Sorry to hear that but i can understand, Stephen King was scared of Bambi. Do you like animals?


I do like animals. Why was SK afraid of Bambi, do you know?


He said it was his first experience with a horror film. I don't get it either. There are 20 Quintillion individual animal species.


Wow! That is a lot of animals! Did you know that animals have dominant "paw" or side, just like humans?


No i did not. Apparently domesticated animals develop a white spot on their foreheads.


Oh that is weird. Now I'm going to have to look and see if my dog has one.


Right, lol! You know Germany was the first country to give animals constitutional rights?


Oh, that's interesting. I wonder what their rights are? I know in Switzerland there's a lawyer who represents animals in court.


Sounds like a circus. Apparently hiccups are a holdover from when we were land animals and birds.....


Oh, that is really weird. Now you know what I'm going to think of every time I hiccup!


Yeah how ridiculous the thought that you came from a bird or monkey, lol. Just kidding. Theres a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


Yeah, I bet there is. Animals from geographically distant areas often speak different languages or dialects.


Well almost all animals can synthesis their own vitamin C but we can not.


I guess that's good since they can't just take a vitamin. It was good talking today. Thanks! I learned a lot.


Hugh Laurie is a doctor of sorts it's really funny he got paid 700,000 an episode.


Holy cow! That's a lot of money! I do like dramas though. I know the term soap opera originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past.


Oh ok, Jim carry however refuses to do drama anymore.


Seriously? Why is he refusing to do drama?


He stated that it goes against his belief system and doesn't project positivity.


Somehow I'm not surprised. He seems to have gotten weird.  Not every actor does great I guess. I like that Patrick Stewart teaches master classes for drama students in the UK.


Yeah Professor X is pretty cool or Captain Picard from star trek.


Oh yeak, although Star Trek used to really scare me as a kid.


Poor Kenny he died every time, it was repetitive but always funny,


Princess Kenny! Youtube has a summation of all of kenny's deaths. Worth watching in my opinion. It is the second largest search engine on the net.


I might watch it, seems like a worthwhile video, and yeah Youtube has grown a lot over the years


Yah. Psy gangnam style was so popular... and remember getting rick rolled?


That video was so funny, Youtube had to upgreade the view count integer because of that video


Both netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america. that's a lot!


Both services are popular, do you use YouTube Red? sounds like a great streaming service, havent use it myself


I've used it. It's a great service. Give it a try, it's a free month. If you want access to a free collection, there's always the library.


Not really, but I don't mind listening to an audiobook. that's why i love the library.


I love to watch sitcoms. what about you?


Books can set you free, literally, a man that was falsely imprisoned studied law at the library and then proved his innocence


Im more of a cartoon person myself, I love the Simpsons, Soutpark, shows like those.


I too love to watch the animated shows. I can't stand watching Pokemon though.


For real? I used to love that show, poor Pikachu, I guess not everyone likes him


I heard they are making a new movie called Detective Pikachu. You should go watch it. There's over 750 episodes of pokemon. That's a lot...


I  think I might, its been over 16 years but I love the show still, do you like The Simpsons?


I could watch simpsons, but I prefer Family Guy due to the references made. It's something worth watching over and over again. Same as Bob's Burgers.


Family Guy is a funny show, I really like it, South Park is another great show, not really for kids though


The kids in South Park have been stuck in 3rd grade for 20+ years. That's just obscured... Granted now they try to link every episode up. Previously it was just killing Kenny all the time.


There are many things to do in the D.C area do you agree?


Thats located in the D.C area,wow I didnt know, I guess thats another must go attraction in the area


Lots of things to do for entertainment. What other things do you do for fun?


I also like to watch comedy films, what about you?


Yes, I enjoy comedy. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one. I think he was being humorous. I haven't seen the film myself.


Yeah I dont agree with him either, I also like comedy shows like 3rd Rock from the Sun, Frineds


3rd Rock from the Sun won the Golden Globe for best comedy series, beating Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier. Perhaps 3rd Rock was due for an award? Seems like the GG people were sending a message.


I think it was a great show, I liked Friends and Frasier more but it was well deserved at least that year


Everybody has their preferences in comedy and tastes certainly change of the years.


I usually try to watch South Park, so I guess I like Comedy Central. Well, I've enjoyed chatting with you!


I've have never been to D.C. but I imagine that there is a lot to do.


South Park is a great show I love it, so funny!!


Yeah there seems to be a lot like The Winters Tale, that seems like a fun activity, ive always liked Shakespeare


I don't know much about Shakespeare. What is the play about?


Its about a world thats full with spirits, gosts, magic  its actually a really interesting play, intimidating for many actors


Hm. I guess I should see that. I found that it was hard to understand a lot of the language.


Yeah but I guess its adapted for the public, another great thing to do is to visit the Natural History Meseum


The museums in DC must be awesome. Some of the best in the country. Probably crowded though.


I hear the building of the Natural Meseum is just great and really beautiful, I bet all kinds of cool atraction are inside of it


There is also some kind of space museum, right? And the Smithsonian?


I think that's because it's such a worldwide sport. It is the world's most popular sport, after all


that is true, don't know why its not so big in America, did you ever watch the Daily Show?


Just the fact that we call it "soccer" is a slang word for association football. No, I didn't


ah well Jon Stewart was the host, and ya he used to play for the US soccer team apparently


Oh yeah! Didn't he play at the Pan American Maccabi games in 1983? That would be interesting to see. I also want to see the variation where three teams play simultaneously


ya I want to see that too, Mesut Ozil sounds like a nice guy, he gave his world cup bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 Brazilian kids


That's incredible. I think it's interesting that Americans embrace both American football and association football


ya, not as much with soccer though I don't think its that popular here, I always wondered why, do you have any ideas?


It probably goes back a while. Even rugby is considered a type of football


ya I think football is based on rugby, as well as Australian rules football and Gaelic football, rugby I think is actually pretty cool


personally I don't haha, I don' watch sports but I guess the world cup will be in 2022 in Qatar, what about you?


They probably don't make as much as bowlers did back in the 60s though. Even American football wasn't enough popular back then


The city in Qatar where it's scheduled to take place doesn't yet exist. I guess they plan on building it before 2022


right, are you going to watch that game? I would only watch if the USA were playing


I'm not sure, but the American team seems to do well. They've always gotten as least third place since 1991, which is when the women's world cup started


ya that is cool! poor qatar though, I guess there are no economic gains for hosting the olympics or world cup apparently


It probably cost more to update infrastructure than you make in profit from all the people in the city. That's not surprising. I wonder where the first World Cup was held in 1930. The US got third in that one as well


ya I agree with you there, hungry sounds like an awesome team though, only with one defeat in a 6 year period back in the 50's


And that one defeat was in the Word Cup finals. That's impressive!


that is impressive! also, can you believe that soccer makes more than any other sport in the world, even when theyre all combined?!


Boy, the curse of the cubs. what did they do to deserve that? that is terrible. bill murray must be hurting.


Yeah, I know. I'd like baseball even more if there were some women players though. There was a 17 year old female pitcher who was banned from professional baseball when she struck Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig out one after the other.


That is funny. i would have paid to see her play. i think women could play baseball.


Have you ever seen a baseball player catch a ball in a hat? The opposing team gets three bases if that happens. I've never seen it happen though.


Is that true? where is that in the rules? i have never heard that.


That's what I've read. Speaking of baseballs, 160,000 of them are used during one major league baseball season.


there are about 2500 games per season. that is a lot of baseballs per game.


Wow, that is a lot. I only catch a handful of them during one season.


Yes, i have caught a couple of them. I usually give them to kids. Anyway, great chat!


Oops, I mean I only catch a handful of games on tv. Never caught a baseball! Wish I would have! Nice chat. Have a great night!


Hi there, I like dogs though I don't have one as a pet. They are really smart. They can learn over a thousand words and can reason better than chimps can.


I do like dogs. They are smart. I have never had one though.


Some dogs in Moscow know how to use the Subway.


I figure they help each other navigate the system. they are pretty clever though.


And when they solve problems they get this feeling of "Eureka!"


yes, i believe it! they really do suit human beings and our existence.


A lot of dogs like to play catch right? I wonder if any of them appreciate baseball!


I bet they would want to chase the ball all over the place.


Yeah, I'd like a dog to just curl up next to me while I watch baseball on TV. I like the Chicago Cubs, but they haven't won the world series since they were the first baseball team to win back to back world series.


hey did you know that the sun is actually white?


haha it is but I'm glad it exists! Do you know the story behind calling the back of cars trunks?


Oh yeah, I do remember why cars have trunks. It is because old cars used to have wooden trucks sitting on the back to hold and store things. It evolved into car having what we know today as trunks. Pretty cool,huh.


that is cool! I live in Michigan and I never knew that the man who founded Detroit had the last name of Cadillac


That is cool and a good piece of history to find out about. I love learning about cars and the history of them. I started playing the video game Grand Turismo lately, have you ever played that game?


ah yes i played it back in the day, I guess this one guy became a professional racecar driver after beating 90k people at that game


Wow, 90k people! That is a good way to start a new career! I am watching a Daniel Day Lewis movie right now rather than playing a video game. Its easier to multi task.


ah interesting what movie are you watching, I love DDL haha


It's the one that was nominated for the Academy Award. I can't remember the name though. He has the most wins and has 3 Academy Awards for Best Actor. Every movie he is in, is outstanding.


ya he is awesome, I really like that one movie he's in, gangs of new york, so glad he got those academy awards


Me too, the Academy Awards are reserved for the best actors. Eminem is a super actor with one.


What white?! No I had no idea. How did I mange to go through life not knowing or hearing about that yet. What else am I missing out on?


that is really wild, what is also wild is that the Oscars were nominated for 9 Emmys in 2013, like how does that work? haha


Ya I guess our atmosphere is what makes it yellow, well do you know how hot lightning is?


