I like Bosch a lot. There based off of books that are pretty good. And I also like Man in the High Castle. Both are quality shows in my opinion.


I hate to admit but I do. I love Amazon. How about yourself?


I'll have to look into those shows. Have a good one!


I do too. I didn't realize they owned IMDB as well.


They've certainly branched out from just an online book store. They're into everything now. I heard they even want to get into the healthcare industry.


That will be interesting to see. I wish I was the first person to buy from them. The first customer has a building named after him.


I wish I was the first person to buy Amazon stock. I'd be doing much better today lol.


You and me both haha. I wouldn't want to work for them though. Their warehouse workers walk between 7-15 miles a day!


I think their name came from Jeff Bezos just wanting to be at the beginning of the Alphabet on stock tickers. But it is cool how the arrow goes from the a to z so it's like they have everything from A to Z.


He is one smart man! The internet helps too. There is even 3g on Mount Everest if you want to order something!


I find that hard to believe that my phone would work on Mount Everest but they do even have internet on the International Space Station. I can't even comprehend how that's possible.


Hello lets talk about the bible. Before 1963 it was common for students in the US to read from the Bible part of their education.


He was able to record all the lines in only 2.5 hours.


Lucas's ex wife Marcia Lucas won an academy award for editing the film while Lucas did not win for directing.


Nice!  Sorry I hit the enter button before.  According to George Lucas, the entire Star Wars saga is told by R2D2, some hundred years after the return of the jedi.


interesting. His ex wife won the award because she made many changes to the original film. the death of obi wan was one of them.


Wow.  Colin McGregor, brother of actor Ewan McGregor is a British RAF pilot in real life and goes by the call sign "Obi Two"


interesting. Star was dubbed in Navajo in 2013, it was the first major film to do so


Must have been the need for it!  Switching to dogs... Did you know that dogs drink with the underside of their tongue?  I always wondered how they got the water up there while lapping at it. lool


i did not. Dogs have 12 different blood types, they even have dog blood drives


lol That's funny.  Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog as a memorial for canine research.


Interesting!  The Bible has sold over an estimated 5 billion copies!


dogs can not see as many different colors as humans but they are not color bind. nice talking to you today.


Thomas Jefferson used a razor to cut out some of the parts of the bible , making his own version.


Never knew that.  Teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams are the only two US presidents that did not use a bible at their swearing in ceremonies.


interesting. The word malus means both apple and evil, Apple became known as apple when the bible was translated into Latin.


I never knew that.  Laws mentioned in the bible required farmers to leave parts of their fields unharvested for strangers.


interesting. the etemenanki building in modern day Iraq was most likely the biblical tower of babel


I've read that before.  In 2011 Donald Jackson and a team of calligraphers completed what is believed to be the first illuminated and handwritten bible since the invention of the printing press.  It took them 12 years and cost $8 million dollars!


Lets talk about star wars next. James earl Jones was only paid 7,500 dollars for voicing Vadar


Sounds good!  Whoa!  I thought he would have made more money than that.


I didn't realize the large asteroids were ever classified as planets. I never saw them included in a list of planets before 2006.


Yeah, I meant the mini-wheels in particular. That whole modular thing is a great way to beat planned obsolescence. PC hardware operates on the same principle.


Exactly. And people really appreciate that.


There's an open-source hardware outfit called Open Source Ecology that builds a whole collection of tabletop machine tools -- drill presses, lathes, routers, 3D printers, etc. -- with a lot of interchangeable parts like power supplies, that can reproduced with their own machinery.


I'm sure the 3D printer could be used for legos, or for anything that an industrial extruder is used for.


Would need to be faster though I would imagine. And obviously many, many of them.


Yeah, I don't know how practical or cost-effective it would be -- probably prototyping the mold with the printer and then using the mold to make multiple copies would be faster.


Sounds about right. I was not aware that silently reading only started recently.


I vaguely recall learning that in the past -- people read out loud even to themselves. Must've been annoying with multiple people trying to read.


Good way to learn how to remain undistracted


Had no idea. Makes me wonder if Pluto is still a planet


I don't think I could do it, LOL. I'm bad at multi-tasking. Welp, it's been nice talking to you!


I'm pretty sure it was downgraded, but if I recall correctly it has been restored since.


Good! I see that every other planet could fit between the earth and moon. We must have some really big planets.


Jupiter's got about ten times earth's diameter.


Yeah. I also think Legos are cool. Modular design is a really efficient way of doing things.


I see they are also the world's largest tire manufacturer for their mini wheels haha


Interesting. I'd like to know more about that parts ecology and whether they're standardized to fit a lot of different vehicles.


I hear just about all legos fit all other sets, as they manufactured with some serious precision.


Dennis Rodman sure has an interesting history with Noth Korea!


I wonder how much they make thoug? maybe basketball coaches just make a ton of money afterall its a sport that involves a lot of cash


ya I don't know unfortunately, can you guess the top 3 richest presidents though? See if you can get all of them


Ok so Trump must be in that list, Kennedy and the other one must be Carter, am I close?


haha nope its JFK, washington and Jefferson, I guess they accounted for inflation but ya trump is not top 3!


Thats hard to believe, the guy has a guest house thats larger than the white house, how can he not be on the list!!


I know right! would you vote for a guy whose last name is banana, that is the real president of Zimbabwe, President Banana!


Well if he ran against Trump and there were no other candidates I might consider it lol


haha well that is true, did you see that previously the runner up in the US election would become the VP, what do you think about that


I think Clinton and Trump arent a good fit and its probably a good idea things arent like that anymore lol, can you imagine how much fighting there would be among parties


oh it would be crazy, I'd watch that as a TV show but it'd be too scary for real life haha


ya I know they love hiim over there, I do like basketball a lot, do you?


Me too, I think its a great game 5 vs 5 and a lot of action


oh ya I agree, very silly that they tried to ban the dunk for over a decade, Kareem was too good with it!


I know right? why ban one of the best moves the game has to offer, its a good thing the move is allowed again.


I know right, but ya in New Zealand they have a team nicknamed the "tall blacks" don't think that would fly in the USA haha


It woulnt thats a terrible nickname lol, you know even the supreme court has a basketball court in one of its floors.


haha yes and its called the "highest court in the land", they should televise some games from up there haha


They should lol, imagine watching a game of recently convicted felons vs judges, that would be a match I would pay for lol


lol I would watch that, kind of sad that in about 40 states teh top paid public emplyee is a basketball or a football coach


Never! I loved that game growing up. I also like his slushie drinks... HA!


Me too!  Did you know Sonic was supposed to have a blond haired human girlfriend named Madonna?


No, I didn't. Hanson was the most requested song on a Chicago alt station becuase they did not reveal the band name. Im from chicago and listen to that station... never heard of that.


Loved Hanson growing up, very talented brothers, they are.  Do you watch horror movies?


I do not... I get too scared for my taste. Do you?


Yes, I watch them to burn calories.  You know watching one burns 180 calories. Too funny.


Dang! I might have to start watching them as part of my workout routine... I'll watch a dozen a day and get my summer body!


That's what I said, easy workout. I have always liked ,The Shining, with Jack Nickelson, and that little boy that played Danny didn't have a clue he was acting in a horror film until many years after.


Seems a little unethical but at least he wont be scarred by knowing about it.


I know that is one creepy movie.  Did you know Stephen King was terrified as a child after seeing," Bambi"?


Yes, I love it.  I tell you I did not know one of my favorite bands from my youth, Whitesnake, has had over 50 members throughout its history.Totally amazing.


That's a lot of members. Are they your all time favorite group?


No, I think that honor goes to Metallica.  They're my favorite all time Rock band. It's funny to think that Sonic the hedgehog was originally supposed to be a member of a Rock band. Lol


Sorry, premature send... The "'" button is too close to enter this morning... no coffee... That's odd that he was supposed to be in a rock band... Did you know Flaming Lips has the state song for Oklahoma? I wonder if they are from there. Interesting choice....


Cool, didn't know that tidbit, maybe they are from Oklahoma.  I thought you had a beef with my man, Sonic..Lol


Yes to Walter Elias Disney, which is very fitting as he started the whole thing


Yeah it is fitting indeed. DO you use google a lot?


Yes I do, is the got to search engine for me. Do you know when it was founded?


Yes in 1998 so it has been around for a while now and I am glad for it


Me too. DO you know how they calculate traffic?


Yes they actually take the average of how fast android devices are moving


Yes. They once hired goats to mow their lawn instead of people


Yeah that is pretty neat, everyone benefited there


Exactly. A single google search uses more computing power than it took to sen 12 astronauts to the moon


That is insane indeed. It once went down for 5 minutes and took 40% of traffic with it


Yeah I do. Do you know what the real name of Minnie is?


No wonder they are this big, so many people are using them


Yes her name is Minerva but I like Minnie better


Yeah me too. Have you heard about the culture of hidden mickey mouse?


Yeah they hide stuff on everything disney for people to find


Yeah pretty cool. Do you know who Bill Nye is?


Yeah the is the science guy and he worked with disney for the Flubber movies


Yeah he is in a lot of things now. Do you like the Pixar studio movies?


I love them especially wall-e, have you seen it?


I have and loved it. Do you know who it is a tip of the hat to?


Cool. DO you know who the three wealthiest presidents are?


Yes and the top of the list are Jefferson, Washington and JFK


Wow nice. Lincoln was the first one to be photographed during inaugurantion


Cool. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


I am not sure but he has released three albums already


Oh wow. DId you know the last president to speak a foreign language was FDR


Strange. Do you know how the VP used to be elected


Love it. Did you know LeBron is going to be in the next space jam movie?


He is a great player. Do you know Reggie Miller?


TIm DUncan decided to finish college and then go to the NBA


Hmm I am not sure if I have heard of him actually


He is the guy that used the dunk shot so much , it got banned for a while


WOw cool. Along with voleyball , basketball was invented at the YMCA


Cool. Do you know who was the guy that invented it though?


