Wow! I had no idea the audience for a judge show in the middle of the day was that big. Did you know that Robin Williams started the trend of big actors doing voice work with his role in Aladdin?


No but that makes since. I did know that Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.


I didn't either but I'm not surprised. She's amazing!


I mostly listen to rock but I like rap and pop as well. Did you know that Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century? I find that very surprising.


I didn't know that but i do like linkin Park, shame what happened.


It is a shame. But that means they sold more than any Beatles album which is crazy to me. I don't think it has nearly the staying power.


You might be right. The album Dark side of the moon even after being released forty years later was still the best selling album in 2014.


See that makes sense to me. I also heard that NWA's Straight Out of Compton was the first album to reach platinum without radio airplay.


Yeah that sounds about right. nothing stranger than the identical twins from Japan releasing a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.


Japanese rap on it's own seems strange but coming from two 100 year olds it's even stranger. Do you listen to any rap?


Not really any more but Tupac was a favorite of mine. You?


Do you follow the NBA?  I loved the Spurs when Tim Duncan played for them.


Tim Duncan went to my Alma Mater Wake Forest!  Graduated too!  I love him to death!


Was he a nice guy? Apparently he stayed in school got his full degree instead of just going into the draft, that's pretty ballsy


Yes he was super sweet and everyone loved him!  And he raised lots of money for charities such as one to help his home country of the Virgin Islands after the hurricane!  He was a swimmer not a basketball player till high school


wow he sounds like a really cool guy. do you like any dramatic actors by the way? Michael Caine sounds pretty cool, he started acting just to meet girls haha


Yes - wonder if he knew Ellie Kempner - John Hamm taught her drama


Yes she played Erin from the office didn't she? Have you ever listened to a classical radio Drama by the way


Yes - there is this awesome website where you can listen to them for free.  I love war of the worlds!


I'm going to have to check that out! Have you ever watched the show House by the way? it stars Hugh Laurie


Yes they paid him 700 thousand an episode!  That is insane


I agree with you! He earned it though because he's the only person who could play that role! he's really funny just like how Jim Carrey used to be LOL


Yes I follow the NBA from time to time. I have a hard time picking my favorite team out of the 30 though, but I think it would be the Pistons, what about you?


Yes - Carrey will only do comedies now - he wants to be positive!


Yeah I don't know about that, I think that dramas can be positive as well.


The athletes are good but I am not sure they deserve to have the highest annual salary of any league


Well do you think that Allen Iverson deserves $800,000 a year just from Reebok?


That is a lot!  Especially since it lasts until he is 55 and then he gets a 32 million lump sum


Yep I agree he's not going to have to worry about money haha. Have you ever shot a basketball granny style by the way


That is the only way I can make a basket!  Would love to see a NBA player do it but they will not because it looks stupid


If it were me and I were going to make $800,000 a year like Allen Iverson though I would definitely do that LOL


laugh It might not help you with the girls though - Reggie Miller had that problem  - his older sister overshadowed him at every step


Yep she sure did. Every time he broke a record she would break two it seems LOL, what do you think about Tim Duncan?


Good Morning.  Are you a football fan?  Playoff season is here.


Sorry, yes, Fantasy.  Going back to Fooball, I heard awhile back that the University of Iowa have an all pink visitor locker room.  How funny.


Yeah, anything to get an advantage I guess.  Some teams don't need it though, like when Georgia beat Cumberland 222-0.


Oh my God, what an Ass whipping.  Benjarvus Green-ellis, former Payriots running back has never fumbled the football.


That's a pretty amazing statistic.  I'm still suprised that the Falcon's didn't make the playoffs.  With all their talent, and Calvin Ridley now added to the mix, they really under performed.


Yes they did.  So did my Panthers.  I saw that when Tom Brady was in high school, he was a backup Quarterback.


I like the Panthers.  Luke Kuechly is a beast and frequently used in pass coverage.


Newton was hurt all those games he played.  Speaking of playing, Brady couldn't even get in the games in HS even though his high school recorded a historically bad season.


I read that too.  And he's now a 4 time superbowl champion


That coach must not be very good, lol.  In the whole NFL, Kellan Moore is the only left handed Quarterback.


I am a fan.  I do fantasy football.  I saw that the National spelling bee is a fantasy draft.  Crazy.


Never heard of him.  Well, nice chatting with you.  Hope you enjoy the playoffs.


I saw that too.  My fantasy football season just finished up.  Calvin Ridley was a big waiver wire target early in the season.


Really?  How do you get points?  Probably off of their success in getting things through Congress.


Points are based on Legislative success.


That's what I figured.  Are you going to watch any of the games this weekend?  As usual the Dolphins and Ryan Tannehill missed out.


Yes, i'll watch them.  I seethat Ivory may get most of the work if Mccoy isn't 100%.


The Bills are out of the playoffs.  That information was more relevant to week 4, not today.


Not today at all. I was reading and saw that in the brain, a single fold makes the difference in perceiving reality and


Hi and good afternoon. Are you a poetry fan? It has a long history dating back to prehistoric times.


Yeah you probably did. I love the hobbit too. Most of the character names were taken out of an old Icelandic poem called dvergatal.


Yes, Tolkien loved old languages. he studied them and learned to speak some of them.


That is so fascinating, I love his works of fiction. I like fiction because it is so imaginative. What is your favorite genre?


I like non fiction because i want to keep up with what is going on in the world.


That's good and definitely practical. The author of game of thrones despises fan fiction because he says it is copyright infringement and not a good exercise for aspiring writers. I kind of see where he's coming from.


the fans should try to write their own stories, not rehash someone else's.


Exactly. I think it's so funny authors used have to write on old typewriters. Now they have computers which can basically carry out any sequence of arithmetic or logical operations.


Yes, the typewriter changes the relationship between the writer and the prose. i figure that the computer makes my writing different.


Yes probably mine as well now that you mention it. If you have an Apple computer make sure you don't smoke near it because it voids the warranty. Very nice talking with you this afternoon.


What about vaping? is vaping ok? LOL Yes, i enjoyed chatting!


Hi, how are you? i am not a big fan of poetry. Are you?


Ha ha that is very important information I need to know too! Have a good afternoon.


I think it's fun to read sometimes. The origins are more interesting for me. Early poems in the Eurasian content evolved from folksongs.


I dont much about poetry. that is interesting. i guess poetry and songs would be closely related.


Yes I suppose they would. They tried to define poetry in ancient Greece such as Aristotle's poetics. It focused on the use of speech in rhetoric, drama, song, and comedy.


I guess poetry is spoken and written, so it is related to many arts. Do you have a favorite poet?


I think it's funny when comedians do poetry. I don't really have a favorite poet. Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome!


that must have taken him quite a while. 224 words, backwards and forwards? my head hurts.


Yes mine hurts just thinking about it. Edgar Allan Poe is another classic poet and he only received $9 for the publication of his poem the Raven.


He probably spent it on drugs and booze too. the man was so decadent, but maybe it inspired him.


Apparently Kanye recognized Drake's excellence when listening to Drake's song caused Kanye to spend some time rewriting his own song.


That is really cool.  He got quadruple platinum status in streaming music.


I love it that I can look up about any musician on YouTube and hear him or her.  Google owns YouTube now.


Absolutely, I check out artists playing locally like that all the time.  400 hours of content are uploaded to youtube each minute!


Wow.  That's a lot of memory for them to store that.  It is the second largest search engine on the internet


Yes its insane.  A billion hours of content are watched every day!


Yes!  Netflix and YouTube account for half of the internet peak traffic usage.


I just heard that police actually have their own youtube called bluetube!


That is a cute play on words.  You have to be a registered user to upload a video.  I have never done that.


I have uploaded a bunch of videos.  Luckily none of mine are disliked as much as Justin Bieber's baby


I did not know that.  All I knew is that he is a musician.


I hope you made some money with your views.  Nice talking with you.


He is multi-talented, A rapper, singer, song writer, record producer, actor and more.


Wow.  He is doing well for being so young - he graduated high school at age 25 in 2012.


That is a little late to graduate HS.  But he was in a teen drama on TV so he probably did not give much time to studying.


Yes  he was touring in 2011 - where he spent a lot of money on children's classic books.


His first fame was from that TV teen drama, called Degrassi.


That is cool.  I know he released his first album in 2010 which debuted at #1


I was not aware of that back then.  That album was "Thank Me Later"  I like it to be able to say a rapper's album name with cursing.


Yes.  Many rap artists are rather obscene.  He had two mixtapes in 2015 which earned platinum


LOL I am not sure if its happened or not. I wish i could run into something worth a lot of money. I hope for that.


Yes I do too. I find old things at times but they are never worth any thing at all. Wish my grandfather had saved his baseball cards. So is American and Canadian football the same?


No  not really. I am learning though. Do you like soccer?


Nothing about Soccer in the articles. Do not know anything about it. Did you know that Baseball was popular in Japan?


Thats interesting. Sorry my mistake. What else do u know?


I see that many people think the quarterbacks are the the leader of the offensive team. I guess they do a lot in a game.


Yea each member definately The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes. So


Did you know who Kyler Murray was before reading the article? I never heard of him. I am so out of touch with some things.


Nope lol and I still am not sure, I did not read that part either. It has been good talking to you.


I enjoyed taking to you and learning some sport trivia and facts.


I guess the family has been a sporting family, and not just in Football


Do you like football? Can you believe The university of iowa's locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink. LOL


I bet they do that for mental intimidation, wow, I never knew that. I am not a big sports person. I guess many people love football. How about you?


Yes I like it but its not my favorite. Have you ever been to a football game?


LOL, I have never been to one. Have only gone to a baseball game.


You should try to go to one someday. Canaada only has 1 professional team


I will try some time. Can you believe that in the 1960's bowlers were paid 2x as much as football players. A lot has changed since then. They make a lot of money now.


