They paid him alot considering they only had a budget of 91 million.


It certainly seems of balanced - make me wonder what the other actors were paid.  Like Kevin Heart and Jack Black?


The rock is a major celebrity.  The bigger the celebrity status the more money they make.


Very fair point and celebrities have become some of the most important and influential people on Earth!


Unfortunately they really have.  That is mostly due to mass media.


Mass media, social media, internets...  I remember the days of rotary dial telephones - makes me feel old!


I would have fallen asleep watching that, why did one of them not just give up or something, gee whiz


Tennis is a cool sport and apparently one can learn it quickly.  US Open quarter-finalist Gael Monfils beat the "Roger Federer of paddle tennis" after learning how to play just days earlier.


Maybe that is like a version of ping pong? I know tennis takes a lot of practice, my brother used to kill me and I never gained ground


Have you ever played soccer or association football?


I have played american football, but not soccer, no. Have you?


No, I haven't played either but I am a woman so, that's my excuse. Did you know that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined?


Really? That is insane, I know it is the largest sport, but not that large. Our American womens soccer team is very good though!


There does exist a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.


Really? That seems like it would be very hectic, I would want to try that one of these days


Well, soccer is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries making it the world's most popular sport!


Hi, do you enjoy tennis?  Let's start off with a definition.  Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles).


It makes a lot of sense though because it is so easy to play, you need a ball and an open area pretty much , makes it very accessible. Well, nice chatting with you


I do, my brother is very good at it. It is awesome that a player invented polo shirts


Yes, I heard that famous player Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste invented Polo shirts, Awesome.


It sure is, he made a whole brand out of that, amazing stuff


I agree.  Did you know a black man won the 1st US Open Tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won it since.


that is odd, during a bad time in history no less, good for them, hope someone else wins it soon!


Yes, talking about back in the 60s, they used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.


really? that seems kind of like overkill to me but what do i know


Actually, the longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.  That was a really long match, gee.


Well i use to write a little when i was younger. What about you?


There is a poem that when read forward is depressing but when read backward is inspiring.


Not sure who wrote it but i would like to read it. Did you know that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in one year?


Yeah i like them too. shame how things went down. Wow i didn't realize that law suits could be filled if a concert was  bad.


Yeah, I heard about that with Creed. They aren't the best, in my opinion.


Sometimes don't really get out much though. What kind of concerts?


I like the Ramones to be honest, what about you?


Nope, i don't play any instrument. Do you?


I play guitar, piano, and drums. I grew up playing mozart, no lie.


Wow that's awesome. I do love music though. I mostly listen to instrumentals. Violin and electric guitar sounds great together.


Yeah, they are great. I didn't know that some violins could be upwards of $1 mill.


That's ridiculous especially since modern violins were preferred to Stradivarius ones when blind tested.


Some people around the world are getting their dogs tailored clothing. What a crazy world we live in.


I'd rather rely on science, like how we know that humans became anatomically modern about 315,000 years ago.


Pilgrim clothing was full of color. they only wore black for special occasions.


Wow, because when you think of Pilgrims you only think of black clothes and hats with buckles. Interesting.


Haha, yeah really.  I think of Thanksgiving.


I'll be sure to dress my dog nicely for next Thanksgiving. As long as we eat outside.


Google prefers dogs to cats. their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


I prefer cats. Maybe that's why I use an iPhone.


Love dogs as well. Love them enough not to dress them up in tailored clothing.


Right. Me as well. I learned something about dog fashion, and Google. Not bad.


I know. Like that Apple fashion in 1986.


It is. But I expect wild behavior in Italy, at least in the fashion world.


Some of them also think that it's perfectly fine as long as the dogs are wearing clothes outside.


Haha. Humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago


True. I wonder if that's part of the reason we can make our own vitamin C.


Great question. Humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2 - 3 months of having it surgically shortened.


Makes you wonder why we can't regrow other body parts.


Yeah, really.  Wouldn't that be nice.  I believe it goes back to Biblical times when Adam gave a rib to Eve.  What are your thoughts?


Music, dance, drama, storytelling all kinds.  Ceasar raised chickens for entertainment not food.


Caesar was a strange one, but then again, he did not have an NES. did you ever play the NES?


Of course..SuperMario was a classic.  It could only display 54 colors though.


54 was probably enough. the gameplay was great. the kids loved that system. I didnt get much chance to play. my friend had one.


Yeah you are right.  Hard to believe it was 2003 when it was discontinued.


I guess the fans were dedicated to the thing! there are so many better systems out. I wonder when the last game was made.


Good question.  I wish I had one still.  Did you know Bill Nye won a steve martin lookalike contest?


How did he do that? i dont see the resemblance. i guess good makeup helps! LOL


Science!  Also Reagan was turned down to play the president!


Reagan the actor was not presidential enough? LOL That is irony. Anyway, great chat!


I did.  Good movie.  Chad Boseman and Octavia Spencer the stars, are helping children see it for free.


That is great! i bet it is a positive film for a lot of kids. I dont really watch superhero films often.


Yes very positive. The campaign is the BlackPantherChallenge.


That is great. i loved films as a kid but usually didnt have the money to see them. i bet the kids really appreciate it.


Crowdsourcing charities like GoFundme is a tool.  A 40,000 goal became $400,000 to kids to watch the movie!


Ok, thats how they got the funding. that is a great goal. Black Panther is the richest superhero. I bet they could get money from him. LOL


Wow, he has more than tony stark and bruce wayne!


Yes, he is quite rich. What other forms of entertainment do you like?


Hello, The internet sure has changed things and how many people behave.I remember when I was a teen we were out doing things and socializing in person. Now so many teens rather stay in and use social media.


That is amazing as well. Did you know that smoking near apple computers voids the warranty because it is considered a biohazard?


That makes sense though. In 1968, Bell distributed a cardboard computer to high school students to teach them how it works, but computers have changed drastically since then


Oh yes so much has changed since then. Once the technology was there things just exploded. Now what is new today will be outdated in not too long.


I hope they didn't dismantle what the lego brick enclosure that housed the first Google computer though


Hopefully not. Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook in 2005 for $75 million.


That's definitely their loss, though I wonder how much MySpace would have influenced divorce like Facebook has. In 2011, a third of divorce filings contained the word Facebook


That is truly amazing. I never knew that. Facebook sure became very big after first being offered at a university.


It took it a few years after being open to 13 year olds in 2006, but by 2012, it was worth $104 billion


That is a success for Mark Zuckerberg. I read that the like button on facebook is illegal in Germany!


Maybe they're trying to deter their adults from using it as a news source like 30% of Americans do


And it's doubled in the past few years. 45% is a lot of the population constantly online through their phones


Maybe so.  It has been nice chatting with you.


Wow, that is a lot. While I feel the internet and cell phones are great tools, I do feel that they are completely overused by so many people both young and old. Children and teens killing themselves over something that happened on social media is a problem that needs to be addressed.


95% of teenagers have access to a smartphone, so it's definitely a problem. I was in college before I had one. It's horrible that it's causing an increase in violence among teens. It's harming their relationships


It is a sad turn of events. When I graduated high school we did not have cell phones, a few years later those really big ones were out. "The Brick" LOL It is  affecting all people across all economic values.


At least some of them recognize that social media is a fake imagine of someone's life. A 15 year old girl even acknowledged that


That is great. It does surprise me how many teens and children become so  "addicted" to the internet. There is so much out there for them to be doing and learning about. Life is too short. . Wow I was just reading that a library has saved a copy of the internet. That is really hard to believe.


That must have a lot of data, especially since there are more automated software programs on the internet than there are humans


I agree with you there. Did you ever hear that in 1936 some russians made a computer that ran on water? I am not sure I understand how that would have worked.


That's incredible! I also think it's incredible that a woman named Ada Lovelace was the first to write a computer algorithm


Yeah, I've read that as well. There are stars in the universe that are cold enough to be touched by humans.


Thats really cool.  I can't imagine touching a star.  Have you ever heard of a hubble telescope?  Apparently it discovered a galaxy so big it shouldn't exist,  according to physics.


Yeah, that is pretty cool. I know a lot about Hubble, it is a pretty cool telescope.


Yeah, I remember when they did the space walk to fix it, remember that?


It was about 15 years ago, apparently the hubble is having problems again.


I see.  Guess they really need to make some upgrades.  A lot in technology has changed in  years


Yeah, it does. Pretty bad, the hubble can see a lot of things.


Did you know turbulence is one of physics great mysteries?


Hello,  yes I do.  I actually just recently watched a movie about him as well.  The Theory Of Everything,  very well done and explained a lot about his life.


I did, but they sort of have it figured out. I hate turbulence. Nice chatting with you!


Interesting, I've seen that one too. Did you know a lot of his work is around blackholes?


Yes.  Did you know that the deepest note in the universe is emitted by a black hole!


It wouldn't surprise me. I think a lot of his work was around the Event Horizon's if I remember correctly.


If you fold a paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe!


Ok.  Thats cool.  I have no idea if thats true,  something I read recently in some cool facts.  This is no where near my area of expertise.  I did read that there may be a universe inside the black hole though,  isn't that crazy!


Yeah, they have a lot of wacky ideas about the universe. That much I do know. They also propose it is a hologram.


I also read that the universe used to be opaque due to there being too much plasma that light could not travel through it.


Did you hear about James A Mirrlees death?


The government owns 86% of the land there, sounds like they have a monopoly on the land and I dont really like that.


Yeah, i wonder what they do with it all. is it being put to good use? is it used for experiments and alien landings?


I have no idea, but Im guessing theres a lot of black-sites and illegal site over there, who knows maybe they have captured aliens.


True. maybe the govt has the alien technology to finally stop wikileaks! LOL


Could be lol, sounds like wikileaks is their sworn enemy funny how they exposed the plan of the government to destroy them


The govt is never going to get ahead of wikileaks, which has too many backups. I figure that the govt is always going to be paranoid of secrets getting out because of them.


