Yeah, me either.  That's a really awesome way to exercise!


It is.  I would like to travel to Mackinac Island.  No cars on the island sounds refreshing.


I agree that would be a nice change of pace. If you are into flame throwers on your car, then South Africa is the place to go.  Its legal there.  Crazy!


That would be a great way to deter thieves..


Exactly!  It would be like having your own Batmobile


Hey there what do you think about Kanye West?


Well that's weird. what do you think about rapping in general? Do you think that Tupac Shakur's music should be in the Library of Congress


I adore Tupac. I cried when he was killed. Have you heard of the deaf rapper who raps in sign language?


No I didn't hear about that. I wonder if I would be able to understand him though? I did hear that in Korea they do a compliment battle instead of a rap battle


I heard about that too I would like to hear some of that. I think it's hilarous that McDonalds pays rappers for each time they mention Big Macs in a song.


That is pretty funny. They should just make a song that is constantly saying the word"Big Mac"LOL


I wonder if anyone did? Childish Gambino got his name from a Wu Tang name generator. That is the crunchiest thing every.


Well it is a strange name so that would make sense haha. Did you ever see the 1998 Rugrat movie? Apparently Busta Rhymes does the voice of Reptar LOL that's so weird


I have not, but I heard about it. I guess the singer of the pokemon theme also rapped on a Michael Jackson song.


Wow I didn't know that. I also didn't know that Eminem loves Spider-Man as a kid, definitely would have thought he liked Batman or something


I would have thought he was a Captain America fan. It's interesting that the last president to speak a foreign language fluently, was FDR


I think Kanye needs to see a mental health professional, as those around him are not giving him the help he needs. That "dragon energy" bit was bizarre, but he was on to something with that hydrogen power that everyone glossed over.


Yes that is interesting but almost sad too. I think it's also sad that the president of Indonesia made three pop albums, you think you could use his time better than that


Haha yes he definitely says lot of bizarre things. I think that he even believes AIDS is a man-made disease. He certainly has a lot of unconventional opinions.


I honestly think the Kardashian/Jenner women made him that way. He wasn't like that before he got with Kim. I don't understand why he  is a trump supporter.


yes theres a lot I don't really understand about him, but he seems like he can be a nice guy, he once gave his microphone to a fan of his at a concert, that fan was in a wheelchair


That on again, off again fued with Taylor Swift is odd. One would think they would resolve their differences.


Yes they should just ignore each other. What do you think about the fact that of the top 10 most successful songs ever Kanye West gold digger is the only one written in a minor key


I don't know much about his music. I do know that he was sued by Evil Kneivel.


No I didn't know that. Do you know why that happened? That's so weird


Something to do with damage to his reputation, over the "touch the sky" video. I don't know exactly what happened.


Hilarious how archaic the space shuttle's computer hardware was. I remember reading that when they needed spare parts for repairs, they had to ransack abandoned hospitals and electronic graveyards to find stuff that old.


I actually like the idea, but I've got a lot of philosophical issues with whether it would be the same person -- I mean, the physical human whose mind was uploaded would still subjectively experience death.


Yes it would unless they froze the body somehow.  I know computers are advancing rapidly but I am just unsure that one can ever be built to store the essence of a person.


IMO it would be like just creating a second person who shared the same memories. It would be cool to allow that kind of continuity in someone's research career to go on forever, but I'm still not sure they'd be the same person.


That's what I mean by essence. I guess it's best to say soul. I don't think a person's soul can be transferred to a computer or cloned for that matter.


Yeah, clones are basically just identical twins aren't they?


Physically yes, but not mentally.  Computerized robots can be duplicated for things like industrial use but robots don't have a soul.


I suspect we'll see a lot of jobs automated out of existence because of AI improvements in the next decade or so. It'll probably increase the popularity of ideas like Basic Income.


I think you are right about that.  Do you have an apple computer by chance?


No, I had an iBook that lasted me several years and I liked it a lot, but it went out on me. I've got a Chromebook now. How about you?


No but I've heard that if someone smokes near one it voids the warranty by making it a biohazard.


I didn't know that!  I wonder why they just didn't upgrade systems.


I bet they get a lot of voided warranties that way. Nice chatting with you!


Good question. Might've had a bad design that didn't allow modular changes without having to adapt everything else as well.


Oh, I hadn't thought of that.  Did you hear about Russia making a computer that ran on water back in 1936?


Not until now. I wonder if it was just powered by water, or actually used some kind of system of valves and pipes to handle information?


I don't know but the fact that they did that so long ago is very impressive and leads me to wonder why it didn't lead to any advancements in technology.


Same thing with all the developments in analog punchcard computers by Babbage back in the 19th century. They were almost picked up -- but not quite.


Have you heard about someone building a computer using nothing but basic minecraft building blocks?


That's cool! It reminds me of people building nanotech machines just from a handful of interlocking molecules.


People can be very creative!  Although I don't think that trying to upload your mind to a computer is creative.


Hey, there! I was recently in New Orleans and listened to some great jazz. Music is my happy place. What about you?


Yes, sassy with a touch of mean.HA! I love watching reality shows with normal people who have become celebrities.


Yeah, she's a bit mean. I guess it's good for laughs, but at the expense of others.


I like to watch her for laughing at people but I like watching Comedy Central for some epic talent.


Comedy Central is like some Darwinian comedy network. It has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989. The survival of the funniest.


Wow! They have cancelled a ton of shows! My all time favorite comedian is Carol Burnett. She was so smart and funny. She could light up a room and I think that is why Sesame Street invited her to be on it. She was the first celebrity to ever be on.


I wonder whether Robin Williams ever showed up on the Street. He was probably a bit too intense. Plus a lot of double entendres.


That is a good point. Robin Williams was very intense sometimes and not in a kids kind of way. I respected him for all the voices he would do. He was a great voice actor.


I bet he got to go into the secret room at Pixar.


Yeah, the Pixar room was reserved for the famous people who visit the studio. Who knows how many actors have been there. Pretty cool.


I enjoyed chatting with you! Enjoy the comedy shows!


Sure, I love music. Jazz is great. The American art form! Do you have a favorite artist?


Thank you! I am gonna binge watch an Ethiopian celebrity chef show! Eat well, good bye.


Well, I really like to study the history of jazz and learned about it even more on my recent visit. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910's.


The genre has come so far since then! Pakistan has a jazz orchestra currently topping the charts. I wonder what standards they play.


Oh, wow! That's cool. Did you know jazz trumpeters grew goatees because it provided comfort.


I thought they were just styling, trying to front a cool persona. But I guess it's useful for that instrument.


Yeah, it's a cool cat look and functional. I was just watching a Judy Judge episode for fun and laughs. Do you ever watch it?


No, but I know that she has been on the air for years. I don't know how much money she has by now, but it's got to be millions.


Yep, she actually makes $1123,000 per episode! Crazy huh?


I guess the sponsors love her. She's pretty sassy. It's more about her performance than jurisprudence.


wow, that is crazy. Good thing he turned them down because now his deal is worth maybe 10-20 times that amount.


lol less than a year later Nike gave Lebron a contract for $90 million


lol, wow! That is big money for a 18/19 year old. Lebron was the number 1 pick, there has only been 3 number one picks ever to win a championship, crazy to think that


Lebron's photographic memory had a lot to do with winning that championship


for sure, the 3 players either played for the cavs or golden state, 2 solid teams the last 10 years


Yea the Warriors are amazing, it's a shame they are leaving Oakland for San Francisco


for sure, it seems like everyone is leaving oakland, like the raiders. Steph Curry does good work for the community and afar


Yea, it's crazy all the good he does and as of 2015 Curry was only the 4th highest salary on the team


Wow! Now he is first or second if I believe right, more than Durant. It was so nice chatting with you!


Well he should since Curry was the 2015 mvp


Yea, Klay Thompson is playing great, thanks to him the Warriors are outscoring their opponents by 10.5 net points


for sure, I will watch some good NBA games tonight, I think Lebron plays. Have a good night!


wow, that is a lot, I don't think recently though, they have been losing a lot. Kind of like lebron and the lakers...


Yea Lebron was doing a lot better in Cleveland with Kevin Love, they had the second best assist rate


Wow i did now know that! I wonder if Love will be in space jam 2 with lebron.


I doubt it. Did you know that an Al qaeda terrorist was angry Lebron left Cleveland for Miami?


No way, like they have any say! Do you remember the decisoin by Lebron, it made 6 million for charity!


Yea, it pissed off a lot of people, Lebron's posters were marked down to Benedict Arnold's birthday, $17.41


lol, I did not know that! I just remember him in high school and the buzz around him. Tickets to his games were 100-120 dollar for a HIGH SCHOOL game


Me too, and Reebok even offered Lebron $10 million for a shoe contract


Hey. You a fan of Kanye West? His slavery rant was pretty interesting I thought.


Agreed. But he does do good things sometimes. Like giving his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at one of his concerts!


Yea, Kayne isn't a bad person but he's very flawed, like interrupting Taylor Swift


Yeah that was terrible. Oddly enough he did an SNL skit on that a few years before!


Too bad he couldn't pick up some knowledge from Big Sean, he had a 3.7 gpa before Kayne signed him


Whoa smart guy! Interesting he turned a scholarship down to Michigan State!


Yea, he has good videos on youtube. Did you know youtube is the second largest search engine?


Yes I think so and I assume google is first? Police have their own youtube called blutube.


Interesting, did you know Bieber's "Baby" is the most dislike video on youtube?


Lol yes poor Beiber! It sound like Gangnam Style could have the most views!


Yea, Gangnam style force youtube to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits


I like his old stuff but I don't think Kayne should be lecturing on anything, including slavery


Wow. Well I am grateful to the three people who founded it back in 2005!


Agreed. Fame has made him have a big platform. Very interesting to criticize slaves saying they chose not to flee slavery. A sensitive topic indeed.