Wow yes thats amazing. Dis you also knowBaseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises. I never knew that.


I never knew that either. I can not recall seeing a manager ever play before but it may have happened. There is a lot I do not know about sports and sports trivia. Do you have any baseball card? That man found 3million dollars of old cards, wow!!!


Lol. I think it was wrong leaving Cleveland. I heard that Lebron is the highest paid celebrity. Judge Judy is second at $123,000 per episode.


Yes I agree. Wow she must make a lot. I wonder hoe much soap opera stars make? Soap operas were named as such because they were sponsored by soap companies!


Im not sure. Did you know that hugh laurie made $700,000 per episode when he did house?


Get deserves it he is so good in that show. You know the actor John Hamm? He taught drama at his old high school.


Really. That is interesting. I heard that Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore. I guess his belief system won't let him.


I love him in comedies! The earliest dramatic works was actually by Aristotle's Poetics.


Oh I saw a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of class radio dramas.


Wow that is a lot. What is it called? I would love to take Patrick Stewart's drama master class someday.


Im not sure the website name. Michael caine took acting classes because all the pretty girls in his school took them.


That is very funny. There's even a show called IKEA Heights that is shot entirely in the Burbank California IKEA store without the store even knowing. It was nice talking with you this morning.


Hi there. Yes I am. I love the NBA. I wish there were more than 30 teams though!


Yeah, but it is nice that one is in Canada though.


Yeah I think it's good they have one. I know the league was founded in 1946, but I wonder when they decided have a Canadian team?


Im not really sure. Did you hear about cheryl miller scoring 105 points in one game.


No I didn't, that is a lot of points I can't even imagine. You know Stan Van Gundy? He was fined for saying that games shouldn't be played on Christmas Day.


I dont see the big deal in playing on Christmas day. I mean if you were playing a sport for a living and making a lot of money wouldnt you feel like every day was christmas.


Ha ha that's a really good point. I'm sure Lebron James feels like every day is Christmas. He got a contract from Nike for $90 million.


Yeah that is a lot of money. I wonder how much he is getting for the new space jam movie he is starring in.


Can't imagine but I bet a lot! When Lebron James left Cleveland for Miami in 2010, his posters were marked down and sold for $17.41. That was the year american traitor Benedict Arnold was born lol.


hi how are you? do you like the president?


that is the way to do it. when people can register their frustration, they might go to the polls.


I would probably choose that option. Since 1990 the taller candidate has won 75% of the time.


NBA players should run for office. they got the height and the cash. plus they can drive the lane.


Couldnt be worse than a celebrity as president!


true. Im tired of famous people getting all the attention for being famous. they have nothing to offer except a shallow fantasy.


Agreed! Did you know the white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files?


yes, i think that most govt offices are way behind in hardware and software. i know that SF uses stuff from the 80s. terrible.


I dont understand why they do not keep up!


there is nothing in the budget. usually the money has to get approved, and then the hardware has to be installed and people trained. Anyway, great chat!


i think that he is entertaining and the white house is going to be a source of interest for the next few years.


Very much so! Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?


That is an excellent nickname.  President Trump should have a nickname as well.


Agreed! So should the president of Indonesia who released 3 pop albums while in office.


that man was a vocal legend! i think that every president on the planet should follow his example. pop albums are a great legacy.


I also think that considering they don't spend their time doing anything else important it seems!


true. the next election in 2020 should be an interesting one. its hard to know who will be president.


Indeed! Funny how Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these" option for presidential elections.


Did you know tom hanks refuses to play bad guy parts?


yeah...i guess he wants to keep a good guy image. maybe he should do bill nye the science guy


well, nye;s a nice guy...looks like steve martin


oh ok.  I recently found out Tom Hanks is the highest all time box office star!


Man..i remember him when he was just a sitcom star. not sure if he did chuck lorre stuff


bosom buddies. played a guy dressed like a girl. now he's doing astronauts...apollo 13


oooh ok,  I have never seen that show lol


don't really watch it.  I go with youtube. Checked out a tom hanks flick there recently


I love big bang theory,  although I am really behind lol


well, the big bang is the beginning of everything. or at least thats what bill nye says


Oh nice,  Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


wow. i knew that netflix takes up 33 percent of the bandwidth in the evening, but the youtube stat is news to me


blockbuster declined serval offers to buy netflix lol


ha ha! They probably wanted to buy nintendo instead


no...just poking fun of them. nintendo was discontinued in 2003


it's like being the movie studio that denies a role to ronald reagan because he doesn't look presidential


yes it was Paul Hubbard who was a deaf quarterback and did not want to other team to understand him


Nice, smart guy. Did you know Brad Johnson threw a touchdown to himself


What? How does that even work? Mayfield considered quitting football to become a gamer


Glad he stuck with football though he is good at it. DO you know much about sharks?


I know that their body can crash them on land because they do not have a rib cage


Yeah that is pretty cool. And they are ticklish as well


haha that is funny, and they actually can be trained to bark like dogs do


Haha that is pretty cool. There is a community in Indonesia and they pet sharks


Nice, that must be something, And they are older than dinosaurs


Wow they are ancient for sure. More people get bitten by new yorkers than sharks


Hi there, I sure do. My favorites are the QBs and you?


Haha that is amazing and yet we are afraid so much of sharks


Nice, that is a great position. Do you know Alex SMith then?


Oh yeah the guy is a legend, completed college in just two years


Yeah he was smart and took tons of ap tests in high school, good for him


Yeah so smart. Did you know Kellan Moore is the only QB that is left handed in the NFL?


Wow I wonder if there is an advantage to that actually for him in the field


I wonder too. Only two QB that were african-american have won the super bowl


Oh did not know that, that is it? Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


I actually do not know that, do you know?


Hhahaaa, right! So have you ever listened to Jay Z before? I don't listen to Rap but he is pretty good.


I don't care for him, or any of his classmates. His ego is something else. He pulled his album from iTunes, because he didn't want the songs sold individually.


Really? Wow...didn't know that.  He is getting ready for a worldwide tour, I read on Facebook he has a huge fan base.


I don't listen to his wife either. I don't care for either of them. Notorious B.I.G. is a former classmate of Jay Z.


Yeah, I heard that. A lot of rappers their age went to school together. I heard Jay Z and Busta Rhymes had a rap battle in the lunchroom once .


It's interesting that he was a ghostwriter for a song on Space Jam soundtrack. I wonder if LeBron is going to bring him in on the sequel? It opens on July 16, 2022


I didn't know that, now I love LeBron he is an amazing person! I read on Facebook Jay Z's album Kingdom Come...was named after D.C comics


LeBron and Jay-Z are friends. I heard that before. It's interesting that he is tied with Kanye for the most grammys.


I don't care for Kanye at all lol...well I guess if they are tied let the best man win!  They like each other so I am sure it will all be good lol Facebook has had pics of them together.


The only one I like is Snoop Dogg. He's duet with Katy Perry was hard to listen to.


I do not. I actually preferred Myspace, and was thankful when they turned down the offer to buy it.


I love Snoop lol, I don't care for Katy either lol....It has been great chatting!!! Have a great day!


I like MySpace too. Especially now knowing Facebook leaked 87 million Facebook users information


I just think it is one huge data breach. To think that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via facebook is insane.


I have heard that! I would never use Facebook for anything private! I am sure the President of Facebook is out of his head over this. I mean even people who are celebritys have accounts, like Jay Z for instance. I have nothing private on my account.


lol. President Banana is what they called the first president of Zimbabwe. I can imagine what he had on his account.


Hahahaa! Banana....crazy! I heard Burger King had a promotion to give out free whoppers if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook Hahaha


Interesting. The guest house of the President, is bigger than the white house.


What?? That is crazy....Maybe that is where they are working on albums like the president of Indonesia!


That would be interesting to hear. Our current president isn't even among the top three richest presidents.


The Fyre Festival was a complete fraud.  It is a shame how they duped people and took their money


Yes, I imagine he is much more talented in music than he is in art.  He made a good choice


Agreed. Are you also familiar with Busta Rhymes? He actually voiced the Reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie. I kind of want to go back and watch it just to see if I recognize his voice. Ha!


HIs voice really stands out, so I am surprised I never noticed it before.


I'm surprised as well. What else surprises me is there was a judge in Michigan who delivered her ruling in a rap form while trying a suit filed against Eminem. I bet that was hialrious. Nice to know some judges have a sense of humor!


That is pretty funny.  I wonder how old Marshall Mathers took that.


I bet he had a good laugh. I'd imagine that judge is a celebrity like Judge Judy now. Speaking of Judy, can you believe she's the highest paid celebrity behind LeBron, making $123k per episode? That is unbelievable!


Way to go Judy.  She has been at it for years.  She can buy a lot of black robes and gavels


Indeed she can! Ha! I wonder if she's ever visited Pixar's secret room that celebrities often visit? A room average Joe's like me will never see!


I bet that Pixar has a lot of cool stuff in that room


I bet they do! I wonder if they allow government officials in there? Speaking of the government, I find it ironic that Wikileaks published the government's plans to eradicate Wikileaks.


Agreed. I'm so glad Billy McFarland who was the festival organizer was sentenced to six years in prison for wire fraud. He deserves it!


Why?  The publish anything that they can get their hands on!  Pleasure talking with you today.  Have a good day


He tried to get off by blaming his bipolar disorder, but they acknowledged that struggling with your mental health is not an excuse for manipulating people


Agreed. Even after he repeatedly apologized, I'm so glad the court didn't show leniency. Every criminal is sorry when they get caught, you know?


He did end up lucking out a bit.  He was facing up to 20 years in prison.  I think he should be thankful he did not get the max


Indeed he should be very thankful! Well speaking of music festivals, are you a fan of rap, by chance? These Korean rappers have invented this new freestyle rap called "compliment battle" I want to check out. I bet it's interesting!


