Actually the runner up became the vice president


Cool. You know, the oldest Koi fish lived to be 226 years old.  That means this fish was alive even before Lincoln


Wow, that is a long time to be around. Do you know which species is the only fish with a neck?


The zebrafish? Zebras have necks... Is this the same species of fish that lives it's entire adult life on land?


Actually it is the seahorse. They are interesting creatures


Yeah. Weirdly fascinating...like jellyfish!  You know, jellies are 98% water, so they evaporate in the sun?


And a species of them is actually immortal, that is amazing


I guess the sun can end a Jellyfish's immortality like it can challenge a vampire's immortality...


Some. My favorite President was Ronald Reagan, who was revered by republicans yet started out as a democrat.


Yes that is very true. It was very nice chatting with you :)


Yeah I guess you never know. Do you know who the 3 wealthiest us presidents are?


Let me guess: JFK, Washington, and Grover Cleveland?


The last one is actually Jefferson, well I guess taking into account inflation


Right...Did you know that in Guatemala, close relatives of their former Presidents are not allowed to run for president? If that were true in the US, then Hilliary would not even have been allowed to run. Unless you make the case that SHe and Bill were never "close"?


I can see why they do that for sure. Did you know the president of Indonesia is also a pop star?


Gungam style? I would like to hear Trump put out a pop album. I'm sure it would be "huge"


I am not sure actually what music he makes but he has already released 3 albums


The media and Presidents sure have come far! Lincoln was the first Pres to be photographed for his inauguration. It was a little ominous that John Wilkes Booth was in that photo...


Stand-up comedy is the best kind to see done live in a theater. I think it works better that way than it does in films.


Yeah. Watching on live and make very humors also.


Do you have a favorite comedy film? My favorite is Kung Fu Hustle.


21 Jump street, hangover, Deadpool, The Dicator etc...


I loved Deadpool! It was one of the best superhero movies lately. The Hangover is funny too, one of the better bromantic comedy movies.


Laughing make free from stress and bring happier it also good for health. So only i watching it to free from worries also.


Movies are great to relieve stress and make me feel better, I agree. I sometimes even watch animated kid's comedy movies for fun because of that.


Sometime i read comic books also. Netflix is a media service provider founded in 1997 which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs.


I use Netflix a lot. It is amazing that it has over 137 million people who subscribe to it, and I am just one of those many!


Please add I am also the next one. In US only 58.46 million subscriber for Netflix.


There are so many subscribers all over the world. It makes me want to go watch some movies on Netflix right now. I think I'll try one of the ones you suggested earlier. Thanks for chatting!


I like fantasy movies, action movies, and comedy movies. What about you?


Comedy movie is my favourite it make stress free and happier also. The main aim of the film is to make the audience to laugh.


Comedy is great for laughs. I like the kinds that have happy endings more than black comedies.


The origin was found in Greece. Mainly stand-up comedy is very famous it held at theatre also.


I have never seen comedy in theatres, but I would like to someday. Most of the comedy I watch is on TV. I use Netflix for a lot of it.


Comedy is divided into multiple genres based on the source of humor and the method of delivery. There are different form of comedy.


I like situational comedies the best, much more than slapstick. What's your favorite kind of comedy?


Stand-up comedy is my best and the way of delivering is also very good make me laugh.


Hey there!  Have you read "Fire and Fury" yet?  A lot of excerpts of it are coming out and supportive of impeaching Trump.


A lot has changed since then.  Before 1805 the vice president was the runner up in the presidential election.  Can't even imagine that now!


NO!  Vice-President Hillary Clinton would mean that arguments with Trump would abound.


Haha, no doubt!  I need to move to Hawaii and not worry about it.  The official business attire there is the aloha shirt.  That would be great!


I have done business there and it does not cost much to buy a few Hawaiian shirts and have a business wardrobe.  As a contrast, in Britain, the dress shirt has cuffs on the sleeves as a must.


Yup, large differences among cultures like in China during the cultural revoultion.  They had a trend that involved layering shirts, as many as you could, and popping collars!


That sounds sweaty and uncomfortable.  I guess you heard that the pall bearers at Billy Mays' funeral wore shirts just like his.


That is a nice touch!  I did not learn until recently, the whole reason polo shirts were invented were for tennis.  That is surprising!


It is!  They were invented by Rene Lacoste which is why the Polo brand has that little crocodile as a logo.  He was known as "the crocodile"


Interesting, I have some Lacoste shirts.  I did not know that polo shirts in general were invented by him!


To change the subject, have you every used a rotary dial phone?  The dialing is so slow.  They gave New York the 212 area code because it took less time to dial it.


I have not.  However, a lot of money is being made by many on Trump tell alls.  The assertion that he does not read is interesting.


I do not think I have used one I can barely remember if I had!  That is fun fact!  It was a pleasure speaking to you!


Haha, it is interesting.  I am surprised he does't stay in the guest house given that it is actually larger than the White House.


I understand, but neither is as large as the home he left in Trump Tower.  In some countries, the president is only the head of state and not head of the government like we have in the US.


Yes, there are a lot of interesting presidents around the round like Indonesia's president.  He actually released 3 pop albums while in office!


Well, people were serious about Oprah running here.  She can't sing but she is another performer.  She would be great as the head of state, but the more prominent role of head of government would be a problem.


Yes, I am not sure I can get behind that.  I wonder how her wealth stacks up against the wealthiest presidents in American history.  They were Jefferson, Washington, and JFK.


I am curious about that too.  His financial statement that he filed to run for president showed a net worth of over $10 billion.  I don't think that JFK had that much.


I think it is all adjusted for inflation because there is no way Washington had that much money.


True.  The Washington and Jefferson amounts undoubtedly had to do with real estate.


Very true. Their senses are crazy. But they still cannot see as many colors as humans.


yes. we are good complements. we have good eyes, they have good ears and noses. dogs can learn lots of words too.


They also know how to understand pointing.


yes, dogs and elephants can understand pointing! elephants are quite clever too. but i would not want one as a pet. couldnt take it to work.


Hahahah agreed. I always thought that cats could understand pointing.


they might understand, but they probably dont care. they dont play pointing. they have other plans.


Did you hear about the vending machines in Istanbul?


i imagine that the vending machines sell soda and such?


Actually they release food and water for the stray dogs!


that is great! it helps the dogs survive! do the dogs have to do anything?


i sure do like dogs. i dont have one though. you?


I do not think so! I think humans need to bring recycled plastic bottles.


i bet the dogs could learn to do that. the dogs are very clever. they could bring bottles and get a reward. anyway, great chat!


I do not have one either. But I like them a lot! Did you know Google prefers dogs to cats?


i had heard that. i figure that dogs are easier to manage in an office. cats can be independent. LOL


Very true. It is funny that their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


i guess the founders loved dogs and wanted to make sure that the office had lots of dogs. google also used goats to mow its lawns. interesting company!


I wish I worked for them! I wonder how many workers bring their dogs to work.


i guess a few dog lovers do. it is not always easy to take a dog places. they can be a distraction. i guess it depends. i like the idea though.


Me too. I used to always think dogs were color blind!


i thought so too. they have such good hearing and smell that i thought their ears were bad. i guess not.


Cool what kind of concerts interest you?


Well as long as its not a creed concert or a heavy metal one, I usually will enjoy them


Yeah apparently in 2002 four concert goers were so dissatisfied with a Creed concert that they sued the band.


I heard it was due to the band's horrendous performance


It is too bad I never went to the ramones concert, despite them being on tour for over two decades


That is a long time in 2001 linkin park played 324 concerts from the success of their debut album.


I mean ya, the ramones played like 2K concerts so about 100 per year so 300 is amazing. Cudos to linkin park


That is an impressive career to go non stop for so long.


In any case, I want to thank you for the enjoyable chat. I hope you have a nice day.


So crazy that a single google search takes more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon.


I wonder if that is more because google is so powerful or because technology has advanced so much


I think technology is advanced. For google to calculate traffic by tracking how fast androids are moving on the roads is pretty amazing.


In addition, i like how the company goes the extra mile. For instance for disputed borders, they customize google maps according to their respective claims


Yeah thats cool, probably why when they went down for a 5 minutes in 2013 they took 40% of web traffic with them.


So what do you usually search on google?


well I don't search for kim kardashian and her book on selfies. How bout you?


Well i look up odd facts about google and sometimes look up musicians and concerts


We need more women engineers. Far more than we need women NFL players. I think it's odd that Saints cheerleaders can't eat in the same restaurant as players.


Well yeah we do, we don't actually need women NFL players, but it would be cool and it would be inspiring to tons of young female sports players.  And yeah, that is odd and stupid if you ask me.


Do you follow the Green Bay Packers at all?


Yeah I do, that is the one team I do follow.  Impressive with all the sellouts since 1960.


The only non-profit team in the league! Owned by the community. I guess there's a lot of love in the community.


Oh yeah football is life when it comes to Wisconsin.  I think the Packers fans travel the best of any team in the league as well.  I know the opposing communities never mind when the Packers folks show up for the weekend.


The origin of the name is odd. The Indian Packing company? I would never have guessed that.


Yeah isn't that pretty wild? I have been to the Packers hall of fame and it is so cool, super fun seeing the old original football stuff.


The game has changed so much! They have tracking chips in the shoulder pads of players now.


It definitely has!  Think of how much more advanced everything has come, the stories of them playing in the cold were the best, the gear wasn't as advanced to help keep warm back then.


Hello there, I am well thank you.  How are you today?  Are you an NFL fan?


I usually follow around the playoffs. How about you?


I am a fan of my local team, I do watch most of the playoff games when I can though.


It's interesting that the NFL has no restrictions on female players. I wonder if there will ever be a change.


Yeah that is cool to me, I really hope that a female will make a pro team sometime soon here.


Women could certainly be kickers and punters. Size is not an issue there.


