Well if you ever see them attached to each other it is impossible to separate them. Dolphins, really?


Yeah they can tell who is on the other side of the line


I guess they are as smart as they are made to be on tv and shows


Yeah exactly. do you know who helped in the invention of the cell phone?


It was actress Hely Lamarr, and also gps and wifi, what a genius


Yeah I know. Did you know there is no correlation between phone service and the bars on top?


SO we look up there for nothing? wow. Did you know UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use the phone?


I like that idea. What do you think of Disney in general/?


QUite a bit actually. Do you know who invented the dial phone?


I think they are pretty amazing and have great projects


I am not sure, who? DO you know why NY area code is 212?


It was an undertaker. No I do not know that, why?


Because it was easy to dial on a rotary phone. An undertaker really?


Oh wow nice. Yeah he thought phone companies rerouted his calls to other businesses


WOw interesting. Have you ever used a rotary phone?


I cannot say that I have really. Have you?


I have not either. How about phone books? Not sure if those are still in use though?


I have not seen those in a long time actually. Did you know dolphins can communicate by phone?


HI there, do you currently own or drive a car?


I probably wouldn't rank real high as my main superpower is likely sneezing loudly. What would you power be?


Call me Captain Oblivious because I notice absolutely nothing! I did not even notice that Edgar Allen Poe wrote the oldest example of a cyborg!  How can anyone miss that?


I think it's funny George RR Martin hates fan fiction and calls it bad exercise.


Well, good this he was not around during the time of Julius Caesar, who wrote fan fiction of Hercules for fun. Martin would have been thrown to the lions for criticizing Caesar!


in the 1950s a judge banned a science fiction comic because it featured a black person


That judge should be locked up and forced to watch 1000 times the SciFi flick, Black Panther!


Yeah. Although the sun, white appears yellow, is actually white. So, who knows what color the Black Panther is really!


Only if you are hit by it! Whereas tour little sun is hot even from far away! Although our sun is one 1 one billionth the size of the biggest sun in the galaxy. I wonder how hot that puppy gets?


A minivan if you call that a real car.. How about you? What might make my ride a bit more exciting would be a pair of flamethrowers like the kind that are legal in south africa!


Yea, we have two SUVS and I actually work with cars. I would love a flamethrower


One thing about a minivan: the entire vehicle becomes the trunk of the car! There is no separation between front and back. Nt like the olden days, when the trunk of the car was a real wooden trunk riding on the back of the car!


Besides cars now being made of plastic or carbon fiber, I bet they are safer now without real wood trunks!


The other problem with having an overly-roomy interior: There is more room to hide empty bags and burger wrappers from the McDonalds drive through!  You know, the drive through was invented by McDs to accommodate soldiers in fatigues..so they did not have to exit their vehicles.


That's interesting! I also didnt know that someone became a pro race car driver after beating 90000 people in gran turismo


Bizarre! If I play he role of a millionaire in the board game, Life, will I get to be one in real life too?  If I do, I'm buying a Cadillac Escalade!


Not really, but I pretend to be one. Does that count? That might be my super power! You know, there is a website that ranks finctional characters by their super powers. I wonder where I would rank?


Right lol! Did you know Kanye and Trump were besties


no funny, west has done everything though, rapper, writer, producer, designer


No, I don't think I would ever lol. Did you know there are identical white houses in other countries?


no, i did hear bush put solar panels back on the white house, wonder if the twins houses have them


That is a good point, that would make sense to have them. Thinking about the future i think!


definitely, not thinking about the future they still use floppy disks


lol, maybe they are either too lazy, or anything new is too easy to hack, what do you think? It was nice chatting with you!


I could agree with that, he has a lot of haters though


i think all presidents have, at least he wasnt called president banana like the first president of zimbabwe


Right lol, that would be slightly embarrassing, what would trumps nickname be?


something about his hair:),  i won't mind staying in his guest house though, it is larger then the white house


lol, president orange? Who knows lol. I saw the white house once, never saw the guest house though


ha funny, and he hasn't made 3 pop albums like the president of Indonesia


I think that would win him more votes in the next election if he released one lol


Eminem did a verse on a Drake song. Yes I do enjoy football. Engineers make more in a lifetime than football players. Which career would you choose?


Well for me i'll take 10-15 years and millions/retirement even though 40 plus and millions is respectable. How about you?


I would choose the engineer route. I wouldn't be risking injury and dealing with as much pain later in life.


I hear you like  i said respectable i guess i still want it all right now, lol. I hear Drake has a university named after him.


Ha ha. Well Drake University existed long before him. But I guess they had been begging him to visit and he hadn't so he showed up in the middle of the night. I'm sure they were extremely excited.


I bet! You know there is only one left handed quarter back in the nfl?


I did not. You would think there would be more but I can't immediately recall seeing a QB throw with their left hand.


The only other one i can think of is Michael Vik who doesn't play anymore.


It's been so long since I saw him play that I didn't remember that. Do you know why they circular huddle came about?