That is totally amazing. I love science but I just clearly don't know enough yet. I think lightening bolts are about 4 or 5x hotter, something like that, I think.


yup you're right, also the sun is the earth's most important energy source, it's diameter is about 100x that of Earth


Wow, what a trip that is. I love facts that blow your mind. Neptune completed its first full orbit around the sun in 2011. That is fascinating.


that is crazy, also I wish we could directly harness the suns energy, one second would meet our needs for 500,000 years


Yeah, some awesome vitamin D. I was getting some sun driving my convertible through McDonalds drive through today. I am a huge car enthusiast. Do you enjoy cars and their history?


yes I do, I can't believe that the drive through only existed since 1975!


Yeah, they are everywhere and I can't imagine life without them! Did you know that they were created for the servicemen who couldn't go in because they had their uniforms on. That is the most patriotic idea, I love it.


Hello there, I hope you are doing well today.  Do you know much about the current U.S. president?


Yeah if I remember right it was back in the mid 90's, because I agree, that wouldn't fly now.


In Japan when you turn 100 the PM gives you a silver cup lol


Holy crap that is awesome! I would love to live that long just to get that cup.


Hahaha right,  at least its something,  America doesnt give you anything when you turn that old.


No they don't, they probably give you a cake or something. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?  I wonder why that was.


He wasn't called President Banana,  his name was Canaan Banana lol


Oh nice, thanks yeah I thought that was weird but knew I didn't have all my facts right.


Np. Did you know Helena Bonham Carter is related to the Pm during wwi?  That is awesome!  I love her she is an amazing actress!


No I didn't but that is awesome, such a cool fact.  I like her in basically any movie she does.


Same here!  She has a unique style of acting!


Hello,  Yes,  I am doing well thank you.  I do not know much about him.  I believe he is the wealthiest president we have.  before him jfk,  Washington and Jefferson were the wealthiest presidents.


Yeah she does for sure, and most of the movies that she is in are pretty good too so that helps.


did you know a man in france successfully sold the eiffel tower twice!!!!!  Crazy!!!


Wow, have they ever done a movie about that.  I'm sure that person is super interesting even past doing that. Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good night.


Yeah I think you are right in that, and about JFK, I didn't know that about Washington and Jefferson though, very interesting.


I think its funny that the Presidents guest house is larger than the white house!  Haha


Is it really? That is hilarious if that is true.  I do know that the president of Indonesia has released 3 music albums while he in office! Now that is also nuts.


That sounds like a cool president to have though,  he probably does concerts all the time and have parties lol


Yeah imagine the concerts! They are probably pretty crazy I'm sure everyone wants to go to them.


Did you know that Queen Elizabeth once got pranked by a radio station when they pretended to be the Prime Minister of Canada?


lol that is hilarious.  Must have been a long time ago because now they screen calls and have way more security.


Did you know that up until 1805, the runner-up to President of the US became the Veep?


Narration is a nice way to make a living.  Some voices are really unique.  Does anyone close to you play the piano?


My wife played for our churches for years.  We have a Yamaha conservatory grand in our home.  It is a stringed instrument and a percussion instrument.


Nice!  Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude


I think that Bohemian Rhapsody is genius and Hey Jude is no slouch either.  There is quite a difference in some piano brands, like Yamaha and the Horowitz Steinway.


The Yamaha is more bright in sound while the Steinway is more rich and sometimes even a bit muddy.


Wow I didn't realize they had that big of a difference. There exists a song composed solely for stress testing auto-pianos, and is not remotely playable by humans - circus galop.


I would like to hear it.  I will try to look it up later.


In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano


Yeah,  i wish that was still a thing.  The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


That would be a mystery.  I am going to go now.  Bye.


HA-HA!  I saw that the item sold most often at WalMart was a banana.


wow!  lol The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office


If our second place finisher was Veep, that would be Hillary.  That would greatly increase the desire to impeach even if no crime has been done.  I guess it's easy to release an album on the internet nowadays.


yeah.  Anyone can put out an album now.  Do you watch tv at all? When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


That is nice of them.  I don't like animation much.  I do watch a reasonable amount of TV.


Heres a good one,  its animation though lol There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned


I respect the duration of that series.  I was amused that a series was remade in England using the US script word for word.


nice!  Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each


That's right! lol  There is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.  That's kind of neat.


I would like to know his secret! Maybe not immortal but give me until 125...


I hear you there!  I hear people say they don't want to live long all the time.  I'm the opposite.  I would love to live to a long time.  There must be some immortality in shoes as they say 5000 year old shoes perfom better than modern shoes.


That's some old shoes! I will get a pension in a few years and I want to live a long time to build wealth!


lol Speaking of shoes.  My feet stink really bad and they make my shoes smelly.  Do you know how I can get rid of the smell in my stinky shoes?  lol


HAHAHA... A really self-depricating transition but I appreciate the work! Either tea bags of trash can...


Nice!  I will have to try that before I get a rash or something. hahaha  Did you know that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week?


I wonder how much ballet shoes are? That seems really expensive.


I'm not sure.  But that's what I was thinking as well.  They must get paid pretty good or the ballet companies must buy them.


Are there shoe contract in ballet like in basketball?


I'm not sure.  Be curious to find out.  I have to get going.  It's been a pleasure chatting with you!  Hope you have a good day.  I have smelly shoes to take care of!  LOL


I've always like them since I was a kid.  Did you know that freshwater fish only "drink" water through their skin via Osmosis?


I had no idea. How do salt water fish do it then?


They ironically drink through their mouths.  Weird.


Yeah. The black swallower fish seems legit. And also has a big stomach!


That must be why it can eat prey twice it's own weight and 10 times it's weight?


10 times its weight is crazy! I weigh 245 and cannot imagine eating something that weighs 2450 pounds!


LOL  Did you know that the seahorse is the only fish to not have a neck?


No but I do rememebr seeing a cartoon with Aquaman using the seahorse like a regular horse and it made me happy and laugh!


Hello there. I never knew the horizontal line menu on apps and websites is call a hamburger button.


It's funny.  Never realize the things some celebrities do.  Even with the FBI


I'm surprised a Renaissance man like that did invent the internet too.  As an aside, do you read the full term when you buy something over the internet?


Occasionally skim though it  but not really.  Guess I'm not the 7% that do.


Me either.  Did you know there is a 3g cell service on the top of Mt. Everest?


No I did not.  Didn't know about the library of alexandria either.  Having a copy of the internet capabilities


I don't know what to think of that.  Nor do I of the 1936 computer the Russian built that ran on water?


How about that smoking near apple computers voids the warranty.  Another interesting tidbit.


That's strange... I wonder if that more of a virtue signalling thing?  Wow, Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001!  Hard workers...


The ramones might have them beat with 263 concerts'


No wonder they want to be sedated!  Anything's better than getting sued for a poor performance like Creed did in 2002!


Yeah, it makes me hungry.  Are you a fan of the Grateful Dead?


I think wee need a concert in the ancient roman amphitheatre.  Maybe I can suggest that to Cake.


I like Cake.  Thanks.  You were a great chat partner.


Funny.  No never was although I know they are still quite popular.


Sadly, another one died.  John Barlow.  I guess they are going to have a benefit concert for him.


Yes He was one of the first to recognize the importance of the internet.


Yeah and keeping it free.  He'll be missed for sure.


He knew it would help to connect people.  It is said he was a devout morman earlier.


Really?  I can't see that.  I also didn't know he was friends with Bob Weir (they went to HS together)  and wrote so many songs.


Yes great songwriting partners.  He owned a cattle ranch too.


Yeah and he co-founded the Freedom of the Press Foundation.  Seems he did a little of everything...


Hey how are you? You know who Kelly Towles is by chance?


For sure, I heard that a lot of fish from the furthest depths of the ocean are found to have plastic in them, that's super scary.


That is sad.  I was reading about that the other day ironically.  All the plastic in the world eventually makes it's way into the water supplies.  Terrible actually.


True, some people still don't get how big of a problem that is, which is even scarier. Dogs though, they get it.


I like dogs. I have a couple of them.  Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing?


Really, would never have guessed that. I love my dog, I don't know what I


Google is a dog company...they put it their code of conduct that they are a dog company.  lol


I've heard that, they also do the hunting, herding, pulling loads, military stuff and companionship, truly mans best friend.


Yes they are!  Did you know that they aren't color blind?  They just can't see as many different colors as humans can.


I have heard that, I wonder how they know that. If you're ever in Istanbul, you should find some recycled bottles and use them at the vending machines that releases food and water for stray dogs.


Isn't that a cool they do that.  Too bad something like that can't happen here in the states.


Hi!  I'm good.  I'm afraid I'm not familiar with her.  Where would I know her from?


For sure, people would rather have that 5 cents than feed dogs I'm sure. I gotta go take my dog for a walk though, great chatting. Have a great night!


Not really sure, she's an artist but I'n not sure how famous. She was in DC from their Dream Day celebration, seemed pretty cool


Nice!  Maybe we can talk about fish? lol


For sure, fish are crazy. You go fishing much? I was never aware that seahorses had the only necks of any fish.


I didn't know that either about them.  Yes.  I do fish a lot I actually live right on a lake.


Nice, I used to fish when I was younger, not so much anymore. Zebrafish sound very human like, 84% of their disease genes are like humans.


That's interesting.  Have you ever seen a black swallower fish?  I'm not familiar with them but they can eat prey that is twice the length of their bodies and 10 times their own weight.  Yikes.


That's crazy, just happy dogs can't do that. Jellyfish are pretty insane too, some are immortal.


Isn't that crazy?  Freshwater fish only drink through their skin via osmosis, while saltwater fish drink through their mouths.  That's kind of odd.  I always wondered how a fish drank since they are always in the water. lol


Do you watch Jimmy Kimmel?  He opened the 90th Academy Awards.