I have gained a new appreciation for rap over the last few years.I bet the Korean rap is fun to listen to.  They have unique music in Korea


Indeed. Are you also familiar with Tupac Shakur? His music is actually in the library of Congress of cultural significance. That's pretty cool!


He is probably one of the most influential artists of the last 20 or 30 years.  It is amazing how popular he still is over 20 years after his "death".


Indeed! It's such a shame he died so soon! I tell you something else that would have been a shame is if Eminem pursued his dream of becoming a comic book artist instead of rap. The world would have never known who he was and wouldn't have known his musical talent either!


i know that he composes music as well, soundtracks and stuff.


He is very talented. Just like the jazz orchestra in Pakistan. They are at the top of the charts.


That is amazing. i guess there are lots of jazz fans in pakistan. i would not have expected that.


I assume their trumpeters all have goatees. It provides comfort.


i thought it was some edgy, cool jazzbo look. i guess it makes sense though.


Odd to grow facial hair given that people started losing major body hair 240,000 years ago.


I guess that it has sexual attractiveness? then it would stay in the gene pool.


Humans are amazing creatives. We can regrow ribs and it only takes 2-3 months!


Yeah, we are very adaptable. not very strong, but very clever with tools.


The fear we have comes from a sound frequency. If only we knew how to turn that off!


I love moving between locations. My preferred method is airplane. How about you?


I think it is around 13 hertz. very low. Anyway, great chat!


For long distance, airplane. shorter distances, train.


Train is a cost efficient way to go. The japanese highways have tolls which makes cross country trips $300.


The trains in Japan are great. much better than the roads. the roads are generally fast and well maintained.


I wonder if a round trip is double the cost. You can travel one way or round trip.


You pay the toll per segment of freeway, so you pay both ways. the trains are more convenient.


I love listening to jazz while traveling. It originated in New Orleans and has roots in blues and ragtime.


Yes, it has evolved and changed so much. i am listening to bill evans right now.


Clint Eastwood loves jazz too. He's been a lifelong fan.


Hey there how often do you go to the library? I know that I have to renew my card this week actually LOL


Yes I did, he spent about $28 and that is a bargain for getting your name put on a building LOL. I ordered from Amazon a lot and I'm so happy that they deliver on Sundays now


Me too. I heard that the US Postal Service has a contract with Amazon to deliver packages on Sunday too. That is awesome.  Also, did you know that Amazon.com owned the IMDB since 1998 as well?


No I didn't know that. Even though I use that website everyday. I should get a job with Amazon though, a typical worker will walk between 7 and 15 miles a day! That's a lot of calories burned


Yes,not to mention the health benefits of all that walking. Me too, I agree but no Amazon warehouse is near my home. I'll have to settle for ordering online from them.  After all, I can order Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV sticks, and Echo devices to give voice commands.


Yes maybe they will invent an Amazon car that the employees can drive around so they don't have to walk so much LOL do you drive a car at all


Yes, I have an old Dodge Neon that still looks like a new car. I'm so glad we don't have to still drive animal drawn carriages and carts in our country.


Yes I agree with you there. I'm also glad that you can't put flamethrowers on your car in the United States, unlike South Africa LOL


Yes, imagine that. Speaking of cars, did you know that McDonalds added drive-thrus in 1975?


I heard about that. They were trying to accommodate soldiers who couldn't leave their cars because they were in uniform, I think they changed the rules for soldiers now though


Just think about how much that increased their bottom line throughout all these years! That was a stroke of genius.  Did you know the reason why we call the back of our cars, trunks?


Go to the library? Never, I always go to the library online.  I learned how to do that way back in my college days in the 90s. Since a library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing, online is the way to go!


Yes I think because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back? Again it's just good that the United States doesn't allow flamethrowers on cars because that would be a fire hazard LOL


Yes online is definitely more convenient! I think it's interesting you can sell a book in Norway and you're guaranteed to have the government by at least 1,000 copies, maybe do that for some fast money lol


Hey, that's an excellent rule! Did you know that there are more McDonalds in the US than libraries? And only over half of adults have library cards?]


No I didn't know that! I also wish that my library had a"library of things"like in Sacramento, they can actually borrow things like sewing machines and other short-term use items


Yes, that would be so awesome! I could use a sewing machine now and then just not all the time. Very good for that Sacramento Public Library.


Yes I agree. Also good for William Gladstone. He wheelbarrowed an entire wheelbarrow full of old books when he was 85 all the way to his Public Library to donate them


Wow, yes he collected 32,000 books and wheeled them 3/4 mile between his home and the library. What a guy, his daughter said he did that to 'bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books'. What a family!


Guess what a great guy! Do you ever buy books from Amazon? I know that their CEO actually built a clock into a mountain, I wonder if you put some books in there too


Yes, I always buy used books from Amazon. I have for the last ten years. Did you hear that the very first Amazon.com customer got a building named after him?


lets talk about earth. Its sad that More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


I have never seen Justin bieber's "baby"


Netflix and youtube eats up all the internet traffic in north america


And most of it is in my house. I love Netflix and YouTube


Me too. Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim are genuineness


You know I really dont like Pandora because of the freemium service platform


Its cool with me. Aloe blacc only received $12k in royalties from pandora for 168 million streams


Yes the stand up is funny and has lots of good people


Yes it could have happened during the  4.5 billion years of existing.


You are excellent. I will listen to pandora now


How did they know that a day was only 5.5 hours long ?


By the end of this century. I wonder why .


the united nations  thinks that aliens will visit us


Yes they appointed  a official ambassador


I love you tube. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Google bought the Good investment site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion


Yeah. Do you know when the events in the movie take place in real life?


Yes they take place in the 60s and that is pretty interesting


Yeah it is. DId you ever play Nintendo games?


I did quite a bit. Did you know it has only 54 colors?


WOw that is not very many for the entertainment they provided honestly


Yes that is Science Guy, I loved his shows so much. DO you know how he became famous?


Funny enough he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest and went from there


Haha that is so awesome. Did you know President Reagan also aspired to be an actor?


Yeah and he did not get the role of the president because he did not have the president look


I sure am. Have you seen the Incredibles?


Well he sure enough had the look to be a real life president.


I sure have and enjoyed it a lot. Do you know who does the voice of Edna Mode?


Yes that would be the director himself, Brad Bird.


That is that famous political commentator, Sarah Vowell


Yeah and she seems to have been in some other small movies as well


Yeah and she is most famous for her books on non fiction


Yeah , pretty great protfolio for her. Did you know Brad intentionally hired people who were more likely to quit or be fired?


Yeah because he believe only then can give him what he needed


I think the last time I played tennis was in high school lol


I play with friends but we really just hit the ball back and forth.


Yeah, apparently the longest point in tennis was 29 minutes.


Thats really long.  I hear the longest match was over a span of 3 days!


Wholly molly, did they play straight through?


Probably not,  I think it was like 11 hours each day or so.


WOW, that is still a lot. Did you know that some consider grunting to be cheating?


I'm not sure, I suspect it distracts the other player. Nice chatting with you?


I'm not a huge fan, but I played when I was younger, what about you?


I dont keep up with the sport at all,  but I have watched a few games.  Soccer makes more money than most of our popular us sports put together!  crazy


I'm not surprised it is very popular around the world. Are you surprised?


Yes,  I am surprised,  I had no idea it made that much money.  I know its popular.


Interesting, if you go to europe everyone loves it.


I dont really know much about tennis,  are you a fan?


I play with some friends every now and then, what about you?


Hello,  have you seen the movie Titanic?


Yeah the ship is still at the bottom of the ocean where it sunk.  I hear the founder of Hersheys candies was suppose to sail back home on the titanic but his plans changed !  crazy!


Oh my goodness, we wouldn't have had Hersheys! But the other crazy part is thinking about that ships were the main form of traveling vs airplanes today! We have come a long way since then


yeah thats really weird  I cant imagine having to travel by boat all the time,  also it takes so long.


Yeah! Wonder if in the future we'd travel like the ways the Wakanda people traveled in Black Panther, have you seen that movie?


Yes I have seen that move,  that would be pretty cool.  although,  id really rather have that healing bay thing rather than fast travel lol


Oh my! That was pretty awesome! Imagine all the medical bills and pain we'd save! Do you have a favorite character?


I forgot her name but Tchalla's sister,  the lady who works in the lab,  she is awesome!  How about you?


Oh yeah! I know exactly who you're talking about, me too, she's my favorite! She's fierce and smart and tech savvy too! Even with simple themes like challenging the king's sovereignty in Black Panther, Marvel is able to make it so entertaining!


Did you know Black panther is the richest super hero?


Oh wow, I didn't know that, Chadwich Boseman, the main character was accepted into a prestigious summer program but couldn't afford to go and turns out Denzel Washington secured funding for him, what a small world!


Hi! Yes I have seen it a long time ago, is it a real event?


Thats pretty amazing.  Its been good chatting!


yes it is.  Although,  the love story was probably added,  I dont think that love story actually happened


Oh my! It's a good thing that the titanic had more lifeboats than legally required! I wonder why they decided to add more lifeboats?


hmmmm,  I am pretty sure it had less lifeboats than required,  thats why so many people died.


Oh, the theme song is one of my all time favorite songs! The first movie about the film was released just a month after its sinking, there are more than one Titanic films?


I have only seen the one.  Its so crazy to see what everyone went through while the boat was losing integrity.  So sad to see all those people lose their lives.  Yes the song was good.


Yeah even in those tough times, some people were cordial enough to let women and children get on the life boats first. There's even a sims version of the Titanic, I never played that game, wonder if there's a monopoly version.


Oh wow never knew that,  I never played the sims either.  Did you know the titanic is slowly being eaten away at the moment?  Its predicted to be completely gone in 15-20 years.


Oh really? No scientist or museums are trying to preserve it? Is the ship still underseas?


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


ahh, so I guess people are happy there now and no more revolts ? It's so hard in some countries to change the way things are high in the government...