Hmmm good question, I have no idea, who?


It was the coach of U of Kansas who invented it and the only losing coach


Wow what? Do you know Wilson is the only president to have a PhD


Hey there!  Are you a basketball fan?  I am Bulls fan and we stink!  We are probably as good as the Lakers though which is funny since they had such high expectations.


Haha, he is a shrewd business man.  I will give him that.  He is no Jordan though and now we are going to have to watch him do the Space Jam sequel


I know what you mean about that.  I like Michael Jordan.  Have you heard that Lebron has a photographic memory?


I did not know that.  Maybe that helps how he processes defense so well!?


Probably does.  He can remember exact in game scenarios and memorize moves in fighting games.


Going back to Jordan, did you know that Air Jordan's were once banned by the NBA?


No, why were they banned?  Seems odd to ban a pair of shoes.


I am not sure the reason, but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike was ok paying the fines each game!


I bet they were! It was a great way to get some advertising!  Companies make profits but in all honesty not many players remain wealthy.  It's said that over 50% of players are broke within five years after retiring.


That is a very sad thing to here.  More people should have been like Iverson.  He is receiving 800k a year until age 55 then a 32 million dollar lump sum!


Definitely! That is a brilliant contract to get!  What company agreed to give him that?


I'm a little bit of a fan. I watch some of the Spurs games.  Have you heard of Tim Duncan?


Reebok!  They must have been desperate!  It was great chatting with you today!!


Maybe that's why they went low on lebron. They were paying Iverson so much!  Great chatting with you too!  Have a good one!


Yes, I am a big Tim Duncan fan.  "The big fundamental"  He would never do something like Lebron did with "the decision."


The decision?  I'm not a follower of Lebron James all that much.


He basically televised his free agent decision back when he first left Cleveland.  He made a huge spectacle of it.  He did make 6 million for charity by doing it, but most people found it ridiculous.


Oh yeah!  I do know some about that.  I thought his leaving was wrong, a little disloyal.


Yes, totally disloyal.  He just grew up so differently though so maybe that is why.  Tickets to his high school games used to go for $100-$120.


Sounds like he is very used to being made a big deal of and spoiled in a way.  It's as if he's been money motivated from the start.


He is the highest paid celebrity right now actually.  Crazy that second behind him is Judge Judy!!


That is crazy.  I never would have thought she was that high paid!  Lebron though, he is money motivated. He rejected a ten million dollar offer from reebok when he was 18 because he figured he'd get more from nike.


Yeah. That was the year they had Randy Moss. He is the cheat code.


Haha Randy Moss is awesome! I guess he won his first Super Bowl when was a starter. Kurt Warner was the only other person to do this


I love Kurt Warner's story. Such a good guy. I wonder if they have a pink locker room.


Haha that's a good question. Do you like romantic movies at all? I like certain actors like Michael Caine I think he's really good


I watch them because I love my wife. I do not enjoy them.


Haha that's funny. Well have you ever tried listening to classical radio dramas with your wife?


No. That's where I draw the line (unless she tells me to listen, then I will listen). Have you ever listened to them?


I think so. Wasn't War of the Worlds one of these? I guess people were throwing themselves out of buildings or something when it was on the radio haha. But there is a website online where you can listen to this stuff for free


Jon Hamm taught drama at his old HS> He taught Erin from the office.


That's cool! I never knew that. do you like Jim Carrey?


Hey I'm good. What do you think about Tom Brady?


I think he is a talented actor but I am not a huge fan. What about you?


No I don't like his movies anymore. And he said he'll never do a drama again.


I think he is the greatest QB ever and that he is pretty boring. What about you?


He is a great quarterback. He's kind of weird to though haha  since he's never eaten a strawberry


Who doesn't eat strawberries? They're so good! I make strawberry protein shakes almost every morning.


Tom Brady! Also I know that he doesn't eat tomatoes. Have you seen the video of him kissing his son?


No. Was it weird? I feel like he would be a weird dad...


It was really weird! You definitely need to check it out on YouTube. It is interesting that his wife makes more money than him


Yeah. One of the perks of being a super model's husband.


Haha that's true. Crazy that Tom Brady threw a record 50 touchdown passes. I know that's the current record


I think they are illegal here too because I can't find anyone to install one on my car.


you just might not be asking the right people!


I went thru the drive thru last night at McDonalds and picked up dinner in my Mercedes


the very first one was added in 1975! I cant imagine what it would have been like without one. it seems like a staple nowadays


It is so convenient especially for the military


speakng of Military, did you know Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel to be on the reading list of 3 of the US military branches? thats crazy to me


its about a space military shooting and killing giant bugs, its crazy and a notoriously campy movie


Fits well with the President's desire to have a Space Force.


haha that was my first thought when I heard about the Space Force


i do! I own a 4 weeheled motor vehicle. I bought my very first brand new car back in 2014. How about you?


They should make the President read it too since he is in charge of military.


My ford is an antique. It is a replica of the first car Ford made, a Model T


Yes. The Mercedes is about 12 years old now.


thats cool. Do both cars have a trunk? is the Model Ts made out of wood like they used to?


No, it does not have a trunk but I am glad they got rid of the wooden trunk.


how about flame throwers? does either car have that nice feature installed? Theyre legal in South Africa apparently


I think that living in todays day and age is very difficult b/c of the harrassment some receive through different pieces of technology.


We need to be careful b/c we never know what someone else is going through and how are words might effect them.  There needs to be laws protecting these people.


there should be... when You go on a portal or website You identity should be revealed.....


Or there should definetly be a way that the proper authorities can figure it out


Yes, otherwise You shouldn't be allowed to talk to real people ;)  hate trolling and haters...


It is definetly a different world these days.  Hopefully the laws will keep up with the changing times.


It will be hard if not impossible to do... I mean some people will use somebody elses account and stuff like that, just to avoid responsibility...


Exactly..so you just have to hope for the best and try to stay out of the back and forth I guess.


sure, but some offenses are not even by private people... sometimes it's news websites, newspapers, or even president of the United States... how do yOu protect Yourself from that...


yeah that is definetly a good question.  I really don't know but I guess like I said earlier they are going to have to change some laws to accommodate our changing times.


Maybe the answer is in raising young people ( children ) ? to be more tolerant and not such jerks all the time ;) lol


Great chatting with You, happy and healthy New Year ;)


either that or shaming someone based off of their religion or background.


ahh yes... I mean that was always happening, but today haters have more modern options to keep doing that...


An they can remain anonymous b/c they hide behind their screens and harass the person now instead of doing it so everyone knows who they are.


yes. I mean, I will be honest with You, I'm not the most polite guy in real life AND in internet, ( I mean I would never attack someone just based on his/her looks or religious believes ) but sometimes in political discussion I can get nasty... BUT, everywhere I'm using my picture and real first and last name... I stand behind what I say...


I think that may be a bit different.  One like you said you are not hiding and two if you feel strongly about your political beliefs than it is sometimes hard to not get angry.  I just don't like it when people act tough but hide you know


World was and always will be full of little cowards... fear can make terrible things to a person ;)


yes that is true.  I try to be a positive light as much as I can but I am not going to say I am perfect.  I will never spread hate however on the internet


yes, people can be easily hurt by haters, sometimes they make terrible things because someone said some mean things about them on the internet... ;)


What do you think about Amys brother and his using the funds of his mom for himslef


They can? wow I guess dogs are more impressive than what I thought


My one dog will watch tv.  The other one doesn't even know the tv exists. lol  Dogs have "eureka moments" and enjoy the experience of solving a problem in order to obtain a reward.  That must be why they will do a trick in hopes of getting a treat.


Thats amazing, sounds like you know a lot about dogs? Google sure does, they are a dog company and state it in their code of conduct


That's neat!  I've heard that you can take your dog with you to work at Google.  Switching gears...do you like cars?  The first car accessible to the masses was the 1908 model T made by Ford.


Yeah I love engines, the first model was a Benz,


Nice!  A weird odd law in Ohio says it's illegal to warm up your car there.  I live here in Ohio and never heard of that. lol


Its legal to equip your car with a flamethrower in South Africa, so that seems like an odd law lol


Whoa!  That would be wicked.  Why do they do that?


Maybe to prevent car theft but it seems like an excesive thing, I would think twice about stealing a car there, I wouldnt like to get torched up


lol no doubt!   On a side note...something I found interesting and it's a little off topic, but I just discovered that ET was originally scripted to be a horror film.  I wonder how that would have played out?


I think that was a terrible thing he did.  He should be ashamed of himself.


ET is the friendliest allien I have known lol, it would be interesting watch him turn bad.


I know right, using the funds of your elderly mom for you own benefit, he bough a lot of things with the money


That makes me sad to hear stories like that.  Do you like dogs at all?


I do dogs are muy favorite, what about you? dog or cat person?


I'm a dog person.  I don't like the smell of cat litter boxes.  lol  Some dogs in Moscow had learned to use the subway.  They are pretty intelligent.  I wonder if they really know what they're doing or if they are just getting on the subway when a door opens up.


They are smart, interesting fact but with elephants they are the only animals that understand pointing


How interesting.  I didn't know that.  I always thought it would be a pain to be a dog and have to drink with the uderside of their tongues.


That doesnt seem comfortable, and yeah apparently they are not color blind either,


Didn't know that.  Dogs can learn over a 1000 words and can reason better than chimps.  I can see that.  Although not all dogs are like that.  One of my dogs is really smart and the other dog isn't so smart.


Do you like theater? I heard the Round House announced a 14 million dollar restoration plan.


I haven't seen that movie. I don't know too much about him. I watch House sometimes, Hugh Laurie was the highest paid actor for TV drama ever, earning 700,000 per episode.


