Isn't that crazy?  How about Anne Jones?  She holds the record for speed reading at 4,700 words per minute!


That is crazy!  I cannot even imagine.  I think that questions the definition of reading as a complex interaction...


Hey there!  I do like to fish and aquariums!  I live in Florida so I get to do a lot of fishing.


Yes it does!  Makes you wonder if she actually took in what she read. lol  I had a good time chatting with you today!


No kidding!  Enjoyed the chat too, have a great day!


Neat!  You have some exotic species down there not found around the rest of the US.


Yes, there are a lot of interesting and scary species.  We have a lot of jellyfish which scare me.  There is actually a breed that is immortal!


Yikes!  84 percent of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in the zebrafish.  Odd fact.


That is interesting.  I am curious to know if we have and black swallowers down here.  They can eat prey that weighs 10 times as much as them.


I wouldn't want to come across those for sure.  lol  I would however like to catch a peacock bass one day.  There is only one fish that has a neck and that is the seahorse!


I love seeing seahorses in the aquarium.  I learned recently that freshwater fish only drink through osmosis whereas in saltwater, fish can also drink through their mouths.  I wonder why that is?


That is interesting.  I'm curious to know.  You think it would be the other way around because of the saltwater.  lol  Do you play softball?


I have played in a couple beer leagues before.  Did you know that the YMCA invented softball?


Hi. Are you a fan of Wonder Woman the 2017 movie?


I agree. She did a fantastic job and I was completely blown away by her performance in that movie and in that role. Wow!!!


She is amazing. She has received 31 Golden Globe nominations and for a good reason.


I love the bit about here where she responded to an insult in fluent italian!


Ha Ha!!! That was funny. Did you know that her first film role was a sports movie?


Really, I didnt know that.  Do you know which one?


I don't recall which movie was this sorry.


No worries.  Did you hear how Tucci made her cook with him to prepare for Julie and Julia?


No I never heard this before what an interesting fact.


Supposedly her daughter is an actress too!


I actually havent seen it.  But I have heard great things!


I heard that she played the FBI agent in some movie that I don't remember. Do you happen to know by any chance?


I think you're correct. It was nice chatting with you today. I hope you have a nice night!! Thanks


It was a fantastic film and I hope you check it out at your earliest convenience.


Ill have to check Netflix, I think it might be there.  I head Gal Godot was actually a soldier in the Isralei Defense Forces.


That is correct. She is one talented actress. She did an amazing job playing Wonder Woman that's for sure.


I really feel she gave girls a good strong woman to look to for a role model.


I couldn't agree with you more. Women are doing a fantastic job at lead roles these days and Gal Gadot is the perfect example of this.


It was actually the highest grossing super hero origin movie too.


Yes it was and I wasn't surprised because it was a very well made movie. It was also the highest grossing WWII movie as well.


That is pretty crazy about the war part, there are tons of war movies out there, but I guess combined with he super hero part it sets itself apart.


I do not use Spotify. It is hard for the artists to make money. Plus I like Youtube more. They have documentaries and TV shows.


Me either. I wonder who still uses Spotify. Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify because she said "music should not be free."


I think that the small artist gets screwed by Spotify. The money goes to the owners, not the artists. It is not fair.


Although, Spotify pays artists up to 200% more than regular US radio stations.


I guess that is a lot, but I think that it is not enough to live on. I would not put my music up there. I think that there is much music there that no one listens to.


Did you ever get music on torrents? The CEO of Spotify was the CEO of Utorrent.


I never got the torrent music. I think that the CEO wants us to pay him now. No more stealing!


Haha, yeah, torrents were a bit morally questionable. Speaking of illegal downloads, Netflix also monitors illegal downloads in certain countries to decide what to purchase.


I think that the Netflix crew is pretty cunning. The thieves know quality! Anyway, great chat!


Nice talking to you! Speaking of quality, what on earth is a silent album? A band earned $20000 from Spotify for one of those.


I love to watch Netflix every night. I switched over from Blockbuster many years back. Netflix tried to work with Blockbuster but Blockbuster laughed at them.


I think that it has no sound. Very zen. Have a good day!


BB made an enormous mistake when they passed on the chance to buy Netflix. Now Netflix has the world on a string.


Right. They have all kinds of stuff on Netflix, eve a movie that is an hour long video of a fireplace.


That is a cinematic breakthrough! Who thought of that? It should get an awards. The Best Fireplace award.


And there are almost 150 movies with a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. So all different thing to suit our fancy.


Is this true? Who voted for those movies? Netflix employees? I will vote for them if they pay me. 150? That sounds too high.


I'm not sure if they were referring to the consumer ratings on Rotten Tomatoes or the expert ratings.


I guess that RT is in the pay of Netflix. Maybe the money is good. Netflix has a lot of debt. I guess they must pay much to the reviewers. I say, do you like Spotify?


Do they? Wow. I don't really use Spotify. I use Youtube more. you?


I love reading books and the library has so many sources of information available to you


Ha thats hilarious!  Wow I read that there is actually 3g service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest.


That's awesome! I wonder where they're getting it from. The International Space Station has faster internet than most Americans, evidently.


That is so crazy that the internet is literally everywhere.  They say that clicking links on the internet can cause some people actual addiction


Which is funny to think about, considering humans are outnumbered by automated software programs on the internet.


I am not even sure what this means but a library in Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet incase the internet burns down.  How do you save the entire internet when its constantly changing


That library actually has the originals to most of the earliest books. Whenever ships came to visit, they were required to surrender the books so the library could copy them. The owners then got the copies, while the library got to keep the originals!


that is interesting.  do you read the full term when you are buying something off the internet?  I saw that only 7 % of people actually do read them.


I try to always read the fine print, but it's hard to sometimes. Do you like to watch TV?


I do enjoy watching tv.  did you know that there is only one episode of the simpsons that Bart was never mentioned and never actually appeared on the show


That's crazy. Apparently, Homer held over 150 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the series.


I love reading, but I'm also a big television and internet streaming fan.


Wow he had lots of work experiences.  LOL!  they have made 750 episodes of pokemon which equals out to 50 a year for 16 straight years.  I have never seen even one.


yes that is always fun as well.  I heard once that there are more libraries than Mcdonalds in the United States


I'd actually find that very surprising, but that's super cool to learn. Especially considering libraries are having to carry video games to get teenagers to come in these days.


yes, I found it a bit surprising as well.  I also read once that there was the man who was falsely imprisoned and spent most of his time in the library proving his innocence.  He is now free and a lawyer


That's so cool what people can teach themselves from only books they can find in a library. A teenager in Malawi once taught himself how to build a windmill to power and irrigate his whole village, just from reading books from the local library.


Now that is really awesome!  I saw that a library in Sacramento has whats called a "library of things" that you can check out stuff you need like sewing machines, and other items.


They also have the internet so that people can stay connected. In Finland, the internet is so important, it's seen as a right.


Ive read that that three horizontal line menu that appears on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.  I wonder why?


Maybe because it looks like the top bun, meat, and bottom bun? Did you know that they have a name for looking up yourself on the internet? It's called "egosurfing".


Have you ever been ice fishing before? I don't think i could stand the cold.


Yeah i bet. the immortal jelly fish has the capability of starting it's life cycle over as a defense against predator. I had to do some research on that one, lol.


That's neat, wish I could start my lie cycle over, too.  Someone needs to be studying this jellyfish.  May have the key to our immortality.


Right! So you know about the fish that can eat prey twice it's own length and ten times it's own weight, that's way to much!!


Black swallower, have heard of that one, but never caught one.


I assume their very large fish. The seahorse is classified as a fish even though it has a neck.


Yeah, seahorse are very cute little creatures.  Have you ever seen one up close?


I have not. Did you know that 84% of genes known to be associated with human decease have counterparts in Zebrafish. I never heard of a zebrafish.


That's interesting, I actually saw one swimming off the coast of Daytona Beach, one time.  I didn't know it carried all these genes, though that are similar to humans.  bet there are lots of scientists studying that little fish.


Well they should and we should have a lot more cures than we do, course there no money in cures.


You are correct about that.  There's big money in test, treatments,and medications. Well, I know what I'm having for dinner now, either cajun stuffed flounder or blackened Mahi.  What's your favorite fish to eat?


Good afternoon, no I've never been ice fishing.  I live in Florida and ice fishing holds no appeal to me! Lol


Cajun Salmon is my favorite. I stick to that because any other kind i have i would need to fry it, lol!


That sounds delicious.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon about fish.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your Friday!


Me either i just heard that chip Lohmiller took three of his redskins colleges ice fishing before the super bowl in 92.


That was nice of him, I guess?  I would have politely declined the invitation, I believe.  I like to eat fish.  How about you?


I do too but i have never been fishing or had to clean them. How about you?


Yes, I love to fish, fresh or salt doesn't matter.  Never cleaned them, let my husband do that job!


Well i think that's fair you catch he cleans. So is it true that freshwater fish only drink water through their skin.


That's what they say and the salt water fish can also drink through their mouths, as well.  I don't know for sure if that's true or not, really.


Wow fascinating. Not as much as the Immortal jellyfish. Have you heard of it?


No, I've seen many jellyfish while we've been off shore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, but I don't think they were this type. About the weirdest fish I've caught is the sheephead fish and it had teeth like a human.  I took one look and told my husband get him off my line and throw him back, he was too creepy looking.


Are you a basketball fan? I love to watch and play the game.


Oh yeah you are right he went on to win for Stanley cups! Wow


Funny that New Zealand has a basketball team named the "Tall Blacks" Imagine trying that in the US with the PC culture and thought police?


Yeah people would freak out in a second. They would probably try to take it to the supreme court!