Yeah those are probably the most likely positions, but I would like to see one as a field player.


She'd have to big or quick. In general, you'd be better off becoming an engineer. Lifetime earnings are better on average.


Yeah I heard that, most likely because the average NFL career is under 10 years or so, while a lifetime of working full time as an engineer would be quite a bit.


Do you watch The Voice? Or like country music?


I'm not sure. Do you like drama? Hugh Laurie makes 700000 an episode for House


I loved that show. Do you know Jon Hamm from Mad Men? He used to be a drama teacher!


Yea, he taught drama to Ellie Kemper from the office


How funny. Evidently, Michael Caine became an actor because of all the prettiest girls were in his drama class.


So is Jim Carrey. He won't do any roles unless the message is positivity.


That's a shame. Did you know it's impossible to separate 2 phonebooks that have their pages overlapped?


That's interesting. Can you believe how broad Drama is? It encompasses so many mediums, even the radio.


I hear there's a website that broadcasts thousand of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


I don't watch it but I do know Blake Shelton is on The Voice


That's pretty cool. Apparently, the earliest work of drama was Aristotle's Poetics from 335 BC.


I don't watch it either, but evidently Blake Shelton is pretty good, nothing like the legend George Strait, though.


It's odd there are only 2 African Americans in the country music hall of fame


Yes, especially considering country comes from folk and the blues.


Its interesting country was influenced by Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, I'd never figure


I think it's funny the U2 convinced a crowd in Galveston once they were a country band called The Dalton Brothers.


Yea, U2 must of been using some good wigs and costumes to pull that off


I'm not a huge country fan, but about 10 years ago, it was the most listened to music listened to in cars during rush hour traffic.


Me neither unless I've been drinking, apparently the Fender Stratocaster was intended for country music


That would be extremely difficult to do! I may have to research that lol i want to read it now lol


i was thinking the same thing.  jumping to something else, do you find studying the various planets interesting?


Oh my, I love the universe! The sky, the planets and my favorite is the moon!


i have always found the universe such a fascinating.  Did you realize that a mars colonization project planned for 2023 is under way? can this really happen? sounds like something from "x files"


Haha! Right! I hope they do that would be fascinating! Mars also has a higher pitch in the sounds there because of the different atmosphere, very cool!


i wonder if this project is some type of publicity stunt.  it is set to be funded by creating a reality tv show.  as far as the "higher pitch," i find all that type of information interesting because it's so important to realize that life on earth is just part of the whole scheme of things.


You have some very good points! They could use a sci fi set and make us think it is on Mars lol but yes! I am a firm believer that we are not the only planet in this vast universe to have life living on it.


i hadn't thought of that...a sci fi set and make us think it's Mars! reminds me of people who think that we didn't really go to the moon.  i know someone who thinks we didn't go because the flag wasn't blowing.  then someone else told me that due to the atmosphere there it couldn't move.


I believe we went to the moon but with how much technology there is now and special affects it is possible they just want to make money on this show.... It is good to question things though, I do all the time lol


is it true that it has been pretty well shown that there is some type of Mars? wasn't water seen? if there is water, doesn't that mean there is some type of life?


i have to be honest with you; i really don't. how about you?


They did in fact just report and published pictures from Mars and it does show water...but the temps are wildly cold because there is no sun and they have a recording on youtube of the sounds that Mars was giving off as it was recorded by the satellite very creepy!!!


i guess that's why elton john sang "mars...it's cold as hell..." in his classic "rocket man."  would you go to another planet if you had the chance to? like the Moon?


Hahaha, great song! I would love to go to the moon!


am i wrong or did i not read at one point that they were looking for volunteers to go to the Moon? or some other planet? it's vague to me.  yes there probably more life on other planets than we know.  it just seems to make sense.


I did hear the same thing, not sure which planet though. I truly believe one day we will have proof of other life ....if we don't already and don't know about it.


what a great point! yes there may be proof which we do not know about.  do you believe some type of "beings" from outer space were on the scene in roswell, new mexico as has long been rumored? or a clever diversion by the army? or pure nonsense?


I think they have probably found some type of life other than on earth, I guess I believe so much that there has to be life out there so yes I believe the government knows and hides facts. I think Area 51 is one of the places that have some facts....


i agree. it seems far fetched to think that ALL that we have heard is fiction.  i guess the government hides facts because they think we'll be freaked out if we know some things that are, in fact true.


and then we get to the question of whether the government should hide things from us.  even if those things are scary, do we have the right to know? it's one of those debateable issues.


Oh, I must admit I love it! I write it as well.


I truly believe we should know, but maybe it would cause total chaos I don't know.....but I would love to find out one day. It is only common sense to me that there is more than us lil humans in this Universe that we have no idea how large it really is.


couldn't agree more.  and the way many people are, i think it probably would cause a lot of chaos.  i mean look at all the fear about possible problems that happened about the year 2000 that didn't happen.  a lot of fear over nothing.


True! So true. I think after seeing all the chaos over thinking the world was ending ...how many times, and how people were getting safety homes dug in their back yards, I think that's why they keep it hush hush. I really want to know! lol


i think all through history there have been times when various groups of people truly believed that "signs" indicated the world was about to end when in fact, if and when it does, there won't be any preventing it.  if it happens, it will happen and not much we can do to stop it.


My thoughts exactly! We cannot predict that. I don't want to know ahead of time anyway lol...live in the moment!


i ABSOLUTELY don't want to know.  there wouldn't be any good in knowing.  some say it would give us a chance to get things "in order," but if we live  in the moment as you say, that's all we can do.


Yes! If I could know my exact date of death as I was asked that once if I could know, would I want to know....ummm noooo! lol


i've thought about that too.  i don't know when or how i will die.  that would be awful.  not to get gloomy here, but i think if the world ends it won't be because of "natural" events, i think we humans will end it...but there will be some type of life left and we'll start all over again.


I think the same way, and hopefully there will be the ability to start over, look how long earth has been here, crazy to think about but Man is definitely going to be it's undoing.


do you think the dinosaurs met their demise because of some huge asteroid or meteor as some believe?


wow! would you mind telling me about the poetry you write? i'm impressed.


I think that is a huge possibility yes. Think about how much the atmosphere has changed over the years and everything evolves, I think that is very probable or they all died off....it's so interesting to think about!


it's fascinating to me.  these are the things i have to focus on when i run into the everyday nonsense than life so often presents.  the fact that we are just a small part of something huge and that we need to enjoy and appreciate the people, and the time we have been given.


So very true, life is only a moment really and another thing is we don't know what happens after we pass on....I think our souls do in fact live on somehow but nobody can say for sure. I think our time here is too too short.


oh i can talk about this all night (and it looks like we may have to do so; i thought these talks end at a certain point).  any way i also believe there is something after this life.  i don't see how life on earth can be all there is.


Lol, I love conversations that get deep like this so thank you so much! I truly believe there is something after death, my whole family has died and I have feelings and smell certain perfume or cologne, have heard whispers....I think we live on somehow! That's a whole other conversation! Yes our time is up so I am going to end this now, thank you so much!!!


I have always loved words and lyrics to songs and just decided to start researching articles and wrote my first poem about 20 years ago. I am not published or anything I write for people I am close to though :)


have you ever considered trying to have any of your poems published?


People have told me I should but I have never tried. Maybe I will. I wrote a poem for a dear friend at work who's son died and the weekly news letter published it I thought that was very nice.


i think it's great that you did that and i'm sure your friend will always remember that.  the folks who become famous poets are surely gifted.  did you know that Poe only got $9 for the publication of his classic poem "the raven?" amazing.


Thank you, I like to show people how much I care in different ways and poetry is very personal. That is crazy! I love that poem. Did you know there is a poem if read normally it is depressing yet reading it backwards is inspiring!


fascinating.  i wonder if the poet who wrote that meant it to be that way, or if it just turned out that way.


Hello there, are you a big movie fan, do you go often?


Yeah I sure do and wow! That is incredible, I would never have thought that.


How cool would it be to call someone from the top of Mt. Everest, my fingers would probably frost though.


Yeah that would be cool, I'm sure I would be quite out of breath and hard to talk though!


Yeah there must be some complications, did you know there is a copy of the  internet in case it gets burn down.


No I didn't know that, but that is a smart idea in case it does.  I don't ever see that happening though.


It seems complicated but who knows, computers have advanced a lot, the shyttles purpose computer runs on 1 mb of ram while my computer has 8gb of ram.


That is interesting.  I guess the Russians made a computer that ran on water.


I guess it didnt work out for them as there is no model that currently runs on water or is there?


No, I definitely don't think it worked out.  Did you know that smoking near an apple computer voids its warranty?


I didnt know that! I have an apple computer, luckly I dont smoke, I would be worried otherwise.


I am a big movie fan, totally love them, I like how Tom Hanks acts, how about you?


Yeah I'm sure not too many people would ever have known that. It was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good night.


Thats awesome, I think Tom Hanks is really good, one of my favorite actors of all time.  I guess he is the highest all time box office star.


Yeah, I heard he has over 8 billion in film earnings, also like Disney movies.


Yeah did you know they almost shut down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty?


That would have been a huge mistake considering how much money Disney makes now, glad they didnt as I wouldnt be able to stream them online.


Yeah they would have lost a ton of money had they decided to do that.  Did you know their movie Treasure Planet was one of the biggest flops ever?


I did hear it was expensive, but thought the money gained was more, the movie trojan wars was another bust.


Yeah I heard that didn't do very well either.  I'm sure they made up for it with other movies though.


Yeah could be, so do you use the internet a lot? I heard you can get 3g signal on top of Mt. Everest.


Yes it is. I love both those songs. I love Paul McCartney on the piano. He can make those keys sing I think. Imagine putting an aluminum grand piano on an airship and it weighing only 356 pounds. Wow!


That's neat that it was made out aluminum!  I wonder if it was on the Hindenburg when it crashed?