I guess so yeah, well they do hide a lot of things so its great there is a service like wikileaks out there to expose them.


Yeah, i feel that i would trust govt more if i knew some of these things. the more they hide, the more i worry. Govt is supposed to help the people.


Yeah I agree with you help them and not hide secrets from them so are you a car fan?


I do love them, my first car was a chevy and the first car ever was a Benz back in 1886


Yeah, i had a dodge. the thing was bullet proof. Anyway, great chat!


Sounds like a really nice ride, Ive always liked the brand maybe one day I will buy one of those, it was a great chat! have a nice day as well.


He is a novel laureate in economics, he died at age 82


Oh, yeah. i think ive heard of him. he was a tax guy. He researched incentives.


Yeah he sure was an icon of economics sad that he died at age 82 but he was old already so its not suprising either


I wonder if he changed the way that govts do taxes. usually people hate taxes but they are necessary. there needs to be a balance.


I agree, there needs to be a balance so what are your thoughts on our government?


I figure that we want people to keep as much money as they can if they are in the working and middle classes. I would like to see our govt do things like the norwegian govt.


I would like that as well, helping the rain forest with a donation of $1 billion dollars, that is an admirable thing to do, ours should also donate to important causes.


yeah, they could sell some of that land in nevada donate to a good cause.


Yeah. He was in a movie recently and got really good reviews. The one with amy schumer...


He has been really successful. I remember when he was in Miami Heat, my favorite team back from 2010 to 2014. I really loved he was there.


I did too. I remember when those three did their pep rally when they signed. That was fun and funny to me.


Did you know he once rejected $10 million offer coming from Reebok?


He got a ton more from Nike! Lifetime contract worth $1B!


He certainly  had vision! and he was only 18 years old!


I feel bad for Reebok. They lost their market. I feel like they just do not matter any more. Am I off base?


i like reebok, but like you said, is not as strong as Nike or Adidas


Even Under Armor. New Balance is getting in the game too.


But reebok did not have the vision. Today he is the highest paid celebrity!


Hello, I did not know there was a show called the barbershop. did you?


I did. Nick Saban and LeBron both had a show called that. I do not think the Shop lawsuit will go far... What about you?


Big money involved. I am actually curious to watch it. They probably will reach an agreement. But it looks like the idea originally came from a man called Sebastian Jenkins.


Sounds like Cree Nix, a LeBron employee, may have leaked Jankins's idea. Not good if the judge thinks the case has standing and merit.


We will see what happens. The judge has been asked to tell James to stop the show and give the profits to them.


I found that odd. They can usually stop but to pay them the fee, I thought was odd.


Talking about fees did you know Michael Jodan paid a fine everytime he wore certain shoes?


It worked because Nike now has a Jordan brand, no longer considered Nike... just jordan. So iconic!


His own brand. And he did what he wanted. Even he was an actor. Remember space jam? Now warner bros. has made a deal with Le Bron james for a sequel, so he will be an actor too!


Good morning!  Are you a basketball fan?


I agree with you there!  Do you know what they called the basketball court that's on the top floor of the US supreme court building?


The Highest Court in the Land, but I doubt it is used much considering how old the judges of the Supreme Court are


lol Good point!  I can't believe the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks"


Wow I've never even heard of NZ having a basketball team!


Crazy!  Physicists proved that shooting granny style is the absolute best technique to consistently score points on the freethrow line.


Interesting, I remember making a lot more shots shooting Granny style than with a regular shot


Yes!  NBA players refuse to do it because they think it looks stupid. lol


It would be pretty funny if the air jordan logo was the granny shot, I bet the NBA would have never banned them if they were


lol  Tim Duncan of the Spurs sacrificied money and stayed in college for 4 years instead of going directly to the NBA.  Rare thing there for a player to do.  It was nice chatting with you!


Tim Duncan is a smart guy and good person, not surprised he stayed in college for 4 years, Nice chatting with you


Yea, it's interesting that Doris Burke was inducted to the Basketball hall of fame for electronic media


Ahh...yes.  That was when she received the Curt Gowdy award.


Yea, it's pretty cool Burke used to coach Division I basketball but I don't know if it warrants induction to the hall


I'm not sure.  She's in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.  Do you know who James Naismith is?


Yea, Naismith invented basketball, I wonder what inspired him to do it


The YMCA!  lol  That's where he created it I believe.


Naismth was also a coach for the University of Kansas and ended up with a losing record


Yes.  In 39 our of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


That's sad, the state shouldn't have to pay basketball or football coaches millions a year of taxpayers dollars


I think Kyrie gets a lot of undeserved heat, when it comes to the Cavs. He asked to be traded, and that should be the end of it, Cleveland really needs to let it go.


I know his mother has also been a diva, in my opinion! She used to wear shirts to his HS games that said how great he was, and how the other teams sucked. I still can't believe his tickets cost $100 sometimes.


Ok can you explain the Curry situation since his injury.


I have no idea, I don't really keep up with him. I only know he was born in Akron (like LeBron), and wish he would come play for the Cavs.


I think his injury might lessen the chance of that but I'm sure his wife can support him. lol


I only know about her cooking show and that one tweet about games being rigged


I've never seen it, but I do remember people leaving awful reviews for her new restaurant in TX, during the playoffs last year.


Sometimes the wives of get treated unfairly. What about Nike's bad pitch to Curry?


That was awful. Under Armour is better for it though.


So is it all worth it? you play ball for years and maybe someone will remember you.


Cleveland fans have a history of holding a grudge. They feel abandoned.


I don't know. It seems like any other job, to me.


There are jobs that don't give you a fame addiction.


Not my place to judge how they live their lives. It's been great chatting with you, have a wonderful evening. Merry Christmas


Actually, that's not true. We think of the players as one of us (I live here), and we get frustrated with how the front office does things.


So the fans feel ignored by those in charge. However these decisions are a crap shoot. Sometimes they do workout though.


In Kyrie's case, he didn't want to play with LeBron. I wonder if he would have offered him a role in Space Jams, would he have stayed.


I agree because ego can ruin your reputation and hurt you in the long run.


It does. Michael Jordan seems to have done okay though. Especially in the early days, when he wore his Jordan's, and Nike paid his fines for each game.


What about LeBron? He goes from hated to loved so much you can get whiplash.


LeBron is so whiny on the court. However, as a philanthropist, he is amazing. He gives back so much to Akron, and knows how blessed he is.


That's true. I still find his behavior sometimes to be that of a diva.


Hello, How are you? Do you shop at Amazon?


Yes, I do. A lot! So glad the amazon rainforest got $1 billion from the norwegian government!


the norwegian government cares a lot about the earth.


Yes, Funny you can spend $27.95 and get a building names after you.


I wonder how many people panicked when google went down for about five minutes


lol, can't even imagine!, That is a large amount of land the government owns in Nevada!


And how are people falling for the IRS gift card scam ?


I know, how stupid do you have to be?lol, These live goats google used instead of moving lawns! I know people with land do that.


lol. Well they are helping the norwegian government save the earth by using goats


Goats are so cute! The power it takes to make a single google search! Wow


and how did Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks. thats too funny


3 times a week. I would love to see if that clock last for 10000 years


Is there anything wikileaks doesn't know? lol


Thats google for you. They control everything with Jeff Bezos.


Ha, ha ha, I know! Interesting Amazon owns Imdb.


lol I have learned a lot with you good night


I know that is unreal!  How does it run? Solar?


Good question. I have been shopping with amazon since 98.


Yes, I do to, thats a long time. Interesting the Eiffel tower sold twice!


wow I never knew that. How did the man get away with that.


Good impersonator. You can get a good workout working at the amazon warehouse!


7 and 15 miles each day is a good workout.


yes, good for the heart. Do you use any Echo devices?


I have one in each room. I love Google services like docs and hangouts. Do you use google ?


That sounds strange. How about dance, do you like it?


I do actually. I heard Bruce Lee even liked it and was a cha-cha champion too


Wow he had the moves for everything. Tupac was also a dance, in ballet


Sweet, that is very different from his music. Babies are good at dancing too, they do it spontaneously


Yeah those little buggers also smile when they hit the beat too


Haha that is super cute for sure. Ballet dancers seem to go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week


That is a lot of shoes and a lot of money too. I wonder if they are cheaper than trousers though?


Hmm good question, I am not sure actually. In Collinsville saggy pants are prohibited by law


Wow, they went that far out on that. Romans saw them as a sign of barbarism.


Go figure. The
 pants that Aladdin wear are modeled after McHammer, What a legend


Hello, you bet I do. Do you like Linkin Park?


That is pretty cool. It is cool that trousers and pants are the exact same thing, just difference in countries


I really like them, they have the best selling album of this century


Yes they are amazing. too bad about the frontman though. I like the Ramones too


Yeah that is true. I am not a huge fan of Ramones but they did tour for 20 years, wow


True story, they held over 2263 concerts. When dd they even sleep and rest?


Good questions actually. I hear Creed were sued because their concert was that bad


Yeah that must have been awful for somebody to actually go ahead and sue them


Exactly. Did you know in Croatia there is an ancient theater where you can have concerts?


That would be so cool. Pink Floyd once held a concert in a place like that in Italy without an audience.


Mind games haha.  By the way, there is no rule against women in football


There are some in high school levels but I have not heard of one in college yet.


I guess they don't want to have to deal with the drama. Speaking of that, did you know Michael Caine became an actor to meet girls in drama class?


Yup, also Jon Hamm taught Ellie Kemper in drama at his old high school. I wonder if the other kids could imagine they were in the presence of Don Draper and Erin?


Probably not at the time.  Jim carrey does not do drama anymore because of his beliefs.


I respect that, he just wants to project positive energy. I like his comedies alot more than his dramas.


Did you know that Pixar has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities?


I do, I like the Patriots. I miss having Benjarvus Green-Ellis on our team. He never fumbled in his time with the Patriots or the Bengals.