Yeah, for sure. Back to b-ball, James Naismith was the inventor of the game


Surprising as seeing he is the most losing coach in Kansas history!


yeah the only one at U of Kansas...speaking of which, it's getting close to bracket time.


March Madness is upon us yes. I am still waiting for players to use the Granny shot. It is extremely effective according to physicists.


yeah, that would be funny to see that. Who's gonna take it all the way this year?


I don't know at the beginning of the season I thought it was gonna be Duke! Now I don't know! But it was great talking with you today.


No worries! Do you like hockey? There are many types of hockey but in countries like Canada and the United States it usually refers to the ice hockey version.


Yeah I occasionally watch a hockey game. Canada only has 2 national sports lacrosse and hockey.


Interesting. In 1924 the first Olympic Winter games, Canada scored 132 goals and let and three in the entire ice hockey competition!


an ice hockey ring remains under a basketball court when switching stadium sports. I think I could watch basketball if they left the ice on the court, could be entertaining then.


Ha ha yeah that would definitely makes things up a bit. An average ice hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game... that's a lot of sweat.


Ha ha it very well may be. In 1993 a hockey player was traded for one dollar. He must've been bad.


actually he (Kris Draper) was really good


Are you a fan of the banjo, or can you play it?


My dad loves his jazz, he used to play it all the time when I was a kid.  Maybe that's where my aversion comes from, rebelling against my parents.  I admire it, I just don't enjoy it.


No worries.     Perhaps Eddie Van Halen is more your speed?    He played on "Beat It!"


Yeah, more a rock and roll person, you're right.  I don't get the whole smashing of guitars though.  Maybe once or twice on the spur of the moment, but not all the time.


Matthew Ballamy of Muse holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on a tour!


Yeah, but who holds the record for smashing banjos on tour?  That must add up over the course of a tour, I wonder if he regrets it?


Perhaps so.    Did you know Brian May of Queen is a smart guy!


I think I knew that, I think the whole of Queen were intellectual of one type or another.  Somehow Eddie Van Halen doesn't seem to me to another with a Phd


Too true.    I wonder if Van Halen ever tried using a coin as a pick.


It wouldn't be anything as dainty as an old English sixpence, maybe an American dollar.  I suppose it has to be the right size I guess.


True.     Then again, if you are recording on a houseboat like Pink Floyd, it doesn't much matter if your ship is going down!


I know a little about the Banjo.     I know that they are actually quite versatile instruments.


I could see Pink Floyd using a banjo at some point.  The progressive rock stuff they did used just about everything.


Thanks for the chat!   I think I'm going to go put on the Pakistan jazz orchestra that is topping the charts.


I like it in small doses.  Unfortunately when I hear one all I can think of, like many people, is that movie Deliverance.


That is sad.     You can get anything from a deep, guttural growl to something bright and crisp.


Is it any easier to play than a guitar.  It looks a bit simpler but looks can be deceiving.


The basics are probably simpler, but specifics are just as difficult.    Different types of banjos are played differently.


I can think of one artist that I like that has used a lot of banjo, and that is someone by the name of Sufjan Stevens.  He used it a lot on a album called Seven Swans, one of my favorites.


I wonder if anyone has ever played banjo on a jazz recording?


Jazz musicians are meant to be great improvisers and experimenters, I'm sure someone must have brought one in one day.  I'm afraid jazz is another mystery to me.


I love good New Orleans Jazz, where the music has been around since the late 19th century!


They did a special oscar with seven mini statues and one regular size, I think that is pretty cute


I wonder how many mini statues are worth a big one


hahaha do you know how many statues have been awarded?


Not sure but I know walt disney won like 22 oscars


Wow! I heard that eminem won more oscars than decaprio, depp, smith, and lucas combined


That is crazy, or George Lucas' wife, she won and Oscar for Star Wars in 1977 and he did not!


I feel that it is better to win 1 award than be consistently the runner up on multiple awards


It is a big accomplishment! specially now that this is seen in 200 countries


Indeed. In any case, thanks for chatting.


I do, almost always. I did not know these awards were broadcasted on the radio from 1929 to 1952 and on 1953 for the first time on TV


I wonder why it is also referred to as the oscars


That is a good question.  Because it was not design by someone named Oscar, but by George Stanley


There are 24 awards for artistic and technical categories! I love the ones about makeup ,how actors and actresses are transformed


Oh I remember. Can't believe voldemort's transformation didn't win an oscar


Cool!! did you know about the special award for Snow White in 1938?


Oh, that is a lot less honorable, but I am sure it was appreciated by some. Country as a genre does not need the help, they are super popular


I believe it is the most popular genre in the US. The strender stratocaster was actually designed for country music.


That would not surprise me, there are a lot of states that love it, it gets tons of play on radio as well


Thats true. Did you know that U@ used to open for themselves posing as a country band named the dalton brothers.


I have heard a bit about that, that is pretty funny, they probably just like being normal once in awhile


Maybe they were just being greedy and wanted all the money from the show for themselves. Lol.


it could be that as well, it might be a smarter strategy to sell albums, they can make a lot of money like that


Probably. Linkin parks hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century


It is, and that is well deserved, they were a heck of a band when they were still active


They really are. Speaking of good album dark side of the moon was still one of the best selling in 2014


that is such a surprise, that album is pretty old, way older than me, i think it is like 40 years old or so


It is truly a classic. Well I better get off her. Have a great day.


thank you, you as well, hope everything goes well for you!


I am doing very well, are you a fan of country music at all?


I love country music. My favorite is garth brooks.


I like Taylor swift and carrie underwood myself. I learned recently that there are only 2 african americans in the Hall of fame, that is odd


Yeah you would think there would be more huh. Did you know that George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.


I have heard that before, must be an interesting time at christmas!


Dont think anyone in that family is wanting for much. Did you know that henry ford helped fund the popularization of country music.


i did not, why exactly did he do that? Just a huge fan?


No he did it for his fear over the urban decajazz music as he called it.dense of


Same, here I don't recall the last time I bought a CD. I used to make mixes for the car pre MP3 jacks.


Mix tapes.... HA! Did you ever have the huge thing of CDs? LIke a case of 100 and you actually only listened to like 5?


Ha, i meant burned CD's. I think I had the adapter for CD's in my first car. Yes, like a 4 plus inch thick case full of CD's that weighed like 40 pounds.


HA! Now we have an unlimited library on our spotify or pandora account. I remember doing some serious work on my CDs to make sure I had the right mix.


I know right. Yes, before a trip I'd burn a new CD with all the best songs. What is your favorite CD?


I was an early fan of Dave Matthews so I wore out Under the table and dreaming.


I never really got into Dave Matthews. I liked the classics growing up I like Pink Floyd, probably Dark side of the Moon.


Nice! I love Floyd. I went on a binge yesterday and listened to division bell for about 4 hours.


Nice, even after 40 plus years Dark side of the moon is one of the best selling albums.


Hello, I am doing well thank you. How about you?


Yes I do like music, I like most kinds of music. What about you?


I like rock and jazz. I also like classical when I need to work. Did you know Steven Spielberg played the clarinet on Jaws?


Cool. How interesting, no I did not know that. Speaking of soundtracks, did you know that Phil Collins recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in 5 different languages.


Huh... Or the sound track of o brother where art thou was certified platinum 8 times over.


Wow, I don't think that I have seen that movie in entirety. Another weird fact, Daft Punk negotiated the Tron Legacy sound track during a pancake breakfast while wearing their robot helmets.


Seems like a logical thing to do. Like naming each track on batman begins as a genus of a bat.


Ha, interesting. What is your preferred format for music these days?


Hello.  Interesting facts about the g20 summit and Russia.


Apparently it is because Mark Zuckerburg has red-green colorblindness


Oh thats interesting, what are your thoughts on Mark Zuckerburg?


Honestly do not really have any.  I know he is insanely wealthy now due to Facebook.


I think his a genius, building a $104 billion dollar empire is not an easy task, he had a lot of help of course but still, impressive


It is impressive that is for sure.  I am sure the Myspace people are kicking themselves for not buying it in early 2005


I know right, they had the chance to buy it for $75 million back in the day


The other thing I never realized is that Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net.


Google made a great purchase when they bought the company for $1.65 billion


Netflix is the other big one as well.  I wonder how much that one is worth.


It must be worth a lot of money as well, not as much as Youtube though


I am actually, important things will be discussed there so yeah


I found it funny about Justin Bieber having the most disliked video.


Yeah that video was terrible I didnt like it at all, did you ever watch the  Gangnam Style video?


I did see the Gangnam Style video, was not impressed with that one either, but the song was kind of catchy.


It was catchy, YouTube had to upgrade the count integer thanks to that song, anyways its been nice chatting with you a lot of cool facts


I agree.  Nice chatting with you.  I am assuming the "Done" button will show up soon.


It appeared a long time ago like 2 turns ago lol, have a nice day, nice chat..


I especially thought the fact about Russia giving out trojan virus infected phone chargers was especially interesting and disturbing as well.


It was I didnt know there were awards given at the summit


I am not sure they gave out awards at the g20 summit, but i guess they do at others.


Have you heard of the Eve-Online company, they received an award in the summit from the UN


I have not heard of that company.  Is it a company or a game?


Its a game, a massive multiplayer online game in fact, but I guess its also a company


Interesting.  The other fact I found interesting in the article was why Facebook is primarily blue.


Why is that? I have always wondered about that


I wish our government had done that rather than choose to own 86% of Nevada. That's our savvy government at work!


Yep! Did you know that Wikileaks published the governments plans to destroy Wikileaks? I'm guessing that plan failed.


Yeah, but how is it that Wikileaks knows what the goverment is up to, when government employees don't even know?


Exactly! If they went to war with Wikileaks they could actually violate The Geneva Convention since in 2006 legislation was passed to protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating it.