That's probable. I don't know a lot about the violin but there are definitely a lot of variations of it.


Yes.  It country music they call it a fiddle!


Yes. That's about the only thing I don't like in Country music lol. The music from them just hits me the wrong way.


It does give it a distinctive sound though.  lol  There is violin that is made out of stone that is playable.


Wow! makes you wonder how thats possible. I'm very surprised that Einstein played both the violin and piano. I never knew that.


He was a genius.  Joseph Haydn, who was a classical composer, one wrote a piece where the musicians gradually leave the stage until only 2 violins are left.


I wonder what that piece is like. And in blind tests modern violins were preferred over million-dollar stradivarius violins when sound tests were blind.


That would be hard to tell apart I would think.  Larry Fine from the 3 Stooges burned his arm as a child and took violin lessons to strengthen his arm.


I actually do!  Love music and going to concerts!  Do you like Linkin Park?  They played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.  That's a lot of shows in one year!


That's horrible that that happened. I love the three stooges. It must take a lot of strength in your arms to play that then.


I love them to!  I still will try to watch them from time to time just to get a good laugh.


Yes I know. My kids don't know what to think about black and white tv shows. I love them though.


I think they're still good.  I enjoy the Little Rascals too.  It was nice chatting with you today!


Yes it is. I don't like them though. I'm more of a country person.


Country is good too!  I was never much of a Ramones fan but they toured almost non stop for 20 years playing a total of 2,263 concerts.  That's a crazy high number of shows.


Definitely! I've never heard of them though. Did you know that Creed was sued in 2002 because their concert was so bad?


I didn't know that!  They must have been really really bad. lol  There's an old ancient Roman amphitheatre in Croatia that's still used as a concert venue.  That would be neat to see.


Yes it would. Do you play piano. I love it but can't play it.


I like it and tried several times when I was younger but couldn't get the hang of it. In 1930 there was no news worth reporting so the BBC decided to just play piano music instead.


That is something. I am astonished that someone managed to get a piano on top of Britain's highest mountain lol.


Wow.  Wondered how in the heck they did that?  I couldn't even imagine taking on that task.  Both Freddie Mercury and Paul McCartney used the same piano to record their hits "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Hey Jude".  That's kind of neat.


I love listening to albums. Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album is the best selling of the 21st century.


I always wondered what the biggest selling album was since the turn of the century.


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


That is sweet.  What a way to celebrate!  NWA's Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or a major tour!


That's pretty cool! Do you know much about Earth?


The Earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago.


Wow that's a long time ago. More than 80% of the Earth's forests have been destoyed.


That's sad.  Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st century.  I bet Buck Rodgers didn't see that coming.


That's scary. I wonder what impact that will have other than filling up balloons?


I'm not sure what will happen.  When Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long.


I do!  Did you know that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age!


That's a very short day. Well, it was good talking to you!


I love Bill Murray, but I'm not too sure about his opinion on Kung Fu Hustle. Have you seen that movie?


I haven't seen it.  I take that it isn't too good?  lol


It wasn't very funny I don't think. Did you know Jack Black was originally going to be in the Green Lantern film?


I saw that.  I think it would have been really fun with him in it!


Me too. Did you know comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since 1989?


I didn't know that.  Did you like 30rd Rock from the Sun?


I do like it. I saw that it beat out Seinfeld, Frasier, and Friends for a Golden Globe once.


Yes.  Do you like listening to albums?  I started listening to them in the 1970's but stopped once cassettes came along.


Are you familiar with basketball and the NBA?


I don't know.  I'm sure he can play as long as he wants to.  Apparently, he is the all-time NBA playoff scoring leader.


He could join a team and people would pay just to see him, even if he were not at his best. He is a draw.


I sometimes watch dramas. I prefer them to comedies. You?


I like dramas.  I like comedies too.  It depends on my mood.  Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama.  Do you recognize his name?


Yes, he's in the show House. He really makes that show. Talented guy. Does a great American accent.


He is actually English, right?  Is he still around?


Yes, he's English. He's around. He does some TV work here and there. Drama, though he used to do comedy.


His character, House, was funny.  So, it does not surprise me to hear that he did comedy.


He is a natural. I think he did a spy series recently. Not sure. The Night Manager?


I have heard of this game called basketball and of the league called the NBA. Have you seen the tall men that play the game? They are tall indeed.


I have not heard of it.  I will google after we finish chatting.   By the way, I used to watch Judge Judy.  She made $123k per episode.


I've only seen her once or twice. She's very clever, and handles the courtroom well. She keeps things moving.


I like her.  I've got to run now.  It was nice chatting with you.


Lebron James?  There are many tall basketball players.


Lebron is a great player, I have heard. He started right after high school. He must have a ton of money.


Yes he does have a lot of money.  He rejected a $10M offer from Reebok when he was 18 and within a year he accepted a $90M offer from Nike.


He had some good guidance. If something throws 10 mill at you, then there is more coming. Smart of him to wait.


He was considered the best basketball player in the world.  I thought Michael Jordan was.


MJ was a different style, and he brought the game to a new level. King James does well off the court as well. He has helped many people with his generosity.


I see.  James got 3 NBA finals MVP Awards.  It was not surprising to me.


The guy built Cleveland. He was the reason that team went anywhere. I think he's in LA now. I wonder how many years he has left.


They do. I have always been a little upset because the US always considers their sports teams as world champs but yet don't have to prove it.


That's so true! Hey, did you hear about the man that found all those old baseball cards in his grandfather's attic?


Yeah that was quite a find. I had no idea that baseball cards were so valuable.


Me either.  Did you watch the World Series?


I did watch the world series, and as you can imagine I was once again disappointed in the Dodgers. Did you know that in 1992 the US marines carried the canadian flag upside down?


I can believe it.  lol Which way does that leaf go anyway?


To tell you the truth I would have to look it up. But what an embarrassment.


I know right, I think I would have googled it,, before walking out!


Me too. I feel sorry for the Marine who was carrying it. I'm sure things didn't go well for him.


He probably had to scrub the latrine with his toothbrush.  Oh well, now he knows, I bet he won't forget it! Did you hear about the curse of the goat?


Apparently, the Cubs were cursed  after security would not let a man bring his goat into the stadium in 1945.  He cursed the team and they did not play in a World Series again until 2016.


Wow. Remind me to be nice to goats. Thanks for the interesting chat, and have a nice day.


Baseball is my favorite sport. Did you know that managers are technically able to play for their teams?


I wonder why they wore those uniforms.  I wonder if one has actually ever played?


The only one I can think if is Pete Rose who regularly played as manager. Do you have a favorite team?


My favorite team is the Atlanta Braves, from the days of Chipper Jones.  What's your favorite team?


Mine is the Dodgers. I have to admire that team that Atlanta had, their pitching staff was something else.


I hear in Japan, baseball is so popular that some Japanese people are shocked to find out that its America's national pastime.


So I've heard. Do you think that Japan should ever be allowed to compete for the world championship?


Sure, why not?  They have some pretty good players, actually.


Is that on there now? I will have to look into it! Sometimes I watch movies on the internet streaming if I can find them on there, otherwise I will watch Tv for a couple shows I watch.


Nice. Yeah its on there now!  Netflix has almost 150 movies available with a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes.


Wow! cool I will have to watch it later, that's very interesting they do have great movies!


In some european markets, netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase.


Hahaha, that's smart! I never would have thought of that. I find it interesting that there is actually 3g of cell service and ability to use the internet at the peak of Mt. Everest! How does that work lol....


I don't know,  maybe its so you can post your selfie asap!


Have you ever Googled yourself?  The act of looking oneself up on the internet is known as "egosurfing".


LOL! No I haven't but maybe I should! I can see why it is called that lol!!!  Did you know you can actually have an addiction from clicking  likes and on websites on the internet?? lol....


ewww. I hope they have support groups lol but with our luck it will be an online class lol


Hahahaaa! Very true! That would be hilarious :) Did you know that 7% of people actually read the full terms and conditions when buying a product or service on the internet? That is a ton of reading! It has been great chatting with you!!! Have a great night!!! Bye!


Definitely! I like the Netflix original series! Very good shows.


What kind of shows are you watching? In 2000 netflix proposed that blockbuster should use netflix as its online service and blockbuster laughed them out of the office


That is crazy of Blockbuster! Sorry now I bet haha...I just started watching The Making of a Murderer, and I watched Birdbox which is a Netflix original....


i have watched those Making a murder is good,  Its funny they have to give him and his family subtitles,  they are from wisconsin,  they speak america that no one can understand lol Bird box was ok.


I know it seems odd since they do speak english lol...I think I liked Sandra Bullock in Birdbox but that's about it lol so many people go crazy over that movie and I don't get that, not even scary.


Yeah its not scary.  i have no clue why everyone is talking about it.  I understand in the end its great that people with a disability have an advantage.


True, but why the hype lol...Pretty interesting that  Reed Hastings started Netflix after having 40 bucks in late fees on a VHS he rented lol, brilliant idea!


Amazing idea! Im watch Homeland now,  it just got added to Netflix recently I think!


True! Tupac danced ballet in high school! I would have liked to see that


That's some serious thug life going on there. I wonder if he did it to be closer to the ladies.


Probably! He played the Mouse King in the Nutcracker ballet, too!


Wow! Didn't know that. It makes sense listening to his music. He basically rapped poetry.


True. Ballet is intense. Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


Makes sense. Those shoes are quite flimsy.


I think it's cute that babies spontaneously dance when they hear music!


Mine does it too! Love seeing him smile and dance around.


He can sit and watch Frozen without budging.


They have great attention spans when they want to!


Yes, but it's getting expensive. I shouldn't complain, in Japan, it costs $300 in tolls to cross the country and all of their highways are toll roads!


I guess they gotta make a buck. I live in Pennsylvania. We complain that it costs $60 to cross the state.