I like him but that seems like a lot for just 1 episode.  Just seems like an insane amount of money when there are so many people who don't get to eat everyday.  I like that Michael Caine became an actor because all the pretty girls were in drama class.  He seems like that type of sauve, confident guy.


It seems like a ridiculous amount for an episode. Jon Hamm taught drama at his high school. One of his students was that cute girl from the office.


I find that interesting, goes to show that sometimes it helps to know someone.  I never knew that Disney almost shuttered their animation studio when Sleeping Beauty bombed at the Box Office


Their "Treasure Planet" was one of the biggest flops in history.


Yeah that is a really weird movie.  Have you ever heard of Trojan Wars, cost 15 mil to make but has only earned $309 at the box office.  I wonder who got fired for that one.  Makes me interested in seeing it, lol


Ha, can you imagine waiting to be called into your bosses' office after that? I would rather be resposible for silence of the lambs, that made like 270 million when it came out.


That is still one of the freaker movies I have seen.  Hopkins was great as the cannibal killer, I heard once that Jodie Foster's character was originally supposed to be played by Sandra Bullock


Oh I didn't know that. I kind of like Sandra Bullock, we just watched Birdbox last night. I bet she would have been good for silence of the lambs.


I am hoping to watch that this weekend, looks nice and freaky.  Reminds me of the movie A Quiet Place, check it out if you haven't seen it.  I just read that Pocahontas and Shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart.


I do, just a little expensive for me to do it often.  I see that they are doing it mainly to break down the separation between audiences and artists.  I wonder if they looking to go more like a ancient Rome type play


I will definitely check it out, thanks. Did you know SHakespeare invented the names Miranda, Jessica and Olivia?


That seems like something that he would do.  I wonder if they will ever find his original manuscripts.  Well, it has been a pleasure chatting, have a Happy New Year!


Maybe. I think they had some sound and sightline issues they needed to fix.


I like the idea that they are bringing people on as full-time resident educators, and rotating new residents every 2 years.  It should make for a nice educational opportunity for aspiring theater people.


Yes, and they have funding now for 30 new works.


It's nice to hear something that is not technology based still making an impact.  I see that the renovation accomodate multiple stage and crowd configurations for audiences ranging 285 to 400 people.  I wish I was in the UK to get a chance to see it once renovated.


Me too. Charcoalblue has done several things here in the US too, like Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater and Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse.


I have been to Steppenwolf, it is a nice theater.  I was just reading how expensive it is to produce a play in the theater.  Construction can easily hit 9 million which seems like a lot for a play.  Makes me wonder how much they pay their artists


That does seem like a lot. I guess the 14 million dollar initiative isn't as big a deal as I thought.


Switching gears a little, I was just reading that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  I wonder how he worked around that system to be in Kick-Ass 2, not really positive there.


I see, well I dont know much about football im more a fan of the NBA


NBA players do get lots of huge endorsement deals. Ree


Ree? sounds like you hit the enter button early, I hate it when that happens


It cut me off I was saying Reebok paid millions for an endorsement.


A perfect example Allen Iverson, he sure got a great deal from Rebook


Yes he did. I'm sure he celebrated his 55th birthday in style when he was paid $32,000,000.


That is a sweet pay day lol I would buy the best Scotch and get wasted.


I don't know what I would do since I would already be rich from all the other years.  I would certainly have some type of party.


That would be a great idea, did you ever buy the Air Jordan shoes?


No. I buy cheap tennis shoes. I usually am barefoot since I live in Florida.


Basketball is alright but I've never played it or watched it other than on tv.


I see, well the Air Jordans got banned in the NBA, anyway its been great chatting with you! a lot of useful info


Great chatting with you too. Have a great night.


I see, I watched a few of high school and college games  I think its an exciting sport


It definitely pays well. The highest paid state employees is either a college football or basketball coach in 39 out of 50 states. That seems like a lot.


It does seem like a lot, did you hear about that team that is nicknamed Tall Blacks


They are from New Zealand, I think the name is a bit racist


I wonder if they mean it in a racist way. If they are tall and black it would seem to be more descriptive. Like the movie "White men can't jump" that might be racist.


Not really sure, but that name wouldn't fly in America.


Not any more. The footballs teams like the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs are even have a hard time these days.


You know it!  George Lucas' wife Marcia won an academy award for editing the film!


I heard about it.  She was talented.  By the way,  Marcia is no longer married to Lucas.


Whoa!  I didn't know that.  Maybe George doesn't have as much as that $65 billion as I thought.  Yikes.


It's okay.  Marcia is entitled to the money too.  She want the award, remember?


Yes!  lol  James Earl Jones took only 2.5 hours to record all of the parts for Darth Vader for the original movie.


Sorry, what I meant was "she won the award". About James Earl Jones - I think he was only paid $7500 for his work.  That was not fair.


Wow.  That sure doesn't.  I wonder if he gets any licensing fees at all for Darth Vader?  On a different subject....did you know that Earth's surface is 71 percent water and 29 percent land?


I did not know the exact percentages.  Thanks for the info!


On a sad note relating to those percentages....more than 80 percent of the earths natural forests have already been destroyed?


I heard about it and we need to do something about it.


My son is, so I know a little bit about it.


I agree.  It's sad.  I had a good time chatting with you tonight!


I thank you for your information - I learned a lot from you.  Have a good night.


Nice!  Did you see the first movie when it came out in 1977?  I remember going to the theater to see it.


No, I did not.  My son went with his friends. Apparently, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo in 2013.


There must have been a big enough market for them to do that.  They have the money to do it that's for sure.  Just the box office alone the Star Wars franchise has brought in over $8.5 billion dollars!


20th Century Fox did not think that Star Wars was going to succeed.  Do you know what happened to Star Wars' licensing and merchandising rights?


Yes, because they did not want to pay additional directing fee to Lucas.


Nice.  He scored then big time because the entire Star Wars franchise is estimated to $65 billion dollars!


20th Century Fox avoided to pay additional fee of only $500k to Lucas.  They were willing to give the licensing and merchandising to him.  Someone got fired at the company, I'll bet.


Well if they don't speak in english or any other familiar languages than I don't think there's any point.


thats where to previous work weve done comes in, we sent greeting in every langua out to the stars.


wrapping thing no, rap the music, not relly, a few good songs in decades doesnt make for good music to me.  you?


Same. I think I would've enjoyed the Michigan judge delivering her rule in the form of a wrap.


defenitly going to look for the video for that when we are done. its got to be amazing, i hope she old and white too. maybe its compliment battle style


do you agree with Tupac being iin the library of congress?


I don't know anything about wrappers or wrap so can't actually comment on it.


same really, was going to say we have every other style in there so why not, was a huge name in the 90s at least.


Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle that was interesting!


i find it interesting that they didnt name what is commonly held as the first rap song pubplished, whuch FYI is a song called "pump the brakes" maybe late 70s, should go listen to it


huge diffrence in the genre from then to now.


It was very nice talking to you and you seem very knowledgeable!


you to man, thanks for the time and happy holidays


Same! Can you believe that Allen Iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract the would pay him $800,000?


i want the lump sum payment of 32 million persoanly.


Crazy the Nike payed the fine each game son that Jordan can wear Air Jordans.


no not crazy, that brilliant of them, the #1 player at the time in your shoes with his name on them. id pay 10k fine every game for that free press therer


It's sad that more than 80% of earth's natural forests have been destroyed!


yea and think we are the only major reason to it as well. plus side is peopole are always planting more trees to replace the damage


What you said is very true.Can you believe ambassadors were appointed to extraterrestrials?


no i find that hard to believe, but i guess if we are going to be visited for other beings than humans might as well have someone be there to say hi though right


Yes. The history of animals is interesting.


Yes. Very much. They are beautiful animals.


I agree. Icelandic horses have a fifth speed that is basically speedwalking for a horse.


I guess that is slower than a trot. Clint Eastwood developed an allergy to horses.


That's ironic. Maybe because he rode them so much?


That could be the case. He did do a lot of western movies.


For sure. Dalmations are associated firefighters because they would calm and protect the horses.


I always wondered why they were a firehouse dog.


I always wondered that too. Do you like the NBA?


Hello, I'm great thank you. Do you like animals?


Very cool. Well, it was good talking to you. Have a good day!


Me too. Did you know there are over 20 quintillion animals on the planet?


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


That is interesting. I wonder why that is?


Not too sure. I saw Germany gives animals constitutional rights.


Yes. I had heard that too. I think that is a good thing.


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


hey did you know the university of iowa painted the rival team's locker room pink? haha


thats a good question, what I want to know is does that give him an advantage, disadvantage, or probably it doesnt matter, do you listen to music?


Sure. Do you follow dance at all? Tupac the rapper danced ballet in high school. He played the mouse king in The Nutcracker. Not really in line with his image as a gangsta.


haha no that sounds like it would have been a wild performance to see, I wonder what kind of music babies like best, apparently they will dance and smile when they hear a beat


Music is fundamental to our psyche. I wish dance were the same.


ya, I'm bad at dancing, definitely not as good as Bruce Lee who apparently won a dance competition back in 1958


He could kick it on the dance floor and in the dojo. Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week. I wonder how many Bruce went through in a week.


that's a good question, I used to date a ballerina and ya he does were really messed up, all that dancing will affect your shoes and also your feet


It's tough on your body. I've never been attracted to doing ballet. But I understand that it's challenging.


ya, also tough on your body is the Michael Jackson leaning device that he used, it used wires and apparently Jackson has a patent on it


It was a clever illusion. Quite convincing. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good night!


I guess it's meant to psych out the opposition. How many home games have they won though? Talent wins.