They seem happy for now. Armenia has a very close relationship with Russia & the opposition made clear the revolt wasn't aimed at them.


Being friends with Russia seems like a smart idea these days... Putin is a man with the plan and he seems always know what he is doing...


The people seemed to be worried because Russia has a history of interfering in Armenian affairs.


Russia has history interfering wherever they can - Armania, Ukraine, Poland even US...


That's true. Armenia has a parliamentary system like the UK. You know much about it?


No, sorry - I don't know much facts about Armenia...


Tv shows and movies if that's what You're asking ;)


Did you know there's an episode of The Simpsons where Bart didn't appear & wasn't even mentioned?


It seems like people are revolting all around the world lately.


What ? I thought Bart was like a main guy... how did they managed to have an episode without him ;)


The fact that they only did it once means they learned their lesson I guess.


People aren't happy & want change I assume. Have you read anything about the revolt in Armenia?


Not really... what's going on over there... plus, people are never happy and want change ;) that's what we just do...


The opposition to their Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan managed to push him out of power.


Most seemed to think he was an authoritarian & was responsible for widespread corruption that benefited him & others in the ruling elite.


...so why are people revolting ? Removing him from his position should be a positive thing...


They were revolting to remove him from power. Nikol Pashinyan who used to be a journalist was leading the protests.


Yep, it was a great movie. A lot of people watched it, I think it made a billion or more at the box office, did you?


I cant believe Disney now owns all of Marvel!


Right, talk about a great investment! Black Panther is the richest of all superheroes


Really I would have thought Tony Stark would have been!


Me too, or Batman! I think Black Panther is worth 500 billion dollars!


That's crazy I wonder if he would use Siri? Im sure he uses a virtual assistant somewhere in that fortress of technology.


right lol. I have siri but never utilize that technology much, do you?


I use it only to make my grocery list! What voice do you use for yours?


That is a great idea, I just use the default one, the original I think. How about you?


I recently switched from the Australian voice to the U.K version, gotta keep my women interesting fresh!


I will have to check that out lol! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your weekend!


I do when I have a few drinks in me lol. I turned into a michael jackson type dancer


That's funny, I have never been much into it. I can do a few Fortnite dances because my kids force me to.


lol all kids know how to do that, they are hilarious! Michael Jackson has a patent from that lean he does


I believe that, music is such a strong persuader.


for sure, I love music. Babies do too. Did you kids as baby dance a lot?


My son use to bob his head a lot to music when he was a baby, so I believe it!


I believe it too, I am watching my 10 month old right now shake her little behind to some music while standing up ha


Do you follow politics, I think the president has a really important job.


Thats funny lol, I bet the VP has a curious nickname as well, I bet President Banana likes yellow


haha that could be it, do you listen to teh ratio at all?


I do, everyday when I commute to work, do you like any particular stations?


well I listen to youtube personally, but I did hear that Jupiter has radio storms that you can pick up on AM radio, maybe listen to those next time before work? haha


That would be amazing, I will look up the frequency it would be really interesting although over time it would also be boring


haha ya, I don't know if id rather listen to that or the finnish radio station that plays all programs in classic latin


That sounds really boring lol, but its been around a long time so Im guessing it has a good segments of fans


ya that's true, do you know that wwii soldiers made radios out of pencils and razorblades? like how was that possible


Wow that is an incredible skill I bet that saved countless of lives back in war, radio is an important invention theres a lot of science behind it


right I agree, they were called foxhole radios and must have player a super important part in the war


yes I agree, and I do follow it a bit, what about you?


Yeah for sure, I bet the goverment kept tabs on soldiers using them even after the war.


I do, I think its important to keep updated, do you approve of Trump actions while in office?


I think he's making the best of what he's given I don't agree with everything but no one will give him credit for the things he has done, what about you


I think he has some good ideas but not sure if his the right man for the job, too much drama in the White House and he can be really sttuborn at times.


thats true, did you know that he wouldn't be in the list of top three richest presidents of all time


Wow his not on the list? who are the 3 richest presidents of all time then? he must be 4th for sure


ya, its apparently JFK, Jefferson and Washington, this list must be adjusted for inflation


Yeah it wouldnt make sense otherwise, afterall Trump has a guest house  thats larger than the White House,


haha ya that is wild, did you hear about the president of zimbabwe? His nickname is President Banana, does he have a VP names Plantain? haha


Hello,You know I was just thinking about different cultures and how the food preferences differ so much between them.


Thats an interesting and funny fact.Ive also heard that sharks have been known to rescue sailors as dolphins do.I couldnt imagine being rescued by a shark.


Well, if I would be rescued by a shark I would surely tickle him! Each one of them have their own personality and there is even a community in Indonesia that keeps them as pets!


Sharks are a social sort of creature.There is a place in the Pacific Ocean called the white shark cafe.Sharks come to this place to congregate.


Sounds beautiful! I wonder if they have their own language as do many animals around the world. Animals from different areas even have different dialects!


I didnt know that.I find animals interesting.There are about 20 quintillion individual animals in the world.


They have special bridges in the Netherlands for animals to cross safely from one area to another.


Thats very considerate in The Netherlands.In Germany animals have constitutional rights


Wonderful! They have a lawyer in Switzerland that represents animals.


In Scotland the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species


Ha! Bigfoot too? So, there are a few biologically immortal animals out there. Do you know about them?


What are the biologically immortal animals.Turtles and elephants maybe?


Why are these animals considered biologically immortal?


That is amazing.Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from evolution when animals had gills and lungs?


YES!!! I had heard that before!! So wild! And did you know that just like we have a dominant hand like left and right, animals have a dominant paw.


I never though about animals having a dominant paw.That is an interesting fact.


Want some government facts? The Chinese government censored the word censorship!


What was the Chinese governments reasoning behind the censorship?


It's a communist country. They don't want anyone to use words like censorship that would make them look bad. Our own government has shut down 17 times in the past 37 years.


Ive heard that it is a tradition to eat shark fin at celebrations in parts of Asia.This has had an effect on shark populations.


Did you know that Wikileaks published the governments plan to destroy them?


Or that JP Morgan bailed out the government in 1895...that would be a risky endeavor


I knew about JP Morgan.I guess it was in his own self interest to help the US.Did you know that 86 percent of Nevada is government owned?


Get out! Like government installations? The US publishes the names of anyone who renounces citizenship. I've never seen that list before!


Ive never heard of such a list either.I wonder if you are allowed to change your mind and get off the list?


That would be good to know. Although you would have to be pretty serious to want to go through with renouncing your citizenship in the first place. So, maybe they went to Monaco. Monaco got rid of income taxes because the casinos pulled in enough revenue


Im sure the standard of living in Monaco is one of the highest in the world.I wonder what happens to the revenue generated in Las Vegas if the government owns the state.


Governments can be good for some things.The Norwegian government donated 1 billion to save the amazon rainforest.


Yes, there are concerns that it may cause shark to become extinct. Mainland China seems to have been doing a good job of turning away from this practice.


The rain forest needs all the help it can get.


Speaking of saving animals and the environment. The NBA player Yao Ming helped in educating the people of China about their shark eating habits.


I guess the shark owes a debt of gratitude to the celebrities of China for reducing their consumption.


Im glad some one is looking out for the sharks protection


At least the consumption of shark fin soup has been reduced by 80 percent in China.Its a shame to put an entire species at risk because of a food trend.


They seem to be eating more in Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau despite it being unhealthy


There are other countries that exploit the shark for meat as well.There are estimated to be 20 million blue sharks killed a year.At that rate it wouldnt take long to destroy the entire population.How sad.


Yes, and the fact that it is basically string cartilage laced with  mercury is definitely a reason to avoid it.


I agree it isnt the healthiest fish to consume.Sharks are amazing creatures.They actually evolved before dinosaurs or trees


Yeah, while we're on facts...did you know that there are more people bit by New Yorkers than sharks every year!


That is so good, I feel people fumble too much now. They need to take notes from him!


The Patriots usually have great players so yeah, did you hear about the Emmy that ESPN won?


Yes, I think it was the yellow line that is digital, am I right?


Thats the one yeah, I think its of great importance of the game so well deserved


As a kid I thought the line was real! It is so helpful, it would be bad without it and confusing


It would right, another interesting fact is that top bowlers used to make more money than football players back in the 60s


Man it would have been nice to be a bowler back then, I wonder what the difference is now!


The sport is not as popular as it used to be, so maybe thats it, football has become really popular


I agree, that is a valid point. Did you hear about the game that was 222-0?


I did hear about that game, I thought it was an impressive win, it was back in 1916 right?


I am a football fan, yeah, what about you?


Yes, crazy game I would have quit after 100-0! Good chatting with you!


I love football, the university of iowa is my favorite college team, they paint their locker room pink for the visiting team


Do you know why? sounds like a funny strategy


Something about psyching out the other opponent right?


Must be, really funny strategy, football has variations like rugby and gaelic football,


I would only play football, those other ones are way too rough lol. Do you know benjarvus green ellis at all?


Yeah he used to play for the Patriots right? great RB


Yes, never fumbled ONCE in his career! That was amazing because he was there a while


Never fumbled? really? I knew he was good but thats impressive


for sure lol Do you know what they call the president of zimbabwe?


No, how did they call the president of Zimbawe?


The call him president banana for some reason.


I wonder why he's named after the fruit! Maybe it means something different in his country.


Did you know the white house guest house is bigger than the actual white house?


no I didnt know that, must be really big,  a lot of guest coming in


I agree, I went and saw the white house once but never saw a guest house there. Apparently there are two identical white houses in ireland and france


I wonder if they vary in size and other aspects, if they are twin buildings Im guessing they look almost the same


I will have to look them up on google to see, that is interesting for sure. It was so nice chatting with you!


Those are some interesting facts indeed, the last one, the white house has solar panes thanks to Bush


That is more efficient and cost effective. Have a great day. Go Obama and Biden 2020!


