. There's actually only one left handed quarterback in the NFL.


I know you think the would have produced more. I wonder if there's more to that. Baseball has quite a few lefty's.


I wonder if baseball has competitive gamers too. Like quarterback Baker Mayfield considered quitting football to full time pursue gaming instead.


Yeah i wonder if he regrets that choice..not! Alex Smith was quite the Academic in High school all they way up to becoming the 2005 nfl overall draft pick.


He was definitely beyond qualified to be a quarterback. On the other hand, Ronald Reagan once got rejected from a movie role because they didn't think he had a "presidential look".


Wow how ironic! I hear Trump is not even one of the top 3 wealthiest President's.


That's surprising! I'm sure that's by inflation though. A lot of things don't seem amazing but really are. Like the Nintendo entertainment system only displays 54 colors in theories but you'd never notice it.


No i didn't technology has come a long way. Apparently they just discontinued them in Japan in 2003.


I am, How are you? Do you like football?


Yeah it'll be interesting to see how much further it can improve. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


You as well. On a passing note Bill Nye won a contest for best Steve Martin look a like.


That's certainly interesting to know, good way to get a break in entertainment!


I do! I think it can be too slow though, there's actually only 11 minutes of gameplay every NFL game.


That's crazy! I hear they're going to be putting tracking chips in the padding of the players.


It's cool though isn't it? They're not as socially advanced as they are technological though. For example Saints cheerleaders have to leave a restaurant if a player comes in after they're already there.


Yeah i guess that's to deter employee fraternization.


Ahh but it could still be seen as sexist. And you wouldn't expect it coming from the league that actually allows female athletes in general.


Your right, I agree! No written rule at all. An engineer in his lifetime will make more than the lifetime of a nfl player.


Yeah that's surprising! I thought they make a lot more. I'm sure Tom Brady makes a lot. He probably deserves it, after going a winless season in high school.


Yeah the Patriots have been fortunate. They produced a RB with no fumbles his entire career with them.


Hello,How are you? Do you like to go to concerts?


Yes, I know about Linkin Park doing that many!  Makes sense....Well, guess Elmo is the only non-human before congress to testify! Who knew?


Now that is funny too! I love Elmo.  I heard they play Fantasy Congress where the players draft members of congress based off of their legislative successes. How lame is that?


I was thinking the same thing. So typical! Didn't know they had a yearly baseball game for both sides since 1908.


I thought that was since 1909 that the US Congress played a baseball game with the Republicans vs. the Democrats. I also heard that the Republicans were leading by three wins. Gee, how enlightening!


lol, yes it is nine, typo.  By three wins, interesting. The 13 British colonies chose the word Congressus in the 1770's


Yes, that word "Congress" means self-governing entities. Then in 1789 the term was also applied to the legislature of the US federal government. And now, that same term has been adopted by many nations to refer to their national legislatures. It's interesting to know the source and history behind it.


Yes, I read that! I would have thought there would be more Presidents added to that list than 3 for the wealthiest!


I agree. And exactly "how" did they get all their money? I know JFK inherited his from his dad's bootlegging business. I don't know where Washington or Jefferson got theirs


I think Washington and Jefferson owned alot of land! Good chat!!


Yes, I think they had land ownership in their pockets. Yes, good chat!


Yes, I've gone to lots and lots of concerts but none lately. How about you, any current concerts that you went to?


I too, have been to alot of concerts. They've seem to tour my area. The last one I went to before christmas was Rod Stewart.


Wow, I saw Rod many years ago but not lately.  I love concerts especially outside concerts at the amphitheaters. I remember seeing Van Halen at the Philadelphia Spectrum that was an amphitheater.  It was just huge and the sound was great.


I do too! I have seen the Stones a few times in amphitheaters, with fireworks at the end The whole thing is fun!


I know, right? I've even heard that the Ramones toured nonstop for almost twenty years.  They played a total of 2,263 concerts.  They must have been having some big fun!


I saw that, That 's one I haven't seen. They keep them busy! How about that ancient roman amphitheater in Pompei with Pink Floyd?


Yes, that was way back in the day in 1972. That must have been where they recorded "The Wall", that's my guess.


Could be!  with no audience, the sound there must be outstanding!


Well, I thought at an ancient roman amphitheater they saw all them bricks and thought, all-in-all we're  just another brick on the wall!  Even Linkin Park must have loved playing concerts because they did 324 of them in 2001.