Thank you, you too! keep looking for that Tupac ballet tape I want to see it!


haha thats what I want to know, personally I think that would make me play better because I'd be mad haha


Times have really change for sports. In the 60s top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars. Does anyone watch bowling now? Maybe the U of Iowa would paint the other team's lanes pink or something.


ya that's a good point, maybe the pros will paint their bowling ball pink as well? haha, I guess the highest football score ever was 222-0 isn't that crazy


Georgia Tech crushed Cumberland. Did the GT coach put in the third string? Did he have money riding on the game or something? Was there a pink lockerroom involved?


haha those are all great questions, ya I think after like 100-0 I would definitely just give up, there's no coming back, maybe they should paint their football pink


ESPN won an Emmy for creating the superimposed yellow line showing the first down line for American football games. Was it weak field of Emmy contestants that year or something? The U of Iowa would want a pink line for the visiting team.


haha I would like to see that on TV, people that create things are always interesting like the guy who created the football huddle, he was deaf and did it to prevent the opposing team from seeing his hand signs


Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. There is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL. I wonder why that is. Is it unusual to play QB from that side?


Like you said, if it was separated in smaller entities, if one part would go down, it would not take 40% of all internet traffic.


Yeah, I use Netflix, I think it grows faster than Google.


Yeah, it accounts for 33 percent of the bandwidth in north america from 9pm to 12am!


And you, do you use Netflix ? Do you have a favorite show ?


Yeah, I do it use it! I just finished watching that new Netflix show called You. Have you seen it?


No, I did not seen it, but it was recommended by the algorithm, I like shows that are produced in house by Netflix, especially those that came from Asia.


It was pretty good, Netflix seems to produce some pretty good shows. Netflix and youtube create half the internet traffic in North America.


That is crazy, I imagine that Blockbuster is regretting their decision to buy Netflix for 50 million.


Yeah, are there even any block busters left anymore? I do miss going in to pick out a movie sometimes.


I do! I use google as my main search engine and google mail. Do you?


I don't miss that much, especially the late fees.


Yeah, that's one thing that was annoying. I think I racked up so many fees from forgetting to bring stuff back.


They had a positive side, they inspired the founder of Netflix.


That's a good thing! Well, it was nice chatting with you!


You too, I wish you plenty of good shows on Netflix.


I use google mail and google docs, is there any other search engine besides google ?


I think Bing still exists, but I don't know anyone who actually uses it. A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong to the moon! Amazing the technology that's readily available.


It is amazing how faster computers are. And those computers in the 60s, were among the fastest that they could build at the time.  As for google's services. I forgot Google Maps, it is very useful for me.


Yes, google maps is a must for me too! I never know where i'm going. It calculates traffic by how fast android phones are moving on the road.


I do that too! It is very useful in a big city with lots of roadwork.Also, Google modify the map to respect each country territorial revendication, I guess it is good.


For sure! When google went down for 5 minutes in 2013 it took 40 percent of web traffic with it.


Maybe it shows that Google is getting too big, don't you think ?


It is certainly the biggest and most powerful search engine. It's a little scary to think what we would do if it really did go down for good.


Our first phone was a multi-party line.  I recently got rid of the landline.  Since most people have my cell, the landline was becoming redundant.  And smartphones can do much more than just make calls.  Did you know that an iPhone has more processing power than an ICBM nuclear missile?


I was unaware of the iphone fact. Being on a farm do you still have one of the old style radios? I think it would be pretty fun if they still broadcasted radio acts on the air like they used to in the 1930's. They have a radio station that translates solar activity into sound, but not sure how interesting that would be.


I have a 1960 John Deere 4020 tractor with the original AM radio in the cab.  I do get weather interference, but I have never monitored for Jupiter's radio storms.  Did you know that in WW2, soldiers made a simple radio for a razor blade and pencil?


No but they called them the greatest generation for a reason. I am watching my neighbor right now warming up his truck outside. Not only is it illegal to warm your car up in Ohio, but it's illegal to do it here in Michigan as well. I've never known anyone to actually get a ticket for doing it though. That would have to be on miserable cop to write that ticket.


That's a strange law - I never heard of that before.  In the mindset of soldiers, did you know McDonalds added the drive-thru to accommodate soldiers who could not get our of their cars while wearing fatigues?


This one I've actually heard before. What do you think about these self driving cars that they are pushing for in the future? I don't care for it but what are you going to do. They say Google has an aggressive mode for the cars, but I think they will all be aggressive. And how will they be able to handle weather conditions. Crazy


I am a bit apprehensive.  Self-driving cars may be able to drive perfectly well.  What they have trouble doing is anticipating the "imperfect" human driver they are sharing the road with.  That imperfect human who might be on their cell phone while driving!


Do you have any barns on that farm of yours filled with classic cars? I hear people find a lot of classic cars tucked away in barns with seven inches of dust sitting on them.


Lots or barns, but not much in the way of classic cars.  Being in the humid south, they rust away unless looked after.  But I did help a friend restore a '39 Buick Hearst.  I got the old vacuum tube radio going!  Good old scratch AM.


Alright well it was good talking farms, radios, cars, and trucks with you. Thank you for chatting with me and I guess I will be on my way.


I do not subscribe to a print newspaper, but if I were the person in the first article I am not sure I would receive it anyone since the kid plowed the mailbox over.


Take care.  Stay off the phone while driving!


Take care and keep it between the lines.


I agree.  I do not subscribe either, but it did remind me of "Dear Abby" advice column of the Chicago Sun-Times.  I side a bit with the mom who sent in the question.  Perhaps a 50/50  split between son and dad?


When I was a teenager I hit a neighbors mailbox also. I was the one that had to pay for it, and replace the mailbox. I do agree with the mom in this situation though. Dad shouldn't have been messing around on his phone.


I have never taken out a mailbox.  Growing up in the country, we learned with the oldest pickup in a pasture first.  Mine was a 3 speed manual transmission with no power steering!  But I did scare my grandpa when I almost took out his dog!!  Are you a car or pickup person?


I own a F-150, I've never been married but I imagine drawing a mustache on your mother in laws face is going to put you in the dog house for a while huh! I'm not sure if you would get it worse from your wife, or your father in law.


Having a small farm, I am a pickup person too.  I'm single as well (never married).   But, I too think you are in dangerous territory when you make fun of your mother-in-law.  But, they do have a point.  I think the father-in-law could have picked a more appropriate time and place to discuss this - not work!


As far as the homophobic Aunt goes, I am not sure what to say. It's a different world now  and I guess to each their own. You can't make anyone accept anything and I guess in life you just have to deal with certain issues.


That one is hard to gauge.  You can choose your friends but not your relatives!   So, do you still use a landline telephone?


I have both a landline and smart phone.  I still remember the old rotary phone from when I was a kid. Things are a lot different today.


Yes, they have an excellent group of young players.  Next World cup will be in Qatar.  The one after that, I believe, will be in America.


Qatar! i heard they are building air conditioned stadiums that are solar powered!


It's meant to be ridiculously hot there in the summer.  There was talk of moving it to the winter but that would have played havoc with other competitions going on.  America will be  a better place for it than Qatar.


Well those stadiums are going the reduce the temperature by 20c.


Which do you prefer, soccer or football?  Or do you not care.  The English always get upset when the hear the term soccer used, they say it's football.


I think of it as soccer.  I've been told it's actually association football and soccer is just slang for it though.


I understand there is a version of the game where three teams compete instead of two, That would be very confusing to watch, and probably play.


I'd still like to at least try and watch it though just to see how they do it!  Soccer players run around 7 miles during a game so that would mean 3 teams of people running all at the same time.


That's a long way to run, especially as a lot of it is sprinting.  It's not like football where you have a play and then everyone stops, especially if there is a commercial break.


True.  Soccer is the world's most popular sport though.


Yeah, just about every country in the world plays it, I think over 200 nations enter the world cup in its initial stages.


Except for Greenland.  Apparently they don't have enough grass for a soccer field.


He's a soccer coach, coached the USA team and also the Los Angeles team


I gather since he coached the usa team he's pretty good then?


He's been successful, got the USA team to the last 16 rounds of the soccer world cup in 2010, by that stage you typically only have the best teams left in the contest.


That's really impressive!  Sounds like he knows how to coach to make players be their best, to get the best out of them.


For the most part.  He got hired by a British team a few years back, Swansea City, but only lasted a few games before being terminated.  They didn't really give him a chance.


That's too sad.  Did any other countries hire him?


Not that I'm aware of.  He's still highly regarded in this country.  Los Angeles is a new team, expansion team, they really wanted him.  Even before they started getting players.


Perhaps he'll coach the world cup again and beat France. They're the current champion you know.


I did, that movie was so fun, I really liked it, did you like it?


It was actually really good. I liked lady luck! Do you like comedy films?


I do like them yea, one of my favorite actors is Bill Murray


Me too, I love me some Bill Murray movies, have you seen Kung Fu Hustle?


Was it comedy gold like Bill Murray said it was, or was he being sarcastic?


It was comedy, I liked it, but I wouldnt call it the supreme achievement, I think he was sarcastic when he said that


lol, that is so like Bill Murray. It was so nice talking with you!


He is a grea actor, I like him as well, another great actor is Ryan Stiles, so funny


For sure, that guy never graduated high school. Look how far he has come! Have a great day! Give you dog some hugs for me!


That sounds like a hard call, not going to high school to persue a carreer in comedy and I will, you do the same with yours.


Dog for sure all day! Even google likes dogs more


Yeah they are a dog company, and thats  a great thing, I love dogs,


I have a dog, a golden retriever, do you? interesting how they can have up to 12 different types of blood


I have a rat terrier, I love him so much. His name is rocky and he is a boss! i did not know that about the blood, I wonder if they have blood drives


There are also blood drives for dogs yes, and sounds like a cute little fellow,


What! He is awesome, getting old though but lots of good memories. Did you know dogs and elephants are the only ones that respond to pointing. My dog loves that


I didnt know that, I guess both are really smart animals, dogs can also see color so that makes them kind of unique


Did you know that the President is the head of government?


hahahaha, yes, but did you see that they are winning? hahaha


To be ahead by 3 games out of over 100 is pretty close.  Did you know that the republican party started as an anti-slavery party around the middle of the 1800's?


