That is probably the biggest mistake ever. I heard there is only one blockbuster left in the world lol, that fanned out perfectly for them


I know right!  The founded of Netflix was inspired after racking up $40 in late fees on Apollo 13 on VHS.


I know right!  Speaking of Netflix, YouTube, and the Internet; what do you know about iPhones?


Because Cali is known as the "Golden State"?


Yes but Sacramento Kings are here and also LA Clippers all from Cali.  I was born in Oakland so I always wonder why not Oakland Warriors?


True, but Golden State has a better ring to it than Oakland, sorry.


Doesnt matter to me anymore, they are moving back to SF next year anyway!  Again, like they did in 1962


It'll be ok! I didn't know that Stephen Curry was involved with a foundation that supplies mosquito nets to families in Africa.  How nice of him to do.


Yeah, he does a lot with kids and hospitals out here too.  He makes a lot of 3s so he must donate a lot of nets.


Have you ever seen him shoot "granny style"?


No but I have haha.  I guess NBA players think it looks dumb but it is effective


I read physicists have proved it's the absolute best way to score points, looks like they would use it!


Nah they like to dunk.  Kareem was banned in college because he kept dunking.


Hello, good how about you?  Did you watch any NBA today?


I'm old enough to remember that! Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  You seem like you like basketball, alot.  Hope your Warriors do well, wherever they end up playing! Enjoy the rest of your day.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  No, I haven't watched any basketball, today.  Have you?


Yes, I am near Oakland and watched the Warriors lose real bad!


Oh, sorry to hear that!  I love the warriors.


Really, I feel guilty often because we have Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green and now Cousins!


Hey, everybody has an off night, it just happened for them, all on the same night.


Oh I am not worried about them losing last night, I mean I feel guilty to keep hogging NBA titles haha.


Lol, well they got $ 12 million just by losing game 4 of the finals last season, so they're good win or lose!


I wonder why they are called Golden State?


Haha! I know it's not Trump! It was some of the earlier presidents.


Yes it was JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was named?


I agree! Do you know there is a law in Collinsville IL that prohibits saggy pants?


That's crazy! Reminds me of Footloose where they outlawed dancing! Keep your laws off our pants! Haha. Apparently, a judge in DC sued a small dry cleaning business for 67 million dollars just for losing a pair of pants.


You know that judge went through pain and suffering after losing his best pair of pants lol.


Yeah, and he certainly isn't paid enough to replace them! Haha.Well, it's been nice talking to you!


I agree lol. Thanks same to you! Have a good night!


I don't. It's a little too conservative for my tastes, which didn't surprise me once I found out it was created by a Republican media strategist and former President Nixon.


You and me both haha. I didn't know they owned the website IGN as well!


Weird! And oddly enough, they toyed with the idea of creating a network that only played the Simpsons nonstop.


That would have been the only nice thing out of that haha. I can't believe more people watch that than CNN and MSNBC combined!


I guess I'm not surprised given who our president is, haha! It's weird they wanted to play the Simpsons since they tried to sue them once!


I will never understand stuff like that lol. Speaking of Presidents, I wish they showed the Indonesian president selling his 3 pop albums!


Right! Or I would have loved to see Trump's face when he realized the White House guest house is bigger than the White House itself!


lol Do you know who the wealthiest presidents were?


Oh jeez, at least he knew his potential! Crazy how long he's been a part of the NBA.  Did you see that there are 30 teams total in the NBA, and one is actually Canada?! Isn't that strange? I'm glad they included a different country, but you'd think out of 30 teams there would be more Canadian or at least other nations that were included as well..


That is really strange. I think that the one Canadian team is the Toronto Raptors, have you heard of that team?


I haven't! You seem to know a lot about basketball.  You should try joining the NBA one day lol.  They seem to get paid so much money! I just read that Allen Iverson has a lifetime contract with Reebok and gets paid $


I did hear about that. I think he's going to make like 32 million dollars once he reaches age 55 LOL that's insane!


Gosh it's just maddening that I have to work so hard for money and these people get paid incredible, life changing amounts! But I suppose if I were also an NBA player that I would get that much too... I remember you saying you liked Air Jordans... did you see they were actually banned upon the induction of the NBA?! Except I guess Jordan wore hem anyway as Nike paid the fines he incurred


Yes that is a great way to advertise LOL. I think the shoes are really cool though too which helped them to sell so much


Yeah, they last a long time and they're super fashionable and durable, so I think that's also why! Great shoes. Do you have a pair currently?


No I don't. But I always wanted a set. I would definitely play a lot better basketball if i had them, especially if I combined those shoes with shooting granny style LOL


Hahah granny style shooting is the only way to get into the NBA! Of course if you also have the jordans, that helps.  I don't have a pair either since they're pretty expensive.. I usually buy Nikes or Puma shoes


Yes I agree with you. What do you think about Reggie Miller? he was good, but apparently his sister was even better LOL


Hey there did you hear about Kevin Durant and the exchange he had with Draymond Green?


I'm not familiar with him other than this article, but I find it pretty hilarious that he kept trying to outshine his sister, but she just was always outshining him!  I like that he tried bragging about his 40 points and she had more than double that!


I actually had no idea until I read the article! It seems the suspension of Draymond was because they had a fight (non-physical)


Yep I agree. Something definitely sounds fishy. Speaking of those players, how often do you watch the NBA?


I actually rarely watch the NBA... or any sport for that matter! Do you watch? And if so, who is your favorite team/player?


I really like the Pistons. And I like Michael Jordan a lot. I don't think there's another player like him, and I really like his Air Jordan shoes too. What about you?


I don't really have a favorite team/player myself.. but I do admire Lebron James.  I see he signed a deal for a new Space Jam! I watched the original one as a child, so that's pretty awesome. I also like Air Jordans a lot too, although they can be a little pricey sometimes... but someone like Judge Judy wouldn't mind paying that since she's the highest paid celebrity right after lebron james lol


Yes LeBron is the man! I love Space Jam as well and I'm glad he's going to be in the sequel. He seems like a nice guy too. He raised 6 million dollars for charity


Yes, he seems like a really generous person! I think he is well deserving of the money he makes.. I see that he once received $100-$200 per ticket for a game he had in high school! That's crazy and incredible for a high schooler


Yes it sounds like he's always been very talented. He's also very smart at business. He turned down a $10 offer from Reebok one year, and then the next year accepted a 90 million dollar offer from Nike LOL


i believe it. people need to upload their selfies. it is a great opportunity to show off to your followers.


I guess so. Amazing how Facebook has changed our lives. It's hard to believe it was launched 2-4-04.


yeah, it has changed a lot of lives. probably caused a lot of divorces too. LOL


It's hard to believe Myspace turned down an offer to buy FB for $75 million in early 2005!


yeah, they missed their chance to get it at a bargain. i wonder how fb would have turned out then.


I never thought about it that way, but yeah. Funny that Burger King had a promotion that offered you a Whopper if you unfriended 10 people on FB. Too funny.


I wonder how many people partipated in that campaign. free calories for dumping your friends.


Yeah, I wonder. Did you know FB is primarily blue because the founder is red-green colorblind?


I heard that. Mark should spend some money on finding a cure. Anyway, great chat!


I wonder if there is a cure. I am surprised that FB allows anyone that claims to be 13 to get an account. Wow!


I do but I am not great! Did you know Tupac danced ballet in high school?


pretty young for social media. Have a good day!


I agree. You have a good day as well. Bye.


i heard that. I guess he was a talented guy in many ways.


Yes, I agree. I guess professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


i figure that ballet must be hard on the feet too. i would not want to do it. then again, i cant


I would not  either. Do you know babies dance spontaneously when they hear dance music. With the internet we can really see a lot of entertaining videos.


yes, quite true. much more entertainment in our lives. i wonder if it is a good thing though.


Well, I know that constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain.


i believe that. anything that releases chemicals can become an addiction.


I'm not sure. Hard to believe there is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest.


The dutch are creating commuter bus that go 160mph. Imagine traveling that fast on the roads. I wonder how they handle that. It sure would speed up travel times.


I have heard that. The warehouse work is very hard. They really dominate the book industry. A lot of people buy books exclusively from them. So, it makes sense that they started by selling books.


If I had bought Amazon stock years ago, I could retire. I would work there, but I hear so many horror stories. Bezos is a genius.


Yes, too bad we didn't buy their stock when they were just selling books. They also sell cloud services now, so that is very smart of them too. A genius indeed.


Are you a baseball fan ? I used to follow the game when I was younger, not so much now.


I don't know much about it. Kids at my school and neighborhood used to be obsessed with it when I was a kid. Apparently, the managers wear the same or similar uniforms as the players ones, so they could play if they had to. That is kind of strange.


One guy found a ton of cards his grandpa hid away. What would I do with $3 million dollars of baseball cards? I buy Amazon stock, that's what.


Lol!. Hopefully it would increase because of their cloud services! They call kickball soccer-baseball in Canada. I guess that makes sense.


Oh, those Canadians! I laughed at the thought of managers playing. Managers like Tommy Lasorda on the field? Doing what? Delivering pizza and beer to the players?


I doubt the managers would play very well. I wonder if they ever played in the past if they were out a players. (Back when it first started, I mean.)


I wondered about that, too. "Just in case" The managers would be manager-players, like leaders on the battlefield.


It must be great to get to work fast. Less stress, less wasted time. I wish the US had better public transit.


Yes, you need a certain amount of players I think, so maybe they lost players often. Apparently baseball is popular in Japan too. I never knew that.


Me too. I think a bus that fast would encourage people to take mass transit more. Of course it is harder in the U.S. since we have so much land mass, but we could have more in the cities.


In Japan, they make it expensive to use highways. The highways are not crowded but it costs $$$ to travel.


Interesting! I see it cost over 300 just to travel across the country. And, Japan is small too. That seems like it would make life hard for most people, even though less traffic would be nice.


You can take the bullet train in Japan. I'm surprised that Iceland has no public rail service. Perhaps the terrain doesn't lend itself to rail.