Yea, it's also quite unfortunate he quoted Harriet Tubman


Yeah that was quite poor taste. She was a smart lady-once taking live chickens and releasing them in a busy market to distract people following her.


Yea, Tubman was really Brave person and really helped Northern abolitionist


Yes we learned a lot from her. She gave her first interview in 1854!


Me too, Tubman used songs to communicate with crouching runaways


So interesting. She should not have been subject to Kanye's rant. He also believes AIDS is a man-made disease...


It's strange that Kayne thought slaves were mentally ill.


So crazy! I know! So who is your fav quarterback?


I would have to say Aaron Rodgers even though I am supposed to hate him, as a bears fan.


haha, he is awesome! Did you know there was a deaf quarterback that invented the huddle? So nobody could read his hand signals! Very cool.


That is. Superbowl winning quarterback, brad johnson, is the only quarterback in nfl history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself.


What? hahhaaa.....did you know Baker Mayfield almost quit football to pursue competitive gaming! What that's nuts.


Doesn't he seem like someone who would quit football to game? Or play poker.


Nfl quarterback russell wilson is still under a major league baseball contract despite not playing in a regular season game since 2011. the texas rangers traded him in february 2018 to the ny yankees


Cool fact! I didn't know that! Alex Smith took so many Ap tests in hs and got his bachelors in 2 years, must be smart!


The jacksons "victory tour" played a major role in robert kraft buying sullivan stadium, and eventually the new england patriots.


Nice! Worried? They don't seem to have the same magic they had when they were winning titles.


No, not worried...I hope they win but I am a loyal fan so...either way! Fingers crossed lol Can always hope! It has been great chatting!!!


Not a huge fan but I do watch sometimes, I like the New England Patriots...How about you?


I am a Chicago Bears fan. They just lost so I was pretty bummed. You're playing this weekend, right?


Oh wow, sorry! I believe so, I would have to look lol....The Buffalo Bills are equal to the Patriots in losses...weird.


Yeah, the cleveland browns' last playoff win was in 1995 against the new england patriots and their head coach was bill belichick. this was bill's first playoff win as head coach and the only playoff win as head coach outside the patriots.


Oh wow, The Patriots are just a great team I think


They are. And International! New england patriot sebastian vollmer is the first german citizen drafted into the nfl


Cool! Didn't know that. The author of Game of Thrones....called the Patriots the lannisters of the NFL lol


That seems like mean thing to say! The new england patriots under tom brady and bill belichick have either won or lost the super bowl by 3 or 4 points in all 6 tries.


That is a suprising fact just like the man that found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards, he is lucky, I mean what are the odds!


Probably the same odds as a manager actually playing in a game. I've never seen one have to step in


Ive never seen one either, maybe in a movie or two but never in real life, do you watch a lot of movie?


It depends, but I don't go to the theaters a lot. Have you seen Disney's Sleeping Beauty?


I have, its a classic, one of my favorite Disney movies


It was box office failure at the time it was released. Disney almost closed their animation studio because of it


For real? that doesnt sound about right, Disney had some failures over the years like the Treasure Planet, that was an expensive movie,


It was one of the most expensive flops of all time! And there's a lot of terrible movies out there


I agree like the movie Trojan Wars, it only made $309 in box office, that was a terrible and expensive movie


Tom Hanks seems to be in a lot of successful movies though. He is the highest all-time box office star


I prefer to play baseball over watching it, but I went to a game a few years ago. Do you watch it?


Tom Hanks is my favorite actor, he is so talented!


I do like it, im not a big fan but I think its great the plan the MLB has to expand, its a game that has a lot of fans not only in the US


Having 32 teams wouldn't be a bad thing. I think that's the same number of teams in the NFL currently


Yeah, more games as well, that would be a nice addition, I think the expansion is inebitable and agree with Tony Batista


And Montreal has teams in the NHL and MLS already, so it wouldn't be a huge deal to start there


I agree, it would be easy in terms of logistics as well, I like MLB better than the NHL so I bet it will be a success


There are other cities they're looking at though, in the US, Canada, and Mexico


Its a good idea to start in North American and then go south, I also heard the sport is popular in Japan, it has many fans.


They're so obsessed that they're surprised it has the nickname "America's pastime"


Oh no! I bet they got severely reprimended for that! It seems like certain teams are known for never winning like the cubs.


Yeah, the Cubs were the first team to sin back-to-back world series, but haven't won it since.


I heard somewhere that the ottoman empire was still in power the last time they won. That is a really long time ago.


Hahaha. That is insane. The 1926 World Series ended in Game 7 when Babe Ruth got caught trying to steal.


Babe Ruth is such an iconic player. I don't know if there will ever be someone in baseball that is as well known as him.


Yeah, I agree. Also iconic -- Thomas Jefferson, JFK and George Washington, who were the three wealthiest presidents in US history.


Really? I would have thought some modern presidents would have made that list. I wonder if they adjusted income accounting for inflation. Of course back then their labor costs came at the expense of people so they could hold onto their wealth.


That's a really good point. Also interesting -- the president's guest house is actually bigger than the White House. Who knew?


It would be interesting to know if they are including the whole white house or just the living space available to the president.


I was thinking the same thing. It used to be that the runner up in a presidential election became Vie President. Can you imagine Hillary Clinton as Trump's VP? Haha.


Usually during the playoffs and World Series. I do like going to games though in person. I heard Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was invited to join his teammates at a reunion event at Fenway.


No not really. I think though if it went back to that it would cause some serious work to be done across party lines and maybe something could actually get accomplished.


That's really neat. Was it in honor of a specific event?


I meant to say Wasn't invited! Haha. Yea it was to celebrate the 2004 run by the Red Sox, famous for Schilling's bloody sock, which made schilling a folk hero among fans.


Wow I wonder why they didn't invite him. I think I'd rather watch college or high school games than pro. There seems to be more action and game play rather than a whole lot of home runs.


There are several theories as to why he wasn't invited -- one being that his personal views do not match those of the Sox, since Schilling is now a far-right provocateur. Also, there are rumors that he lied to Sox management about injuries.


Wow it seems like a really bad idea to lie to your boss like that. What is the reasoning behind lying? Trying to get out of playing?


Actually, sort of the opposite. He may have lied so he COULD play. Did you know the Women's World Cup had higher ratings than the World Series int he US? Crazy.


I could see that. Soccer is a fast paced exciting game to watch. They are constantly doing cool plays.


I love soccer. Only sport I really watch anymore. During the 1992 World Series, the Marine Corps color guard carries the Canadian flag into the stadium upside down. Ouch.


Hey there do you ever use Facebook? It was started by Mark Zuckerberg back in 2004


No I didn't know that. I wonder how they do that exactly? What if a person put something really weird in the Constitution? What prevents them from doing that


Yeah, that's what I was wondering. I think it allows them to make suggestions and alterations.


Do you ever watch baseball by the way? I know that I don't, I think it's really boring and I don't see the appeal myself


I do, I used to play it when I was younger. I was a pitcher. Great sport.


What do you like about exactly? Like I said, I just can't get into it myself, but I am shocked that so many people in Japan have gotten into it, they are surprised to learn that it's America's national pastime


I liked playing it, but then again I was pretty good so I got a rush out of it. I could throw pretty hard when I was younger and could strike out the entire side of the other team in a lot of cases. I could also throw a curve at a very young age.


That's cool. I could see it being fun if you play, just for me to watch I didn't really like it. Have you ever played kickball by the way? Apparently in Canada it's called soccer baseball LOL


I played in a kickball league years ago. That's so weird that canada calls it Soccer Baseball. Hilarious!


Haha I know, only in Canada lol. What would you do if you found millions of dollars of baseball cards in your attic? I know I would sell them immediately LOL


I'm not sure. It depends how old they were. If they were like from the 1900s, I would never sell them.


I used to use Facebook, but not anymore to be honest.


Oh really? yeah I would sell them, I guess some guy found millions of dollars worth in his attic, they were originally his grandfather's, I could see keeping a couple but I could also see taking one million dollars and putting it in my bank account haha


No I don't use it that much myself. I just use it to remember people's birthdays LOL, did you ever use MySpace though? Apparently they had a chance to purchase Facebook back in 2005


I didn't it was a little before my time. If they bought facebook they would have run it into the ground.


Haha that is possible. I wonder why they didn't include the fact, that Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind? That's the reason that Facebook is blue, that should have been something included in the movie The Social Network


I'm not sure, but it is curious how it was left out of the movie considering they already portrayed him as weird in it.


Yeah that is weird. Another weird thing is the Burger King promotion that they did on Facebook back in the day, did you hear about that?


I heard about that. Who would do that for a $2 burger? LOL!


Haha, well I would if I were really hungry LOL apparently it also would message the person that you only value to them to be worth 1/10 of a Whopper LOL


Did you know in Iceland they are rewriting their constitution via Facebook?


The Democrat party is composed of Centrist and progressive's and they get offended really easily and I'm not sure they would want us experimenting on those animals.


They did not started like that, in the 1800s they were conservatives and economic liberals.


True. It's interesting how they change over time. Together with the Republicans they make up the majority of the parties because there hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853.


Do you think it is a good idea ? I wish there were more parties, more ideas.


Me too. Fox News threaten to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parrodying it's famously anti-democratic party agenda LOL.


That is kind of funny, and kind of expected, some people don't have a good sense of humor. And who would have paid ? The Simpsons belongs to Fox.


That is a really good question and I don't really know. The blue and red colors which represent the parties only started in 2000. I thought it was way before that.


Me too, I thought it was even before the donkey/elephant thing, because in Canada, it always been like that, except reversed for the colors.


That is so weird and it's hard to keep track of. Interestingly the 15% of the tea party movement identified with Democrats. Well it was great talking with you today have a nice one.


Oh yeah I love fish! The black swallower is really cool because it can eat pray twice its own length and 10 times its weight.


Have a good afternoon and eat fish, it is healthy.


I have never seen one, maybe I should do some internet search, but not before sleeping, it could give me nightmares.