Yes, it got my attention too. Then, by that time, they were liberals and pro-black people, what happened to them?


Well, they were also pro-economic development and they still are.  I think things like school vouchers which would allow poor children to go to private schools is pro-black and republicans favor it.  The democrats cannot because they are supported by teacher's unions.


Well, in reality, I have always been thinking that there are only 2 parties in USA. It has never been a President who wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853. Since that independents don't stand a chance.


That is true.  Since the electoral college in most states is all or nothing, an independent cannot win.  Strange that every president with a beard was republican


Yes, very strange, really. I liked how JFK looked. He was handsome, not republican, but a nice person, I think. In 2000 is when the consistent use of red and blue colors started.


Yes.  I actually saw one TV network that used those colors in reverse before 2000.  Truman would not take a picture with Dumbo because the elephant was the symbol for republicans.


Yes, he was very peculiar. Thank you for working with me, it was a very difficult subject and we didn't fight. Nice to meet you. Giving you an excelent.


Enjoyed it also.  I don't fight over politics.  I will discuss issues.  I cannot complete yet so it seems like we need one more round.  Some recent republican gains have been due to gerrymandering.


That is true in most republics.  It certainly is in the US.


Yes. I use to fight over politics, lol, but I am taking this so seriously and taking into account your feelings. Well, let's wish good luck to USA.


We are better off as a people every decade!  Technology helps us as much as politics. Bye!


I didn't know that the wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington and Jefferson. I knew JFK was rich, but not that rich.


I question that too.  Trump released a financial statement (not taxes) that showed his wealth at more than $10 billion.  I don't think that JFK had that much.


Wealthiest, sorry, my fingers went by everywhere.


I have done that before and wondered if the person I was chatting with thought that I spelled "quit" as "quite".  The presidential guest house is bigger than the White House.  It should be, it is newer.


Is funny to know that your President is releasing pop albums while in office, that is so cool! haha


It is.  Of course we have had a movie actor and a reality TV personality.  No one who has been called "President Banana", at least in a friendly way.


hahahaha, you are right. That is really a derogatory term. Well, I am in ecstasies to know that there are three subway lines under the Capitol, and House and Senate offices.


It is heartening to know that the republicans play the democrats in congress in baseball---for over 100 years too!


Hey did you ever watch the XFL back in the day? It was the one created by Vince McMahon I think


I wouldn't think that would happen youre right, what do you think about how NFL players treat the cheerleaders though?


Its awful!  New Orleans won't even let the cheerleaders in the same restaurant as a player.  What would they do if a woman ever joined the league?


Yep that's a great point! Would the girl have to not meet with the other players in restaurants? Who knows, do you ever watch wrestling by the way?


I am not a big fan,  Apparently Abe Lincoln is a good wrestler though


Yep he was really good at it, and so was the famous philosopher Plato


laugh that is funny.  Watching it in turkey might be more interesting - they douse themselves in olive oil!


That sounds really slippery haha. What do you think about Macho Man's outfit design? Apparently the same designer made clothes for Aerosmith and also Jimi Hendrix


They have some bizarre clothing.  I just would not want to arm wrestle Cyplenkov - that dude is strong!


No definitely not! Apparently wrestling is very popular though, and they have Incorporated the moves into a lot of other hand to hand combat systems which is interesting


Yes I find sumo wrestling in Japan interesting - those guys do not seem to be the most fit


I never saw that one.  I only watched the regular NFL


Yes I could see that being very interesting to watch. they should use the tracking chips from the NFL and put them on wrestlers to better understand how they do their moves


Yes it was created by the person who created the WWE, so it's kind of based on wrestling in a way, I guess it's coming back which is interesting because I think the NFL could use some competition


Yes I wonder what they will pay the players?  Pro football players do well now but back in the 60's bowlers made more.


Yep you're right about that. I don't know how popular will be so I don't know how much money they'll make but it is interesting that the salaries of the sports have changed over time like you mentioned


Yes some players really deserve the big money - like the Patriots Green-Ellis who has never fumbled the football his whole NFL career


Yeah they should definitely pay him a lot of money, he's amazing! Have you ever watched a game on the television? The yellow line that marks the first down is actually something that was developed by ESPN and they won an Emmy for it


That is a very cool invention.  I thought the Super Bowl was boring this year but it had to have been better than the Georgia Tech win 222-0.


Yep that game would have been a blowout and very boring haha. Good on Georgia Tech though, Cumberland fans must have been very disappointed that day


I cannot imagine were still there by halftime!  Its funny despite the big salaries in the NFL an engineer usually makes a higher lifetime income


Good evening, my article starts with Trending: Internet makes fun of condom challenge and microwaving foil


It's a pretty good show. What kind of number is 20 quintillion? How many zeroes is that?


I'm not sure but it's more than billion and trillion then comes quintillion


I found the hiccup information about early land animals with gills and lungs interesting, though not sure of the purpose


fun fact I guess, who the heck knows if it's true?  In 1912 the lochness monster became a protected species


Wonder if that is the only animal the Scottish protect? Do you read the full terms when buying a product on the Internet? I know I'm not part of the 7% that do


People made a free online magazine based on reddit called the redditor.  Did you ever see that?


I have never seen it, have you? I wonder what the kindest deed (on the list of 25) is on reddit


Nope.  I don't know.  However, only .53% of people visiting reddit actually vote


Even though they saw 27 billion upvotes - that is a lot of votes from the small population


In 2018, Reddit saw 153 million submissions and 1.2 billion comments too


Sounds like that was real but not really a trend


You're right, it was old clips that have been recycled.


Those acts of microwaving aluminum foil and sniffing condoms are super dangerous.


It makes me think of the Tide Pod challenge, it seems like some people will do anything that they see on the Internet


Hopefully, children aren't buying into these.  You should never put metal in the microwave!


It was interesting how the article quickly transitioned from dangerous metal balls to Jenna Fischer.


Rough life as a celebrity, for sure. I am currently re-watching the Office with my significant other (who hasn't seen it before)


I haven't seen too much of it either.  Is it good?  Did you know that there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on earth?


Have you heard about Beer Day, celebrated in Britain?


Ten times better.  You can only be so creative with crackers and a bag of Quavers.  Now, the fish and chips in some pubs is better than at a normal restaurant.  There are pubs with Michelin stars now.


Now, it's not just male patrons. There is stroller parking and a kids menu.


True.  The one thing that really changed for the better is, for a long time, you might see a given street with 6 or 7 pubs on it, and the only difference is that the glasses might be cleaner at one over another, now, you have pubs that are serving good food, or that are family friendly.


Some people think toddlers and their millennail parents need to be banned


I agree with those people 100% too.  They should all be packed into trucks and shipped to Ohio.   They should be forbidden from pubs entirely.


That is funny. Speaking of traveling, in Japan all of highways are tolls. To travel cross country, you would have to pay $300.


Everything is expensive in Japan though.  The best way to go to Japan and make a small fortune is to start with a large one.


Yes, that is true. I'd still like to go to Japan and around the world for that matter. The first king to travel around the world was Kalakaua of Hawaii.


I wonder if he ever traveled to Mackinac Island.  Nobody pays tolls there because there are very few vehicles allowed on the island.


Have I?  It's like a second Christmas, Uncle Dave spends six months a year planning for it.  His insurance won't even cover him anymore.


That's interesting. I hear that they still use horse-drawn carriages there.


In Britain there are more breweries operating today than in any time since the 1930s.


I believe it.  Craft brews have gotten so popular. People really like drinking beers with pictures of bicycles or horses on the label.


And this is thanks to the influence of the United States


Well... We do like our craft beer too.  I would like to think we kicked off the movement of hoppy, zingy brews.


Craft beers have helped to bring new life to some pubs that were "dumps" before.


True, but craft beer does cost a lot more than those house malts.  Some of those dumps lost so much character.  On the upside, there is more on the menu now than just peanuts and pickled eggs.


Yeah, and in the old days anyone could go to the pub. Now it's more of a treat, a luxury.


True, but in those old days, you could drink all night for ten quid.  Now, ten quid won't buy you a burger on a brioche bun.   Pubs are pubs in name only now.  Half of them may as well be named bistros.


Did you know 7% of people actually read the full terms and conditions when downloading software?


I cant even do that now, and I have a masters degree!  (Granted it is in music, but still)


Haha, I can't do it either! I dabble in science a little bit!


I think it is neat that scientists have been able to store a gif animation of a horse in the dna of bacteria.  Just that concept alone, or the thought baffles me.


Oh, I agree! I will actually look into that as I am very interested as well! It seems impossible to me, but hey science is great!


I think it is cool how Akihito, the emperor of Japan, is a scientist, and still publishes papers.


Yes! Science is such a great and fulfilling area of work, often it seems the greatest scientists don't ever retire.


They are definitely committed to their craft, and discovery.  It is the natural curiosity that drives them.  I wish more people took that kind of ethic to their work


Oh yeah! The world would be a much better place! Speaking of the world. I recently learned that the Norwegian Government donated 1 Billion dollars to help save the Amazon Rainforest! I wish the US Government would focus way more on the state of the environment!


I agree.  It is crazy to think how much damage we have done to the planet in such a short amount of time.  Why dont we invest in renewable energy.


I think it's the greed that many powerful Americans have. Other countries are way ahead with renewable energy. I think Russia, for example!


No I didn't! That's kind of crazy to me! I also read that constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause measurable addiction!


Greed is a big problem here.  If we truly could elect people who weren't tied to interests, we would be so much better off


I have faith that very soon we will do better. People are more and more educated about the importance of our environment every day! Hey it's been great talking with you!


