I know right, having Jordan in the game would attract many fans, well I know LeBron will, people are crazy about him


He has certainly done well for himself.  He has switched teams frequently, that has caused some problems for some fans.


He sure has, he is the highest paid celebrity right now, he sure earns a lot of money


Definitely, he even waited out a deal from Reebok for 10 mil, to get 90 mil from Nike within a year!


I missed that movie.  I need to see if I can catch it. It sounds awesome!


That was a smart move, he won a lot of money by doing that.


It has great actors, well voices, Channing Tattun and James Corden are the voices of some of the characters


I heard there are some intellectual jokes in there that are fairly masked.


Yeah I cant recall any of them now but yeah, the movie had good punch lines, interesting plot, reviving Bigfoot


So is it about a Yeti searching for a Yeti?


Well in the movie Bigfoot, Sasquatch and the abominable snowman are real and they think we are a myth, so its the other way around for them


Ahh.  I missed that movie too.  lol  That makes sense.


Its a really funny movie,do you like LeBron James? I think he was also a part of the movie


Was he really?  That is cool. I hear he is going to star in the Space Jam sequel.


I really enjoy drama in the arts. How about yourself?


Hi. Did you know Ariana Grande is not hispanic? She's Italian.


I find it odd that the current library of Alexandria, has a saved copy of the internet.


Yes, I think of Muslim countries as more restrictive on Internet, not having a copy of the whole internet and all it's good and bad even if the town is famous for having the most famous library in the ancient world. Do you watch much TV,  I read where Judge Judy is the highest paid celebrity at $123,000 and episode, that surprises me too but I guess justice isn't cheap.


I guess only LeBron James makes more than she does.


Yes, both are a stretch for "actors" in my book. Are you old enough to recall Sesame Street, my kids used to and my grandson does now? I see where Carol Burnett was the first of the many celebrities to appear on the show.


I've never seen Carol Burnett. I do adore the tv chef of Ethiopia. I love his channel.


Really, I've never seen that show. You've seen it, is it good? Is that show recorded in Ethiopia and he claims to end hunger by diverse food. I thought the country had food shortages.


I do like it. You cand find it on youtube, it's Grandpa Kitchen. I hope Pixar will invite him to their secret room.


Yes, what's in that secret? If it really a secret room, why are we talking about it? That means it not very secret. It's called Grandpa Kitchen, I will look that up. I thought celebrities have been doing voice overs for years, did you know Robin Williams was the first in Aladdin?


Yes, I watched the tribute, and it was mentioned. It's cute that Pete Davidson named his baby pig Piggy Smallz


Yes, a sense of humor there; though I thought it was he and Adriana's before the big break up. Be careful on the internet and pass the word, repeated clicking and novelty can be addictive.


You know, I hadn't thought of that, my initial thought was Spanish but not totally surprised. My wife and x-wife are Italian so there are talented Italian women too, lol. I was surprised she was the first person hit by a puck at a Florida Panther's game, she was marked for fame I guess.


Thank you for chatting with me, have a nice night.


Her Dangerous Woman hit was wrote by men, lol.


Three I read, did you follow her and Pete Davidson engagement and split at all? I just saw it on Entertainment Tonight and young and famous, long odds it would have worked out, but I wonder if they regret those matching tattoos now?


I did not. I watched her on Nickelodeon, on her show Sam &  Cat. I was blown away by her acting.


I've never seen her act, but I'll take you word on that. She raised $13,000 for the Manchester Bombing victims, her heart seems in the right place.


Her heart was literally there, as she was onstage when the stadium was bombed. She watched people get hurt.


Wow, I can see how that would effect you, especially if your close to your fans. Are you a big tech user? I was surprised to find out you can get 3g Cell Service on top of Mt. Everest if you ever find yourself there.


Yet, I cannot get service in my barn. Do you read the full TOS when you buy things online?


That's funny and ironic. No, I read where 7% of users actually read the TOS and that figure strikes me as high. I'd be surprised if it was 1%.


he got more than $400M from his dad... I read an article recently that at 8%, the average american could have done the same ROI as trump.


Yes, and Trump's father built NY apts where "C" (colored) were excluded. Lincoln must be rolling over in his grave! Did you know he was 1st. pres. to be photographed for inaug. - and - J. W. Booth was in that photo!


I had no idea. That's crazy! When was it?


Think it was his 2nd inaug. in March, 1864. Sadly prophetic photo.


Correction: 2nd Lincoln inaug. was March, 1865. (elected prev. Nov.). Yes, like some country music. Who's your favorite artist or group?


I am just now getting into it but like george Strait and a few new artists. Strait is cousins with Jeff Bezos!


Didn't know that. Did Strait ever sing with Loretta Lynn or Dolly Parton?


there are a few singles but I am not sure if they did a lot together.


When Lynn 1st came on the scene, country music was still called hillbilly music, I think.


Avidly, but not a fan of vindictive, blistering comments. You?


I had no idea. It was really nice chatting with you today!


Not really. I think we have similar sensibilities... well, let's see. What are you thoughts on the president?


Guess I'd have to agree w/a guy named Jeff Talman, a NY artist, who said, "Trump (was) a vile candidate, (is) a vile president, a vile man." How about you?


WE DO AGREE! I have such reverance for the office that his presidency will be seen as a stain on the history of the USA. I do not mind talks of walls or economics but the way he has done it has divided this country and caused such unnecessary anger.


Absolutely. Trump is not presidential, doesn't come anywhere close to Lincoln or FDR, who both responded to our needs.


Yeah. I was so turned off by the "Grab them by the *****..." comment. I am not sure there is enough secret service if he were to repeat his actions


Good point. Trump's not a thought-FULL man, like, say, W. Wilson, our only Pres. with a PhD.


Agreed. He's not even in the top 3 wealthiest presidents!


We don't know that for sure!! Yes, JFK had daddy's money, Washington & Jefferson were both rich, too, but partly because of the profits off their cheap slave labor. Trump's wealth...not just real estate, I guess...


I just found out that both Curry and Lebron are both from the same city - Akron, Ohio! That's crazy!


Yeah, his dad was wardell, right? And so curry is actually Wardell Stephen Curry II?


Yeah but he was called "Dell" for short. He is usually at the games.


Yeah, I guess it's a family event for some! Just like Reggie Miller with his sister!


His daughter always seems to steal the spotlight though...lol


I know, it's crazy! He scores 40 points, she scores 105! Like how do you even outscore that?!


I meant that she is so cute that everyone notices her more than Steph.


Oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood. You mean Curry's sister?


No, I was talking about Curry's young daughter.


Oh, I see! That's sweet though! So is she into basketball too, like him?


She can be quite funny in front of the media and the camera!


That is so awesome!! Is she somehow involved with the foundation Curry's a part of? That donates mosquito nets?


Yep, 3 nets per 3-pointer. That is so wonderful of an idea.


Yeah, I had no idea! I'm not a huge fan, but I can enjoy the odd game! Who do you root for?


I always root for Golden State and Steph.


That's pretty cool! I was so surprised to find out that Curry doesn't get the highest salary though, not even close!


No he doesn't but he does have what could end up being a one billion dollar deal with Under Armour.


Oh, Absolutely! I understand that Nike tried to sign him, but they did a terrible job; even had Durant's name on the presentation.


I saw that story!  That was insane and a complete show of incompetence!


Yeah, it's crazy the money that goes into these things! Even when you're losing games, teams make money from the promotional/ad stuff


Do you know his dad was in the NBA as well?


Do you know how Babe Ruth lost the series for his team in 1926.


Did not know that, interesting. I also did not know until late that it is a super popular sport in Japan


It is, they are surprised we call it our past time


Yeah exactly. Do you know when the World Series was founded?


Yup, so they are pretty old now over 100 years. The Ottoman EMpire was still in existence then


Didnt the Cubs win the first back to back series?


Yes they were and then they did not win again for a long time I think


They did have a stroke of bad luck for a long time.


Yeah it seems so. How about basketball, do you like it?


Hi there, I sure am a bit. DO you know why the managers wear uniforms?


Yeah, in they need to play for their teams.  I dont know if it has ever happened though


I think it has but I do not know the details of it actually. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


They call it soccer-baseball. A more accurate name if you ask me.


I think so too. Do you know who did the MLG game schedule for a long time?


It was a married couple - scheduled an awful lot of games over their 24 years doing it.


Yeah that is a lot, 2430 games a year, that is amazing


I couldn't even fathom dong that.  Do you have any old baseball cards?


I do not but I wish. That guy that found his grandfather's cards made 3 million out of them


Are you a science fan? did you know that the estate of Einstein earns more that 18,000,000 a year? Pretty amazing inventor!


So often only governments and universities can fund the research for projects in science without an immediate need. It is kind of like an essay in Harpers magazine in 1939 titled "The usefulness of Useless Knowledge.


If only that money was put to better use.


It is a bit like the scientist Hertz that worked out electromagnetism. Macaroni, did very little of the science but he was credited with inventing radio!


I think the pointless project funding goes back to entitlement spending. People start to think they can spend just because they want to.


I think that was on the tails of the industrial revolution. I think that know with spending out of control only endowed universities have the luxury of funding research without a product goal.


The problems lie in the facts that it is doing nothing but driving us deeper into debt as federal funding goes to these pointless projects that are driven in the name of research for research's sake and has no practical value.


That is so true now. In the days of the 30s, 40s, and fifties, the inventions such as dishwashers, air conditioners, and fax machines would drive the economy up.


I think if we were to address the cost of inflation and the realities of what our government has done to the economy vs what other countries are doing we would be in a better place as a nation in america.


I don't think that we would have the luxuries in our homes and lives that we have now without scientist. as a sidenote, did you know that Einstein answered his own mail?


I could see that. He seemed like a very down to earth man for how brilliant he was.


I do love science. There is so many cool things to explore such as computers or chemistry.


That he could do that and earn the Nobel Prize for Physics shows that he was somewhat down to earth.