Me either. Did you know you burn more calories watching them though?


Yes about 180 more than a regular movie, not bad


Yeah . Do you know how they make those creepy noises in them?


Yes they use an instrument called a waterphone


Yes it sounds scary just the name of it, let alone its functions


Yeah true. Did you ever see the movie The SHining?


I have and the boy in there did not know it was a scary movie for years.


Yeah. They are also good if you are going to an abstract gallery afterwards


Yes as you can enjoy it more, that is a pretty cool brain trick


Yeah I know. Do you know where the inspiration started coming for those movies first?


Yes by the works of writers like Allen Poe, Mary Shelly and Bram Stoker


Yes lots of inspiration from them. Nice chatting with you.


I sure do. Dd you ever watch the SImpsons?


Yes I did. There is an episode where Bart did not appear


Yes and he was not even mentioned it is at all


Yes and I thought it was good but apparently in the UK it flopped


Yes it was stopped after just 10 episodes. DO you like horror movies?


SOmewhat. Do you know which movie KIng thinks is the scariest ?


Yes he thinks it is Bambi but I do not see how though


Hello there.  Do you want to talk about the government?


Considering their main export, it might be a compliment.  Also the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while he was in office. Cool.


Yeah, maybe. And that is surprising about the albums!


Yes, and up until 1802 in the US, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the Vice President. Too bad it's not still like that.


I don't think it would be a good idea to have Trump and Clinton together. They would not get a long at all.


Or maybe they would if they had to, just a thought.  Anyways, do you know anything about radio?  Radio is an interesting topic and there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


I like the radio. I know Jupiter has storms so strong that they can be picked up an heard by an am radio.


Yes, and funny thing is that according to Canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


I like that law. It seems like it keeps things fair.


Maybe a good thing.  Did you know that soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razor blade and pencil as the diode? I think they were called Foxhole radios.


Good morning! I think I could talk about the Government and politics all day long!


Yes, I'd like to try and make one myself. Nice chatting with you.


Ok, well we know that a government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary.


Yes, it is. I find it funny that Wikileakes published the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks.


Yes, I agree.  Did you know that the US government owns 86% of Nevada? Wow.


Wow! That is a lot of land. I think it is nice what the Norwegian Government did in 2008.


Yes, that the donated $1Billion to help save the Amazon Rainforest. That was generous of them.


Yes, I agree. It was very selfless. Have you heard about the man in France and his sale of the Eiffel Tower?


Yes, that he impersonated a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower not just once but twice.  Outrageous wasn't it?


Completely insane! So, I know our current President gets a lot of flack, but the first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana! I wonder if that was a compliment or an insult?


Do you enjoy entertainment such as dramas or concerts?


I personally don't know them well, but I recently read the concerts were so bad that a lawsuit was filed against the band. I wonder what was so wrong? the music, venue, singers, or etc?


I dont know, I think that the band had internal issues, the lead vocalist had mental problems and it all started to dismantle, I liked it, I like some of their songs a lot, too bad!


From what you say, it does sound unfortunate.


Yeah, another band that I really like are the Ramones, they played over 2000 concerts and still havent been to one


That sounds amazing. Personally I want to try attending a concert being held in an ancient roman amphitheatre. I heard croatia still has such a place as a venue


That would be really interesting, so what else do you like besides music, maybe reading?


I really enjoy reading because it promotes the deep exploration of texts during interpretation and helps you literally create worlds within your mind. However, I also admit to growingly listening to audiobooks as well.


I agree audiobooks are great, a good book is Enders game, that book is almost like  requirement for military organizations.


Having read Ender's game and its sequel Ender's Shadow, I can see why. They are well written books of strategy, perseverance, and knowledge.


Yeah and also Starship Troopers although I didnt like that one that much.


I do, I enjoy both, have you ever listened to the Chicago Symphony?


In any case, this conversation of concerts and reading was a pleasant one. I hope you have a nice day.


I hope you have a nice day and just one last fact for you, the record of reading is 4700 word per minute!


I have not, but I have recently read that they are returning to the Kennedy Center for the first time in 13 years


I think the orchestra is full of talent and its worth listening to, its beautiful and has great critics.


Isn't the orchestra conducted by the famous Riccardo Muti? Furthermore, what have the critics to say?