Suprisingly, back in Caesars's time 50 bc people bred chickens for entertainment.  I guess not having tv, the options for fun were slim.


That is very interesting. LOL, I guess the options for fun were slim. I wonder what they did with all those chickens. I actually love to watch chickens they are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. Did you know that the universe used to be opaque and light could travel through it, due to so much plasma.


How do they know that stuff?  What even is plasma?  Some think the universe could be one giant superhologram.  That is strange!


Not certain how they know this stuff. Much of what they know are just theories that have not been proven. Like the theory about a parallel universe.


Also, they think universes evolve through natural selection like species on earth.  Who knows for sure?


I am sure they will figure more of this out in the future, they will have some answers. Early "discoveries" and theories have eventually been proven wrong.


I wonder if the one where there is only one electron in the universe will be proven wrong.


That is an interesting thought that john Wheeler had. Well copernicus had the sun in the center of the solar system.


Some contributions have had value even if later disproved.  How would you like to touch a star?  Some are cool enough.


I would love to touch a star. I did not know that some were cool enough to do so. I love the natural world and science related topics. So amazing!


Sometimes, yes I heard he opened the awards but I did not see that.He made quite a statement.


I thought stars were gaseous, but maybe they have some other things to touch I guess.  Well, I look forward to the Oscars again.  I didn't know that Eminem had more than Leo Decaprio, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Lucas and Bill Murray combined.  That is quite interesting.  I wonder who will win this year.


He discussed the #MeToo movements and Hollywood in sexual harassment stoppage limits.  He talked about some of the gender problems in Hollywood too.  I don't know if Hollywood will change anytime soon though.


It is a start which is better than nothing. I would hope that things will start to change. People like Harvey Weinstein have preyed on women in many places not just in hollywood and it is long past the time for it to stop.


They probably make it too easy for people allowing sexual scenes in movies for ages now and promoting inappropriate sexual behavior in film.  Huge numbers of woman are stepping forward to talk about the assault they faced.  It is very sad.


Oh yes, I agree with you.I read that there is a group Times Up Legal Defense Fund to help women by providing financial support in their quest to bring sexual claims into court.


Well some actors are having consequences now and hopefully that helps things.  Casey Affleck wasn't allowed to present the Best Actress award because he was accused of sexual harrassment.


I just learned that he was not allowed to present the award due to some allegations. I think if things are out in the open and  consequences are given then it will help.


I like Disney movies much better than most other films.  Disney holds the record even today for most oscars won by a man at 22.


Oh yes Disney Films are wonderful. Disney was way ahead of his time and did some wonderfully creative projects in his time.It certainly does not surprise me that he holds the record in awards.I did not know that he was given a special oscar for snow white. That was nice.


did you kow the story behind new york's area code?


well I like that it is more open source, I can do alot more with my phone, also all the apps are mostly free, with apple everything is locked down and you pay for everything, what do you like about iphones?


That is true though. I love the iPhone's camera. The portrait of the picture is great! I agree to the apps in iPhone, but they got filters during FaceTime too.


ya plus theyre a lot more expensive when you buy them, you definitely pay that apple tax, but most of my friends use them so it's like whatever you know


The camera view of androids are a bit weird.


well it used to be, I have a pixel 2 xl and the camera is ranked the same or better as an iphone, pixel 3 is slightly better, but I don't know to each their own I just know what I like haha


well the phones get good reviews, but the people I follow online say that they slow down over time, samsung puts a skin on top of android and that will make it less efficient, thats why I only buy devices made by google like the pixel line because they run pure android


yes it is, I wouldn't buy one, but it is good to know that you can get 3g coverage on top of mount everest


That is crazy.Then that means that you can be addicted to the internet up there.


I did not know but what is behind this area code?


yes you have to be careful, also be careful because onlly seven percent of internet readers read the full terms of service on web pages!


well when they used rotary phones 212 was the fastest number you could type on it, so that is how it became new yorks area code


That is weird though. That is just 3 numbers. Do you think that most of the area codes are faster to dial?


I don't know, at this point 111 might be the fastest but on a rotary phone I guess 212 was


Well, those numbers are side by side on the phone.


thats true, do you use an android or an iphone btw?


haha I'm team android myself, apparently an iphone has more computer power than all of the USA missile deterrent system combined, that is wild!


That's crazy. What do you like about the android?


Lucky man! I don't have such luck. Just want to change topic. Do you like Jay-Z?


Very lucky man! I'm not a huge fan of his music. What about you?


I'm not. Just read some facts about him. I didn't know he was born in 1969. It means he will be 50 this year if I'm right


Oh wow yea he's getting up there. I thought he was younger than that. Jay-Z was the ghostwriter for a song on the Space Jam soundtrack.


I also didn't know that this song "California gurls" was actually a west cost vs east coast answer song to "empire state of mind" by Jay and Alicia Keys


Oh wow I didn't know that either. I really like that song.


Yes, me too. I know that in 1972 Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no people. It's interesting. I'll google it after this hit.


I've actually seen that concert on video. It was very cool.


That's cool. It was nice to talk. Have a good day!


I used to watch much more in my college years. What's your favorite team?


Boston Red Sox. Do you know that baseball is very popular in Japan? I've just read about it and surprised why.


I have heard that it is very popular in Japan. Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their team if needed.


I knew it quite recently. I didn't know it for long time. I'm wondering about any cases when it happened. Do you know?


Not sure of any cases where it has happened.


In Canada kickball is also called soccer-baseball. It's quite weird name from my point lol


What a very odd name lol! A man once found $3 million dollars worth of baseball cards.


Hello - did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents in US history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Yes, that would be really cool. Did you know the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office? LOL


I did not know that. Could you imagine if one of our Presidents did that? Maybe a Clinton, Bush, Obama mixtape could be in order!


I agree, I would pay for that one for sure. It's also crazy that the last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.


That's pretty crazy for sure. I didn't know that there hasn't been a president who wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853.


Yeah that is crazy. I wish we could get away from the two party system again, but it's doubtful that'll ever happen.


I agree. I think it causes too much polarization.


I do too. It's like they're in two rival gangs and don't want to work together. It's like "come on people, we're Americans first!"


I think they need to start working together a little more to get some items accomplished.


Yes they do, stop with the mudslinging and get to work doing what people voted you in to do!


I've heard that. It's hard to believe that Trump isn't even in the top.


Yea that's crazy. I would think Trump would be on top too.


It's also crazy that there's only been one president that's had a PHD, and that was Woodrow Wilson. I guess you don't have to be that educated?


That is crazy. I would have never guessed. I saw that the president's guest house is actually bigger than the white house....


That's crazy too. The White House is pretty huge.


Yea it's pretty massive. I didn't know that up until 1805, the runner up for president automatically became the VP.


Could you imagine if it was the same way. We'd have Trump and Hillary? That would be a debacle!


Yes it would. I found it cool too that Roosevelt selected Truman has his VP because he found so much corruption and waste that he saved the government $10-15 BILLION!. We need someone like that again!


Yeah, if you're not easily offended it might cause belly laughs though. I might have to check it out.


I love comedy films as well, you know Demetri Martin left Harvard out of boredom.


I did not know that. Glad it worked out for him but I would not recommend it to everybody. Ryan Stiles also dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy.


Yeah and also for Ryan Stiles, I bet his mom was really angry when he shared the news he was quitting high school to be a comedian.


Right. Did you ever watch 3rd rock fromthe sun, seinfeld, friends or frasier?


I warched Friends and Seinfield, why do you ask?


I also watched Friends and Seinfeld. I rarely watched 3rd Rock from the sun, but apparently it beat out all other comedies in 1997 for the Golden Globe Best Comedy Series.


I do have a dog and apparently dogs have 12 different bllod types.


I do like comedy, have you heard of Kile Kinane? he is a pretty decent comedian.


Interesting. Dogs also vary so much in shape, size and colors.


I haven't actually. I like Gabriel Iglesias. I love how Kinane said that comedians are comedias because they are not good at other things. He seems pretty humble.


He does seem humble and he might be right lol, I dont know who Gabriel Iglesias is although I might google him later.


Kinane's tickets seem affordable so I would see him if he came to town.


Yeah it might be worth it, its only $25 and I bet you will laugh, I know I will go when he comes to town.


Do you like animated comedy? Have you watched Paradise PD?


No, I havent watched it, whats it about?


Apparently it is about a drug sniffing and drug addicted dog. I have not watched it either. Some people are offended at it because it is so crude.


That seems a bit strong speacially when kids might watch it, I wonder how comedians come up with all those funny lines.


Ever heard of this Dragon's Breath stuff, it is new to me.


My understanding with the kids is that they can make it appear that smoke is coming out of their noses and mouths, they post videos to Youtube.  Sounds safer to take up smoking to me.


Yes, that sounds really cool. I want to try it! NOT. I would rather vape or smoke.


I guess everyone wants to be a Youtube star now.  Both my kids want to post video to it and get likes.


If there is money in it, I'll do it. Otherwise, no thanks. I do like YouTube though.


There's money in it for a very few amount of people, not for everyone else.  Unless you spend money to make good quality videos you'll rarely make anything from it.  There's too much on it.


Yes, the market is crowded. I guess the badger videos of yore were lucky.


The main thing now seems to be doing these dangerous videos, there was another one where people would jump out of moving cars to do a dance!


Oh, I remember seeing that. I guess that they didn't care about their car or their health. I would not want to do that for money or fame.


I wonder if Youtube has any liability towards these videos, people are only making them to get on Youtube, if Youtube didn't allow them people wouldn't put themselves in danger.


I guess so. Youtube might not care one way or the other until they are sued. Anyway, great chat!


What? No I have not. What is it? Is it a drug or something? Boy, those kids are always up to something.


You too, stay away from that Dragon's Breath, and liquid Nitrogen in general.