He was a brilliant and kind man who impacted the science community in so many ways.


Did you know that Albert Einstein was born in Germany and is best known for for his equation E= mc2?


I did know that. I find it intersting he wrote to Roosevelt about nuclear energy so long ago. We tend to think of it as a modern thing beyond the A bomb


It seems ironic that scientist put men on the moon but Harrison Schmitt was the only one to actually walk on the moon.


I think astronauts need a different temperment than someone who works in a lab or engineering. There has to be a sense of thrill seeking that seems to be lacking in a lot of scientists.


So true. The world wide web was invented in 1989 by and english scientist working in Switzerland for a state funded research organization. . .How much it changed the world!


It really has! I think it has impacted our economy and countries in ways that are unimaginable. I wonder if they knew what they were inventing when they did it.


I am sure they had no idea! There were two geniuses that invented things without thought of how they were to be used Hertz and Maxwell.  Had this thought that curiosity shoud drive invention


I think curiousity is a great thing. The internet sure has helped with that. Imagine the information we have access to now that generations past had so much trouble accessing.


Hello, How are you? Do you enjoy watching movies?


Yeah, or its a writer guild thing. Who knew? That was a really good movie though!! Loved it!


Yea, it's a shame a comedy film hasn't won best picture in 37 years


Is that right? Really, I am surprised as well! Are you into Horror films? I can watch some.


I really find the macabre and supernatural themes interesting and will watch horror movies focused on that. Not a big slasher/gore fan at all


Yes, I agree, If its slasher/gore I won't watch that. I saw Bambi as a child and got upset when the mother died. Stephen King thinks that was his first horror film!


That's nuts, E.T was originally scripted as a horror movie, that would of messed kids up too


lol, I agree!  I loved ET! I didn't upset with that, but I was much older. Have you ever heard of the waterphone that makes all the creepy sounds in horror films?


Yea, such an iconic instrument. Did you know the filmers of the Exorcist didn't consider it a horror movie?


Oh no, now that is crazy!!! When I watch the very first Exorcist, just the beginning music and scenes makes me want to run out of the room. I know what's coming!! My husband use to laugh at me but the music sounds so evil.


Yea, the Exorcist is so scary, maybe the filmmakers thought it transcended a horror movie


Yea, I enjoy the Marvel films, I still have to catch 2018's Black Panther though


Could be. We go to the Halloween Horror Nights every year at Universal and I'm pretty sure they use that waterphone in those haunted houses!! Good chat!!


Yes, I like Marvel too! I haven't seen Black Panther either. Seems like the summer time is a time for Documentaries too!


Recently there have been some non-fiction movies like Hidden Figures and Straight Outta Compton released during the summer


True, I'm sure there will be a list of new ones coming out this year! I really enjoy Comedy!  Did you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 of their shows?


No that's a lot! Did you know the trope of slipping on a banna peel was a reference to slipping on horse poop?


What? that's crazy!! lol Do you like Jack Black? He's pretty funny guy. He was suppose to play in the Green Lantern film.


I had no idea, kinda strange, so was The Empire Strikes Back being nominated as best comedy by the writers guild


Really, I didn't know that was a comedy movie? Interesting


I never though Empire was a comedy, maybe it was because of the ewoks


Thank you for you explanation.  On to another topic, apparently Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard via an AM radio.


That's crazy! I wonder what else they can pick. I sometimes pick up radio from Canadian broadcasts, but most of the music is usually Canadian which is expected.


I heard that there is a law in Canada that requires all radios to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


Ahh that would definitely explain it, regardless I prefer other forms of radio. There's a website I like that lets you listen to thousands of radio dramas for free.


I did not know that.  I would like to listen to them - I like the word "free" too.


Ahah well then maybe you'd like "Nuntii Latini". It's a free news program broadcasted by a Finnish radio station, it's interesting because it's conducted entirely in classical Latin.


I like free programs, but in Latin?  I do not think so.  It is a difficult language.


Oh I definitely think so. It's almost ironic considering radios are more simple than we think. In WWII I believe soldiers contructed them using just a razorblade and pencil.


I heard about that.  Do you know if average people can make radios at home using just a pencil and a razor blade as the diode?  I wonder how simple it is.


I'd hope so! I think when reading what a radio is, we see that it needs an electrical conductor, and to modify the properties of electromagnetic energy. In reality I don't think it's too complicated.


Hi! I'm not the biggest fan but I like some of the individual instruments involved, like banjos and electric guitars are definitely cool.


I will research further about it.  I've got to run now.  It was really nice chatting with you.  Good night.


Apparently, Jezz Bezos, the wealthiest man on earth, is George Strait's cousin.  George is a country music legend.


That's really cool! I'm sure George would rather switch places though. It's interesting that the popularization of country music mainly comes from Henry Ford financing it in the fear of jazz music.


Sorry for the typo, it was Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder.  By the way, you may suggest a different topic that you prefer to discuss.


Ahh no worries I understood! I do think country music is interesting, it's hard to believe there's only two African Americans in the country music hall of fame.


Yes, but I was not surprised. I think most African Americans prefer different types of music.


That's fair, plus looking at the origins of country music it was more working class Americans singing cowboy songs and English ballads, so maybe it's cause of the different history completely.


U2 is a rock band.  However, they performed country music shows in Texas in 1987.  They sang in disguise and were introduced as some other people (the dalton brothers).


I think that's surprising but also makes sense! There's definitely parallels between rock and country, like the fender stratocaster guitar was actually originally intended for country music.


Hello! Do you like association football? It's more commonly known as football or soccer?


I heard about that! I guess Qatar is making a whole new city! That's crazy. I hope Qatar does well in their matchups if they're going to build a whole new city! Did you know the American team has never placed below third place in the World Cup since the Women's World Cup started in 1991!


They even got 3rd place in the first World Cup in 1930!


Yes,the US men's team got first place in 1930


Hungary's team was pretty dominant in the 1950s, they only had one defeat between 1950-1956, and that was the World Cup final.


That is really impressive! France hods the title now, after their win in Russia in 2018, but I really can't wait to see who competes at that unnamed city in Qatar in 2022!


I hope Qatar doesn't expect to profit from the World Cup, there's no net economic gains for the countries that have played host the the Olympics or the World Cup.


I heard the same thing! You know, the players sure do make money though! They get victory bonuses. One player, a German named Mesut Ozil donated his 300,00 euro bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil. I thought that was so kind of him!


That was a very generous deed. Did you know that Jon Stewart played soccer in college?


I did! He was very skilled! He even got to represent the US at the Pan American Maccabi games in Brazil! I guess that was before he was on TV!


Yeah, I guess he decided to stick with comedy after that.


I'm not a big fan, but I do watch The World Cup when I catch it on. I didn't know it was called association football!


Probably for the best. He's really good at comedy! I do enjoy him, but I must say, I'm more of a drama fan. What about you?


I do like some drama. I really like House!


House was a great show! Did you know that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama? I never would have guessed it!


I wouldn't have either. Well I have to run. It was nice chatting with you!


Yes! It's played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, so I guess it makes sense that it is known by more than one name!


It's such a global sport. I heard that is makes more money than all other professional sports combined.


Wow! I guess it makes sense for the world's most popular sport to be the one that makes the most money!


There's different variations of soccer too. Like one where 3 teams face each other at the same time.


Three teams at once?! They don't have any games like that at the World Cup, do they?


Yeah it's called Three Sided Football, it's played on a hexagon field and the winner is the one who concedes the least goals.


Wow! That's interesting. I can barely keep track of two teams running up and down the plain old rectangular field. I can't imagine three teams on a hexagon field! Have you watched any Wold Cup games recently?


I saw a little bit of it last year. I heard that the city that's hosting the 2022 World Cup doesn't even exist yet.


I was reading that the white house has twin buildings in ireland and france


Thats crazy.  I don't know how everyone could just let him have full access.  I mean I would think you would want to make sure nothing negative gets out


It seems he had just enough information from Trump and others to look like he was there to make corrections in news articles that had come out making a mockery of the president.


Then you worry that any information now in the white house is susceptible to getting out


On a lighter note, did you know that Bush had solar panels installed on the back of the White House?


no that is interesting. New technology and old technology.  I read that the white house still uses floppy disc in part for storing files


Very interesting fact! Did you ever hear of President Banana?


Wasn't he the first president of Zimbabwe?


YEs, you are very up to date on your presidential facts! On an unrelated subject; do you know that The Third Rock from the Sun won the Golden Globe?


Yes, he beat out seinfeld, friends and frasier.  that is really good!


Very interesting! And how about that Michael Wolff scandal?


I have never watched it but it must be a really good series to have won!


I actually don't know alot about that.  could you tell me some stuff


It seems he was staying in the West Wing.


He wrote a book titled "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House". He told staffers he was there to write a book on the first 100 days of the White House transition.


So he wrote negative stuff and now they are upset with him Im guessing.


Yes, it made the White House look inept and amateurish.


I see that everyone each thought the other person had approved his access and didn't check to make sure it was ok.


I don't remember that song from the movie, but I'm glad that Zepp were sticklers about their tunes.


So we were talking about never being at one of their concerts earlier.  I read that in 2002 a Creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against them.


That is so funny! I wonder how bad they really were. Probably should stop playing music all together. I wonder if the fans won their suit.


Who knows?  I saw that in 1972, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii..with no audience


I guess they liked the acoustics? I wonder what the label thought about that approach to making an album.


Yeah good question.  I read that in Croatia, there is an ancient Roman Amphitheater still in use today for concerts


That would be a good place to record an album. Or maybe for Creed to rehearse.


lol exactly.  I saw something interesting.  The Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts.  They toured almost non-stop for over 20 years


They must be bots or cyborgs. How could they do that? They must get special drugs or something.


I know that sounds crazy.  Do you like dramas?  I read that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because of his belief system.  It prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.