Obama for sure, I never voted for him though! It was after when i started admiring who he was as a president


He is a man with great values, do you like our current president?


To be honest, not really. I am kind of glad he isn't one of the three richest ever or he would be rubbing that in too. How about you?


Yeah me too, he is really controvercial and I dont agree with how his handling the country, hopefuly he wont get re elected


For sure, if he does we know it was rigged. We need a Biden Obama combo again!


I agree hopefully that can happen soon, or a pop star president like the presidnet of Indonesia


Right lol. I would like trump more if he released a pop album in the USA


I know right, that would be fun and maybe he is a talented musician, a hidden gem


Yes if you unfriend 10 friend on facebook. SO strange


I love dance. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


Yeah and tupac was a dancer too of ballet


Yes he was in the production of nutcracker and he played the mouse


Yeah. Ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes in a single week


that is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money I imagine


Yes it is for sure. Babies are really good at dancing when they hear music


yes and they smile more when they hit the beat


I do actually, did you ever use myspace?


They are way smarter than we make them out to be.


yes I did, they made a bad decision not buying facebook when they had the chance


yup, could have spent $75 million to make billions now


Yes because Mark is colorblind for green and red


Yeah. the like button seems to be illegal in parts of Germany


Yeah I wonder why though. Did you hear about Iceland what they are using facebook for?


Yes to rewrite the constitution, talk about transparency


I know. Burger KIng once had a funny promotion for free whoppers, did you hear about that?


Best spoken word album for the audio recording of her book.


wow, good for her. there is so much info on the internet nowadays.


True.    I've always wondered what they call the protocol used on the network.


Thanks!   What are some of the applications on the network?


oh they are so vast, so many of them. do you know what the three horizontal line menu on apps is called?


I think they call that the hamburger button.


yeah that is it. did you know you can develop an addiction from clicking on the internet?


I've heard that.    Good thing for those climbing Mt. Everest, since there is 3G service at the peak.


A little.    I know that the president is what they call the head of state in most republics.


Yeah, internet seems to be everywhere now. nice chat


yeah. do you know who the wealthiest us presidents are?


I believe they were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Kennedy.    Adjusted for inflation, of course.


yeah that is them. do you know how the vice-president used to be elected?


The runner-up became president until 1805.     Would be funny if it still applied and Hillary Clinton were VP.


hahah that would be funny, wonder how that would have worked for those two


Who knows.    Hillary Clinton was president of Young Republicans in college.


Yeah that is true. When she campaigned in southern states she adopted a southern drawl.


That is funny.    Did you know she once won a grammy award!   Reminded of that since they were on last night.


She is awesome so I think she could have done it. You?


No way! I agree with the lip reading of get me home to get out of my heels and change my adult diaper lol!  I think it's crazy how quickly some people go home after giving birth!


And there's stories of pioneer women goint o plow the field after giving birth. What jerk husbands!


Haha right!! I completely understand doing what we have to do, but that's probably why there were "childbirth deaths."  Might not have happened during childbirth, but right after like the girl in Germany getting a fever and mastitis.


I don't know how you all do it. I get a runny nose and im out for 2 days.


Do what we have to, but it would all be much easier with a makeup and hair team like Kate had.


I had one while my wife was giving birth... They were the best. Gave me spritzers too!


Haha that's funny! My husband didn't have that, but he could have snacks which I was jealous of.


I felt so bad for my wife. 72 hours worth of labor. Nothing i could do but be supportive.


Yuck! Mine was 18, but I was induced and had to push for over 4 hours! Oh well, all worth it in the end!  Nice talking with you!


Very well, thanks! Do you pay attention to the royal family?


I do! I enjoy seeing what they are up to and for some reason I feel like Princess Meghan and sometimes Kate are much more relatable.


I just read on apple news that George clooney is relating meghan markel to princess diana. Seems like a good logic leap.


I saw that as well and completely agreed with it.  I'm excited to see her as a mom. Do you have kids?


Mom. Do you think your wife (or mom of your kids) would've wanted to step out in front of millions hours after giving birth? LOL


I'm not surprised, he was a backup dancer for Digital Underground.


is that how he got his start? Michael Jackson was a good dancer too, do you like to dance?


I'm not a good dance, but I like to dance. LOL


Me too ha. Give me a couple drinks and i am the new michael jackson. You know he has a patent


I love Horror movies, my favorite are stephen king ones


I have seen it, I heard Danny didn't know he was in a horror movie until years later


Pretty crazy! Did you know if you watch a horror movie before seeing abstract art, you will like the art more?


I will have to watch one before going to another art gallery, maybe I will appreciate it more! Good chatting with you!


I do use it, it is so amazing, how about you?


I use it, but not all that often, I go back and forth on whether or not I should cancel it.


But the fast shipping and the access to the streaming service is great to have.


It is, I wonder why average U.S. citizens can't get the USPS deal for delivery on sunday?


Right, they have a nice contract with the usps


I didn't know Amazon owned IMDB, did you?


I did not, I wonder how much financial gains that comes with. Bezos built a clock in a mountain also, he is so rich!


Interesting, did you know Tupac was a ballet dancer in high school?


I heard that! He was in the nutcracker That would have been interesting to see


For sure. The loch ness monster is actually a protected species lol. Even though it may not even exist.


That is too funny, I don't think it does, I think people saw the Greenland shark and thought it was some weird creature.


I agree. The first cloned pet was a cat.


Interesting, wasn't the first cloned thing ever a sheep or something?


It says it was a cat and they named it copy cat lol.


That is very clever lol.  What is crazy is that there are more pet tigers than wild ones in asia.


I did not know that. Pretty crazy I agree. I would not want a pet tiger.


Heck no, what would you do with one?  I mean, it what are you trying to be Al Pacino in Scarface? lol


HAHA. Roosevelt had over 20 pets, including a bear and a hyena.


That is just too nuts, both of those animals and I'm sure a bunch of the other ones just doesn't make sense to me.


Hi there, I sure do, I think nature is amazing. How about you?


I agree. I love nature. Did you know there are 20 quintillion animals on Earth?


Holy cow, that is insane, but I'm sure its way less than it was a couple hundred years ago.


I agree. Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.


Very interesting, so that is why, I never knew that.


I had no idea either. Germany became the first country to give animals constitutional rights.


It sounds like back in 2002, I wonder if other countries will eventually follow.


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


That is true!  I remember learning about that back in school, so crazy!


That is odd.. Bobby Richardson is the only person to win a world series mvp despite losing the series.. I know the Yankees are pretty well known bbut not to much else about baseball


Yeah, I don't know many Baseball teams. I do like the world series because it is pretty exciting to watch. Long ago, the women's world cup had higher tv ratings than the world series though.


That is pretty crazy.. my daughter plays softball so that is interesting to know... the chicago cubs where the first baseball team to win back to back world series and havent won since lol my step dad is a cubs fan


I love softball, I played on a league for a couple of years. So yep I can appreciate baseball because it is much tougher to play. The Cubs, I really don't follow them but I do love our home team too even if they are not so great lol..


yeah i dont really pay attention to baseball this is the first year I have somewhat paid attention to football I went to a Cheifs game and it was a pretty awesome experience


Cool! I haven't been to a Football game before, but have been to a baseball and a basketball and I think it was all pretty fun.


It really was. Do you know what the Ottoman Empire is? I guess it was still in existence when the cubs last won the World series....not sure what that is though.....


Im not sure what it is either but I guess that means it was long ago lol


Haha, very true! I didn't know Baseball managers wore uniforms...in case they need to  play! Cool


Hello! I like the New York yankee's! how about you?


Exactly! Well, I will continue to follow a little baseball haha, and try and watch the World series as well. You have a great night! Great chat!


I don't follow it but I like Baseball! The world series is always exciting! The New York Yankees have a lost player....never found! How odd.


That is odd... a man once found some 1900s baseball cards in his granfathers attic and they where worth 3 million bucks


Wow, lucky! Did you know kickball is considered a type of baseball in Canada? Interesting!


That is interesting! Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans are suprised to know it is considered Americas national pastime


That's funny, it has always been America's favorite pastime! I wonder if they take Baseball as serious as American's do lol, or if they watch the world series as well.


I have no clue... so you are a yankees fan


Yes, they are a very interesting team. Way back in 73 2 of the Yankees pitchers swapped families, permanently, pretty odd.


WOw I guess that is how they combat nepotism too


Yeah. Do you know much about the US Senate?


SOme stuff. THey had a gavel for 165 years til Nixon cracked it


WOw cool. Did you know Fred Rogers gets the credit for the funding of PBS?


Wow cool. Did you know they have a candy desk at the senate?


Cool, what kind of candy do they have in it?


They have candy that is made in Pennsylvania like Mars, Milky Way and jellybeans


Nice I like all those. Do you know who holds the record for the longest fillibuster?


Hmm I have no idea but that sounds painful


Yeah it lasted for 24 hours and 18 minutes of non-stop speaking


I know some stuff like WIlson was the only one to have a PhD


Oh my that is too much talking without stopping


Nice. DO you know who the three wealthiest ones in the US are?


Hmm I have no idea about that, who is it?


Cool. Did you know Lincoln was the first one to have his picture taken during inauguration?


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


Hmm no idea. In the photo with Lincoln was also John Wilkes booth too


Wow cool. Did you know in Guatemala relatives of the president cannot be elected in that position too


Do you know that Trump is not the wealthiest president?


Trump is one of them.  Before 1805, in the US, the runner up in a presidentialt election automatically became the vice president.


HA! Can you imagine trump and hilary trying to work together? Seems odd.


I was thinking exactly the same thing.  They would probably physically wrestle every day.


But who would win. I am not sure it would be Trump...


Trump, of course.  John Kelly would have to separate them. Luckily , after 1805, the rule changed.