I guess it is a snake made fro liquid nitrogen.  Heavens knows who would produce something like that.


I guess that the kids will buy and try anything that is novel. I was probably the same way when I was young.


I guess I was not as adventurous, the thought of putting liquid nitrogen in my mouth does not appeal to me.  Negative 320F is what I hear.


You could hurt yourself! Why would you do that? Does it get you high or something? Crazy.


Just a trend I suppose.  I understand they are sold at kiosks in malls, made by pouring the nitrogen over cheese puffs or similar.  There are warnings, but of course kids ignore it and do it the wrong way


I've heard of these cocktail places that do drinks using liquid nitrogen, you're meant to let it evaporate before ingesting.  I can imagine when you've had a few drinks your sense of caution get lost.


Yes, I agree. I would not want to tamper with forces as powerful as liquid nitrogen. That is stuff for scientists and doctors and engineers and stuff.


did you know that at most about 63 percent of people end up voting in a USA presidential election?


ah yes I remember reading that, also crazy that the white house guest house is bigger than the actual White House itself! Crazy


Trump has not put the Trump sign on the guest house, though I guess he could put it up on AirBNB.


haha, what would be wild is if Trump released 3 pop albums like the President of Indonesia did, now that would be a wild thing


The president of Indonesia probably required radio stations to play the tunes. Trump could play his pop songs at his rallies. He could team up with Kanye West.


haha that's true they seem to be getting along, what is crazy is if we still used the old rule of the runner up becoming the vice president, can you imagine president trump with a vice president hillary clinton?


I don't think that would work out very well.


What I can't figure out is why the first president of the country Zimbabwe wanted to be called President Banana, just doesn't sound like a cool name haha


I bet he LOVED that name. That is just the name that people would give the president of an African country. I wonder whether observers get blocked from the polls in African countries.


that's a good question, and I wonder if he were the taller candidate between everyone that was running? that would fit with the statistic that the taller person wins more often in these races


I wonder whether that stat applies to women. I would imagine that women are evaluated differently than men.


The US has a terrible turnout for elections. One of these days there might be some ugly consequences when people don't vote.


that is a great question, I think they need to do more research on this subject or look at winning politicians in other countries


yes I agree, what is strange is that in 2012, international election observers weren't allowed to view the polling in 9 states, I wonder what was going on


Elections will need to change. I don't know what can be done. It's interesting that the taller candidate has won 75% of the time. Maybe basketball players should run for office?


haha that is a good point, they do need to change but I don't think we should do what they did in ancient athens, aka using a random lottery to appoint officials


Elections have led to an oligarchy in the US. It's interesting. I wonder how much better a randomly selected president would be.


haha that is a good idea, I wish we could do that experiment actually, I do like in Nevada that there is an option to vote for none of the candidates instead of letting people make in uninformed decision


I like that option. Often we don't like anyone, and want to lodge a protest vote. I would rather have everyone show up to the polls and vote that way. Then politicians would take the people seriously.


yes, what I didn't know was that Trump wouldn't be in the top 3 most wealthy US Presidents list, I wonder if this is adjusted for inflation?


It must be. I know that Washington and Jefferson owned a lot of land. JFK's family made their money from running alcohol during Prohibition.


Did you know that the Beatles song Come Together was written for Timothy Leary?


Interesting, like the ground turned red? Or you mean politics?


No, like in politics. It used to be mostly democratic. More interestingly, the "blue" and "red" colors tow denote the two parties weren't legitimately used until 2000.


Oh, so like a long time ago Democrats were pro slavery I think. Wasn't Honest Abe a republican?


Yeah, he was. The parties have flip flopped so much throughout US history. But on a lighter note, every president who has had a beard has been Republican, which is really crazy.


I'm not sure if that is true, sadly I don't know a lot about politics, so I can't call that out if it is wrong.


I'm somewhat interested in politics but they just make me depressed.


Nah, I think it is at its best now. Most entertainment in years.


You know there hasn't been a US president who hasn't been a republican or democrat since 1853, who was it?


I think they were in the Whig Party. But I don't the president. Tyler maybe?


No I did not, but it wouldn't surprise me since Leary's research was about the use of psychedelic drugs.


Yeah, I remember that, he was pretty out there, right?


Yeah, he wrote about every drug under the sun haha. Although, a lot of recent evidence has proven some of his theories correct


Like which ones? I'm not familiar with a lot of them.


I think like ecstasy, mushrooms, and LSD, pretty much a lot of the stuff that the government bans.


OMG, I read about that. Did you know that in 1934 North Dakota's governor declared martial law?


That's crazy, do you know for what exactly?


I'm not sure. But I know that texas elected their first female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment.


Yeah, and it's crazy that Texas used to be a blue state until the 1980s, then it turned very red haha


Ha, I am normal man, don't tell anyone. I am just normal and the most average guy ever


Haha that's funny. Did you hear that Garfield has a spin-off or he's a superhero? Do you think his superpower is laziness


lol i did not know that! I would pay for that. Did you know stan lee wrote 15 dc comics?


Wow I didn't know that, he was very talented! What do you think about a comic book series about fixing the collateral damage that was caused by a lot of superheroes? That's very realistic ID I think


I am not sure, I always wonder that when I see big buildings crumble, someone has to pay


Yep you're right someone has to pay for it haha. Do you ever use Facebook by the way? Did you ever do the Burger King challenge


I did lol and I got like 5 free whoppers and 50 people mad at me, lol! Did you?


LOL I wish I could have done that. I'm so hungry right now that if that we're going on I would unfriend everyone to get all of the Whoppers that I could get LOL


for sure! did you know myspace could have bought facebook!


I did hear about that, they put it offer 75 million and  Myspace refused LOL talk about a bad idea


Hey there yes I do, one superhero I don't like is Wonder Woman though, did you hear that they are filming the sequel to that movie right now in DC


right, myspace sucked! Good chatting  with you!


Really? I did not know that. I kind of liked the movie but not the character, she sure was sexy!


Yes she was! it's crazy that Wonder Woman was the highest grossing superhero origin movie of all time though


I did not know that. Apparently Gal Gadot thought she was auditioning for a cat woman movie and not wonder woman lol


Haha that's a completely different movie, did you know that she actually served as a soldier in the Israeli military?


I knew that, man I would join that military wherever she was. Do you like marvel or dc


Well I like Batman is my favorite superhero, but besides him I don't like anyone in the DC Universe LOL what about you


I love the flash and batman lol. There are 300 registered superheroes in the US, crazy


That is crazy. Probably my least favorite superhero would be normal man because he doesn't have any powers LOL


I had no idea the YMCA invented softball. That is very cool! I wonder if softball was always intended to be more of a women's sport, like it is now.


Yes, I remember there being a cushion the ball more so than a baseball. I agree the ball is pretty hard when you get hit with one...especially after it has been hit by a batter.


Yes, they are softer than a baseball but still painful! Did you know the longest softball game lasted 31 innings? That's crazy. Would have loved to see that game!


No, I didn't. That seems like a very long time. I bet the players were exhausted. I wonder if that was before or after there was night lighting on the field.


Oh wow, if there was no night light that would be insane!


I know! Can you imagine trying to catch the ball in the dark or try to figure out which way the batter was standing. That would be difficult!


Exactly! That would be a bit frightening! So technology has come so far that cell phones are huge in so many ways, too bad we didn't have the ability long ago to record some of these games.


I know. It would have been so amazing to watch some of the early greats playing baseball. Still, I enjoyed not having phones when I was watching the games as I kid. I felt like I was more part of the game back then. Now, it seems like phones can be a distraction to spectators.


I agree, there are pro's and con's of these new phones. I am very happy to have grown up without computers or cell phones, we used our imaginations! We were outside mostly. But I am happy to have cell phones now but I am not addicted to them like many are.


I can't say I grew up without computers. We were using Apples in the classroom since I was in elementary school. If we did well on our assignments, we got to play "Oregon Trail." I liked that game. I wish there was a modern day version.


I am old lol....I didn't use a computer until later in life. We had typing class and if we wanted information you had to go to the library and look it up. Lots of work! I love Google now, the internet is amazing. All of my kids grew up using computers.


It is an interesting fact! I love softball and it was invented way back in 1887, long time ago. I also like baseball!


We had to use the card catalog, too. I think the "internet" and electronic searching came out when I was in college.We had a system in our library known as "ERIC." That database system still exists.


Oh that's interesting. I think it's also interesting that an iphone has more computing power than the US nuclear icbm.


Wow! I would have thought that the US nuclear icbm had more. I remember they were on the cutting edge of technology when they came out.


That's what I thought too. So many advances in technology I can't keep up! It was great chatting with you! Have a great day!


I like baseball, too. I believe baseball was invented during the Civil War. I remember from my history classes that soldiers used to play in their free time.


Oh wow, that's an interesting fact. I like softball the best though. crazy though how the average salary for a softball player is only $5,000 to $6,000


Yes, that seems very underpaid compared to professional baseball players who have million dollar contracts.


Exactly, and softball is actually a tougher sport to win with slightly different rules than in baseball. There is less time to get to the bases.


Yes, that makes sense. The fielders also have less time to get to the ball than in baseball.


True! Also the first sporting event ever shown on ESPN was a slow pitch softball game, so many must love the game.


I didn't know that it was the first game to be shown on ESPN. I played the game as a little girl, and I liked it. I can understand why people like it.


I have loved it too as far back as I can remember. I played on a league a few years back and it was so fun. The name softball was given to the sport in 1926 because the ball was actually soft, it feels pretty hard when you get hit with it haha


Looks like Tegan Marie will be the next thing in country music... at age 15.


If she is half as good as Swift, she will have a tremendous career.


That's for sure! Swift was the youngest artist to ever be signed by Sony/ATV Music.


And Tegan Marie is the youngest singer to be signed to a major label since Tanya Tucker.  And Tanya Tucker has had a great career singing country.