I think the only part of the government that works well is the Judiciary, and they play hard too!  They have a basketball court on top of the supreme court building that they call "the highest court in the Land"


I wonder if they ever have pickup games? I'd like to see that.


Sure!  I would love to see Ruth Bader Ginsberg take one to the rim over top of the "Tall Blacks" from New Zealand. Headlines would read, "The black robes crush the Tall Blacks "


Haha! They could have beaten James Naismith's teams. Even though he invented the game he is still the only losing coach in University of Kansas history. I guess you can say he got beat at his own game.....alot!


Haha... I gues he never had a Kareem Abdul Jabbar on his team to dominate opponents with his outlawed dunking skills!


I guess not. That was also probably before coaches got paid so much. Now in 39 out of the 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or college basketball coach. I know in my state it's the college football coach.


I am, I'm currently in my hotel room traveling for work.


Our states most valued employee: a person who watches other people play with their balls for a living. That is why governments are so good with the money we give them.  Nice chatting with you!


Well, if you happen to be in the Nederlands, check out their commuter bus that can travel at 160 mph!


Sadly I'm not, I would like traveling a lot better then. At least I'm not in Japan either. All their highways have tolls and it cost more than $300 to travel across the country!


Hey, wouldn't it be funny if they had trolley cars that went 160 mph?  Now tha would be a quick commute!  Contrast that with Mackinac island, where motorized vehicles are banned.  Pace of living a little slower there...


I bet it is nice there. The pollution probably isn't anywhere close to bad as it is in most places. Did you know who the first king to travel around the world was?


King Kalakaua. I think he used a tricycle. I could be wrong. I wonder if he traveled through Iceland?


That would be neat. Iceland seems like it would be difficult to travel through. There's no rail service, and I don't think there's too many major roads there. I wonder how many people there have never left their hometowns because they're afraid to fly?


Dodge sells a nice dog sled. You know, the Norwegians donated $1 billion to help save the rain forest.  Maybe they should have considered diverting some to the "Pave the Iceland" campaign.


Yeah they should have! Atleast they didn't attempt to try to buy the Eiffel Tower from a Frenchman who impersonated a government official.


to avoid any gossip s and controversy probably


But why doesn't the player have to leave if the cheerleader comes in? It isn't fair. It's discrimination, don't you think?


Totally unfair . But the NFL has business motives.


Did you study about James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, in school. I did and for some reason, I an still remember that name, even though I've never been a basketball fan. Funny that he was a the only losing coach at UK!


i think he lost the match as a coach in kansas ,he is the only one to lose i guess


He didn't lose a match, he was the only losing coach in their history. That means he never had a season where they won more than they lost. I guess you don't know much about basketball either.


yep poor me . but i know one thing there is a basket ball court on top of US supreme court building


Right! That is funny, 'the highest court in the land'. That's a good basketball joke. I wonder if the justices actually play up there in their robes, Ha Ha!


I guess its safe till there is no football court above supreme court. They have to handle quarterbacks .. much worse


I don't know why the New Zealand basketball team is named the Tall Blacks. Do you?


Not sure .. but they are associated with black uniforms in other sports too


I never thought about New Zelanders being tall. Oh well. Funny that Tom Brady was a backup quarter back that Never got into a game, in high school! Boy, I bet they wish they could change that.


what a history of 4 time superbowl champion


I liked it a lot in High school but tickets are so expensive now, so I just watch it on tv. I'm still wondering when a woman will start playing, since it isn't against the rules.


yeah me too i stop seeing NFL on TV  not trying to get tickets


I guess the most logical place for a women to start would be as a kicker. Since the average game has only 11 minutes of live play, the kicker must only play for about 2 minutes a game!


do you have favorite NFL  team where we can add a kicker


I like the Cowboys and the Falcons. I was surprised to see that engineers make more than football players over their life time. I guess because most only play for a few years before they get hurt.


Why do you think the Saints cheerleaders have to leave a restaurant if a player comes in? What's their reasoning?


I didn't know that happened. I do love the Foo Fighters though. Did you know that in 2001 Linkin Park played 324 concerts because their album was so successful?


Oh wow, that's alot of concerts. That album is one of my favorites. Have you heard about Deep Purple breaking the record for the loudest concert in 1972? Three audience members were rendered unconscious!


I did not. That seems excessive to me. I'm surprised Deep Purple would be the ones to play a concert that loud. Did you know that The Ramones played 2,263 concerts over the span of their career?


That's a lot of concerts! Wow. Did you know that Abba turned down $1 BILLION to do a 100 concert reunion tour?


I did not. Wow! They must still have a lot of money saved to be able to turn that down. I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others but I find it amusing that concert attendees filed a lawsuit against Creed because their concert was so bad.


That is pretty funny. It must have been towards then end of Creed.


I would assume so. I also recently learned that Pink Floyd held a concert in 1972 with no audience. I wonder why they did that?


Oh wow, that's kind of odd. I heard that in 2010 Lou Reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs. I'm sure they enjoyed it.


Lou Reed is a weird guy so I'm not that surprised. There is an ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia that is used as a concert venue. I bet that would be amazing.


That would be an amazing experience seeing a band playing there.


I do, I like Queen myself. Did you know that it's been scientifically proven that "We Are The Champions" is the catchiest pop song of all time?


It would leave you with a story to tell for sure. I would take so many pictures.


I did not but I love Queen. Are you familiar with K-pop?


Me too. There are several songs that stick in my head It's catchy. There is a K-pop band called Moranbong Band that is the most popular music group in the country. I am not familiar with their music.


I've never heard of them before. I heard that rejection letters from Sub Pop Records to aspiring artists start with "Dear loser." That's kind of disheartening.


Wow! I new they were an edgy company but that's harsh. Did you know that Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80's? I cannot picture that.


I've heard that and I can't believe it. I'm glad he stuck with comedy instead of that.


I do, I'm actually attending one next weekend. I wish I could have been at the Foo Fighters concert that was so loud it showed up on New Zealand's seismic monitors!


Yeah ive seen him in a couple productions, he is a good actor.


Did you know he became an actor because the girls in drama class were pretty.


What a little rascal lol, do you like ballet maybe?


I think it beautiful. Just never seen one in real like. My daughter walks on her tip toes so people ask if she does ballet.


It is beautiful! I agree, well they spend a fortune in shoes, professional dancers go though 4 pairs in a week


Wow. I did not know that. That  can be expensive. Do you talk on the phone a lot?


I used to but now that theres internet I talk on the phone less, I wonder how the cables are layed on the ocean floor.


That would be interesting to learn. Did you know unicef will donate day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


I might start using my phone less then, I think its a noble cause


It really is. I wonder if you have to sign up for that. Here's something interesting. An iPhone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


I do like drama. Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because he wants to only play in movies that generate positivity


That is interesting, I have an Iphone and I didnt know I had so much power in my pocket.


I didnt know that, I was wondering why he didnt make drama films anymore


With him being a comedian, I can see him wanting to make people smile. Do you like radio dramas?


I can respect that, he wants to keep things positive and I do, I listen to some podcasts do you?


Yes I do too. There is a website that has thousands of episodes for free


How cool, I will look it up for when Im driving to work, do you know who Hugh Laurie is?


Is that the guy that plays house in the TV show?


The same one, so it turns out he earns $700000 per episode, he must be among the highest paid actors in the industry.


Wow that is amazing. Do you know who michael caine is?


Hello - did you know a man was falsely imprisoned for 10 years and spent most of his time at the library to prove his innocence?


For sure! I saw there was a moral panic in the 18th century due to the spread of reading novels. LOL


Wow! That's hard to believe! Wonder why? I bet CS Lewis and Tolkien had a good laugh about that during their "You laugh, you lose" competition.


LOL yea I bet they did have a good laugh about that.


Speaking of humor, I always enjoyed Mark Twain's humor. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn had some funny moments in it!


Yes it did. Did you know Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain were best friends?


Really? That is so cool. I did not know that actually? I do know Edison filmed the only footage on record of Twain. I've always wanted to see it. Would be cool if he had footage of Tesla and Twain together!


That would be cool. Did you know Thomas Edison filmed the only known footage of Mark Twain?


Yeah I did know about that and it's weird, isn't it? Twain had so many funny quips and statements. He once said cherimoya was the most delicious fruit known to man. Truer words have never been spoken! Ha!


He also coined the word "gullible" which is a word I enjoy using. He used it to describe Tom Sawyer's buddies who were tricked into painting a fence!


I was not aware of that! That is interesting! Much cheaper than having to buy a lawyer! I do know there are more libraries than there are McDonald's in the US and that's a huge plus considering libraries are much more beneficial to us than Mickey D's!


I've always enjoyed libraries. But there's a library in Sacramento that actually allows you to check out useful stuff like sewing machines for temporary use that I've wanted to check out.


Libraries are certainly beneficial to those of us who love reading. Are you a fan of reading? I've been wanting to check out the book Starship Troopers as it's the first official sci-fi book on the reading lists of three of the US military branches!


Yes they are. Did you know starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading list of the US military?


I did and that's one of the reasons I want to read it to be honest! Of course, one day I'd like to beat Anne Jones' record reading speed of 4700 words per minute. Lol Realistically, that'll never happen with me but one can dream! Ha!


Haha that would be cool to beat that record!


Indeed! It would be difficult though as the reading process requires continuous practice, development as well as refinement!


HEY! Do you know who Adrian Peterson is?


And their father who also played quarterback was named Archie.


Did you know that there is a road dedicated to Archie and the speed limit is 18mph same as Archie jersey's number.


That is kinda fast to drive on a school campus lol.  Guess that is why they changed it to 10mph to honor Eli and prevent accidents haha.


lol. Are there any female NFL players? Apparently there arent any rules against women in the NFL.