Yeah! Weekend update was on SNL's first episode? I had no clue!


I did not know either.  They enjoyed making fun of presidents.  Another funny fact:  the first Zimbabwe president was called President Banana.  I do not know why.


I feel like of all the fruits, banana is the most disrespectful.


President Apple sounds acceptable. President Banana seems like they are making fun of him. President Starfruit is ok, just no banana.


Oh, okay.  You are funny.  One more fact before I said goodbye:  Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees at the white house.  Nice talking to you.  Have a nice evening.


Three presidents were mentioned in the article:  jfk, washington and jefferson.


Wow. I wonder what the difference between them is. I know Trump got $400M from his dad. Is that counted in the amount?


I don't know but I'm sure inflation was included in the calculation.


Woodrow wilson was the only phd and president.


I did not know that.  An Indonesian president released 3 pop music albums while he was in office.


He must be talented.  Lincoln was photographed with John wilkes booth. How strange.


That was strange.  Apparently, the US President's guest house is bigger than the White House.


Wow. I wonder why? 5 presidents have lost the popular vote but still wond the presidency.


Ok, my daughter loves Hamilton, but never been and i love my daughter... but the price just seems ridiculous!


Yeah a little bit... have had apple computers as long as i can remember!


Which year did you get your first apple?


i was working on them in 86 Apple IIe that were running DOS.  Purchased my first one in 91?


Was that the one that had a single button on the mouse I remember having that one as a kid in my parents' office


That was the classic!  Remeber using the dial up modem with the telephone


Omg yes when you couldn't make a phone call because you were online


exactly!  LOL!!!  I even remember rotary phones :)


Do you remember the big Tv's that came with like wooden panels and the buttons right on the side


ummmmm yeahhhh!  We had one and my grandmother had one!


Did you have any of the first video game systems? Like the NES? or Atari?


Lol don't worry I'm completely with you on this one.


Pong was the best the little knob that would drive you crazy


yeah... but it was awesome because we didn't know any better!!!


It was awesome talking to you my dude see you in the comments of joe rogan videos on youtube lol


My friends were just talking about this too with concert tickets... how the only way to really get them anymore is to buy them aftersale but they cost 4 times more and upwards?


This is why comedians talk about how they barely make money off of tickets any more because the box office fee's take away all the profit


is it the box office too?  What about places like stub hub and subscriptions?


Stub hub is reliable and comedians like joe rogan and joey diaz speak highly of the service.


i know it's reliable... but don't people buy the tickets on purpose and then resell them?


They definitely still do that especially if they have a sort of connection when they can get them cheaper, they they just post on social media waiting for people to purchase the tickets at outrageous prices


oh really?  I did not know that's how they do that?  sorry, gave up on many live events a long time ago.


You should try maybe going to a comedy show. Do you know much about the history of computers?


Did you know the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office?


I'm not sure. I wonder about the variation of Soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.


I bet the would be interesting to watch! Isn't it wild soccer makes more money than pretty much all the other major sports combined?


I can believe it. It is really popular in every other country other than the U.S.


True. Plus it's played by over 250 million players in well over 200 different countries and dependencies. It's easy to see it's the world's most popular sport!


When I was younger I played soccer, a lot of people in America do, I'm actually a bit surprised it isn't more popular.


Agreed! I mean, America finished in 3rd place in its first FIFA World Cup final back in 1930. You'd figure that would have caused the popularity to spread!


I just think that Football and Baseball are more interesting personally. I lost interest in soccer as well.


True. I do watch it occasionally. I love how America has never placed below third in the women's world cup since it started back in the early 90s!


Interesting. I'm still curious about the 3 teams playing each other, how does that work?


I wonder if we'll see it in the 2022 World Cup? I'd like to even though, crazily enough, the city set to host it that year doesn't exist yet! That's pretty unbelievable!


Did he really? That's kind of funny! I also think it's funny that the US president's guest house is actually bigger than the white house itself. It's like, I didn't even know the president had a guest house!


I doubt it, although that would be really cool. I wonder if they want to bring it to the USA?


Yeah, I'm not sure if that is true. I've been on a tour of the white house.


Oh, that's awesome. I bet it was fun! Did you learn the three wealthiest presidents of all time were Jefferson, JFK and Washington? Isn't that hard to believe?


Yeah, I also know that it says on Trump's wikipedia page that he is the wealthiest ever, not sure if it is true though.


They must measure for inflation! Since we're on the subject of presidents, have you ever heard about Zimbabwe's first president? He was known as President Banana. That's kind of sad.


Yeah, I wondered that myself. Can I ask why you think it is said to address the President by his last name?


That's a good question! I honestly don't know! Just as I didn't know until recently that until the year 1805, the presidential runner ups automatically became vice president. Can you imagine the chaos if that rule was still in place today?


Being serious, that was his last name. I think that it would make for great TV cable fodder, but I don't think it would ever work.


Agreed! Ha! I wonder if President Banana was a fan of what Americans call soccer. We call it soccer because it's actually slang for association football.


Oh I see. But just for curiosity, they have 12 blood types, way more than we do


Seem lie it since they understand pointing, same as elephants


Yeah that too. Even Google has declared itself as a dog company


im guessing with that they allow employees to bring dogs to work? I can't ever figure out what makes them a dog compnay


Well maybe and they have it in their code of conduct that they are a dog company


russia must really be into dogs they have a tomb of the unknown dog AND some of their dogs have learned to use the subway


Wow that is impressive. For a long time I thought that dogs were colorblind but apprently they just do not see as many colors as we do


and they can learn over 1000 words. I guess thats why they make them service dogs


No I really don't.I don't understand it and find it boring.


Oh I see. Some of them can be cool though, like that poem that when read normally is depressing and vice versa


there is a 274 line poem called the chaos, i am assuming becaus it has irregularly pronounced words


I would assume so too. THe Javanese alphabet too, if recited in order it forms a poem


the vikings were warrior poets. lol what the heck? did they just shout poetry at the enemy ?


Hahaha maybe that is how they fought. Allan Poe received only $9 for his poem The Raven. Not is is priceless


isn't that always the way? things don't become priceless until the person is dead. baltimore must be the place for poetry! first edgar allen poe and also tupac


Yeah it seems that way. On another topic, do you like dogs?


Lol these really arent my favorite subjects. I am not a dog fan.


What! That's crazy! In the first olympics canada scored 132 and gave up only 3!


Is it true that some people watch hockey for the violence? I heard hockey rinks used to only have 1 penalty box, so players would often continue their fight there


Yes. There was a hockey player that was traded for $1 and went on to win 4 cups!


Do you know his name? I bet the team who traded him sure regretted it. Kind of sounds like the hockey version of tom brady


I do not know his name. I do know that hockey players lose on average 8 pounds per game...


I think that is the dream of every dieter. I wonder how many calories they have to burn to lose so much


It's probably water weight. Although if I could lose 8 pounds by playing one game of hockey, sign me up!


Aside from hockey do you hold other interests such as in cars or music?


I like them both, music more than cars. What about you?


Well thank you. Do you enjoy any form of entertainment like hockey or driving?


I like it, if it is well done. If not, it's a dumpster fire...


What do you think about the rapper drake? I recognize his talent and his achievements although I am not too big a fan of his music


I am indifferent... Nice chatting with you!


I am not too familiar with hockey, but I have read up on it recently though


Nice. When Alex Ovechkin won the stanley cup, he went on quite the binge!


Is Alex Ovechkin a famous hockey player?


Yes, he played for the washington capitals. They won the stanley cup last year and he went on a media tour and drank all summer.


That sounds very interesting. Anything else?


No, just that he really liked drinking that summer. Do you have a favorite NHL team?


I would say I'm familiar enough to have a favorite NHL team. However, I did hear that a goalie caught on fire when a puck hit a pack of matches in his pocket


Do you know any interesting facts about government?


I am definitely a gear head. I wish I was as Lucky as a man in New York who purchased some property and found a barn full of classic cars


Wouldn't that be awesome?  How about Jann Mardenborough who became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the Gran Turismo video game!


That pretty cool. I use to play that game when I was younger


Do you know when McDonalds added drive thrus?


I do not, I can only inform you that 1886 is considered the birth year for the modern car


Interesting.  In 1908 Ford created the Model T.


Im surprised cars took longer to replace horses outside of the use


I agree.  That would have been interesting to be around when horse drawn wagons and cars were on the road at the same time.  I guess if you live near an Amish settlement you can experience it. LOL


And no we have self driving cars! Did you know google's has an aggressive mode?


I do! Monaco eliminated income tax because they made so much from casinos


Yikes. That doesn't sound pleasant.  It was nice chatting with you!


Interesting!  Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks.  lol


In 1895 J.P morgan bailed out the government. The government had to bail out J.P Morgan recently


Isn't that ironic?  86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government.  That's where they hide the aliens. LOL


No doubt! lol  A man in France impersonated a gov't official and managed to sell the Eiffel tower not once, but twice!  Wonder how much trouble he got into for that not once...but twice? LOL


I wonder how the government allowed it twice! Maybe they were in a shutdown


He somehow slipped it through the cracks. lol  In 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1 billion dollars to help save the amazon rainforest.  That's a good thing to see!


Thats really good of them! More then I can say about us. The Us has shutdown 17 times the past 37 years


there are so many to choose from. Do you like bill murray.


I love Bill Murray. I saw that he thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of modern day comedy.


Yeah he has a few good films. Im not so sure I agree with his assesment on that though.


Did you know the Green Lantern was originally going to be a comedy?


Yeah it was going to have Jack black as the lead. I think it probably would have been better that way.


That would have been very funny if they filmed it with Jack Black.


So true. Are you a fan of comedy central.


I don't watch it too much anymore, but I used to watch it all the time.


Yeah they arent the best at picking the shows to air. They have had over 100 shows canncled sin they started the channel in 1989.


I'm doing great - thanks for asking. Do you like the Incredibles 2?