I just assumed it was so the other player couldn't see what the quarterback was doing.


Not really haven't heard any of his music. Isn't he with Riahna?


It is technically. It was created by a deaf QB so that the other team could not read his hand signals. Nice chatting with you.


You mean dating? No they are not dating. Did you hear the song Hotline Bling?


I have not heard any of his music. I know he was born Aubrey Drake Graham in October of 1986.


He was. Well that song is actually sampled from a 1972 hot titled Why Can't We Live Together.


didn't he also make a mixed tap, room for improvement along with two other releases comeback season and so far gone?


I believe what you are referring to was called More Life. Did you also know that he did not officially graduate high school until age 25? I'm glad he made it a priority after success.


Yeah that was a good sound decision. Has he won any Grammy's do you know?


I believe he has won 3. Off topic, do you enjoy football?


I do, don't get to watch much anymore though. How about you? Did Drake do a song with Emeniem?


It must be a really competitive game then, Nixon was a good president I liked him, theres also an interesting fact that involces Truman and Dumbo,


Oh what is the fact? One fact that I know is that the last US president and only one to have a Ph.D is Woodward Wilson.


He refused to take a picture on the dumbo ride because he didnt want to be associated with republicans, poor little Dumbo


Haha poor Dumbo indeed. one thing I like about Guatemala is that relatives of former president cannot become the president. I think that's a good law that we should have that here


I agree that will prevent authoritarian regimes, I think its a great law actually, did you hear about president Banana of Zimbabwe?


I did hear about him. Is that his nickname or his real name though? I can never figure that out haha


It was his real name, Canaan Banana I think its really funny


Oh wow so it is his real name haha. How often do you listen to the radio by the way?


Not as much as I used to but I listen to the radio every day to work my comute is short so not much really, do you listen to it a lot?


I don't really listen to it that much no I mostly listen to YouTube and stuff. I want to listen to the radio station that translates solar energy into sound. That way I can listen to the sun LOL


I follow it from time to time yes what about you? What do you think about the Republican Party?


Thats cool I hear radios can also pick up Jupiter Storms, some of them are so strong and AM frequency can pick them


I dont like it, I prefer democrats, every president with a beard has been a republican thats a strange fact


That is very strange. Also strange that Hillary Clinton used to be a republican in college.


Interesting, I didn't know that about her.


LOL yep if only she didn't shave that beard haha. Interesting that Ayn Rand was on Social Security and also Medicare. I know that the Tea Party is mostly against those things


I dont really know who Ayn Rand is so no opinion there, you know the red and blue colors of the parties started back in the year 2000, it does seem like a longer time


It does seem longer doesn't it? I thought that it was always like that even when I was a kid haha. I also didn't know that Republicans and Democrats play in annual baseball games. They've been doing that since 1909


They have? thats also new for me, who holds the title of champion?


I think overall the Republicans are leading by three wins. That's over a long time though LOL. Another interesting thing is that Richard Nixon was considering to propose a law to guarantee a minimum income


I guess a disabled student who won a case against a TX school died recently.  Her name is Amber Tatro.


Yeah, kids from Harvard -- wasn't it a student post board?  Myspace could have bought it for penny's...


Yeah something like that.  I know right,  that was a huge mis opportunity on their part.


Yeah.  Why would Burger King have a promotion to encourage others to unfriend others?  They offered a free Whopper to unfriend 10 people.


I dont know the reasoning behind it,  but I wouldnt mind a free whopper lol


Yeah, that made me a little hungry.  Did you like Michael Jackson?


yeah, he was a talent for sure.  I can't believe he wanted to develop a 50 foot robot to roam the desert around Vegas.


Hes always been a little different lol Did you hear freddie mercury cancelled a det with mj because he wanted a llama in the studio? lol


No.  I miss Freddie too...  strange reason to cancel... Do you listen to Pandora Radio?  The have comedian now.


Yes,  love pandora,  I do listen to their comedy on road trips and long drives.


Yeah,  thats sad.  Do you used facebook?


Yeah, ZM radio is cool too.  Thanks for the chat, you were great!


Yes, but I'm not addicted... It was a tough SC case.  I'm not sure I agree that schools should have to perform medical procedure.  They are school not a hospital.


Yes I agree,  unless they have medical training.


It was all kinds of things with her... Infections, injections, etc... The school would need a team.  She got a standing ovation when she graduated.


Facebook... It seems to have many uses.  Iceland is using to rewrite their constitution.  What do you use it for?


I use it for keeping in touch with people,  seeing what people are up to and news.  How about yourself?


That's the same with me.  I comment very little.  I didn't realize Facebook is blue because Zuckerburg is red-green colorblind...


Me either.  I just recently saw the movie the social network,  its about facebooks start.


Do you know who the top 3 wealthiest presidents are.


Ok way to take a stand Teddy, lol! You know the white House still uses floppy disk.


Isn't that crazy?  You would think they would be more updated by now.