I wonder how fast the bullet train goes. I wonder if the cold would stop the trains from working too often.


The cold weather can be a problem. Usually snow is the issue. The first king to travel around the world was from Hawaii.


I wonder how much of Amazon deliveries go by train. They even have a contract with the USPS to deliver on Sunday, so perhaps it is a lot.


Do you use Amazon much ? I've found it convenient, but the company treats the workers badly.


What a scene it was, President Trump and Kanye West.


I never understood why Kanye gets praise for interrupting Taylor Swift.  It was rude and a stunt.


He actually did a skit on SNL two years prior about him interrupting awards shows.  Its like he predicted it.


Predicted, or planned.  If I had to grab the spot light.  If I had to appeal to my base, what would I do. To my base I can do no wrong.


Hmm... sounds like our presidents mentality too.  But so true.


I wonder if Trump will release a album while in office.  Then he would be copying the president of Indonesia.  But what kind of music?


I don't think he'd be a very good rapper.


Really, the Fresh Prince of Key Largo.  I guess I am on board with it. The universe thinks we're funny.


It is, and we dont even know how expansive the universe is.


The geocentric model of the universe was a Greek idea.  So, if not for the rise of math and science we might never have had a real good model.


Very true, There is a theory that there are regions of space that might be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.


I know for real.  I cant imagine two less compatible people.


Yes, the observable universe is a small part of the real thing.  Good day.


It would seem that MAGA hats leave a bad impression. I wonder if the title president is really ceremonial.


I agree, you dont see rocket scientist wearing MAGA hats.


The iPlane One was kind of a neat idea.  But why is it celebrity now means political.


I dont know.  I wish we could just keep some things separate.


I cant say that I do.  He is hard to take as a whole person for me.


Entertaining on the whole, and I suppose Trump is entertaining as well.


Trump is entertaining, sometimes I think that is a detriment to our country.  People from other countries laugh at us sometimes.


I think its a really long and boring name lol, I do like to play video games as well do you have a PlayStation system?


No, I used to though. I didn't like the games that were coming out on it.


I see well I bought one and used to play fifa 14, that was the last game that came our for the PlayStation 2 model.


I used to play that too. Did you Tom Hanks brother does woody's voice in video games?


I didnt, he has a great voice! you know that Stephen Fry is also a game narrator, he narrater the voice for some games


Yeah, I heard that. Apparently playstation 3s are being used to research blackholes.


Wow it sounds like the consol has a lot of power, it must be cheaper than building a computer capable of doing that, the department of defense also used them to build a supercomputer, in fact 1760 units


yeah, apparently they used them to build a super computer, I wonder if they were actually playing grand theft auto!


I dont about that but something funny happened to the company, they issued and unlock code for the ps3 by accident, they were prosecuting people that did the same things before them.


I do, what do you think about Prices injury?


Wow, did you ever try any of the baseball games on playstation?


I did, but I rather watch the games than to play them on a video game console, do you like baseball?


Yeah, me too. I like baseball a lot, I played when I was younger.


It sucks that he is injured, a friend of mine had the same problem from typing on the computer.


Yeah I guess carpal tunnel is a pretty common injury, it seems like his problem is related to gaming


Yeah, I guess that is better than Tommy John problems.


Well the team manager must be really mad, after all David is one of the key pieces of the team, he said his been playing for a while now, since he was 12 so I wonder if playing games is really the cause


Yeah, he is a great player. Did you know video games were orignally used by the military?


No I didnt, I always thought they were used for entertainment although I know the millitary use them currently


I know, it was probably for some type of war game.


What are your thoughts on the name ''Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Devices'' ?


Ok, I wonder why that is. Any ideas as to why this occurs?


None at all. It's hard to believe Danny the boy from the shining did not know he was acting in horror film.


Interesting. I didn't know that. Did you know that they have fantasy draft spelling bees?


No, I did not. A single fold in the brain makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.


Interesting, I didn't realize that. Have you heard of the fantasy called "In the Realms of the Unreal?"


It's apparently a fantasy, but I'm not sure what it is about.


Oh, okay. I know fantasy has evolved into various media including film, TV, graphic novels and more!


Wow! That is really cool. What about Thor, have you seen it?


I have heard of Thor. I know it is a 2011 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics character of the same name.


Yeah, it is pretty good. I saw the first one and kind of liked it.


I'm not either to be honest. What about Fantasy films, do you watch them?


I'll take back a bit. I like Edgar Allen Poe. I know watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories!


Interesting. So instead of going to the gym, you just sit there and watch the movies?


Right! Did you know Bambi terrified Stephen King.


I'm not surprised, Bambi does die in the end.


I'm glad. I know if you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art you will enjoy the art more.


Interesting, any type of specific artists, or just abstract art?


Hi there!  Do you know many presidential facts?


I know that he has started to edit pictures to depict a different history just as previous communist leaders Mao and Stalin did.


See a lot of parallels between him and Trump huh? I can't believe Trump is friends with that guy, what a truly messed up timeline.


I agree.  I will say though that since I've been alive he's been the first president to break through to where they would even talk with the US.  Never thought I would ever see that.  Now outside of that...Trump isn't my favorite person either.  lol


Yah, pretty scary stuff, even with the Otto stuff, Trump does not listen to the CIA, NSA, or FBI. I mean, what in the world? It was good to see the 2018 summit in Singapore, just terrible outcomes.


Yes.  They say that Kim Jong un learned to drive at 3.  Maybe a toy car he was driving?  lol


He's got a ton of hole in ones too. I think they lied a little bit about him haha. His older brother was spotted at an Eric Clapton concert, that's pretty funny.


lol  I find it funny he was voted most sexiest man alive by the onion and China believes it!


Ha, that is not bad for a little fat dictator that was born in 1983.


LOL  They say that we don't actually know how old he is!  It's been fun chatting!


It's been fun chatting with you too, I hope you have a good rest of the night!


I know a few, Woodrow Wilson is the only president to have a PHD.


Wow!  We have more actors and reality stars than drs. Isn't that a crazy stat?


It really is, more presidents and lawmakers should be educated, can't really go wrong with that. You ever watch the NFL too?


I do watch the NFL!  Did you know that there is rule that prevents a female from playing?


I never would have guessed that, I'm sure that wouldn't hold up in a court of law. Matt Patricia is a rocket scientist? That is truly nuts.


lol I actually meant to say "there is no rule"...whoops! lol  There is only an average of 11 minutes of live gameplay per NFL game.  Kind of short....


Ah I gotcha, yah it would be hard to be a female in the NFL for sure. Do you have a favorite team out of the 32 in the NFL?


Nice, I think they should be pretty good in the future years, Kareem Hunt is a good addition. You know much about Kim Jong-Un?


Never really jumped on the bandwagon for 70's show or "Days Like These" either, I wonder why the success for it in the US wasn't translated into the UK version, any ideas?


Remakes are usually pretty bad so maybe that the reason, the cast isnt as good as the original one and also the name was pretty bad


Oh ok, they definitely needed a new one, maybe if they incorporated the story of racking up exorbitant fees by returning VHS tapes late to Blockbuster and leading to the creation of a wildly successful streaming site, then that would've garnered more views.


I used to hate those late fees its a good thing Netflix exists now, did you know that Netflix has about 150 movies with a 100% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes site!


That's a lot, does that mean the movies are terrible? Or are the movies really good? I get confused on what a higher percentage means vs. lower percentage.


That means that the movies are great, few movies have a 100% rating, did you know that in the year 2000 Netflix was offered to Blockbuster and they just laughed at them


I wonder how they feel about that decision now. I'm glad they didn't end up taking up the offer, what if Blockbuster's tactic of charging excessive fees carried over to streaming. That would be bad.


It would be bad, Im glad there is a service like Netflix out there, it gives jobs to so many people, it even has a team of taggers.


That seems like an entertaining job, do you think Netflix still spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth? I think a lot of people don't rent DVDs anymore, but I could be wrong.


They do? I though Netflix was an online only service, that is a weird fact, I saw this really boring movie the other day, it was an hour long of fireplaces for your home, total waste of my time


I do, I try to stay alert on current events, do you follow the news?


They originally sent out DVDs, I think that was meant for those fake fireplaces for staging rooms.


Yes, I do and I can't believe Megyn Kelly had the audacity to ask Jane Fonda such a blunt question of telling her to admit on TV that "she's had work done", how would you feel if you were in that situation?


I would feel cornered its not a question I would like to get asked, specially on TV, did you hear about the movie Our Souls at Night?


Yeah, Fonda displayed her feelings when she kept her cool and asked Kelly "we really want to talk about that now?", I guess it's those kind of questions that draws in viewers and ads. No I have not heard of that movie, is it any good?


I havent seen it either but it looks interesting, it has an original plot, two old people with an extraordinary relationship and how their lifes go


Is that a movie I'd be able to find on Netflix? It could be, considering that netflix and youtube account for half of peak internet traffic in north america.


Yeah it seems that way, its a Netflix film, do you watch a lot of TV?


Not as much as I do Netflix, do you? Even with over 750 episodes of Pokemon, I have yet to catch one of them, have you seen them?


Ive seen a couple of episode back when there were only 150 of  them, 16 years of Pikachu that seems like a lot


Wow! Must've been against my Cleveland Browns. I just never got the soccer rules. Heck, the USA even had that guy Oguchi Onyewu play for them; I cannot even pronounce his name!


me neither haha. The US is always trying to poach FIFA players for the MLS to bring in crowds, but has it worked? I dont think so


I'd have to agree with you, I mean until today I've never even heard of Oguchi Onyewu, and he's one of their popular players!


i bet youve heard of Jon Stewart though, who was actually very good at soccer back in his day


Nope, actually I haven't heard of him. Was he in one of the FIFA World Cups?


no he played in some games in Brazil in 1983. He's better known as the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central. well, the former host


Ah....I've never watched that show. Does he often mention soccer or FIFA on that show?


no he mostly talked about Politics and made a lot of jokes. I liked it


Nice! Will you be watching the American Football playoffs this weekend? I'm rooting for the New Orleans Saints!