It used to only be $12. The turnpike tolls continue to rise. I used to travel by bus a lot in college, but the trips took all day. The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph.


That would be fun to ride. It'd be like a high risk roller coaster.


Haha. Not my idea of fun! I like to dance, do you?


Not really. I'm very uncoordinated, and I'm not big into touching or being touched.


Makes sense. I didn't know Bruce Lee was a great dancer!


I didn't either. It makes sense though. The guy was very balanced and coordinated.


Did you know that McDonald's added drive-thru in 1975?


1908 Model T...I don't think I would have been part of the mass.


Ford has a lot to do with American history!


I've had 3 Ford Mustangs. I loved all of them.


Cool!  I wonder why the rest of the world took so long to accept cars back then


yeah, probably not a lot of roads...now we all depend on cars


Yes, need more feet for sure except for transportation of good as our economy depends on cars for that.


Yes, then we need trucks and trains and boats.


Sure do.  Glad cars were invented for more than transpiration of people now.


Yes, I love all the different means of travel. It was nice chatting with you. Have a great evening.


Yes, the military still has that rule about getting out of your car in your fatigues.


Ah I see.  Now it is the only way to get food lol.


I would think it was because wood was more available.


And wood is why they name it trunks lol.


I suspect the information about the richest presidents is out of date now. I don't think any of the three listed would have qualified as billionaires in today's terms.


It is about VP Dick Cheney. Christian Bale plays Cheney. studied the guy carefully. it is a film but still an interesting take.


Ah, that sounds like a good one. It's a comedy, but have you seen Dick?


No, who is in that? is that about nixon?


Yeah. It was about two high school girls who managed to get hired to walk Nixon's dog and wound up getting involved in the middle of the Watergate scandal. Some of the characterizations were amazing.


That sounds great! i will check it out. I think that the presidency is a fun subject for films. I dont think that i would ever want to be president though.


Same. You can't really get the main stuff done that you want unless it's one of those once-in-a-century elections where you get a filibuster-proof Congressional majority, and what you do accomplish either provokes a backlash or gets reversed after you leave.


Yeah, I don't know if we will get a representative government in my lifetime. court cases have changed the definition of free speech to include money. I don't have enough money for make my voice loud enough.


I really am hopeful that such a huge majority of Millennials and Gen Z are not only Democrats but support left-leaning politicians like AOC and Sanders. Hopefully when we reach the tipping point things will change fast.


The younger generations are struggling under debt. i think that things will have to change or they will always be behind the curve. Anyway, great chat!


I dont know how they adjust the value of the land that washington and jefferson owned. was it rich for their time?


I don't know how much it would add up to today. But then, nobody really knows what Trump's actual net worth is -- he might actually be so much in hock he's in the red and his creditors are just giving him an allowance and running his businesses as silent partners, LOL.


Yeah, i figure that Trump is pretty rich, but i dont think that he is as rich as people may believe. the richer the president is, the more he or she is out of touch with people like me.


Damn straight. I don't think there's been a president in my lifetime who wasn't either a millionaire before he was elected or became one after he left office, and I was born a week before Kennedy was shot.


I figure now it is simply to hard to run for higher office without the cash. the supporters call in favors, which usually dont align with my needs.


I think maybe Truman was the most recent one to go back to a middle class lifestyle after office.


Yeah, and Eisenhower had a military background. they were probably rooted more in the traditional american life.


Also horrible how much power the office has accumulated. I did some research on the history of the term "president" and at the time it was adopted for the US chief executive it had a history of referring to very weak executives, which seems to imply it was intended to be a weak office.


I think that the checks and balances are meant to keep the executive limited, but, in my opinion, Bush and Cheney tested those limits. Have you seen "Vice?"  interesting film.


Yeah and he is not even mentioned in it at all


Yes some of the episode but there are 750 of them out there


Yeah they have been around for 16 years now


Yes a little bit but in the UK it did not go well. Do you like dramas?


I love them. Did you ever watch House MD?


I did and it is great. Laurie made $700 000 per episode


That is a lot of money. Do you like Jim Carrey?


I love the guy he is so funny, Did you know he does not do dramas anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity


Me too. Tupac's music is in the library of congress for cultural significance


Yeah that is fitting. Did you know eminem wanted to be a comic book artist?


Yeah and he loved the Spiderman character very much


I do actually. Do you know what a compliment battle is?


Hmm have not heard of that one. do you watch much TV?


I sure do. Do you ever watch the Simpsons?


Yes I do. THere is an episode where Bart does not appear


I guess I'll get rich somehow, maybe on television?


I dont know being a celebrity must be hard


But there are many advatanges like getting to narrate Thomas the Tank Engine shows!


Do you like that show? I know I did when I was a kid, great narrators


I don't recall ever watching it. I watched the Simpsons and Pokemon back then haha.


Its a small kids show lol, and I watched those two as well, The Simpsons were my favorite but I lost track of them already


It's been a couple years since I've watched. There was only one episode where Bart wasn't seen or mentioned so I would like to see that one.


I would like to see that one as well, what were the reasons for his exclussion?


I'm not sure! I will have to look on the internet for that one.


I think I will too, I bet there are a lot of cool facts about the Simpsons, anyways its been great chatting with you I think im going to do that now


I do like baseball, but not as much as people in Japan do lol. How about you?


I am a fan but I think they take the sport a lot more serious over there lol


Just a little bit! I didn't know there was a reason behind managers wearing uniforms as well!


Apparently they can also play, great way to have your teams back


I guess so! I didn't realize that a married couple did all of the scheduling for games until 2005.


Wow, a lot of work for only one couple dont you think


That sounds like a full time job and then some! I don't want a full time job anymore, I wish I could find priceless baseball cards in an attic!


I know right I wish that too, some of them can cost millions like the ones that man find in his grandfathers attic


What do you think about the presidential pardon of the turkey at Thanks Giving ?


Probably also Obama, he was a university professor, therefore he has to have a Ph. D.


Former president Obama was no University professor.  He was just a campus organizer for protests and such.  Sorry, no PHD for him, unless it was an honorary one.


OK sorry about that. But I was surprised that some of the early presidents of the nation were so rich, Washington and Jefferson.  They are in the top 3 of the richest presidents.


No worries, we're cool, man.  It kind of still is the same way today.  Trumps have money, Bush's have money, and the Clintons have lots too.


Trump must be angry that he is not in the top 3 wealthiest  presidents.


Nah, Trump is his own man and he's genuinely pleased that he is helping the working class people of the United States. You know I heard of a dog that beat two people in a mayoral election and served as a mayor for 13 years.  Have you heard about that?


No did not hear about that, where it took place ?


Some little small town you probably never heard of.  Lol  A cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia senate election.  Did you know that.  Maybe the Democrats will try to run that cat against Trump.  The cat would probably be a better opponent for him, than some of the ones the democrats are pushing to run...Lol The cat would have a way better chance of winning, too.


I is though to bring a candidate, people are less and less interested in democracy, the voter turnout in the US never went over 63% in the last 100 years.


I bet if that cat, Hank, ran voter turnout would skyrocket.


Apparently, it's a tradition.  I'm happy for the turkeys.Lol


To win, it would need to be a tiger, the taller candidate win 75% of the time. Have a nice day.


I like it too, it is lighthearted moment in the year. And it is on Thanks Giving, so it is not like there is other pressing issues.


I thought the names Peas and Carrots were cute, too.  It's just a fun little way to unite us as Americans in a lighthearted way.


I did not like the names at first, but the more I think about it, the more I like it. What name would you give a turkey ?


That is a good name, unlike the first president of Zimbabwe who was called President Banana.


Speaking of presidents, do you know the last US president to speak a foreign language was FDR?


It is kind of sad, it tells a lot about the intellectual capacities that we expect about our leaders. I think nowadays, you need to be a good actor to be president.


Trump is that.  I think the only US president to have a PHD was Woodrow Wilson.


yeah apparently they have owned it since 1998


Wow! I would never have guessed that. Do you happen to have a Facebook account?


I do but I ma on less and less because it has become so toxic. They had 2.2 billion users as of January 2018!


yeah, what a loss for myspace too though. they passed the opportunity to buy it for very cheap back in the day


Yes I heard that could have bought it for &75 million in 2005. That was a terrible business decision.


very much so since myspace has really sunk now and facebook is makingbillions


Agreed. Do you know why the color scheme of Facebook is primarily blue?


That is correct. I do like the color scheme. Had you heard that Iceland took public suggestions on Facebook when rewriting their constitution? That seems like a bad idea.


I use Amazon all of the time. It's hard to believe that it started off as an online book company at this point.


I do not know maybe that is th ebest way for the people to gt in touch with them? not sure


I'm sure but I tend not to trust the opinions of a lot of people on Facebook.


I know they have really grown a lot. the first customer even got a building named after him


That person is lucky. Did you know that as of 2005 they have surpassed Wal-Mart as the most valuable retailer?


I am not surprised. their workers walk 7 to 15 miles a day thats is how busy they are


That's very busy. I wish they would pay them accordingly. Jeff Besos is so rich that he built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


I winder why he did that though. He is also cousing with a very famous country singer.


No idea. I did not know that. Who is that?


I cannot remember the name but he is very famous.did you know amazon also owns IMDB?


I was just made aware of that recently. I use IMDB constantly and didn't know. It's not reflected on the website anywhere.


Contrasts with Germany's approach. Facebook's "like" button is illegal in Schleswig-Holstein. Preferences are verboten! You cannot like things! Perhaps they should have a hate button.


hahha I wonder why it is not allowed though. do you use facebook on comouter or phone?


I have a computer, but unfortunately, I'm not literate. I do not know how to read.


Did you know russians built a computer that ran on water?


That sounds like something Google or Tesla might try to attempt.


Yeah , you never know. and transhumanists are trying to upload their minds to the computer


I would never do that. No pleasure. I’ve had a wonderful time chatting with you this evening! Enjoy Facebook! In the future, maybe you can upload your mind to it.