Right and apparently it took our secrete service 4 days to realize that someone took shots at the white house. Must have been a government shutdown, lol!


Hahah  Isn't that kind of scary to think they didn't notice that right away?


Yeah the most secure building on the planet, i don't know. Did you know that Nevada is the only state where a "none of theses candidates" vote is actually a vote and is on the ballet, that's funny.


I didn't know that.  Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the US presidential election 75 percent of the time.  Who gathers this data? lol


Right, lol! An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Not for a long time has this process been done in my opinion.


Nope!  Officials in ancient Athens were appointed by lottery because they believed elections would lead to an oligarchy.


Well i guess iv'e been turned into a cynic cause i don't think they would be honest with that either, lol!


lol  During the 2012 US elections international electoral observers were blocked from the polls in 9 states. I don't even know why they allow international observers to watch at all?  Can't they watch via a video stream or something?


I do!  They happen to be JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


I'm sure they could. I think i'm going to move to Nevada for the None of These Vote, lol! It was a pleasure talking with you!


Well don't tell Trump, lol! You know theres a president in Zimbabwe named President Banana. I think i would have to change my name.


lol That's funny!  The US presidents guest house is larger that the white house.  Must be to make visitors feel more at home.


Ok i buy that. wish that 1805 rule was still in place about the VP's


Wouldn't that be interesting to see Hillary and Trump doing that today?


It would be to funny and snl would have a ball! Can you see them doing a pop album together? lol!


Like the president of Indonesia? lol  I wonder how many people bought the 3 pop albums he released while in office?


I would assume a lot because he kept making them. did you know there are identical White houses in France and Ireland?


I didn't know that.  Interesting.  Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationest and he banned christmas trees from the white house.


It was just a joke,  but good to know thanks. also,  in wwii soliders made homemade radios.


They wanted to listen to classic radio dramas, which were the best they had in those days.


Thats good they had some downtime then.  Do you like animals? Did you know that there is a type of jellyfish and lobster that is immortal?


I guess their numbers are kept down by predators. I wonder whether they are conscious of the passage of time. Immortal is a long time.


That is true,  I have no clue if they can feel how much time has gone by.  lol It is interesting though.


Germany has given animals legal rights. I wonder why that came about.


The Act requires stunning of warm-blooded animals before slaughter


Hm. Interesting. I guess they want to minimize pain. That is a good idea.


Did you knot the loch ness monster is protected species?


That must be some sort of mistake or quirk in the law. There is no such thing as the Loch Ness monster!


I used to listen frequently. I don't listen much now. How about you?


really?  you dont believe it can be possible that it exists?  or used to exists?  that is interesting.  Hey been great talking!


Not too much as well.  I listen to the pandora,  spotify and google music lol


I usually go to Youtube. I wonder how much longer radio will survive.


Radio is classic though,  and it doesnt require internet lol what if you are going on a road trip and you have no signal lol also,  there is a station that plays classic dramas for free.


I gotta wonder who's going to listen to classic radio dramas. Must be from a previous generation.


It's funny that Canadian law requires radio station to proote Canadian content. I guess otherwise it would all be American.


That is cool,  unless Canadian music consist of Justin Bieber lol


There are other bands. I guess there are far more US bands so the gov't wants to make space for homegrown talent.


Hey there. You ever ride horses? I have in the past. I have also seen a Lipizzaner show, they give the classical dressage performances.


Haha yes I would love to go to the moon too. At the google headquarters they use live goats to trim their lawn!


If the goats get stock options, sign me up. I can eat grass. I'm not proud.


Haha. Well you will never starve that's for sure. Do you have an android? Google maps calculates traffic by how fast android devices are moving.


I don't like that google tracks everything. Where I am, what I'm searching for.


Yeah they don't have the word privacy in their dictionary. They are powerful though. When there is a disputed border google maps tailors its maps to claims of each country.


I guess that is helpful for border disputes. I would like them to think about the little guy, the individual.


Yeah me too. It seems like they just care about making money. Do you like dancing? I don't very much but Bruce Lee was apparently a great dancer and was a champion dancer in 1958.


I bet he was! Tremendous body control. I guess he also had a sense of rhythm. A real ladies' man.


Yeah no doubt all the ladies loved him! I always wonder how Michael Jackson was able to do that lean move. Apparently he has a patent on the device which allowed him to do it (RIP Michael).


Those shoes were really cool. He knew how to pull off an illusion.


I have never had the chance to ride a horse. It looks fun. What is Lipizzaner?


That's for sure. Tupac was also a ballet dancer in high school. I never would have guessed that because he never rapped about it!


He probably didn't want that fact getting out. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


You as well! Even babies can dance lol. Have a good day!


You should try! It is a show performance horse! Very pretty. Icelandic horses have a fifth speed called tolt, but most horses have 4 speeds.


Four speeds? I didn't know that. I guess each speed is for a different purpose.


Yeah exactly. Clint Eastwood rode a lot of horses in his movies but he ended up being allergic to them! That would make riding tough.