Yes its conducted by the Italian conductor, he's about 76 years old and definitely knows his music, hes had more than 350 performances.


I heard he is planning to extend his contract till the 2021-22 season. That is dedication despite his age


He sure is a dedicated musician, he still has some good years to go, so have you gone to any concerts lately?


I enjoy concerts since the performance is far more impressive than merely listening to music. Did you know due to their success, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone?


I didnt know that although its a great band so its not surprising, do you like the band Creed?


I mean still 50 million isn't a small sum, but still totally worth it


Yes. Netflix expanded its business in 2007 with the introduction of streaming media which is about the time, I started watching it.


Any genre or particular show you watch on it?


I just started watching Northern Rescue.  That one is pretty good.  Did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth?  The post office is making some money on them.


I personally enjoy comedy genre like kung fu hustle


Yes, Bill Murray loved that too.  He thought it was the "supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".


I agree. Alot of today's cliches were first shown by that film


Did you know that from 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America?  Wow.


I'm not surprised considering their dominance


Yes, and Netflix expanded internationally in 2010 with streaming now available in Canada, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean.


Yes, I do. I like Netflix, they always have something on that I never saw before.  I just recently found out that Netflix started way back in 1997. That was news to me.


Indeed. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I've had Netflix for years now.  Lucky thing that after racking up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix.


I would be happy to pay 40 in late fees to create a multi billion dollar company


Me, too.  As of October 2018, Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide, that is outrageously great.


I mean they account for 1/3 of all bandwidth during peak hours


Yes, Netflix and Youtube together make up half of peak Internet traffic in North America.  That is so true.


I bet blockbuster sure regrets not buying netflix


They probably do, big time.  Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million.  Netflix is now work $2 billion.


Do you follow NBA at all? What's your favorite team?


Pretty expensive -- there are more games but in smaller arenas. The nosebleed seats aren't too bad.


I wouldn't have a good time at basketball too many people to follow.  I much prefer baseball


Baseball is much more affordable for fans. There isn't the same sort of big name players like basketball. Like a LeBron James of MLB.


That's true, even I know who LeBron is.    Do you have a favorite basketball player?


Don't really have a favorite. I like LeBron, though a lot of people seem to want him to lose, like he's some kind of bad guy.


He is the Tom Brady of the NBA.  Everyone wants Tom to lose too


Now Tom is off to the SB again. The guy is a legend. It's amazing to see his longevity. I wonder how many more seasons he can play.


I hope he retires after this year.  It can't be good on his body and I am ready for a new GOAT to emerge.


It's time for a new generation of QBs to lead the league.


I watched the Championship game.  Kansas City's qb looks like he will become great


Actually I don't, but if I did it would probably be the Bulls.  What about you?


If Brady retires, the Pats are going to be hard pressed to get to the SB. Next year could be KC's year.


Yeah you don't come across someone like Tom that often


I like Golden State. They're based in Oakland but they should make a transition to SF soon.


Would they change their names from Golden State to San Francisco?


I'm not sure. The negative connotations of being from Oakland were one reason that they chose Golden State. SF has a better rep.


That is true.  You hear a lot of negative things about Oakland.   San Francisco always seems to be happy and always looks pretty


Tourism to Oakland seems low unfortunately. Steph Curry seems like a great guy.


Yeah I have no desire to go there.   I want to see every baseball stadium but theirs would be the last.


The sewage system backed up and flooded the dugouts one year. Oakland seems like a place that just can't catch a break. The Warriors will probably make more money in SF.


Most definitely. A lot more rich people live there.   Are NBA games expensive to attend like NFL?


I love dogs. It's hard to remember sometimes that they come from the wolf family.


I know, isn't it cute that they can have little doggy blood drives to help each other?


Yeah and they deserve it.  I'm relieved that dogs aren't color blind.  They just see fewer colors than humans.


Or that they're able to understand a human's point!


I guess they have that in common with elephants.


They're definitely very superior creatures. Google even has it stated in their Code of Conduct that they are a dog company instead of cat company.


I like cats too but not as much.  Did you ever play kickball?  It's called soccer-baseball in Canada.


I did growing up, and I'm a big baseball fan now.


Japan is too.  They are surprised that it's America's national pastime.  I guess it's theirs too,


I want to start watching college baseball more now that I know about JR Smith's therapy dog.


I wonder if Remi has a Facebook page?  Did you know Zuckerberg has colorblindness?