Lol, I suppose.  What do you think about Led Zeppelin?


I don't agree with Jim, but he has been doing film for a long time. He probably wants only projects that he believes in.


yes, probably so.  I saw that Michael Caine became an actor because all the pretty girls at his school were in drama class.


He knew what he was doing. He went for it! Anyway, great chat!


Hmm..I guess we just wait for it to signal the end


Yes, I know what you are talking about but for some reason they haven't generated on


I think Zepp was great. Rolling Stone magazine hated them. I never saw them in concert. I wish I had. What do you think?


Maybe we are suppose to keep talking but normally its 10 chat turns


I have a DONE button here. I've never had it not appear after 10 turns. Odd.


Hmm..I wonder if something is wrong with our hit


Not that I've seen with other HITS today. Let's just keep going.


I have no idea what else to say.  Do you like radio drama?  I think that might have been fun to listen to back in the day


I would have liked to listen to "The War of the Worlds"  broadcast


I have never seen them either.  Apparently they are very popular though b/c in 2005 they won in every category of a british radio stations contest to create a  "ideal supergroup"


I can't imagine how everyone got so caught up in it


I'm not exactly sure what to do b/c it isnt ending


I keep hitting the done button. Have you pressed TAB twice after entering text? That highlight the DONE button for me.


I am amazed that the individual members had such a draw, but their musicianship was terrific. The led zeppelin song "black dog" is named after a black Labrador that was wandering around the recording studio,  I thought there woudl have been a better story bhind that song.


Ha ha sometimes there isn't a great sstory.  Did you know that Jack Black shot a video of himself in front of 1000 screaming fans begging the Led Zeppelin to let him use their son


I wonder how he got all the fans together! That's great! I hope Zepp appreciated the gesture.


probably through social media?  Have you seen Monty Python and The Holy Grail?  It was funded apparently in part by British rock starts including Led Zeppelin


I saw the film. I guess the band loved the TV series and wanted to help. The budget for Grail was rather small, I believe. Glad it got made though.


Yeah it is funny. Ben Affleck was apparently another actor who got the rights to use a Led Zeppelin song in one of their movies.  He used "When the Levee Breaks"


How's it going? Did you know that the spatial size of the entire universe is still undetermined?


¥ea, the only danger I like is watching football. Did you know ESPN won an emmy for the superimposed yellow line for the first down?


I didnt even know ESPN created the yellow first down line, I guess it changed the game forever so it was a deserved award


Yea it's a great invention. Did you know there is a RB who never fumbled a football in his career, his name is Benjarvus Green-Ellis


He never fumbled the ball!! how he must had been a really skilled player, what team did he play for? do you know?


I know Benjarvus Green-Ellis played on the Patriots not too long ago and possibly another team(s)


Oh so he was a part of the Patriots anyways do you like to swim?


Yea I like to swim when I have the time. It's insane the US has more gold medals in swimming than the rest of the world combined


It is crazy! we have great swimmers maybe they all used that banned swimsuit that 94% of the races were won using it


I never knew cornell university required students to pass a basic swimming test before graduation


I think thas a great thing, swimming is a basci skill needed for survival more universities should do the same thing, promote swimming


Yeah i guess I did know that, theres a lot we dont know about the universe I like reading about it, amazing how much is out there for out discovery


Well I've got to go, nice chatting with you


Yea it's crazy that ancient Greeks and Indians even developed models of the Universe


I know right, there are scientist with crazy theories like how the universe evolved through natural selection, sounds crazy but they might be right


That and the theory the universe may be just on large superhologram


Yeah thats another crazy theory or the one of the universe only having one electron


Thats crazy if the universe only has one electron, that means I wasted a lot of time in Chemistry class


I guess we all did lol, amazing how there are starts that are cold enough we can touch them with our bare hands


That is crazy, I wonder if they get pulled by the region of space that may pull galaxies outside the observable universe


I might have to read more about the subject but its a possibility, that region seems hostile and really dangerous


Do you follow the NBA?  I used to shoot granny style as a kid, but apparently it is the best technique to shoot and score on the line.  Did you play as a child?


Basketball is very popular I'm sure due to both of their accomplishments.


I think the dunk made basketball very popular as well. Kareen Abdul-Jabbar's frequent use of the dunk got it banned for college basketball for more than ten years!


The inventor of basketball actually is the only losing coach in University of Kansas' history.  Luckily he has an invention to be remembered for.


Well, that's odd. Speaking of coaching, it can be quite lucrative. In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is a college football or basketball coach.


Even the Supreme Court has a basketball court on their top floor called the "highest court in the land"


I guess some of those who are in Senate a while could really play granny style.


That's funny. I mean, it has been proven to be the best technique to score points constantly. I guess NBA players are just afraid of how they would look.


They might not get million dollar sneaker deals if they do that.


I think it'd be funny. Maybe I'd watch more games. Haha.


I don't follow the NBA that much but enjoy it when I do watch. I did play as a child. How about you?


High school games at Lebron James' high school actually cost $100-$120.  That sounds extreme.  I wonder if he went to private school?


Just a little.  I remember Air Jordan's.  Everyone wanted them in elementary school.  The NBA banned them but Nike paid Jordan's fine to wear them


Speaking of sports brands, Lebron James rejected a $10 million dollar sponsorship offer from Reebok when he was 18. He was right as less than a year later, Nike offered him $90 million.


I wonder if he knew something?  Iverson got quite a bit from Reebok.  $800,000 per year to age 55 then $32,000,000


Sounds like a pretty sweet retirement! Lebron James not only makes millions for himself. He also raises for charity. He raised six million dollars by televising "the decision"


That's great!  I wonder if Judge Judy donates.  She makes $123,000 per episode.


I heard she is the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James.


Did you watch Space Jam?  Cute movie with Jordan.  Now they signed a deal with Lebron James for a sequel.


I did watch it when I was little. I would love to see the sequel, with another basketball great! Lebron is regarded by some as the greatest player of all time. I feel like I used to hear that about Jordan.


I did and apparently LeBron is going to be in the sequel


Yeah he signed a deal with Warner Bros, I will sure watch that movies, I love the franchise, the first one with Jordan was great.


yeah I will be waiting to watch it too. do you know reggie miller?


Yeah I do, he is a graet player, he scored a career high of 40 points and I also think he is in the hall of fame.


yeah he is but as good as he is his sister was always better than him


She was? what is her career high or some of her achievments


well once she socred 105 points and broke 8 national records


Wow that sure is impressive, 8 national records, that is a lot of talent right there, its suprising how much players win from endorcements


yeah I know. Talk about Allen Iverson being set for life pretty much


Yeah, $800000 a year sounds nice and then he will get 32 million, that sounds like a sweet deal to me


Yup it sure, does, he is taken care of for sure. nice chat


I do I think he is a great player, its amazing how much money he makes


that is for sure, he is the only one to make more than judge judy


He does, he even rejected a $10 million offer from Reebook when he was 18


yeah but I guess he know he was going to become big and later got way more than that from nike


Yeah 9 times more, a $90 million contract, its a good thing he had confidence in himself I would have taken the money lol


yeah good for him for sure. and then his involvement with charities. the guy raised six million


I think thats a great thing to do, did you ever watch the Space Jam movies?


Yeah. Do you know how Netflix got started?


I know that it was founded by Hastings and Randolphs in 1997


Yeah. and Hastings for a late fee and was sick and tired of that. DO you like drama?


I love drama. Did you know Jon Hamm was a high school drama teacher?


Oh cool. Did you ever see House MD, the show?


I like that show actually. Hamm taught Ellie Kemper drama, small world


Wow cool. Laurie made $700 000 per episode in House MD


Wow nice. Patrick Stewart was also a masters level drama teacher in the UK


Nice. Do you know why Jim Carrey does not do dramas anymore?


Did not know he did drama too, thought it was only comedy


I love it. Did you know they have a movie named Fireplace for your home?


He did some and does not anymore because they do not project positivity. Nice chat


It is nothing but an hour of a fire burning in a fireplace


Wow cool. Did you know they are responsible for one third of bandwidth usage in the morning?


Wow that is awesome. They have a job position where all you have to do is watch content and tag it


Nice I think that would be a great job for a while


I agree. Did you know they proposed to blockbuster to pay more attention to online content and were laughed at?


Wow and they had the chance to buy netflix for $50 million and did not


Wow that was a bad decision on their behalf in both cases


I never knew that, maybe why I kept spinning out because I never could get them lol


Oh yeah, it also caused less spin outs or no spin outs.


Dang I will have to play again and be coin based


Yep, that will help out a lot. Did you know that Nintendo is actually older than the Mcdonalds drive thru?


wow I never knew that! I know mcdonalds drive thru started like 1975, when did nintendo start?


Nintendo was started as a card game in 1889. We don't think of it that way but it was originally a card game.


wow, that is awesome! I will have to check it out! I bet it is worth a ton of money right now!


That is a really good point, I bet that worth a ton of money. I wish I had ten! I heard that Jann Mardenborough became a pro race driver from playing Gran Turismo, I don't know if I want to look for old card games or practice video games to make more money?


I heard about that! I wish I played that many times when I used to play. It was so nice chatting with you!


Thank you it was great chatting with you too!


Yes, I own a few cars but to be honest I want to play the real live Mario Cart in Texas! Have you heard of it?


Thanks, enjoy your day, play some Gran Turismo and become famous!


Nice me too! I never heard of that, that would be awesome, do you use your own car or a cart?


Well, a lab named Waterloo Labs built a real life Mario KArt in an amusement park. They provide the cars and the entire experience.


wow, I will need to check it out. I wonder if you can equip flame throwers to the cars like in South Africa


Ha, yeah I wanna check it out too. I recently heard that flame throwers are allowed because they have a high volume of carjackings there. That sounds like a different video game Nintendo created.


I am not sure but some game about carjacking or auto theft probably. I am more of a Mario Cart person. It is the best seller race game of all time.