I am not going to even attempt that. nice chat


pretty well and you?do you use facebook much?


Not really. Wish I had their stock. I can’t believe that MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million. They must be kicking themselves now!


Oh I bet they are, they could have easily made billions now


Burger King’s promotion must have caught on with some hungry folks. Unfriend 10 people and you get a free whopper? I’ll make friends just to unfriend them.


Hahha that is one strategy. do you know why facebook is blue?


haha not it is because Mark is green-red colorblind


That sounds like Zuck. FB is used in unusual ways. Iceland is rewriting its constitution via Facebook. Gosh, I wonder if anything could wrong with that. Privacy problems? Hacking?


Yeah I can see many issues there but maybe it works for them


Remember David Hogg the kid from the Parkland school shootings?


I agree again.  Socialization skills have suffered among children and even many adults.  Not surprisingly, only 7% of people read the terms when buying something on the internet.


I dont think I have ever read a terms agreement.  I wonder what sketchy things I may have unknowingly agreed to.


I am one of the 93%.  You can almost count on them sharing your info to some degree. Did you know there is a 3g cell service at the top of Mt. Everest?  Why?


So you can post it to facebook, duh.  If it is not on facebook, it didnt happen.   Everyone knows that.  LOL.  But seriously, I don't know...


Oh, what was I thinking?  It's just that it would get a lot of use would it?  I think it would go over like "The 70's Show" did in the UK.


Probably, but I dont plan on making it to the summit of everest, so it makes no difference to me either way.


I guess in the very unlikely event I would survive that, I would want to brag to someone.  Have you heard of a rapper named "Drake".  I thought that was a duck.


I guess he didn't graduate HS until he was 25.  What's the story behind that?


I don't know.  He's from Canada.  I wonder if it was like getting a GED.  I know he was in Degrassi, maybe he put off his studies?


I do.  I have friends who life in that area.


I thinks these kids were used and discarded by a liberal press that is a gun control lobby.


They really were.  They did have every right to be upset and advocate, but a year later they are off the scene.


Yep.  I guess there were some inconsistencies in Hogg's defense of the local deputy sheriff... I don't remember that being reported?


Neither do I.  I just remember them being outraged and asking people to help fix our gun laws, and the other side being afraid someone was coming for their guns.


Same ol' story... I think we need to start thinking deeper than that.  It's not a simple problem.  I goes into our very violent culture in general. Movies, internet etc.


I agree. There are so many factors that we need to address.  Violence in society in general is a problem.  Hatred, bullying, it all needs to be addressed.


I totally agree.  Did you know constant clicking links on the internet can cause a real addition that is measurable in the brain?  Maybe something can be learned in that?


I do, I think it is hard to sometimes shut off the internet, social media.  People replace a like with actual social interaction.


Did you know New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone


Probably a NY fan... Did you know Near the end of super bowl 46, the new england patriots let the new york giants score a touchdown, and the giants tried to avoid scoring a touchdown, both to increase their odds of winning. the giants involuntarily scored a touchdown but won anyway.


Yeah, that sounds complicated, not knowing much about football. How would that increase the odds of winning for both teams? Why would the Pats let them score and why would they try to avoid it?


Has to do with the time and the score of the game. It's pretty rare but there are instances it makes sense. Ask Bill Belichick. Bill belichick is the winningest coach in nfl postseason football with 21 wins. 20 with the new england patriots and 1 with the cleveland browns.


Yes. Lucky for the Patriots. They got a good coach.


The cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.


Yes. I wonder how recently they've been updated. As phone usage grows, do they add more cables? Do they ever replace them?


Who lays the cable? Is there an international phone company?


I wonder! That is a very good question. There are international phone companies now, but when the cable was original set out, who was in charge of it?


I am not sure but with the iPhone it may be obsolete. Speaking of which... An iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Yes! But what is an ICBM deterrent? How do you deter ICBMs?


Yes! I heard that. But is it really the fastest? Wouldn't 111 be faster? Or, since an area code can't start with 1,211?


Good talking to you too! Have a good night!


That makes a lot of sense. Did you ever have a rotary phone?


Yes! I grew up with them. How about you? Did you know that phones are designed specifically for the human voice, not just any sound?


I did grow up with them and got so angry when i misdialed at the end of a number or on a 9. So inconvenient.


Yes! That was annoying. Did you know that it's impossible to separate two phone books that have their pages overlapped together?


No i didn't. That seems odd. Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


Really? I hadn't heard that. I wonder how you sign up.


Not sure. The author of a games of thrones called the new england patriots the lannisters of the nfl. Seems like a really mean thing to say!


Yes, it is. I haven't watched much GoT, but that author must hate the Pats. I wonder why.


Good morning! How cool and fascinating are fish?!


I bet they do. Have you heard of the zebrafish? 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in this fish.


I have not. That's very interesting. Do you know much about politics?


Not too much but I try to stay informed. There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853.


That's interesting. I wouldn't have guessed that. The only US president with a PHD was Woodrow Wilson.


I wish more presidents had PhD's. It is such a cerebral job. Well in some countries it's different like in Indonesia the present released three pop albums while in office.


I agree. That's hilarious. Can you imagine if Trump was a pop star?


That would be such a joke. The Democrats would have a field day. 15% of the tea party movement identified as Democrats.


That would be a joke. In Guatemala, relatives of the president cannot legally run for president.


I kind of like that rule. Did you know consistent use of red and blue for republicans and democrats didn't start until the year 2000?


Wow, I thought that was started way before then. The last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.


Good morning. I love fish. What about you?


Me too. What language did he speak? Did you know FOXNews once threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parodying them? It was great chatting with you today.


Not too sure what language he spoke. It was good chatting with you today. Take care.


Yes they are so cool! I love seahorses, they are the only fish that have a neck!


Me too. Funny they have a neck. The oldest goldfish lived to 43 years old.


That is so long I didn't know that was possible. There is a species of fish called the black swallower that can eat prey twice it's own length and ten times it's weight.


Wow that's a lot of food to down at once lol. I saw there is a koi fish that lived to 226 years old.


Yes no doubt. What is the Koi's secret I wonder? There is apparently a jellyfish that is immortal...


That is amazing they have an immortal jellyfish. Do you know how that works?


Yeah I want to know more about that too I'm not sure. Freshwater fish only drink water through their skin while salt water fish also drink water through their mouths.


That's pretty neat to know. Jellyfish are 98% water so they evaporate in the sun.


Hello,  how are you doing?  I dont know this actor/actress but thats sounds incorrect,  cuz didnt each of the FRIENDS cast make 1.2  mil every episode?


Same,  I wish some of these facts were more detailed,  they are very interesting!  Under the provisions of the 1912 scottish protection of animals act, the loch ness monster is a protected species.


I wonder who made that rule.  In animal facts they think that hiccups are from evolution when early land animals had gills and lungs.  I wonder how that works?


I have no clue,  but I wouldnt mind having gills if it meant I could swim better and faster lol


Would be different!  Animals hear well, but did you know that there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans?  I wonder if it causes fear in my family member who is worried about certain sounds.


Yeah i did know.  I wonder where they use it though,  scary movies,  scary theme parks,  thats so weird!  Maybe your family member should find out what this sound is.


Yes, interesting.  Most plants and animals synthesize vitamin c but humans whose gene is defective.  I didn't know that.


Yeah thats kinda weird,  just another daily vitamin we have to take lol Humans may have lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago


Wonder where the body hair went?  Humans use tools more than any species and only we can build fires


Probably just fell off lol maybe the enviornment change and our bodies adapted.


Could be .  Did you see that humans are adapted for persistence hunting and we are among the best distance runners among all running animals.  Wish I knew that before, would have boosted my gym visits and ambition.


I don't know.  Sounds like that makes more sense.  Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more supposedly because of his belief in making movies projecting positivity


Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house... sorry I was referring to this comment and I noticed I didnt paste it in.


Jon hamm taught drama at his old high school interestingly and had ellie kemper as a student


Hmmm i dont know who they are.  Thats cool though. Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


did you see the two drama masks?  One is for comedy and the other for drama


no i didnt.  are they good?  There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


Sounds like fun! Especially war of the worlds would be interesting.


Right!  Do you like animals? In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


Wow, I wonder what rights those were?  There are only about 20 qunitillion individual animals on planet earth


hi how are you? do you like this planet of ours?


I love to read. i spend most of my days reading. You?


I don't really read anymore. Did you know there was a moral panic in the 18th century because people were reading novels?


Yes, they loved poetry. they thought that poetry was pure. novels had all sorts of terrible influence.


I didn't know that. I heard CS Lewis and Tolkien used to read terrible poetry to each other


Those guys were great authors and loved language. i would buy a ticket to that contest.


The fastest reader was a woman named Anne Jones. 4,700 words per minute. But what's her reading comprehension?


Yeah, and her retention? give her a test a week later and see what she remembers.


No, I'm not. i dont have a car right now. i do like cars though.


I'm not either, but I play racing games. Jann Mardenborough became a professional racer by playing Gran Turismo


I do like Earth. Did you know that Earth is going to be helium-free by the end of the century?


that would be a tragedy for every birthday party on the planet. we must do something, but what?


There will still be helium I think. Just not in the atmosphere. Maybe they can create helium


I figure that a fusion plant could do that. probably require serious energy.


I heard that 80% of the Earth's forests have been taken down. What are we doing?


We are taking the lumber and clearing space for people to live. soon there will be nothing left. tragic.


Did you know that the UN appointed ambassadors just in case we meet aliens?


I guess that is a really important job. what does that guy do all day? How can i get that job?


Yeah I was wondering the same thing. Do you enjoy reading?


Howdy - do you know much about the internet?


That would be awesome to see. I never read the fine print. What about you?


No I never do either. I dont know i I would understand it all if I did.