No but there are female refs and coaches now.  Maybe one day.


Idk....from a woman's perspective....it all seem to dangerous.


Yeah, maybe getting tackled by 280lbs of pure muscle running 20 mph is not healthy for anyone.  At least there is really only 11 minutes or real gameplay in a game.


11 mins or not...I'll pass.lol Also the lifetime earning of an engineer is higher than that  of an NFL player.


Yeah, the average span of an NFL career is only 3-4 years and that is a rookie contract.  If they can make it to 5th year is when they get paid.


Of course...For several years, he was the best RB in NFL.


Not a big football fan but just found out he played for the Washington Redskins


Sports can reflect real life.  His is a veteran who shows young players how to deal with things when nothing goes right.


Thats soo cool! Love when ppl use their platforms to help others


Yup! Did you know that Eli manning has a genius IQ!


Yes.  He and his brother Peyton have a Superbowl Ring.  Alex Smith another QB skipped his freshman year in college and still got his bachelors in 2 years!


DANG! I would have never known. I'm super shocked to find out that Eli real name is Elisha.


I love it. Did you know the Dutch are working on a bus that can go 160 mph?


I have not but I hear they have lots of tolled highways


Yes it will cost you $300 to travel around the country


Yeah. IN Mackinac island there are no motorized vehicles allowed


Yes that has been going on for 100 years now, they have horses though


I do and like to go when I can, and you?


Me too. Did you know LInkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


THat is amazing. The Ramones also toured for 20 years in a row


I sure do. DO you know why the managers wear uniforms?


Yes because they can play if the team needs them to


Yeah. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


Yeah. DO you know why used to do the schedule for MLB?


Yes it was a couple who did it for 24 years


Yes and they scheduled 2430 games each year


THat is a lot of games, what a career for those two.


Hello there, do you play many video games?


Yeah they certainly are.  Did you know that a game designer calculated that as a whole planet we play 3 billion hours of video games in a single week!?


I believe it because my husband can spend hours playing video games.


Yeah I need to purchase a system so I can play FiFa, I haven't since I bought a new house.  I do have a Nintendo that never gets used.


I love playing FIFA too.  Another one of past times are riding horses.  Did you know that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed that is speed walking for a horse.


I think I have heard that before, I think its called tolt or something like that.


You are smart that is correct.  Well can you guess why Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


I think they were originally brought around because they were thought to calm the horses.


Yes that is correct!  I had to give up riding horses because just like Clint Eastwood, we have a mid life allergy to horses.


That sucks, I hate allergies, I have allergies to a lot of things like dogs but I still really like them and will live with them.  Thats too bad you had to give that up though, I think riding horses is such a cool activity.


Yes I love horse and I am always watching videos on horses.  I mean there are so many of them.  There are over 300 breeds of horses in the world.


I do.  I like playing Pub G.  Did you know that video games were called cathode ray tube amusement devices and were used by the military?


Wow that is a ton of breeds.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good one.


No I have never heard that.  What type of game is Pub G?  Is it similar to Fortnite?


Yes just like Fortnite.  It's the same idea.  Kids love to play Fortnite.  It's good that kids under the age of 16 in south korea aren't allowed play video games past midnight.


Yeah kids are all about it, and all about watching others play games on YouTube.  And I think that is good as well.


Have you heard of Stephen Fry's narration for little big planet and harry potter video games?  I think he was a good match for these games.


No, but I would like to check it out.  Did you know that Tom Hanks brother, Jim, does Woody's voice in video games?


No I had no idea.  Tom might have given that gig to his brother because he was too busy.  I am sure there are many jobs available in the video game industry.  As of 2015, video games have generated over 74 billion dollar a year!


Yeah I wonder if I could get a job doing voices or something, and wow that is a crazy amount of money!


I know my voice wouldn't cut it.  I am a bit monotoned.  I wonder how much the Asian markets are making they are force to reckon with when it comes to mobile games.


it's good Since 1989 a finnish radio station has broadcast 'nuntii latini' - a weekly news program conducted entirely in classical latin


Wow! That is startling, and what a great effort of those people to uphold a classy and artistic idea like that. Another great radio program, is this station that translates solar activity into sound and so listeners can actually hear the sun turned into music.


Happy weekend to you too! Bing Crosby radio music is perfect for the holidays and was played every other song back in 1948. So, you know it's quality. Check out those Christmas classics of his, they're wonderful!


Times a waistin'! Christmas will be over before you know it. Go out and enjoy that Bing Crosby.


One of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist, a fact which baffled contemporary critics.


Hello, did you ever hear much about Spygate in the news? I didn't hear any of this shocking information.


The FBI was spying on and potentially manipulating the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, according to the article!


I wish we could get a more friendly president like Jimmy Carter who turned the thermostats down to like 65 degrees when he was president in 1977. There werent controversies like these days back then with Jimmy


i think you know Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Wow, that is a pretty balanced idea, come to think of it! I could just imagine the back-and-forth, such as when Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the white house, and the very next president, Raegan, took them off of the white house again.


Agreed! It might even be better than when they cast Bill Murray as the Human Torch in the 1970s Fantastic Four radio show! Now, that was a great casting!


Speaking of the world series, the Ottoman Empire still existed since the last time that the Chicago cubs won the world series!


That was until a few years ago!  That was a great year.  The curse of the goat!


What is the curse of the goat? Is it some kind of superstition?


The Cubs did not let a man bring his goat into a baseball game around 1918 and he put a curse on them.  It lasted almost a hundred years!


Ah, thank you. Speaking of the cubs, they were the very first team to win the world series back to back and they have not won since!


Yes - even famous players can blow it sometimes too - Babe Ruth was caught stealing in game 7 and it caused his team to lose the 1926 world series


Really? I though Babe Ruth was a renowned baseball player. I wonder why he would steal.


Yes he was a big hitter but sometimes you need to steal a base!  He was a big guy though so probably not that fast


I have never seen it but I have heard a lot about it.  It has received 47 emmy awards so it must be pretty good


I am a fan of baseball - I used to know the married couple who scheduled all 2430 baseball games every year


47? That is a lot. Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter played Talisa in Game of Thrones!


I had never heard that - I knew Peter Dinklage won several Emmys for the show.


Wow, I guess those are the people that you can call mega fans. I am not the biggest baseball fan although I do go to a few games each year


Yes baseball is so popular in Japan many people are surprised to find that it is our national game


I would be surprised too. Kickball is known as soccer-baseball in Canada. That is odd.


Yes.  I have had a few baseball cards in my day, but one lucky man found his grandfather had saved 3 million dollars worth of cards!


3 million is probably more money that I will ever have. The only things that my grandparents collect are rocks from their childhood. I do no think that those rocks will ever be worth 3 million!


laugh for sure!  Maybe you should try to be a team manager - they wear uniforms because theoretically they could put themselves in the game and play!


Really ? Although I do not think any of them have ever stepped in. I think that the actual players are much better than the coaches.


No doubt but it would be fun to see one to step in for an inning - perhaps in the world series championship game


Hello, How are you? Interesting that New York got the fastest area code number!


That's unreal, Its good an all US born team won the British cup twice.


It is.  Australia dominates in the world cups though.  Theyve won 45%


I didn't know that. How does eating diverse foods help with hunger in Ethiopia?


Well if people arent all eating the same things there is more food to go around.


Probably, but what if there's no food at all!  Our Iphone's have a vast amount of power!


Then that is a real problem.  Phones do have a lot of power, dolphins even talk over them.


Oh really, I loved Robin Williams he could make me laugh so hard! He could do amazing things with his voice.


He really could.  It was tragic what happened to him.  someone who brings so much joy to others suffering so much


I know its so upsetting! I wonder whats in that Pixar studio visited by celebrities? Good chat!!


I dont know whats in that room.  Im not a celeb so in not allowed in.


Good!  I think that number should have gone to emergency services, but that is me.


Yes, I agree! Wow Judge Judy makes a lot per episode. $123.000!


She certainly does.  Speaking of celebs I think it is cool that John Cena holds the record for wishes granted with 400


Yes, Awww, Carol Burnett was the first celebrity on Sesame Street. I wonder if she pulled her ear, like she's famous for?


She probably did. I saw her do a show recently and she did it there too.


Oh good! I don't know that much about cricket, looks like fun!


It does.  It is similar to baseball I think.


The longest match was in 1939 between England and South Africa it lasted 14 days!


That is a long time.  There is a batsman who scored 165/245 runs for his team, no one has reached that percentage again.


I recently read that that was why he chose primarily blue. I personally just like the color blue and didn't put much thought into it.


I thought it was a marketing strategy like the one Burger King had.


If you unfriended 10 people you would get a free whopper.


What did burger king have against facebook? Facebook took over the dominance of Myspace and is a powerhouse of social media.


Im not sure, but its messed up and I bet MySpace is regretting the decision of not buyin Facebook.


On the reverse I bet Spotify regrets refusing the offer of Facebook to buy it instead of it going public since its stock is now worth less than a fifth of what it was. On the contrary, Facebook's IPO was the largest valuation to date for newly listed public companies at $104 billion.


Really I didnt know that,   Facebook makes its revenue mostly from advertisements.


Facebook does a good revenue generating model despite recent controversies of fake news. One interesting fact tho is that in Schleswig-Holstein, germany the like button is illegal.


It is a controversy, that tells you of the power Facebook has, kind of like whats happening on Iceland


I know he died of age 60 what do you know about him?


Indeed. I do think that people's opinions matter, but I won't deny some perspectives should be weighted more than others. I am curious to see how Facebook with proceed from here, either becoming obsolete like Myspace or growing to being even more colossal than now.


I wonder whats coming next as well, there are a lot of surprises to come.


I recently read that he was the visionary leader of the band called The Fall. As a follower of the three R's: (repetition, repetition, and repetition), he was often imitated but never matched equally.