I believe it! That was like my college days every day. I was big into nintendo growing up, and they own the mariners who i liked growing up


Yeah, that's fun. I learned that the coins in super mario kart make you go faster the more I had, therefore I would dream of gathering those coins


apparently they did it verbatim in the UK and nobody watched it


Same, did you know Air travel is up to 10% slower than in the 1960s?


wow you would think it gets better each year but i guess not


Agreed that you would think that! Apparently it is to save on fuel costs.


I have but did not travel the whole country by car, so saved $300 there


Very smart. That is what I would probably do.


yeah, they have tolls everywhere. nice chat


Did you know, Homer held 188 jobs in the 400 episodes?


that is insane. and Bart appeared in all but one episode


I do, apparently most deals made on shark tank are never enacted.


wow, interesting. did you ever watch that 70s show?


Hello,  do you play any fantasy games?  like fantasy football?


haha.  Right,  shes a great actress,  she wouldve been good as catwoman as well.


Did you know she served in the Israeli Defense Forces?


I did know that,  she revealed it in an interview I watched.


I wonder if Mcdonalds in Israel gives her free Happy Meals. I hear they treated WWII soldiers well.


Why would they give her free happy meals?  She didnt really serve in the wwi. I hear mc donalds invented the drive thru for soliders.


Well, she wasn't exactly playing video games like Jann Mardenborough....although that worked out OK for him


Yeah thats odd that he became professional just from playing a video game.


Crazy. But South Africa is almost like a real life video game. Flame throwers to prevent car jackings are legal there.


wow that sounds like they have a serious problem!


Probably more than a few bodies in the trunk of their cars. BTW, they are called trunks b/c they used to be wooden. Not unlike a casket


No. I play actual Football though. I liked driving games as a Kid, but now that I can drive I don't play them.


That is really interesting,  its been great talking to you.  Bye.


Did you know people actually play fantasy spelling bee?  lol


That's quite odd. I don't usually get into Fantasy. However I might see the new Wonder Woman movie because I met Gal Gadot once.


wow how did you meet her?  I love her in fast n furious series.


She was at an Israeli Venture Capital conference. We sat on the same panel. I was dealing with some car battery tech (electric car) that has Israeli roots. My first car had French roots. Cadillac.


Wow that is awesome.  Is she nice?  She seems like a nice person I have seen some interviews.  Yes,  the new wonder woman looks amazing.  It is the highest gross wwi movie!


She's very friendly. Very respectful. Really into representing Israel. She should make a great Wonder Woman, and one that won't settle for secretary of the Justice League.


i think its funny that she didnt even know she was auditioning for wonder woman lol


That's crazy. But doing Catwoman works for anyone. Just leave Robin at home.


I think that is the national team name. Their rugby team is black 7s.


I see. The US supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor


Not saying it might not be racist, but there might be a story behind it. Weird place for a court...


Apparently the best technique for free throws is shooting granny style according to physicists


I would like to see lebron shoot that way. It would be more entertaining!


Yea that would be funny, change the air jordan logo to mj shooting granny style, maybe it wouldn't of been banned when they first came out


HAHAHA. That would be a funny logo though. I might be able to buy some of that...


Too bad Cheryl Miller never got a shoe, she did break 8 national records in one game


Yea and her brother Reggie Miller only scored 40 points that same day


Alright. Do you watch basketball? De'Andre Hunter borke his wrist and won't play with the Virgina team


He's such a disappointment... Nice chatting with you!


That sucks for him. Big loss for Virginia too!


I like Uconn, unfortunalty the coach is the highest paid state employee like in 39 other states


That seems to be the trend now. Kareem got the dunk banned a while back.


Yea it's unfortunate, I bet basketball inventor James Naidmith wasn't the highest paid when he coached


No and he was the worst coach in Kansas history!


It's messed up New Zeland has a team nicknamed "tall blacks"


Yeah I do, I really like 80's Tom Cruise movies.  How about you?


Yeah Top Gun was one of his best for sure, I always like risky business.


Tom Cruise once threatened Tom Kruse who is the inventory of the hoverboard.


I heard that!  I think he should have just endorsed it and gone along with it.


I agree. Tom Cruise spent two years learning Japanese and swordplay in preparation for a film.


That is dedication, I have always admired him for his acting skills.


Me too. He has a $10 million dollar underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.


That is the weird side of him, I remember when he went kind of nuts on the Ellen show years back.


Hi there, I do sometimes, but don't have an account myself.  How about you?


I do have an account. Did you know from 9pm-12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all the bandwidth in North America?


Holy cow, that is so much bandwidth during those peak hours.


I agree. Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


That is crazy, and I think it will even continue to grow in the future.


Wow, I think back in 2000, they proposed to Blockbuster that it should use Netflix as it's online service, they laughed at the offer.


I bet lol. Netflix was started due to a $40 late fee incurred by Reed Hastings.


Yeah old Reed didn't like those late fees, look what happened since then.


Hello, are you familiar with NBA (a men's professional basketball league in North America)?


About the air jordan shoes, Jordan kept wearing them and Nike did not mind paying penalties since the shoes became very popular and profitable to the company.


yeah that is pretty nuts but its a great way for nike to advertise


That was their purpose, I think.  Apparently, Tim Duncan decided to finish college before joining the NBA.


yeah that was a smart i idea he was preparing for the future not just getting the money then


I would do it differently though because the offer might not come four years later.


that is true he could of tried to do both


NBA players refuse to do granny style shooting even though it can be beneficial to score points.


yeah they would look kind of funny doing that in the middle of a game... thats how i shoot lol I am more of nerd than an athlete lol


You are funny.  They said they did not want to look stupid.


yeah lol so do you think pluto is still a planet


I am somewhat fimilar with it I did know that the league adopted the name National Basketball Association on August 3rd 1949... I only know that cause that is my birthday lol


I personally think so.  But the scientific community does not think so.  Anyway, I've go to run.  Nice chatting with you.


I see.  They have offices in the US and international locations but their headquarters are located in New York.


Yeah its pretty crazy the players are the worlds best paid athletes by annual salary per year


Some of them are also endorsed by big corporations..extra money in their pocket.  Apparently, Allen Iverson is paid $800K per year by Reebok and he will get a final lump sum payment of $32 M when he reaches age 55.


Yeah that is interesting.. it pays well but basketball has been around for quite awhile... 39 out of 50 states highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach


That was interesting to know.  Apparently, air jordan shoes were banned upon introduction by the NBA.


Really that is nuts... Kareem abdul-jabbars domainat use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball over a decade ago


NBA did not like his dominant use of the dunk.


I usually continue watching, but while doing something productive like laundry and cleaning.


That makes sense. I tend to do laundry in my room while watching tv. I usually end up watching sports though. I miss too much in movies and tv to follow along.


From 9pm-12am Netflix accounts for 33% of bandwidth in North America.


They also employ taggers who watch the content and tag it.


I could do that job.  I should look into it.  Get paid to watch TV?  Im in!


I had a friend who worked at a tv station overnights to make sure they station did not shut down. It was a terrible tv station too! She hated it.


Lol.  I find it crazy that blockbuster declined to buy netflix.


Yeah, short sighted on their part. Do you remember them trying to catch up with a dvd mail service?


I do, blockbuster started to offer it too, and just couldnt keep up, along with their stores.


They made a serious, ilke $1.925B, mistake!


I saw a blockbuster store in a remote part of Alaska about a year ago it was like finding a Yeti!


No I didnt.  Id like to.  It had an amazing opening weekend and I have heard all good things.


Me too! They got a 93 on rotten tomatoes.


I might have to check it out on Netflix now!


Is it on there? I would totally watch it if it is on there. They opened with $35M! That's pretty good.


I thought I saw it, if not Ill have to check redbox or something.


It could be on there. I just watched the last jedi so it does have some recent stuff on there...


Awesome.  Ive been binge watching some shows lately.  When Netflix asks if I am still watching it always makes me laugh.


It makes me feel bad about myself when I get it. I usually shut down the tv when I see it. I mean if the TV thinks I am watching tv too much, I should llisten.


Hi there, hope you are having a good evening. Do you enjoy dancing very much or do you like to sit them out?


I think there was a lot of dancing in some of his 39 plays and 154 sonnets! Maybe accompanied by a lute!


Yea he was pretty talented, I never knew he was an actor in london during the 1590s


Me either! I only knew he wrote the plays. I also didn't know that they had been translated into every langue and that his plays are performed more than any other. I guess everyone knows his Romeo and Juliet.


Yea, I never knew Shakespeare also owned a playing company either, he was a busy man


Yes, he was. It's funny that he coined phrases that I use like laughing stock and break the ice. I had no idea I was quoting Shakespeare. I guess we don't realize who authors things like that.


Yea that is crazy, I wonder what they are suppose to mean when performed with an era-appropriate accent instead of a modern one


Not sure, unless the meaning comes across as the same. It was an interesting time to live in, for sure. Crazy to think that he and Pocahontas lived at the exact same time. What different lives they led.


Yea, things are different today. I know Patrick Stewart use to be a Shakesphearean actor, now he teaches master classes in drama


Yes, I actually saw him do Hamlet. Speaking of Hamlet, it's kind of creepy that a composer donated his skill to the royal Shakespeare company, hoping they would use if as a prop for Hamlet.


Yea that is creepy, maybe he should of named a bird after Shakespeare play like the Starlings in North America


I don't mind dancing after a few drinks lol,apparently parrots are able to dance to music, that's pretty cool


I haven't hear of that before! He really had a big influence on our world. I bet there are a lot of parents who don't know that when they name their daughters Miranda, Jessica and Olivia, that they are using names that he made up!


Lol well I got to go, nice talking with you


Parrots, really? I didn't know that! I do know that babies love to dance. My kids did like to get down and they smiled and laughed with the music!