I used to listen to it when I was younger.Now days its mostly country though.


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


I heard that. Also, Eminem actually wanted to be a comic book writer.


That's pretty cool. I bet he's pretty talented at an artist.


Did you ever watch rugrats when you were a kid. Busta ryhmes voiced the reptar wagon in that movie.


I did. That's hilarious too. I used to listen to Busta Ryhmes.


I have heard a little from him but not much.


Yes. It is a global system of interconnected computers that use TCP IP to link devices worldwide.


Same here. It was good chatting with you. Take care.


Definitely it's pretty powerful. The 3 horizontal lines on the menu of apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


Thats good to know. Did you know that you can become addicted to the internet?


I have heard that before. I wonder how many people are addicted to it today?


I dont know I would say a lot though. I know a lot of people who are on their internet all the time.


Did you know the library of Alexandria saves a copy of the internet in case it were to ever burn down?


I just cant see that ever happening. Lol. I  guess it's better to be safe than sorry though.


Me either lol. There is 3g cell service at the top of Mt. Everest.


Thats good to know. I have been thinking about going to see Mt Everest.  So are you one of the 7 percent who read the fine print.


Nowadays that must be a crazy number. There are so many people and most of us have cellphones


I wouldn't be surprised if Bluetooth technology uses radio waves to connect various devices, especially since many are used to transmit sound as other radios do


Yeah, they are everywhere now. DO you watch nature related tv shows or documentaries?


Every once in a while. I recently went to a wildlife museum in which there were many illustrations of various fish, including sharks


I find them really cool. Did you know they do not have rib cages?


If that's true, the force of gravity on land would likely crush them beneath their own weight. I've heard that they can be trained to bark similar to a dog


They are so cool. And they are such cool creatures, they rescue sailors just like dolphins


I've also heard that they evolved faster than dinosaurs and even trees. I wonder if they always had several rows of teeth


ANd from what I know their teeth regenerate after some time.


That makes sense. Great Whites also tend to group together in an area of the Pacific Ocean that's been dubbed the White Shark Cafe


I usually don't listen to the radio much these days, but I've always been fascinated by how it works and how there's websites that let you listen online


Overall, really smart and important creatures.


Yeah, so convenient nowadays. Did you know that Jupiter has strong radio waves than can be picked up by an am radio?


I guess that shows how strong radio waves can be. During WWII, soldiers made their own radios only using a pencil and razorblade to pick up signals


So cool. Canadian radios are so particular in that they require that 40% of the music be canadian


That's actually fairly nifty, especially considering how many artists are actually from Canada such as Justin Bieber. There are even radio shows in Finland that are in classical Latin


Very true. Curiously there is a radio in Finland that plays weekly news all in Latin. I am interested to know how many listeners they have with Latin being a dead language.


Much of modern language is rooted in Latin, and there are schools that will teach it. Still, I wonder how many in Finland are familiar with Latin


Exactly, and still very present in the medical system and teachings. There is also a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas for free.


With how much technology has advanced, that's not surprising. Radio waves are used all the time in other things, though not always with sound. I wonder how many waves are emitted from cell phones


Interesting that a movie I love growing up was thought of as something that later became San Andreas. Twister was my all time favorite disaster movie.


Ah! I was like what were you talking about, and then I saw the "Won't You Be My Neighbors" just wanted to be sure.


Pretty sure there is a move coming out with Tom Hanks playing him as well


Umm... Interesting. What is Hawke's first name? I've seen "The Purge" trailers, but never really watched it enough to know the names of the actors.


Ethan Hawke.  Did you see that part about Stephen King being terrified as a child by the movie Bambi?


Yes I did, I never thought much about it. Although, he was such an intelligent man so he probably understood life more than we did. And Bambi was a sweet movie.


But the mother dying is sad, but one or both parents were almost always killed in Disney movies


Yeah, it was poor Bambi even if he wasn't real.Shocking how very few people are getting mad at the deaths, yet they get mad at the other things involved with the movies.


Right, it seems like its always sex that upsets people, not violence


Sigh. What a strange world we live in. Speaking of which. Jack Black as the star of Green Lantern now that's a laugh.


Hopefully the would have had him get in shape before putting on the spandex.  And hey, watching a horror movie burns 180 calories!


Hah, I remember watching it as a kid in school for some odd reason.  I've never heard about the whole "comps" thing


Oh yeah, well it was going to be a comedy, I'd doubt it would of been as action packed as it was when it was created had they went with Jack Black.


I might have to look up what a waterphone is as well, never heard of it


I don't know what a waterphone is either, sounds interesting.


Straight Outta Compton looked interesting but I never had a chance to see it. I guess I should go and see it now.


Not my thing.  I don't get the whole Mister Rogers thing.  I thought it was boring when I was a kid


I never watched those shows either, my brother tried to force me into watching them but it didn't stick.


I liked the original teenage mutant ninja turtles when I was a kid.   I haven't heard of "Three Identical Strangers" have you?


Loved Ninja Turtles, and no I have not. Not sure what that is about.


I might have to look it up.  That keeps happening with these hits, I get interested and have to look stuff up


Was Mr. Rogers a TV show? And Won't you be my neighbor based off it? I don't really remember. Surprised it made 22 million.


Yeah it was a PBS kids thing.  Won't you be my neighbor is a documentary about him/it


Good morning!  Do you watch american football?


I do like ESPN. I watch it quite a bit.  Do you?


I do as well, its my favorite news/sport channel, did you know they won an Emmy bacause of football!!


No I didn't. Was it due to their coverage of games?


No, it was because the invented the yellow first down line, I guess its an important invention for the game so it makes sense


I agree, it does. I like the yellow line. Not only does it let me know where the first down marker is but it makes the game more exciting when you know just how far a team has to go on a play.


I agree, its a great contribution and the game wouldnt be the same without it, do you like other sports? maybe soccer?


I've watched a few soccer games,mostly during the world cup.  Are you a fan?


I am a big fan, my favorite sport, the World Cup was a big deal for me, too bad the US didnt make it


Soccer is extremely popular though. It makes more money than football, basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined!


It does make a lot of money, its also played in more than 200 countries so maybe that why the game moves so much money.


Yes I do, Im a fan of the sport, are you?


You are probably right about that.  Have you heard about the soccer type that has three teams playing at the same time?


I am a fan also.  I especially like college football.  The highest scoring game ever was a college football game.


Yeah I heard about that game it was Cumberland vs Georgia Tech right? can remember the final score though


You're right it was.  I think the final score was 222-0.  Georgia tech won if I remember correctly.


Oh, I remembered that game now, it was a humililating loss, maybe Geogia tech had many players like Benjarvus Green-Ellis


That would have been humiliating to be sure.  Who is he?


He used to be a running back for the Patriots, they guy never fumbled the ball in his entire career


Now that is impressive.  I bet he made a lot of money unless he played back in the 1960s. Back then bowlers made more than players if you can believe that!


No he retired back in the year 2011 and I bet he made a lot of money, do you like the news network ESPN,


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs sounds like a great show to watch on Netflix


hi how are you? do you like game of thrones?


Whoa. i guess famous people have famous descendants. I guess i am screwed here. LOL Who is your favorite GoT character?


I would have to say Khal Drogo.  Arya is the fastest rising baby name given to girls in the US...most likely due to Game of Thrones.


That guy is amazing. He played aquaman too. Arya is a good name. short, easy to spell.


Yes!  GOT gets financed by Ireland because they film scenes there which boosts tourism incomes.  That makes sense.


I bet it is the same as LOTR and New Zealand. the locals might get tired of tourists though.


Maybe.  I myself would love it. lol  There is a National Geogrpahic wild show called Game of Lions that follows the lives of lions like GOT characters.  lol


Hm. well, i guess that GoT is a cultural phenomenon. Game of Lions sounds a bit flat though


Yes, I do like horses, but I have never ridden one. they are majestic but expensive animals. Anyway, great chat!


Did you know that Clint Eastwood had a mid life allergy to horses?  It was a good chat!


I do like Game of Thrones!  Do you know any interesting facts about it?


That is too bad for clint. he loves horses! Great chat! have a good night!


Thanks!  Hope you have a good night too!


Um this is the final season? i think it starts next month. i cant wait.


Me too.  I can't believe it's already been 7 seasons since it first premiered on HBO on April 17,2011.


Yeah, the show has a tremendous following and could go on forever. but i think it is better to draw things to a close. especially because of the author.


Yes.  Did you know that Harry Lloyd is the great great great grandson of Charles Dickens?


Harry Lloyd? who is that ? i have heard of Charles Dickens. he wrote oliver twist.


Yes...Harry Lloyd plays Visery Targaryen on GOT.


Oh, ok. i am bad with names. i usually remember the names of the pretty women. LOL


LOL  Here's another one...Charlie Chapins granddaughter plays Talisa Maegyr on Game of Thrones.


How's it going, do you follow football? Colt McCoy is doing a pretty good job as the Redskins backup


Well the Redskins never seemed serious to sign Cousins to a long term deal, he is a reliable qb but doesn't play too good in important games


I agree. I looked for the Vikings to possibly go to the Super Bowl and they obviously didn't.  Sometimes I think whether a team is great or not all depends on the quarterback.


The qb is an important position, they end up handling the ball on most offensive plays


That's true.  It may also depend on if they are right or left handed. I mean, Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl.


That's pretty cool, Paul D. Hubbard was a deaf qb and invented the circular huddle to prevent signal stealing


For real?  I had no idea there ever was a deaf qb!  And that's how the huddle began?


Yep, pretty cool that no one thought of the circular huddle before Hubbard


I'd always thought it was just a part of the game, a way for the team to talk before a play.


Me too. Did you know Baker Mayfield almost quit football to become a competitive gamer?


It seems like I have heard about that before.  He's a very competitive person.  In a way he's like Russell Wilson.  He's under contract with the New York Yankees even though he hasn't played a game yet.