I will be! Pulling for the Pats myself. The Saints are looking real good this year too though


It depends, are you talking about American football or what the rest of the world rightfully calls football?


Very nice! Maybe they'll meet in the Super Bowl! Been nice chatting with you about football. Have a Great day!


I'm glad you went that way with the discussion. I mainly like American football. The other type like what they play in the FIFA World Cup is what we call soccer!


exactly! Soccer may make way more money than all other sports combined, but it just isnt as popular here in the US


I guess all American's would share your attitude, as do I. I wouldn't say it's not as popular though. Association Football (as it's sometimes called) is way different than the sport us Americans know as football


completely different. Did you know it was called Soccer here because its apparently slang?


"Association Football" i guess? that's what I read but I dont see that


That doesn't make much sense then. LOL. I never understood the Association or FIFA rules. And low scoring doesn't appeal much to us Americans.


yea the score is always low. Unlike Football where there was actually a final score of 222-0 once!


I figure that they can't take my soul or my first child, whichever is worth more.


I might have promised  a few companies my soul.  I figure they can fight over it if it is that important to them.  LOL


I do not have one. I lost it to Internet addiction long ago.


Do you know what they call that 3 lined menu button?


I have no idea. The "three lined menu button?" LOL


They call it the Hamburger button.  I always just called the menu button, but I didnt know it has some sort of cutesy name.


The vegans must hate that name! And the button! What would PETA say?


Yes, that might do. I don't want to be scolded by PETA.


True that.  Feed two birds with one scone..  lol


Good!  How often do you use the internet?


I use it every day all day. I do not have a life outside of the Internet. You?


I feel the same way.  I need it for way too many things.


I need to cut the cord and find life away from the bloody computer. But I cannot. I am addicted.


There is such a thing as addiction to clicking links.  Be careful.  I might have it too.


I think that I have any and every addiction that is possible on the Internet. There is no cure perhaps. Well, maybe I can find one on the Internet. LOL


Good luck with that.  Just dont waste time reading TOS, only 7 of people do anyway.


I am surprised that it's even that many. I figured it would be 1% or something.


Same here.  I definitely dont read them.


I heard of that before, it would be so interesting listening to that and hearing what latin sounds like.I like listening to rock mostly, or albums. Do you have a favorite album>


I like Dark Side of the Moon, it's still a top selling album despite coming out over 40 years ago


That was a great album, I like how it is still popular! I was big into Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory, it was the 21st century best selling album


Yea Hybrid Theory was a great album, I think I downloaded the mp3 album


nice, I still listen to some of those songs. Sad about their lead singer


Yea it's pretty tragic. Have you ever listen to any of the songs from the Identical Twins from japan that released a rap album on their 100 birthday?


I heard about them, I have not though, I bet it is rap gold! Have you?


I have not, thank god I don't know Japanese


Right lol, I think I may wait even longer to listen to it lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


You too, I'm gonna listen to Reel Big Fish's rerecorded best of album


Yea I listen to radio dramas, there is a website that streams them for free


that is awesome, maybe I will too lol. Enjoy your night!


That is great, I like listening to them on long car rides and have used that site, it is so nice to have!


Yea it's a great site to find some classic detective serials to listen to along with older radio readings


For sure! Have you ever tried to listen to radio storms through the AM radio? It can happen


No not yet but I'd love to find the AM frequency that can pick up Jupiter's radio storms


For sure me too! I wonder what they sound like and how you know if you have found them, I want to research that.


Yea I wonder if Jupiter's radio storms come in as static or if they have a distinct sound


Right, I really want to know now lol. What type of music do you like to listen to on the radio


I usually just listen to sports shows on am radio, nothing serious like Nunti Latini I'm not too well versed in classical latin


Hello!  Do you by chance remember the old Schoolhouse Rock song Conjunction, Junction?  (Granted, you might be too young for that.. lol!)


They say a lot of jazz trumpeters grow goatees because they provide comfort while playing.


Yeah, and speaking of jazz, they say Clint Eastwood is a big jazz fan and pianist.  I didn't know that!


I think he has a tough guy character but really is an artist. He writes music too.


Yeah, I think he scored several films, including his own Million Dollar Baby.


That was a great film. I don't remember the music though. He is getting old. I guess he can't be a tough guy so much.


Speaking of pianos and stuff.. did you know Freddy Mercury composed Bohemian Rhapsody on the same piano that was used for "Hey Jude"?


There must have been some magic in them keys.


I'll bet!  You know they had an aluminum grand piano on the lounge of the Hindenburg.  It weighed only 356 pounds.


What did that sound like? Tinny? Strange. I guess they needed a piano. Anyway, great chat!


Hi, how are you? Yes, I do remember the song.


Hey you too!  Have a great evening!  Hope the weather's good where you're at!


Doing good!  Yeah, the song was recorded by a fellow named Bob Dorough.  It's one of those songs lots of people know but don't know who sings it.  :)  They say he know mainly plays at bars.


Very catchy tunes. I guess he can make a living playing at bars? I think he wrote a bunch of songs for SHR.


I remember one tune that he actually didn't write "I'm Just a Bill", they did a gag on Family Guy about it.  Had an anthropomorphic bill lying on the ground starting to sing, only to get stabbed by a trash picker.  LOL


Those songs were perfect for parody. Easy to remember, every kid in the US watched Saturday morning cartoons. What was your favorite song?


I'd have to say Conjunction Junction.  It's just so catchy and easy to remember,  LOL.  And speaking of Saturday mornings.. I miss those days.  Kids today don't know the magic of them... makes me kind of sad, you know?


I liked the gravity song with the doo-wop band. That was catchy. Also Interplanet Janet.


Wow, you know more about this than I do!  :)  Speaking of such, do you ever listen to jazz?  That's the type of "serious" music Bob plays.


Yes, I enjoy listening to jazz. Very artsy and calming.


I think they need to just say kickball like we do haha. Can you believe baseball is more popular in Japan?


I know, right?  And the Japanese people are surprised to learn that its America's national pastime? Wow, out of touch much?


I agree! I'm sure they have American players over there too so they should know haha.


Did you also know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises?  Cool.


That is cool. I wonder if any manager has actually stepped into a game to play?


No doubt a time or two.  Up until 2005, a married couple, for 24 years, scheduled all 2430 major league baseball games played each year.  Humm.


That is almost like a full time job haha. I wonder who does it now?


That's hard to say.  Back to the fish stories, did you know that the black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times it weight?  Guess that fish is correctly named for its abilities, lol.


That's one fish that doesn't give a crap lol. I wouldn't want to mess with it haha. Well great chatting with you!


Along the same vein, 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in the zebrafish.  Nice chatting with you as well.


I'm doing great.  Do you want to talk about fish?  My favorite fish is the seahorse.  Did you know that the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


Hopefully they can cure some of those with that research! Have a great day!


I didn't know that! That is interesting, you would think more would have some kind of neck! Did you ever hear about that breed of jellyfish that are immortal?


Yes, I heard that too.  Did you also know that freshwater fish only "drink" water through their skin via osmosis?


Oh cool! How do think saltwater fish drink then?


Through their mouths, surprisingly. That is a very significant difference that I didn't realize before.


I didn't either! Do you like to watch baseball?


Yes, I like to watch the live games.  Did you know that a man found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfather's attic - hidden there since the 1940s?


I would have a heart attack if I saw that many with that amount of value anywhere haha.


Lucky guy he was!  Did you also know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?  That was news to me.


Me too i'd like to know what that sounds like. I think its pretty cool that Canada created a law that thirty percent of there music played has to be in house.


Yea it's also cool that there is a website that streams classical radio dramas for free


Yeah that is cool. Radio technology is cool when the radio waves strike an electrical conductor, the oscillation fields induce an alternating current.


Wow, I didn't knew that. I'd like to try to make a foxhole radio out of a razor and pencil


Yeah now that was pretty cool they did that back in world war 2 right?


Yep. THeres a radio station in finland that broadcasts a program entirely in classical latin


Wow that's awesome!! Switching gears do you like soccer?


A little, it's amazing Soccer makes more than baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined


Right, i think it's because it's played by 250 million ppl in over 200 countries.


That's crazy, I'd love to play the variation of soccer with 3 teams facing each other


Yea I like to read although I wish I could read 4700 words per minute like Anne Jones


Yeah that sound highly confusing. Do you know why we call it soccer?


Because soccer is slang for Association football. Well I have to go, nice chatting


Right i wonder how they judge that. Why is Starship Trooper required reading for our military...have you seen this movie?


Yea I saw the movie as a kid but I've never read the Starship troopers books


Nothing i can recall would lead me to believe that our military needs to read it. They must know something i do not, lol!


The US miltary also has Ender's game as suggested reading, maybe something is up


Well the only thing i can think of is that they're going to let the kids run the military.


You can argue there is one running it now. Did you know novels caused a moral panic in the 18th century?


Stop it my sides hurt!! On a different note did you know that storms on Jupiter can be picked up by AM radio?


Yea that is pretty cool, I wonder what am stations you have to tune to to hear the radio storms from Jupiter


Hello. Do you always read the full terms and conditions when buying something on the internet? fewer than 8% of people do.


They may. The current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet. In case it ever burns down. Not sure how you can burn down the internet.


Who knows?  I am sure someone would buy it if it comes up for sale.  There was a guy in France that pretended to be with the government and sold the Eiffel Tower to times!  Apparently everything has a price.


That's awesome! I can't get service in my barn, yet Mt. Everest has it at the peak. That's not right, lol


I know, right?  Do you think Nevada has great or poor internet since over 85% of the land is US government owned?


Is it really? I know Idaho has a percentage that high, I didn't know Nevada did.


It feels like it must be Las Vegas and Reno, and the rest is Uncle Sam's I guess?   Maybe that is where they come up with plans to destroy wikileaks?  Of course that just means it will just end up on wikileaks.