I havent seen that one yet. The first one was pretty good though.


It was very good. I haven't seen the second one yet. I saw it's actually set in the 1960s.


Oh yeah. I didnt really get that from the first one, but it didnt really mention the date to my knowledge.


Apparently the Brad Bird who is the director is also the voice of Edna Mode.


I heard that. I guess they couldnt find anybody that was near as good as he was at it.


Netflix is huge. From 9pm-12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


Wow that is so major! I love watching highly rated movies and netflix has over 150 movies available with a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes.


Wow that's crazy. Netflix and YouTube together make up half of the peak internet usage in North America.


Wow they are so powerful. They control so much. I would love to work for Netflix-they get paid to watch Netflix. Well some employees do at least.


That would be awesome to get paid to watch Netflix. They actually spend 20 times more on postage than they do bandwidth.


Oh interesting. In some European markets Netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase. Quite a good idea.


Yeah seems like it. I once saw that netflix had an hour long movie that is just a fireplace burning. Good for people with no fireplace!


I saw that too lol. Netflix is now worth $2 billion.


Wow so rich. I like watching Netflix movies with Morgan Freeman. He seems like a good guy and even financed a Mississippi town's prom in 2008.


Hey not too bad yourself? Do you have any kids? It seems like March of the Penguins 2 would be a good movie to watch with them!


Hello - I have two kids. I bet they would love that movie. What about you?


Nice. None for me yet but never early to think about what to watch with them lol! I also like comedy films. I used to watch comedy central a lot. Surprising to hear they cancelled over 100 shows since being created in 1989!


I love comedy films. Did you know Demetri Martin was accepted into Harvard Law but left out of boredom to pursue comedy?


Wow I didn't know that. Lucky for him it worked out, what a smart guy. I also love Steve Carrel but his movie Evan Almighty wasn't great despite having a monster budget of 200 million!


I agree. Did you know they make bromantic movies like Harold and Kumar and the Hangover?


Haha yes I like those kinds of movies! And comedy is one of the oldest genres in film! Very timeless!


Yes! Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.


Very bold but glad it worked out for him! I love watching comedy specials on Netflix too. Netflix has a whopping 137 million total subscribers worldwide!


Hi! I recently learned that baseball managers are required to wear uniforms as well because they have to technically play should there be a need. So that must mean, they must stay in shape too right?


Yeah that's a little frightening and do they mean "lost" as in lost his way because of the fame or "lost" as in missing?


I am not sure, I just know there is a lost one. I heard once they suspended mattingly because he would not get a haircut


The players to don a certain haircut? That's pretty strict! I wonder whether or not people still try to sneak into those games like what Bill O' Reilly did with the fake press pass. That's pretty smart since computers and photoshop didn't seem to be too popular back then.


That is true, you can get away with a lot back then, now we know too much!


Yeah, have you ever been to a live game?


i have not, I know it is America's pastime though!


I would argue that it was football! I didn't know there was a women's world cup has well and it even had higher television ratings than the world series!


I would as well, but apparently it is very popular in japan as well!


I wonder when they carried the flag upside down in the 1992 world series, whether or not that was the doing of Japan.


Maybe it is because it was the canadian flag?


that is interesting, do you think they ever played in a game ?


Oh it was the Canadian flag! What was the Marine Corps doing carrying around the Canadian flag instead of the US flag?


I see, well it was great chatting with you! Have a good day!


I don't think so, I don't watch too much baseball and I don't collect cards either, but I might reconsider seeing how valuable they are when a man found three million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic!


I had heard about that, imagine being set for life overnight like that!


How would you sell it? I imagine the buyers would be a small population.


I suppose so, do you think he took a loss in value trying to sell them for what he could get?


I think I would and I wonder if he knew the value when he sold them. If he didn't that would be very painful.


That really would be sad if someone exploited him


Do you have a favorite baseball team? Mine is the Yankees.


I am not too into baseball, but who is the "lost" yankees player?


I spend a lot of time on Facebook.  I find that it can both entertain and inform.  I don't know about you, but do you tend to spend a lot of time on this platform also?


Facebook gives me an opportunity to post my work as a photographer.  I think that I am a member of about every FB page that deals with photography.  I use a particular brand of camera, and have since graduating from college...so I especially like pages and groups that deal with that brand.


Yes, I use it a lot.  I especially like anything that deals with lighting subjects.  Taking pictures...well, the technical end...is easy, but the composition end is what makes a good photographer.  My degree was in filming and covered the Vietnam war for a major network.  I learned the technical end by experience.  The composition end, comes with training and practice and the eye.


During peak internet time, Netflix and Youtube make up half of that traffic. YouTube is just a really quick place to get tutorial videos and other information.


I've never posted anything to YouTube, but I watch it a lot.  I have it set up through my Roku and watch it on my big screen TV.  Sometimes my wife will sit with me and enjoy...but for the most part, her photography knowledge is limited to..."take a picture of that".


That sounds like my photography knowledge. Perhaps I need to practice more and watch more YouTube videos.


Actually, you don't need a degree in photography like mine.  Everything that you need to learn/know can be found freely over the internet.  I love expanding my knowledge of the medium, because I'm not a prima donna.  Although, I've been in photography since 66..I still learn something new everyday.


YouTube has educational videos, live streams, movie trailers, short documentary films, music videos, TV show clips, and so much more. It's kind of amazing.


Yes, I direct a lot of newbees to YouTube to learn the trade.


I like that you don't have to register for YouTube so you can use it as a social media platform or not depending on your preferences.


I used to. I'm trying not to spend so much time on it. Too bad Burger King doesn't have that promotion anymore where you get a free whopper if you unfriend ten people.


Well, I am signed into YouTube and registered because I can be kept updated on new material that is made available nearly everyday.


Yes, I get that. I just don't have the need to sign in and it's good that there is an option.


Yep.  I could go for a whopper right now, but I don't know if I would be willing to end ten online friend relationships for it.  Besides, how would Burger Kind know that you actually DID unfriend them? Pro


Not sure. Perhaps they make you install an app first. I'd like to minimize the time I spend on Facebook so wouldn't mind getting rid of some friends.


I'm retired or semi-retired.  I'm a photographer so I spend a lot of time of Facebook to keep up with all the fellow photographers.  I like viewing their work, and I learn from their examples.  So, it is necessary that I spend time on Facebook.


That's interesting. For me it detracts from my productivity but I can see how it is useful to some professions. I can't believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005. There must be a lot of regrets.


Probably the same type of regrets that the co-founder of Apple has over selling his share for so little.  It's a matter of hindsight/foresight.  It is probably something that would be my luck.


When I first started using Facebook in 2008, I thought it was so bland and boring looking compared to other platforms like MySpace and Friendster. Now I realize that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerburg has red-green colorblindness.


The fact about Mark Zuckerburg was new to me also.  I tried MySpace a while back.  Never did try Friendster.  Fact is, I don't think I've ever heard of


I used Friendster for a couple of years before going to Facebook. People stopped using it and went to Facebook.


He is struggling now with his money, glad to hear he has some waiting for him at 55


He certainly had some awful spending habits, right? If you're spending other people's money, it doesn't really matter as much; Michael Jordan wore Air Jordans when they were banned by the NBA because Nike was willing to pay his fines.


It was easy advertisement because he was so popular. I love jordan shoes, do you?


I'm more into normcore old person-style sneakers haha. Did you know that shooting free throws granny style is the best technique but players don't do it because they think it looks silly?


that is awesome, i didnt know that. i wish i would have done that.


Image is everything, isn't it? Especially when millions of people are watching on TV.


For sure, but you could be that cool guy making free throws with the granny shot! more attention.


Haha, I guess all publicity is good publicity. Maybe that's why Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have each narrated at least 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine.


For sure, I wish I knew them as kids so I could be excited! Good chatting with you!


I suppose it is prime time for TV, maybe one of the 750+ episodes of Pokemon lol


I have a ton of respect for him as an athlete, especially the money part--he's the highest paid celebrity, the runner-up being Judge Judy


I love pokemon! I just saw a live action trailer just now for it!


did not know that, I know judge judy makes like 123000 an episode


It's a lot, but definitely less than LeBron makes per game. He definitely knows how much he's worth; he turned down a $10 million endorsement deal from Reebok when he was 18 because he thought he might get more, and Nike signed him for $90 million less than a year later.


Now I think he has a billion dollar contract or something if I remember right


Not only that, but he has a movie deal with Warner Bros for another Space Jam movie.


For sure, I may watch that one. Tickets for Lebrons high school games were 100-120 dollars, crazy


At least his popularity benefited charity when he raised $6 million by televising his decision about playing after high school


They helped raise so much money for their school


It is, but nothing compared to the lifetime deal Allen Iverson got with Reebok back in 2001: $800,000 a year until age 55, when he gets a lump sum payment of $32 million. Seems like a lot of money for not playing anymore.


Hey how's it going. I really love learning about animals. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


Agreed. Yes the Simpsons was a great show. Did you know there is one episode that Bart didn't appear in?


I just heard that here recently, but I don't know if I saw that episode! Did you?


Nope I definitely have not because I would have remembered. Can't believe they remade a UK version of "That 70's Show" though.


Did you hear it bombed? It did not go over well there!


Yeah. Only lasted 10 episodes lol. Not too good!


Not at all. And there are 750 episodes of pokemon. my goodness!


Wow. Enough to watch 50 episodes per year for 16 years straight? Not my cup of tea!


not mine either! Although I do  love this internet!


Oh yeah internet is incredible. Private, public, academic, business, personal. It has it all!


There is so much information to be found just by a click of the hamburger button!


Hi there! I do too! Thats a lot of animals!


Haha yes you are right. It can even cause addiction measurable in the brain!


Isn't that weird? The library in ALexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it burns down!!


Wow that is good to know. If you are ever on Mt. Everest there is even internet capabilities!