I wonder how that happened. I guess the immune system gets confused.


Yeah it's odd how allergies can be developed at anytime. Dalmations are associated with fire fighters because apparently they would calm and protect the horses back in the day!


I guess with the noise and the flames, the horses could become nervous. The dogs probably were probably calm and helped the horses become calm.


Yeah good point. Do you use google very often? A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong to the moon!


I use Google. I guess that power could come in handy when I go to the Moon next.


Wow that is a lot of streaming movies! Their original content is quite good too. I like what they have done with some of the marvel characters in their own series.


Agreed. I wonder how they got the rights to make those films? Netflix apparently spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth.


I guess that makes sense. Postage is spendy. Late fees are too though which is how the whole idea of Netflix started. Some guy got a late fee and wasn't having that.


Yeah definitely is. I used to hate late fees. So glad Reed Hastings found a way around them!


Me too! I can't believe how big Netflix has gotten. I bet blockbuster is kicking themselves they didn't take that deal to buy them for $50 million back in the day.


Yes can you imagine a blockbuster bought them at that time? Netflix is now worth $2 billion.


I'm pretty sure blockbuster would still be around if that had happened. I'm glad that Hastings was smart and dropped the failing sales idea though. It would have been a shame if Netflix had went under because of it.


Yes I completely agree with you. And now look at them go. Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide.


I was shocked to read that only about half of those were in the US. I would have totally though it was more considering it is a quarter of the internet traffic in north america.


That really is amazing. But you're right they do have offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea. A global market no doubt. It was great chatting with you today.


Yes I think so. I love the movie infinity War. It was the first film ever to be shot entirely with digital IMAX cameras.


You can really tell. I love the attention ot detail they are putting into these movies. They are really diving into some great comics with all of this.


Yes I totally agree. For example they included the original Hulk actor in several appearances of the movies!


I like Lou Ferrigno. He is totally iconic Hulk. I think they did an awesome job with all the cast really. I'm honestly trying to think of a better actor for Jarvis than Paul Bettany and I can't.


Yes I totally agree. Isn't it surprising that he has never seen the films?


I could see it though because if he wants to portray the character in a certain way watching an edited version might change that subtly and affect the quality of his work


Yes I guess that's a very good point. Do you know why the avengers caused a notable increase in shawarma sales?


That is hilarious. I could totally see that too. There are so many funny memes about how the avengers are sitting in that schwarma restaurant and the workers are going about things like nothing happened.


Oh I see that explains it! Yes that was hilarious. I love having The Avengers on Netflix so I can watch at anytime. From 9pm to 12am Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America!


Do you tend to follow elections in the country?


Most of all we need a leader that can unify us. Elections seem so polarized lately that it will be hard to find one, though. Nobody wins if they campaign as a compromiser.


That's true, but it doesn't matter what kind of president we get, he or she will not satisfy everyone, so that's why I always say do what best for our country, this is just my opinion.


I agree with you completely, and I appreciate the way you say it in a respectful and nonpartisan manner. The best for the country is something that everyone should strive for.


That's true such as jobs, health Insurance and so many other things.  I thinks a leader like that will be hard to find.


The difficult part is that everyone has their own idea of what's best for the country, and sometimes the politicians they agree with don't fulfill their promises.


You are right, since I was voting, Presidents speak of good things that people want to hear and after 8 years nothing change and this was going on for years.


I think it would help to get some new faces in politics and reform some of the systems that may have worked decades ago, but aren't as functional in modern times.


Did you know since 1900, the tallest candidate has won us presidential election 75% of the time?


In that case, maybe the next candidates should invest in some stilts.


Hahaha, you are right, voters turnout for president election hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.


Yes I plan to, it heard to decide who to vote for, I almost gave up on voting at one point.


Hopefully elections will take a turn to inspire people to vote more. It was good talking to you and finding a like mind about things!


I know how that feels; sometimes it seems like there's no good option. I can see why voter turnout has been under 70% in the past hundred years.


Yes that's true, are you plan to vote in next election?


I try to vote every time. I missed the first election when I was eligible, but the last presidential election was very interesting, so I try to research and vote every time now.


Not being personal but do you that your entire voting was negative and no positive with the president?


I definitely felt like I was voting against someone more than I was voting for someone. Was that how you felt too?


Well, I felt a little like that, My main concern is that I knew this country is going down hill with killing, drugs, rich, poor, I just wanted a change.


That's how I felt too. I think the influence of the media was a major factor. According to actual rates, it's safer than it ever was in the past, but we're able to hear about so much more.


Yes, you are right and nothing to very little is been done about it. We really need a strong and respectful leader.


Yeah, have you seen Linkin Park? They played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


The Ramones played 2,263 concerts they toured almost non stop for over 20 years.


I know, did you ever get to see one of their shows? I did.


My favourite is Shakira concert is very famous.


Shakira is good. Did you know that Creed is so terrible that concert goers sued them?


Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor for tv drama.


Apparently, he was paid $700,000 per episode! Crazy!