Yeah that's definitely the thing of nightmares! There's even a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.


How do you think they test that ? You kind of need to be a immortal being to test the immortality of others.


Very true you raise and important point. However a more measurable fact is that the seahorse is the only fish with a neck.


Maybe that is for looking around since they don't swim fast. To see a shark before it sees it. And what about an eel ? It is like a swimming neck.


Yeah it could be. Another interesting fact is that the zebrafish shares 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases.


That would help science a lot, and with the immortal jellyfish, maybe we could live to 200.


Yeah that would be pretty cool. Not sure if the Democratic Party would like that or not.


Me too. THe U of Iowa visitor locker room is painted pink


I wonder if it is supposed to have some effect on the opposing team though


Good point. Did you know bowlers made more than football players in the 60s?


I guess I can see that as back then it was not a popular sport as it is now


Yeah true. Did you know ESPN won an Emmy once?


Nice did not know that. But what for though?


Well it was for the superimposed yellow line


Wow, well I guess they deserve it, has made watching the game much easier


Yes true. Do you know who Benjarvus Elis is?


Hmm I have heard of him but do not know much. Did you know the 14 largest stadiums are in the US?


I love them. Do you know what Captcha stands for?


Benjarvus was the only rb to never fumble the ball


Hmm not really, I know it is a verification process. WHat does it stand for?


It stands for completely automated public turing to tell computers and humans apart


Wow I am going to stick with Captcha, much easier to say


Yeah I agree. The first computer algorithm was written by a Ada Lovelace


Wow she is barely mentioned ever, that is not fair at all. Russians once built a computer that ran on water


Wow cool. Bell once had a manual sent to school to teach students how to use a computer


Yes I watch the NFL games a lot, and you?


Cars and those that do not have cars they take short plane trips


Wow. Seems very inefficient but they would know better than I. Did you know mackinac island is car free??


Yeah and all other motorized vehicles, must be so quiet there


I would love to live there. Could you live without a car?


I think so as far as things are not too far. Do you know the first kind to travel the world, who it was?


It was actually the KIng of Hawaii, ,King Kalakaua


Wow! When did they have a king? Who was the queen? Was there a prince or princess? Moana...


Maybe that was her. It must have been back in the day. Did you ever use Blockbuster?


I did. I also used something before that. It had western doors... There were sinners behind those doors!


Too bad Blockbuster did not buy Netflix when they could. Nice chat :)


Yeah quite a bit, from the AmazonBasics line as well


Me too! I know I can trust that line. I have found some counterfeit stuff so I know amazon basics is there to help me.


Yeah that is true. Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain?


Really? Does it need batteries? How long will it last?


It seems for 10 000 years. I do not see the point of it though


Yeah. the dutch are creating a bus to go 160 mph. I would not take it. I would get sick!


Yeah that seems really fast for sure. In Iceland there is no railway


Have you seen A Wrinkle in Time, I thought the film was great


Im guessing he was or maybe wanted to contribute so society, either way he did made an impact on the lifes of many people


Did you see the part about silent reading being a recent phenomenon?  I never thought of that, although I don't know why reading aloud would be easier


No I didnt! you know there is a record for speed reading?


apparently the record is of 4700 words per minute, I could read a Harry Potter book in just a few hours with that skill lol


I liked the part about airports just make people walk farther to get their luggage.  Not faster, but it stops complaints


The part about airports im not sure that I follow you? anyway have you read the novel Starship Troopers?


I have a factual article about airports and travel.  I don't have anything about Starship Troopers, but I saw the movie once


Oh I see, tell me more about that article then!


It does say that air travel is up to 10% slower than it was in the 60s to save on fuel.  I'd rather go faster


I haven't seen it, heard it wasn't very good.  I think I may have read the book forever ago


Oh I see, that makes sense as companies have to compete with prices now and I agree with you I hate long travels


I liked it personally, I think it has a great cast and well I love Disney movies


I usually like disney movies too.  I know I read some of the Sweet Valley high books when I was a kid


I see, so do you like the Walt Disney Company? its one of the biggest companies America has,


They are certainly a money monster, making about $1,110 per second is insane


Wow that much money! I guess thats why they have the budget to produce movies like Big Hero 6


I might have to look up this movie they collaborated on with Salvador Dali in 1945.  A surrealist disney movie?


Im not sure about that but the movie require a 55000 core super computer Im guessint that was a really expensive piece of machinery, lots of money invested in the movie


Interesting.  How about Louise Braille, was only 15 when he perfected braille.  I assume he was blind, but I don't know


whoa!  I would like to hear that. I wonder if that guy is on youtube?


Im sure it is....did you hear Kanye gave Trump a hug at the White House?


I did!  I remember seeing it on tv when he visited there.


Haha!  I liked how he once gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert.  That was pretty cool.


Since he cares so much about issues such as North Korea, biopolar disorders and other current topics, I wonder why he does not write songs about them?


You have a point there!  Sometimes I think he does some of those wacky things just for publicity.


Like grabbing the mic from Taylor Swift, she is 2 inches taller than him.


Right!  lol  Out of the top 10 most succesful songs of all time, only Kanye West's "Gold Digger" in in a minor key.  Interesting!  It's been fun chatting with you!


Same here.  Hopefully no one else sues Kanye like Evil Knievel.  See ya


I would say the lighter raps but not hardcore or gansta.


I'm with you there.  I liked the older rap music from around the late 80s and early 90s...like Young MC, etc.  Did you know that before Eminem became a rapper he wanted to become a comic book artist?


I can see that.  McDonalds paid $5 for Mac references in songs


I didn't know that!  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle called "compliment battle".  I bet that's kind of funny to watch.


Wow times have changed.  there is a deaf rapper who raps in sign language!


That would be neat to see!  In 2001, a Michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against Eminem.  lol


Wow that is cool. I wonder if she had "flow"


hahaha Nice!  Busta Rhymes voiced the reptar wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie.  I didn't know that.


The worlds fastest rapper can rap at 14.1 syllables per second


Planets are pretty crazy if  you think about it


Right, that could be his next venture. You think we will see a man on mars in our lifetime?


Yes, we will, but how long can they be there? and what can they do that a probe cant?


That is a valid point, I am glad someone is spending money on it. Do you think the Space Force will patrol it lol?


Um, i dont know about the Space Force. Maybe? THe govt has 22 trillion in debt. it is not a popular idea at the moment.


I think our elected president will push it like the wall, are you a fan of him?


I am not really a trump fan. the wall is going to be in the next budget. about 8 billion. i think that the 2020 election is going to be interesting.


I think so too, I wonder who he will run against. I think if he wins it will show it was rigged again, but that is my opinion


The democratic field is a jumble now. it is unclear how the dems will come up with someone to run against an incumbent.


I agree, there seems like there is already 20 running and I have only heard of like 4 of them. I need to research more. It was so nice chatting with you!


It has been great! Im glad that the system is up again! Have a good evening!


Yes, they are. I am crazy enough to appreciate them though. What interesting facts about planets do you know?


I am too, I hope it lasts! Have a good evening also!


Jupiter's moon ganymede would be a planet if it orbited the sun, do you know any?


I have heard that some planets dont have a tilted axis, and others spin on their SIDE. crazy, huh?


wow, very crazy, what would earth be like spinning on its side lol. I heard Uranus rolls around the sun


URANUS? <chuckle> What a name! Yes, i wonder what is wrong with that planet besides its awkward name.


Right lol! imagine a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at you, that is a real thing


that sounds like a terrible vacation. i would rather go that planet 455 light years away.


right, I heard about that planet, it can possible sustain life right?


It might. we should get Elon to get some people headed toward the thing.


i know, i always wondered why we got them on sundays and now i know! Do you use amazon?


Yes, I do.  Amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their daily shift


did you see that the ceo built a clock into a mountain. I wonder what prompted him to do that?


do you have any clue where it could be? Like geographical region?


No, I'm not sure.  Amazon is in Seattle, Washington so it may be close to that.


you're right maybe that was it. did you know imbd was owned by amazon?


i didn't realize that either. it is also hard to believe the company is just 15 years old!


The first amazon.com customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him


Hello, no we do not have one here.  You?


what a lucky guy! i moreso wonder what he bought lol


yes i do sometimes but the one I go to is kind of far away


Macy's said it boosted sales by dialing back discounts, adding exclusive products and investing in its private-label brands.


it seems like they are doing much better than other department stores, for example, Sears


Yes, Sears got behind the curve and felt the decline quickly.


they sure did! What do you think about the store in Alabama that only sells stuff from unclaimed baggage?


That's crazy to think.  I've had luggage lost at the airport before though.


me too, i wonder how long it sits before the store gets it?


I'm not sure.  Seems like there would be constant issues.  United states postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver your packages on sunday.


yes it is! Ive only visted once but I can still remeber that it is very large.


I would like to visit DC and see all of our government in action.  Did you know that we didn't use colors to describe the political parties until 2000?  That was so recent.


I thought we still did red for republic blue for democrat?? Did you know that There hasn't been a us president who wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853?


That's interesting, and every US president that had a beard was a republican.


how about this n 1957 president harry truman visited disneyland and refused to be photographed...who doesnt want to take a pic at disney?


I guess not if it's a picture of the elephant, dumbo, since it is associated with republicans


wow that's petty.The last time a republican was elected president without a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928


That was a long time ago, wow.  It is interesting how in the 60's the southern states became more republican and the NE states more democratic.


true. how about this..there is a website where you can hear all classic radio drama fro free. I think this is good to know since my mom is legally blind.


Wow, so is my dad.  That is good to know.I might even check them out myself.


Good afternoon.  I don't know if you are interested in politics at all, but regardless of all the controversy these days, I find the facts about government pretty interesting.  Like in most places, the term president is a common title for the head of state.


Maybe I will go look into that now.  Nice chatting with you.


Not really into politics but I find it interesting that the president of indonesi has released 3 pop albums.