Lol, maybe they can watch the episode of Mr. Rogers where he learns to breakdance


They did love Mr. Rogers! I imagine all the dancing Bruce Lee did, helped him a lot with the choreographing of his fight scenes, don't you think?


Couldn't hurt, I wonder if he ever did the moonwalk since it was first done in 1955


Apparently they have ballet slippers that can make drawings, I wonder what they look like


I'm sorry about my last comment, I meant to say that I didn't know the moonwalk was invented in 1955! I know that Michael Jackson mastered that skill, for sure. I'd like to see the drawings of the ballet slippers too!


I wonder if Shakespeare was a dancer, maybe he did it after he retired when he turned 49


Hey how you doing good day. You play video games? I love call of duty and I didn't realize it began as a computer game.


Yeah that's a really good point. The company who created call duty also raises money for veterans which is really cool.


that is a great gesture from the video game since they are basing their game and profits on all the bad stuff that the veteran go thru


Agreed. I wonder if that company makes clothing? The reason I ask is because Apple once made clothing.


That is crazy! so Apple tried on all industries to make it


They really did. Rip curl somehow makes clothes in North Korea but the label says made in China. Interesting.


wow but you know that the most important things about clothing is that it protects your body from weather conditions


Yeah absolutely. I wonder why pilgrim clothing was full of color and why they only wear black for special occasions?


that is a very good question. at least people are more conscious now a days on not wearing animal skins since a very cruel act


Yes it is. There is even a store in Alabama that sells stuff from unclaimed baggage at airports! If you lose your bag go to that store! It was nice talking with you today!


really they sell other people clothing that is crazy


hey, I am not a good video game player I think I do not have a good skills on them. But is very interesting to know that it was a computer game


Yes that is kind of funny and sad! Some clothing is gender neutral but others are more specific. Hard to tell these days lol. It was nice talking to you today!


I think gender specific clothing is not a bad idea at all


Agreed. Well I will definitely think on that one. Bye for now!


Yes it is. The most recent game call duty black ops was released in 2018. Really fun release that one.


are you good on that game? I really like super mario games


I am ok. Mario is fun too! I wonder how many mario games there are? There are 33 call of duty games!


Wow, I can imagine why the game of call of duty topped $15 billion on sales


Yes exactly. They also use very realistic maps one of them takes place in the same location as the earthquake in Japan.


Do you know how they are able to be so realistic? it is very fascinating how they have that technology.


Yeah the technology is amazing. According to the Guinness Book of World Records call of duty black ops two has the best video game ending of all time.


interesting now I can imagine why Prince William used to play it on his night shift.


Thats hilarious, and wow that is an incredible amount of traffic for two sites!


It really is!  You can register for free with a Gmail address, which you can get though Google!


Did you know that is also a Youtube for police, like their own youtube?


Yeah I think you are right, I wonder if you have to be an officer to have access to it.


Yeah same here.  I think Google owns Youtube as well, did you know that?


Yeah, it seems like Google owns everything!


Yeah it sure does, and the amount of internet traffic they take up is just increasing I feel.


It does, thee is that one time it went down and took 40% of all web traffic with it


I do, very frequently.  However, I havent run into momo.


That is just crazy!  Well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night!


Yeah I use it all the time, did you know they are the 2nd largest search engine on the net?


Yeah, I heard that.  Pretty crazy.  Psy's Gangnam style made them increase their view counter it was so popular!


That is just hilarious!  I remember people going straight bonkers for that song.


It was crazy popular.  It is amazing the amount of material and information that is disseminated though youtube!


Yeah it really is, you can learn how to do or fix just about anything.


Do you know what the most disliked video on Youtube is?


Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's a Justin Bieber video.


It was, his video to Baby.  Youtube and Netflix combined make up half of the internet traffic in North America!


No, I didn't know that.  It is not even playable by humans.  Crazy


I agree. In any case, you can find out more crazy stuff about pianos on the internet


Yep.  And in case the Internet ever burns down, you could go too the current library of Alexandria -  they saved a copy


Good question.  That's gotta be a giant hard drive.


I do enjoy using the internet, but I worry the constant novelty does cause addiction.


Addiction is a big problem.  I try to spend some time every day outside away from any screens.  It's good for your mental health


It is nice to bask in the sunlight and just relax outside. When it isn't freezing cold of course


Of course.  Though it's not full proof.  You can get cell service on top of Mt Everest


I mean that is one place you would want connection to make calls for help or look up information


I used to, but I was never very good. How about you?


Right lol.  You need to google how to get more Oxygen


They probably also have to learn how to properly ascend or descend to avoid altitude sickness


Very true.  Nice chatting.  Have a good day!


Same here.  I took lessons as a kid and then stopped playing.


But as an instrument, I feel the music and sound when hammers strike the strings is beautiful


It is definitely a beautiful instrument.  Apparently a group of climbers found a piano at the top of Briatin's highest mountain in 2006


I guess someone just had to be the first to play a piano so high up. I think there are music that enhance nature's beauty


I'm sure that would be a really cool setting to play the piano.  Wonder how they got it up there?  Those things can be heavy


There was an aluminum grand piano on the hindenburg.  It weighed 356 pounds


Did you know there is a song solely written to stress test pianos?


Hello there, are you a follower or fan of Lebron James?


I wonder if that takes in account endorsement deals and all that as well.


I don't know how many players get endorsements. I would guess maybe half a dozen at most get the serious deals. Teams can't cut injured players, so they keep getting paid.


Yeah and there are always lots of injuries to deal with.  Did you know that the granny style of free throw shooting has proven to be the most effective?


I think the players would look weird doing it, but I seem to remember that Rick Barry shot free throws that way. Good shooter!


Yeah I think you are right, Rick Barry was a master.  I like watching old school highlights.


I would like to watch a game that judges play. The US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"


That would be awesome, I wonder if people bet money on those games, wouldn't that be hilarious?


The oddsmakers would have a fun time. I wonder what James Naismith, inventor of basketball, would think.


Yeah I wonder what he would think of the overall game now, especially the three pointers and all the dunks.


The game got dull for a while with just big men battling in the paint. I like the 3 pointers because it changed the flow of the game. There is no need to ban the dunk though. Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade. That seems wrong.


Hi, how are you? I know a little bit about him. He's a marquee player.


Oh yeah and the best way is to let the game flow naturally with the best teams winning.  Whatever wins games, should be the style.  Defense was big a few years ago, now its super high scoring, and some good defense if you are my Bucks!  Nice talking to you, have a good one.


Yeah he had been a huge part of the NBA since he joined.  Do you know what team he plays for this season?


I heard that he moved to the Lakers. They have the money and the fan base. Plus he's like 35 years old, so he doesn't have many seasons left.


Yeah good call.  I wonder if the team will even make the playoffs this season.


He's gotta grab the money while he can. He  rejected a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was 18. He said that Nike or Adidas might offer him a bit more. less than a year later, he accepted a $90 million offer from nike.


Yeah that is crazy money.  Did you know that Reebok signed Allen Iverson to a lifetime contract basically?


I guess he could still endorse when he's not playing, but it sounds odd. His payout at the end is enormous!


Yeah isn't that a crazy amount of money to get when you are long gone from playing in the league? I bet they are not happy with that decision these days.


NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player. I thought that other sports like soccer in the UK would pay more. But I guess NBA has a world following.


Do you enjoy watching drama on tv or at the box office?


I didn't know that. What do you think about Oscar Wilde, a poet and playwright?


Very interesting person he was.  His last words were very interesting, sounds like he was losing it.


Perhaps he was trying to be funny. It is difficult to understand without context if we were even meant to under stand it. He is indeed a very interesting person. Did you know at US customs he quipped that I have nothing to declare except my genius?


I have read that before as well, and that was way back in 1882! I don't think I am too familiar with much of his work though, are you?


he was London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s and is best known for The picture of Dorian Gray.


Very interesting, I have never heard of that.  Did you know he was convicted of sodomy and had to spend 2 years in prison?


I did not. Speaking of crimes, did you know kissing oscar wilde's lipstick covered tomb can result in a fine upwards 12K?


Wow, I wonder if some people still risk it to do it, I'm sure there are.  I also wonder why people started doing that in the first place.


Well some people are hard core fans I guess


Yeah I think there are hard core fans for everything and everyone!


Hello there, I do enjoy it.  How about yourself? Have any favorite actors or drama movies you enjoy?


In any case thank you for this chat. It was fun talking about people kissing wilde's tomb with you


Yeah same here, it was nice chatting with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


I personally enjoy drama because it can be divided between comedy and tragedy. Did you know that Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor for tv dramas, earning 700K per episode?


Holy cow I would never have guessed that.  Did you Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore?


To that question I'm not sure, but actors are an interesting lot. For instance, Michael caine became an actor since all the prettiest girls were in drama class lol


That is awesome, well it certainly paid off for Mr. Caine I would have to say.


Indeed, but some other actors don't care as much about money. For instance, Jim carrey stopped making dramas since his belief made him feel that such movies didn't project positivity, which he no longer wanted.


Yeah I have read that about Jim Carrey before and I think that is very novel of him to do. I think people need to project more positive things these days.


I personally feel that tragedy is the essence of drama since it allows for greater depth and emotion


I totally agree, tragedy is definitely the essence of drama.  Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free?


Yay! The boy who played Danny in The Shining did not know they were filming a horror movie. That's probably good given how intense that movie is.


I guess that would allow him to show genuine reactions that were captured perfectly on film. I think horror films are interesting since it has very interesting visuals and watching it can help burn 180 plus calories.


I had heard that it burned calories. How fascinating. Do you enjoy Stephen King?


I personally haven't watch him much. But I have seen many reference in pop culture to him such in Gravity falls. I also read that the first horror film he saw was bambi.


That is correct. It terrified him as a child and as a result we have many great works.


I mean horror in general were inspired by many brilliant minds like Edgar Allan Poe or Mary Shelley. Do you prefer horror in a realistic slice of life setting or a more supernatural, fantasy setting?