I love dogs too.  I can see how they could be used for therapy.  They have been used to help sports stars like J R Smith...


I didn't know that. So I guess that 2.2 billion users includes dogs, too!


Oh yeah, the player from the University of North Carolina baseball team!


Have you heard of "Paws for People"?  I guess they train and place therapy dogs.


I love that organization. They're actually trained by inmates, so I think the dogs provide a lot of different types of therapy, whether they know it or not.


Cool.  I guess the dog that helped JR was named REMINGTON and has about 100 commands... Also known as REMI.


I love that they consider Remi a member of the baseball team, and seems to help everyone with their anxiety.


Yeah.  They say if you pet a dog for 15 minutes, it will change your lookout on the day.


Therapy isn't the only jobs dogs can have, they can also assist police and military.


Yeah.  It's wild that dogs have 12 different blood types.


I think if the cheerleaders are already in the restaurant, they should not be forced to leave because an nfl player wants to eat  at the same restaurant.


I agree with you completely.  I don't care if the quarterback himself comes in the place.  I know he's the leader of the team or at least the offense but it is still not right.


Apparently, NFL uses tracking chips to keep track a player's moves on the field.  Do you know this?


I didn't know this. I knew they used chips in the footballs but I didn't know they had them on players.


These chips are embedded in players' shoulder pads.


Well that is different.  Football is very technical these days.  Do you think they'll ever use those chips to replace refs?  I mean they could use them to track the player to determine if they made a first down or not for example.


I do not think those chips will replace refs.  By the way, why did the author of the games of thrones call the New England Patriots the Lannisters of the NFL?  I'm curious to know.


I don't know about that.  I don't watch the show so I wouldn't be able to explain it.  The patriots coach bill belichick is the winningest coach in post season football.


Yes, I know.   He had 21 wins all together.


Correct.  However, the patriots are also tied with the bills for super bowl losses.


Hello.  Yes I am.  It's the american football league and has two conferences, the afc and the nfc.


I did not know that.  Anyway, I've got to run.  It  was nice chatting with you.


I think they need to add some personally.  I also think that the 17 week regular season is just too short.


The regular season ends in December and the Superbowl is in February.  What do they (the football teams) do in January?


There are a few playoff games between teams as they narrow down to the nfc and afc champions that will play in the superbowl.


I just found out that NFL has no rule against female players.  Do you think we will see female players anytime soon?


I don't know.  I know the women have to meet the eligibility requirements so there could be some day.


I do not like the silly rule that the New Orleans Saints  have regarding cheerleaders who are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player.  Are you familiar with this rule?


I am familiar with it and I don't like it either. I think it is very outdated and needs to be changed.  The women have to leave if the male player comes into the restaurant. I think that whoever comes in last should leave.


What an amazing coincidence. Do you enjoy listening to music on radio or through albums?


I actually only listen through albums. I never really used the radio


Did you know there are storms on Jupiter that can be picked up by AM radio due to the strength of the storm?


I wonder what kinds of sounds you can pick up. I wonder if a foxhole radio could pick up Jupiter's storm as well


Not sure about that. Radio along with technology has come a long way.


I wonder if it is still often used in day to day life. I know there is a website to listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free, but not really sure how often people today use radios


Canada has made it law that 40% of its radio music is Canadian.


I guess that is one way to encourage the use of Canadian. Not sure how many people in Canada use radios though


I think they play wonderful music, especially their album hybrid theory


Did you know that it was the best selling album of the 21st century. wow!


Indeed that's why I checked it out. In any case thank you for the enjoyable chat.


I like country music as well, not my favorite but i do enjoy some of it. Isnt it also called western and hillbilly music?


By some. It became popular since ford helped finance its spread out of fear of jazz


There are only two African Americans in the hall of fame for country music, so i guess it's not for everyone. still i enjoy it.


I wonder if it was a issue of talent or race


Not sure, some music just isn't for everyone. I can't do hard core heavy metal and I don't like the rap music today.


I think some rap is okay, but I agree with heavy metal. That music is just painful to hear, but hey it is a subjective topic. It is interesting how the fender stratocaster was originally intended for country music though


George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.


Have you ever had a dunce cap worn at a party?


No, I can't say that I have.  I know they are to encourage foolish behavior, and I'm not a very foolish person.


I used to have one, but my dog ate it!    I understand why they are a subspecies of the wolf!


Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types, and they can donate blood for other dogs just like humans.


Biology is fascinating!   Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing


Very true.  I like what they do in Istanbul.  They have vending machines in the city that accept plastic bottles and release food and water for the local stray dogs in return.  Pretty interesting.


Yes.    Certainly unique in the 4.5 billion year history of the earth.


That is certainly old.  You don't really realize it, but the Earth is actually 71% covered by water.


True even on land, continents and islands together have many lakes,


Very true.  Well, it's been a pleasure speaking with you.


Could be for many reasons.  Some wear one for protection. and others for ceremonial reasons.


I think nowadays it is more for religious reasons or as a fashion accessory.


In the past they were an indicator of social status, but I don't think that's so much the case anymore.


True, although In the military, hats may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment.


Yes, many can be very distinctive, such as those worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.


True.   Police also use headgear such as peaked caps or brimmed hats.


I personally like the Ushanka fur hat.  My father in law has one of those.  It's neat looking.


I still have a soft spot for my university graduation ceremonies hat, the mortarboard.


Yeah, mine is around somewhere too.  I wore mine during graduation as opposed to carrying it.  It's probably in or basement in a box.


Hi there! Who is your favorite president?


I think that might be partially intentional too, and people's accepts do change.


She also won a grammy for best spoken word album for her book. I had no idea.


Probably the content of the book she read, which still sounds good - it takes a village.


Exactly! I am learning a ton about her. Middle name is Diane? Who knew!


Obama too.. the google maps picture of the white house has obama!


Hopefully it has the secret service on it too! I find him interesting too! Code name Renegade!


They were probably mad at him for going somewhere hard to secure, like a basketball game and just yelled it out and it stuck.


HA! makes some sense. Obama vetoed only 2 bills.


How would you like to be in charge of removing the coconuts around his hotel, "just in case"?


I have to go with Lincoln for mostly succcessful saing the union. Why did you choose Hayes?


It's just a fun name to say. He was terrible as a president, commparitively, but Rutherford is a great name!


I was going to say, his name flows. Just sounds cool


Yeah. But the whole saving of the union is pretty impressive.


Someone had to do it! I also see Hillary was the president of the young republicans in college.


College does that to some people (also, affiliations have changed over time anyway).


Agreed. Plus, when she campaignedd in the south, she adopted a southern accent so she is easily manipulated.


Hi there, did you know there is a 3g internet tower at the top of Everest?


Can't see a reason why i would but hey i guess you never know. How about you?


haha no I wouldn't understand it, but apparently that is a station in finland, they started it in 1989


Wow i heard there a station that plays classical radio drama for free.


ya I want to listen to that, I'm always down for free haha, do you watch tv btw?


Yeah mostly Hulu and Netflix, how about you?


ya I don't even have cable haha, so ya lots of netflix, I do like south park though


Now that im aware of but never really got into it. I did watch the Simpsons though.


ya, they did an episode where southpark made fun of family guy and the simpsons creators sent them flowers because it was spot on analysis haha, thats a great episode.


Wow i did see that one. I hear there is one episode where Bart does not appear or is he mentioned. Did you see that one?


no I haven't butr now I want to! I wonder if they just forgot about him, do you like the show That 70's show


wow I didn't know that, good thing people can take selfies at the top! have you ever used a hamburger button online?


I haven't seen that one either. I did hear they tried to remake it though.


ya they did, it was going to be in the UK and was cancelled after 10 episodes haha they must have different humor over there


I thought that was such a strange name but yes i have. Be careful of constant clicking on websites it creates an addiction in your brain.


haha I probably have that addiction, I'm just glad the internet is being backed up somewhere every day, I would be so sad if it went down and we lost all our internet knowledge


The world would be in an uproar. There keeping the copy at the Alexandria Library, right?


yup thats right, by the way, have you ever read the terms of service on a website? I never have, apparently only 7% of people do, are you one of the 7% haha


Nah i'm in the higher class of 93%, haha. It's to much jargon. Did yoiu know that storms on Jupiter are so powerful they can be picked up on AM radio?


wow I didn't know that, I'll have to check it out, what about a foxhole radio? have you ever made one? maybe I can make one and listen to Jupiter haha


Yeah a razor blade and a pencil should do the trick! ha! I think its cool that Canada plays 40% of its music on the radio in house.


ya that is cool, idk how good that music is but its a good idea haha, would you ever listen to classical latin on the radio?