I heard the band had a terrible tour in 1998.


True, despite his failures in other aspects of life, it can't be denied that he gave everything to and had the talent to achieve success and recognition in the field of music until his end, refusing victory laps on past achievements.


He was talented indeed, I think there are about 65 albums available in Netflix


I believe they are also available on Spotify. I think his at least one of his 65 albums is for every member of the audience. As his music evolve, Smith brought so much diversity and evolution into his work.


I see, so do you happen to use Facebook?


Well, Mark Zuckerberg suffers from colorblindness.


yeah he was amazing in that movie! great role for him.  Have you seen the preview s of the new Aladdin live action film?


No, I didn't know they were doing one. I know it was on Broadway.


yeah i think it is coming out this year.


It could make a lot of money. But I've heard the highest paid celebrity isn't an actor, it's Judge Judy. Or at least she's one of the highest paid.


Thats a great paycheck for sure!  But I thought the cat of FRIENDS made like $1.2 mil per episode?


Maybe she does more episodes. Her show seems like it's easy to produce. I believe Lebron James makes even more money. Like $500K per game.


yeah,  probably,  sports gets paid ridiculous amount of money lol


There's apparently some guy who became a pro race car driver after winning the video game Grand Tourismo. I wonder if other video games can be used as a stepping stone to traditional sports.


Like Guitar hero?  lol Yeah that is amazing,  I dont understand how that works though,  that game doesnt even have pedals or a shifter lol


Yeah, I really don't know. I would hope he knew something about race driving before then. it's dangerous.


I like some of it. I think the history of it is interesting, going back West African praise singing.


I know right!  Well its been great talking to you have a good one.


I just learned that Korean's have a style of rapping called " compliment" battle lol that is awesome


Yes, that's funny. It shows that the genre is neutral, and can be used to say whatever you want.


yeah for sure.  I like that it sounds like a positive way of expressing yourself too.  Most rap can sound negative or about negative/angry situations which is fine,  but when you hear too much of that type feels a little sad.


A Michigan judge once delivered a court opinion as a rap, which goes too far, I think. Sounds like the kind of thing that can lead to an appeal.


Lol that is funny considering the rapper was eminem,  but yeah I see your point.  I recently read that Busta Rhymes was a voice on the Rugrats movie lol


I suppose rappers mellow out with age. Many become actors. Eminem maybe will be in a Spiderman movie some day. He apparently was always a fan of Spidey.


that is interesting. From what I have seen him in,  he is a pretty good actor.


A lot of celebrities are versatile. Robin Williams went from stand-up comedy to acting. I think Aladdin was a turning point for him where he could do both at the same time.


Hello,  how are you?  Do you like comedy? Bill murray thinks kung fu hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy".


The creator of the python programming language named it partly to honor british comedy group monty python


I never knew that before. I always wondered why it was called that. I guess he was a huge fan of Monty Python.


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


That was nice of them. I bet everyone was sad for the simpsons to be over with!


Yeah!  I believe they have new episode now though.


Do they? I had no clue since I never really got into the simpsons. I don't really enjoy watching cartoons even if they're adult-themed.


Me too I really like Archer.  Ever watched it?


No, I've heard of Archer but haven't seen it. But it's crazy that there is only one episode of the simpsons where bart doesn't appear. I wonder what that episode was about!


me too!  I'm gonna youtube it late lol But thats just wrong,  everyone loves Bart!


Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I'm curious now to find out.


Hi, I'm good. Yes, I love comedy actually. Right, that caught my attention too!


There are over 750 episodes of "pokemon." that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


The green lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring jack black.  That movie could've been totally different.


Yeah for sure. That was actually a pretty good movie, I couldn't imagine Jack Black starring in it. It would have been totally different.


3rd rock from the sun won the golden globe for best comedy series in 1997, beating seinfeld, friends, and frasier.


I've never seen 3rd Rock before but Friends was one of my favorite shows. I can't see how it won over Friends. Have you ever seen it?


Yes,  I have seen it,  it's really funny!  Friends is my all time favorite though.


Yeah same here. Have you ever watched that 70's show? I didn't know there was another remake in the uk.


Yeah, I actually just binge watched all of the episodes recently. I wish they'd make more seasons!


It's interesting that during the first iPhone presentation, Steve Jobs had to keep switching phones behind his desk, otherwise the phone would run out of ram and crash.


I never liked that the iPhone didn't have a user-replaceable battery. That and there are so many strings attached with Apple -- they make you buy their stuff.


Oh yeah. That's why I prefer the most functional yet the cheapest phone I could find. Were you aware that more than 80% of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed?


I heard that but it sounds really high.  I'm very skeptical of such claims as science has become very political.  I am concerned about another such claim: helium will run out this century.


Yeah a lot of things like that can change. It shouldn't be a problem for humans or other life. For example, when earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long. We can handle some rates of change, hopefully.


What about the balloon industry?  Oh the horror.  Since my political awareness, the sky has been falling down for one reason or another.  Sick of lies from the media.  It's funny that the UN has an official ambassador for ETs.


I agree! I'd rather not be represented by someone I don't even know, to aliens! That pretty crazy! I just found out that Google maps calculates traffic by tracing how fast android devices are moving on the road!


That's clever but a little disconcerting.  I guess our poles are mostly covered in ice.  I was thinking snow...


Oh yes, and Earth's surface is about 71% covered with water, mostly by oceans! I can't help but love science, myself.


I love it too.  I'm an engineer and watch a lot of science documentaries.  I have recently learned that Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System.  I actually thought that honor belonged to Mercury.


All the time... Do you remember it going down for 5 minutes in 2013?  It took 40% of web traffic with it.  I probably thought is was on my end...


Oh I love science documentaries! I find it difficult to watch anything that isn't a documentary! Hey, it's been great talking with you! I hope you have a great day!


Yes, and get those floaty balloons while you can! You were an excellent chat partner!


Really? I don't remember that! I probably thought the same thing! It's hard to believe Google has been around since 1998. I think that we've come such a long way since then!


They are huge.  They have grown and changed with the times although I don't like their political stuff.  Did you know a single Google search takes more computing power than it took to send Armstrong and 11 others to the moon?  Powerful slide rules back then...


Oh wow, no I wasn't aware of that either! I do know that instead of hiring people to mow google's lawn, the company once used hundreds of live goats!


Hate to get that vet bill.  Goats will eat anything including cans.  Do you use an iPhone?


I don't use an iPhone. I've never been able to afford one. Do you?


They are overpriced.  I had one several years ago.  I'm Android now. I guess women are more likely to own them.


Oh that's interesting! I wonder if it's because of money, or maybe because women tend to be more trendy than men. Or what!?


I think it's the "cool" factor among peers.  Funny, MS had a funeral for iPhones when they launched their line of phones.


I don't know but I know it's held by a woman named Anne Jones. Do you know?


Yeah, it's 4700 words per minute can you imagine? I'll bet she could read the crap out of Facebook.


Wow! That's insane. I would get so many books read. Do you have a Facebook account?


Believe it or not I don't. I had one for a couple years but, I hated all the advertising.


I have one but the toxic environment has begun to get to me and I am on it less and less. Did you know that MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005? That was a huge mistake.


No, I bet they regret that. Do you know why it's mostly blue?


It's because Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red green color blindness. Maybe you should try out that Burger King promotion where are you unfriend 10 people and you get a free whopper!


What a strange promotion. I don't understand what Burger King had to gain from that. People do weird things with Facebook. Iceland used it for public suggestions to rewrite their constitution. That seems like a bad idea.


It could you imagine all the fake accounts, robo, and, trolls. If we did that here in the US. I bet we would be like Germany and have to make the like button illegal.


I order from Amazon frequently probably 3 to 4 times a week. Did you know the guy that found it  was Jeff Bezos?


That's odd also. If it was a dislike button maybe I could understand it but why outlaw a like button?


I am aware of him. He's quickly becoming one of the richest people on the planet. Were you aware that the company was founded in 1994. Hard to believe it's so new when it's as huge as it is.


Yeah, I heard that they started it with just selling books! I can't believe that that's how Amazon started!


I remember when I first started shopping with them online they touted themselves as a bookstore. So weird now. Bezos is so rich that he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


That's interesting I did not know that. I did hear though that the first Amazon customer got a building named after him. Did you know that the US Postal Service has a contract with Amazon that lets them deliver packages on Sunday?


I did not. I wonder why I always have to wait until Monday then. Maybe it's just in big cities.


I've been getting packages on Sunday once in awhile it just depends. Do you have an echo?


I do not. They make me a little nervous. I do appreciate that Amazon has it's own line of products including the echo and kindle.


I have an echo. It's interesting because I can always ask it different questions like What's the world record for speed reading?


Hi, how are you? Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


I guess people just couldn't wait. For marketing, it's better to strike while the iron is hot.


True!  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yes, I do. He got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest. I guess that's a pretty amazing makeup job there.


What a good story!  Did you know that the nintendo system could only display 54 colors?


The NES was all about great game play. Sadly, it was discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.


Hard to believe that was that long ago.  I think they started making the Game Cube around then?  I like all kinds of entertainment...even watching comedies!  Are you a fan of comedies?


Yes, I enjoy comedies. The Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black. I would like to have seen that version. It would probably be better than the actual one. Jack is a natural comedian.


I agree.  It would have made the movie totally different!   Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since it was created in 1989.  Crazy number.


Yeah, I guess they are picky about their shows. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


What do you think of Bill Murray?  It's been a pleasure!


Good morning! Yes I have.  Are you familiar with it?


He has some odd opinions about comedy. But he is quirky.


I haven't seen it yet, though it is supposed to be great. The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. That's a great period for clothing and architecture.