I did, and I heard they won an Emmy for it!


Seems crazy the refs still get it wrong so much then.


Yeah it does. Do you know the highest score ever in a football game?


Yep, in 1916 Georgia Tech beat Cumberland that bad. I wonder if that was when they learned the triple option offense?


Possibly.  Maybe they should have told the losers their locker room would be painted pink if they lost?


I wonder if that's how Iowa got their visiting locker room painted that color?


Hello, do you like to go to a live concert?


It was invented over 300 years ago from an Italian name Bartolomeo Cristofori!  I would love to learn the piano.


Maybe you could learn on the top of Britain's highest mountain there is a piano there.  Personally Id lke to how how it go there.


That is interesting!  How did it get there?  Another interesting thing is a aluminum grand piano was created for the airship hindenburg.  I wonder what the weight was.


It was probably pretty light, maybe didnt sound too good.  But that wasnt the Hindenburg's biggest problem.


Not it wasn't!  Do you like Freddie Mercury or the band Queen?


As is mine!  Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian Rhapsody as Paul Mccartney used to record Hey Jude.  That would be so cool to see that piano for the history it has.


Wow!  That is pretty incredible.  Id love to see it.  I wonder if it made its way to a museum somehow.


Hopefully it is somewhere safe!  Beside music I like to read poetry.  Do you like poetry?


Some, I am interested to see the poem Demetri Martin wrote.


I do!  It has been a while for me though.  how about you?


Has to be pretty funny being from Demetri!  Well it was nice talking to you, have a great day!


Yes I do also!  Sometime I go see a band, or an orchestra!


I teach band, I think that is really cool!


That's awesome!  One band I like is Linkin Park, they play 324 concerts in 2001 alone!


Wow, that is almost like one per day!  the Ramones did that too, but for like 20 years!


That definitely makes you quite busy!  I've been to Rome, but Croatia has an ancient Roman amphitheater they still use for concerts!  That would be neat to see there.


I wonder if that is the one Pink Floyd used to play a live concert to no one.


Maybe!  That is cool, I will have to look that concert up.  Speaking of band and music, do you like the piano?


It has to be one of my favorite instruments, although I dont play it well.


Hello. Have you ever been laid off or let go from your job? Not fun, but sometimes these kind of situations can have hidden blessings.


Now that would require a bit of traveling!  It reminds me of the Ramones, a group that played over 2000 concerts, but that was over the course of 20 years.


in 2002 at a creed concert four people filed a lawsuit because the concert was so bad, makes me want to know more


That kind of performance would drive away the crowds! You know, Pink Floyd  once recorded a live concert in an empty amphitheater?  I can't recall where that was. Do you?.


I think it was in Pompeii, I remember hearing about that from someone! Someday i want to go to Croatia and see the old ancient roman amphitheatre


Oh, nice. Would have to wear a toga? They say a concert is a live music performance, but in a place like that, there might be a few ghosts!


Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they can pay for the team if the need arises?


They would have to be pretty desparate to put one out on the mound, but who knows.... I heard that baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are shocked to find out that it is considered "America's game"


Canada? O wonder if they have soccer-baseball cards too. I once heard of a guy who founda stash of old baseball cards in his attic, and it turned out that they were old cards from the 1900 worth over three million dollars!  Makes me want to clean my attic!


Wow! we have a bunch in the garage i should look one day! baseball evolved from a game in england in the mid 18th century, that's crazy to think it's that old


Hello! I have been laid off, it was not a fun time


Nice. Well, thanks for the chat. Cherrio!


Three times for me. All very different situations and never due to personal performance. It can make one feel like a loser, even if you had nothing to do with some high-level bureaucrat making an uninformed decision. Still hurts though.


ya, i totally get that feeling. How do you do most of your daily commuting? Personally I drive, but have been reading about how other countries do it lately


I work out of my home, so commuting is simple. I used to bike to work.By choice. I don't live on Mackinac Island, where motorized vehicles are banned. How do you get around?


I drive 95% of the time, but in the summer i tend to walk a bit more to close things around me. I was reading about going to Japan this summer and learned that all there highways are tolls, which is crazy to me. we have no toll roads here where I live


Nice. Ever take the bus? The Dutch are creating commuter buses that will go 160mph.


I haven't rode a bus other than a field trip with my kid in over 10 years, it's just not a common thing where i live. Iceland has no public transit system, they have to fly between major towns, could you image the bill?


EEK!  Planes are nice to travel the world, but not the neighborhood. I heard that the first king to travel the globe was King Kalakaua of Hawaii. I don't think he took a plane either.


That's crazy! Do you like music? I love concerts! Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


Yeah they foxhole radios, those sound pretty cool. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I do not but I know that they were they height of entertainment before TV's. I wonder if they hold up?


I am not sure but if you are interested to check them out there is a free site online


That's cool. I will have to do that. Off topic but do yo enjoy dramas?


I actually do. Do you ever listen to radio dramas?


I do not. I know they used to be popular.


Well if you ever want to check them out there is a free website out there on the internet


I will have to do that. Are you familiar with Hugh Laurie?


I am he is the star of House MD, one of my favorite shows ever


Yes. Did you know that that show made him the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama at $700,000 per episode?


I am not surprised but that is a huge amount of money. DO you know who Michael Caine is?


Did you know Jupiter's storms can be heard in the AM radio?


No I did not. Wow! I wonder what that sounds like?


Yeah I wonder too. Do you listen to Canadian radio ever?


I have never heard Canadian radio actually.


Well if you ever do,, just be aware that they play 40 % canadian music


That's weird. Is that just because that's what the DJ's decided to do?


Actually it is because they are required by law, so they have no choice


Interesting. I wonder what led to that? Did you know that you can make a radio with very little? Soldiers in WWII made them with a razorblade and pencil.


Hi, are you interested in the telephone, fantasy, or William Shakespeare?


Yes, that sounds kind of unusual to say the least but might be worth checking out.  Speaking of unusual, did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy?


That is pretty cool.  The brain certainly is complex.  There are so many fantasy leagues, even a spelling bee and congress!


Yes, and some people are fantastic with fantasy. Did you hear about a janitor from Chicago who wrote a fantasy manuscript that had over 15K pages and 300 water color illustrations?


Yeah, He called it in the realm of the unreal.  Too bad his genius couldnt be recognized while he was alive.


Boy, I'll say.  He wouldn't have had to be a janitor then.  He would have had a higher station in life like comedic fantasy author Terry Pratchett who was knighted for his


Service to literature.  I havent read any of his works, have you?


No, I haven't. But I did find out some interesting facts about literature, Shakespeare in particular.  Did you know that Shakespeare invented the names: Miranda, Jessica, and Olivia?


I didnt know that.  I knew about some of the phrases he used being still in use today, like wild-goose chase, and full circle.


Yes, and what about 'good riddance', 'in my heart of hearts', and 'break the ice'. Who would have figured that's where those sayings came from?


True, sometimes we use a phrase so much we forget about its origin.  Or even what it really means.


I do the same thing but I do wonder where those sayings came from sometimes.  Again, the 'devil incarnate'? I would have thought some writer on TV came up with that one but no, it was Shakespeare.


Aren't we all? Did you know that our telephones convert sound, mostly our voices, into electronic signals that are transmitted via cables and other communication channels to another phone which reproduces the sounds to the receiving user?


Yes, It is crazy the things they can do also.  Like the iPhone has more computing power than the US icbm deterrent.


Isn't that something?  Also speaking of phones, did you know that it's impossible to separate two phone books that have their pages overlapped together?


I have heard that, but havent seen a phone book in ages.  If I do ever find two again, I am tempted to give it a go.


Ha, ha, ha, me too.  Did you know that the cables carrying the phone and internet data across the oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor?


Yeah, that must have taken a while to set down.


I agree. Another strange fact is that Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone!


That is pretty awesome.  I wonder how to get signed up for that one, Ill have to look into it.


I agree, great investment for a killing price, its amazing how much weight players lose in a single game


That is remarkable. It is probably 8 pounds in sweat.


Still a lot, so do you like to watch TV as well?


I do. I like the Simpsons. Did you know there was only one episode where Bart did not appear?


I didnt, I used to watch the show a lot and cant recall watching a show without Bart in it, it must be interesting though


Or maybe writters were sick of him lol, what other shows do you like?


I love South Park. It is funny that when they aired the family guy episode the simpsons sent them flowers!


Seems like both crews are tight with each other, did you ever watch Thomas the Tank Engine?


I have the show has great narrators, Alec Baldwin, Ringo Starr you should watch it someday although its a show for kids not sure if you will like it anyway its been great chatting with you!


Im going to watch The Simpsons now so take care of yourself bye


I do, I  think its a fun sport its one of the national sports of Canada right?


Yes it is! Canada is actually the only country with 2 national sports.


The only one really? what it their other national sport do you know?


It is lacrosse! I did not know that either.


Cool, they must have a great team, did you hear about the player that got traded for only $1


Yea back in 1993 and he ended up winning 4 Stanley cups!


I bet they regretted trading him away for only a dollar.


That was probably the best dollar they ever spent!


hey did you know that netflix makes up 33 percent of all internet bandwidht in north america?


huh ya I didn't know that, I guess it was also inspired by Elfen Lied, which is an anime I heard of but never saw, do you watch anime?


No, I don't really watch Anime. The only cartoon I like is the Simpsons. Did you know that Homer held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes?


No I didn't know that that's crazy, I like how South Park made fun of family guy and got flowers from the simpsons creators because it was so spot on with the criticism


That is funny. I also like watching reality tv, like Shark Tank. I'm sad to know that most deals on that show don't ever get enacted.


that is sad do you know what percentage of deals do end up going through?


No, I don't. What other kind of tv do you like? I also like comedy, like SNL. Weekend Update was on the first episode of snl and has been the longest running skit.


ya I like older SNL with bill murray or even adam sandler and chris farley, SNL after that has been pretty horrible imo, but it's all good if you like it, depending on the celebrity guest it can be good too


Yeah, it's quite nostalgic for me. That's part of the reason.