That could be who online gambling is also a problem, get like a double whammy.  I may or may not be addicted to the internet, however I haven't read the terms and conditions so I may have agreed to some crazy things without knowing about it


So true! I've actually had to study Terms and write a TOS myself, it was terrible! I found out that the current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it burns down! Good idea!


That is a good idea, just with the technology developments in my lifetime have been huge, I remember playing on the cool new "Apple" computers with the floppy discs in late elementary school


Oh yeah! The good old days! Here is an interesting factoid: The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button! Interesting!


I know.  Someone at work kept calling it that and I didnt know it had a name, I just called it the menu button.


Haha, I called it the three lines! So, how do you feel about science?


I think it is really cool, a lot of it is beyond me, like the guy who could converse in greek at age 6 - crazy


Ah yes. John Von Neumann! He could also divide two 8 digit numbers in his head by that age! What a great start to life!


Do you know any interesting facts about the presidents?


Nice!  The white house still uses floppy disks for storing files.  Must be trying to save on costs for the taxpayers. lol


Or a low tech security measure.  People nowadays have no clue what they are.  Probably looks like a drink coaster to most.


lol The white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.  Wonder why?


Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?


lol  I hope they weren't shot at like the white house was on Nov. 11, 2011.  Scary that it took the secret service 4 days to realize it.


Thought the same thing, I wouldn't want those secret service people guarding me.  Wonder if anyone got fired over that incident?


I would hope they at least got transferred to another job.


I do.  I would like to try to listen to the Jupitor radio storms on AM radio.  That would be neat.


Me too, it would probably be alot different than any music, we've ever heard before!  Out of this world. I hear in Canada there's a law where 40% of the music played on the radio must be Canadian.  I didn't think they had enough artists to satisfy that law.  All, I can think of are Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Drake, and Justin Beiber.  That's it.


Good morning.  I might know a couple.  How about you?


I like that law.  Gives the artists a chance.  You won't hear them in the states because the big record labels control the radio airplay.  It was nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you, as well.  Enjoy your Saturday, friend.


I know a few here and there that I've been reading.  Such as the top wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Clearly this list was compiled Trump became president or he would be at the top of that list.


I was thinking the same thing when I read that.


I do know the President of the United States is supposedly the leader of the free world, but his guest house is much larger than his own house he stays in.  Not much leader status there.


No. lol Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Could you see Hillary and Trump playing nicely together at the white house?


I don't think that would happen.  lol  Teddy Rooselelt banned Christmas trees from the white house because he was a staunch conservationist.  Good for him!


I thought so too.  He was green way before his time.  Such a progressive.  But, George W. Bush put Solar panels on the white house, so I'll give him a shout out, as well!  Good job, George.


Are you familiar with director Tamara Jenkins?  I guess she's made a reappearance after being gone for a while with a movie called "Private Life".


That would make more sense, like you said before it must be really heavy with all the info out there


changing the subject, what do you think of the Sun?


I think the sun is amazing, a hot plasma body that generates a lot of energy


it is the center of our solar system and the best star that i know.


There is one star that is a lot more bigger than the sun like 1 billion times bigger, that star must be awesome as well


well, i bet that star has a superiority complex because of its size. our sun is modest and perfectly adequate for my needs.


It is, I am happy with our sun in fact it produces enough energy in a second to meet our needs for a long time


yes, it should be adequate, once we figure out a way to capture more of it.


I think we are close with the solar panels and all, tech advances at a really fast rate so maybe in a near future


Yes, i am hoping that we can get off of petroleum. Anyway, great chat!


i do. i am probably addicted at this point.


The environment will appriciate that for sure, its been a great chat thanks.


Same here, I wouldnt know what I would do without the internet, so usefull, great service,


it is useful, but it does get into our lives pretty deeply. i worry about privacy.


I worry about privacy as well, did you know that only 7% of people read the full terms? how can the other 93% not read them!!


i guess they figure that it wont affect them or they wont understand it anyway. it is silly, i know.


It is! well its a good thing there is a copy of the internet stored out there


Is that really true? it sounds made up. how could anyone store the entire internet?


I hope its true, can you imagine a life without the internet, the riots, the problems we would face


i think that there are backups of portions of it all over the place. cant imagine it being in one place.


Very true. the last section talks about the earth. it's insane when you think that About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water, mostly by oceans.


Whats even more interesting is that  there's even more water factored into the 29% considered as land... when you take into account lakes, ponds, etc.


Whats also interesting is that the majority of Earth's polar areas are covered with ice...another form of water.


When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long. can you imagine that?


Thats interesting. I never knew that. One thing I do know though is that more than 80% of the earth's natural forests are already destroyed. Thats pretty scary!


that is truly an issue . we really have to work to fix such issues


Yeah!! The earth has been around for many many years. over 4.5 billion years ago it was formed. At the rate we're going, it won't sustain life much longer.


If earth's entire history were put on a timeline and viewed as a 24 hour period, the amount of time that man is present on this 24 hour timeline would be equivalent to 1 minute and 17 seconds...WOW!!!


Hello. Did you know that there are about 20 Quintillion individual animals on eart. T didn't know there was such a thing as Auintillion. LOL.


Yes. By the end of the 21st Century, the earth will be Helium-free...Helium can't be replenished either...once it is gone ITS GONE!!!          we're Imagine that!!


Well, its been a pleasure talking to you. Enjoy the rest of your day. Goodbye!


I certainly did not. That was some news to me


The next time you see a domesticated animal, check its forehead for a white patch. Domesticated animals supposedly grow white patches. Interesting!!


i'll keep an eye on it. By the way did you know that In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


Thats interesting. Its a good thing. Animals deserve rights. Under the 1912 Scottish Protection of animals acts, the loch ness monster is a protected species. Animals deserve protection!


definetly yes. what is your thought about the entertainment article?


Alot of animals are raised for food but some are bred for entertainment. around 50bc, people bred chickens for entertainment.


That quite interesting actually. Didn't really know that. What i found interesting as well is that Ronald reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."


That is unbelievable!! Bill Nye the Science Guy got his lucky break when he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest. Its a good thing the sme people who turned down Ronald reagan were not the judges. LOL!


Hi how's it going? Do you like the NBA? Currently there are 30 teams


Lol, I'd be mad if that happened to me, especially since Curry was the 2015 mvp


Right! Seth curry and mychel thompson, brothers of steph curry and klay thompson, played in the back court together on the santa cruz warriors in 2013, while steph and klay did the same on the golden state warriors


I didn't know that. When he won the 2015 mvp he was only the 5th highest paid player on his team


wow. Steph curry from the golden state warriors basketball team plays part in a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in africa. for each 3 pointer he makes 3 nets get donated.


Nice. Did you know his actual first name is Wardell


yeah I did.  Didn't expect that. Steph curry did not receive any college scholarship offers from a major conference school, and wanted to play at virginia tech.


Wow, that's shocking. Cury and Lebron were both born in Akron


Awesome!  Did you know Air travel is up to 10% slower than it was in the 1960s in order to save on fuel costs


No, I had no clue, I guess the dutch better hurry up creating a bus that can travel 160mph


yeah that would be convienient. During the age of discovery, ships released rabbits onto islands to provide a future food source for other travelers


Hello,  I like basketball but I do not keep up with it.  These are some interesting facts though! Tim duncan of the san antonio spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the nba.


Man that isn't too good. I gtg, nice talking with you


Yea, that's crazy! NBA players have the highest average salary in sports


This is a disappointing fact: Two years after retirement, 78% of nfl players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress. in the nba, five years after retirement 60% of players are broke.


That's pretty ironic that so many NBA players end up broke


I know right,  so much money just all gone.


Yea, some have shoe endorsements like Allen IVerson though


Roughly 30 years ago, nba legend spencer haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in nike. had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion.


Iverson makes 800,000 a year on his contract until he's 55, then he'll get 32,000,000


That is an incredible deal,  most people don't even play at that age.  Hopefully he doesn't go broke after retiring. Nike's pitch to stephen curry was so poorly executed that one of the powerpoint slides still had kevin durant's name on it from a previous presentation. it was after this that curry went on to sign with under armour.


Are you a horror movie fan? I read that Stephen King said as a child he was terrified by the movie "Bambi"


YEs. I don't watch much daytime tv. She strikes me as annoying but she is one of the highest paid personalities on TV!


Yeah she earns about $123000 per episode, seems kind of unfair to me thats almost as much as Lebron makes overall


Ha! no kidding. What is that about? Speaking of stars, did you know there are stars that are cold enough to touch? amazing!


No I didnt know that I always thought stars were as hot as the sun, that is really interesting just like the theory that the universe is just one big hologram


That seems unfathomable. Also there is theory that there is only one electron is the universe? Could that really be possible?


I dont agree with those theories, Im more a big bang kind of guy or a multiuniverse.


That is what I was taught in school.  Scientists seem to theorize that universes change through natural selection like species do. . .


I see, did you know that there is a region of space that has the force to pull universes that are outside of the observable universe


I have heard something similar like that on NPR Science Fridays.  I was never a big science person, much more math inclined.


I see, well one thing is for sure and that is that science has gone a long way, from Copernicus, to Hawking, we now know a lot more about the universe


I do like horror movies, Stephen King has written some scary novels its funny he was afraid of Bambi at some point lol


So true. Funny that celebs are called stars. lol.  It has been nice chatting!


It is pretty funny lol its been nice chatting as well.


I was always a fan of Edgar Allen Poe. It is funny how Bram Stroker and Mary Shelley have lasted in movie after movie.


I think Edgar Allen Poe was one of the most talented authors of all time, and I dont know about Bram Stroker and Mary Shelley but the boy from The Shining didnt even know he was acting in a horror movie lol


That is ironic. Were you aware that Robin Williams was the first celebrity that started the trend of celeb voice overs?