Good morning!  I do follow football and I agree about Colt McCoy.  I liked him back when he played for, I think the University of Texas.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Yea, that was a while ago, he's been in the game for 9 years already


Yep.  You know, I wasn't sure if I liked Washington's coach, Jay Gruden. I wondered if he was the reason they do so badly but he seems to be meshing with Colt and improving.


The Redskins were doing pretty good and overachieving when Alex Smith was starting


That's true, i forgot about that.  I can't remember. Did he get hurt or traded?


Smith got hurt pretty bad, might end his career and end up having McCoy take over permanently


Oh, that's bad. I like both quarterbacks. I hate to see Smith's career over.


Yea, hopefully Smith recovers, he's a good guy and smart too. He started college as a junior


Yeah?  That's impressive!  Say, how did you feel about the Redskins trading Kirk Cousins?


Hello,  did you every us president with a beard has been republican?


Haha I think the elephants are cgi.  But the actors are real.  I seen that movie,  it was kinda boring in my opinion.


I know! We were disappointed because we the cg on the previews was great. But the plot and acting were fairly bad!


I know right,  the cgi was awesome,  so colorful and nice.  My daughter wanted to see it and of course she loved it,  we were falling asleep on it lol


Maybe that is it! The little kids like it but it didn't come through for adults. Disney  is usually good at reaching both audiences.


Yes usually,  it appeals to adults too. I really liked that movie Inside Out,  that had a lot of adult jokes in it and very entertaining to children.


Speaking of your daughter, is she into Elmo and the other Seasame Street characters? I thought it was funny that Elmo testified before Congress!


haha,  she used to be.  Not anymore,  shes into all things princess right now.  That is awesome fact though.


I really wonder what he testified about, unless it was to lobby to continue funding PBS or the arts or something in that area?


haha.  I learned that the firsst woman was elected in congres before she even had the right to vote,  weird huh


Yes, that is very weird and it just really strange to think about how much things have changed in politics and society in general!


Hi. I just read that, and find that to be pretty funny! That's one of those facts that is fun but meaningless.


well its been great talking with you,  have a good one.


lol yup useless information.  Just like there hasnt been a us president who wasnt rep or dem since 53.


So I guess that last time there was a third party candidate that was successful was over 150 years ago. I wonder what the name of the party was? That was just before the civil war, unless I have forgotten my dates.


I wonder if there fact about a republican being elected that wasn't a Nixon or Bush (since 1928) was written before Trump's election? He ran as a Republican and won.


Not sure. did you know the taller candidate won the presidental election 75% of the time.?


Yes, I've seen that before, that taller men win more than shorter men. It's funny that Truman wouldn't be photographed in Dumbo the Elephant, since an elephant is the symbol of the Republican party. Another fun party fact!


Yeah thats extreme kinda. lol its Dumbo hes a disney character.  Did you see previews for the new Dumbo live action movie about to come out?


No! I didn't hear about that. So they will use live elephants? I recently watched the last Disney movie, The Nutcracker and the 4 realms.


Were you very good at Physics in school? I remember I was until I had this problem about turning and jumping while in a moving train. I was so confused for awhile!


What do you think Superman would drive thru in? I remember as a kid seeing one of the original Superman movies. Have you seen any?


I saw the one with chris reeve. that was great. he was the perfect superman. Drive thru? Does he eat fast food?


Most likely not, but if he's busy saving the world he might be forced into it from time to time. Maybe batman would lend him his batmobile car to take? I loved Reeves as Superman, too.


so the rules are that you must drive a vehicle through the drive thru? no flying? no horses or other quadrupeds?


In my town, some of the girls in 4-H used to ride their horses through in stead of going in cars. They'd go to Taco Bell, McDonald's, there's a Mexican restaurant they'd go to also, along with a few Mexican ranchers in the area. Was fun to see.


That is great. the girls had the right idea. if you are not on foot, you can go through the drive thru. by those rules, superman can use the drive thru.


I really liked the horse from the movie "Brave." Have you seen it? I heard it took three years of studying curls in hair by Pixar for them to make Merida's hair!


I have not seen it. That is great! they take their animation quite seriously there.


It was a very beautiful film. I can't imagine taking three years on physics of hair, though! Did you know that Kim Jong Un has a Physics degree?


Um, i have my doubts about KJU. I figure that most of his backstory is about as real as a superhero's. Anyway, great chat!


I was terrible at physics in high school. turning and jumping? what do you mean?


Very true! He most likely doesn't know basic level physics! Thanks, and you too! I think I'll go watch a Superman film, now.


We had this horrible word problem where we had to say where we'd end up if we jumped in the air on a moving train at different speeds and then also had problems about the physics of doing the same while the train was in a turn. Complicated!


The train is moving. you are moving. you are moving at the same speed. if you jump up, your speed does not change. if it turns and you dont, then you will slam into the wall.


lol I hope not too many students actually tried it! I remember once in high school I had a teacher that send me and another student to get supplies at the store across the street. We ended up driving the car through McDonald's Drive Thru, too.


What? the drive thru? what exactly was going on at that high school of yours? Respect the drive thru! it was made for the troops!


We were troopers getting supplies for class and also the yearbook club! Did you know in South Africa you can legally have a flamethrower on your car? I can see Die Antwoord using that.


you were saviours! you provided sustenance to the troops! i did not know that. You should get a flamethrower and take it through the drive thru!


I saw this YouTuber FPS Russia drive a tank thru a McDonald's drive thru. I wonder if any of the original troops the drive thru was invented for went that instead of a normal car? Would have been talk of the town!


I bet they could drive just about anything through there. no restrictions were specified. if they want to drive an Abrams through,it should be legal.


Not really. I played soccer when I was younger though.


Nice, did you have a favorite world cup team?


Not really. To be honest, I would think it is USA or Brazil.


Me too! i was all about Brazil since the US didn't make it. I watched it with my in-laws from Brazil and it was such a good time!


I have a lot of friends from Sao Paulo, that's why I follow it.


That is where my wife is from, small world! Did you ever hear about Mesut Ozil?


No, I don't know what that is. Is it a place?


It is a german soccer player. He donated his world cup winnings to pay for surgeries for kids from Brazil, really nice1


Oh, it's a player. Nice, well I'll have to follow him then. Well, nice chatting with you!


It was nice chatting with you also! Enjoy your day!


I love telephones, I couldn't live with you iphone, you?


You too, hopefully the weather starts warming up!


Nice, my grandma did. I loved using it, but I don't think I ever got it to work lol


Interesting. I've used it before. Did you know the cables carrying phone and internet across the ocean are only 2.7 inches thick?


no way, that is crazy. I wonder how they did that, it just sits on the bottom of the ocean. I wonder how deep they go!


They probably go pretty deep. Did you know an iphone has more computing power than our nukes?


That is scary to think. Technology has changed so much. It is best they don't use an iphone for nukes because it can be hacked easily then


Yeah, this might be true. Do you follow soccer?


I follow the world cup when it is on, how about you?


Yeah that is pretty genius of him. Do you what decade the events take place in?


I believe it is in the 60s, if I am not mistaken


Yes that is correct. Did you ever play with Nintendo?


I did, did you know it was discontinued in 2003 in Japan?


Yeah that is too bad and they only had 54 colors


THat is not a lot of colors but they were so much fun


Oh the Science Guy, he is so awesome. DO you know how he got his break into fame?


Oh he won that contest for a Steve Martin lookalike, that is hillarious


Hahha I know Even Reagan tried his hand at acting but failed to get the role


I sure am, and you? Have you seen the Incredibles?


Yeah and funny enough he auditioned for the role of a president and did not get it


I sure have it is a great movie. DO you know who does the voice of Edna Mode in it?


Yes that would be the director of the movie, Brad Bird


Yea, How about the voice of Violet Parr?


THat is a political commentator and her name is Sarah Vowell


Yeah and she has had some other gigs that were small in other movies too


Yeah but she is more know for her works of nonfiction, she is great at that


Yeah her work is very diverse. Did you know Brad was looking for people who would either quit or be fired?


I heard he did that because he believe only such people can create what he needed


Yeah it is silly looking. But i feel like points are points regardless of how you get them


I know Rick Barry shot underhanded and I believe Pete Maravich did as well and those are two of the greatest shooters of all time.


That should be something people could look up too. Like Tim Duncan staying in college 4 years and sacrificing money


I think he really benefited from being in school for so long, his game became nearly flawless.


I think that athletes should be allowed to enter the NBA at 18, especially after that Zion injury scare.


Yeah its not like the NFL where you just arent physically ready. Great players have come straight from high school and done well


Yes especially when if you're not one of the elites, you need a longer career to make money.


True, most careers are very short. And injuries ruin them easy. I saw something about Zion getting picked 1-3 there was a difference of over 10 million by spots


I also read that if he dropped past the 16th pick in the draft that he has an 8 million dollar insurance policy.


Yes I am a Sixers fan. Are you an NBA fan?


Very smart by him and his people. it was fun talking to you have a great day!


Im a nuggets fan myself. Allen Iverson played for both our teams


He is one of my favorite players all time. I was sad when we traded him but definitely rooted for him when he was on Denver.


Did you know he's still getting paid by Reebok on a lifetime contract?


I think that was a smart deal that his advisers made. He wasn't known for saving money during his time here and this set him up for life.


Yeah 800k a year is still no joke even for a former star athlete


Especially when you have children like he does. They have a nice safety net for future schooling and such.


How do you feel about shooting granny style?


I know that it's a very effective method but it definitely does not look cool!


Hi. How do you feel the president and/or white house is doing with the nuclear agreements after the summit with Kim Jong Un last year?


I have not heard about that. I'll have to look into that. Did you watch the president's state of the union on Tuesday?


I did not. Was not interested in anymore demands for a wall


Haha I understand. You would be happy to know that is pretty much all that was talked about in depth so you did not miss much.