ALso I know we were talking about the simpsons, I guess there is only one episode where Bart doesn't appear and isn't mentioned in the whole episode, that is crazy because there are so many seasons of the simpsons I think its only like season 23


I wonder why they did that! I like when celebrities appear in the Simpsons. Daniel Radcliffe voiced the cartoon parody of Edward Cullenn from Twilight in one episode.


I am guilty for that bandwidth too. Netflix offered Blockbuster to work with them in 2000 and Blockbuster laughed at them.


Oh interesting I didn't see that episode, I remember as a kid that it was a big deal when Michael Jackson did a voice on the simpsons


haha I remember that, they had the chance to buy netflix for fifty million dollars and chose not to, definitely a big mistake considering that Blockbuster was essentially put out of business by them!


They have tactics to figure out what users want. For example, they monitor illegal downloads to decide what shows to buy.


ha that is a good idea, doesn't surprise me that youtube and netflix make up about half of internet traffic, I don't have netflix but I do use youtube for almost everything, I also don't have cable, what about you?


I mostly use Netflix. I watch it after my work days to relax.


I know that I did see Stranger Things even though I don't have Netflix, did you ever watch that show?


It like takes place in the 80's, it has hints of ET and the Goonies, I'd highly recommend it if you haven't seen it and like the 80's


Interesting. I did like ET when I was younger. Apparently the title font uses the same font as the paramount fbi pirary warning.


Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson are a couple with a lot of drama in their lives


Thats kind of ironic, three men writting a female empowerment song and yeah I guess they had a lot of talent


Also, for years I thought she was Hispanic, but it turns out she is actually Italian. Now that I know, I can see that


She has a hispanic name, she is also a talented actress and the voice to some animated films


I saw her act in the show Victorious. That's actually how I first learned about her. Her career has taken off since then


That show was on in 2010 right? I've had some glimpses of the show, she was also in Sam & Cat.


I watched some of that one too. Her character was on the ditsy side, which makes it hard for me to take her seriously sometimes because she was so good at the comedic side of those shows


Yeah well celebrities have tough lives, might seem easy with all the money but sometimes they live lonely lives, do you remember Robin Williams I still cant believe he took his own life


I know. Sometimes I like to watch Aladdin for his voice acting. He started the trend of celebrities voicing characters in animations


He left a legacy behind, thats a sure thing I bet he was in Pixars secret room many times


Judge Judy has probably been in there too, even if she would never admit to it. She's the highest paid celebrity after LeBron James because she earns $123,000 per episode


They're not even a couple anymore, and people are still obsessing about them. They called their engagement off months ago. I guess that's what happens when you're famous and get engaged after only dating for a few weeks


$123,000 per episode, that must be nice lol, I would like to make a fraction of that.


Yeah, they dated for just a few weeks and Ariana Grande suffered the loss of her former boyfriend like a month before that, so not exactly a formula for success


They were also very public about their relationship, which fans will grab onto. The ring cost $100,000


$100,000 dollars! whaaaaaat! thats a total waste of money, they also bought a really expensive apartment


And matching tattoos. And a baby pig they adopted. And she titled a song on her album after him


A lot of drama indeed, I think Ariana Grande has a lot of privilege and doesn't understand how fortunate she is.


She's been pursuing music and acting for a long time. I can't deny that she's talented, and maybe the reason the public can't get over it is that they even admitted there might be a possibility in the future


She does have a lot of talent no way to deny that, she also had a big charity concert so that speaks well of her


Her song that's famous for it's female empowerment was actually written by three men. They must be talented songwriters


Yes they are, I hope to be able to afford one one day


Supposedly Toyota owns 10% of tesla, that might be as close as I ever get.


Oh wow did not know that. ANd tesla model s runs linux


That is pretty cool.  I like when groups think outside the box, it is that kind of innovation that we need.  Teslas are supposedly so safe they broke the safety testing equipment


that is cool and also model s is tested indoors becuase it does not produce emissions


I didnt know that it was because it got tested indoors, but given how they run that does make sense.


yeah. did you know elon also founded paypal?


No.  Ive read his biography, but didn't remember that one.  He is a fascinating person.  If people complained about their wages, he would often try to do their job, and if he deemed that he could do it, or it could otherwise be absorbed, he would fire them.


Wow, he can be eccentric sometimes. I guess that is why he has managed to be where he is


They even release their patents to encourage competition.


I do, however I am not very good at it, which is what makes it half of the fun


I guess. Did you know tupac was a dancer?


I didn't know that.  I do know that parrots do have the ability to dance in time to music.


That is cool. Yeah Tupac practiced ballet


Wow, he was really a person of diverse talents.  I heard there was this one episode of Mr. Rogers where he learned to breakdance.  Id like to see that one.  It seems as out of place as Tupac and ballet


I know and it is a diffucult type of dance too. they go through 4 pairs of shoes A WEEK


I dont even go though that in a period of months, in terms of sneakers that is. That must get expensive


Yeah I bet and they do not make that much money


Yeah, definitely not enough for a Tesla, have you seen those cars?  They are pretty neat.


yes, he actually stayed and played all 4 years instead of leaving early


So, what did you mean about the risk of injury if he stayed ? I don't quite understand your point.


i meant if fernando stayed for all four years of college he could risk getting injured before he even had a chance in the NBA


But Duncan took that risk, do players get injured while playing in the NCAA ?


yes he did take the risk. and there is not more of a chance in getting injured in ncaa or nba. however, if you get injured in ncaa you might not make it to nba where you are making money


Yeah I have heard that Allen Iverson has a sponsorship with Reebok until 55. That is a lot of money.


it sure is!!! and when he reaches that age, he gets a lump sum


There is a lot of money even at the college level, in most state, the highest paid employee is a basketball or a football coach.


i know! clearly i'm in the wrong line of work


Different people have different talents, Jon Stewart was even a skilled soccer player.


No, I don't have enough time, there are so much teams to follow, I did not even know that Maryland had a team.


He just chose the talent which will earn more money. have a good day.


yes maryland has a pretty good program. it speaks a lot of fernando's character that he decided to stay instead of going to the NBA early


I think he is from Angola ? Or some African country.


ok that sounds about right. it looks like he actually declared for the draft but then decided against it


He must be really good, or really rich, he played for a private academy when he got here.


I think he will go in the NBA, too much money to be had. I don't think he will do what Tim Duncan did.


Yea true, and too much of a risk for injury to stay


Did Duncan played when he was in college ?


I think they have huge empty cities that replicate US cities. Like there's a Boston sitting empty in North Korea... cause... North Korea!


How unusual. Do you think they like basketball?


They have to if Dennis Rodman is basically an Ambassador.


Funny that in America the supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"


HA! I am not sure, that Jailblazers team might be the highest court in the land and Im not talking elevation!


Haha. I wonder if its true. The basketball facts are pretty outrageous. The highest state employee paid is a basketball coach


I used to think New Zealand's "tall blacks" was racist but I think that's what they call all of their sporting teams.


Well I know we have some team names that are certainly questionable in America


Yup! And that's really sad. I wish they were better than that.


Good, I am reading fun facts about TV. Do you know how many pokemon there are?


I do not but I am sure my son has watched almost all of them


I do not know the total number of pokemon but the show has aired over 750 episodes. Wow!


I wonder if Kim Jong Un edits his hair when he edits pictures to depict a different history.


What a fun thought. Although I am sure there is a barber who has to do it perfectly each time. Surprising that no one knows how old he is


It doesn't matter since he was voted the sexiest man alive by the onion...


It is pretty amazing that he learned how to drive at 3. I wonder if that is an honest fact


My 3 year old cannot even feed himself and he's driving at 3... maybe a big wheel.


How odd that there is never a full truth. Is there a theme park, maybe, maybe not?


Yeah you might be right about that.  Now people just use the internet to create the panic.


Very true and astute again!  I just learned that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps is called a "hamburger".  Makes me hungry...


That is too funny, yeah I'm hungry too.  Did you know there is 3g coverage on top of Everest?


I hard that.  How many people need that there?  Makes as much sense as Starship Troopers being recommended reading for the military...


Yeah that doesn't sound necessary, and right what a stupid choice.


I guess Ender's Game as suggested reading for the USMC is better.  At least it isn't dominated by giant bugs.


Yeah that is very true, I wonder who is in charge of selecting this, it can't be by group vote.


I don't know.  It may be a vote.  Lot's of youngsters in the DoD.  Did you know the Earth is running out of helium?  It will by the end of this century!


Yeah I think I read that a few years back, that will be too bad!  I wonder what all the helium business will do to replace it?


Another reason to develop fusion.  Did you know when the Earth first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long?  Lot's of paid overtime?


Not like I used to.  Internet took care of that. I do read a lot from internet... I guess reading too much can ruin a marriage?


Yeah right, I wonder if the days are slowly getting longer as time goes by as well, just too slow for us to notice. Most likely hundreds of thousands of years it will be 25 hrs long.


I guess so.  We won't be hear to see it, unless reincarnation is real.  Thanks! You were a great chat partner!


Yeah the internet ruined the library I'm afraid.  Yeah I guess, or at least back in 1938.


I just read someone lament about missing issues of the New Yorker.  This person needs to get a life.


Yeah they sure do, but people will get crazy over just about anything.


So true.  The person was also lamenting about TV news using a single open quote instead of an apostrophe.  Such a hard life...


Wow, yeah talk about a rough life, sounds like a lot of hard time spent on the couch.


Hee, hee.  Funny, I think you're dead on with that.  Maybe this person can get some help from the Washington Post.


Yeah that sounds like a good amount of money raised.