Wow, can you imagine that happening here?  Our president is already so wealthy, but the top 3 wealthiest presidents were actually JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I never would have guessed.


I also had no idea jefferson and washinton were on the top 3 list. how about this....The 1st president of Zimbabwe was called president banana..ha


I wonder if he considered that an insult.  The US president has an interesting history.  Until 1805, the runner up was automatically made the vice president.


Also, in the beginning of the states there weren't different political parties.


That is interesting as well! how about this..the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house.


That does seem a little backwards, doesn't it.  And the white house is huge.


I had no idea that George Washington was one of the wealthiest presidents ever, did you?


I would love a sword!  They are braver than Americans - they limited the length of hatpins because they were afraid that suffragettes would attack people with them!


Attack people with pins? People are crazy. Well, did you know hard hats and lego's are made from the same plastic. Makes sense.


Yes because Legos sure do hurt if you step on them!  I think it is funny that cowboy hats were not the most popular hat in the old west


Funny, I know that kills your foot! Hats must have been pretty important in London, to make black cabs to accommodate the height of bowler hats!


That is pretty funny.  Even knights would tip their hats - i.e. raise their visors  - to show friendliness.


Yeah, I like that. I have to have my sun hat for protection in the summer.


Yes I like to wear a dunce hat sometimes - we pass it around at parties to encourage foolishness.


lol, really. Close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president in Guatemala.


I like that idea.  It might have been helpful in this country to have had that rule.  We do not want to have a country where one family rules all.


I agree with that! Somewhat like the kings in Europe. Great chat!


I had heard that! I think those earlier presidents owned a lot of land.


Yes Don't get a nickname of president banana!


That makes sense.  It was weird back then too - the losing candidate for president just became vice-president!  Can you imagine a Trump/Hillary combo?


Really, omg! The folds in chefs hats are meant to show different ways the chef can cook an egg. lol


Perhaps the first president of Zimbabwe should have worn one - it might have kept him from getting the nickname of banana!


lol, I know, crazy name! I wonder what foreign language FDR spoke, being the last president to know one?


I had no idea that he was the last one to know one - that is sad!  Of course none of them have released pop albums either like the president of Indonesia!


I think they'd be too busy my goodness! Its interesting that Woodrow Wilson is the only president with a PHD.


Yes he was very smart.  There were lots of lawyers however.  I wonder why our presidents never had to wear a hat like British politicians do in the House of Commons


Right? When get receive a PHD in Finland, you get a top hat and sword!


hey there, do you know much about us politics?


wow, I wonder if that is a common name there though


I wonder also. The guest house for the president is larger then the white house


they must get a lot of guests during the year. did you know the president of indonesia is a pop artist?


no thats interesting. Also until 1805 they used to have the runner up become the vice president


imagine if that happened now and clinton were the vice president


yup. Lets talk more about the republican party. Every president with a beard has been a republican.


Interesting one. did you hear about truman refusing to take a picture with a dumbo?


no I have not. Also red and blue representing the parties started in 2000


yeah apparently he did not want to be associated with republicans and their symbols in any way


republican and democrats have held the presidency since 1853, no other party has


somewhat, lets talk about the senate. they used the same gavel for 165 years until nixon cracked it


I guess that is why we only hear from those two parties. nice chat


I wonder if they were mad at him for doing that. women were not allowed to wear pants.


Interesting that their is a candy desk which is near a busy entrance.


and they only have candy from pensylvania


absent senators can be arrested and force into the chamber to cast a vote.


yeah one of them was arrested and dragged in feet first. what a strange rule


lets talk about the president next, JFK is one of the three wealthiest presidents in history


along with washington and jefferson . they must have had so much money


In Zimbabwe the first president was called banana


Did you know that Trump is not among the 3 most wealthiest potus'?


Yeah, he really did say it. Google it. I think Trump has a love/hate relationship with the NY Times. He never tried to ban them like he did with CNN's access to the White House.


Perhaps. Of course, Obama and Bush had their problems with the new media, too.


Sure. But they also had problems with the Russian new media. Trump, not so much. "Very unpatriotic" is projection.


Well, it's true that most Americans have negative feelings toward the media.


If thats true, maybe there is nothing wrong with being the "enemy of the people"


It all depends upon what you can believe. Gallup poll indicates an all time low in regard to journalists. NY Times said they had to post guards at their building.


Well as long as the Press is more truthful than the President (who I believe is very untruthful), they'll remain as much an American Institution as 1600 Penn Ave.


Oh yes! Where would we be without both. It's up to the individual to determine who is leading the country in truth. I'm sure there's enough finger pointing to go around.


well at least we are not Canada, where radio stations must play Canadian music


Ha. That's real control. USA is still the best country to be in. Come what may. What would we do without the radio and TV broadcasters.


I believe I did hear that. Even so, I'd like to have some of his money. I think it's admirable that he refuses to accept a salary.


Especially if he really needs the money! But hey, JFK inherited his wealth too.


Yes, and others. The most surprising to me, I think was George Washington. Is that correct?


Yeah, he inherited land from his father. But he paid his dues as a General. If he wanted a house as big as the President's guest house, which is really huge, I think we all could spare some money for him.


Woodrow Wilson was the only president to earn a PHD.


Wow. Nobody's going to mistake him for President Banana.


I think it's interesting that Trump got so much publicity on his "Fake News" rhetoric. Many journalists should consider that and straighten up, don't you think?


Well, if they were to print what Trump thinks is true, they'd be saying that the USSR was right to invade Afghanistan. At that point, we'd all be better moving to Indonesia, where the worst thing the President does is release pop albums.


Ha.I never heard that Trump agrees with USSR invading Afghanistan. I do think the media is out to disprove everything Trump says. They have a real problem with him. Right from the start, he made enemies of the NY Times.


lol, no they wont, they will make humans do it! lol! Do you watch much television?


i dont. i used to when i was younger. i found it was a waste of time. most programs were boring and bad.


yea I used to watch pokemon a lot as a kid, apparently there are 750 or so episodes


i never saw it. it looked too busy, like a commercial for toys or something. i guess kids love it.


Yea lol, I loved it. I loved it almost as much as south park and family guy at the time.


really? ok. i love south park. great show. always current. very incisive commentary on society. I am amazed they have been able to keep going so long.


For sure, it is great. One time they made fun out of family guy and the simpsons crew sent them flowers


i think the south park guys made fun of thelack of story structure in FG. the simpsons people appreciated that very much.


For sure, speaking of the simpsons, there is only one episode where bart isn't in it and not even mentioned! It was so nice chatting with you!


yes, i heard of that episode. something about four women and a something? i dont remember. anyway, great chat!


I never knew the title, I will check it out, bye!


i am with google on this one. i prefer dogs in an office. good for morale.


for sure, I love dogs in the morale boosting kind of way. They have 12 types of blood they are so awesome!


i wonder how they donate blood. do they use a big needle? are the dogs scared?


Right, it is sad because dogs can't say they want to or not, scary


true. i hope that they get lots of treats after donating blood. they deserve it. they are good dogs!


For sure, I would give them so many. I like that in Istanbul they give food and water to stray dogs through a vending machine


that is great! i know that they also love cats in istanbul but the cats wont collect bottles. too finicky lolol


Hi there. Are you a fan of jazz? I think it is so historical. Since the 1920s it has been recognized as the major form of musical expression.


Yes I love love concerts. I wish I saw Lincoln Park play because they played over 300 concerts in 2001 alone.


That was a busy year for them!  Another busy band were the Ramones.  They toured almost non stop for over 20 years!


Wow that is a lot. They must've been good unlike Creed who is so bad that for concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band.


That must have been a horrible concert!  I've been to Pompeii, and to hear that Pink Floyd did a live recorded concert there would have been cool to hear!


Oh that would be epic. Yeah they played at the ancient Roman amphitheater must've been awesome.


Another hobby I like to do while listening to classical music is to read.  Do you enjoy reading?


Oh that's cool, but for me it would be distracting. I love to read. I want to read starship troopers because it is the first sci-fi novel on the reading list of three of the five US military branches.


Must be a great novel than!  There is a record of speed reading where Anne Jones had a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute.  I wonder if she could remember what she read.


Agreed. Wow I could never read that fast! Another book suggested by the military is enders game so I guess I need to add that to the list too.


Interesting, may have to check that out also.  It sounded like in the 18th century reading novels wasn't very well liked.  It caused a "moral panic" because of the spread of reading novels.


Yes I love jazz!  I love it because it has both swing and blue notes.


Wow that is pretty surprising. Maybe it's because there are no concrete laws in writing so that worried a lot of people. I will have to go look that up. But it was nice having this conversation with you I really hope you have a good day.


That's awesome and yes it does. Jazz has its roots in west African cultural and musical expression.


A great actor, Clint Eastwood is a lifelong Jazz enthusiast!


You're right he is a great actor. He even scored several films including million dollar baby so he can definitely appreciate good music.


Yes he even is a pianist!  One thing I didn't know is Pakistan has a Jazz orchestra,did you hear of them?


I have never heard of them and that is very surprising to me. A Harlem woman once held free jazz concert at her apartment every Sunday for 20 years. I wonder who played there?


Yes, I heard about this and she was able to occasionally get top performers to stop by!


That would be so cool to watch. There's even a programming language in which the programs are written in musical composition and functional programs have jazz like harmonies. Very cool.


Now that is neat! Speaking of music, do you like going to see a live concert?


Hello. Have you ever seen the movie Smallfoot? Apparently it's an animated fantasy about a Sasquatch type of character.


Yeah I think you are right. It was good he waited since he got way more from nike.


Yeah, exactly. I guess NIke gave him $90 million dollars! Thats crazy money.


Yeah he is definitely set for life. He is also an amazing basketball player and he recieved four NBA most valuable player awards.