Maybe.I think it's awesome that the Norwegian government has donated a billion to help save the Amazon rain forest.


I guess I like the gesture, but not sure how I would feel as a Norwegian citizen.  Then again, maybe $1 billion for a government doesn't amount to much in terms of their overall spending?


The Norweigans are into that sort of thing, though. Unlike Americans who want to pave the forests. I wonder if Norway has a rail service, or if they have to fly everywhere like those in Iceland?


I don't know.  I'm not sure that Americans just want to pave forests, but there is no doubt that some politicians will support anything the feel would show "progress."  It is a little disconcerting that government employees can be exempt from Geneva convention violations though.


Count me among the 92%+ who don't!  Maybe I should consider doing so to keep me from clicking links and getting more addicted to the internet than I already am!


Maybe. Thank you for the chat, have a wonderful evening.


That's an awful thing to be addicted to. Maybe stop clicking so many links?


Lol!  These chats will help curb that a little.  Might not curb my craving for a hamburger, which reminds me that the three horizontal menu line is actually referred to as a "hamburger" button.


I don't see it, lol. They look like lines to me. Have you been to Japan? All of their highways are toll roads and it is crazy expensive to travel.


I have never been, but that alone might prevent me from even trying to go!  Then again, I am certainly no King Kalakaua who was he first king to travel around the world, so it might not just be the cost.  :)


I bet he did that by boat. That would be so much fun. Kinda like Macinac Island, which has a car ban, they travel by horse-drawn carriages & bikes.


I would be really curious to see what it is like there for sure!  A much quieter pace for sure; unlike the Netherlands and their plans to build a bus that will go 160 mph!


That sounds so much fun. Iceland doesn't have a rail service, they use domestic flights between major towns.


I wonder if it costs as much as a flight would here?  Or maybe their government is able to drive down those costs?


Haha, yeah, that was probably nothing for Nike to cover those fines. Speaking of Nike, did you hear about that embarrassing pitch they made to Stephen Curry?


It was so bad that they still had another player's name on it from a previous presentation! Talk about bad first impressions.


Yeah, it was no wonder he went on to sign with Under Armour.


He makes the 5th highest salary on his team, so that must have been a huge loss.


I think that was back in 2015 when he made MVP because he is currently the highest paid player in the league, maybe second highest.


Oh! Well he deserves it. He led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.


Wow! Yeah, the dude definitely has some talent. He helped them win back to back titles the last two seasons, too! Anyway, it's been fun chatting with you!


Ya, I agree. It was nice talking basketball trivia with you.


You too! I'm excited to watch LeBron and Curry next year duke it out. Have a good night!


Yes, I sometimes enjoy watching games from the NBA.


Did you know there are 30 teams in all of the NBA?


Ya, there are 29 teams in the US and 1 in Canada.


I guess I never realized there was a Canadian team in the NBA. I'm not a huge basketball watcher.


Well, that's ok. Do you follow any other sports? NBA is only one of four major professional sports leagues in the US.


I do, but we can keep talking about basketball! I know some trivia. Like, did you know the athletes in the NBA are seen as the highest paid of all athletes in the world?


That's amazing, but the endorsements the players get are huge as well. Allen Iverson signed a contract that would pay him 800 thousand a year until he's 55.


Yeah, I'm assuming they factor contracts like that in when averaging their yearly salary. Allen Iverson will get that, plus another 32 million when he hits 55.


Another crazy thing was that Air Jordans where banned, but Nike was willing to pay the fine, so Jordan wore them anyway.


Interesting, Lacoste is a brand that I like a lot, do you know how long the longest game on tennis history lasted?


it lasted over 3 days!!! thats a really long time


I bet Jon Isner was involved. That guy plays the longest matches. Do you like Federer?


Yeah Federer is another one of my favorites, the Swiss pro player


Did you see that he tore a meniscus when he stretched too far while drawing a bath for his daughter? What a freak accident!


That is a harsh way to get injured, it was one of the worse injuries in his career in fact


At least he has the honor of being the first living person in switzerland to be honored with a stamp.


Yeah, and has also won many ATPS, US Opens and about every tennis comptetition out there


He has been gifted two cows too! I mean what the heck is he going to do with 2 cows?


2 cows really? what does that have to do with Tennis lol, hopefully we will see his life in a documentary in Netflix one day


Yeah, that would be an interesting watch. It was great chatting with you!


I like it as well Juan Martin del Potro is one of my favorite players glad he too the U.S. Open home


He is from Argentina, his hometown is called Tandil


I love how he treats his friends and has their backs. I would want to live like that.


I agree thats a great trait to have, he is 29 years old and I think this is the first time winning a US Open, his had a lot of skilled oponents over the years


did you know the polo shirt was invented by a tennis player?


No didnt know that, I guess tennis players also used polo players to play


I guess it was invented by Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste. Hence the name of the brand and crocodile shirt.


Hey how's it going to use Facebook very often? I don't use it that much anymore. Apparently it is blue because Mark Zuckerberg suffers from red green colorblindness!


Yes maybe that would make them more happy. Well do you use youtube? It's the 2nd largest search engine on the web!


youtube is owned by google so i think they share search engine technology. that would be my guess. plus youtube has tons of content.


Oh good guess. Yeah it does. Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


netflix is a monster. I dont use it anymore though. i usually go to youtube for news


Oh nice. There are tons of news videos. Not so much police videos though probably because the police don't use youtube.


i would love to watch police videos. find out their secrets. that would be cool.


Yes that would be fun. I wonder if we could access blutube?


I don't know. I think probably the police don't want that. who knows what information they don't want us to have. Did you know that Psy's Gangnam style got so many views that YouTube  had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits?


Yeah true. that is funny. And justin bieber didn't fair to well on youtube...


yeah, people really dont like the guy. i figure his videos must be widely hated. Anyway, great chat!


that would make sense. The Zuck would design it for his own ease of use. Now he is a billionaire.


Yeah. Youtube was created back in 2005! You too see ya!


Yeah he is so rich. And he almost sold it to my space back in 2005.


I guess he would have been pretty rich then too. but now, boy, he is crazy rich. i dont use facebook. i worry about my privacy.


That is pretty smart of you. You're not missing much. Although Burger King once had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper.


i would make friends just to unfriend them and get that tasty whopper. i am not proud.


Ha ha I appreciate the honesty I would do the same. Iceland is even rewriting their constitution via Facebook.


i wonder if there is a risk there. i hope that hackers do not distort the process. "Free ice cream for everyone." that would be a good law


Good question. Yeah I agree it would lol. For some reason the like button on facebook is illegal in some places in Germany.


i dont know if there was a social problem there or what. that is a strange thing. maybe if they changed the name? "approve" button?


Yeah I hope we can go past that almost 63%. We need to all vote


Yes I agree. Since 1990 it seems the taller candidate has been winning the election. Coincidence?


Hmm interesting one. DO you know what the Beatles song Come together was written for?


Yeah it was for the California governor Timothy Leary in 1969


Yeah that one. When Schwarzenegger was governor of California he did not live in Sacramento and commuted ever day


But he did not have it rough, he travelled by private jet 3 hours each day


Good for him I guess. North Dakota governor declared martial law in 1934


In Texas, the first female governor was elected before other stated had ratified the amendment


Nice, seems they were a bit more ahead of time/. Ralph Lawrence  Carr was the only governor that did not agree with the internment of japane americans during WWII


Hi I do from time to time, it is hard to escape them all together. Did you know every republican president has had a beard?


Must have been tough being the only guy.


Oh pretty cool fact. And since 1853 the president has been either a republican or a democrat


Wow pretty dominant. THey did not start using the colors red and blue until 2000, I thought it was earlier than that


Yeah it does feel late, you are right. Did you hear about Truman and his refusal to take a photo on the dumbo ride?


Yeah he just id not want to be associated with Republicans in any way, shape or form and the dumbo is their logo


Yup pretty much. DO you know how officials were elected in ancient athens?


Yes by lottery, and I wonder how that would work nowadays probably a mess


Hahah agreed. In Nevada you have the options to not vote for any of the candidates, I like that


Me too, I wish it were in all the states. Too bad not a lot of people show up at the polls though


hi how are you? do you listen to the radio these days?


I listened to some radio dramas when i was young. they are pretty good. I dont know if kids these days would listen though.


yeah.  don't know if kids now days listen to radio at all.  seems antiquated but still think radio is a really cool medium.


Radio is good because you dont have to watch. radio is good for other activities like driving and working.


I agree.  I'm always listening to the radio when driving to work.  my kids have no interest.  they're always just playing games on their phones.  Ha!  I remember when phones were just for making calls.


Yes, the phone has become a distraction and a pacifier. i dont want one.


Ironically, I do have a radio app on my phone.  I sadly also get distracted by my phone often times.  A different kind of distraction I guess from when I was a kids.  I remember spending hours talking to friends on my phone.


yeah, i talked with my friends too. now it is about chatting and sending selfies and stuff. different generation. i dont need that distraction.


yeah.  feels like I'm talking a completely different language with my kids sometimes.  interestingly, we were at a garage sale recently and I had to explain to them what a cassette tape was.


i bet they thought that was quaint. gosh, a tape? LOL Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, they had no idea!  Have a good night. Take care.


Hey there.  Yup.  But trying to get into some country music.  Been interested in this singer named Brent Cobb.


Dont know him. dont really know country music well. What is he like?


Seems to be a rising star.  Fairly shy guy who's worked with some pretty big names.


What big names? not that i really know the big names.


Yeah, mostly country names like Shooter Jennings, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Kellie Pickler. Think he recently release his third album. What kind of music do you listen to?


I usally listen to rock, pop and jazz. i go to youtube a lot.


Ah, technology.  I'm kinda old school.  Still listen to CDs.  I even have some vinyls. Ha!  Just just like the whole "album" concept rather than individual singles.  Any favorite bands?


No, but i do listen to jazz while i work. very calming. clears the mind. You?