I'm a big fan of country music, but was surprised when I found out the Fender Stratocaster was intended for country music. I think of other genres for this instrument first.


What a great guitar that is.  Country music evolved from so many forms... hillbilly, western, with a bit of blues added in.


It even crossed into sports! In 1996, NFL players were featured in an album called NFL Country singing along with current country music stars.


Even U2 did country music.  Then opened for themselves in 1987 disguised in costumes and wigs.


I don't think of U2 at all when I think of country music, even though it is often mixed with Irish and Celtic tunes and English ballads. I usually think of working class Americans when I think of country.


Working class music is right...  ballads and dance tunes, simple lyrics, steel guitars and fiddles.


Country music is the most popular genre played in rush hour. That's gotta be something for the working class!


That for sure! Did you see her at the Macy's Thanksgiving parade?


No, I missed it.  She is going to bring Gen Z to country music.


That will be huge for country music. Gen Z is expected to have up to $143 billion in spending power. Talk about some serious dough!


That's right. She has been called "a little superstar" by her peers.


She showed so much promise that her parents were invited to LA to meet with music executives when she was 12.


That would be so cool. Tegan was part of Radio Disney. I bet she met a lot of really cool people.


She sang for producer Scott Hendricks, who got her working on her first album.


That's a really big name in country. Tegan has been compared to another big name in country music. She is often compared to Taylor Swift.


I'm not sure. Is American Idol run by Disney?


It is now.  I was just curious if she provided soundtracks for any of their shows or movies or appeared in any shows or movies other than American Idol..  I am not into her music, but she is quite an entertainer.  Did you know she is the only artist to tie Michael Jackson's record of 5 Billboard #1 from a single album?


No, I didn't know that. I wonder how much she makes, sounds like Russell Brand claimed $22 mill in divorce.


Obviously she is quite successful as a solo act and as a judge on American Idol.  She was obviously the primary breadwinner in that marriage for Russell Brand to want a share.  Did she start out, unsuccessfully, a gospel album before venturing out into secular music?


Yeah, did you know she's received 11 grammy nominations?


O.K.  I guess I am surprised by that.  She is still a megastar with a lot of staying power.  And, I think she will always have a judge's seat on American Idol, if she wants it.  What do you think of last season when the two finalist announced they were dating?


yeah, I'm not all that surprised, pop stars usually don't win a lot of awards.


I guess I just not up on that.  I stopped following award shows when the became political rallies.  Do you still listen to traditional radio?  When Michael Jackson had his 5 No. 1 off of a single album, it was based on AM/FM radio air time.


No.  I am not really into reality TV.  I've read somewhere that Disney picked it up from ABC.  Do you think that changed how the show played out?


yeah, I do, MJ was great. Nice chatting with you!


Interesting, did you know Minnie is short for Minerva?


So, Minnie Mouse's real name is Minerva?  That's kinda cool and dated.  I guess Minnie is a name that it somewhat timeless.


Yeah, apparently. I've never met anyone named Minerva, have you?


No, I have not.  I was reading up on Disney's finances.  Can you believe they make more than $1000 per second?


I can believe it, they are a huge company. Do you follow their stock price?


I own some!  When you younger one cannot get enough of the Disney animated series, then its a worthy investment,  Speaking of their finances, do you know that they don't take outside ads on the Disney Channel, just ads for its own shows and products.  Merchandising revenues must be through the roof to be able to broadcast without outside funds?


Did you know their Big Hero six was made with a 55,000 core supercomputer?


I did not know that Big Hero Six was a Disney show.  Its hard to keep up with all of their offerings.  Do you know if Katy Perry has ties to Disney other than thru American Idol?


For me I would say Wiz Khalifa or P.Diddy. Tupac. Those are who come to mind. Some of the newer rappers are good, some bad. Kanye West has had a few good albums , I do have to give him that.


Tupac is the LEGEND! I love his song Ghost Town though.


That's a good one. I like Keep ya Head Up. a lot. So many rappers now it's hard to keep track lol. Do you like Kanye West?


I am not a big fan of Kanye West. However, I like God's Plan by Drake. I love his music video.


I do love that video! Love Drake too. So do you have a favorite movie celebrity?


I did not know that Drake was caring, or was it for the video?


What do you mean? I think Drake is an awesome person. I have read a lot about how much he wants to be a great Dad. But who knows I guess,lol....celebrity's have to always look and act their best.


I see that you know more about Drake than me. I should not give my opinion then. It was my first time watching one of his music videos.


Oh, haha, I don't know too much about him either. I do know that Tupac Shakur's music is considered to be of cultural significance, he was amazing!


Yes! It is so sad still to this day that he is gone. I guess some korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle rap called a compliment battle....That would be interesting to hear. It has been great chatting with you!!


I think there are too many celebrity's to count lol...definitely not Kanye lol


Well, wasn't Kanye West with Donald Trump recently?


Yes, he was. It didn't go so well with his fans lol. Kanye just has very strong opinions I guess like most. Do you have a favorite celebrity?


There are a lot of haters. Haters are going to hate. Do you remember some of his strong opinions? I love Michael Buble! He has a tour that is going on now.


Michael Buble is great. So I am guessing you don't listen to any Rap celebrity's?


I love his newest album. I listen to his songs as I study for my exams.I do listen the Lamar and Drake.


Oh, cool. I like some rap but I don't listen a lot. It is crazy how much money celebrity's make, even judge Judy makes 123,000 bucks per episode....I suppose Rapper's and Celebrity's make a lot more but they do a lot more too.


Who is your favorite rapper celebrity? Judge Judy is ending soon and it seems so great for her because it is close to her retirement year. It is a ridiculous amount of money.


Do you know about the different types of football?


Perhaps things would be better if they set up a courtroom in the stadium like the Philadelphia Eagles.


I wonder who gets to be judge and jury. I guess the fans are pretty rowdy there.


Probably so, although not as much as KISS fans!    I cannot imagine the crowds at the arena football team they purchased a piece of!


But they wanted to hire Tim Tebow? Is that guy still around? KISS would probably make money just off the merch.


Perhaps so.       Tebow was big in college football, home to 14 of the 25 largest stadiums in the world!


It's astonishing. College has become a shrine to sports teams. Sometimes people even end up getting an education there. Or so I've heard. I should have majored in football studies.


True.    Alex Smith received his bachelors degree in two years and began working on a masters before being drafted for the NFL!


The power of the AP test! He must have been pretty smart to do grad work while playing sports.


Too true.    Speaking of Smart football teams, the Juniperso Serra High School JV football organization was definitely not one!


I guess Tom Brady was still developing as a playing and had not revealed his true potential. Or the coach was a dunce and played favorites.


I don't know much about football. How about you?


Either that, or like Baker Mayfield, Brady was playing too many video games.


Baker could make a living on games, but would he gets the $$ and the women? Well, it was great chatting with you!


Thanks!    Remember, the circular huddle was only invented due to a quarterback being deaf!


A little bit.      I know that some countries use the term to refer to soccer.


Soccer is an insanely popular sport around the world. In the past, NFL football wasn't nearly so popular. In the 1960's  bowlers made twice as much as top football stars


That is interesting considering how much money they make today.      Gaelic Football players may be a different matter.


Don't know anything about Gaelic football. Is it played in only one country?


Probably not.    Even Australian rules football is played worldwide.


The college game has changed a lot over the last century. In 1916, the highest score ever in a football game took place. Georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0. What was the coach thinking there?


Maybe they had a pink locker room like the University of Iowa!    Enough to drive any coach crazy.


I wonder how many games U of Iowa has won at home. That would tell the story of how effective that pink business is.


Yeah, and then you can instantly upload your picture onto facebook!


Have you ever read Facebooks terms? Only 7% of people read the full terms when online.


Well, I guess I fall into the 93% that does not. What about you? Do you read them?


No, it's too much to read. But don't worry, the library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet if I ever want to.


I wonder how they are updating it then. The internet is so vast and it changes all the time


Yes, it does. Especially the clickbait, clicking on those can actually result in addiction.


The three horizontal lines are also known as hamburger buttons.


You mean the menu button on some apps on websites?


That's interesting. Thanks for these facts! Have a nice day.


Yes, I heard she was in the tv show Victorious.


Yeah she was. Do you listen to her music or buy her albums? I own a few.


I really only know her from when she starred in tv shows and other films.


Ah, Ariana was the very first person to get hit by a puck from the florida panthers arena!


Yes, I heard she was only 5 years old at the time.


Ariana is also italian. Her middle name is grande which means big in french


Oh, did you have to use the internet to google that?


Yeah. Speaking about the internet, did you know that you can have 3g of cell service at the top of Mount Everest?


No, I did not know that. Must be a great reward after climbing the mountain.


Do you ever play golf?  It can be a fun, but very challenging sport.


That's great.  Do you know the most popular board game is Monopoly?


That is because it takes so long to play one game that it seems people are playing it all the time! LOL I wonder if the President plays Monopoly? His life was spent as a developer, so he would be great at it!


I don't know that real estate skill would really translate into Monopoly prowess.  I read a great book about the odds of landing on each square and which properties to buy, etc. - I would think that works a bit differently than real life.


Yeah, you a probably right. You know who else was "right


Teddy Roosevelt! He was so conservative that he banned Christmas trees in the White House!


Are you sure that was from being conservative and not from his naturalist ideals?  Or could he have been worried about a fire hazard?


Who really knows who these Presidents are on the inside? Like, would you have guessed that George W Bush restored the use of Solar panels on the White House? That would mean that the Clinton regime did not use them.


You are right.  I guess everyone is an individual, just like us.


Yup. Just like the President of Indonesia, who released three pop albums while in office. I wonder if they were rap albums?


Yes, I do, but not very often. The cost of playing is prohibitive for me. I don't have a private golf course like Trump, nor am I a millionaire like many of our former presidents.