No I didnt know that, he started a popular trend that is for sure, do you know which movie he made the voices for?


He was the Genie in Aladdin.  Celebs are such big business now. Pixar studios has a secret room for celebs!


Wow so that was Robin Williams, how cool and really? that is interesting I wonder how that room is, what it has inside.


I wish I know. I loved Carol Burnett as a kid and read that she was the first Celeb to appear on Sesame Street.


I cant recall Carol Burnett, but she must have been a great actress, do you know who Judge Judy is?


Well, I'm not sure about that, but I would imagine that it's quite difficult. It's also interesting that the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.


There are no beasties down there to disturb the cables in their gentle slumber. They do their jobs unmolested. That's great!


Yeah, very true haha. It's also quite surprising that an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


The ICBM is woefully out of date. They need to add some iPhone to the missiles with the latest apps like Angry Birds. The Russians are ahead of us there.


Yeah, I guess you're right about that, but anyways I was just wondering, do you listen to radio by any chance? I heard that there's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


I used to listen to the radio, but then I started hearing things on it, so I turned it off.


Oh, I see. Yeah, I only listen to the radio when I'm driving, but anyways did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio?


Is that what the kids are doing these days? listening to storms on Jupiter? In my day we listened to the sun. I guess that just isn't "cool" enough for kids.


Yeah, I guess times change. It's kind of funny because there was a time when soldiers made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them foxhole radios.


I guess soldiers in foxholes didnt have much else to do but pray and make radios.


Yeah, I guess you're right. Well, it was nice talking to you. I don't see a "Done" button anywhere, do you?


Just look below the text entry box. It will be active now.


Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. In my state, it's a requirement to drive everywhere (everything is just too far), but anyways did you know that McDonald's added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues?


You have to drive? Scary. I would faint. The drive thru sounds comforting for those who need a meal in times of hunger.


Yeah, I was scared too when I started driving at first, but after a while, I got used to it. At any rate, do you use a telephone?


Phones are not a good substitute for a vehicle, but they help me get around.


Yeah, that is true. Did you know that New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


That makes sense. New York has always prided itself on itself.


Yeah, and surprisingly enough, it is said that when you have two phonebooks whose pages are overlapped that it is impossible to separate them.


Even with powerful machines like monster trucks from the monster truck rally?


What forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


Did you know he still makes millions for a star wars on a bet with george lucas in 1977


I didn't know that but I have to admit that it says a lot about George Lucas to still be paying on a bet from so long ago.


I mean it really shows how close both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are as friends. It probably also helps that they are filthy rich.


That's true.  Spielberg is a nice guy.  He flew the whole cast of goonies to Hawaii and had a cookout.


I mean his hits are so amazing that he change the very concept that summer was a bad time to release movies due to historically low sales by releasing jaws and we both know how that turned out


Now it's a major thing to release movies in the summer.  I just wish he'd go back to making the kind of movies he did before. I know he likes addressing issues in movies currently but I like adventure and fantasy.  Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a fanastic movie! I can still hear the "musical communication" with the alien ship!


Speaking of jaws, did you know he personally played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack? I really like it when the creators participate directly in their creations.


I didn't know that. I had no idea he could play an instrument for that matter.  I like it too when they do that.  You know Jaws is considered the first summer blockbuster.


I did not, but it makes sense since it changed the very perception of best times to release movies.


It really does.  Jaws planted a flag so to speak.  Just like NASA planting one on the moon.


I like movies.  I really like Steven Spielberg movies like E.T. and Indiana Jones.  What do you like?


Indeed. In any case, it was a enjoyable chat, especially about Spielberg.


I like most types of entertainment designed to give pleasure and delight such as storytelling, music, drama, and etc. However, I too like Steven Spielberg's movies.


Entertainment definitely takes all forms.  Back in 50bc people in Britain bred chickens for entertainment.


I wonder if that has anything to do with the mass produced meaty chickens of today? Personally I spent a lot of time with the Nintendo entertainment systems.


I like Nintendo too.  I don't care that the NES could only display 54 colors. It's enough.


Too bad it was finally discontinued in 2003, but it has had a long run. Aside from the NES, I also watched Bill nye the science guy when I was younger too


I watch him now with the Planetary Society.  Did you know he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest?


I would have never know. I also enjoyed many steven spielberg movies like ET, which you previously mentioned.


Yeah, Spielberg is an excellent director.  This is a little known fact but he also directed some shows on tv.


Maybe they have a thing against Facebook, but a free whopper sounds nice so I like that.


Hmmm.  Did you know 30% of americans get their news from facebook?


I didnt know that, I would have Facebook as my main source of news that just doesnt seem right.


What does not seem right is that they have 56 gender options?


How can there be so many of them? 56 seems really excessive. I guess they dont want to exclude people.


Does that mean there are 56 kinds of bathrooms at Facebook HQ?


Thats a lot of bathrooms lol, I guess they didn't think that over, do you use the Spotify streaming service?


yes, I do.  I dont listen to the silent album on it though!


There are 4 million songs that haven't been played  once, thats about 20% of the content maybe the silent album is one of those.


I like that they pay their artists 150 to 200 percent more.


Thats fair considering artists lose a lot of money because of the service, anyway its been great chatting with you. I think Im calling it a night.


You have a good point lol, the company has grown a lot since its creation back in 2004


They are in Menlo Park, about 50 miles from me!


Thats not far way, have you ever been there? they have their headquarters there?


Yeah, never been there though.  Been to Apple!  I need invite from Mark Zuckerberg I guess.


Yeah I guess many people wonder there without permission, the company was worth $104 billions back in 2012, I wonder how much the company is worth by now.


If every 13 year old  or older has an account, they are worth a lot!


I guess they earn a lot of money because of advertisements, did you hear about the whopper promotion Burger King had concerning Facebook


Why would they want people to unlike others though?


Yes they were nominated for 9 Emmys once


Haha amazing. Did you ever play with Nintendo?


Yes I sued to until it was discontinued in 2003 and you?


Yes 54 colors but that was a whole lot of fun to be honest


Yes that is the science guy. Do you know how he became famous?


Yes, he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest


So funny. Even Reagan once tried his hand at acting


Yeah that sis not go very well as he did not land the role of the president.


I watch the last one as some great movies were nominated and you?


Yes good for him went to be a president in real life


Me too/. Di you know Day Lewis has won it three times?


Yes and for the same category, best actor, what a guy


I know right? Blazzing Saddles was also nominated for three awards


Yeah pretty cool. Does not beat Walt Disney though


Yeah he has 22 oscars under his name, tough to beat


Yeah I know. Did you know EMinem has more Oscars than Leo di Caprio?


Yes and George Lucas and Johnny Depp and a bunch other, amazing


I know right? Even Oscars themselves were nominated for other awards


That's interesting, I thought the Indians and pioneers did not get along, so well?


I thought the same.  Interesting that pioneers wouldn't know how to swing their arms in a huge variety of ways. Apparently the British only used the breaststroke which is a very slow method of swimming.


Well, that makes sense, the Indians probably had to swim all the time and surely more than the British!  I read somewhere that the United States has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of thw orld combined.  That awesome!


Wow that is amazing that the US has almost as many gold medals as the rest of the world combined.  It makes sense due to the fact that most other countries near the equator are very small and wouldn't field a large team of athletes.


That's true, do you like basketball, by chance?


I love basketball.  Unfortunately, it seems to cause me more injuries and pain these days though!


Me too!  But, we still can watch it being played.  Who's your favorite player?


Well, I actually like older players better.  Everybody likes Steph Curry these days but he wouldn't get a shot off in the 1980's NBA.  My favorite is probably Shaq even though he irked me a lot.


That's great, I go back even further. lol Kareem Abdul Jabbar is my favorite all time player.  Nobody dunked like him!


Very true!  Lew Alcindor, got the dunk banned from the college game!  He is a favorite as well.  He had such a long career.


Hello!  I'm doing great, how are you doing?


Well done.  It's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.


I'm good.  Thanks for asking.  Do you know how to swim?


I do know how to swim.  Do you know much about the sport and do you swim?


Yes, I know how to swim, also.  I learned when I was very small.  I understand there is a type of competitive swimming called dolphin swimming.  Have you ever heard of that?


I have never heard of dolphin swimming.  I also learned when I was very young how to swim.


That's cool.  Apparently, the swimmer has their hands and legs bound and swim like a dolphin.  I don't know if I could swim that way?


I would sink that way and I consider myself a pretty good swimmer.  Did you know that Cornell University students have to pass a basic swimming test in order to graduate?


Oh wow!  I did not know that, but I think it's something everyone should know how to do.  It's a good thing!


I completely agree!  It is an important life skill to know since most humans live near water or have pools.  Did you know that Native Americans taught the front crawl swimming stroke to the European pioneers?


Hey!  Do you like baseball?  I love it and cannot wait for the season to start in a few weeks!


That was so stressful!  One fun fact about baseball I did not know until recently was that until 2005 a married couple was in charge of all the MLB scheduling for 24 years!  Never would have guessed that!!


That is crazy, I wonder how they do it now!


I would guess they have upgraded to some type of algorithm, but I am curious!


That is true, I will have to look it up. I wonder how they got the chance to do that


Sometimes here in the states we forget about how popular baseball is in Japan.  It is so popular there, Japanese fans are shocked when they here baseball is America's national pastime!


I wonder if they stole baseball from us or they thought of their own baseball


I would think since baseball here dates all the way back to the 1800s it had to have been played here first, but I do not know that for a fact.


True, I think they stole it from us. But they are so isolated at the beginning they wouldn't have known.


Yes, that is a good point.  Would be tough 300 years ago to get a lot of information on that island.


lol, I wonder if soldiers played it during WW2 or something. It was so nice chatting baseball with you!


I love baseball! Who is your favorite team?


I bet they did!  It was great chatting with you today too, have a great day!