The green lanternf film was going to be a comedy starring jack black. He is make comedy very well.


I watch drama and comedy shows only. What about you ?


I haven't seen it, but I heard it is good. Anyways, nice chatting with you!


I watch everything, comedy less so to be honest.


I hear "Radio drama" its very interesting and sense and serious end of the dramatic output of radio.


I'm not sure, I don't listen to it, but apparently there is a website where you can listen to them.


Sometimes, but I'm a bigger fan of movies. Have you seen any with Michael Caine?


Concert is a live musical performance is my favourite they required professional audio equipment.


Yes, Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are called arena concerts. The musicians usually perform on a stage.


How's it going, do you like dogs? They are members of the Canis famillaris


I check out reddit from time to time, they have so much content in the 1.2 billion comments posted on there


I've never really used it.  I see they are worth $1.8 billion though so wow....they must be doing something right.


Yea, they have some good investors like Snoop Dogg and Jared Leto


Nice.  I'll have to go find the page that sums up 25 of the kindest deeds ever done on Reddit.


I wonder if the free online magazine the Redditor has an article on those deeds


I wonder too.  The Redditor has a nice ring to it!


Yea, it's pretty funny the first comment on reddit was actually a complaint


Nice!  lol  Surprisingly, only 0.53 percent of the people who visit Reddit actually participate in voting for content.


Lol, I guess Reddit has a bunch of freeloaders


Ha!  I just discovered what a hamburger button is!  Do you know what it is?  It has to do with the internet....


I do like dogs!  Did you know that they are not color blind as many people think they are?


Yea it's the 3 horizontal line menu. Well i got to go, nice chatting with you


Yea, dogs are able to see as much colors as humans


I like how google prefers dogs to cats as their code of conduct states they are a dog company.


That is pretty cool. Do you know dogs and elephants understand human pointing?


I didn't.  How interesting.  Dogs were the first species to be domesticated.


Yea, humans were able to train dogs to do so much things like hunting and herding


Did you read about the dog vending machine in Istanbul?


Yea, if you recycle plastic bottles it provides food and water for stray dogs


That's pretty neat!  Are you a fan of Reddit?


They did? wow, both are great players I guess that town is lucky they got to see them grow and play even in high school.


Yeah, some of lebrons high school games would attract up to 1750 attendees.


Yeah and they would pay $100-$120 a piece, thats really expensive for a high school game


I know right,  I think my high school games were only $6 lol


Yeah and $6 was an expensive price to pay lol,  interesting fact about LeBron but he rejected a $10 million deal once when he was 18


Good thing he did though!  He ended up getting 90 million from Nike.


90 million! no kidding, I guess that decision really paid off then


Yeah,  he must have done his research lol That decision really paid off.


It really paid off, I would have taken the money $10 million is a lot of money specially at that age I guess he had a lot of confidence in his talents


Yeah,  10 million is a lot to me lol I cant imagine getting 90 million.


Hello,  yes  I watch a few games a year,  how about you?


Yeah, I would know what to do with that much money anyway its been great chatting with you hope you have a nice night


I do as well one of my favorite teams is the Golden State Warriors, do you have a favorite team?


Yes,  the warriors,  but I dont keep up with stats or anything,  I just usually go to a few of their games a year,  and watch them whenever.


Yes,  I have,  I dont know what team he plays for though.


I don't know either but he signed a sweet deal with Reebok, players sure get nice deals from sports brands


Yeah they get sponsored by these top brands and get a crap ton of money1


I know right like LeBron James his one of the best paid players and celebrities out there, do you like him?


Yeah hes cool.  I think he plays for the Lakers right?  I hear that him an steph curry grew up in the same town in ohio.


How's it going, do you use Facebook? It was launched back in 2004 by Zuckerberg and former classmates


No I've never heard of Gaelic football, they must play it in Ireland


I wonder how the pay for top football stars compares with the top bowlers these days.  I learned that back in the 1960s, the bowlers actually made around twice as much!


Bowling must of been much more popular in the 1960s, at least more popular than football if they made twice as much


Yeah.  I believe now american football is america's most popular sport.


Popular enough to win ESPN an emmy for creating the yellow first down line


Do you think Australian rules football is the most popular sport in Austrailia?  I think association football is pretty popular in a lot of countries.


I know it's popular in Australia but not sure if it's more popular than soccer


I wonder if animals play any sports with each other (in the wild, not for humans).


It's possible, there are 20 quintillion individual animals on earth


Holy cow!  That is a lot.  It is hard to imagine there is enough room for all of them.


Lol, yea. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


It's crazy how much money facebook makes now, it was worth 104 billion in 2012


Yeah, not bad for something worth $75 million in 2005!


Yea, I can't believe myspace turned down the offer to buy facebook back then


I remember when they first IPO'd, I thought they were so overvalued, and couldn't imagine they would do so well.  Now it is worth over $450 billion.


Yea, it's surprising how such a website with such a simple blue layout can make so much


Are you a fan of football?  I knew that soccer and american football go by football, but didn't realize rugby does too.