I like a variety of stuff.  A lot influence from listening to the radio with my dad.  Actually he used to listen to a lot of old time radio dramas.  I like those too.


Hello there, do you attend many concerts these days?


No thats not one that I have seen before, is it pretty good?


It was, actually. Chip and Joanna Gaines, a conservative evangelical couple from Texas, who did not impose their religious beliefs on TV audiences, but were clearly sincere down-home folks, took houses needed fixing and turned them into dream homes for clients. It was heartwarming, and the couple were fun-loving.


That sounds pretty entertaining, I might have to check it out when I can.


You'll have to catch back episodes from their 5 seasons (2013 to 2018). Recently they welcomed their 5th child, and ended the show, they said, to put their family 1st again. There's a whole genre of fix-up shows, PBS, on TV today. Who knew?


Well I can respect them making that decision, I'm sure it's best for their family.


Agreed. Sorry, I meant to say that there's a whole genre of fix-it shows, all of which stem from This Old House, now on PBS, on several networks, including HGTV, today.


Oh ok, yeah I think I have heard of some of those shows before as well.


If you want to see more of the Gaines couples work, they're written best-selling books and have a home goods line featured at Target stores. Have a Target reasonably close to you? Do you shop there?


Yeah we do have a Target in town, I think I will check that out, thanks!


I know Target well because I witnessed their growth from one location in the Roseville Shopping Center in the suburban Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN to Target becoming the 8th-largest US retail department store today. Ever heard about Target's history?


Nope. More of a TV watcher. But know a little about the fabulously successful rapper, Drake Graham, or Drake, from Canada. Heard of him?


No, I can't say I know a whole lot about that.  But, it's been nice chatting with you today, I hope you have a good day!


Yeah I have heard of him, he has made some good songs.  Do you know what age he graduated high school?


They say age 25. I'm guessing that he may have received a GED.  He's been in show business, first, a TV series called Degrassi: The Next Generation, ever since Drake was a 14 year old. Maybe dropped out of school in about 9th grade?


Yeah what I think is that he started so young he didn't have time to finish, but eventually did a GED type program.  I'm sure he is more than smart enough.


Absolutely. I'd say the guy found his calling in the music industry, especially rap. He's also written songs, produced albums and become a savvy entrepreneur, they say. Not just your average Next Generation kid!


No, he is not, I know he has won multiple grammys as well!


Yes, earned his 2st Grammy in 2011, and has earned more for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Album.


That is very impressive.  Did you know he once sampled a Timmy Thomas hit?


No. As I mentioned, I'm more of a TV watcher. Although I'm not into reality TV much, one show I'll miss that's recently concluded after 5 seasons on HGTV is Fixer Upper. Ever see it?


His books are all connected in some way. I think that's really cool!


Really neat.  Ronald McDonald was an inspiration!


Ronald Mcdonald would be pretty scary if you met him alone in a dark room!


Yes for sure!  Did you see the movie It?


Yes! I watched the old one as a child and loved the new one as well! It was really done great, and Skarsgard did a good job as Pennywise! Have you seen it?


Really looked like Ronald McDonald to me...Yea creepy movie!


For sure! What's your favorite Stephen King movie?


Probably 'It", maybe because it is the most recent


Yeah, I think that's one of my favorites too! I can't wait until they come out with part two of it!


I didn't know that until now! He went by Richard Bachman. I wonder why?


Im going to have to google it later.  Take care good chat!


He really does! I think they just put a new movie on Netflix, it was pretty good. He apparently played in a band at one point.


That he was terrified of it as a child? Bambi was a little traumatizing! Lol.


The classic story of his father going out for cigarettes and never coming back. Pretty sad.


Just as well, if he was there during bambi he might not have turned out the way he did.


That's true. I'm sure all the events in his life lead him up to being as creative and successful as he is!


Yep I think so being as it happened at 4 years old!


Are you familiar with MS-13?  I can't believe someone filmed the slaying of a 15-year-old-girl.


Yeah, they should be called "tennis shirts".


In china they once wore as many shirts to pop the collars ... was fashion that time should have been very stuffy


Funny.  I like the business attire in Hawaii - aloha shirts.


sure fun and relaxing work costume indeed .. they can celebrate vacation in office


I feel for ballet dancers... They can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week.  Poor feet...


it may cost of fortune . Sometime old shoes perform better than modern ones


Ii heard that a pair of 5,000-year-old shoes actually performed better than modern shoes.


5000 is pretty much antique  and may smell really bad , may be a truck full of tea bags needed to remove the odor.


Hah.  Yea.  Well I've got to go have my car fitted with a flame-thrower like they do in S, Africa to prevent carjacking.  Give a whole new dimension to road rage.


yeah heard that horrible incident . Cant imagine the torture the girl went through


It's sick - MS-13 is all one needs to realize we need to control our southern border better.   Ms. Romero should never see the light of day again.


Iraheta didnt even regret for what happened she stabbed Damaris 13 times


I know, that's hard to absorb.  I really feel for that girl.  No one should EVER go through that.  So sick.  How about a new topic?


how about cars  do you know that Bent invented Car


I don't think so.  I am grateful that McDonald's invented the drive-thru in 1974.  It helped out soldiers as well as lazy people like me.


yes US adopted Cars much faster than the rest of the world


I can see that... The US has lots of space to transverse,  It's funny that trunks are called that because back in the day, people literally but trunks there.


back in days polo shirts are invented for tennis ..  some things have weird history


Hi, do you like to read? do you like libraries?


He helped create new friendships between books and readers. I think his daughter got a good legacy from him.


Yep that was very nice of him. What do you think about the United States Senate? I think it's cool how there are two senators per state and thus there are 100 senators


Something I like from the senate is the candy desk tradition, did you hear about that?


I did it made me hungry haha. it was started in 1968 and only has candy that comes from Pennsylvania. I wonder why that is


It has candy like milky way, jelly beans and mars bars, I love milky way, delicious!!


Milky Way is delicious! I'm really a Snickers guy myself though haha. Pretty funny that Richard Nixon broke a 165 year-old gavel. It would be something that he would do LOL


Oh my!! did you know that women were not allowed to use pants on the senate floor?


LOL I heard about that actually. They were only allowed to start wearing them in 1993. It's not like that was a long time ago either LOL


I agree with you. Talking about politics and music, did you know there is a president who released 3 albums while he was a president?


I heard about that. I think it was the president of Indonesia right? Maybe Trump should release some albums haha he could use it to pay for stuff


I do like libraries actually. I haven't been to one in a while but I remember they came in handy when I was a kid. What are your thoughts? I'm glad that there are more libraries than McDonald's in the United States haha


I do not see Trump, Putin or other presidents doing that, but I would like to. It was nice chatting with you.Have a good one!


I still love libraries! and I love mc donalds too. But I really think libraries do more good than mc donalds as well.


Yes I agree with you there. It gives me hope in the human race haha. I wish that I had a library like in Sacramento, where you can rent things like sewing machines and other useful short-term stuff


They call it a library of things, and it is a great idea, you can avoid buying things that you will not use all the time


Yep I would love to have that haha. You should publish a book in Norway actually, they will buy at least 1,000 copies of any book that is published to put into their libraries


That is a good incentive to write more. An you know what? a better deal if you write a children's book, they will buy 1500 copies!


LOL now you're thinking! Did you hear about the man that was falsely imprisoned for 10 years, use the library to get his law degree, freed himself, and now helps other people who have been falsely accused


In his case , I think it was a good thing he got imprisoned, he was able not only to help himself but others too.


Yep that's a good point. I think more people should be like William Gladstone. He was 85 and wheelbarrow hold his entire collection of books, 32000, to his local library to donate them


I feel like I caught bits and pieces on PBS when I was a little kid. I remember Ringo Starr being the narrator, but apparently George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have also narrated at least 52 episodes each.


Yeah you're right. I want to listen to George Carlin he's so funny! Have you ever seen the show That 70s Show by the way?


Well I don't know if you did, but anyway it was canceled after only 10 episodes after they tried to adapt it for the UK Market LOL


I was going to say yes, I thought the humor was a bit silly, and I guess it didn't translate culturally overseas. Kind of like exporting country music--I doubt it's the most-listened to rush hour radio genre in the evening in the UK like it was in the US in 2009.


Yes I agree, it's weird though that they're only two black Country Music Hall of Famers, why do you think that is?


I think it might have something to do with it blending popular songs, Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, traditional English ballads, cowboy songs, and musical traditions of European immigrants that were familiar for white working class Americans.


Yep you're right I think, what about the Fender Stratocaster? I actually have played one before, I never knew that they were intended originally for country music


That's cool--I guess rock and roll and country music have a lot in common. U2 even opened for themselves for a few shows in 1987 posing as country musicians.


That is interesting, I wonder why they perform in Disguise like that? I also wonder why Henry Ford was trying to finance country music to oppose jazz music?


Hey I do like Elvis. Interesting that Trump was going to give him the presidential medal of freedom


Considering his interest in power and industry, he probably thought it was more practical for working America than the "urban decadence" of jazz music.


Yes I think you're right. You ever go to concerts by the way? I would love to go to a Pink Floyd concert but I don't think that they tour anymore


Yes, it's an interesting move that can be interpreted as playing to his base of Middle Americans when it's also honoring someone who bridged racial and cultural divides.


Yep I could see that. I think I should put Elvis on TV more, what about you?


Yes, especially his 1968 comeback special, which he used to speak out against injustice with his music. I'm sure his career would've played out differently in the age of the music video.


Oh I definitely think so. I wonder if his videos were recorded in black and white or in color though? it's how TV started you know, in black and white


Things were a lot more black and white back then, in more ways than one. Can you imagine a show like Pokemon in black and white? You need color to keep things interesting when you makes over 750 episodes.


It'll be hard to keep track of Pikachu! And that's a lot of episodes, also I know the Simpsons have a lot of episodes, have you seen the one that bart does not appear in


I have not--I'm more of a South Park fan. Did you know that the crew of the Simpsons sent the South Park crew flowers after they aired their episode that made fun of Family Guy?