You too, and enjoy your weekend! go cubs and sox!


I am a big Cubs fan!  I learned recently that kickball is also called soccer-baseball Canada which is crazy!


yikes, I like the white sox! I don't mind the cubs either, they are much better!


I do not hate the White Sox like a lot of Cubs fans.  I actually think they'll be pretty decent this season.  I am very interested to see.


For sure! Do you collect baseball cards at all?


I have a ton at my parents house.  I keep meaning to go through them.  I heard some guy found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandpa's attic.  That would be nice!


Right, talk about instant retirement. i used to collect but never worth that much! Did you know your cubs were the first team to win back to back championships?


I did and then it was a whole lot of losing.  108 years worth!!


right, until a few years ago they made magic happen. Now that was a great world series!


I believe it. Before he was president the top 3 wealthiest were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Those guys had land, or came from a family with money.


Hahhaha  You're not lying either!  I would say let Banana but that's already been taken by the first president of Zimbabwe. lol


The US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.  I don't think Trump has anything to do with that though.


Is that true? I wonder when the guest house was built. Why would it be bigger?


I'm not sure.  Maybe to treat visitors top notch.  I watched a documentary on Obama and I was surprised to find out that everything that goes on in the White House the president has to pay for himself right down to the food they eat.  I always thought that stuff was paid for by tax dollars.  I was wrong.  Up until 1805 the US runner up in the presidential elections would automatically become vice president.  That wouldn't work now.


The presidency in the US is not as nice as people think. I figure that old style system would make for some laughs and interesting photo ops.


Switching up things...do you follow Kanye West at all?


Who would win that battle? I do not follow Kanye.


No, not really. I don't know it. I prefer melody and harmony. You?


I don't know who would win.  ..and HAHAHAHAHA  I know Kanye can be out there doing odd things...he once did an SNL skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows.


Kanye can be unpredictable. Anyway, great chat!


I'm like you.  I kind of like Eminem though.  In 2001 a Michigan judge delivered her verdict to him in the form of rap.  I thought that was funny.


I think she was trying to be cool.  Rapper Tupac Shakur's music is in the library of congress of cultural significance. What do you think of that?


That's pretty neat.  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle rap called "compliment battle".  That sounds funny. lol


I think that is reflective of Korean culture. Show respect. Be courteous, even when you spitting mad fire yo.


I like that concept.  Before he became a rapper Eminem wanted to be a comic book writer.  Interesting.


I think he could do that now with all the money that he has. He could start his own company M&M Comix.


That's funny stuff! LOL  Switching topics...do you many facts about the president?


I know a bit. I know that Trump is not the wealthiest.


Well, she needs money to put fuel in her 40 million jet.


Exactly! She walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken.


Well, I don't think it works pretty well, photographers could just go behind her. She sounds like a character from a novel.


I agree lol. Do you know much about telephones?


I am old enough to have use a rotary phone, I envy those in the 212 area code. And you, did you ever used a rotary phone ?


I have never used one before. I did see 212 is the fastest number to dial which is why they made it New York's area code.


Lucky one, I had friends in the area code 819, it took forever to dial. Do you have an IPhone ?


That's funny. Yes, I do have an iPhone. What about you?


No, the are too complicated for me, they are smarter than the Nuclear launching system of the US. I don't think it is a good thing.


That sounds scary. Did you know it's impossible to separate two phones books who's pages have been overlapped together?


I never tried, but it is understandable, they are so thick, it is not science-fiction.


I don't know much about her, I don't listen to popular music these days . Is she a good musician ?


She's pretty good. She went from country to pop now.


She has decent country music songs out there. Did you know she owns a Dassualt Falcon 900 private jet that cost around $40 million?


That is a lot of money, she must successful , does she have many no 1 songs ?


I think she has a bunch of number 1 songs. She once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the Canadian iTunes charts.


I think it must be her fans, just checking a new song, the algorithms must have seen the spike and interpreted it.


I bet. She removed her music from Spotify because "music should not be free".


Yeah, I liked Justin Timberlake's Love Never Felt So Good. Have you heard it? Featured a bit of Michael Jackson.


No I dont think I have heard that one.  I also didnt know that michael jackson helped on the sonic 3 soundtrack


Check out the song. Made me a bit nostalgic. Yeah, I should check out that Sonic soundtrack too! Have you heard "Do the Bartman?"


That was written by Michael Jackson because he really loved the Simpsons.


I recently read that,  amazing.  I also found out that eddie van halen did the guitar solo in beat it for free!


Huh I wonder why! Not everyone seemed to get along with Michael Jackson though. Freddie MErcury cancelled a duet with him because he insisted on bringing a llama to the studio.


That's strange.  lol who brings a llama to a recording studio lol


Haha it's hilarious though. Only Michael Jackson. So random.


I know right,  but everyone knows he's kinda different,  so just let him bring the llama.


Hello,  I sometimes watch it,  how about you?


When I get the chance, but not often. I like when they dunk. That is a cool move. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.


It looks like in 39 out of the 50 states the highest paid employee is the football or basketball coach!


Interesting. Speaking of university coaches, James Naismith is the only losing coach in University of Kansas' history.


He is also the inventor of basketball!  How ironic.


Yeah why not just change the rules haha, just kidding


haha I dont know.  Do you like michael jackson?


I love his dancing and music though he was an odd fellow. I wish the 50 foot robot he wanted of himself came to realization. Then he would live on in the Nevada desert.


He was an odd guy,  very talented though!  I love all his music and his music videos were very creative


Afternoon there. Do you enjoy going to concerts? I love going to intimate concerts but big arena concerts are largest and harder to appreciate I think.


Yeah she makes a lot of money only second to LeBron James!


I wonder if James can keep it up, he didn't do well in LA. He seems arrogant to me. I think he could gain humility if he were a chef in Ethiopia to help feed people.


I would love to see that! Maybe encouraging people to eat more diverse foods will actually help.


I should do that - I'm in a dietary rut.  Did you know the Pixar Studio has a "secret room" that is often visited by celebrities?


I wonder if Robin Williams has been in there?


It was probably his idea. Remember the ol' NES?  I guess it could only display 54 colors but who's countin'?


Yeah it was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan!


Sad... Did you know Bill Nye got his break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest?  I don't see the resemblance...


I don't see the resemblance one bit. Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because he didn't look presidential LOL! Well nice talking with you today.


Reagan had the last word on that.  Yes, thanks for the excellent chat!


I agree with that.  It's too impersonal and chaotic. I did see the Ramones once and it was chaotic.


Oh that's cool! It's amazing that they have played a total of 2263 concerts.


I wonder if Linkin Park has beat that record having played 324 concerts in 2001 alone?


Yeah I would like to learn more about that! I wonder what happened when those concert goers sued the band creed?


I don't know but for 4 of them to do it, it must have really sucked.


Yeah I bet they went to the concert together. In 1972 Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater but there was no audience!


Well, Pink Floyd is weird and wonderful.  I miss Robin Williams... He was the first actor to do voices in cartoon films. I guess it was Aladdin...


I miss him too! He started a lot of trends. Like Carol Burnett who is the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street.


Yes!  I bet they didn't get $123,000 per episode either like Judge Judy does...


did you know Van Halen set speakers on fire with his playing! That is so metal


ya but does Kansas City have a jazz orchestra at the top of the charts? Because Pakistan apparently does haha


I had never heard of that! But I guess if a programming language can have jazz roots, what doesn't ?


haha that is true, did you know that professional jazz trumpeters grow goatees for better comfort while playing


That makes sense!     I am a fan of sitcoms - do you like 3rd Rock from the sun?


I've never seen it is it any good? I do like Seinfeld a lot


Yes it beat Seinfeld in the Golden Globe competition in 1997


well if it's funny maybe I should check it out, do you like Bill Murray?


Yes!  I love him - we both think Kung Fu hustle was hilarious


I agree! Not everyone likes that movie and it is really wacky but I'm glad there are other fans out there!


Yes there are a lot of different styles of comedy - it has evolved a lot since ancient greece


I had never heard that!  There are some crazy rockers out there - Queen's guitarist has a phd in astrophysics


Yup it's evolved since then and even since MOnty Python which I also like, and is why the programming language is named python


that is cool, I think he also uses coins as guitar picks, he's super talented!


Yeah those guys are nuts.  A member of Pink Floyd uses a houseboat on the Thames as a recording studio


that is cool, do you like PInk Floyd? I like them a lot I still listen to all their music


I do not.  I like jazz more - just like Clint Eastwood


ya I never got into Jazz, what are some albums I should listen to? I do like Clint Eastwood though


I like the blues and ragtime styles best the most - anything from New Orleans is great!


ok I'll check it out, have you heard Pakistan has jazz music?


I did not know that.  Kansas City does too!


Agreed.  Do you know why Jim Carrey doesnt do drama anymore?


Does he still do comedies?  Many of these comedians start out in goofy roles and then want to become legitimate actors in dramas.


I think he does, he only wants to portray positive things in his acting.


are you a frequent Facebook user?  I have an account but rarely use it.


I feel like I am on it all the time.  I cant believe Myspace declined to buy it in 2005, what a mistake.


Someone made a bad choice.  I tend to stay away from it because I think if I started I'd never escape it.


It is hard, I manage several businesses on it, so I cant ever get away.


You must close your eyes and still see Facebook blue.  We'll all probably use it more and more, I hear Iceland is using it to rewrite their constitution.


They are, what a neat way to get everyone involved.  Burger King is even hopping in on the craze.


In kind of a cheeky way, yes.  I kind of like the contrariness of getting people to unfriend.


Not as much as I used to, I've lost control of the TV to the kids.


I know at least 10 I could get rid of for a whopper.  LOL.  Have a great day!


Ha.  I cut cable, so I rely on Netflix a lot.  I was always a big Simpsons fan.