Yep, very cool. I have been studying and trying to learn more about my computer lately and found out that if I smoke near it , it will void the warranty. Apple says it becomes biohazard. lol


Oh wow well I guess that makes sense. Apple seems to know their products quite well. Someone want to build a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic Minecraft building blocks. I wonder what that look like?


Oh man, I dont know. I heard that transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers and their memory onto memory sticks, sounds like a movie to me?


Yeah that sounds exactly like a sci-fi movie. In fact I think they made a black mirror episode about that. The space shuttles general purpose computer runs on about 1 MB of RAM. Doesn't seem like a lot.


Yes, that doesn't seem like anything at all really. We have come so far.


Agreed. The Russians have also made some advances themselves. In 1936 they made a computer that ran on water.


Yeah, water! Thats amazing. I learned that humans lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago,  that reminds me I need to get ready for the gym. I wish I would lose all my hair and I could get ready quicker,lol.


Awe, I have watched it a bunch of times with my kids. Its really cute and has Tatum Channing as a voice actor. When it's adult time I like to watch basketball though. I like King James.


Ha ha I couldn't even imagine having body hair all over my body like that, I'm glad we lost it back then. Apparently there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans, but I don't know if I have ever heard it. Very nice chatting with you have a good day.


Oh nice yeah I like basketball too. LeBron James is definitely the king. I can't wait to see him in the upcoming space jam movie.


Oh that will be fun, I remember MIchael Jordan in the first one, I think. James raised more than 6 million for charity in the past. Hes a great guy.


Yeah he raise that money by televising his decision on where he was going to play next. Pretty sure he did that.


Yeah, super cool. Its funny because Judge Judy is the second highest paid celebrity only to Lebron. She get s$123,000 per episode.


Well she makes a ton of money I have never actually watched her show. Even back in high school he drew a lot of attention to himself. Over 1000 people would attend his games.


Yeah, he even had his highschool games cost $120 bucks a ticket! I love Judge Judy, watch her all the time,lol.


Ha ha nice maybe I should watch it sometime. LeBron James even rejected $10 million from Reebok when he was only 18.


Yeah right! He was smart enough to see into the future and know he could get even more money. Since he gives to charity he has been blessed.


Are you a fan of astronomy?  I just learned the sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of our Solar System!


I'm a fan of the sun. Otherwise we wouldn't be here. :D I am actually, I have an App on my phone that tells me the nights the ISS passes over my house. Watch it every time. It looks like a star that moves across the sky. It moves at 17,000 miles per hour.


That is awesome.  Apparently, the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy!


The thing that surprised me is that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun. If we could harness that power all our power needs would be met.


That is amazing.  I could  not imagine being struck by lightning!  I stay inside during thunderstorms!


I'm a risk taker. I stay outside and watch until the rain starts. My wife really gets mad at me. But you are more likely to get killed in a car accident. But people don't stop doing that. What do you think of Facebook?


Facebook is both good and bad in my opinion.  Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million back in 2005.


That's unfortunate for them since MySpace is no longer around and Facebook is worth $104 billion. Like it is unfortunate for me that I dumped my Apple stock when Apple was about to go bankrupt with Steve Jobs was gone for awhile. I'd be a millionaire now if I hadn't.


Apparently, Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.  Allowing the public to make suggestions.  I think that's a horrible idea.  You?


No, it think it is a great idea. It if a free medium for them to collaborate  otherwise they would have to develop their own interface probably costing billions. Wonder why they want to rewrite it.


No, don't know much history about Australia. What's it about?


I wish I invested in Facebook back in 2012 when it went public.  I could really use that money!


Well it falls on January 26th and it is the day the British sailed into Sydney cove and claimed the country.


Hmm, so that is a good thing? When did they start dumping the convicts?


You're right.  It was a penal colony at first.  But these convicts prospered.


Did they kill the aborigines like us Americans did the Native Americans and steal their land?


This is why some people do not want to celebrate the day.  British troops did in fact kill many of the natives,who had been there for more than 50,000 years.  Very sad!


That is the same reason I hate Columbus day. I wish people realized the true history about that. I heard some want to rename it Native American day and change the focus away from him.


Many of the natives also died of small pox.  Apparently, all of the Australian political parties still want to celebrate this day.


Sounds like a mirror image of America. They have Native Americans blankets covered in Small Pox here. Wonder if the British thought of that too.


Hello, isnt it amazing how we can access many services though the internet


Yeah  I heard the sun produces enough energy in only a sec to meet the needs of our planets for like 500000 years! isnt that amazing!


And it's only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy! I bet if we captured energy from lightning bolts, we could solve our energy needs as well.


I think thats a great idea, after all they are 5 times hotter than the sun, that would definetely leave a nasty burn


Did you know that we can hear radio storms on Jupiter through am radio? Probably better than a lot of music on there nowadays.


It would be inetesting to listen to that station, there is also a station that has weekly neews in latin.


I guess that's a holdover from an earlier time. The three people that understand Latin listen to the station. I understand why there's a website with classic radio dramas. That's part of history.


It is, must be nice to know how to speak it though, in WWII soldiers made radios using razorblades and pencils.


The foxhole radios? Yeah. I guess they really missed listening to news broadcasts in Latin.


Could be, theres also a canadian law that requires to have 40% of the music or more from Canadian artists


The Canadian content is essential to the survival of the Canadian music industry. Otherwise, the radio would all become Latin broadcasts from Finland!


Yes, it is. The Internet is a modern miracle, though some of the terminology is odd. I didn't know that the little icon with three horizontal stripes is called the hamburger button.


We think alike, I think its a good thing because that way local artists can be valued more and theres more support for their songs as well.


I didnt know that either, you know you can get an addiction from clicking links on the internet


I believe that. People get used to things that they don't think, they just do. Like 93% of people just click through the terms of service for a product. Only 7% read through the agreement!


Did you read yours? I sure didnt read mine lol so I belong to the other 93% I guess


I don't read through, I have to admit. I would probably click through fast if I were at the top of Mt. Everest. 3g service, but wouldn't want to stay up there too long.


I know, it would be really hard to talk from up there but its nice to know there is service up there, you can post a selfie on Instagram or Facebook lol


I guess there must be satellite service up there. I would hate to be the IT guy for Everest. Couldn't pay me enough. Did you know that the sun is actually white?


I didnt, it sucks that in school they teach you that the sun is yellow, is nice to know that I was wrong though,


If you stand on the moon, the sun would be white because there is no atmosphere. Maybe on the moon we could capture enough energy to power a space station there. The sun produces a ton of energy.


Who would steal my rugs? That just seems like a petty thing to steal???


That's what set the "Dude" on his adventure all over planet Earth.  Speaking of Earth, 80% of natural forests have been destroyed.  Maybe I should get off my butt and do something.


Got it... Maybe my synapses are not firing from the workout this morning. Just another reason for me to turn to a life of laziness!


More proof... Did you realize that 40% of Americans think that humans and dinos lived at the same time?


HA! At least all 50 states have access to fossils!


Yeah.  I'm envious that Canada has a glow in the dark dino coin.  If only the U.S. was that cool.


Yeah. I feel like our coin game is weak! We should step that game up!


Yep.  I just found a new career path.  I want to be the UN's official ambassador to extraterrestrials. That would be a nice gig.


Yeah. Probably short hours too. How would you like to see a chicken with teeth!?!?!?


Maybe.  My thought are on orthodontics and other chicken dentistry.


Fine.  Finally, lazy people are being vindicated. Exercise can be considered a selfish act.  Hee.


HAHAHA. That might be the best line I have heard on here! Nicely done, you win the internet for today.


HA! Yes it can. My wife gets mad at me all the time for leaving her with the kids while I go to the gym.


Bummer.  Yeah, there's a study that maybe the best evolutionary strategy is for animals to be lassitudinous and sluggish. Boy do I have that down.


Sometimes.  I mainly watch stuff they produce on other channels. That is, while I'm being inactive on the couch to prevent me from becoming extinct.


So netflix is the new gym and hulu is the new cardio?


If you buy into the research study.  If you're lucky you can be a notorious slacker like "the Dude" from the "The Big Lebowski".


I am all for that lifestyle! I also like bowling so that might be a good fit for my lifestyle.


Yeah, but you may get rugs stolen from your house.  Or worse, massive late fees on video rentals that inspire you to start a business like Netflix.


Hi do did you watch a lot tv in the 90s?


You got it!  do you remember "That 70's show"?


I loved that show! How did it do in the UK though?


It was called Days Like These in the UK and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.  Are you a country music fan?


That is crazy! They must not appreciate American humor haha. I love country music, how about you?


I like it!  First music concert I ever went to was the Oak Ridge Boys when I was kid.  Country music legend George Strait and the wealthiest man in the world Jeff Bezos are cousins!


That is so cool! Country music has come a long way though. There are only 2 african americans in the country music hall of fame though.


I wonder who they are?  Henry Ford helped finance the popularization of country music due to his fears over the "urban decadence" of jazz music.


I'm not sure. I can imagine Henry Ford doing that haha. What other concerts have you been too? I know in 2002, creed put on a concert so bad they were sued haha.


That must have been a bad show!  I wish I could have seen the Ramones.


You had the chance to lol they play over 2263 concerts! That is almost a nonstop tour for 20 years!


I did! Mainly the Simpsons though, how about you?


No doubt!  Linkin Park played 324 shows in 2001!


That is insane too! Anyways, I had a great chat, have an awesome day!


I was a big Simpsons fan!  Also loved South Park and Family Guy when it came out.  Did you see what the Simpsons crew did whey South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale?


Didn't they send them flowers from the Simpson's crew?


Yes!  Did you know that there was only 1 episode of the Simpsons where Bart was neither mentioned or appeared?


I wish I knew which one it was to show others! That is so crazy! Do you like the show Pokemon?


I do remember watching that one!  I think they are still making new episodes.


I believe it! They have made 750 episodes so far, that's like 50 a years for 16 years straight!


Nice!  Here's one for you...can you name the 3 voice actors who narrated Thomas the Tank for at least 52 episodes each.