How interesting!  That was a little before my time.  The first movie came out in 2004.


It took me a while to see the first one. INteresting choices were made for the film. When making the Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder what he saw in them.


I wonder if he maybe thought they would work better under the pressure of having their jobs on the line?


True. Nothing gets the juices flowing like knowing today could be your last day.


Yes. I find it interesting that the girl who voiced Violet in the movies, Sarah Vowell. is also a bestselling author and political commentator.


The voice casting was always  top notch for Pixar. Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director.


Interesting!  Before the 2nd movie came out, there was actually a sequel to the first movie that exists in video game form called "The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer".  Never knew that.


Did you ever see a viral video of a lemon rolling down a hill? I've only just heard of it


I'll have to take note of that next time I try to find him. Also, did you know that Green Eggs & Ham is - apparently - 50 words or less? I remember it being much longer


Yeah, me too! But Children's books are good to read in general, as they have 50 percent more rare words than average adult prime time television


Maybe that's why Drake dropped a huge amount of money on first editions of children's books back in 2011. Trying to improve his vocab


Yeah, maybe he sees the potential. Stephen King wrote a children's book with a pseudonym but reviewed it as himself. Seems pretty sneaky.


Did he give himself a good review? Or was he objectively critical? He should've reviewed Eragon. That book's author started writing it when he was only 14 and it ended up being a NY Times best seller


I'm not sure, I would have to look into that. I like how Henry Winkler wrote a children's book about his own disability. He had dyslexia and wrote an 18 book series where the main character is dyslexic. In the tv adaptation he plays the music teacher who supports the child.


That's so sweet! I'm actually dyslexic and would love to read that book. Apparently, the late 19th/early 20th centuries were the "golden age of children's literature" but I think children's books are so much more inclusive and relevant today


Yeah, I think you're right. Do you like to read books on your phone? I prefer to hold an old fashioned book. By the way, did you know that dolphins can communicate over the phone?


I...had no idea about dolphins being able to do that. How? Do you mean vocally only? And I agree with you, I prefer reading the old-fashioned way myself


They appear to know who they are talking to and can communicate with one another.


Haha no, reminds me of this movie I watched when I was little where a boy follows a red balloon


Dolphins are amazing. They're one of the only other animals besides humans that have sex for pleasure


They are amazing! I doubt they care about bars of service. We shouldn't either. There is almost no connection between cell phone connection quality and bars of service.


I believe it was like half an hour long. Kind of a short film. Kids catch up to it at the end. In the lemon video also people run to catch the fruit.


I wonder if the guy preserved the lemon somehow. It'll probably be worth good money one day when people want to buy internet relics


Yeah, and they are even thinking of turning the lemon into a children's book.


He should publish it in Norway first. The gov will buy 1000 copies so that'll boost initial sales


Ha, you're right! I wonder why Where's Waldo is so popular. Did you know that you can easily predict where Waldo is so you can find him in ten seconds?


He always appears in predictable locations on each picture.


Did you ever watch Full House? I used to love the Olsen twins


Thats a lot of money, multiply that by two. It was a lot more money then.


You could say that again. The Olsen sisters made a fortune on that show. Do you know if they are still acting or have they moved on to other projects?


They a re still in the fashion business and then also had lucrative direct to video movie series. I think they are really busy so yeah more porjects


I have heard something about that the other day. I heard that their company DualStar Entertainment Group rose to $1 billion in annual sales because from their success in their clothing lines.


$1 bulliion dollars wow, that is a lot of money, they sure knew how to invest their money and also Fuller House, the reboot of the show, they must earn a lot of money there too


I'm not so sure about that because I heard that Michelle Tanner is nowhere to be found in the Fuller House and I think that might have hurt the ratings of the show.


I dont think its the same, its been a long time and the show can lose its magic overtime


I agree because now the Olsen sisters are in their 30s and they have their own personal lives and they both seem to have retired from acting many years ago.


They are not as cute as they used to be, that is a certain thing, I guess the twins also missed the show, it should have kept on going back then


I agree. The show was a lot of fun back then but with the reboot of Fuller House and them not being in it all, makes the show less interesting to watch.


I use to watch it all the time when I was teenager. I love the Olsen twins as well.


Im not excited at all, anyways its been really fun to chat with you.


Likewise. It was fun chatting with you as well.


I think im going to check the show out, maybe its like the older season, have a nice day, bye


Then years later they arrive to the Fashion Awards in NY and I have to say I still love them


That is great. Do you know if they have a clothing brand?


No I didnt know that, is it good? do you like their clothing brand?


Yes their clothing brand is a luxury brand called Row. What year did Full House end?


I have no idea, it was a long time ago although theres a sequel now on Netflix


The show I believe ended in 1995 after eight seasons. I did learn that the show is now on Netflix as well.


I bet the twins made a lot of money out of the show. It was a really successful show


Yes that is correct. They were making $80,000 per episode I believe.


She is definitely an interesting character. In addition she is voiced by the film's director


I think that is hillarious! He did not find anyone else as funny as him


I enjoy it when the director or producers get directly involved with their film


That makes it very interesting! Did you play ever play Nintendo?


That is pretty cool, it was discontinued in 2003, I still own the 1985 console.


It does! I use it with the kids and thy love it, even if it only has 54 colors


It will be, did yo ever watch third rock?


Hi, yes I do.. my favorite are animation movies!


Animation and comedy also! Have you watched the incredibles?


The first one was released on 2004! and then we had to wait 13 years but it was worth


I agree they did a good job with the premise of restoring the public's trust in superheroes


I did not know that their last name was Parr, did you?


I am passionate about these movies! Remember the Character Edna Mowe


Sup? I just read a single google search requires more computing power than the moon landing


Yea, earth has a lot of issue, it will be virtually helium-free by the end of the century


I wonder why just now, as long as it's been in the atmosphere.


Maybe it's man made or just natural. When earth was first formed a day was 5.5 hours long, maybe that contributed to it some way


I think the earth slowed down because of the moon's gravitational pull. I guess that means the days will keep getting longer.


yea, when earth formed 4.5 billion years ago and didn't have a moon at first


IIRC the moon supposedly resulted from a large body passing close enough to pull a big chunk of material out of the earth.


Yea and now the moon effects ocean tides and stabilizes the Earth's rotation


Yeah, it's cool to think of those enormous masses of water being pulled back and forth by the moon's gravity.


Yea, 71% of the earth is water so it has a huge impact on Earth


Just imagine if it was closer! I think it could get within about 20000 miles before gravitational forces were enough to pull it apart.


I thought the Google stuff was interesting. I'd like to see some reforms to reduce its monopoly power.


I wonder what effects it has on Earth's polar regions covered in ice


Yea, they have too much access to data. Google maps calculates traffic by tracking android devices


Re the moon shot and computing power, I remember reading that the only way they could find parts to keep the space shuttle running was to search through abandoned hospitals and electronic junkyards for early 80s generation computer hardware.


That's crazy. Did you know the UN has an ambassador to extraterrestrials?


I just saw that! I had no idea. But I guess it couldn't hurt to be prepared.


It's possible they visited earth earlier. Humans have only been on earth for the equivalent of 1 minute and 17 seconds of earth's entire history


True. Personally I doubt it -- I suspect intelligent civilizations are so far apart that contact is pretty rare. But I really hope something like a faster-than-light drive is possible so we an meet each other.


That would be cool. Hopefully we find new planets soon 80 percent of earths forrest have been destroyed


Absolutely. I hope exploring the solar system and settling other planets is cheap enough to be feasible soon.


Are you comfortable talking about the government?


In any case, the position of governor has a interesting history, being very progressive in regards to gender with a female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment


My state has not had a female governor ever. I do not remember a female candidate even running recently.


It is a shame that there was only 1 governor to oppose the internment of japanese americans during wwii


Yes, that is a very dark period of our history. I think a lot of governors now are more open to disagreeing with the federal government.


Well it can't beat the 1934 north dakota governor who seceded from the us


That would have been very interesting if that happened! I couldn't imagine that occurring today.


Thankfully north dakota is back being part of the us


I would be interested in reading what brought that idea about. It had to be something major to consider leaving the country.


Who knows. I'm sure the internet will be a invaluable resource to find that out.


I wonder if there has ever been a governor as famous as Arnold Schwarzenegger?


I don't generally like to talk politics because most people have different beliefs but I can.


Who knows? But governor or not, Arnold Schwarzenegger is worth respecting. In any case, thanks for chatting.


How familiar are you with government elected positions?


For US based politics I am very familiar, with international politics only for some countries.


How about domestic, like the position of governor


Yes I am familiar with that position, I have met my governor a handful of times.


Really? It is surprising how the same governor position can either be a ceremonial position or a position of power


Yes, it is a position of power in my state. He oversees important decisions such as preparing our budget.


It is also interesting how if the city is big enough both the mayor and governor may have similar levels of authority


Yes, I live in a major US city, our mayor has a lot of authority and is a major figure in politics as well.


I was. I also heard that it failed in the UK remake, not a surprise though.


Hard to believe that failed 10 episodes in while Pokemon has filmed over 750 episodes which is basically 50 episodes for 16 consecutive years.


Yeah, that is crazy. even crazier is that I've never once seen it. But I've played Pokemon Go.


I haven't seen a Pokemon episode either. Maybe I can catch it on Netflix though? I mean between Netflix and YouTube, they account for half the peak internet traffic in north America so I'm sure they have some episodes of Pokemon.


Yeah, that is crazy, from 9-12 they account for 33%.


That and they actually spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth. Can you believe that? Like, how is that possible? Ha!


I'm not actually sure that is true, unless they have to send a lot of letters in the form of bills.


Agreed! It's very puzzling. But regardless, do you think Blockbuster is kicking themselves today for passing on a chance to buy Netflix for $50 million? Especially considering it's worth  $2 billion today?