Good morning. Did you hear about the Trump and Kim Jong-un summit? Unfortunately they didn't get much done.


Yeah Putin is always planning something. He even once shook the Canadian prime minister's hand but later told him that he needs to get out of Ukraine!


i dont think the cold war ever really ended for the russians. they want to be a great power again, but their economy is in shambles.


Yeah they just need to focus on their citizens and provide for them. North Korea is also a tough place to live too. Kim Jong-un needs to better lead the workers party.


NK is a mess and will collapse. people are starving. how long can this last?


That's a good question. We also don't actually know how old Kim Jong-un is!


He likes his mysteries. Everything about him sounds fishy.


Yes it does. A funny fact is that he was voted most sexiest man alive by the onion and China totally believes it ha ha!


Yeah, they do not seem to get sarcasm there. It just goes right over their heads.


Yeah pretty funny. Apparently North Korea has theme parks but they're undergoing renovation of course at the orders of Kim Jong-un.


It seems strange that they have theme parks yet he doesn'tfeed his people.  Anyway, great chat!


Hi, how are you? I did not hear much but I am not surprised. I think it's going to take a lot for Kim to change his beliefs.


Totally strange. And he learned to drive at age 3 haha!! It was a very pleasant chat with you as well. Bye!


Very true. Some positive things did come out of it. For example Bernie Sanders described the outcome as a positive step and  de-escalating tensions between our countries.


It is always good to talk. contact keeps the words flowing, and make people think about the future and the possibility for change.


Definitely.  But North Korea has a history of agreeing to things and then changing their mind.


Yeah, the country is called the Hermit Kingdom. little is known about the country. they have power through secrecy and nukes.


That's a great nickname! Maybe they will meet at another summit in the future! A summit is basically just an international meeting of heads of state or government.


I figure annual summits are good. the next president should do the same, and other countries as well. NK does not want to lose its power, so they do not want to give up their nukes.


Agreed. Maybe they will meet one day at the G 20 summit. At on G 20 summit, Russia gave delegates and heads of state a thumb drive and phone chargers containing viruses. Very sneaky.


Yeah, those guys never surprise me. every time we deal with Russia, it feels like they have an agenda. i cant trust them.


Hello! Did you hear about the Florida school prom and the live tiger?!


Yeah I totally agree. Even fairytales are protected in Scotland-the 1912 scottish protection act included the Lochness monster!


Yeah I wonder if anyone really believes we will actually find the monster one day.


Probably the same people who still believe in bigfoot. Do you ever get the hiccups? People think it is a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


Haha, yeah, hiccups are annoying! Apparently animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated. I'm not sure if that's evolutionary or if man has engineered it that way?


Oh that is odd yeah I want to know more about that. I see a lot of funny animal videos on facebook. Apparently the facebook like button is illegal in a German state, wonder why...


I wish all of Facebook was illegal because I spend too much time on it. Wish Burger King had a promo where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper.


haha. Wow I would totally do that. I have friends who I don't even talk to anymore. Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind so that's why Facebook is primarily blue.


I did not want to switch to FB from Myspace because I thought FB looked so boring. Now I know why! Also Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million and now it's worth $104 billion.


Holy cow. I bet they are kicking themselves for not making that purchase. It is a good form of entertainment. But I also liked Nintendo-which originally only displayed 54 colors.


Yeah, I did too. Crazy to think it only got discontinued in 2003.


That sounds pretty inhumane. I had not heard of that.


Yeah agreed. Was a big hit! I always wondered how Bill Nye the science guy made it big-he doesn't even have a doctorate. Apparently he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


Interesting! So I guess he's not really a science guy!


Yeah seriously. They also had a live lemur and live macaw. Hard to believe the school approved such a thing.


The fennec fox looked limp as it was passed around.


Yeah that doesn't sound very good. I love animals and it's hard to believe there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth-they far outnumber us humans!


The poor tiger looked scared, as someone in the crowd noted. It did not seem to like the light show as it curled up in a corner after it realized there was nothing it could do.


Yeah I feel bad for the tiger. Luckily the prinicipal of the school ended up apologizing after seeing the reactions from everyone.


Yeah, at first they seemed to defend the show. some people have called for a ban of live animal entertainment at schools.