I really enjoy both but I probably lean a little more towards realistic. And I really enjoy Poe and Shelley's Frankenstein. Did you know that if you watch a horror movie before looking at abstract art you will appreciate it more?


I wonder why. Did you know Frankenstein isn't the name of the monster, but actually the mad scientist?


I did indeed. Such a good book. Have you ever heard of a waterphone?


I have an iPhone that I use all of the time. Did you know that women are more likely than men to have iPhones?


I recently read they are the instrument that makes those creepy sound signature to horror flicks. I mean it is amazing there are instruments that I never knew existed but are so prevalent in daily life.


I do not. I don't even have a guess honestly. I know that the front man of Muse used his iPhone to record his unborn child's heartbeat and then used it in a song. That's pretty interesting.


Wow, he must have a very unique way of viewing the world as an artist. Did you know that when microsoft launched its own line of phones, they held a funeral for the death of the iphone? Lol


Wow, that was presumptuous. Both companies can do strange things. Jobs had to switch phones secretly during a presentation because they would run out of ram and crash.


Another funny fact is there is actually a iphone game called send me to heaven that creators developed to encourage people to shatter as many iphones as possible by seeing how high they can toss their phone into the air. It was banned by apple since it encouraged behavior that would damage the user's devices


Wow, I can't imagine why people would have used the app. Some common sense should be used. There are plenty of other apps to choose from. As of January 2017 there were 2.2 million apps on the app store.


Not to mentioned that iPhone is like a small laptop and camera all in one device that can fit in your hand to take photos, play music, send and receive emails, and browse the web


They are pretty amazing. Do you like horror films? I love them.


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


Probably not. What other forms of entertainment do you like? Do you like video games?


I do enjoy video games, I used to play Nintendo as a kid.  How about you?


I played video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time.The NES was all about great game play.


Same here, and yeah it was, it didn't matter it only had 54 colors, those were plenty!


The Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.The technology advances, but the games don't always get better.


That is one heck of a good run for a video game system I will say though.


Did you hear that Bill Nye "the Science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest. I guess that’s a pretty amazing makeup job there.


I think I have heard that before, did you ever watch his show?


No, I haven't. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


I used to watch it back in grade school.  Yeah it was nice chatting with you as well.


Hello there, I have seen it, I thought it was good, how about you?


I have not seen it yet. I figure they invest a lot in the scripts and casting because a lot has to go into the animation.


Yeah it sure does, did you hear the director wanted only ex-pixar people working on it?


I wonder what he saw in them. I guess he figured they'd be motivated.


Yeah he must have really known what he wanted for his film.  Did you see he did one of the voices too?


Yeah. He voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions, after which the production team couldn't find anyone who could do the voice better than him.


Yeah I bet they saved a bunch of money by not having to pay another top name person to do it.


True. Sarah Vowell, the voice of Violet Parr in Pixar's "The Incredibles", is predominantly a political commentator and bestselling author of historical nonfiction, with few other acting credits to her name. I wonder how much she cost.


That is a thought, but I bet she doesn't command as much as say an Oprah or Meryl Streep or something.


Remember the old rotary dial phones.  New York was assigned area code 212 because it was the quickest to dial.


With the wars in that region of the world, it sure could.


Scary. With an iphone possessing more computing power than all of the US's nuclear ICBMs, maybe the net would be harder to destroy completely. (?)


It is supposed to be with nodes instead of and hierarchical design.  Technology moves on.  Xbox is less than 20 years old but has already had 3 consoles.


I'm familiar with this gaming brand, but not savvy using controllers. A 4 year old could outplay me, I'm sure. And has, actually! But I admire Microsoft's amazing growth and new streaming/online services. Less than 20 years. They are still a giant player in the internet/gaming game.


They are and it is a category that newer companies have done well at so it is surprising that they are not too stodgy to stay in the gaming game.


Also admire the generosity of Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates. His foundation is using profits to provide medical aid and other services worldwide.


I am aware that they do that.  It is unlike Warren Buffet who is waiting until he dies to give substantially to charity.  For a while, the Army used Xbox controllers to fly unmanned airborne vehicles.


I've heard about Army Xbox use. Hey, those young recruits are certainly familiar with an Xbox. So "uav" means - what you said. Thanks! I picture very small spy drones. Is that off the mark?


Some are not small, but some are.  If they are carrying heavy munitions, they have to be large, but cameras can be carried by small ones.


Of course. I hope these Xboxes don't make the creepy sounds the old ones used to do. Guess military needs a great deal more stealth today.


Yes, I do remember. Long gone now. A virtual world, but not as distant as texting, it seems. Hard to imagine how many miles of cable are on ocean floors worldwide. Care to venture a guess?


That was the console making noise.  The middle word of uav is aerial, not airborne.  I knew that but was not sure how to spell it.  Nice chatting with you!


Interesting question.  I would say half a million miles.  I would guess the diameter to be 2.7 inches.


Good guess. Diameter sounds right. Today the focus is on iphones and their many variations.


Yes.  But old or new, phones take sound and turn it into electronic signals and then back again.


True. I miss the sound of a real voice, real back and forth spontaneous talk, with all its nuances and changes. Still, texting is in, phones are a text tool and connection to the WWW.


Test takes a lot less bandwidth to transmit.  If you ever get to the top of Mt. Everest, your 3G phone will work there.


Yes, and that's amazing to me. Even explorers can check in with the people they care about, on top of Everest or halfway across Antarctica. Maybe that's the peak of the internet's value .


It provides so much convenience.  No one ever has to stop to find a pay phone now.  There is an entire copy of the library of Alexandria saved on the internet now.


Remarkable that a world-famous library of ancient texts, which was repeatedly burned down during conquests has a copy of the internet in case IT burns down. Could that happen, I wonder?


did you see that Kanye is having another kid?


I mean - I think it is definitely music...but I agree not my type.


I'm thinking you haven't heard much more than whats on the radio then


Maybe You're right, I don't want to argue ;) not my cup of tea though :) I'm more of a blues fan. Classic rock, maybe metal. ;)


I'll pretty much listen to anything except country.  It is god awful


I don't listen to country but I don't mind it. It has it's own charm and it takes skills to play and sing country...


I suppose.  Just like most music what is played on the radio is just garbage


I agree... I mean I haven't heard anything new that's good. Maybe except Black Country Communion... great band


I heard something but I'm not really following his offspring :)


I saw that they are using a surrogate and only paying 70k.  I'd want a whole lot more than that!


ok, yes that's what I read... and somebody needs to explain to me, how using a surrogate really works...


Simple explanation:  They take egg from mom, Sperm from dad - put it together and then into another person.


ok... why are they doing that ? Kardashian can't have babies ?


Not sure to be honest, I'd love to know too though.


I think it's just another thing to do to be on the cover of the magazine and have plenty of interviews...  this is a crazy world...


I wouldn't doubt it.  Speaking of him, do you like rap music? (trying to cover the topics! haha)


lol ;) no, not really... I don't consider it to be music ;)


That sounds awesome in a zombie apocalypse way. That would be great in a horror movie.


I think flame-throwers on horse carriages on Mackinac Island would be much cooler


Or bikes. Imagine pedaling a flaming Schwinn up there on the island.


A flamethrower would also be pretty cool on the 160mph bus the Dutch are designing


Maybe that's how they're getting it to go so fast. A couple of high intensity flame-throwers at the back and boom. Iceland could use a bus like this. They seem to lack effective public transport across the island.


They would probably end up adding flamethrowers to the airplanes that they use to travel between the major towns


Sounds like something King Kalakaua could have used when he traveled around the world. I imagine it took him a while.


I'd like to travel around the world, maybe go to Detroit and go where Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac explored


Detroit? Not my first choice. I'd go to SOuth Africa first for the flame thrower cars.


Maybe Cadillac can add flame-throwers to their cars so it would help driving through some cities


Yea, I like the ones with ghosts, demons, monsters, and zombies. How about you?


Nice. I think I'll be seeing if I can become a race car driver by playing gran turismo!


I like Stephen King movies. The SHining was great. The kid who played Danny didn't even know he was in a horror film at the time.


lol, I wonder if the actor who played Danny got scared at all during the filming since he didn't know he was in a horror movie


All that running through the frozen maze would have freaked me out. Stephen King considers Bambi the first horror movie he ever saw. I guess the killing of his mother was traumatic.


I guess so, not as scary as stories from Allan Poe or Mary Shelley


It's apparently not bad exercise. You can burn 180 calories watching a horror movie.


That's an interesting benefit but I think enjoying abstract art more after watching a horror movie is more impressive


That is cool. There's some good Japanese horror too. I can imagine the horror of paying tolls on every highway in Japan.


Not as horrible as flame-throwers on cars in south-africa


I have no idea.  He attended Humboldt State University in California to study marine resources.


The ocean really is fascinating! He said he was inspired by Laurel and Hardy and their comedy films in a telephone interview, once. I like them, too! The Three Stooges are also great at comedy.


Niclelodeon's creator spotted Hillenburg's talent


He was very lucky to have that person in his social circle! I wonder if any of the SpongeBob episodes have anything about the cables on the bottom of the ocean that carry internet and telephone data? It seems very haphazardly made.


I was surprised to know that phone and internet data cables are just lying there on the ocean floor.


Yes! I didn't realize data was even sent that way anymore for telephone data, let alone internet data. Isn't everything wireless and satellite now?


I'm sure they are still connections that are transmitted via cables especially in under developed countries.


That's true. I think telephones are fairy new technology to some places. I heard 212 was made New York's code because you could enter it the fastest on an old rotary phone. Why not 121, then?


I don't know.  121 should be faster.  How did New York be so lucky to get that number?


Meant to say fairly, not fairy. I don't think fairies would use telephones to communicate! I wonder if it's true that you can't get two phone books apart with their pages overlapped together?


I do like it from time to time. I think the last movie I saw was a comedy film from India. What about you?