Yea I watch American football, I'd like to try play Rugby or Australian rules football though


Not me.  It looks pretty rough.  Have you ever heard of Gaelic football?  I don't even know what that is.


I think so. I dont know if any green party have ever been elected. Did you know all presidents with beards have been republican.?


Just know about this fact by now.  Which party do you think will win the next Presidential Electin?


I think the republicans will win. Do you think someone will run against Trump on the republican ballot next time?


I believe the current Texas's governor, but I do not remember his name


Ancient Athens did their appointment by lottery instead of election.


The Beatles song "come together" was written for a California governor.


There somehow was a connection between Beatles band and California politics.


Did you know North Dakotas governor declared martial law in 1934 and seceded from the U.S


I did not know about this fact.  I am wondering if it is still in effect.  By the way, nice chatting with you


You too. I do not think its in effect though.


yes, about the same. I know there are the republican and democrat party.


the only election that I follow is the Presidential Election


Same here. I don't follow local as I do not live in the same state more than 3 years at a time.


I see. Do you know who has a higher authority than a state's governor?


I think state senator. DId you know there hasn't been a president that wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853


Very interesting.  Was this President an independence in your opinion?


Yes.  Pretty crazy concept.  But would be neat.


All of japans highways are tolls it cost $300.00 to travel across country.


Wow.  I guess if you only take toll roads in the US i guess it would be like that too.


Do you know who King Kalakaua was? He was from Hawaii.


Wasn't he the first Kind to travel the world.


You got it. must have been nice. Did you know that there is a copy of the entire internet?


Yeah.  Which is good in the case it all goes down.


Well i guess you're right. Are you part of the 7% of people who read the terms and agreement on internet purchases?


Definitely not.  Although I probably should once in a while.


Me too but don't sweet it were in the majority, lol! the dutch are creating a commuter bus that travels a 160 mph.


I love super hero movies. how about you?


That sounds really awesome and efficient.


Yeah a little dangerous too. well nice taking with you.


Ok i only saw the first one mine would have to be captain america. did you know that Garfield was a superhero?


Really, what were his powers?  Sleeping and eating Lasagna?


He had a cap and everything. Apparently there are 300 real superheros registered in the US.


Wow, that is a lot.  Did you hear about the series created that deals with fixing the collateral damage caused by superheros?


I did that's sounds pretty cool, A female superhero is called a super-heroine


There is even a superhero that has no powers!


Yeah i heard that on a planet with nothing but super hero's he's normalman right?


I love it. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer too?


Yes he even won a cha cha championship once


Yes and Tupac was also a dancer but of ballet


yeah and he played the mouse in the nutcracker production once


Babies are really good at dancing too when they hear music


Yeah and they smile more when they hit the beat


So cute. Ballet dancer use up to 4 pairs of shoes a week


that is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money


That sure is. Did you know Jackson had a patent on a device that helped him improve his moves?


Me too. DO you know who Demetri Martin is?


Yes he is a super funny guy who sacrificed Harvard Law for comedy


Yeah but he did well. Ryan Stiles did the same thing with high school


Yeah they both did very well so no regrets there at all


Exactly. DO you like bromantic comedies?


Yes I do I love the Hangover and Harold and Kumar


Yeah me too ,Have you ever seen 3rd rock from the sun


Yes I sure have and they have even won a Golden Globe, they are gunny


True story lol . I love bromantic comedies , some of my favs lol . So funny .


And comedies usually have a happy ending. We need more happy endings.


Yes we all do :) . I bet blockbuster is is kicking itself for not buying Netflix for 50 million when they could .... its worth 2 BILLION now !


The value goes up every year.. I'm waiting for Hulu to rise up and be a real competitor for Netflix.


There are others out there , but to me Netflix is still #1 . I always have it , the others i bounce around on .


Plus, they have great specials and original shows. They give actors and comedians another platform to showcase their skills.


I know , i just wish they didnt do away with their rating system !!!!! That is the one thing I dont like . I used it a lot . I heard it had something to do with Amy Shumer ? I dont know, all i know is it sucks.


Amy has many specials on Netflix right? Maybe she got mad because she wasn't getting good ratings.. I don't like her comedy much anyways.


Yes she does , I heard that had something to do with it . It could all be rumors idk . But ... I love a lot of specials . But not hers . To each their own :) .


Agreed. I am waiting on Chapelle to do another set of specials. Ellen is going to on there in the next couple of months.


Trying just watching some netflix.. Kyle Kinane is hilarious.. One of my favorite comedies.


I love both of them ! That would be awesome . I also love Jeff Dunham , or should i say all his dummies . Just easy , corny laughs lol .


Did you know Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school? Pretty impressive resume to drop out of school.


That is , and no i didnt know . Did you know Netflix and Youtube make up half the peak internet traffic in North America . That is what i watch the most too .


That's nuts... Going back to Kyle voicing the dog.. Interesting fact, there are 12 different blood types that a dog might have...