Yeah not a bad idea, no real reason to have live animals at school. They should be more worried about getting into college. And learning about animals! Germany was the first country in the world to give animals constitutional rights in 2002!


Yeah, maybe they should consider doing that here. Poor tiger showed telltale signs of being stressed out.


How are you? Are you a big literature fan? The word literature is latin


Yea, a jack terrier that does not resemble a wolf at all lol


LOL... so true!  i wonder why dogs have so many different types of blood types


Me too,12 is a lot, I think humans have 4 blood types only


i wanna work for Google just because they are a dog company!


I'd like to work in Istanbul to see the vending machine that gives stray dogs food and water


LOL... that's crazy!  What's even crazier is people do a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee


I don't know if that is more crazy or if it's the fantasy congress


gotta love that brain of ours... a single fold is the difference between fantasy and reality


The Janitor who wrote a 145 page manuscript must've had a big fold


not really... never been a big fan of reading!  You ever been to a book club?


I did when I was younger, I read a Terry Pratchett book


Some guy who was knighted. I gtg but it was nice talking to you


No but I have read On Moral Fiction a long time ago


i wonder what year the fda burned six tons of books?


Must of been in the 60's or earlier if it was over censorship


I never knew Churchill won a nobel prize in literature, I wonder what he wrote


i have no clue! That's funny about romantic kissing being fairly recent


People probably thought it was taboo but I'm surprised the ancient greeks or romans didn't feature it


yeah... was probably to risque!  Do you have a dog?


Good morning. Are you a House fan? Hugh Laurie made 700K per episode.


Not as strange as when Caesar found out the Brits bred chickens for entertainment, not food.


I'm sure he was surprised. Do you spend much time talking on the phone or are you mostly a computer person?


I rarely talk on the phone, if I'm not at work. I prefer to text. Something that has more computing power than the ICBM deterrent, is met with suspicion from me, lol


Speaking of phones did you know that New York got the area code 212 because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone?


That's interesting. New Yorkers seem to always be in a rush, though. I would like to find the link for Unicef's program that donates clean water for each minute you don't use your phone. I would throw all music & apps onto an old iPod for that.


That seems like an interesting cause. I wonder how phone lines are connected overseas. How do they cross the ocean?


Really? That seems dangerous. I wonder how thick they are. They must be huge.


I'm not sure. All I know is that somehow, there are electronic signals involved and other channels.


That's cool. I'll be sure to look into it more later. I heard that two phone books that have their pages overlapped are impossible to separate. You believe that?


Yeah I watch sometimes. That's a crazy amount of money.


I do, lol. It's been nice chatting with you, have a wonderful day.


Yeah, it is. Weird how Michael Caine only became an actor, because all the pretty girls were in drama.


That sounds like a pretty good reason to me. I read that Jon Hamm used to teach drama at his high school.


I think a lot of actors were former teachers. It's hilarious that Hollywood once thought Regan wasn't presidential looking, and rejected him for a movie role.


That's pretty ironic. Are you a Jim Carrey fan? I wonder why he doesn't star in any dramas.


I am not. I'm a gamer. I still can't believe it took until 2003 for Nintendo to discontinue the NES.


I would have thought it would have been sooner. I recently learned that the NES could only display different 54 colors at once. I found that surprising.


Isnt' that weird? You never really know how many colors you actually see. Maybe Bill Nye can look into it, unless he's too busy entering Steve Martin look-a-like contests.


Yeah I think that's how he was discovered. Quite strange.


The lean in Smooth Criminal was amazing!  Extreme Lean they called it


Did you know that there are 12 blood types for dogs?


wow, they will need to collect a lot at the donation events then!


Yes they have blood drives for the dogs, so nice


Yes they have that in their code of conduct


Maybe because dogs understand pointing lol.  Take care and good talking to you


I love it. Did you know that Bruce Lee was a great cha cha dancer?


Yeah he won that championship back in 1958


Yes and he was in the production of nutcracker too


Pro ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes per week!


That is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money if you ask me


Speaking of money, Michael jackson has a patent of a device for dancing


Yes it was supposed to help him achieve lean dance moves


That's like swapping families. It just doesn't make sense...


I know pretty interesting. do you know ben affleck?


I do. Not a huge fan but he has some decent movies.


He actually is a boston red sox fans and put the movie gone gril at halt because refused to wear a yankees hat


That's so funny! Is he the lost yankees player and is just a really good actor?


maybe.do you know yankees do not have names in the back of the uniforms?