I bet the first president of Zimbabwe knows, the honorable President Banana!


I understand the cost issues!  Since there isn't any standard equipment, people can spend hundreds of dollars on just one club - that you might use 8 - 15 times per game!


Yeah, and all that use might be on one hole, in one sand trap! At least that has been my experience! You know who the wealthiest three presidents were?


I don't.  I would guess Trump is one, but don't know who the other two are.


Trump doesn't even make the top three! THey were Washington, Jefferson, and JFK.  Hard to imagine George Washington playing golf...


I find that amazing!  Not what I would have expected at all.  But it is also true that not all wealthy people want to spend their free time chasing down a little white ball.


True. But these days, even though the White House is considered the workplace and residence of the president, I would bet that a lot of his work, including making deals with politicians and foreign dignitaries,  is actually accomplished on the golf course...


I guess that sort of thing is the reason folks talk about "privilege" and how some people can be at a disadvantage if they are not part of the good old boys network.


My sister-in-law is a doctor, and she spends tons of time on the golf course.  She may be privileged, but she is not an old boy, LOL  The US has more golf courses than the rest of the world combined, so it is a pretty popular game here in the states...


They really need to be in cooler climates though. In the summer, you need a kiddie pool full of shaved ice for them.


Shaved ice? Didn't know that. I like herding dogs, too, like Shelties. Have you ever seen them herding sheep?


I know that huskies have trouble cooling off when it's hot. Herding dogs are so clever! They respond to whistle and gesture.


Yes. They say dogs (and elephants) are the only animals that understand a pointing gesture, too. That's rare, since scientists think there are over 7 million animal species on earth.


I guess elephants are a lot smarter than we think. They have huge brains but I think it's the folds and connections within the brain that matter. What other animals do you like?


Tigers, especially. Saw two at MN Zoo. Have never seen a more stunning, powerful animal. How about you?


There are many I don't like. Snakes and reptiles. I have never ridden a horse. I'd like to do that.


Same here. Never rode a horse, but would like to. All breeds of horses, especially wild horses, are incredible. Talk about powerful! And they give us permission to ride them! Amazing, isn't it?


I guess there is a symbiosis that works for the animal. We work well with horses and dogs. That has helped us survive.


Agree. I  suppose there are animal species we have yet to discover - in the oceans.


Yes. wolves, too - from a distance! They are related carnivores - the 1st species to be domesticated, I believe.


I wonder if we ever will, at the rate we're going. Anyway, great chat!


That sounds right! Dogs are our best friends now. I've heard that dogs have many blood types.


Did you know dogs can donate blood, just like humans?


I've heard that. I wonder how they do that. Just a needle in the leg? Doesn't it hurt? Aren't the dogs scared?


Not sure about that. Sometimes watch the Westminster Dog Show on TV just to see the variety of dog shapes, sizes and colors. Do you have a favorite breed?


I don't, though I like Huskies and Shibas. They are cute and weird. Lots of fun. What about you?


Guess my fav would be German shepherds. Like protective dogs, and those who work with police to sniff out drugs.


They are beautiful animals. I have never owned a dog. I'd like to, but it's a serious responsibility. They are not toys.


Agree. Huskies, with their plush coats and blue eyes, are beautiful animals, too. They're so strong, pulling sleds, and working as a team.


Did you know Uber has already started using driverless cars? I thought Google was still developing/testing those


Absolutely. Question: would you rather be fooled by someone who says they can sell you a landmark like the Eiffel tower or by someone who says they're going to give you a billion dollars towards your cause?


I would rather be fooled about buying a landmark, because if I thought I had a billion coming to me I would end up making some real dumb choices to only find out it was a lie.


But if you thought you were buying a landmark, you could get swindled out of money, whereas in the other example you just don't get money you think is coming to you


If I thought I could buy a landmark and was really that gullible, I probably deserve to be swindled lmao.


Good point. I'd feel even worse if I were the guy who cracked the ONE GAVEL that the US Senate had been using for 165 years. Did you know that President Nixon did that?


Well I think in the long run Nixon had much bigger problems to worry about than that gavel.I think is crazy that women were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor in 1993 and before.


What??? No way. I mean, they're still not legally allowed to wear pants in Paris, but it hasn't been enforced for decades. Was it enforced until 1993??


It was enforced until two women staged a protest by wearing pantsuits.


Wow. How could the government pass legislation protecting gov employees from prosecution related to violated the Geneva conventions but make a big stink about women...wearing...pants?!


humans are a fickle creature, we make silly rules and laws for every little thing, even when those things are not hurting anyone, like gay marriage, if two people want to be together and they are the same gender...who cares? It's not hurting anyone, yet a big stink is still made, but we seem to be getting better in some aspects.


Yeah that is pretty crazy, I for one am on the fence about how i feel about self driving cars, I feel like a driver should still be required to be behind the wheel just case.


Well it was real nice chatting with you, have a wonderful night!


Some poor woman in Arizona was hit and killed by one of those cars. But can we be sure that it was specifically because the car was driverless? Could've happened with a human driver, too


yeah or it could have been something the woman did, without much information to go on we dont really know what happened.


Exactly. And I guess there are always risks (and casualties) when new tech is being tested out in the real world


Did you know that 80% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government?


No! I guess that's why there are so few people there? Not a lot of private land up for sale? Or maybe the gov snatched it via the eminent domain doctrine


Maybe they did, and they for sure are not gonna let it go now. Wikileaks also published the governments plans to destroy Wikileaks.


That's hilarious. Even funnier: some dude pretended to work for the French government and sold the Eiffel tower to - get this - two different buyers.


Haha I bet they were not happy with that dude. I wish more places would do what Norway did in 2008 and give billions to save rain forest, our planet needs the help.


Me either.  Did you know Apple had a clothing line 1986? I thought they only did technology...


Well there are some odd clothing compaines, Miguel Cabarello makes bulletproof clothings


I wonder if that is extra heavy? I would love to visit the store in Alabama that sells clothes etc from unclaimed baggage at the airport. I bet there's some interesting things.


Speaking of airport clothing, a man in China once wore 70 clothing items just to avoid bagging fees


Well the fees are getting high on some airlines! I wonder how much it happens that a label says made somewhere, but is really made elsewhere like with Rip Curl?


Probably a lot. Did you know at Billy Mays funeral the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khakis?


I would love to see a gang in America layer shirts with popped collars like they did in China!


Lol, sounds better than Mark Zuckerburgs plain shirts that cost $300-$400


That's crazy! It would be nice to have business attire be an aloha shirt like in Hawaii. I would be much more comfortable.


Yea that sounds much more comfortable than a blue shirt and khakis


No but I heard blind dates can be quite successful and lead to marriage


I did too and people rate them on a 1-5 scale. Do you think people care about their date's shoes?


I think women tend to care more about the shoes then men, men tend to only care more about function than style


Did you know that professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week? I hope they're not too expensive!


That's insane. I just learned they have Wizard of Oz inspired shoes that can guide you home when you click you heels


That's pretty cool! I like that Steve Smith leaves his cleats every game to make people aware of the homeless without shoes.


Yea, that is very thoughtful. Did you know in the 9th century Persian Cavalry soldiers wore high-heeled shoes>


I can't imagine soldiers in high heels! Another thing I can't imagine because it's portrayed differently is that pilgrims wore tons of colorful clothes and black only for special occasions?


I never knew that but there are still African tribes that wear old Victorian clothing so anythings possible


They also once used goats to mow their lawns vs hiring people to do it.  But who is cleaning up after the goats?


Well the goats will fertilize the soil and make the grass grow better I guess?


I never thought of it that way.  Almost all animals and plants synthesize their own vitamin C except for humans.  I guess everyone has their own perks.


While we do lack this ability to make vitamin C, at least we have a well developed brain allowing for abstract reasoning, language, complex thought, and much more. Sounds like a good trade off to me


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


I wonder why there is a certain sound frequency that incites fear in humans?


It must be something in our DNA.  Maybe that is what cause humans to lose their hair as recently as 240000 years ago.


I wonder if we began to lose our hair as man began using tools to a much higher degree and build fires more effectively to cook food and keep warm


It might be due to our brains getting bigger and it doesn't have time for hair.


Perhaps. In any case, I am happy as a human as I am. Thank you for the intriguing chat.


I try to limit screen time for video games or any electronic.  The WHO says a lot of screentime can be considered a gaming disorder


I feel that isn't fair to say in this day and age where aside from gamming from reading or working on homework is all done online.


I agree but 1 in 10 kids spend 40 hours a week which is like a full time job.  it can get excessive


I understand their concern, but they shouldn't include every activity on a screen to be the same as gaming. It should be only when some prioritize gaming over anything else that people should be worried


I think they should allow time limits on apps like google.  It is not good to stare at a screen for long periods of times.


Now that I can agree to. I wonder how we should balance using electronic for work, yet maintain a healthy relationship with using new technology


I would not be shocked that Google does studies on this.  They went down in 2013 and took 40% of the web traffic with it.


Google sure has come a long way as a multinational tech company offering internet related services and products. I mean technology itself has come so far that a single search on google uses more computing power than it took to send men to the moon


Did You know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button ?


soon we'll have flying cars, You'll see !


Google's self-driving cars have an "aggressive" mode


What ? self driving "aggressive" car ? what does that mode do ?


In 2010, lou reed and his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.


Lou Reed was very talented but also a VERY unique person...


The foo fighters played a concert so loud it showed up on new zealand's seismic monitors


New Zealand's seismic monitors are probably just broken...


In 1972 the band deep purple broke the world record for the loudest concert ever. three audience members were rendered unconscious.


I wonder if Richie Blackmore was one of them ?