Was it Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alex Baldwin?


do you like mcdonalds? they added the drive thru for soldiers who weren't allowed out of their cars in fatigues


that makes perfect sense! there was a guy named Jann who became a professional race car driver by playing gran turismo


Yes, Jann Mardenborough beat 90,000 people in the video game, Gran Turismo.  Wow. is he good or what?


Is he good or is that a little irresponsible that he spent SO much time playing video games...


Well, you might have a point there.  But, now he's a professional race car driver and that was probably his main goal in all of it.  So, cheers to Jann!


Hes probably inspiration to all those kids who play video games endlessly. did you know its legal in south africa to equip your car with flamethrowers to prevent carjacking lol


All I can say is, that must be a wild place to live.  Yikes!  On a quiter note, do you do Facebook?  Did you know that Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red-green color blindness and that's why most of the coloring on Facebook is blue?


Do you think Tom from myspace is kicking himself right now for not buying facebook?


Absolutely! What a mistake that was.  He could have bought Facebook for $75 million in 2005.


And maybe had still been in business. facebook started out in 2004 for harvard students only but by 2006 it was offered to anyone. that took off incredibly fast


Yes, it did.  Did you know that Iceland is actually rewriting it's constitution via Facebook?


Hi, Yes, I like McDonalds and that was very smart of them to start something like that, it made them a lot of money. We've come a long way, baby as far as cars are concerned.  One of the first cars we had was the Model T.


cadillac car brand was named after a french explorer who discovered detroit


Yes, his name was Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.


maybe thats why detroit is like the home of car factories?


No doubt in my mind.  Yes, we'd all still be driving horse-drawn carriages and carts if it weren't for Henry Ford.


Europe apparently didnt like the idea too much since it took them longer to adopt the idea


True.  Do you know why the back of our cars is called the "trunk"?


I feel like Ive heard before but im not sure.


It's because old cars used to carry wooden trunks on the back of their cars.  Ha,ha.


Yeah that is true.  Did you know that Canada is the only country to have two national sports?


Well hockey of course, and then the other is lacrosse, I think that is a french game so it makes sense.


Very interesting! I didn't know that. Do you like soccer at all?  They run 7 miles on average per game. Wow!


Yeah I do a lot, I am not surprised, those players just run the whole game, except for the goalie.


They have great cardio to run for that long, I could never play soccer lol, maybe years ago...


You do have to be in decent shape, did you know that ex tv hose Jon Stewart was an excellent soccer player?


He was? That's pretty cool. I guess that soccer is the world's most popular sport so many more people play than I imagined.


Yeah it sure is, it makes more money than all the major sports combined it sounds like.


What I watched on TV it said that soccer is played in over 200 countries by 250 million players!


I love hockey, Do you like Philipp Grubauer?


Yeah that really is popular!  Nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


I think he is a good player, I think he plays goalie right?


Yes, he has been the best goaltender since last November. He has a .937 save percentage and a 1.93 goals against average with 3 shutouts/


That sounds pretty good wow.  I heard hockey players lose a lot of weight during games.


I bet they do! They are always on the move. I saw on TV that a slovakian women's hockey team beat bulgaria 82-0!


Holy crap!  That is like a goal every 20 seconds or so.


I guess they stated an average goal every 44 seconds! That is just crazy! They probably lost some weight haha


That is crazy, I wonder how many fans of the Bulgaria team were still there at the end of the game?


That I am not sure of but wow, you would have to watch that to see how fast those players were moving!


Yeah, no one know the suffering of the families that have lost someone because of the shootings, I wonder when things will change in our country.


Well, gun laws has become a major topic in the U.S. Donald Trump has a lot on his plate as President of the United States!! Its surprising that JFK, Washington and Jefferson were all wealthier than Trump.


Thats crazy, I thought Trump was the richest one yet, I guess he doesnt have as much as I think. I think that its a sensible topic as well, not easily adressed.


Indeed!! Donald Trump's guest house is BIGGER than the White House, though!! That's quite impressive!!


It is! how big is house then lol, it must be doble the size of the White House then.


I learned something interesting... not all men had the right to vote in the UK until 1918!! That's pretty interesting!!


I didnt know that, Im guessing only the rich and powerful could vote back then.


Maybe!!! Here in the U.S., 34% of the black males in Alabama have PERMANENTLY lost their right to vote!!! That's awful!! Major system fail!!!


Yeah it is, they have the right to be heard and that law should be abolished.


Astronauts vote from space!!! How's that for absentee ballots?? LOL!!


I think that the requirements to carry guns should be stricter!! Too often, guns end up in the wrong hands!! I support stronger background checks...and if a person checks out, they can receive a permit.


Lol Im guessing they have more important things to worry about than voting, it was nice chatting to you.


I know, it seems like anyone can get a gun now a days, I think its great that people protest together like the one on Broward County, I think that can really inspire change.


Absolutely!! Civil disobedience is sometimes necessary to having a voice heard and paving the way for change!!


Yeah I agree with you, it starts with young people, they are the most affected ones here as they go attend class in fear of getting shot.


Yes!!! They must be prepared however for reprimanding if they participate!! A lot of schools see participating in protests as violations of school policies.


That why strengh is in the numbers, after all, you can suspend the whole school for protesting.


Right!!! LOL!! When a protest took place at Yale, students were disciplined and given citations... the school also tried them for violating school regulations... I guess it all boils down to whether the benefits outweigh the risks.


Yeah, I heard a story about students that were afraid but ended up winning, the risk of losing students that had offers from harvard made Yale step down.


Understandedly!! Walking out is a great way for students to have their voices heard... after all, like you mentioned earlier, school shootings are becoming more prominent and the students are the ones mostly affected by our loose gun laws.


Not too sure on that one. American's call it soccer because that is slang for association football.


Yeah, that's what I call it.  I only played in elementary school.  Have you ever played soccer?


I also played in elementary school. My son plays now.


My children do not play soccer, but my son wrestles and my daughter has played baseball.  It's a good way to come together with other kids, like the like at the Total Soccer Area in Maryland-they would have loved to meet other kids like that.


I do not, but am aware that they give out the Oscars.  Do you really think that Eminem has more oscars than Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, George Lucas,  and Bill Murray?  I find that hard to believe.


I find that very hard to believe. Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the Oscars 3 different times.


And how do the Oscars win Emmy's I wonder?  They were nominated for 9 in 2013.  For the production of their show?


I have no idea how that works. Blazing Saddles was nominated for 3 Oscars.


I am not surprised at that, or at the fact that Walt Disney has 22 oscars.


I do not watch association football, and until reading this article did not know that this was an alternate term for what we call "soccer".


Wow that' a lot! Well, it was great talking with you. Take care!


I've been wanting to watch it. Soccer makes more money than most sports combined worldwide.


That is also surprising to hear, but when you think about it so many countries participate and it's a global sport.  I also didn't know that there was a variation that involved 3 teams at a time-were you aware of that?


I think so too. Jon Stewart was a very skilled soccer player and represented the US in 1983.


If it's the Jon Stewart that I am thinking of, he's a funny guy.  I have never heard of the German soccer player Mesut Ozil, but am now aware that he donated his bonus winnings from the world cup to pay for surgeries for children.


That's awesome and good for him for doing that. We need more people like that in this world.


Similar to Seren Fryatt who started LACES after seeing the joy it brought to Liberian women, it's an example of one person reaching out to others


Very cool. Did you know there is a variation of soccer in which 3 teams play at the same time?


I was not aware of that, I wonder how a winner is determined?


Hi, how are you? What do you think of the president?


Maybe I should, but I do not have the billion handy right at the moment. It's tied up in a bunch of investments.


Understood. Speaking of money, do you know who the most wealthy presidents were? I'll give you a hint- it isn't Trump.


I would expect the early guys to own enough land to make them rich. Then they could run for president.


You're pretty good! It's JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I guess that JFK got his money from his father, who ran liquor during Prohibition and make a ton. I guess drug dealers have enough $$$ to run for office,


That's incredibly interesting, and slightly disturbing. Money is always a problem! Some change is definitely needed in politics, especially with the President.


I think the electoral college could be changed. The presidency has term limits. Maybe other jobs should too.


Yes, term limits are great. Many countries do not have those.


I think it destroys democracy when politicians have a job for life. Anyway, great chat!


Great chatting with you as well. Keep an eye out for a possible future summit with Trump and some Asian countries. Should be interesting.


I have a lot of strong opinions about our president. I wish that the rules of the 2016 election were similar to 1805. The runner up in 1805 would be appointed the vice president!


I think it would be entertaining as heck and make the government a great reality TV show. Not much gets done in the WHite House anyway


Honestly, that would just make me sad. Although, I'm sure the president of Indonesia would call for a great reality show as well. He has three pop albums out!


The man must have a great voice Maybe Trump could consult him on how to handle his own pop career. Trump might need to get reelceted to get out three albums though


Oh god, I hope not! I do not like the idea of a republican president.


He has a chance to get reelected. I think that he is not truly a Repub, rather an outsider with a big mouth.


Well, that certainly is one way to put it. Sometimes I think that I don't want a republican OR democrat to be president, but that hasn't happened since 1853.


It costs too much money to run a campaign. Only billionnaires can afford to run as independents. I think that maybe the rules need to change so that money is not so powerful


That's a good idea. Maybe YOU should run for president.


Hi, how are you? Did you know that Frozen was the first animated Disney film directed by a woman? I always get Let It Go stuck in my head!


They still are. The Simpsons crew sent flowers to the south park guys when they aired their family guy episode finale.


I keep seeing rumors that the show is coming to an end, but I never know because I don't have a TV now.


What do you do for entertainment? Do you play video games? The nintendo system could originally only show 54 colors. That is a far cry from what can be done today.


Not a gamer at all, I'm afraid. I listen to a lot of music on YouTube and Spotify, occasionally stream movies online and read a lot of fiction. How about you?


I like to read and listen to music. I do have a soft spot for cooking and design shows though! That is mainly what I watch.