I did know that. I watch that episode and it was awesome! If you ever watched the show Thomas the Tank Engine?


Hi, do you follow politics or current events?


Oh ok, that makes sense, I think some sort of concerts are held there in Nevada during the summertime, don't recall which one, but I imagine that there would be more concert attendees than the one Pink Floyd played at with no audience in 1972.


Well I'm not sure if that was meant to have a audience or not. they were in a roman amphitheater in pompeii so many it was more for the experience and maybe a music video scene


Yeah, it'd be crazy to think about not having an audience for a successful band like them. Linkin Park was also another successful band who played 324 concerts in a single year because of the success of their debut album


That is nothing compared to the ramones that played 2K+ concerts over 20 years


That is a lot compared to them, did they play at different venues like the Ancient Roman Amphitheater throughout that time?


I know they toured not stop, but I don't think they went to croatia for that


Oh ok, have you ever attended any concerts? I've attended a couple and have enjoyed my experiences, even if I didn't I don't think I would sue the performers like what concert goers did for a bad Creed concert in 2002


True they were so bad there were even lawsuits


I wonder what came to be with that lawsuit and curious how people would go about proving that it was a bad concert, thoughts?


Probably they either filmed it or the media would publicize such an event


Yeah, probably should or shouldn't have served alcohol there to taint their judgements.


Yes, I was listening to the news earlier this morning had learned that a man in France managed to impersonate a government official and even sold the Eiffel Tower twice! That kind of shows that something's wrong with the system and who are those buyers?!


Ya this was definitely a very interesting con. I happened a while ago


The government of France shall learn a thing or two from the Norwegian government who has donated a billion dollars to help save the Amazon rainforest!


I wonder how much of a difference that billion made


Maybe we will learn about it from the Wikileaks documents which the government had plans to destroy them and was later revealed on the site.


Perhaps. The Us government sure owns a lot of land, 86% of nevada


Would real estate be considered cheaper or more expensive there as a result of the government owning that much of the land there?


It simply wouldn't matter since that land wouldn't be for sale and any nearby land has to deal with all the noise bases would create. It isn't like nevada has much else


Yeah, that they do. Did you know that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


No didnt know about that, she sure is lucky, thats a lot of money. YouTube celebrities also make a lot of money


Apparently she is the highest paid celebrity other than LeBron James.


She is? wow, that is amazing, I wonder how much money LeBron makes then.


I'm not sure, but it is a lot. Apparently Pixar Studio has a secret room that is visited by celebrities.


They do? that is crazy, I wonder who has seen that room, another cool facts about celebrities is how Justin Bieber a guy in his 30s was banned from Facebook because he had the same name as the celebrity


Interesting, but not surprising. I don't use facebook all that often.


I see, I dont use it much either I prefer Instagram.


I think instagram is probably a better platform. Well, nice chatting with you!


Yea I do like it more, its been great chatting with you as well have a nice day bye.


I am a fan of dramas yeah, I like the opera and ballet as well.


Interesting, have you ever heard of Michael Caine?


Not sure I have, is he a famous drama actor?


Oh I see, he is a great actor I do like him. Do you like soap operas?


Not really, I haven't seen any in a long time. Are you a fan of Jim Carrey?


I am a fan, he is a great actor his more of a comedy actor though


Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of his dramas. I don't think I've actually seen one.


I don't think so either, his comedy movies are great though, celebrities sure have it hard but they earn a lot of money too.


Parenting can be really hard, it requires a lot of hard work and patience.


I see, that is really expensive I wouldnt pay that much for a lego brick, did you hear about that German Graffiti artist.


Oh, the guy who painted a 250 square meter bridge to make it look like it was made out of lego? Yeah, that's cool. A world of Lego! Could paint a whole neighborhood like that.


I wonder if the bridge is still painted, that is pure art, I know I would keep it there.


It would attract tourists and Lego fans. I assume there are many around the world. If all the Lego bricks produced were shared out equally every single person on earth would own 86 Lego bricks.


I would like to take a photo next to that bridge, and that is amazing, there must be billions of lego bricks then, do you like reading?


Yes, I enjoy reading. I don't get to the library much now though.


Not enough time? there more libraries than McDonalds!


Mostly I go online for reading material. There are other things at libraries though. The Sacramento public library started a "library of things"


I wonder what the Sacremento library means but things, seems kind of random.


Things like sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful, but don't need to own long-term. Lending tools instead of books.


Hi, how are you? I wouldn't want to be a solo parent. It sounds like a tough job to balance career and child-care.


I see well, I like old books from CS Lewis and Tolkien, I consider both as great authors.


I know! it seems like a lot of suffering, kids can be difficult specially if you have more than one


It's important for kids to have good toys. Did you play with Lego as a child?


I did, I used to love legos, what about you?


I did, and I loved them. I like the company, too. Lego is investing millions to ditch their oil-based plastics in search of environmentally friendly alternative


I think thats a great call, afterall they have the money and its better if they are environmentally responsible, Lego sure is a big and wealthy company.


In February 2015, Lego replaced Ferrari as Brand Finance's "world's most powerful brand". They've earned it!


I think this is because of the quality of their pieces out of 1000000 only 18 turn out to be deffective.


Customers pay a premium for quality. The company recognizes employee dedication. A 14 karat gold lego brick was given out in the early 80s to employees who had worked at the germany lego factory for over twenty-five years. they are valued at nearly $15,000.


Hi, how are you? Do you have crocodile insurance?


The first lady of Peru gave this mother-and-child doll to Kennedy's daughter, Caroline.


That is much sweeter than croc coverage.


Yeah, unless she got attacked by a croc! Leaders from Bermuda gave President John F. Kennedy a multicolored statue of a tropical fish


that to me is actually more interesting and cool! someone gave Bush a vocabulary building program!


I hate piling on the guy but that's really funny. Strategy....


I almost feel like that is intentionally disrespectful haha


Was it from Iraq? Might explain some stuff... Sultan of Brunei! Technically, all gifts given to the president from foreign nations are dedicated to the people of the United States.


that is interesting, I think they are considered artifacts as well!


I would sell the stuff on eBay if I were president. It has to go for a lot, right? There might be an ethical issue there but...


I agree, how much would a baby elephant go for?


A trunk load! See what I did there (I am such a nerd...). Have a great day and nice chatting with you.


Haha, that is great, nice chatting with you, have a great weekend!


I am not sure but the President got some... Bush Jr got a stuffed lion and leopard... What does one do with those items?


Apparently Reagan got a baby elephant! People are crazy!


You know that terrible gift you got for christmas as a kid? You had to play it off... How do you play off a baby elephant????


I have no idea, donate it to a zoo haha! Trump got an Oak sapling, that is an odd gift too


Yeah. At least you can plant that in the white house lawn and tell a slackie to put a plaque around it...


I agree, much better than an Elephant haha. How did they give Obama crocodile insurance though


"During a 2011 visit to Australia, President Barack Obama received crocodile insurance from the head of the Northern Territory. You know, in case the president got in a terrible accident while visiting the croc hot spot. "I have to admit, when we reformed health care in America, crocodile insurance is one thing we left out," Obama said with a chuckle. " I mean... what if he actually had to use it. How much would it be for?


That is a great quote by Obama haha. I wonder, why not just have health insurance or life insurance?


The young are the ones with the tech ideas. Older people tend to revert to outdated systems. the future belongs to the young.


Very true! And they were Harvard students, too, so pretty intelligent.


yeah, bright guys. they came up with a way to market it so that it appealed to college kids. smart way to go.


I can't believe you only have to be 13 to have an account. That seems young!


especially considering the nonsense that goes on there. FB seems to be filled with fake news and noise.


And a lot of drama! It went from only Harvard to other universities to high school, now anyone over 13! Yikes


I heard that the kids are migrating away from facebook for some reason. soon it will for the elderly! LOL


Oh yeah? I wonder what they're using instead? There are all kinds of new platforms coming out for music, videos, and social media. I didn't realize Youtube is almost 15 years old too!


Yeah, google bought youtube and they share search engine tech now. Anyway, great chat!


It's amazing how interconnected the big companies are! Thanks for chatting!


I use it sometimes. How about you? I can't believe it's been around for 15 years already!


Yeah, the time has flown. and internet time goes so quick! LOL I dont use facebook.


That's true! I guess Myspace missed out, they could have bought Facebook for 75 million.


What a blunder. but i probably would have made the same mistake too. who knew what facebook would become?


You're right. They're worth billions by now!


I wish i had bought that stock. but now it is too late. i missed on netflix and amazon. Doh!


Me too! They had the largest valuation when they went public in 2012 and they've grown so much since then.


I figure that some upstart start-up will come along and displace them, but who? then maybe i can get rich.


Here's hoping!! Hard to believe facebook was created by college roommates.


Crazy! Did you know Almost all of the hobbit's character names were taken out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"?


No, I did not know that. I just thought they were weird, made up names


Some of them have animal names. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth!


I read that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when domesticated. I wonder why.


I don't know why, either. t has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total.


It seems like many of the animals on earth are insects. That kind of creeps me out.


Yes, gross! The study of animals is called zoology. That would be a neat field to study.


Apparently Germany has gone beyond studying animals. They have given animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.


Wow! There are so many different sized animals. Animals range in length from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres!


Apparently we still hiccup because we used to have both gills and lungs!


I do but I don't really have time for it. How about you? And what about poetry in particular?


That's fascinating. Thanks for chatting!


Thanks, as well. I learned a lot of new things.


I don't have time either. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute! I wish I had that talent!


Wow, that is fast. I heard that CS Lewis and Tolkien held laugh and lose competitions to read terrible poetry. Now that seems kind of fun.


Would have liked to see that! dgar allan poe only recieved $9 for the publication of his poem, "the raven."


That is pretty sad. If only he knew how popular his poem still was.


It is a shame! Poetry has a long history, dating back to prehistorical times with the creation of hunting poetry in Africa.