I didnt know that . I do know dogs are not color blind , they just dont see as many colors as we do .


That explains why my dog is always eating things that aren't food.


He has a special on Netflix and kind of drives into political issue. He also does stand up in a Washington DC club.


I know , i love Netflix and watch it all the time :) . Do you also watch Paradise PD ?? So bad ... but funny as heck !


I've seen it once. Doesn't he voice a police dog?


I think he does , you are on the ball !! I am glad Reed Hasting had all those late fees foe renting Apollo 13 and thought up the concept for Netflix !


Netflix has become huge in the last couple of years. I bet cable won't have a chance in a decade. Kyle made a comment that I couldn't agree more with, we live in an age where everyone wants to be outraged.


I know , I hate commercials and I love great content . Netflix does both so well . I read that Netflix pulls the most bandwidth in the country from 9pm to 12am and I believe it :) .


sure because people don't want to watch the news and how messed up the world has become. I enjoy comedy films because the main emphasis is humour and I need a good laugh.


What's your favorite thing to watch on TV? I really like comedy shows.


I wonder if President Banana had a feast of banana dishes and puddings at his inauguration? Does the US President still have a produce garden at the white house?


I am not sure about that but that would be nice.  Did you know that the US presidents guest house is larger than the White House


That's pretty amazing! Was there ever a President to have his home on that MTV Cribs show?


That would be interesting.  Until 1805 in the US the runner up in a presidential elecction automatically became Vice President


Do you think that's better than how they do the separate elections now? Do you think Trump would have wanted it to be Hillary as Vice? lol


Wow that would have been an interesting match up.  LOL.  Do you enjoy music?  I saw something about two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when turned 100 years old in 1992


Have you heard about Do Nguyen Mai Khoi? She's the Vietnamese pop star that ran for President to raise awareness.


I didn't know about that.  I just read that even though this album was released over 40 years ago "The Dark Side of the Moon" is still one of the best selling albums of 2014


Yes, such a great classic album; I've enjoyed listening to it many times! I was just gonna say that you should look that pop singer up. I wish America would have someone like her to actually run.


Did you know that Linkin Parks "Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century.


I enjoy reality shows.  Did you ever watch Thomas the Tank Engine?  I saw that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have narrated


Wow, I would not have guessed that, although I do like them. I once saw them live on some TV special. They have quite a few good albums.


I like those shows, too! I've never seen much of the Thomas show. It must be very popular if those guys are involved. Maybe they'll have the President narrate sometime?


Yes, that would be neat.  I saw that there is only one episode of "The Simpsons where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned


I watched the Simpon's a lot when I was younger. I think they've even done parodies of some of the US Presidents on that show. South Park was another good comedy cartoon TV show.


Yes I saw that when they aired their last episode that the Simpsons crew sent them flowers


That's really nice! Do you think they ever watch the Simpson's at the President's house? Like his family and stuff?


Im not sure but I saw that the top three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson


Oh yes! Did you hear of the President of Indonesia and his three pop albums?


lol, thats funny.  I saw though that the first president of Zimbabwe was ccalled President Banana


Happy Saturday! Do you read DC comics? I hear there's going to be a new series starring Hawkman?


That's a good point. Funny is easier because it doesn't have to be so accurate. It's funny that DC stands for Detective Comics so the real name is Detective Comics Comics!


Yes, a silly name, since few of the stories are about detectives. What do you think about the universe? If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.


That's a hard thing to picture for me. Hard to visualize. I wonder if that will change if they are right about there being a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside our observable universe?


I wonder how that is possible, but the universe is huge and mysterious. In fact, the universe may exist inside a black hole.


Yes, there are all kinds of theories about the universe, right? One is that the universe evolve through natural selection must like species on earth do!


We might be in a pretty good universe, or a crappy one that will disappear. Oh well. Just don't die before I retire.


No, retirement is looking good to me! Speaking of science, did you ever watch Bill Nye The Science Guy? My kids loved that show and he did do some fun science!


He is a natural entertainer. Great presentation, great showman.


He really did entertain a lot of people. Did you ever play Ninetendo for entertainment? Those early systems were really low-tech, with only 54 color displays.


The tech was low but the gameplay was great! Great game design. Anyway, great chat!


I did not hear that. I don't know Hawkman. Is he cool?


Yes, a lot of people go hours of entertainment out of that old system. Good to visit with you too!


Talk to you soon! We'll visit in the future.


Maybe we will get to hang out some more soon. As Stan Lee says at the end of his conversations, Excelsior!


Of as Ronald Reagan said after being rejected for a movie because he didn't seem presidential enough..."Take one for the Gipper!"


Yes, funny. I guess presidents looked different in those days.


Good point, they probably did. Just think how different Caesar looked from politicians today, in 50 BC when he visited Britain and saw that they raised chickens for entertainment and not food!


Ha! Me neither! I'm not a great fan, but I know some people are. I guess Stan Lee who is responsible for so many comics has a favorite word he ends all his conversations with, Excelsior!