Back when I had cable I used to leave it sitting on Food Network half the time. Do you enjoy cooking?


I love to cook, I cook almost every night. Food network is great background noise. You know we could be like the british around 50bc and breed chickens for entertainment and not food. I am not really sure that that would be very fun, but it is what they did Haha!


I also love cooking. I thought of raising chickens here, but my house is surrounded by woods and the outlay on lumber and hardware cloth for a raccoon-proof chicken house wouldn't be worth it.


Two of my neighbors raise chickens, they do it for the eggs, which are amazing and last so much longer then the ones you can buy in the store. Makes you wonder what kind of entertainment the british got by watching chickens!


I just assumed it referred to cockfights, which is pretty awful.


I didn't know that, but then I've never seen that film. Do you know if it was based on a pre-existing story?


I did not even think about that, you are probably right. That would be awful, it actually is pretty stress relieving to watch my neighbors chickens roam the yard. It has been a pleasure speaking with you!!!


Really enjoyed chatting with you, too. Take care!


I didn't know that, was it a fairy tale? Either way, it is worth watching. I have gotten my nieces frozen toys for Christmas. Did you know that the toy industry gets involved in Disney animations before the beginning of film production?


I'm not surprised at all. Disney is all about capitalizing on the spinoffs.


Agreed, it apparently took them three decades to fully develop wreck-it-ralph, starting in the late 80's. Think of all the merchandise they could come up with!


I never heard of wreck-it-ralph. Guess that shows how out of touch I am, LOL.


It's all good! Do you watch cartoons? There has only been one episode of the Simpsons in which Bart neither appears nor is mentiond. I grew up watching that show.


I used to love that show. I stopped watching around 2000 or so when I thought it had jumped the shark. Do you remember which episode Bart wasn't in?


I don't, but I know it was on a while ago. The Simpsons has seemingly been on forever. Just like Pokemon, which has over 750 episodes.


I was never interested in Pokemon, but The Simpsons had an amazing number of episodes. Weren't they the longest-running series ever?


How's it going, Do you watch football much? Alex Smith of the Redskins is good at avoiding turnovers


Yea like 15 years, he was drafted in 2004


Wow.That's a long career. Maybe he should retire?


Yea it's probably a good time, his brother Peyton retired a couple years ago


Ok. It runs in the family. Probably time to leave if the clock has run down.


Yea Eli has won 2 super bowls and was a first round draft pick, he had a great career


Don't stay past your time. Leave while you're on top. Enjoy the feeling of being a winner.


Yea, he's not playing as good as the fourth round pick of the same draft Philip Rivers currently


Well, that's his cue. Time to take a bow, and exit left.


Yep, maybe Eli should just spend more time with his father Archie Manning now


Good suggestion. Always spend time with family when possible.


I don't follow football much. Who is Alex Smith?


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


He is a QB for the washington Redskins who replaced Kirk Cousins when he left


Ok, don't really not the Redskins. I guess this guy is a phenom or something?


He's good but not great, he did have a 3-0 edge in turnovers against the Panthers


The Panthers are the team to beat? Are they good in turnovers?


Not exactly the team but their qb Smith is


Oh, ok. Is Eli Manning any good? Is he famous?


Eli was ok for quite a few seasons but this year he's not having a good year


Oh, well. I guess we all get old. He has been in the league for a while, yes?


You an NFL fan? I am mad the season is over. It was a fun exciting season, I watched 16 games this season!


That was a great game. Some people categorize video games as an art form!


It definitely is. Graphics are art. And the game Mortal Kombat is the reason that they get categorized by a rating system now


Yeah thats with good reason. In South Korea kids under 16 can't play after midnight.


Wow...how do they enforce that? China's starting to look less and less like it has the most human rights violations by comparison. Even Australia has banned more games than China


Good question. Australia is odd for that. Tom Hanks brother does Woody's voice in video games!


oh, yeah, I've seen all 3 of the movies. Did he also voice Woody for the video game?


His brother did yes. Some people suggest as a planet we play 3 billion hours of video games per week!


Woops, I meant to ask if his brother did any ADR (additional dialogue recording) for the movies. But now it makes sense that the voice was slightly off in the games...


Yes it makes sense now. The movies were great. Pixar did the movies right? They have a secret movie for celebrities.


Not a fan at all, really. And I'm still waiting for the Redskins to change their controversial, outdated, and offensive name :/


Oh sorry they have a secret room for celebrities! But I wonder what they have inside the room...Maybe one day we will find out! It was great talking with you :)


Yeah I wonder if that will ever happen. I also wonder if a woman will ever play?


Well, there's no rule against it. She just needs to met the other requirements.


Yeah true. On average a game only has 11 minutes of gameplay. Lots of commercials though.


It's probably also the huddles and playbacks and such. Can you imagine being a top-ranked NFL player making millions a year for 11 minutes a game?!


Yeah that would be really nice. Although the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an NFL player.


Wow, then with the risk of the long-term head injuries and the lower pay, I'd go with being an engineer. Or a pro e-gamer :)


Yeah for sure. I love video games too. They were initially called cathode ray tube amusement device!


Good thing they changed the name :) I remember playing 007 on n64 as a kid. Apparently, it was the first video game most of its creators had EVER worked on


Do you have a favorite album from a music artist?


Not really, maybe anything from Taylor Swift, you?  I should be able to get it at Walmart who only sells clean albums


Yeah, I respect that. That way, even the children can listen to the albums that the parents are!


Kids!  Aerosmith made more from guitar hero than albums!


And "Hybrid Theory" is the bestselling album of the entire 21st century so far.


Did you know a Bob Marley album has been on the charts for 914weeks?


Wow! How many years is that? Like 18 years? That must have been an excellent album then.


I think it is more than one album over the years but right now at 69.


I love the guitar.  I unsuccessfully tried to learn.


Haha, I have never owned one but I should probably buy one. Nice chatting with you!


Ah, same here. I gave up a while back. Do you play any other instuments?


I wish.  Did you know the Nokia ringtone was based on a classical guitarist?


Wow! I did not. Do you know which guitarist?


Ah. Queen's guitarist also had a phd in astrophysics.


Queen is great.  Brian May built a home made guitar!


He also used coins as picks, mostly the english sixpence.


Incredible, parts from a fireplace, a knitting needle and coins!


Are you comfortable talking about politics?


Yes, the other two were Jefferson and JFK.


Hmm jefferson I understand, but never thought of jfk that way


Well, here's another fun fact for you -- since 1900, the taller candidate for President has won 3/4 of the time.


I'm sure it does, usually the better looking candidate wins, don't you think? Except for Zimbabwe's first President, that is, President Banana.


Personally I am sad that the only candidates were trump and hillary during the last election. The election for president shouldn't about appearances or who would be less worse


You're correct about voter turnout, by the way. In the last 100 years, the turnout has never surpassed 62.8% of eligible voters. I think the third party tends to empower weaker candidates times, too, though.


It is a shame that a 3rd party has never won in US history, though it has come very close before


I'm curious about elections in Nevada because they alone have a "none of these candidates" option when voting for President.


Yes, a discussion on politics is fine with me.


I wish I had that option, though I wonder what would happen if everyone voted for none of these candidates and it was a tie between reps


Right! Good thing Nevada is the only state that has that on their voting ballots. Well, it's been fun talking to you.


What do you think about the election system?


I think the election system is about as effective as it could possibly be. I sort of wish we could go back to how it was prior to 1805, though.


Do you think the US should make voting mandatory? Attendance is abysmally low


No. But I do think we should go back to the way it was prior to 1805.


The Vice President was elected a lot differently, they were the second highest vote for the Presidential race.


Well I think that is interesting, but I wouldn't want both trump and hillary to be in the highest elected positions of power


Do you know who the richest three American Presidents have been?


Did you ever think about how celebrities in science are rarer than in music, film, sport, and politics?


Probably.  Also, there is a region of space maybe pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.  There must be so much out there.


Wow, yeah it is wild to think about the universe as a whole in general.


Strange but there are some stars that are cold enough that they can be touched by a human hand


That is a strange fact, very cool.  Did you know that Kim jong-un has a degree in physics?


Not sure who that is, but I wonder if Hawkings would validate the tidbit that the universe could have come from nothing without violating physics?


I'm not sure that is an interesting thought and he is the leader of North Korea.


Oh wow!  Robin Williams in aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrity voicings of animated film characters.


I didn't know that.  I guess Pixas spent 3 years studying the physics of curly hair in order to get merida's hair in brave right.


People don't realize how much time is spent on these details.  Judge Judy makes a heap of money at $123,000 per episode  being highest paid celebrity behind Lebron James


Holy cow that is so much an episode.  I wonder how much other tv people make.


No I never thought of that.  Were you a fan of Stephen Hawking?


I don't know, but I guess not as much.  Carol Burnett was the first celebrity on Sesame Street :)


I think that it was amazing how he was almost completely paralyzed and could accomplish so much.


Yes, I agree, he was brilliant as well.  He was the ultimate example of mind over matter.


He was one of the first people to apply quantum physics to black holes and make predictions  with a process named after him as "Hawking radiation"


Yeah his understanding and explaining of quantum physics and other matter is incredible.


I don't really understand what he understood because it seems so foreign to me, but he also had a lot of wit as well to share with the world.


Yeah I am the same, it is very complex stuff. There are scientists who theorize that universes evolve through natural selection like species do here.


Hawking was very active up until the end of life even travelling and lecturing internationally.  I have to give credit as well to his supporters


Yeah I agree with you there.  I guess there is a radical theory that there is only one electron in the universe! I'm sure Hawking would have disagreed.


I bought some books. I think I needed some jeans, too. Didn't have time to go to a store. Don't have a building named after me though. LOL The first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him


A hat? You're not a British politician are you?


Nope! ButI do like hats. I bought a winter hat. I'm not Russian, but winter hats are commonly associated with Russians and ancient nomads.