I hope it makes it to those that need it.  I personally don't trust WaPo at all. If the 18th century people read their news, they wouldn't worry about a moral panic because of novels.


you know what is weird, that the nfl is classified as an "entertainment" business and not a sport, in the legal sense


yeah that is strange. do you like wearing trousers?


haha I do I'm wearing some "long trousers" right now, what about you?


yeah they are so comfortable. there is a law that prohibits saggy pants in collinsville


huh that seems weird, also weird is how the hulk has indestructible pants, but I guess that makes sense when he is always transforming!


hahha yeah otherwise he would have to buy lots of pants


what is werid to me is that it was illegal for women to wear pants in paris until 2013


that is so strange. the romans saw them as a sign of barbarism


ya that is crazy, and its funny that in baseball umpires wear black underwear in case they have a split haha


I do actaully, I wear them for halloween mostly, what about you?


yeah from time to time. do you know who the starship troopers are?


oh ya I saw that movie, its pretty violent I liked it though, what about you?


yeah I have seen it too, apparently their clothes were wore by the alliance on firefly


ah interesting, have you played any games by Blizzard entertainment btw?


I have, they made games like world of warcraft and starcraft, have you heard of those?


oh cool, yeah have heard but have not played. did you ever play nintendo?


I did, I played the NES and all their systems, what bout yoU?


lol  The FDA burned six tons of literature in an act of US censorship.  Wonder why they burned it?  Must have been content they didn't agree with. lol


That is bad, why would they burn books like that I bet Winston Churchill will be mad about this, he won a Noble Peace Prize because of literature.


I bet he would!  There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.  That would be fun I think!


That sounds like fun yeah do you also like computers?


I do.  It seems like I am always on one.  lol


I do like them as well, interesting how the Russians made a computer that ran on water back in the year 1936


Isn't that pretty incredible?  The space shuttle's general purpose computur ran on 1mb of ram.  Hard to believe that that powered it.


Only on 1mb of ram woah, that is hard to believe, that is a surprising fact, have you ever owned an Apple computer?


I did back in the late 80s when they had the black screens with green lettering! lol


That was a long time ago lol, if you ever get one again dont smoke near them as that voids the warranty, its been good chatting with you today.


I do, its a complex cognitive process that I enjoy very much.


Nice!  CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.  That sounds like it would be fun.


That sounds fun I wonder who is the reining champion lol, both are great authors I like them both.


Me too!  Do you know who holds the record for speed reading?


I actually do its Anne Jones with a record of 4,700 words per minute,


Whoa!  That's flying!  Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3 of the 5 US military branches.  Interesting.


That is interesting, also Ender's game thats another great book recommended by military organization.


Neat!  In the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.  That's kind of odd. lol


There was really? I guess people weren't prepared for books back then.


It is because the planet gets hit instead right?


Yeah, I'm pretty sure that is what is going on. Crazy right, it must be the gravity?


And Jupiter being so big probably helps a lot too. Did you know that red dot is a forever self perpetuating storm?


Yeah, that is crazy. I watched a tv show about it a long time ago.


I sure am happy that jupiter protects earth since earth is the only known planet to harbor life.


Well did you know the earth's magnetic field reverses every 200,000-300,00 years? Wonder what that will do to everyone's gadgets?


Most people and their things probably won't last that long so it should be fine


That's true, by then technology will have advanced so much it won't matter.


Hopefully we will use that technology for the better such as replenishing the earth's natural forests, 80% which we have already destroyed


That's true. Did you know that the Earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun? I find this hard to believe.


I do, but only when I'm driving, what about you?


Perhaps it is because earth is a planet, while the sun is a star? In any case, I thank you for this chat and hope you have a wonderful day.


I actually don't use it at all. I do find it interesting how people apply it into space exploration. Did you know radios can pick up jupier's radio storms?


No, can you pick it up on AM or FM radio?


That I am not sure. However, I am sure it is a much more powerful radio than the foxhole radios of wwii.


Yeah, apparently they made them out of razor blades and a pencil. Amazing!


I guess radio is still alive since people are making websites where you can hear thousands of classic radio dramas for free


I've never listened to it, do you know what station it is?


I am sure you can look it up on google. What do you listen to on the radio. Do you ever hear informative broadcasts such as about earth?


No, but did you know that Jupiter saves earth from asteroids heading towards the planet?


Hi, how are youse doing tonight? It's a great night for a chat"!


That makes perfect sense. The kids love their music, and adults need their video entertainment in the evening to relax after a day of humiliation by the boss. Netflix, thank God, Netflix and booze!


Haha, very true! A lot of people are very happy that Reed Hastings started up Netflix.


Reed got angry, and anger is the best motivator! He started a company that changed the world! Though the postal expenses are still a bit high.


Exactly! getting 40 bucks worth of late fee's from a rental...that always sucked! Too bad Blockbuster didn't buy Netflix when they had the chance.


A mere $50 million?! I have that RIGHT now. I could've bought them with my spare change. But Blockbuster is poorly run!


Yep, only 50 mil....pocket change! Blockbuster is long gone now! They had good video's but I always just watched television.


They have one store left. One store! We must keep it alive to remember the folly.


They do? I didn't know that, they are lucky to still be in business since Netflix is so popular!


At this point, there is little need to watch the TV. I guess if you like Pokemon, you got your options.


I still watch TV for 2 shows but everything else I will watch Netflix.


Hi! I am great! it is a good night to chat!


Netflix is the way to go. Until it isn't. Anyways, I enjoyed the chat.


Exactly, Netflix is the best! Have a great evening!


Do you know who Megyn Kelly is? I think she spells her name kinda weird


I do! Lo, yes it is different! I heard she doesn't have very good ratings right now since her interview with Jane Fonda, that's not good!


Well, isn't she the woman that got some sort of insult from Donald Trump while he was running for president?


I think so, lol....she had a long career at Fox news I guess so I would think Trump would like her.


Do you watch Netflix? I think that Netflix has a great lineup.


I love Netflix! I don't even have cable anymore, it is too expensive and I can watch anything really on Netflix.


I think Netflix has filled a hole. They will green light shows that cost under $10 mill. Hollywood won't take the chance. Can you guess how much bandwidth Netflix chews up?


They have! I believe Netflix takes up over 30% of bandwidth! Wow, that is a lot. Netflix and Youtube make up around half of internet traffic!


Leave it to the government to try and be all "punny". I wonder if they have their own coach. If they do that guy probably makes bank.


I wonder if they even play on a team so organized like that, or if they just have pick up games. Have you ever heard of James Naismith?


He did, and he was the only losing coach in KU's history! That's an unfortunate twist of fate.


Can you imagine the humiliation of being bad at your own game? That would be like Hugh Laurie being a horrible drama teacher despite his acting success.


I love Hugh Laurie. A lot of people don't realize he's British because he uses an American accent on House. Did you know he was the highest paid tv drama actor for a time?


Yeah he deserved every penny too. His acting was suberb in that. I was shocked the first time I heard him speak. I have no idea he was british.


You know who else is good who actually taught drama? Jon Hamm.


Yeah he was a fantastic teacher. He actually taught one of the girls from the show the office, Ellie Kemper.


Yeah, I remember hearing that. It's funny because he's in the show Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt with her.


I do! I like basketball, though I was never very good as a kid as I'm not very tall. How about you?


That is really funny. Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have  a great evening.


I played a little in school but I was never as great as some of these pro players. There are some great players out in the various leagues.


Oh yeah. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used to be so great at the dunk, it was banned from college basketball.


Wow I can't imagine the game without the dunk now. It such an iconic move. I wonder why more people don't do the 3 pointers to rack up the score though.


It's much easier to get blocked from back there, I suppose. Dunking allows more control over the ball.


I guess that makes sense. I always just assumed there was only a 3pointer, a layup and a dunk but I guess there is also something called a field goal that is worth two points.


I believe a field goal is just any shot that's not a free throw, as all other shots are two or three points. Free throws are one point.


It has been so many years since I played that I had forgotten all of that. I bet I could still hustle a game at the supreme court basketball court though.  I can't imagine the justices have many hoop skills.


Yeah, I love that they call it "the highest court in the land".


Did you set any new year's resolution for the new year?


That and I imagine the friction of the thighs against the saddle would hurt a lot!


I bet lol! skinny Jeans on the other hand  can cause nerve damage, imagine that on a horse!


So that means I do not need to lose fifty pounds to fit in those skinny jeans might even cause a heart attack or worse loss of limbs!


For sure, I can barely move in regular jeans, I couldn't imagine trying to move in skinny jeans, or breathe


Exactly! So Levi Strauss patented "blue jeans", does that mean for every pair of blue jeans we see in the market today, they are paid a royalty fee of some sort?


They must be so rich from that. Levi made bing crosby a denim tuxedo when he was turned away from a hotel for wearing jeans. That started the Canadian Tuxedo!


Oh wow, I wonder if he patented that, but I'm not familiar with Canadian Tuxedo, does that mean it's blue or something?


It is what we in Iowa call the denim tuxedo. Or a person that wears blue jeans and a blue jean jacket. A joke.


Oh oh haha. I think that's not a bad look. I've seen Blake Shelton pull that look off numerous times on The Voice, I think he should run for president, he'd be one of the wealthiest ones along with JFK and Washington.


and thomas jefferson, I think we should have someone in office with experience, otherwise we will have another TRUMP!


I have set one and already met it, how about you?


Oh that's true, still can't believe Trump will go down in history as a president of US, he deserves a nickname like President Banana or something which is what the president of Zimbabwe is called.


Oh wow, congrats! I think the usual to eat healthier and exercise more, I think that's what a lot of people set their new year agenda as, something about diet and exercise, was yours centered around that perhaps?


I nneed to start a diet, maybe that will be my new one. I could drop 20-30 pounds. I need my beach body back!


Same here, I need to fit into jeans or companies can employ Old Navy tactics where they market size 41" waist jeans as 36", I'm only a size small!


lol, I would be too! did you know trousers that are saggy are prohibited in Collinsville?


Saggy seems like a very "loosely" defined term, what would you consider as saggy? I would consider it anything that shows your under garments when walking


True, good point, how can they enforce it, they would need evidence and I would just pull my pants up! The romans saw wearing pants as a sign of barbarism!