It is crazy to think that we had to shutdown the government for that. And congress did not stop it. I hope we get some more work done before the end of the 3 weeks


I agree. I believe the last day is 8 days away. I dont think the government will shut down again. I think it was a show for Trump's supporters to believe that he was still fighting for his wall in hopes that they would forget about it. I could be wrong though.


How do think things would of worked out if Hillary was vp? Up until 1805 the runner up was automatically vice president!


Ohh boy that wouldve been interesting. It would have made for a very chaotic white house. I dont think Hillary would've put up with his behavior like Pence does.


Might need to have a summit just between the 2 of them. I think pence is just quietly waiting until he gets his shot at the throne


I would say so. He seems like he might not want to show any opposition for fears that he might be fired lol (I know he cant get fired.)


I feel they went ok. I havent heard much since then.


Absolutely. And investigations. Currently 35 people associated with Trump and his campaign have been indicted. That's just crazy.


It's good that their holding them accountable for their actions. Have a great day!


Understandable. It can be complicated keeping up with all of the information given that nobody really knows what to really pay attention to now-a-days. How do you feel about the president's performance since he has been in office?


I disagree with a lot of what he has done. Im surprised that he isn't listed as one of the top 3 wealthiest presidents with his claimed resume


Exactly. How do you feel about the president not allowing notes to be taken at any of his recent private meetings with Putin during the G20 summit in Argentina?


That is very odd.  Even at the brisbane g20 canadian prime minister called out putin for his actions


Yes. It seems like he is performing quite a bit against the expectations about the US citizens. Especially when you take into consideration all of the recent decisions he has made to ease sanctions on Russian companies for example. It is an interesting time for the US right now.


Did you hear Russia gave delegates and heads of state thumb drives and charges that had viruses


did you know that trump wouldn't make the lisst of the top 3 richest us presidents?


haha that is really crazy, like that must take a lot of balls to not only try to sell the Eiffel Tower once, but then try to do it again!


haha I am not, people try to get me to play but I'm really bad, what about you?


Same, though with as cold as it is here, I wouldn't mind being somewhere nice where they can play.  I guess Samuel L. Jackson has it in his movie deals that lets him play golf twice a week during filming.


that is pretty awesome, I know presidents are always out playing golf, bush, obama and now trump, and apparently golf courses in the USA take up more space than delaware and rhode island put together


Wow!  It also isn't just a US thing.  I hear Dubai has a golf course that uses almost half a billion gallons of water a day!


Ya thats insane, also wild that when you think babe ruth you think of a baseball player, but he was, at one time, America's most famous golfer!


That's pretty cool.  I wonder if he picked it up later.  I'm always surprised by how many athletes take up golf with Michael Jordan being another avid player.


That is true, I remember he also picked up baseball, I didn't follow it but as I understand he wasn't very good at that, I wonder how good he was at golf


I am sure he was ok, but based on how much money he was rumored to have lost betting on the games, I'm guessing he wasn't great.


Wow, that is pretty crazy considering how wealthy I thought he was!  Who are the top three?


No I don't think so. I also heard that an undocumented worker worked at Mar-A-Lago, but it was nice talking to you


I hope whatever comes out of it is the truth.  Have a good one!


Top three are jfk, washington, and jefferson, but I wonder if they're including inflation in this? Because if you adjust for inflation then I could definitely see washington and jefferson being the most wealthy


They might be rich, but did any of them drop a pop album like the President of Indonesia?


haha I want to hear washington and jefferson make a pop album, even trump I would love to hear what that would sound like


LOL.  That would be something.  Just imagine if that is how we elected a president.  The debates are actually sing-offs!


haha ya, or who sells the most albums, or like american idol where people have to call in to vote for the best song, or even if the runner up became the vice president like apparently used to happen before 1805, seems like that would breed chaos!


There would be shutdowns every day!  If only we could have a President Banana like the first President of Zimbabwe, then it might not matter?


Haha yes, free bananas for everyone! Kind of crazy that 86% of Nevada land is owned by the us government, maybe president banana would try to create banana fields on this barren land haha


Might be a good idea!  Then again, we might end up having someone try to sell all the land by impersonating an official like a guy did in France who actually sold the Eiffel Tower twice!


for sure! Speaking of college, have you heard of kareem abdul-jabbar?


I love Kareen Abdul-Jabbar what a fantastic basketball player!!! What did you hear about him, I'm very curious?


He got the dunk banned in college for like 10 years! He was amazing at it!


He was amazing at this. I agree but I didn't know that the dunk got banned for that long. Do the women also have a league here in America?


Oh! That's what it was called. I didn't remember the name of league. Yes I was talking about the WNBA.


Did you know the supreme court even as a court  in the building? Justice Ginsburg can slam dunk there since she isn't in the WNBA


Ha Ha!!! That is very funny. I also read somewhere that the New Zealand basketball team has a nickname. Do you happen to know what they are called?


I don't know, hopefully something good lol


Unfortunately, no. They are called the tall blacks. I just don't know why.


I do watch basketball on occasion. Which is your favorite team?


yikes, I don't think that name would go over so well in the USA lol. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


I like the bulls, not doing too hot these recent years lol. How about you?


I'm a fan of the Celtics and I'm not that impressed as we were blown out by Clippers yesterday.


yea Clippers scored a lot of points last night! Did you hear who the most losingest coach is in college history?


Yes. I read this somewhere very recently and it is James Naismith if I'm not mistaking.


right, he is the one that invented basketball! You think he would have rigged it in his favor!


Ha Ha!!! Do you happen to know at which college he was a coach at?


It was Kansas if I heard right, a really good program now


A very good program at that university indeed.


for sure. As per Iverson, he is set for life for his contract with Rebook


Yeah, I heard he got $32 million, incredible.


Yeah and every year before 55 he gets $800 000 a year


WOW! That's a lot of money. Tim Duncan stayed in College for 4 years instead of going directly to the NBA.


Good for him,, he still had plenty of time to catch up and make a great career


Yeah, he is good. So is Lebron James, but I don't he is better than MJ.


Yeah, they are a pretty good team out there. Apparently they used to play at the cow palace.


No, that would be crazy if I did. But he is a great basket ball player.


I'm doing well, do you watch basketball?


Yes I do. How about you? DO you have a favorite player?


I do, I like michael Jordan, but he doesn't play anymore.


Yeah but he has made his mark in NBA already. DI you know Air Jordans were banned in court?


I did, apparently he wore them anyways. Hilarious.


Yeah . too bad he kept getting fined for wearing them


Yeah, it was worth it though. Nobody remembers Allen Iverson's shoes.


For sure, and I mean nike was paying the fees after all.


Yeah, it was definitely worth it. That has to be the most successful marketing concept out there.


I love fishing. Did you know the black swallower fish can eat prey twice it's length?


I feel like that after some meals.  No, I've never been much of an outdoors person, I see danger where ever I look when in the wilderness.


Me too lol. Freshwater fish drink through their skin while saltwater fish can drink through their mouths.


I was watching that Planet Earth series, saw that barreleye fish with the transparent head.  It lives in the deep and looks up all the time, looking through it head.


That's pretty crazy. Did you know the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


They are kind of unique.  Hard to even call them a fish from looking at them.  Same with jellyfish, are they even fish?


I think they are a type of fish. I saw there is a type that is immortal and never dies


I would like to see the proof of that. Sadly whenever I had goldfish, I was so bad at keeping them alive! Another thing that's immortal, is our online profiles with things like Facebook.


I try to stay away from Facebook, I spend enough time on the computer without another excuse to on it.  It sucks up a lot of peoples time.


I know her music and could sing along to a song or two.


Me too. Well, it was good talking to you!


Have a good day, put on some Adele to listen to.  Goodbye.


Did you know Daniel Craig cried when he first heard the song for the Skyfall theme?


I hope out happiness and not distress.  I'm not sure I can bring hat song to mind, is it that good?


I haven't heard it yet. I saw she went to high school with Winehouse and other famous people?


I wonder what they teach in that school, the performance artist teacher must be doing something right, or is it just chance.


I wonder as well. I saw she was influence by the Spice Girls.


I wouldn't have said anyone could be influenced by the Spice Girls.  I think as a performer she has surpassed them in terms of critical and commercial acclaim.


Never been much of fishing person, too much inactivity for me.  Had the odd goldfish in my time.


I guess as a show of respect.  I'm sure a long list of writers have filed through and yes, things are more filthy, gross, and aggressive, nowadays than back when The Simpsons first aired.  You ever watch Pokemon?


Never not even once somehow! I do remember watching Thomas the tank engine though! I think it's called Thomas the train now. Did you ever watch the really old ones with George Carlin?


Yes, I loved George Carlin's voice, always so calm and reassuring.  He was a funny comedian, kind of dirty at times, but I liked him a lot.  I never got into Pokemon either, although there are like over 750 episodes!


I remember when I was younger, I saw that there was a stand up special with George Carlin that was going to air and I ask my mother if I could watch it and she said NO! Absolutely NOT! Did you ever see when Ringo Starr was on there?


Yes, I've actually heard all 3 that have voiced Thomas.  Mainly, just watching in passing with my kids!  But, definitely George Carlin was my favorite Thomas!


I remember thinking as a kid that something must have gone wrong financially for Ringo Starr that made him end up working on a children's show, but I don't know if that's actually true. They all three stayed on the show a pretty long time, at least 52 episodes each I think


That's true, but he might have had a grand or great grandkid that really liked Thomas or something like that.  I find it hard to believe a Beatle would be hard up for money. lol


Haha you're probably right. I wondered for a while if there's a different version of it in the UK. Because all the stories seemed to use european terms but all the people in the station were American. I know there's a different version of That 70's show in the UK called "Days Like These" where they weirdly use the same script verbatim


I hear that didn't translate too well "across the pond", it got cancelled after just 10 episodes! lol