I heard there is a poem that when read one way is depressing but if read backwards becomes inspiring. I'll have to check that out.


That sounds cool! The javanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem.


I can't imagine that Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. I wonder if it even made sense.


wow I had no idea. I know they blame heat, drought, wildfires, flooding and stores (hurricanes) all on climate change.


Also, do you know that when the earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long


I've never heard that before?  Why is it 24 hours now?  Can't be because of sun / night, right?   I know the earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun


I am not so sure, may be due to change in the earth's rotation in relative to the Sun and the Moon


that's interesting.  Did you know you could fit all the planets in between the earth and the moon and still have room left over?!


Never heard of that.  It is such a vast space


and the majority of Earth's polar regions are still covered in ice - wonder how climate change will affect the Antarctic and Arctic in the near future?


The areas of these regions will disappear drastically


that's sad.  do you really think so? I wish we could ensure that won't happen.


I believe the climate is changing but not sure it's man-made.  Although Michael Mann from Penn State said Summer 2018 had extreme weather.  Not sure from what, though.  Do yoU?


Yeah, people have been doing that.  Also, do you know that the earth will be free of helium by the end of the 21st century


no - is that also because of climate change? how will everything adapt to that?!


I have no idea.  I am wondering where will helium go?


this has been so interesting.  I hope we can still try to enjoy our Christmas, even with all this doom and gloom!  Thanks for talking with me!


Have a Merry Christmas - you've given me great conversation starters!


what causes you to think that?  there are so many different key diagnostic tools, even an earth 'x-ray' that shows climate change but not WHY it's changing.


The sea level is increasing and the ice keeps melting in the 2 poles of the earth


well ice melted during the ice age and there were no cars or smog or even the industrial age


I see.  But we did not exactly see what caused the melting, could be other earth's disasters that we did not know about


that's very true. scientists are really trying to develop more tools - sort of like MRI waves but for the earth.  I think that will help with this debate as to what's causing it


I think so.  Do you know that more than 80 % of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


I didn't know that. How sad is that.  Is it from climate change? or those wildfires and such?


Yes, I was at Disneyland a couple of days ago. When


Really?!  Im so jealous!  I was there like 2 months ago.  I got to take a picture with Jack Skellington!  Is the haunted mansion still nightmare before christmas themed?


Yes it is.  I didn't go in but it was still the same theme.


Pixar named "wall-e" as a tip of the hat to walter elias disney. Thats an interesting fact.


That makes sense. Minnie Mouse's real name is Minerva. It doesn't have the same ring.


It definitely doesnt have the same ring.  Do you ever look for the hidden Mickeys?


Not actively.  Sometimes I see them though.  Are you excited for Star wars land?


Yes I'm a big Star Wars fan.  Maybe with this new category they'll win an Oscar this year.


I hope so!  Awesome,  which star wars is your favorite?


Yes, I heard they are adding a new category.


Yeah i just read that too.  I think thats great,  more opportunity for people to win awards!


Yeah, I think it's for best popular film.  They're probably doing it to attract younger viewers.


This is funny: Bill nye "the science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest.


Yesss!  Absolutely!  Have you been to Disneyland or world lately?


I heard of that place, its located in the US and cars have been banned there for more than a hundred years, sounds like a nice destination


Very peaceful I'm sure! Did you know the first king to travel around the world was king kalakaua of hawaii?


I did not know that, what a lucky guy one my goals is to travel around the world one day, I need to save a lot of money to do that.


You and me both! Do you like to listen to music?


Yeah I do, have you been to any good concerts lately?


I've been to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, hbu? I can't believe how many concerts the Ramones played.


Yeah 2,263 concerts that has to be a record


That is almost a nonstop tour for 20 years straight huh?


Yeah I guess so, 120 concerts per year thats a lot another band that had a lot of concerts in one year is Linkin Park


I'm sure they did, especially having the best selling album of the 21st century? Anyways, I had a great time chatting, have a good night!


Yeah 324 concerts in only one year, that's impressive and also kind of excessive, its been great chatting with you as well bye.


I have and its a city with a lot, for instance, the Washington Monument, a place with a lot of history


I bet there is! And they have the white house of course! Do you like to travel?


I do like to travel, one of my favorite things in the world, what about you?


Same here. If you ever go to Japan, make sure you bring 300 dollars just for the tolls!


$300 on toll alone, that's outrageous, a lot of money only on tolls


It really is, I wonder if they have a commuter bus as fast as the Dutch do?


160 mph sounds like a really fast commuter bus. I don't think other countries have a transportation means like that one sounds a bit dangerous.


Hopefully it is as safe as it is fast! It's better than horse drawn carriages like in Mackinac Island!


I think the special camp is really valuable, it helps a lot of kids


I think that the coaches that volunteer their time are also to thank, they dont charge and still dedicate their time to those kids,


Soccer truly is a world wide sport.  There is a German soccer player who donated his world cup victory bonus to  pay for surgery for 23 Brazilian kids.


Do you know his name? that is a great deed, I love soccer by the way


Oh he is a great player, do you like soccer?


I cant beleive there are more than 250 million players world wide


It is so popular it makes more than most other sports combined!


And its played in over 200 countries, that is impressive


It is impressive indeed.  There is even a version where three teams square off.


Yeah, it is a great opportunity for refugee kids to learn a great sport!


I havent seen that version but it does seem interesting, I might have to Google that like right now.


It is right, like Quriesh Ahmad, he liked soccer, sports can really save the lives  of people


I think the latest count is 95 kids signed up for the camp!


Thats a lot of kids, all of them are refugees, escaping danger from their countries, kind of breaks my heart


It really does.  It is bad enough those things are happening, but to kids just kills me.


I know right, thankfully theres a place that rescues them, the nonprofit LACES really does a good job


They do!  I am glad to see a positive change in this world


Yeah Life and Change Experienced Thru Sports, they also have a great name, says it all


It really does.  Sports can provide so much for the youth, especially in places where there is no other reprieve from daily life.


I have not seen the hangover movies. i guess i should check them out. is that zack whatshisname?


Gallinaus or something, yeah, that's him!  Another one in the genre is Pineapple Express.  Heard it was funny, but I haven't seen that one yet either...


galafinakis or some sort of greek name. wearing cheesy clothes from the 70s or 80s. Ok, ill check out pineapple express too. some of those films are classic.


Did you know Ryan Stiles (from The Drew Carry Show) dropped out of high school to pursue comedy?  I guess it worked out for him, but I usually recommend personally that people graduate first, just in case...


yeah, high school is a kind of purgatory for creative minds. i figure he would take the GED and move on. cant learn comedy in school.


Ever watch 3rd Rock from teh Sun?  It won a Golden globe for Best Comedy in 1997, beating all sorts of other series for it.


i think that the fix was in on that one. how did they beat Seinfeld?


You know, I watched a few eps of that and never really got the appeal of that show.  Or Friends for that matter... maybe I just wasn't in the right demographic, I don't know.


I guess there are many types of humor and we each have our own. Anyway, great chat!


Course, you want to talk comedy, you gotta go back to SHakespeare.  His stuff originated a lot of the words and tropes we see today..


Hey, doing good!  I was just thinking about movies... comedy and drama in particular.  You a big fan of either, by chance?


Yes, he created so many new words. quite a genius, we shall never see another like him. Have a good night!


Hey, you too! Hoep the weather is okay where you're at!


the weather is great! thanks for asking.


Yeah, I know a lot of area have been bombarded with snow and stuff.  I say, bring on spring!  Hehe


Yeah, then we'll get to enjoy flowers and leaves and all sorts of wonderful things!  :)


quite true. the anticipation is part of the fun.


Hmm... guess we gotta keep going for a bit... did you know Shakespeare invented some women's names that are common usage today?  Thought that was pretty cool


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movies. I like movies. I like dramas and comedies. You?


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Yeah, they've pretty good!  Especially comedies.  Did you know Bill Murray is a big fan of the movie Kung Fu Hustle?  I've seen it; it's pretty hilarious!


is it? i thought he was begin facetious when he said it was a great achievement.


Well, come to think of it, with Bill Murray you never really know.  There's so much crazy stuff about him it's hard to separate legend from fact.  :)


How can it be the greatest film if he wasnt in it? LOL.


You like Bromanic comedies?  They're a genre that include guys doing crazy stuff...


Yes, Harold and Kumar is an example. I really though that was a fun film


I've seen the first two, haven't caught the Christmas movie they did though... In the same genre, I've also seen the first and third hangover.  Thought they were pretty funny.


Yeah. Do you know how many individual animals are there?


About 20 quintillion but I have no idea how many zeroes it has


I have just a dog. Do your pets have white patches in the forehead?


they do not but I hear domesticated animals develop them, weird


Yeah I know  mine do not have them either, confusing a bit


Agreed. DO you know why we have hiccups?


that us from back in the day when animals had gills and lungs


Yeah. Do you know what the Loch Ness Monster is?


I know that we lost the body hair only quarter of a million years ago


Yes that is the believed to be monster in Scotland


pretty recent. Do you know why we are good persistence runners?


that is because we used to be hunters and that came in handy


yeah. Did you know we are the only ones that cannot synthesize vitamin c ourselves?


yeah we are missing the enzyme that helps with that


Yeah. Did you know there is a sound frequency that scares us?


I really want to know what that sounds like


Me too. ANd we can regrow ribs if they are surgically removed


yes and in only 2-3 months and just as strong as before


Yes they do. The New Zealand basketball team was nicknamed the Tall Blacks.


it is a play on the name All Blacks, their rugby team. Tall blacks wouldnt work in the us


Ahh interesting. Yea that would never fly here in the US>


what do you think of tim duncan and his decision to go to college?


I think that was a smart decision. Always good to pursue your education.


i would not have done the same thing. i figure that there are many ways to go to college, but it is hard to earn an nba salary.


That would be hard to pass up also. I saw that Reggie Miller's sister was better at basketball than he was.