The act of looking oneself up on the internet is known as "egosurfing".


but the gunman appears to be firing into their classroom


what gunman ? What are You talking about m8 ?


do you know Others remember watching teenage students running from Columbine High, hands placed on their heads. In the 2015 Paris attacks,


I can't say I remember much about that fact... sorry...


do you know cars came into global use during the 20th century, and developed economies depend on them.


Do you have a favorite television show you like watching?


Yeah, I also didn't realize Pokemon was on for that long, there's at least 750 episodes! I thought Pokemon was something that was popular decades ago, but apparently not!


I think they have made a comeback with Pokemon Go and yeah they have been on air for 16 years. That is amazing


Oh yeah, that was very popular when it first came out, is it still that popular? I've only heard about it on the radio and never played, do you?


I have not played it either but I know it is all over. Back to hobbies, do you enjoy hockey?


I have never played hockey even though it snows a lot! Is hockey quite as big as it is in Canada where it's their national sport?


Yeah I think up there it is really popular. Did you hear the US Olympic team lost to an England high school team?


High schoolers losing to an Olympic team? Wow, that's kind of embarrassing, unless they let them win. there was a hockey player being traded for only $1 and he went on to win four stanley cups!


I guess that trade did not stop him from being a great player after all. Slovakian WOmen's team seems to be amazing to score a goal every 44 seconds


That's impressive, is there a difference between hockey and ice hockey as some countries refer?


I think they are the same thing. I know there is field hockey that does not involve ice, but those two should be the same thing


Hi there, yes I do, I love the SImpsons among other shows. How about you?


Oh ok, I think both sound really painful, especially when it's played on ice, an average professional player even loses up to eight pounds in one game!


I was a fan of the 70s show and days like these, but don't understand why it was cancelled after only ten episodes, was it because of the cast?


Not sure as to what the reason was there really. Maybe because in te UK humour is different. Do you ever watch SNL?


It probably is, I think the 70s show remade did ok in the UK. Yes, my favorite is the weekend update, it's hilarious! Are you a fan?


Yeah me too. I guess it is the longest running skit they have in the SNL


I could see why, it's witty, entertaining, and hilarious! I forget which of the Baldwin brothers does the Trump impersonation, but Alec Baldwin also narrated Thomas the Tank engine for at least 52 episodes! What a drastic change!


It is the same guy, Alec. He is so good at it too. That is a huge change for sure. DO you ever watch the Simpsons?


Oh so it is him! I used to watch it occasionally and I know it's wildly popular and successful but I never noticed the episode where Bart wasn't present, do you watch the Simpsons?


I do and I am not sure which episode that is. He wasn't even mentioned at least .


I like many genres including drama. Do you enjoy dramas?


Ha ha. I also really like Jon Hamm. How about you>


He was great in Mad Men. I guess he has done some film work too.


Yes and he seems to do more and more. Did you know that he taught drama at his old high school before he became famous?


I heard that. Didn't one of his students become famous or something?


Yes he taught Ellie Kemper from The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.


That's right! Jon must have been a great teacher. He really helped her with her career there.


Apparently he was. Off topic but do you like the NBA?


I like the NBA. I sometimes follow. I like Golden State.


In that case, did you know that Steph Curry does work for a foundation that donates mosquito nets to families in Africa?


He is a thoughtful and talented guy. I think he is going to do a lot of good off the court. Anyway, great chat!


I like dramas and comedies. Is there a drama that you like a lot?


Oh there are many. What comes to mind right of the top of my head is Goodfellas. Are you familiar with High Laurie?


Hugh Laurie is a Brit who started out doing comedy work. He's great!


He is. Did you know that he became the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama for House?


He deserves the money. He makes that show. I figure that the other actors combined can't do what he does.


He did make that show. Are you familiar with Michael Caine?


My Cocaine? LOL. Yes I know him. Batman films, plus a lot of other work. Great actor!


He is. He got into acting in an interesting way. He joined the drama class in school because all of the prettiest girls were in there ha ha.


That is a smart man. I wish I had done that. Then again, there were no pretty girls in the drama club at my school.


Hello, how are you.  I just saw that A 114 year old man in South Africa thinks it's finally time to quit smoking.


LOL, maybe so.  It's pretty amazing.   France's Jeanne Louise Calment who holds the Guinness record for the "oldest person ever." The woman, from Arles in southern France, was 122 when she died in 1997.


wow 122 years old!! Ive heard that Guinness World Records ask for a great deal of paperwork and proof to hold that title.


I know, right.  Family members said he still works with his hands, "making fire" and working around the home.


I know.  He is my new hero.  Changing topics, did you know that Kickball is also called soccer-baseball canada


Yes I knew that. Even though the game of baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding, the game has different names in different places of the world


How about this.  A man found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic- hidden since the 1940s.


can you say jackpot!!! did you know that Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.


No, I did not.  More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


that is awful. did you know that the earth formed over 4 billion years ago?


yea.....I have also heard the same. His name is Fredie Blom


Yes, he was born in 1904, the same year Rolls-Royce rolled out their first car.


yup....that same year the Wright Bros. built their second powered plane....busy year


Yes, and  New York opened its subway system and celebrated New Year's Eve in Times Square.


wow...so much happened that year. Did you know around that same time MLB player Denton Young pitched a PERFECT game?!?


No I did not, Fridie Blom  He smokes cigars, does yard work, drives and drinks whiskey. And he's 108.] He told BBC News that he gave up alcohol years ago, but he still smokes tobacco several times per day.


Yea ...Blom says he wants to stop smoking but the urge to smoke is sooo strong


According to BBC News, it hasn't seemed to hurt him. Blom has no real health issues - only a slower gait and some trouble hearing.


lol..maybe because he uses his own tabacco


yeah . do you know how they got started?


Yeah a guy named Reed Hastings wasn't happy with a $40 late fee for a rental so he started it.


Yep, do you use online social media like Facebook?


from time to time. do you know why it is blue?


Yeah because of Zuckerburg's red/green colorblindness. Facebook has more than 2.2 billion users now.


that is insane, really. have you heard of myspace?


Yes, it has been out of date for so long I can't remember if I ever used it.


yeah , they had the opportunity to buy facebook back then and did not, bad decisoon


Well $75 million was probably a lot for them back then to spend. I don't remember it being that popular.


I sure do. I've been a member for a few years now. Since they've started their own series, I binge watch a lot!


it started this whole game, could have made billions now. nice chat


yeah they are a convenient service. have you heard of blockbuster?


Yes, back in the day when I was a lot younger, it was my favorite video store. Too bad they declined to buy Netflix now that it's worth $2 billion.


yeah they must be kicking themselves now for that bad business decison


Oh I am sure. It seems Netflix and YouTube alone use half the internet traffic in North America.


that is insane. netflix alone uses 33% of all bandwidth in north america


I know right? Do you have any idea why Netflix would spend 20x more money on postage than bandwidth??


i am really puzzled about that one really. do they still mail dvds?


Ah, that actually makes sense. I guess if there are movies or series not available for streaming, you can possibly get it by dvd.


I love horror movies. Do you watch them?


I wonder what it is but if it causes fear I'm also really not up for experiencing it.


Exactly me either.  Did you know that humans can regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within 2 to 3 months of having one surgically removed


I thought I just heard recently that you could regrow rib which shocked me. I'm now shocked that you can do it so quickly!


It does sound rather quick.  I read somewhere also that almost all animals and plants synthesize their own vitamin C but humans can't b/c the gene for this enzyme is defective


Really?! I can't imagine in evolutionary terms why we were not given that process.


I guess we may not know.  I saw that humans are the best distance runners among all running animals


That's interesting. I would have guessed some species of cat.


You would think that would be true but we have adapted for persistance hunting


Wow. Were you also aware that people only lost their body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago?


LOL, some still have it!  I was reading that humans use tools to a much higher degree than any other animal


I have seen some of them.  I read somewhere that Stephen King was terrified as a child when he saw the movie Bambi.


I'm always amazed when I see animals use tools. I didn't think they did but many do. It was nice chatting with you. Have a nice day.


I can see that old Disney movies can be traumatic. Do you like Stephen King's work?


I have seen some of them and yes they are quite scary at times.  I read soemthing funny that watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories


I must burn a lot of calories then ha ha. Did you know that in The Shining the kid that played Danny did not know they were filming a horror movie?


Well that is probably a good thing.  I always wonder about the kids that are in horror movies.  I also read that If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more.  I wonder why?


I also am curious as to why that would be. Have you ever heard of a waterphone?


Isnt it what makes the creepy type noises in sci-fi or horror movies


It is. It makes the jarring metallic noise.


This is totally off subject but I just saw something interesting.  There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


I think that he created a great company but he does not treat his employees well.


He doesnt? I havent heard about that, the warehouse employers do walk a lot


They do move a lot. i think it is a tough job for middle aged people. but then again, they do get in shape.


Yeah I think its a good way to get fit and remain healthy, did you hear about the clock Bezos had built into a mountain?


Why did he do that? into a mountain? does he live on that mountain?


I have no idea maybe because he has the money and was bored, the clock is supposed to ran for over 10,000 years so that is impressive.


I guess that is cool. do we need a 10000 year clock though? Maybe Bezos has a secret to immortality? LOL


Maybe he does lol, I guess we have Bezos for a long time then, I love Amazon so thats fine by me.


THe company has changed the customer experience. The world will never be the same. Anyway, great chat!


It sure had, Im glad theres a place with great places to turn to, Amazon is a great company that will keep on growing. Its been great chatting, have a nice day.


I love shopping at amazon, its a great site what about you?


Yes, it has been a good chat. Have a good day!


I dont go there often, but it has been for finding used books. i have shopped there in a pinch too.


Have you ever tried their Amazon Basics line?


Its a low end products line that Amazon launched, ive tried some of their products and they are actually good


ok, i guess they want to move into the market of dollar store and wal mart?


I guess that is a right move, did you know Imdb is owned by Amazon!