Definitely. And over 1.5 million living animal species have been described!


Did you know in Germany, animals have legal rights?


Yeah I think that is pretty cool. The Loch Ness monster is a protected species in Scotland.


Oh that's fun! Hiccups are a holdover from evolution! Think about that when you hiccup!


Haha maybe it will make me less annoyed! Apparently it's from when land animals had both gills and lungs!


Yeah occasionally I do! I just don't like how many ads and commercials there are.


I know it! Streaming services have made them obsolete. I do like to watch the simpsons though, how bout you?


HA! I remember my golden's hair floating by like tubleweed in the old south. So much hair! I thought my st bernard would have a lot but didn't.


I am currently watching my wife sweep under the TV stand as tumbleweeds of blonde hair comes rolling out lol. The shedding is aggravating but I couldn't imagine my life without either of them


Oh no, completely worth it. Especially when you have someone else to clean it up for you!


No, no haha. I am currently waiting for her to be done so I can go through with the vacuum and dust. We have a pretty good system. Theres an entire puppy worth of hair when we're finished.


I remember those days. In my golden's 8 years, I think I went through 6 vacuums because of the hair. I loved that dog so much though. What are their names? Lilly and????


We are on vacuum #2 haha. We also have a roomba we run during the day to get the excess hair we missed. Its crazy! Lily & Ben! I love them like they are my own kids.


How long have you had your roomba? That thing is going to die soon. The hair will kill the motor...


I got it as a gift for Christmas, so only about 3 months. I'd give it another 3-4 months before it dies. I did not buy it for a reason haha too much hair for this thing


I wanted a roomba but was going to wait until my dog was gone. I can now buy a roomba!


They are nice to have, especially if you don't have a pet. It gets a pretty decent amount of hair up. It was really nice chatting with you!


Ditto. Go give those puppies a big hug and kiss!


I do! I have 2 golden retrievers. Do you? I just learned that there are actually blood drives for dogs.


I don't want this to be a downer and I just put my 10 year old st bernard down this week. It was sad but she was great and in a better spot. I had goldens when I was right out of college. I loved that dog!


Oh my gosh... I can't even begin to imagine. I am so terribly sorry. Dogs are such amazing creatures!!! What was her name?


Sasha. It's the 3rd dog I have had to put down and although it was emotionally easier this time, I still miss her. My first dog, the golden, I took three days off of work from.


Sasha is a beautiful name. I'm sure she was very loved over those 10 long years. My 4 year old golden, Lily, is my first dog. I will be absolutely devastated if something happens to her. Do you plan on getting another dog?


Not for a while. We have a 7 and 5 year old that my wife and I are concentrating on. Plus we always need to find sitters and walkers for her. It only happens once every two months but still, it gets hard. Once my kids go off to college, I will get another one. Plus I am alergic...


I have a 4 year old and 7 month old golden. They require a lot of attention but its totally worth it. Thankfully I am not allergic, but I do sometimes despise the hair lol. I have yet to have children.


Yes. I want to travel more but I can't afford it. The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to go 160 mph. Crazy stuff.


Wow.  If they had that here in the states and it could get me there safely, I would travel a lot more!  lol I don't think I would want to live in Iceland though were there's no public rail service and most Icelanders without cars have to travel by air between major towns.  That could get pricey.


Ow. I wouldn't like that. Japan has tolls on every highway and it costs over 300 bucks to go across the entire country.


Ouch.  I think I would like to go to Mackinac Island one day.  They banned motorized vehicles there for over 100 years and most people travel by bikes or horse drawn carriages.  Sounds relaxing to me.


True. As long as it doesn't take too long to get where you are going to. But I bet they get a ton of sun.


Speaking of the sun, did you know that it is actually white and only perceived as yellow because of atmospheric scattering?


Interesting. I know it's really quite hot. And large.


LOL  yes.  One thing hotter than the sun is a lightening bolt, which is 5 times hotter than the sun!


That's surprising. The sun accounts for nearly all mass of our Solar System.


Yes! It's a great medium for entertainment. Do you watch it?


I believe it.  It's pretty big and a powerful thing that's for sure.  1 second of sun produces enough engergy to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!


Wow. Earth would be in trouble if it didn't have that kind of help.


Yes we would!  It's been a pleasure chatting with you today!


Yes.  Especially during the winter.  Are you a Simpsons fan?


I've seen some episodes. There is an episode Bart never appeared in, did you see that?


I didn't see it.  Interesting.  My kids used to watch Pokemon a lot.  Seems like that show never ends.


Yeah. 750 + of episodes. That's so popular.


Whoa!  That's alot.  Did you ever watch that 70s show?


Yeah, I saw some. I liked the main group a lot.In the UK it was remade verbatim and it was stopped after 10 shows.


Oh wow!  I would like to see that.  I'll have to see if I can find it online.


Yes, worth looking for. Do you like to go traveling?


On another topic, the president's guest house is larger than the White House.


I guess treating guests nice is important. The president of Indonesia has released three pop albums while in office LOL.


That's unusual. Perhaps he is good at multitasking.


Oh yeah I bet he is. Kind of like Kanye West LOL. Kanye West once gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at a concert, that's pretty cool.


I am not his fan.  He also believes that aids is a man-mad disease.


Yeah he says some ridiculous things. But his music is good. He is among the most critically acclaimed musician of the 21st-century.


rapper Big Sean had a 3.7 GPA and the turned down scholarship to Michigan State.


Well it paid off for him it seems. Out of the 10 most successful songs of all time only Kanye West's Golddigger is in a minor key.


Sorry for the typo, what I meant was "he turned down scholarship".  Yes, I heard about Kanye's Golddigger.


And he has sold over 120 million records worldwide. It was really nice talking with you I hope you have a good day.


Yes I love watching TV. I really love that 70' show. Can't believe they made the UK version!


It was nice talking to you too.  Have a great day!


I can't believe it either.  Bart was neither mentioned nor seen in one episode of The Simpsons.


Hard to believe him being the most popular. Pokemon was very heavily played as well with 750 episodes!


750 episodes?  That's a lot.  In how many years?


I know that's about 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight!


I think that was  a lot.  Ringo Starr is one of the voices in Thomas the Tank Engine. Are you familiar with the tv series?


Oh yeah definitely. George carlin and Alec Baldwin have also narrated the show.


Did they do it for different train characters?


Good question, I'm not sure but I know they did at least 52 episodes each.


Hello how are you doing?  Do you watch much YouTube?  I was just reading some interesting facts about them.  Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Oh ok.  Did you know Blockbuster declined several offers to buy netflix for $50 million. netflix is now worth $2 billion.


I know right,  they missed out on that! The company also has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea.Netflix's initial business model included DVD sales and rental by mail, but Hastings jettisoned the sales about a year after the company's founding to focus on the DVD rental business.


It seems they are putting more out than everyone else all put together.


Yes it does,  and to think it got its start from something so simple " After racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of apollo 13, reed hastings was inspired to start netflix"


I love the facts that are included here.


These are great!  So much stuff I didn't know! From 9pm to 12am, netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


I know huh. Its been good talking to you.


Hi I am good. Yes I love youtube. How about you?


Yes I probably watch at least 1 video a day on Youtube,  mostly snowboarding lol Did you know Justin bieber's "baby" is the most disliked video on youtube


Wow I did not know that.As of February 2017, there were more than 400 hours of content uploaded to YouTube each minute, and one billion hours of content being watched on YouTube every day.


Wow thats amazing. Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, where they share law enforcement videos.


Thats wild but seems effective I suppose. lol


Yeah I think a lot of companies have their own channel where they can upload either training videos or content for their business.  Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


. Netflix has greatly expanded the production and distribution of both film and television series since 2012, and offers a variety of "Netflix Original" content through its online library. Netflix released an estimated 126 original series and films in 2016, more than any other network or cable channel.


Their netflix original shows and movies are really good quality!  Are you watching any Netflix originals?


I have seen a few but its been a few years since I ve had netflix?


Hey there. I have never had shark fin soup. Good thing!


Eeeew, gross! Yeah, a shark will crush itself if it were ever on land because of its weight and no rib cage.


Fun fact but more people get bitten by New Yorkers each year than by sharks


HA, yikes, that is good to know , i think? lol


You should beware of New Yorkers when you go there lol, sharks are also ticklish, thats funny


Ha, yeah. I knew that dolphins had been known to save sailors at sea but sharks have also been known for that also. They can be trained as well as a dog can be trained. I just don't want to be the trainer because my dog doesn't listen.


I would freak out if I watched a shark swim towards me lol, and I guess that's nice, training sharks, saving people


Yeah, reminds me of the scary movie Jaws. As far as saving wildlife goes the Norwegian government donated 1 billion dollars to save the Amazon in 2008. That's impressive.


No, that was a scary movie, and I agree, that is impressive


HA, Germany became the first country to give animals legal rights. I wonder if America ever will?


I think we should many people treat animals poorly,there is a lawyer that represents animals in court


I hear its tasty and a lot of people actually like it


Yeah, that would make a good tv reality show. The study of animals is called zoology so maybe that can be part of the tv show name? Ya know the Loch Ness Monster was given protected species status in 1912, so we have come pretty far with jokes.


Yeah, I guess that the consumption has been declining since 2011. It had become very popular at events and weddings as a very expensive dish to serve.


I am worried about sharks and the extinction they face. It's very expensive and thats why pirates, fishermen ignore the laws


Yea, I agree with you. It is a cause for concern. I had also heard that the soup can be tasteless.


A good thing is that consumption has fallen 80% since the public awareness campaign in the country


Yeah, that's amazing. The group WildAid estimated that a quarter of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction.


Thats sad, the stats are still alarming, 100 million sharks get killed every year,


Oh wow, That is really sad and concerning too. I read that sharks have no rib cage. Did you know that?


Yeah and 73 million parts end in soup. No I didn't know that