Lol, yeah, sounds very difficult to enforce and if cops are taking photos for proof, that seems like grounds for sexual harassment in some way. I wonder what the Romans think about wetsuits!


lol, good point! Did you know people started wearing pants because of horses. Must be to cover a certain something up while riding.


Yes, and the Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series, and didn't win again until 2016.


I never knew the Cubs used to be named the Orphans, I wonder why they were called that


Not sure but I know that the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves are the two oldest teams in the major league baseball, both having been founded the same year as the Battle of the Little Bighorn.


Interesting, I never knew the Cubs had pitchers with 4 and 6 fingers on their pitching hand, I wonder if those features gave them an advantage


I'm not sure but in 1945, the Chicago Cubs baseball team was "cursed" when the stadium security wouldn't let a man named Billy Sianis stay in a World Series stadium with his smelly pet goat.  The cubs did not play in a World Series again until 2016.


Lol, spooky. Did you know that the Dodgers lost the most world series than any other team?


Yes, did you know that as of 2018 the World Series has been contested 114 times?


Yes and the AL has the edge with 66 victories compared to the NL's 48


Fascinating.  Did you know that in the 1992 World Series that the US Marine Corps color guard carried the Canada flag into the stadium upside down?


Lol no, maybe the US marines were trying to get into the Toronto Blue Jays head


Yea, I'm a hugh Yankees fan, I never knew a 17 year old female pitcher once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig then got banned, sounds like they signed her


That could be. Nice chatting and have a good night.


Yes, did you know that baseball managers were uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?


I didn't know that was the reason why managers wore uniforms but I've heard of mangers playing in the game on rare occasions


Yes, did you also know that a man found $3 Million worth of 1900's baseball cards in his grandfather's attic hidden there since the 1940s?


No that's crazy, I wonder if they had cards of players on the 1908 World Series winning Cubs


That could be.  Did you also know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


No, that's an odd name. Did you know in baseball if a player catches a ball in their hat  the opposing team gets three bases instead of being out?


That's cool. Did you know that after the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, over 5 million people celebrated in the streets, making it one of the largest gatherings in human history?


No but I'm not surprised, it had been 108 years since the Cubs last won a world series


Hey there, I like reading about astronomy, science and the planets. How about you?


The climate of Pluto may be as fast as 20 mph. Definitely can blow some sand around for sure!


Pluto's dunes rise up to 100 feet high as high as Death Valley National Park


I meant to say the WIND climate! 100 ft high dunes sound frightening, If I am being honest.


People think that Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago


It was probably longer than that. Who can say for sure?


I don't think anyone here today can be sure.  But more than 80% of the earth's natural forests have been destroyed already


Yes. Deforestation is a tragedy. Corporate greed is ruining this beautiful planet.


It's sad.  Did you know that the Earth will be pretty much helium free too by the end of the 21st century.


Talk about adding insult to injury. Poor Earth.......


Yes.  With one lightning bolt hotter than the sun's surface that is some power.


Not so much astronomy but I love science in general.  Did you know that Pluto is about 4 billion miles from the sun?


The Earth is getting pretty much chewed up. I can stand it!


Did you know that there is a mars colonization project planned for 2023 which will be funded by creating a reality tv show?


And the SUN is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in the galaxy!


That always baffles me.  Lichens and cyanobacteria can thrive on Mars but sounds on Mars may have a higher pitch than on earth because of differences in atmosphere.


That's amazing! It's also cool that Pluto also has sand dunes that are windswept. Who knew?


The temperatures there are freezing! minus 380 F


I am glad the satellites are able to report such good information back to us when they orbit the planets


Like Earth, Pluto has jagged mountains, plains, and changing seasons.


that blows my mind that other planets in our solar system are so similar to Earth


It is really neat.  Ryan Ewing a geologist says that the way they're recognizing dunes is the same way we do identify them on Mars


Wow. I would like to see a picture of the heart shaped basin on Pluto. I will look that up online later.


Exciting stuff!  Walking on duns would be like walking on sand on Earth


Hi, i don't see any other textboxes but am ready to discuss the issues.


I just thought I'd throw that in there since cartoon talk was getting old.  Did you like Elvis or his daughter? Apparently, he only failed music class, what a joke!


I like some of his songs,  I hardly know anything about his daughter except that she married michael jackson.  Thats pretty funny he failed music class though.


I agree. Also, i heard that Freddy Mercury wrote that song "Crazy Little Called Love" about Elvis in 10 minutes.  Freddy musta' liked Elvis!


Thats cool!  Fun fact,  have u ever seen forrest gump?  apparently,  kurt russell is the voice of elvis presley!


Yes, i loved that part in Forrest Gump when he was a kid and had those braces on and gave Elvis the clue to do his Elvis the Pelvis dance.  I thought that was hilarious!


That was pretty funny,  its so cool how movies try and tie in history.  lol


Yes, especially Forrest Gump.  That was a great movie. I think I'll have to dig that out and watch it over the weekend, now! Kurt Russell does an excellent voice imitation of Elvis, too.


Did you know Elvis was actually Blonde?  He dyes his hair black.


Yes, i actually remember seeing one of his old movies and he was a blonde. He looked better blonde (I thought). I heard Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.  That makes me think of Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison but I digress. I didn't think Elvis's dance was too sensual or sexual but apparently the 50's generation did!


I think they werent use to all the hip motion lol I dont think it was sexual either,  just a different type of dance lol


Elvis' first RCA single was Heartbreak Hotel,  i think I actually know that song!


Did you know that pokemon has 750 episodes!  That is crazy!


yes, it is, i've never watched Pokemon, it's a little too juvenile for my likes. I have watched many, many Simpson episodes though, my favorite is Lisa...lol.


Shes cool!  I heard that theres an episode of the simpsons that Bart doesnt appear in or is mentioned lol


The beginning intro excluded i'm assuming. Yeah, usually the whole show is all about Bart.  It's a wonder of wonders that the show is not called "Bart".


and homer,  Homer is a main character too.  I read recently that he had 188 jobs on the show lol


yeah, i read that too.  Speaking of Elvis, he was from my parents' generation and I saw some of his old movies.  I thought they were pretty funny!


Elvis?  When were we speaking of Elvis?  lol


How's it going? Did you know the term planet is of ancient origin tied to history, science, and other stuff?


That's crazy, it funny that a lightning bolt is hotter but the sun can produce enough energy in one second to meet the needs of earth for 500,000 years


On july 11th, 2011, neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846. That's a long rotation!


That's nuts. I guess there's a planet that precipitates glass


Huh, I did not know that... More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


That sucks, only 29% of earth is land and most of the forests are gone


When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long. I would not be able to get anything done!


Yea, that's fast, I heard the moon slowed down the rotation since it has gravitational interactions with Earth


Wow! In september of 2010, the united nations appointed official ambassador to extraterrestrials in they case they would ever make contact with earth


That might come in handy, Astronomers detected the building blocks of life 455 light years away


Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century. No more high pitched talk, sad...


I did not... Did you know Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun


Man that's sucks. If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


Wow, Ganymede must be pretty huge if it would be a planet w/o Jupiter!


I know... The planet venus does not tilt, so consequently, it has no seasons. it is the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


Uranus has a weird rotation too, it rotates sideways


Makes me giggle every time... Im so immature...


Uranus rolls around the sun instead of spinning


The sun is actually white, only perceived as yellow because of atmospheric scattering


That makes sense, I didn't know that it was a near perfect sphere of hot plasma


At least it's not like a lightning bolt... A lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun, about 5x hotter.


Right, he was the first celebrity to voice in animation and made it popular with Aladdin


He was so talented. i heard the animators had to redo a bunch of stuff after he started recording.


He started riffing and improvising, totally off script but genius comedy. the crew went with his jokes and redid animation.


lol I would have too, he was a comedy genius. Speaking of not being a comedy genius, are you a fan of our current president?


Ah, trump. yes, he is not much of a comedian. i am concerned about his lack of experience.


I am too, and his ego. He should release a pop album like the president of indonesia and I may like him a tad more lol


Yes, the pop album gambit. then he could get the cash to move up the list of richest presidents.


That is a great point, he would be up there with Washington, JFK, and Jefferson. It was so nice chatting with you!


I was great chatting! The system has been down for a while, but now we're back!


hi how are you? no, i dont. i dont usually follow celebrities. YOu?


I agree, hopefully it continues to work! Have a great evening!


I don't either, I usually follow comedians mostly who bring laughter to this world


I like comedians. people need to laugh. paris hilton and kim kardashian? no thanks.


Please no! I don't think they contribute positively to america in my opinion. I like celebrities that show up on sesame street


Oh, yeah. i know that noah wyle showed up and said that that week was sponsored by the letters E and R.


that is funny. I think Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on that show


what a great lady! she was very funny. i would happily get rid of paris and kim to have another carol.


I would like to get rid of many more too to get another carol lol. Or to bring Robin Williams back


Man, i really miss that guy. what a genius. so many wonderful voices have disappeared in the last few years. I feel old.


Are you a Patriots fan or a fan of Trump?


Doesn't surprise me given where they are located


I would assume that them being white is just coincidence than someone contrived.


I have been a big fan of the Patriots since Brady starting playing


I'm amazed by Brady. He's a pretty amazing story. I don't really get the Patriots "hate" (if there is such a thing) across the country.


I think it goes to the fact the the Patriots under Bellichick have won over 20 post season games and are always on top season after season


Yes. I have joined the bandwagon as a fan. I have to admit that I wanted the Rams to win the Patriots first Superbowl, though.


I was so mad when they were down to the Falcons a couple years back at halftime by 25 points. I never thought they would come back


Probably the most amazing comeback in Superbowl history. In fact, I don't know if there's been a comeback in NFL history that has been so epic.


Atlanta will never forget for sure...lol


Where do you stand - was it more of an Atlanta "meltdown" or a New England come back?