I did know that. Because the name on front is more important that the name on back, right?


yeah and they do not want the attention to be on the player but on the team


At least they have a code and stick to it. Suspending donny baseball because of a haircut.


I do watch it from time to time.Do you have a favorite team?


I do, the Chicago Cubs. Do you have a favorite team?


I like the Yankees. Did you know bobby richardson won a world series mvp despite losing the series?


I did not. That's crazy. what team did he play for?


the yankees. and their logo predates the team actually


How does that work? They had the logo and then the team was built?


yeah the logo was designed by tiffany as part of a medal of honor for john mcdowell


I liked him back when he signed to Young Money entertainment in 2009.


I saw where a judge made a ruling against eminem using a form of rap.


Oh yeah looks like it happened back in 2001. Wonder what Eminem thought of it?


I have also read about Korean rappers inventing a new type of rap. I have never heard a Korean rapper.


Did you know eminem wanted to be a comic book artist?


I think that is very interesting. His favorite superhero is Spiderman. Glad he became a rapper though.


To say the least. Do you remember the show Rugrats? Busta Rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.


Hey I'm good thanks. I think rap music is interesting. It's often referred to as the primary ingredient in hip hop music but the rap origins predate hip hop!


Yes  i do. I never knew that about Busta Rhymes.


Yes I need to re-watch that movie LOL. I wonder if Drake will ever voice a movie? Well it was nice talking to you.


I'm gonna go listen to some Drake. You too, bye!


Yes it does. In terms of style, rap occupies a gray area between speech, poetry, and singing.


Definitely. Tupac was a great rapper and his music is in the Library of Congress for cultural significance.


They say the earliest precursor of modern rap is west African.


Yes the ancient west African griot tradition. They had oral historians who would disseminate oral traditions and genealogies.


I remember Muhammad Ali using verbal taunts that were like poetry.


Yeah it's funny you say that because he used to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee! Do you like Drake?


Yeah, it is hard to find camaraderie in professional sports. it is worth holding on to.


it looks like curry and lebron james grew up in the same town


There must be something in the water in that town! How else can you explain so much talent from one place?


I figure that LeBron will be in the hall of fame. Steph should be in there too.


in 1975 the goldenstate warriors had to play at the cow palace because their arena was booked lol


Yeah, that was funny. they were a great team, but I dont think people expected a championship.


curry donates 3 mosquito nets every 3 pointer he makes to protect families in africa


He is a great guy on and off the court. He is a model player. Anyway, great chat!


Hi, how are you? yes, i like basketball. You?


Im doing great.  yes I watch it sometimes.  do you know the golden state warriors?


Yes, i like GS. i like steph curry. i think they can win it all this year.


That is a funny name. Probably Steph sounds cooler. I know that he has a brother too.


Curry is only the 5th highest paid player on the team


He probably gets money from others sources, and might not care much. he wants to be on a good team and win titles.


Yeah, i figure he would rather have his teammates get money and stay with the warriors. it is more fun to win.


Have you seen the original Jumanji movie with Robin Williams?


I remember too.  Did you know that new york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.  That doesn't seem quite fair to the rest of the country.


Definitely not fair, but few things are - then and now!  Telephones are all but obsolete because of cell/smartphones


Yes indeed.  But back in the day we had phone books and I've recently learned that it is impossible to separate two of them that have overlapping pages.


Interesting - I'm trying to imagine that, overlapping pages.  Like a zipper?  I don't think I've ever done that


I don't think I have either. I guess phone books used to be so thick that if you combined them you couldn't separate them.


I cant remember the last time I saw or needed to reference a phone book - Google has totally replace them!


Yes it has.  The internet has so much information and the cables that carry it across the ocean floor are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


The logistics and infrastructure required are mind boggling and fascinating at the same time!


That is so true.  I mean the iphone, just a phone, has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Smart phones have become everything to everyone - I bet there's an app that could detect and alert you to an icbm launch!


I have seen the original as well as the reboot - very good movies!


I wouldn't be surprised.  They can even be used to help people, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute a person doesn't use their phone.


I agree.  It didnt start out too good on it's opening weekend netting just 36 million dollars but it has done very well since.


Amazing statistics, and the fact that they paid the Rock $20 million - I'm sure they were nervous after that soft opening!