I like Big Bang Theory. I used to watch House.  I was surprised to know that the main character made $700K per episode.


That's excellent! I wonder how many episodes he got that rate for? I hear they made an entire comedy film off of the SpongeBob Squarepants TV show. Have you seen it?


No, I have not.  I have a CD of one of their episodes.  What do you think about their creator Stephen Hillenburg?


I am so sad to hear he recently died! He said that he wanted to raise ocean awareness and I think he did an excellent job in the form of those great comedy shows and films.


Lou Gehrig's disease is another name for it, I think. I'd hate to get that telephone call from the Doctor saying I had that disease. What would you do first?


I would not know what to do.   Hillenburg stayed with the show until the day he died.


He had a great start. Many people born in the midwest like him dreamed of coming to the coast to study marine biology. Not many did it. I wonder if he would have ever done any drama, or would have been loyal to comedy only?


Teachers would be so happy if we had that moral panic now-a-days! Like 2 100 year olds when they released their first rap album.


Wow, that would be crazy.  I wonder how much they got paid for that.  Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for the his "The Raven"


I hope he got some back end points. I hear John Hader only got like $5K for Napoleon Dynamite.


I didn't know that.  I'm more of a fan of poetry than movies though.  did you know that the Japanese alphabet when recited in order actually forms a poem.


I didn't know that. What else do you know about it?


Not much more about that, but I do know that Demetri Martin once wrote a 224 word palindrome poem.


Wow, that's crazy! Like Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.


I like Linkin Park.  They are named after a park in Baltimore.


Really? I had no clue. I like listening to them at the gym.


Yeah, they are from Baltimore.  I still like Pink Floyd more though.  Like The Dark Side of the Moon, which is still one of the best selling albums.


Good, just finishing up reading a book.  I would say I was successful because I was able to comprehend what I read.


It was Starship Troopers.  Did you know that was the first science fiction novel on the three reading lists of all five US military branches?


HAHAHA... No, I did not know that! What an open! Nicely done...


Thank you!  If only I could read faster I could read more books.  For example Anne Jones can read up to 4700 words per minute.


But how many of those words could she comprehend? I bet it was less than you with Starship Troopers!


Probably so.  I still think that was interesting that was on all five reading lists.  Ender's Game for example was on suggested reading for the Marine Corps.


Speaking of games, CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


I don't think I'd be laughing too much just listening to bad poetry.  I would rather read novels, even if they were terrible ones.  For some reason there was a moral panic over novels back in the 1700's.


Have you ever seen the movie Justice League? Apparently it's arriving on Blu-ray in 4K resolution


I'm so happy that they were making Nintendo's until 2003! That's definitely my favorite system


For sure, mario bros all day!  Those japanese make good systems!


I agree! It's much better than using chickens for entertainment like the Romans did in ancient Britain


For sure lol. Julius Caesar would have been more entertained lol


I have never seen a Ronald Reagan movie, but it's funny that one casting agent said that he didn't look presidential, how wrong he was lol


I heard that, if only they could see the future lol. Boy they were wrong!


Who is your favorite superhero by the way? I really like Batman, and I think that Garfield as a superhero could be interesting LOL


I am a flash lover. So good of a show and awesome power!


I'll have to check it out, what I didn't know is that there are 300 superheroes that have been registered in the United States, I wonder what they all are and if some of them are better than the flash haha


I didnt either, wow! Good chatting with you!


That is a great movie, that would be awesome in that resolution. I like superman! what do you think?


Thank you you too, apparently Stan lee wrote 15 DC Comics, I always thought he was a Marvel guy


I like the movie Superman, but I thought Justice League was quite horrible. I don't think that the movie being released in 4k is going to save it LOL


that is true, some parts of the movie was good, but I think they could have had a better flash. Superman's rights were bought for 130 dollars in 1938. Good investment


Yep I agree. It's too bad that the studio interfered so much with Justice League, it could have been a great movie but it wasn't


true, isn't there a new one coming out later? Superman had the power once to wield Thors hammer


Wow that's pretty cool I never knew that. And yes that movie was definitely full of problems, for instance they should have had darkseid be the big bad guy immediately at the start of the movie instead of at the end


That is a good point. What else do you like for entertainment?


Well I used to play a lot of Nintendo games as a kid, I never realized that they had only the ability to display 54 colors at once


I loved nintendo, the original only had 54 colors! consoles have come a long way!


Hello What do you think of the president?


Yeah I heard about that two. It took the secret service four days to realize the white house had been hit on nov 11 2011


That's had to give the sitting President a moment of pause.  Did you know President Carter installed solar panels on the White House only to have them removed by his successor, President Reagan?


I believe Bush put them back on. If Im not mistaken.


You are correct!  Its amazing how petty some differences can be.  It seems that each wants to leave their mark on the White House, or erase someone else's!   Given our engagement in the world, I surprised that no President has been fluent in a foreign language since Franklin D. Roosevelt.  I sometime wonder if negotiations get muddled in translation?


Im not sure about that. Did you know that teddy roosevelt banned christmas trees from the white house?


Teddy was a conservationist and the founder of the National Park System.  So, I guess he was against tree murder!


I guess he was. He could have used a fake tree. I have never had a real christmas tree in my life.


I'm not sure artificial trees were mass produced back then.  I on the other hand have only had a real one, cut from the woods at the back of my property.  Given each President's take on his stewardship of the White House, its good to see some traditions transcend each president.  Like the receiving of a congratulations card if you mail them a birth announcement.


That is pretty cool of them to do. I think the government should just go ahead and send one to every person born.


Not I.  Could you imagine the added costly bureaucracy that would create?  We have too much government as it is.  I would prefer if the White House would focus on easing international tensions.  It seems like Trump did not faire well with his first summit with Putin last July.  Perhaps its time for a do-over to try to get Russia to try to stand down with its military aggression.


I feel we did not have good choices to chose from.  So in my mind he was not a good choice but a lesser bad choice.   What do you think of his summit with Kim?


Yeah I dont really know what to think about Russia. I know they are not stupid, but they have no fear. I dont think they really want war though.


Its a lot like a game of "chicken" trying to see who will "blink' and stand down first.  Unfortunately, that is high risk.  I just hope we can ease the tension before an unfortunate "accident" occurs which could lead to armed conflict.  Perhaps he needs to invite Putin to White House.


That would probably be a great idea. Well Im gonna have to run. It was good chatting with you.


Same to you.  Lunch break is over and its time for me to attend a "summit" at work, also known as a marketing meeting.  Take care...


To be honest I dont follow it that much.


Well, it was not a success.  But that was not unexpected considering negotiations with North Korea are tricky at best.  Did you know that it's tradition for the Irish Prime Minister to visit the White House on St. Pats day?


I did not know that. I think it is a real sign of respect when the Irish spend st Patrick's day with you.


I would also think its a sign of influence of a small nation given that Irish immigrants made up a large part of early American population.  I wonder if the P.M. will ask Trump why he canceled the earlier November trip to Dublin?


Not sure. I think he probably would bring it up at least in conversation.


From the news coverage I read, protesters were ready to take on Trump the minute he set foot in Ireland, including at his golf course in Doonbeg, County Clare.  Even the Irish Labour Party was part of the protests!


Well thats not good for trump. Did you know the white house has a twin in ireland as well as one in france.


I did not know that.  But I did read that a smaller scale replica is a private residence in Atlanta.


Yeah, it was only banned for a little while. Have you ever been into Pixar's secret room?


No I haven't, I heard only celebrities were able to enter the secret room? Is there another room that's available to the public?


No but I really want to go into that room. What do you think is in there?


A collection of all the characters from Pixar movies, do you have a favorite Pixar movie?


I loved toy story. I had no idea Steve Jobs was the CEO there, between his apple stints.


Yeah, that's a great film, he started the company and then sold it to Disney! I had no idea Robin Williams was the voice of Aladdin, because of that film, he was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


I thought he did a great job as Genie. I am into voice actors for shows so I did know that.


Carol Burnett was also the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street, I wonder if she was a voice actor or actually played herself?


she doesn't make as much as Judge Judy. She makes $123,000 per episode!


That's a lot, but I can't believe she's the highest paid celebrity only after Lebron James! I remember reading somewhere that the House actor made the most per episode


Hi! I'm doing great! How are you? Do you like basketball? Did you catch the Lakers game yesterday?


I do like basketball and I watched the highlights on SC. Did you watch it?


Yes, I was disappointed with Lebron and the Laker's performance. Lebron is practically a celebrity now, he's making the Space Jam movie!


Yeah! Did you see him sitting on the end of the bench by himself, with no one close to him? I felt bad for him.


I didn't catch that, I wish someone in the NBA would shoot "granny style" since physicist have proved that granny style shooting is the best technique to consistently score points on the line


They wouldn't have been able to dunk in college when Kareen was there. He got it banned.


It was too dominent and the other college players couldn't stop it.


Was the bam ever lifted? Air Jordan's were also once banned by the NBA, but Jordan wore them anyway and Nike was willing to pay a fine for each game, what a great secondary advertisement for those shoes!


Hi, how are doing over there on this fine evening?


People are so dependent on the Internet. If civilization collapsed, the first thing they would do is search Google for a solution.


Kind of related, but I have totally tried to Google things when my power is out. Haha.


We can't help it! Easy to get knowledge that provides answers to daily problems. Not there when I was a kid.


Google's unofficial slogal is "Don't be evil" but I sometimes think it is evil. They calculate traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.


They are spying on us, even right now! But they do like dogs, which is pretty good right there.


And they did hire live goats to mow their lawns once. That is pretty kewl.


I would become a goat there if it got me stock options.


Haha. So speaking of Google, I just Googled Borg vs. McEnroe. It is about one of the greatest tennis games ever played. Would you watch it?


I would watch. I don't think I'd bet on the outcome though. Isn't there some movie about them two?


Yes I think that is the title. Shia LaBeouf stars as McEnroe. I am not really too into sports movies.