No, I don't think so. They probably would have run it into the ground. It doesn't make a difference.


Well it's crazy to think a $40 VHS late fee inspired Reed Hastings to start Netflix. Where would we be today had that not happened? Ha!


Hi! I do enjoy comedies. In fact, I enjoy all genres. I really loved the nine part history of world art called Civilizations on PBS as well. What about you?


Yeah, that is pretty hilarious, if it is true. Well, nice chatting with you.


I've never seen it. Did you know that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement in comedy?


Ha! I wasn't aware of that but can't really disagree with him there! I wonder how he feels about Bromantic comedies like Hangover, Harold and Kumar, Pineapple Express, etc?


I do. In fact, I enjoyed 3rd Rock From the Sun. I'm so glad it won a golden globe for best comedy series back in 1997. It had tough competition but won and rightfully so!


I used to watch the Simpsons, there is an episode of him where bart neither appears nor is mentioned.


Is that so? I've never seen that episode but would love to. I bet it's weird not seeing him. I loved how the Simpson's crew sent the South Park producers flowers after they aired the Family Guy episode. Ha!


Yeah, that is pretty interesting, they must be pretty good friends I suppose.


Either that or they both hate Family Guy. Ha! Were you a fan of 70s show at all? I was curious to see the UK remake but sadly, it was cancelled 10 episodes in. I was pretty upset over that.


I had no idea that transgender women could breast-feed - that is crazy.


Romantic kissing is a new event - it was never even mentioned in Greek Literature


There are some cultures where it's a greeting and has nothing to do with romance. I think it would be fun to enter the literature contest to come up with the worst opening sentence for a novel.


That would be a fun contest to enter.  I have such a huge library of books I could use for ideas.


I'm glad that there are more libraries than there are McDonald's in the US. I thought that maybe adults weren't reading as much, but at least half of them have library cards


Yes I have a library card but I never use it.  I might use a library of things where you could check out things like sewing machines.


That would be so useful! I use my library card for e-books and audiobooks, but I haven't been to my branch yet. That Sacramento Library is pretty smart


Absolutely.  I am amazed that at the age of 85 the UK prime minister wheelbarrowed 32,000 books of his personal collection to donate to the library!


I want to know how many bookshelves he had to hold that many books. He must have been in good health too!


Absolutely!  He wanted to bring together books with no readers to readers who had no books.  Great idea!


And that was back in 1895. I'd imagine more of the books were hardbacks versus paperbacks during that time


Although after a few weeks, they switched to formula because she couldn't produce enough milk to keep doing only breastfeeding. Still, it is fascinating!


That is very true.  If I ever write a book, I will make sure it gets published in Norway - the government will buy 1000 copies just for libraries!


And if it's a children's book, they'll buy 1,500. That's a great way to encourage writers!


Yes - especially since her partner was the one who had the baby not her!


True! I guess if the right hormone is present though, milk can be produced. Many in her situation wouldn't have even tried though


She managed to make about 8 ounces a day but that was not enough.


Right. This is definitely a story that will end up in medical literature though. Do you have any interest in literature?


I do love to read but have never understood censorship.  The FDA has burned 6 tons of books.  That's crazy


That's a lot of books! I think I would cry if I'd been there to witness that. I think it's a little sad that Architecture, music, painting, and literature are no longer Olympic events like they were in 1912 through 1952


That is crazy they were in the olympics!  I knew Winston Churchill won a nobel prize but can't imagine a gold medal.


Winston Churchill's medal wasn't even for peace. It was for literature. I wonder if he learned how to negotiate peace from reading though


hi how are you? do you like talking about football?


I dont really know much about the Browns. do they have a chance this year? i figure that they have struggled for a long time.


As a born and raised resident of NE Ohio, it's best we don't jinx anything, lol. It's fascinating that the circular huddle was invented by a deaf player.


Ok, thats fair! LOL. I thought the huddle was a standard part of the game. A deaf player? interesting.


Isn't that interesting, he didn't want the other team to see his signals.


I guess that makes sense. and then the huddle caught on. he was an innovator!


He sure was. I cant believe there is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL. That is surprising.


There are so many lefties in the MLB. i figured that football would be the same.


Do you think Tom Brady will retire this year? His wife is wanting to go back to modeling, and she does make more than he does.


The guy is like 40, 41? he should think about it. concussions and injuries can ruin your life. Anyway, great chat!


It's not my favorite thing, as I think it  horrible how the Saints treat their cheerleaders.


Yes, it is. I wish that the NFL changed it attitude toward women.


To make matters worse, the league has no rule against female players, are they going to make them leave the restaurant too, if they play for the Saints?


Yes, that would be funny. a female player walks in. now what? do the cheerleaders leave? do the male players leave?


Could you imagine being in the middle of your meal, and having to leave due to a player walking in? That's worse than those tracking chips in the players shoulder pads.


The tracking chips might help with injury prevention. i am not sure. but the sexism needs to stop.


I didn't know that. What are the chips for in the footballs?


Hm. that IS a good question. i dont know. i guess it offers a complete picture of where the ball is relative to the players?


What do you think of OBJ going to the Browns? I know Baker Mayfield is excited. Maybe now he will forget about Halo 3.


Oh, ok I know who you are referring to now. Did you know there are 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth?


Holy cow! We need to save them. Germany is at least taking steps to do that!


Yeah I love birds. Crazy that some birds fly from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping.


They must be tired when they land, what type of bird steals spiderwebs?


So tired. Hummingbirds apparently! So tricky!


Did you know the extinct dodo bird is a sub-family of a pigeon.


No I didn't that is cool. There are even wild birds in Australia that mimic the sound of a camera. That would be funny to hear.


Yeah it would. I wonder what type of camera it can mimic?


Yeah probably just a basic one. The bones of birds are actually hollow which allows them to fly!


Yeah I like that  genre sometimes. It can be depressing. But it can be expressed in many forms like opera, ballet, plays, etc.


Interesting, they must be very brittle then. Well, nice chatting with you.


Apparently Hugh Laurie was making $700k per episode on House.


Dang what a boss! I'm glad Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore, his niche is comedy for sure.


Yeah, I wasn't a fan of Carrey's dramas either, although I never made all the way through one of them.


Lol I can relate. Michael Caine became an actor to get close to all the prettiest girls!


I can believe it, he played Alfred in the new batmans right?


Yeah he did. Great actor. Jon Hamm is also a great actor and he used to teach drama at his old high school!


I'm not sure who Jon Hamm is, what was he in?


He was the actor in Mad Men the tv show. If you really like dramas there is a website you can listen to a bunch of classic radio dramas for free.


I like seeing basketball players dunk too. Dunking was banned in college basketball for over a decade because of Kareem Abdul Jabbar.


That is definitely fun to watch. So weird it was banned at one point.  I'm also surprised James Naismith, who invented basketball, was the only losing coach in University of Kansas' history!


That's funny. In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach. I wonder if James Naismith was paid well or not.


I hope, even despite losing. I thought for sure players were more paid than coaches, definitely interesting! Is it just me or does the nickname "tall blacks" for the new Zealand team seem a bit...racist? Maybe it's a cultural thing?


Yeah I sure hope its meaning is different than what I'm thinking, but who knows?


It would be interesting to research, though. I'm surprised Tim Duncan decided to go to college first instead of taking a deal with the nba. That's probably a wise decision though.


Yeah, I feel it's good to have a back up plan.


Definitely. Can't go wrong with higher education! You can hopefully learn things like how in south africa you can equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking! WOW!


Uh-oh looks like you got cut off there lol It's way cool that Jann Mardenborough was allowed to become a professional race car driver because he beat 90000 people in a video game


Sometimes, usually just the playoffs. I'm surprised Air Jordans were banned tho!


Yeah, oops! I was going to say, speaking of car jacking, I wonder if trunks were broken into a lot when they used to be wooden trunks on the back of cars.


Oh yea, I didn't even think of that! Probably, gee! I hope no one kept valuables in their trunks then. Hopefully just some McD's they picked up! I had no clue drive thru's were invented for soldiers who couldn't get out of their cars. Thank you for your service & more!


That's cool, too bad the drive thrus have made me and other Americans a bit lazy. Haha.


Yeah, and interesting that Nike paid the fine so that Jordan would wear them anyway during each game.


Totally! Speaking of money, I didn't know NBA players were the highest paid. Did you?


That is interesting. Does that include advertising deals that they get? Allen Iverson got a pretty sweet deal where he gets $800000 a year until he is 55 where he will get a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000.


good suggestion!  It was nice talking with you...off to read lol!


I wonder if people would still watch if they shot granny style?


Haha yea that seems like an odd way to shoot the ball, but hey, if it's the best technique! I'd watch if it meant the teams scored more.


Yeah, I'd watch just to see them do the strange looking shots! I wonder why people aren't more into women's sports. Reggie Miller's sister constantly outperformed him when he was in high school


That is really interesting. Yea, it seems like men's sports are more popular. It would be fascinating to watch Reggie Miller's sister play, or the two of them play each other!


Right, I would also love to play a little Nintendo on an iPad, maybe the racing game.


Yeah, that would be great. Did you know they owned the mariners? I had no clue!


That is interesting. That must be why they have technology in the game stadium. Apparently you can order food to your seat from an app.


Yeah. Not sure I would trust seafood from a baseball stadium but if I did, it would be seatlle or baltimore.


Yes, Seattle is a great place to get fresh seafood like Salmon and Shrimp. I do not like all seafood especially those that are squirmy.


Me neither but my wife has turned me on to some of the less adventurous items like shrimp and some sushi. I like the baked stuff, which people will judge me for eating but, whatever...


Sushi is the best... except for the ones with octopus. I am against anything that reminds me of snakes.