I'm more of a Patriots fan than a fan of Donald Trump.


Trump holds Kraft, Belichick and Brady in high regard; he has called them winners in the past


Yes, Trump like's to associate himself with anything in the popular culture that is a winner. But the Pats seem "self made" unlike the Donald.


The Patriots also know how to conduct themselves as winners and come back from behind.


Yes, I see the parallel between the Falcons - Patriots Superbowl and Trump's victory in 2016. I think that comparison is apt.


ESPN does not favor the Patriots nearly as much as Fox favors Trump


Hmmm. Yes. I never knew that ESPN was against the Patriots, but they did really pump up Deflategate. Funny that ESPN is seen as a rival of the Pats when they are based in Connecticut.


I think Deflategate was just a big distraction to other issues around the country


Sports new can be a big distraction. Did you know that the Patriots were the NFL's whitest team?


I think so too. I saw a judge in Michigan once delivered her ruling to Eminem in a form of a rap.


That's good, I like it when people in authority don't take themselves too seriously.  Just because you are a judge doesn't mean you can't entertain.


Exactly. Do you like listening to music albums?


Not so much now that I have Spotify.  There are  a number of albums I go back to over and over, especially when I have a long drive.


For sure. Did you know Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album is the best selling album of the 21st century?


I wonder how many albums that sold?  I thought Adele was breaking all kinds of records with her album sales, but maybe many of them are digital now.


I bet a ton of albums sold. Did you know Reel Big Fish re-recorded all of their albums because they lost the rights to them with their old record company?


I guess you have to do whatever it takes to keep the royalties rolling in.  The royalties keep rolling in for Pink Floyd.


I guess so. There are two identical twins in Japan that released a rap album at 100 years old.


Somehow I doubt the quality of that music.  I can't see it selling as much as Dark Side of the Moon.


I like the odd rap track that I've heard over the years, but I definitely would not say I was a fan.


Me too. Well, it was a pleasure speaking with you. Have a good day.


Did you know Tupac has music in the library of Congress?


I suppose if it has cultural significance it should be there, whether I like it or not.


I'm curious as well. Eminem actually wanted to be a comic book artist before becoming a rapper.


Based on his success I'd say he made the right choice.  Do you listen to rap yourself?


I listen to a little bit. Busta Ryhmes is the voice of Reptar in the Rugrats movie.


I recall him, he always seemed to be a bit of a comic figure, I can see that making sense.


Did you know Korean rappers invented a type of freestyle called a compliment battle?


I guess they are just more polite over there.  I just can't see that catching on in the urban locations here.  Anger seems to be the prevailing sentiment on most rap albums I hear.


Were you a Marine?  I've heard it's required reading for them.  Didn't you enjoy it?


It was ok. No, I am in the Navy. I am a Seaman.


Oh, like currently you're a Seaman?  How cool.  Do you read on paper, Kindle, PC or telephone?


I read it on my laptop. Its to hard to read on my phone.


It sure is hard to read on the iPhone, I close one eye to do it.  Did you know UNICEF will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone?


When is that?  How long does the fundraiser go for?


I don't know how long it is or how you apply or how they figure out when you're not using your phone but it is pretty neat of them.


I think so too.  I hope it will help curb use of cell phones while driving.  You know, being a military person I bet you can appreciate why McDonald's started the drive-thru.


Definitely!  Do you still have an old style house phone?


Nah.  I know you're supposed to in case of disaster but I don't need the extra expense.


BIG time reader!  It was my most fervent desire as a small child to learn to read as all the adults in my house did.  I particularly like sci-fi like Starship Troopers (required reading by military).


I was more into sports as a kid and hated reading but now I regret that immensely.


They say you are either a reader for pleasure or a reader for information.  In the 18tth century pleasure reading was suspect, there was a 'moral panic' because of the spread of reading novels (but of course that was mostly by women).


I guess  its the later for me. I still don't have an intense desire to read things


Out of 5 children I was the only BIG reader but I can't come close to Anne Jones with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute!


so you have done a lot of cognitive development then?


Yes I have.  I am enchanted by CS and Tolien's competitions of 'you laugh you lose' when deliberately reading terrible poetry!


As a member of the miltary, I was forced to read Ender's game.


I personally don't check information on facebook ever. I don't know why people do? I mean even fox news is politically bias so unless it is a tragedy that almost all news stations are talking about, it is better to get information from more reliable sources when it matters


True to that. I don't use Facebook very much because of the political junk all over the internet, I use it to check up on my family out of state mostly. It is even hard to watch the News at all anymore on TV because it's all tragedy. But we have to get info somewhere. So are you a huge fan of the newest cell phone technology?


Do you have the newest phones as soon as they come out with a new one? Like my daughter pays a thousand bucks to get the newest cellphone. I still have a landline telephone and an older Lg cell lol


I do have a current phone, but I usually keep it for about 2 years.


Yes, me too. I just bought a new phone but it's just basic. I like my cellphone for the camera mostly.


I like using a smartphone because it is like a small computer. I can use the internet, manage budges, take pictures, and etc. It is amazing how phones in general allow conversations regardless of distance


Exactly, they are like mini computers. The internet can come in handy when you are away from home to find anything. They even have cell and internet service at the top of Mt. Everest, so crazy.


I would think that the top of Mt. Everest is definitely a place you want reception. It is both a dangerous place and an incredible achievement.


Very true! It would definitely be a great place to have service but I never would have thought it would be possible. Just like the cables that carry data from phones and the internet are at the bottom of the ocean. Pretty amazing.


I do! I was just reading on the internet about the story about Alex Jones Facebook page being taken down....


Yes it is. The internet has revolutionized how we interact and perceive the world. In any case thank you for the interesting chat


Thank you too, it has been fun. Have a great evening!


Well he is a conspiracy theorist and he had a lot of hate speech etc going on in his videos but he reopened another page called NewWars. So I guess he didn't go anywhere lol. He makes his living on the internet.


I would agree that he has his fair share of fair points, but his some of his conspiracy theories and methods are questionable at best


I can't watch him, he talks about Muslims and all other races as if they are animals. He is being sued by some families over his theory that Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax. He has a huge fan base though. I just can't stand racist stuff. He is on Face book, do you use Facebook at all?


I do. I also don't agree with his hate speech and he deserves to pay if his theories are causing distress to relevant parties. It is too bad many people only see the world and facts that only support their views instead of the whole picture


I agree. I actually have a friend who's family memebers child died in Sandy Hook and he is not doing a good thing promoting these kids and parents are actors. He definitely needs to pay for some of his claims. I am all for free speech and if I don't want to listen to someone I just scroll by or leave etc, but don't hurt others.


I think part of the problem is that the news sites aren't entirely unbiased so it makes difficult for most people to verify the validity of their information or at least not get a bias understanding of the whole situation. Those people who intentionally abuse this is the real problem, but then again they have also changed to what the general people expect of them as well


Yes, I know you have to fact check almost everything in the media now. I believe nothing on Facebook unless I have seen it on a video on the news when someone is actually saying something. Today's media and technology makes it tough to know what is real.


did You know that Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in "House" ?


I don't think I've ever seen that movie...


i saw that movie a while ago.  Btw, did you know that vasectomy rate increase during college basketball tournament so that men can stay at home to watch the tournament for a more few days


this is true devotion. Would You ever do that ? ;)


I doubt it though because vasectomy has its risk, and I do not want to put someone in this situation because of my hobby.  Hahaha


Yeah, You're right. I guess it's not worth it :)


Did you know that both volleyball and basketball were invented at the ymca.  And I am wondering why it was so


They probably had whole bunch of people with too much time on their hands ;) lol


That makes a lot of sense.  And I think that is very much the reason


I wonder how You "invent" a game like basketball ;)


I do not know it either.  I believe the game's rules have gone through a lot of changes and modifications.  By the way, nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


no.  I did not know about that fact.  But he is one of my favorite actors


Yes, but I started very late - after all the seasons were aired already. I was never a fan of hospital dramas, but this one was awesome !


I like to play, but I rarely watch, why ?


I watch playoff basketball, almost every single series


Yep, I am a diehard fan.  Did you know that Space is the highest grossing basketball movie of all time


Which one do you like better, DC comics or Marvel comics?


I'm not sure.  I suppose it's a tie.  Michigan State U. has the largest public comic book collection in the world.  Take that textbooks!


Sounds like an interesting library, sad Stan Lee died, he had an interesting way of ending phone conversations


Stan Lee sometimes appears on The Big Bang Theory.  So, are you a reader?


Yes, if reading off the internet counts.  In the 18th century people had a "moral panic" because people were reading novels.  They would totally freak now.


They would with all the books available out there, Starship Troopers would create panic and revolutions for sure


I can't believe Starship Troopers is recommended for all 5 military branches. I wonder how it was selected?


Maybe the strategies are good Enders game is another recommened book by the millitary


I can kind of see that.  It isn't full of giant bugs.  Do you speed read?  The record is 4700 words per minute.


I watched part of it.  It seemed like the first one. Reynolds felt like he was destined for the role since 2004.  He fits...


He sure sold the part, I heard Deadpool described himsilf as Reynold Reynolds before he was picked for the movie, so yeah seems like destiny


He also did the voice of the mystery villain in DeadPool 2.


Thats funny, another cooll fact is that the videogame was actually more expensive than the movie


Yeah, games are hard to develop.  DP 1 is the highest grossing R-rated film of all time.  I didn't know it was that popular.


Its really funny so that makes sense, I like the cab driver so funny, and also how Deadpool is not really a hero


Was DP ever a comic book?  Marvel once published a "generic comic book" so they could trademark the names "super-hero" and "super-villain"


Yeah it was a comic book his the eternal rival of wolferine, and really? they trademark that, sounds like a smart move


Yeah.  "DC" of comic book fame stands for "Detective Comics" making their company name redundant...


Good Morning! Do you like to watch horror films?


That could be it! Did you know no woman has ever been nominated for best cinematography at the oscars?