He must have been so jealous! he is a great player, but his sister! she broke so many records


Sounds like the talent is in their genes. I once saw Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA but Jordan still wore them and had Nike pay the fine.


yeah, probably not a big deal for nike. they got publicity. anyway, great chat!


Yes, i do. i try to watch the nba finals. You?


I like watching college football. I will watch the NBA from time to time.


Football is good too. do you know who invented the game of basketball?


I love football. I heard a guy named James Naismith had invented basketball.


yeah, a canadian. he was the only losing coach in the history of Kansas U


That's ironic he was a losing coach lol.


yeah, great at inventing games, not so good at coaching them. Now the sport is huge at the college level. In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


That's pretty crazy and I bet they make a ton of money.


Yeah, the schools love winning teams. they want to please the alumni


So would I. I think the sound and atmosphere would be very exciting!! Love the fireworks in outside venues.


I am pretty easily entertained. I would go and see a competitive chess game. The President of the World Chess Federation thinks the game was invented by aliens.


Oh my goodness! maybe, lol  Chess was invented in India and improved by Persians! Who knew?


I did not know that. There are more moves in a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. I don;t know how that is possible!


That's just unreal. I agree. I love watch babies dance when they hear music. Its so adorable!!


Apparently they smile more when they hit the beat. That is such a happy fact.


Do you enjoy watching Ballet? I love the Nutcracker at Christmas time.


That is my favorite ballet. I just learned that Tupac played the Mouse King in high school


I know, I didn't know he took dance? I guess Bruce Lee like to dance too!


Celebrities are so multi talented. Ballet seems really difficult, professional dancers can go through 4 shoes a week.


I do! I just learned one of my favorite bands played an incredible amount of concerts. The Ramones played a total of 2263 concerts!


True, very talented!! Not surprised MJ used a device to do the lean. Wasn't that in the song Smooth Criminal?


Yes and he had a patent on it. Well thanks for chatting. I learned a lot of fun and new information today.


Ditto, Good chat!!  Made me want to practice  my chess skills!!lol


I know, great band!! I heard its was non stop for over 20 years!!


It's really impressive. So is Linkin Park. They played 324 concerts in just one year!


Yes, must have been non stop too! Linkin Parks Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century!!


I did not know that. Not all bands are as talented as Linkin Park and the Ramones. The band Creed played a concert so terrible that four concert goers filed a lawsuit.


Must have been bad! lol I can't remember any songs from that band.


They should have taken a page from Pink Floyd and play a concert with no audience.


Ha, ha, ha! Good one... True. In an ancient roman amphitheater in Pompeii! Very cool place!


I would love to see a concert in an ancient roman amphitheater. There is one that is still in use in Croatia.


Hi there.  I guess I will learn a bit about wrestling


Not much of a football fan here either.  Wasn't aware that there are no rules against females in the football league.


Maybe that will be the gimmick?  I'm glad my kids have no interest in football, I want my son to be active but not the expense of his brain.


It's a tough sport for sure.  Guess there are risks in all sports though.  Except maybe swimming.  As long as you're not with piranhas.


Maybe bowling too, were we in the sixties it sounds like there was money in it, not sure about now.


That 's  a surprising trivia fact for me.  Don't even see any bowling alleys anymore.  Was enjoyable too.


A mix of wrestling and bowling would be an interesting concept, I could see if Vince McMahon is interested.


LOL  Played in the Audi Field with car racing!!


Yeah, lets get as much involved as possible, it's like fusion cooking but for sports.  Unlike the NFL we could a written rule saying women have to play.


The year of woman..Why not?  Nice chatting with you!!


You too, I'm going to grab the olive oil, not saying what for cooking or wrestling.  Have a good day. Bye.


So with the XFL, do you know much about that, it's new to me.


Not familiar with wrestling at all.  Although I have read 1 thing I always thought.  The sport can either be "theatrical" or competitive.


The theatrical side comes to my mind when I think wrestling.  That probably drives people that properly wrestle mad, that they are not taken seriously.


I like the turkish.  They wrestle in olive oil!!


Seems like a waste of olive oil, they should use cheaper stuff, like the budget brand from the supermarket.


LOL  The good 'ole wesson oil!!  Wonder if honest abe wrestled in oil.


Isn't oil good for a beard?  So is XFL a mixture of NFL and wrestling, or is just a lower form of football?


Don't know.  It is a football I believe.


To be honest I'm not interested in football, so I can't imagine getting excited about another league.  There must be some gimmick to get people involved?


Hello there, I finished the article and I was wondering how you feel about how native Chinese people distance themselves from their american counterparts? I feel that they are very inclusive, similar to other nations like Japan.


Have you had to face any racism regarding your physical characteristics in your life? I have not had to, I am thankful for the jobs that I have had that I've worked in many environments as the minority race.


yes, i have, and i think that it is a growth experience. it teaches you to appreciate tolerance.


I completely agree. Although I have not had anyone call me out for my race or ethnicity, it is very noticeable when you are treated differently than another. Exploring the factual section 1, what kind of clothes do you like to wear on a casual day?


By the way, you dont need to mention the sections by name. you can just change the topic. for example: "do you like clothes? Do you often wear clothes? Do you approve of clothing?"


Understood, thank you. I will go ahead and say that I like to be pretty relaxed, it's winter so I'm usually wearing Khaki's, a polo and either loafers or hiking boots. I like to be culturally aware about other people's garments that are unique to their religion. I have worked with a lot of people who were jewish and learned the Yamaka is worn as a respect to god.


yes, it is. it is meant to show respect to the omnipresent god. (i am not jewish). I like clothes. they come in handy.


Did you know that Bruce Lee was also an accomplished dancer and not just a fighter? I have heard that learning it can increase the plasticity of the mind, making you more fluid and adaptable.


yes, it can. language learning later in life is a good way to delay dementia.


I agree, it is crucial to always keep your mind engaged especially when you grow older. I have personal experience working in a nursing home and know first hand what dementia can do. I wonder if people are more prone to it genetically or if the environment and your daily actions are catalyst.


yes. the end is pretty tough. enjoy your mind while you can. probably genes and environments. Anyway, great chat.


Im not sure. I figure taht people tend to hang out with people like themselves, same language same culture


I just hope I can get to my 70's before that happens! It was nice talking, take it easy.


Tragedy! My submit button does not work haha.


I definitely agree. I even notice it in a mobile game that I play called Lords. I often find that the 'Guilds' are often divided by culture. Being an American, I wonder if I do this without knowing it.


we all do. we tend to understand others that are like us. it takes effort to understand people from different places. Have you tried to learn a foreign language?


I completely agree. If I am ever offered something such as food from a different culture, I will always try it. I have tried spanish, I would like to learn Mandarin though. I envy other cultures that mandate schools to be bi-lingual. How about you?


i have tried to learn foreign languages but havent succeeded. i think that it is a good way to reach out to other people, learn a new culture.


It's amazing how much technology has broken the language barrier in modern society. You can use Google Translate and go to almost any country and be able to communicate with them.


that is great! it is a great help to people traveling all around the world. saves all the trouble of learning the language.


Similar to the narrator of the story, do you live in the home country of your grand parents, or great grand parents? My ancestors came from Ireland and I would like to go visit it some day, I even have an apothecary shop that has my last name haha.


no, i dont. i would like to go back and visit countries in europe to see where my ancestors came from. it is interesting to trace your roots.


How's it going, have you ever played the guitar? I always found it difficult to fret the cords


Lol yea, as a kid we would never buy albums from walmart because of that


I didn't know that was still going on.  How are they making any money off of that?  lol nobody wants that and you can hear far worse stuff by switching on the TV.


It does seem like an outdated policy, I wonder if Walmart sold a clean version of the rap album released by the Japanese identical twins when they turned 100


I wonder if it was in Japanese, we wouldn't be able to understand if we listened!


Yea, I don't think touring or airplay would make the Japanese twins' album go platinum


Just curious, do you have a landline, cellphone, or both?


Just a cell phone, I got rid of my landline like a decade ago, it's nice to have more computing power than the US nuclear ICBM deterrent inside your pocket


That's cool, I'm too nostalgis I have both.  Just can't bring myself to get rid of the landline for some reason.I still remember party lines and the old rotary phones.


I've only used a rotary phone once in my life, I never knew New York's area code was 212 because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone


Yeah, they got the choice pick of area code numbers. lol  I hear the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced operators were routing his calls to his rivals.  What?


Good morning, no I have never played, because my fingers were way too fat, but I always wanted to.


Lol. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


I'd would of loved to be in a band like Pink FLoyd, their guitarist turned a houseboat into a recording studio!


That's a cool way to cruise and make music at the same time.  Talking about craft, Brian May of Queen once built a guitar out of fireplace parts and his mum's knitting needle!


Brain May is an eccentric guy, he was able to use coins as guitar picks


It's hard to choose, so many great albums have been released. I like Dark Side of the moon, it's still a best seller even after being released over 40 years ago


Yeah, that's a classic, for sure.  My favorite is Michael Jackson's Thriller.  That's my childhood!


Thriller was good, I also liked Straight Outta Compton, the first album to go platinum without airplay or a major tour to promote it


That was also a good album.  Did you know that Walmart only sells "clean" versions of albums?


I enjoy lots of different kinds of music. How about you?


I'm with you. I like the older stuff but very little newer stuff. Tupac Shakur actually has his music in the library of congress because it is deemed to have cultural significance.


That's cool. Did you hear that a judge tried to rap her verdict against a suit filed against eminem. I would like to have heard that.


That sounds so cringe worthy. I would be too embarrassed to watch. Apparently Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist.


Yeah i heard that. Apparently his favorite super hero was old Spidy.


Not a bad pick. I had no idea that Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar wagon in the Rugrats movie until recently. How did I not pick out that voice?


Right! I do not understand this for the life of me. Why does Pixar have a room that is visited by celebrities OFTEN?


I was not aware of a Pixar room. I have no idea why they would want to visit that so much. Can anyone visit it?


Not sure i would if i could who knows what strange things are going on down there. Judge Judy get paid 123,000 an episode. wow!