Right! I hate snakes. Might move to new zealand to escape them!


New Zealand is looking like a great place to live. No Snakes and the Hobbits live there.


There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey. I can't... NOPE!


Launching Snakes is about the worst thing I have ever heard. I can't go to any place with launching snakes and crocodiles.


I like their graphics. The look and feel of Mario Brothers is nostalgic.


I do love the look of that game. I really like the mario brothers franchise.


Yes, Pokemon and Zelda are good but nothing beats Mario Brothers.


Oooohhhh.... I do like the original legend of zelda. I wish they had that game for the ipad. I would play it so much! Well, I am now married with kids so maybe not...


Yes, I was a little old for the Nintendo games but my kids were into the Pokemon cards and the Nintendo DS.


I have a son that is into pokemon and his cards are everywhere. They have 750 episodes and I think I have seen them all!


I did not know the company started with the playing cards and even tried a knock off Lego before video game.


I think they found their niche! I could not imagine them doing legos or playing cards.


Hi there! How are you today? I'm just hanging out watching TV. Do you like TV?


Oh, okay. I remember a bit. Did you know the like button on FB is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstien?


Yes! But I can't fathom why...or how it could be enforced?


It sure sounds like a weird rule to me! I guess FB is primarily blue because Mark Z. is red-green colorblind.


My dad had that (slightly). He couldn't be a pilot like he wanted because of it :/


Oh, that's too bad. Did you hear about Burger King's FB promotion?


Yep. Unfriend ten people and get free food :) I heard about it after the fact, though. Did you get to take advantage of it?


I guess people will do anything for a free Whopper. No, I did not take part of it, did you?


No, I didn't know about it at the time. I'm not the biggest fan of Whoppers but I like them more than Big Macs.


I do too. Can you believe that Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million in early 2005?


One of the worst moves in history, if you ask me. FB outlived Myspace by so long!


Oh, I do not read very much, unless it's online.


Yeah, and to think FB is worth so much more now! It was nice chatting today!


Have you heard of the Guttenberg project? So many books whose copyrights have expired are fully uploaded to that site!


No I have never heard of that at all.About the only book I've heard about lately is Facebook.


Haha, good one. I remember when it first started. My brother attended an ivy league school in the US so he had access before they opened it up to everyone


Yeah, it's hard to believe that FB launched 2-4-04. It sure does not seem like it's been that long!


Also hard to believe that it went from this exclusive Harvard thing to a social media site that may have influenced the last general election in the US!


Now that I do not have any knowledge of.


Well, Mark Zuckerberg - the CEO - had to testify before Congress about it. Supposedly, a lot of "fake news" was circulating on FB that trash-talked Hillary Clinton.


The female dancer in the Washington Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet is a rising star.


That is the performance's saving grace.  The secondary dancers fully support Lee's graceful style.


Although the secondary dancers pick up and fully support the movement it is as a whole of all the performers together that makes the show as great as it is. one team one fight so to speak.


One team exactly.  Perez's Romeo gives Lee freedom and support.


However this same team must all be on the same page each and every performance as if one is off just one step or move the ripple effect will comsume them all no matter how hard the writer tries to contain the emotional aspect of the show's performance.


Let's also give Artistic Director Julie Kent for giving Lee the direction and freedom to make the most of her dancing skill.


In turn, that is where knowing what skill sets each member has to be able to position each dancer to the advantage of the writer to portray the best overall.


Kent chose to use John Cranko's choreography, which meant she had to focus more on dancer skill than story telling.


That is exaclty my expressions all along as know the skill set of the dancers at hand best works to the advantage when a performance is at hand for the audience to really grasp the concept as well as the overall feel of what is mostly being portrayed at the time.


Working with Kent seems to bring out skill that Lee innately possesses.  That's why Lee chose to joint the Washington Ballet one year and a half ago.


Dancing skills improve with each performance; dancers become seasoned as well as begin to look for ways in which to appease a writer to convey the writer's emotions as well as capture and audience overall giving way to better reviews for each.


I feel this article led many to believe just that. A star is born before one's eyes.


That makes it worthwhile to attend such performances.


EunWon Lee has a style that catches the audience by surprise.


I agree with your statement of catching the audience by surprise but feel the audience would be looking for more with each and every scene with the show


The pleasure of the ballet is based more on the skill of the dancers than on the staging.


With this I have to disagree as anyone can be a ballet dancer, it is the job of the writer and choreographer to match those dancers and their skills to the scene of the selection at hand.


The ballet is based on Prokofiev's musical score, which I suspect many are familiar with.


I would presume that those going to the show would be somewhat familiar with the contents at hand however some may not be as experiencing the ballet and music for the first time.


The version of the ballet is short on story motivation, which is often important in dance performances.


The dancers in question perform to match the thought's and mood of the writer, becoming fluid in doing so a seasoned dancer can capture the audience through the writer.


HOw's it going, do you follow football? The university of Iowa has a pink lockerroom for visiting teams


I wonder if Stewart ever played the version of soccer where 3 teams face off at the same time, sounds fun


I'm not sure, but I know that sounds very confusing to say the least.


Yea, so does Qatar hosting the 2022 world cup in a city that doesn't exist yet


That's kind of unexpected.  Did you know that the United States got 3rd place in the first FIFA World Cup in  1930?


No, that's pretty cool the US actually did good in the first World Cup


Also, the American team has never placed below 3rd place in the World Cup since women's World Cup started in 1991. What a record we have.


Not as good as Hungary losing only once since 1950-1956


True.  Funny but true is that there's no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the Olympics or the World Cup.


Seems odd but makes sense for Qatar since they are building a city for their world cup


It's high on the priority list since the World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.


Yes, I follow football somewhat.  I guess that's to psych out the opposing team.  lol. Did you know that back in the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football players?  My, how times have changed.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Bowling must of been pretty popular in the 1960s then, or football was really bad


True.  Good point.  Did you know that the highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222 to 0?


It's too bad tv wasn't around back then to record Georgia Tech destroying Cumberland


That would have something to see.  Did you know that Americans call it "soccer" because it was slang for association football?


I had no clue, I did know soccer makes more than football, baseball, basketball, and Hockey combined


Yes, I heard that too.  I hear good things about soccer players.  Did you know that German soccer player Mesut Ozil donated his Eur300,000 World Cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil?  Wow, what a great person he is!


That's really nice, speaking of Brazil Jon Stewart played in the Maccabi games there in 1983


Yes, Jon Stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented the US there.


Yeah, my parents went there last year and they said it's a very beautiful country, but it's so expensive though. It is said that all of japans highways are tolls, and it costs more than 300$ to travel across the country. I like traveling, but not that much.


I am more of a Virginia beach kind of person. I like the water.


Yeah, I love the beach also! I like going to Hawaii when I get the chance (even though I haven't gone for a few years). Did you know that the first king to travel around the world was king kalakaua of hawaii?


Yes. I had read that somewhere. That is what I call travel.


Yeah for sure! It's kind of funny because the US has a lot of interesting history. I heard that Mackinac island, mi has banned motorized vehicles for over a hundred years. most travel by horse-drawn carriages or bikes. Now, that's history for you.


Yes. They do that on a lot of islands that tourists frequent. I think fire island is another place.


Oh really? That's cool! I heard that Iceland also has no public rail service and that most icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns.


Yeah, but I think Iceland must have quite a booming economy due to all the tourists, so they must be able to afford it. Well anyways, it was nice talking to you. Hope you have a good night!


Hi, I'm fine thanks. Do you follow soccer?


Thanks for the conversation! It was quite stimulating! Have a good night!


Not too much. If its The Unites States playing, I may watch.


Ah, I see. I'm not too big a fan myself, but I do know that it's called football in most other areas of the world, but it's called soccer in the US because soccer was the slang word for association football.


Yes. Its Very popular all over the world. But Basketball, baseball and the NFL dominate sports in America.


Yeah, and it's kind of funny because soccer actually pays more than all those sports.


Yes. Its crazy money that sports people make these days.


Yeah for sure! It's good that some of the players donate some of their earnings though, because I heard that German soccer player mesut ozil donated his eur300,000 world cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in brazil.


Yes. I had heard about that. That was great.


Yeah for sure! Anyways, do you like to travel? Have you ever been to Japan?


Good morning! It does seem like a good time to wear pants/trousers today


Because of the saggy pants law! I'm sure they would be? I don't know. Who voted for these laws?


I'm sure an older generation was in favor of those laws. I think Aladdin falls into baggy more than saggy, maybe they have a different law for those.


That city must be full of older gen people then. I know voting shows the expression of an opinion so if its a law, more than half would have voted


If they vote for the laws, yes. If they are written by the politicians then those people only voted for their representative who in turn voted for laws. They may not always represent the majority's interests.


Oh I see, So there are different systems for collecting votes.I wonder how the guys from NASA vote.


Hopefully they are given a special method, if anyone deserves to vote it's those that sacrifice time on the planet in the name of science.


Even if its for ridiculous things such as the garbage dump being renamed in Austin?


As crazy as the subject may be, everyone should have their right to vote exercised. The fact that so many African Americans in Alabama have lost their right to vote is something that needs to be examined.


Those that don't have the right to vote could definitely affect the vote for a president. Perhaps it has something to do with those that are incarcerated.


I think that there should be some delineation depending on what those crimes were. I do believe serious crimes should cost the person the right to vote but for some offenses, it might be an overly severe punishment.


I think most situations are a good time to wear trousers. The difference between pants and trousers here in the US and UK is interesting since the US was once part of the UK.


I believe it is a God given right and no one should take it since any vote would affect the person.


I also believe it's a fundamental right but that some violations of the social contract forfeit those rights. The right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness should not be upheld if you took those rights from someone else.