That is a shame. I don't know how many women cinematographers there are, but probably not enough. There should be more.


I agree with you! Especially with the box office at what it is. I would hate to work for the movie Trojan Wars. They made only 309 dollars on a budget of 15 million!


Movies are such a crapshoot. There is no magic formula for success. Stars, special FX, marketing. Doesn't matter.


They really are, even with the big names. Tom Hanks has earned 8.5 billion in film earnings for his movies.


He is a bankable star. People love him. But he also works with certain people regularly. Spielberg. Zemeckis. They are capable directors.


Oh for sure! Have you seen Disney's Treasure Planet? That was one of the most expensive box office flops ever.


I did not. Was that animated? Usually animated stuff is pretty good. I'm surprised.


I am surprised too, especially with the Disney name attached to it!


I guess a lot depends on the director. I don't know who directed Treasure Planet.


Hi, how are you? I am not really a fan of the genre, though I have some favorites.


I am going to google that now. Have a good day!


What are some of your favorite ones? Stephen king considers Bambi one haha.


King was just a kid, to be fair. That movie could be scary to a tiny child. He then turned his fright into a profession.


You're right on that one. Did you know you can burn 180 calories watching one?


I suppose that I could try to lose weight that way. It might be easier to exercise. I like a couple of films, but after the first viewing, they are not as scary.


Just do a marathon one day of watching them and you'll be set. Have you seen the Shining? The boy actor didn't even know it was a horror film until years later.


I liked the Shining. King wrote a great story and it translated well to the screen. I am surprised by the kid though. What did he think it was?


That is a good question. You would think watching the cinematography alone would let you know it was one!


I wonder if he ever saw the film while he was a kid. I think maybe his parents wouldn't let him.


Hey what do you think about the capitals? Do you like Philip Grubauer?


Haha that's a good point. Have you ever been to a basketball game? Apparently a basketball court and then ice rink are interchangeable because they are about the same size


That's pretty crazy, not as crazy as both teams sharing a penalty box like in some rinks


Yeah that sounds like it could lead to trouble LOL. Also it would be trouble if you play too much hockey, apparently you can lose 8 pounds in a game, you don't want to get sick and lose too much weight all at once


I wonder how much weight Slovakia's team lost when they were averaging a goal every 44 seconds against Bulgaria


Haha that's a good question. That would take a lot of work I think. What do you think about the player who was traded away from his team in 1993 for only $1?


I'd feel really bad, probably like how the USA's olympic womens team felt after losing to a New England high school team


Yep I would feel really bad too! On another topic though how often do you watch television?


Yea, I watch the Simpsons, I never knew Homer held 180 jobs during the first 400 episodes


No I didn't know that either! I also didn't know there's an episode where Bart neither appears nor is ever mentioned, do you think that was a mistake on their part


Probably not, had to happen sometime statistically. I never knew Daniel Radcliffe did a guest voice in Treehouse of Horror XXI


Not a big fan but Grubauer is a good goalie and deserves a starting job


No I didn't know that either, I think it's funny though that Southpark was making fun of Family Guy and afterwards The Simpsons sent the South Park creators flowers because their criticisms were so spot-on


Yes I agree, he does not always start the season well, like one time he had a record of 0, 5, 1


Braden Hotlby is good, I mean he did win the Vezina in 2016 but he's getting older


Yes he is. What do you think about hockey by the way? My favorite team is the Pittsburgh Penguins


I like the rangers. I never knew in most of the world hockey refers to field hockey


No I didn't know that there were other types of hockey haha. Canada seems really good at hockey though, in the first Olympic Winter Game they actually scored a hundred 32 goals and only let 3 in


Wow, that's pretty good. The Slovakian Women's Hockey team beat Bulgaria 82-0 once, after that Bulgaria shouldn't even be a country


Haha that's a good point! Why you think Canadians are so good at hockey though, their national sports are lacrosse and ice hockey, I get hockey is because maybe it's really cold in Canada but I wonder why lacrosse is a national sport


It' is interesting, maybe Canadians like playing Lacrosse out in the cold


Oh my gosh.  That's terrible.  I just read that 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shows.  I don't see how that's possible.


I imagine they were made with thicker leather. People used to walk much more, I think, so their shoes had to be tough, right?


I guess so.  lol  I have really smelly feet and they make my shoes smell bad.  Any tips on how to get rid of the smell in my shoes?


Yes, I have heard that you can put tea bags or coffee grounds in nylons in them to take the smell out. Also I've hard of putting those fabric softener sheets in shoes. Seems legit.


Ahh...sweet.  Thanks! LOL  Stephon Marbury (basketball player) promoted a line of shoes that retailed at $15 but he was not paid to endorse them.  Interesting.


That's very interesting! ...and I almost forgot to say about the ballet pointe shoes...Bill Nye the Science guy has a patent on those. I wonder how he got into that?


Wow.  How interesting is that?  Never knew that before just now.  I like what NFL wide receiver Steve Smith does.  He leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness for homeless people without shoes.


That's pretty interesting about his shoes, but I wonder what happens to them? I wonder if they'd ever do a show with pro basketball players taking homeless fans out to lunch?


I'm not sure what they do with them.  That would be great if they did that.  There was a player who played in Cleveland that would take out food to the homeless after every home game.  I think he plays for Boston now.  He also does it when his team is on the road.


That sounds like a great idea. Speaking of which, I have some old shoes I'm going to go donate to the homeless. TTYL


Not really, do you watch basketball much?


Nice!  It was fun chatting!  Have a good day!


I do. Are you familiar with Kareem Abdul Jabbar?


Yes, I've seen him playing basketball and I think I've even seen him on late night shows. Are you a fan of his?


I was when I was growing up.  He dunked so much in college that they banned the shot for almost a decade.


Did you ever have a pair of Air Jordan shoes? I few boys in my high school did. They all played basketball.


I never had any.  Wish I did though.  Speaking of shoes....professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


That's amazing! They must have such a passion and dedication to dance...and they must need very special shoes. Did you hear about the teens in the news and the Air Jordans?


I haven't heard that.  What is the news about?


I guess one teen had a pair of Air Jordans, and another demaded them from him. He ran away and was chased, said witnesses, and they heard gunshots soon after. It's terrible! Over shoes!


Yeah. Plus they have garaunteed contracts, which the NFL does not have...


Have you heard reggie miller tell the story about sheryl miller's big night? he told it a few months back on the dan patrick show


He was happy and proud he scored 40. His sister scored 105 and stole his thunder.


Regardless of his sister overshadowing him, there is no doubt that reggie miller is an outstanding player with a phenomenal performance


yeah. I actually think he played with david west! He did not need to shoot grannys tyle though.


I recently read that granny style is most efficient way to shoot in the hoop. However, you don't see LeBron shooting like that obviously since the defense wouldn't let it happen


No. You will see hime in space jom 2 though!


LeBron James is not only a phenomenal player, but did you know he has a photographic memory as well? He is able to replay every game and every scenario he has ever experienced


Wow, that's crazy. Nice chatting with you!


I have a passing knowledge that it is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world


Good. I watch the NBA all the time. Do you have a favorite team?


I tend to watch the LA lakers. How about you?


Chicago Bulls. You all have a chance to Land Anthony Davis. Are you excited about the possibility?


I think that if they land Anthony Davis, there will definitely be a noticeable different. Even if they don't I feel the LA Lakers are relatively solid.


Yeah. They will have to give up a ton for him. NO didn't like the first proposal. Many think LA doesn't have the talent to get the trade done.


Well talent is well rewarded in the NBA. Their athletes are well known to be among the best paid by average annual salary


He's awesome in all the different rolls he has played in his career.  Did you know that jazz trumpeters grew goatees as a way to provide comfort when playing?


That's an interesting nugget...lol. Wouldn't that make dogs good at playing a trumpet?


Yes it would!  haha  Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.  I don't think jazz when I think of Pakistan music.  I picture flutes and drums for some reason. lol


LOL....I didn't think any jazz album could top the charts.


Right?  LOL  Did you know about the Harlem woman who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday for 20 years?


Um....nope. Never came up in any of my conversations. Just can't see tooling around in my car, my beat up 2003 Chevy Blazer rattling off jazz music in my car. My friends would think me quite odd.


LOL I know what you mean!  I'm usually listening to rock and doing my best out of tune singing.  People already think I'm crazy....jazz would put it over the top. LOL


Sure would. I'd bet your dog would look at you strange as well.


LOL yes!  I've had fun chatting with you!


Oddest conversation I've had in awhile, but nice chatting with you on cars, dogs, and jazz....Have a Great day!


Good Morning....nope, had some dogs when I was younger, but I have 2 cats now. My mom was a poodle groomer, so we had tons in the house all the time.


LOL Have to make it interesting right?  You have a good day too!


I could see where they would get old then. lol  Did you know that there are 12 different blood types a dog could have?  I never knew that.


Nope, never heard that. I respect people that have dogs, but you're right, after having dogs all around me as a child, it's no wonder I have cats. I do respect dog owners, it takes a lot to care for a dog.


I had cats for a long time, but when the last one died I thought I would take a break from them.  Dogs are a lot of work.  Dogs can also donate blood at dog blood drives.  lol


Well, that make it convenient...lol. Have you ever listened to jazz? I never have.


A very tiny, tiny amount.  It sometimes is playing when I go to wineries.


Wineries....sweet. My brother took be to one in Maine 2 years ago...and I don't even like wine...the wine-tasting was neat though. Drove the car there, and the scenery was beautiful.


Maine is beautiful!  I had cousins who lived up there when I was a kid.  We would go up there every few years....first we would drive to Boston see those cousins and then head to Maine to see the other cousins.. lol  Did you know that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz fan?


Yes, actually, Clint Eastwood even made a film about jazz, though I didn't see it. Shows my lack of interest in jazz, cause I love Clint Eastwood.


Pokemon is a long time running show!! I think they have over 750 episodes.