It's probably mostly about personalities. McEnroe was intense. Borg was Swedish. That's enough personality for one film.


Haha, hilarious. I will have to check it out!


I'm doing groovy over here. Are you a fan of tennis?


Not so much. I heard that the longest tennis match in history went on for 11 hours. I definitely would not want to watch that.


What if you had money on it though? That would make it worth it.


I think I would be more interested in the helicopter that dried the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.


I guess hair dryers were not powerful enough then. A helicopter? That's a rich person's solution.


And wait, grass tennis court? I wonder how well the ball bounced. Probaby grass cut really short but still.


Yeah, there are three kinds of courts. I guess grass has its effect on the ball. Do you use Google much?


Oh yeah, more than I shoud. I know I'm not the only one. In 2013 Google went down for five minutes and took 40 percent of web traffic with it.


I love reading about the universe its one of my passions, what about yourself?


I feel the same way. There are scientists who think the universes evolve through natural selection like species here on Earth.


That is an interesting theory, they might be on to something, there is also a theory that states that the universe is one giant super hologram.


Interesting...a giant hologram! I saw there are stars cold enough to be touched by human hands.


That is also a cool fact, then there's also the theory that there's only one electron in the universe.


That is a very interesting theory. Do you follow celebrities?


I do follow them, many of them make lots of money I kind of envy that


Me too. Pixar has a secret room often visited by celebrities.


It does? I wonder who has been there before, maybe Robin Williams before he past away.


Possibly. He was the voice of the Genie in the Aladdin movie.


Hi, I have never seen it. What about you?


Yeah he was the voice of Aladdin in animated films and left a big legacy behind as he started this trend of celebrity voices of animated films, anyway its been great chatting.


Such a shame he passed away. Good chatting with you too. Take care!


Are you kidding? its like the best show ever you should really watch it it has about 8 seasons


Haha I've been wanting to watch it. I saw Harry Lloyd is the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens.


You should watch it, and yeah the show has a great casting, its based on the novels by George R.R Martin, his a great writer.


Very cool. I saw Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter plays Talisa.


Yeah she is one of the main characters of the show, I feel sad because the eight season is the final one so in April the beggining of the end will happen.


Oh wow that is sad. I saw there is a Nat Geo show called Game of Lions that follows a pack of lions around.


That show must be really good, I wonder if they named the show after Game of Thrones.


I think so. Do you know much about the universe?


hey there how often do you enjoy reading fiction?


have you read that book? I only saw the movie but it is definitely anti-military, maybe the book is different?


Haven't read it yet! Maybe thats why they want their people to read it? Reading is powerful like that. Back in the 18th century it caused a moral panic.


That is pretty funny. You would never hear that today, have you ever heard of the world's fastest speed reader though? She can read at 4700 words per minute


That is hard to believe! There is no way she can have a deep exploration or interpretation of text like that!


No I agree with you. But speaking of reading, have you ever read the book Ender's Game? That is also highly recommended by the military


No, but like you said the Marine Corps suggests it highly.


Do you watch any drama on TV? Have you ever seen the show House with Hugh Laurie for instance?


Yeah I love that show. He is so good and deserves to be the highest paid tv drama actor ever!


I agree! He is the best person for that role and definitely deserves the $700k he makes per episode


Yeah that is well deserved. Jim Carrey used to do dramas as well but not anymore!


Hey yeah quite a bit! I like George RR Martin a lot for his creation of GOT!


ya he said that he only wants to promote positivity, but I don't agree with him I think you can spread positivity through drama and not just comedy


ya I do too, I'm just shocked that he doesn't approve of fan fiction, I think its harmless


Yeah I agree. Apparently he thinks its copyright infringement which is a bit extreme.


ya I agree, I wonder if he would be mad that Caesar was writing fan fiction about oedipus when he was young?


Yeah I bet he would. People are weird like that. A judge back in the 50's banned a comic because it featured a black character.


ya that is really dumb, kind of like the wikipedia page that ranks fictional people by how powerful their abilities are, that sounds like a waste of time haha


Yeah definitely does. But I definitely enjoy reading because it involves so much and is shaped by prior knowledge, experience, atitude, and language.


well what I want to read is the cyborg story by Edgar allen poe that sounds awesome haha


Yeah sounds very interesting. Enders game and Starship Troopers sound interesting too because the military suggest it be read by it's service members.


Yeah, it took the 20th century before global use


Yes, the car has been a boon and a bane to civilization. we have too many cars now and too much pollution. time for a change.


Electric cars seem to be it.  In south africa you can have flamethrowers attached!


Well, with electric cars, you could have a giant taser! that would be good for SA!


Haha,  that would prevent car jacking for sure!


Yes, and would be a great icebreaker at parties! A great drinking game!


Did you know the video game gran turismo inspired a real race car driver?


How could a person qualify for the real thing by playing a video game? seems unlikely.


He beat 90,000 people!  It must be his hand eye coordination I guess.


how long would it take to play 90000 games? Years? i am amazed. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, cars have been around for a long time. a big change cam with Ford in 1908.


A classic car that changed the availability of vehicles to the masses. soon everyone could get a vehicle and use it for their farms and businesses


Yes, and american workers got better wages and better standard of living. i figure that Ford changed the country in a big way.


Huge!  It took longer in Western Europe though


Yes, i guess things were more expensive there and maybe the roads were not designed for cars yet.


Of course. i had never learned of that happening! But i learned of someone becoming a professional car race when beating 90.000 players of gran turismo video game!


Wow that amazing, do you watch TV, if yes, what is your most watch show?


I do not watch much tv, I did before, and sometimes watched the simpsons, what about you!


I like TV a lot and the Internet. Watching TV gave me a comfort feeling, what do you do in place of TV?


i watch more youtube. Did you know that in the simpsons there is one episode where Bart is ignored!?


I heard about it, but I only watched a few episode of the simpsons.


I did watch it a lot, what I almost never watched is Pokemon, which has more than 750 episodes!


Yes, that was shocking to me even known I wasn't a big fan of Pokemon, only the games, I like the game.


It is very popular, but the amount of TV episodes were so many that it would equal 50 episodes for 16 years in a row!


Wow, it's hard to believe a cartoon show running that many episodes for so long, I can amazing how busy the cartoon artists were.


Yes I like cars, but I really like race cars.


Well it was nice talking to you!! have a good one


I like all kinds pretty much! I did not know Ford did manufacture a car on 1908!


If I'm not wrong the ford was the first car built, Do you remember the talk about Henry T ford?


It was called the model T.I do not remember the talk, tell me about it!


I don't know much about it the ford was built by the ford company from 1908 until 1927. The car crank from the front.


They replaced pretty much animals drawing carriages


Yes they did. Did you know a German by the name of Karl Benz Invented the mercedes benz?


Yes i did learned about that!, 1886 was a key year for him and for the automobile industry!


Can you imagine buying property and find a burn full of classic cars. How is this possible unless it was purchase from a millionaire?


Yeah I would think so as well, but I wonder how many female cinematographers there are?


There has to be a minimal amount to justify never receiving a nomination. I would love to do the slow motion work for something. It would be a lot of fun.


Yeah that would be really cool, like doing some of the matrix scenes or something like that.


Yes! It seems so sexist in the industry though that women are relegated to wardrobe like the main concern of their life is clothes.


It really is, men and women should be getting the same pay, have same jobs, everything.  That old stuff is just that, old.


Exactly! I wonder how many of the facts we know about so much, like the sun or physics,  are because of women but they didn't get the credit.


Exactly, I'm sure there are quite a few, think of all of the wives of inventors and other people I'm sure they did some of the inventing!


I do love that some of those inventors give their wives credit for their assistance. They acknowlege they wouldn't have made those discoveries without them.


Yeah and they should, like when they discovered the sun is actually white, not yellow because of atmospheric effect.


Or that it produces enough energy to power everything for 500,000 years in one second. Talk about an advertisement for alternative energy.


Yeah good call.  Well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night!


Yeah I sure do, did you ever watch Stanley Kubrick movies?


I've seen bits and pieces but never a full one. He seems to be quite the talented cinematographer though!


Oh yeah he sure was, and Roger Deakins, did you ever hear about him?


He is the guy who has been nominated a ton of times but never won right? Talk about always a bridesmaid never a bride.


Yeah good call, I guess 13 times and never won!


That makes almost make me want to quit doing my job if that happened. But I suppose there is so much competition for the awards that you just keep trying.


That is very true.  Did you know that no women has ever been nominated for best cinematography?


That seems crazy to me. You would think that after all this time that at least one woman would have at least been nominated. But with people like stanley kubrik and Gavin Free it is hard to break in.


Hello,  how are you doing?  Did you know There is a programming language in which the programs are written in musical composition, and functional programs have jazz-like harmonies.


It was for Timothy Leary's 1969 California governor campaign.


Good to know! Ralph lawrence carr was the only governor to oppose the internment of japanese americans during ww2


I know right. Texas elected their first female governor, the second in the nation, before some states even ratified the 19th amendment.


Well, that is kind of encouraging. Did you know that in 1934 North Dakota seceded from the US because North Dakota's governor declared martial law?


Interesting. When schwarzenegger was governor of california, he never lived in sacramento. instead he commuted 3 hours everyday... by private jet.


That seems like a long time to have to travel each and every day though.


That's interesting. I guess there is a reason some jazz trumpeters have goatees. It provides comfort when playing.


yeah I know right.  Good talking to you.


hmmm didn't know that. Clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast, pianist, and scored several films, including million dollar baby


Speaking of celebrities, Pixar has a secret room that is often visited by celebrities. I wonder what is in it.


thats awesome! Robin williams in aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films.


And apparently we even need celebrities in our kids tv shows. Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear in Sesame Street.


Thats interesting.  Judge judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after lebron james.


Some celebrities try to do noble things with their fame. Ethiopia has a tv chef that thinks he can combat the country's hunger