Interesting! Did you know that the most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat?


You're full of interesting facts. I didn't know that! Did you know that the folds in a chefs hat are meant to represent the different ways that chefs can cook an egg?


Had no idea! Tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness. I guess chefs do not like to show friendliness.


That's so interesting! Where do you learn all of your fun facts?


I have a treasure trove of them at my fingertips! I am a fount of trivia! The origins of the conical party hat was derived from dunce caps. they were worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior. I do not need a hat for that, though LOL


How cool! I think I learn all of my fun facts by reading.


Hi there! Yes, I do use Amazon. I like it because it allows me to buy like-new items for a discounted price.


That's the best way! Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


I did as well. Have a great night! Keep reading more fun facts so you can tell them to me in the future.


Very true. It is a dominant company because it serves customers well.


Yeah, they do. Amazon is top notch. Other companies like Best Buy or Target try to price match them.


I guess they can try. Delivery is the best part of Amazon. The United States postal service has a contract with amazon to deliver packages on Sunday. Does Best Buy do that? Probably not.


I don't think so. Also, I think Amazon has everything I could EVER need. Their logo even means they have everything from A to Z.


Probably also reflects the distance the employees go too. Amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their daily shift. Intense!


That's incredible. What a hard working company. They also produce a ton of electronics that we use today, like the Kindle and the Fire TV.


Amazon CEO Bezos built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years. That's an interesting investment in electronics for the long term. I wonder why he did that.


Hmm, me too. A very interesting company indeed! What was the last thing you bought from Amazon?


I can see that. I wonder if, when using the self-driving feature, the "driver" can get a DUI?


I don't think so since if it is totally autonomously driving, the driver isn't really driving


I find there is some ethical concerns about it too. Should the automated car swerve if it were to hit a crowd crossing the street and jeopardize the safety of the driver?


It may be cold blooded of me, but I would say it depends. If it is due to no fault of either party, why doesn't the car just lock down?


I know some self-driving car manufacturers have been in contact with some ethicists about the issue.


That sure sounds prudent of them. Better to plan ahead than be caught with their pants down.


Yeah. McDonalds added the drive thru in 1975!


And now drive thru are the standard. I believe they initially added it for exhausted soldiers


How nice of them. Although there is probably a financial incentive to do so.


I mean hey if you can benefit other people and benefit yourself, its a win win so I approve. In any case, this chat has been pleasant. I hope you have a nice day.


Hello. What are your favorite possessions? A shirt? A car?


My family. Although they are not a possession, I cherish them the most. What about you?


Ah lol of course. I just wanted to talk about cars in a round about manner


Nice (you didn't want to talk about immigration policy with a complete stranger?). I do like cars but my wallet suggests I find a cheaper hobby...


Well if you are comfortable I don't mind. But in any case, it is amazing how much current society centers around cars from the infrastructure to economy


I think about that a lot as I drive my truck, alone down a nicely paved road. How the Europeans would be able to drive on small roads...


What do you thing about google's self driving cars?


I am a little fearful of them since they can probably be hacked. Would you drive one?


I worry more about the human element. For instance, the google ai will have a hard time predicting the behavior of someone dui


Those three horizontal lines that symbol a menu.  It is on most websites, and it's easier to find it if you are hungry.


hahaaaaa... thats funny anf makes perfect sense


The internet carries a vast range of useful information like that. It also carries a lot of junk too. That is why we like it! LOL


That is true... i used to use facebook all the time... now... don't use it at all


So, you did an "about face" on the use of Facebook?  Good for you!  FB fuels internet addictions. Scientists can even measure the addictions people get by monitoring bodily responses to clicking on a link... You will be better off without FB.


Plus it's a lot of lies and political stuff that is very negative.


I completely agree!  Social engineering... They think we are like the little boy named Danny who was in the movie, the Shining, who did not even know he was acting in a horror film.  They think we cannot see the plot of their horror shows!


LOL... that is a very insightful opninion... I AGREE!


All my insight comes from reading the full terms of agreement on service contracts. You can learn a lot by reading between the lines!


You mean like Bambi?  I am a sensitive soul, like Stephen King, and feel Bambi was the first horror film I ever watched.


Hahaaaaa... that's funny!  pretty sure Disney would not agreee... LOL


Well, I do watch horror films occasionally, but I use them more as a weight-control tactic than for viewing pleasure. You can burn around 180 calories watching a good horror film, and even more if it is awful!


Oh man... no wonder i don't like horrow films... i don't like diets!


That explains it!  I don't even like the creepy metallic waterphone noises they make during scifi and horror flicks.


Oooooo... yeah!  That sound is sooooo annoying?


Of course, if you are going to be viewing abstract art, it is always a good idea to watch a good horror film first. It helps.


It's kind like eating ice cream after broccoli. Who would want to eat broccoli second?  Speaking of food, have you ever heard of the hamburger button?


Hi there.  Hope you are having a good day!  We use Amazon all the time. Do you?


We watch a lot on Amazon Prime and on Netflicks. Do you use Netflicks too?


I do watch a good amount of Netflix; I like some of their original series, but some of their movies are downright terrible. I think Amazon has an edge in offering content that you can pay extra for, but you have to give Netflix credit for originating the streaming model in 2007.


Right! I can still remember when we had movies mailed to our house, in the beginning of Netflix. IT's funny that they spend more on postage than they did for their bandwidth. I guess, not anymore!


Yes, they account for 33% of bandwidth use in North America from 9 PM to 12 AM, which is crazy. It does have massive debt, though; it had $21.9 billion as of September 2017 and announced plans to raise another $2 billion in October 2018!


It' hard to imagine how they have that much debt considering that they and YouTube make up half the peak internet traffic in all of North America. I really hope they become profitable because I can't imagine entertainment without them.


Maybe they'll move their movies like Roma into more actual theaters to make money; it won an Oscar for best cinematography, so they must be doing something right on that front.


I've not heard of that movie before. I guess I should see it. Sounds like we owe a lot to James Wong for all his innovations in cinematography, like the wide angle lens.


Can you imagine going back to watching TV and movies in 4:3? Cinematographers are definitely underappreciated, although it has an interesting history in the Oscars. No woman has ever been nominated for the award, which makes it the only non-acting category in which a woman has never been nominated!


Yes, I think cinematography is what makes most movies today. I am sure a women will win that category soon. And speaking of winning, Hopefully Roger Deakins, who hasn't won in 13 times of being nominated, will win soon!


Talk about 13 being unlucky haha. Although I guess it's not as bad as when Stanley Kubrick took the camera away from his cinematographer for Spartacus and shot the film himself, but the credited cinematographer got the Oscar instead of him.


I do, both for entertainment and shopping. I actually ordered a pair of shoes yesterday--they've certainly come a long way from being an online bookstore!


I know! That was really something but either they had to go with the guy on record, or maybe he just really didn't care about getting the credit. I love the slow motion cinematography we have in so many movies now. I know it's not new any more, but I still like it.


They can do so much more shooting in digital than on film, but they also had to be much more deliberate with the old technology, which I can appreciate. Nice chatting!


Yes! From books to the largest internet retailer in the world! I've done my fair share to put money in Jeff Bezos's pocket!


Bezos is certainly a visionary; he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years; I wonder how that works.


That kind of engeneering is beyond me! But, it will be interesting for our ggggggg-grandkids to see if it is still going! I wonder if that first person who bought something for $27.95, had any idea what they were starting?


That's got to be the cheapest way to have a building named after you without dying haha. I doubt they foresaw that, let alone that their purchase would create the most valuable retailer in the US, the title for which Amazon took away from Walmart in 2015.


I'm sure they didn't. There's a big difference between Walmart and Amazon, though they are both hitting sales pretty hard. Amazon has a contract with the post office to deliver on Sunday. But the few times I've had one coming on Sunday, it didn't actually arrive until Monday.


That's interesting, although it's not like they're known for customer service the way some other online retailers are. I've heard that they don't even treat their employees that well, either; a warehouse worker walks between 7 and 15 miles as part of a daily shift.


I wonder if the warehouse workers bought fitness trackers from Amazon to find out how far they walk each day? I guess you definitely get your steps in, if you work there! I didn't know they owned IMDB too. That's the movie review website, right?


Yes, I supposed there's a logical leap from selling books to a buying a movie review site and eventually leveraging that information to sell, stream, and produce video content.


hey did you know that teh president of Japan is a scientist! thats crazy


ya that would have been an interesting time to live, kind of like the highest scoring football game which was 222-0!


Was that the Georgia Tech--Cumberland game? That would have been fun to watch, if you were a GT fan!


haha ya, and if you were a Cumberland fan you'd probably want to run away haha!


That virtual yellow line that ESPN put on our TV screens had not been invented yet, so I bet the referees were quite busy moving yardline markers!


that is a great invention, do you like the patriots? they ahve a player that has never fumbled the ball


Amazing! He must have gone to the library and read a good book on how not to fumble the ball. You know, there are more libraries than McDonalds drive thru windows in this country? Yet I have never seen a person reading a library book at McDonalds. Why is that?


ha that's a good question, libraries are very important and it's good to know that a man used a library to prove his innocence and then became a lawyer


I'll bet he uses his new-found skill as a lawyer to help others falsely imprisoned now?


yes I hope so, I think it's funny that no matter what book is published, the government of norway will buy 100 copies, so you're guaranteed some sales haha


I'd write a book entitled, "How to get the givernment to buy your opinions"


Yeah!  I think Trump is a mad scientist. You know, the only scientist to walk on the moon was Harrison Schmidt? But then he lost the keys to the rover, and now he is still up there searching for them...


haha well definitely if you do that write a childrens book, they buy 1500 copies if thats the case!


wow that is interesting, and ya Akihito who is the emperor still publishes papers today


Nice, but does he know where his car keys are located? You know, by the age of 6 years old, future scientist John vo Neumann could divide two 0 digit numbers in his head? And converse in Greek? Now that is an overachiever!