I know that amazon is buying more and more. IMDB dates back to before the web. it is quite old.


It is old, it dates back to the year 1998 in fact, what are your thoughts on Bezos?


Yeah I used to watch that show sometimes.


Did you know he was discovered by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest?


I didnt know that. I dont really see it either. It has been a long time since I have seen it though.


Myself as well.  I have seen him though recently on tv.  I think he has a new show on.  Did you ever play the nintendo gaming system?


Yeah. I cant believe it shows only 54 colors. It was so awesome back in the day.


Yes it was.  Funny how great it was for the time and then you look at these gaming systems now.  It's crazy.  Japan finally discontinued the system in Sept. of 2003.


Well it sure had a good run though. I would say they got their moneys worth out of it.


Most definitely.  I had the original one, then I had the next 2 (I can't even recall what they were called) that came after that but my kids mainly played those.


Yeah I had the original and the super nintendo. Hours of enjoyment.


Super Nintendo!  That was one of them.  Maybe there was only 2 of them?  I can't remember because the kids went on to the Gamecube, which I think there was another one sandwiched in between that one and the super nintendo.


Good morning!  Did you see the Incredibles 2?


There have been a bunch in my lifetime. Good talk though. gotta get to work. ttyl.


I haven't but my kids liked it. I did see the first one though.


I saw them both through my kids.  Did you know that the present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s?


Yeah I heard that. I didnt really catch that while watching the first one.


I didn't either.  When making the movie, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were either likely to quit or be fired from Pixar because he believed only they could create everything he needed.  Interesting.  Must have thought they would produce better work to try to save their jobs?


I guess. People like that would be more likely to push the envelope a little bit to. To make something amazing instead of something safe.


Yes.  the girl who is the voice of Violet is Sarah Vowell.  She's also a political commentator and best selling author of historical nonfiction.  That's very interesting I think!


Yeah she sure is talented. The director is pretty talented as well.


I agree.  On another subject do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


that is something America should do! People think dogs are color blind, but only see so many different colors that humans can.


Yeah I wonder why we are always taught that they are colorblind, strange


I sure do. One of my favorite bands are Linkin Park , and you?


I love Linkin Park, they had one of the best, if not the best, selling album in the 21st century


Yeah they did it was Hybrid Theory, such an amazing album


I loved that album! I am sad about their lead singer, sad times


Yes that was really unfortunate for them . Have you heard of the band Reel Big Fish?


Yeah they are but once they lost the rights to their songs and then decided to rerecord all the hits


Dang, that poor band! Good chatting with you!


I love dogs, not a big fan of cats. Google prefers dogs also!


Yeah it seems that it is in their code of conduct even


that is funny to think about. Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing


Yeah that is pretty cool. And they have 12 blood types, nice


And they have dog blood drives, so cute!


I know dogs helping dogs. Did you hear about that vending machine for dogs in Istanbul?


I think I heard that, does it release food and drink for stray dogs?


Yes and all you have to do is recycle your plastic bottle in it


Oh, that makes sense! Haha, even the government has a sense of humor about sports.


Do you think any of the people in the Supreme Court watch basketball? I've heard that it has become a very "millennial" thing for younger people lately.


hmmm probably if their team is playing,  I dont know really/.  Did you know that 39 out of 50 states the highest paid employee is college football or basketball coach?


I had no idea! What kind of salaries do you think they get paid?


probably an absurd amount just like the players lol They probably make more than mechanical engineers.


It takes a lot of training to do what they do, just like engineering! One is a really physical job and the other is a really mental job.


I think it's great that college basketball gives a chance to young people to advance in sports and get a chance at that kind of life.


I agree.  Do you like cats?  I hear there are cat cafes in Japan where people pay to play with cats and have drinks!


I like cats, even though I've never owned one. I'd love to visit one of those cafes!


I watch it occasionally, because it's so popular with my friends.


awesome.  So you like basketball,  did you know the us supreme court has a basketball on the top floor?


I didn't know that! What does the basketball there mean?


Im not sure what you mean or what your question is.


I was wondering if the basketball in the Supreme Court is a symbol of something, or if it is just there for fun.


Oh,  I dont know,  I think its just a basketball court to play on,  like on lunch or after work or something.


Maybe it's a little joke comparing the Supreme Court to a basketball court.


It is a little joke,  because the us supreme court is considered the highest court in the us,  but literally the basketball court is higher,  on the 4th floor.  so now that is physically the highest court lol


When I previously thought of virtual reality I thought of gaming, but have you heard about its uses in the educational revolution?


Yes, safety and affordability.  With a lot of companies like Google, Lenovo, Magic Leap, and Facebook involved you know there will be an affordable and great product.


Yeah and I think there will be profitable business there as well so its win win for those companies as well.


Yes, agreed.  You even have a company like Lockheed Martin that can take kids on a virtual reality tour of Mars!


Wow, now wouldn't that be something.  I wonder if they will be able to do that with planets further out in the future?


With all of those companies and a company like Facebook worth over $100 billion I am sure they sky the is the limit.


I do.  I cannot believe in 2005 that Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million!


Right! That would have been one of those deals of a lifetime, but mistakes happen.


It is impressive how huge it has become.  In fact, Iceland is literally rewriting their constitution using Facebook.  They allow the public to chime in with suggestions! Wild!


Yeah I saw that, very interesting.  But, it makes sense though, let the people help control how the government operates, not the other way around.


Hello there, same here, no I haven't seen too much about the educational side though.


Yes, basically the opposite of the German state Schleswig-Holstein where the "like" button is illegal.


That is hilarious, I wonder if you went back in time and told people 30 years ago about that, what they would say? Anyways, it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Through virtual reality, children will be able to attend virtual schools and learn how they want. Through their tablets or visually.


That is really cool, I guess they can get access to things and places that they never would have been able to before.


Yes, for example if they want to learn visually they can use the headsets to travel to ancient Egypt and watch the pyramids get built!


Wow, that is even cool for me and i'm an adult!


It is.  It is becoming a lot more affordable too.  It used to be over $1000, but in two or three years should be less than $100.


I think you are right, I think more schools will have these in the coming years as well.


Yes, and can even use them at home to educate.  The program will allow the parents to keep tabs on their children to see how they are doing.


And I think all of those safety features for parents are a must with all technology these days!


I sure do. Did you know Jon Hamm was a drama teacher?


I did it was a good show. Jon taught Ellie Kemper


Nice. Laurie made $700 000 per episode in House MD


WOw that is a lot of money. Patrick Steward also taught masters drama classes in the UK


Nice. Did you know that Jim Carrey does not do dramas anymore?


I thought he always did just comedies to begin with


Well he did some dramas and does not anymore because they do not project positivity


Wow. Do you know why soap operas are called that?


I do. Did you knew Drew Carey was in marine corps for 8 years?


I have no idea but I bet it is something funny. Nice chatting with you.


Wow. Have you ever seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle?


I have seen it yes. Carey would tell jokes to his fellow marine corps


Nice. Bill Murray thinks that movie is the funniest ever


Wow I cannot see how but I guess that is his opinion after all


Yeah. Did you know the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy?


REally? Wow. Do you know what slipping on a banana peal used to refer to?


It was in reference to slipping in horse manure


How's it going, do you like Star Wars? George Lucas did a great job creating it


Yea, it's a good thing Marcia Lucas had a lot of input on the original trilogy or it wouldn't be worth as much


Right? She was so instrumental in its development. Did you see what she contributed?


Yea, Marcia had the ideas with Leia kiss and Obi Wan's death


That's crazy to me. that and James Earl Jones only go tpaid $7500 for 2.5 hours of work!


That's pretty good but nowhere close to the billions Lucas made from Star Wars' merchandising rights


Right? I thought that was really low but people said it was scale.


Yep, fox really screwed up that decision, they only saved 500k


It did make george lucas a billionare though so he can't be too mad.


Yea, speaking of billionaires did you know that Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still a best selling album in 2014?


Wow! I had no idea. It was great chatting with you!


Yea, my favorite is the original 1977 movie. You?


I love that movie! Do you have a favorite character?


Probably Hans Solo although I didn't like the 2018 movie with him


I loved Han. He was so well written! I didn't like Solo but I did like the character. Did you see last jsdi?


No I haven't seen it yet, I wasn't to interest since I saw the Force Awakens in 2015


The first 8 films were nominated for academy awards and were commercially successful with a combined box office revenue of $8.5B!


That is impressive, the entire franchise was valued at 65 billion!


It is the second highest grossing film series of all time!


Okay. Incredibles 2 movie budet was 20 crores.


$20 crores. And incredibles 2 runtime is 118 minutes


Thats cool. Im not sure what crores is. Ill look it up later though.


Okay.  Incredibles 2 is the second-highest grossing animated film of all time.


Really. I wouldnt have thought that to be honest. Wonder what was first.


Not sure I have ever seen it. Is it good.


Havent seen it yet. My kids have though.


Okay. Then you see super troopers comedy movie. It was very comedy.


Yeah it was very funny. Have a good one. Bye.


Okay. The movie director brad bird was awesome.


I heard he did the voice for edna mode the costume designer in the movie.


Thats true for the most part. So what other entertainment do you like.


My entertainments are watching television, reading books. cycling.


Sounds fun. What kind of movies you like.


Comedy, Action, Horror, Romantic all kind of movies i like


Oh yeah. My favorites are mostly comedies.


Migo is a funny yeti, fun movie by Warner Bros Pictures


Yeah, he is, so it will not be his first film, I am excited about that Space Jam sequel,


I loved the one the MJ, I hope it can live up to the hype.


I hope that too, well Warner Bros is going to produce it so I bet its going to be good I wonder what othere players will be in the movie as well


Maybe Steph Curry?  He seems to be pretty popular on the basketball scene.


He is another popular player yeah and Cobey maybe even Jordan, he could make a guest appearance


I think it would be great if Jordan was in it too!