I wonder if anyone reading our conversation would consider it a form on entertainment since it can be storytelling, music, drama or any other kind of activity that people enjoy?


What does that even mean? Excelsior? I guess he wanted a catchphrase. He got one. No one else will ever use that.


Right! I can't imagine saying it myself. Michigan State University is a fan of comics They have the largest publically available comic book collection in the world. I wonder if that really distracts students!


They might restrict access. You might have to have a special card. I wonder. That would be a distraction.


I guess they even have the generic comic book that Marvel published so that they could trademark the names super-hero and super-villian.


That would be the doing of the lawyers. I guess they can try to control those words. I wonder if it works.


Probably. The university must also have some of the first books that were made of only comic strips with a humorous tone. It's wasn't until later that they started having stories of other genres too.


Yes, I think that it's easier to make jokes in comics. Easy to draw funny faces and bodies and such. Realistic stuff is harder. Drama is a challenge in the medium.


Hello,  do you like facebook?  Did you know that  Myspace turned down an offer to buy fb in 2005?  Huge mistake lol


lol Yeah the whole fb has a blue scheme,  definitely makes sense.


Thats not as unusual as using it to rewrite your consitution, like Iceland.


Yeah that is weird. Do you watch TV?  Any good shows you like?


I like Brooklyn 99 right now. Really good writing. And modern family. What about you?


Oh I have watched a few episodes of Brooklyn 99,  I love Andy Samberg,  he is hilarious!  I am watching Homeland,  Archer,  The flash.  Waiting for a lot of the other shows come out with new seasons.


I like the flash too. Tried to get into Archer the first season but couldn't do it. Homeland gets great reviews but I get HBO, not showtime...


Homeland is now on Netflix.  Yeah im waiting on so many shows right now,  Game of thrones,  Ozark,  Shameless,  travelers, You,  The santa clarita diet.


I had a list of about 15-20 shows I would watch religiously and then my roommate at the time said he had no more room for new shows and to stop talking to him about new shows. Since then, I watch about 10. I realized how much I have to do...


yeah same here.  I try not to add anymore new shows until the ones im watching finally end.  I have about 15 on my list.  Its ridiculous how much TV shows have gotten so much better.


I know! I jsut dont have the space. And now my 7 & 5 year old want to watch their shows... I can't watch Bunk'd anymore!!!


I do like facebook. What other trivia do you know about them


Haha yeah seriously!  I know the feeling.  That why we have 2 tvs and we mostly watch shows after kiddos go to bed.  Been goo chatting.


hmm I recently read that in Germany the like button is illegal.  what do tey have against a thumbs up? lol


Nice. That's funny. Did you know that facebook owns instagram. I am curious about the article section 1. Seems a little too vague...


i do love instagram better,  somethimes its nice just to scroll through pics than read everything.


I agree. I have been on a hiatus from FB and it feels really good. I got too angry or depressed or agitated when I read FB. And I am only friedns with like 100 people. I shouldn't be that agitated with my family and friends. Insta though is a lot more relaxing.


Yeah same here, too much complaining all the time.


I have been on FB maybe 30 minutes this year and that has been becuase of my job. I havent really been on Insta because It may be best to just stay off of all social media. I want to be able to read the news and not social media. So when I get the urge to go on social media, I open the news app instead. It's been better for me.


Thats good, that you have goals to stay off of social media and its working. I didnt know Mark Z. suffers from a colorblindness.


That's why the thumb is blue! Makes sense but I didn't know that until today.


When you're already rich what's a million or two spent on commuting? Our entire system of governance sometimes  leaves me shaking my head at the elitism that has been embraced. I wish we could get another party going, or do away with them altogether.


I'm kind of with you there.  There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a republican or a democrat since 1853.


Yes, and as they get more entrenched the divide grows deeper. There have been good men elected on both sides but no one will admit that someone else has a few good ideas.


Yes.  I never knew that every US president with a beard has been a republican.  Did you know that?


I did not, probably against their belief system to shave. I also didn't know that the Red/Blue labeling system only began to be used in the year 2000. I would have sworn that it had always been there.


I'm with you on that.  I seem to remember that being around long before then.


Me too. I guess we become used to things like that rather rapidly. Now it has evolved into left/right Liberal/conservation, Urban/rural. What a mess.


It is.  I just found an interesting fact.  The last time a republican was elected president withou a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928.  I don't think that includes the latest president though.


I would rather forget all about him in the hopes that he'll just go away but you're right. We seem to have created several dynasties. What amazes me is that voters will elect one party for the Presidency and another for Congressional seats.


You're right.  I've always wondered about that.  Here's a funny tidbit....in 1957 President Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with Republicans.  lol


Hi there!  A little bit.  I find odd facts interesting such as Ralph Lawrence Carr.  He was the only governor to oppose the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2.


So it began way back then? I wish that they would act more for the American people and less for their constituency. I lean heavily Democratic but even I have to admit that each President has had his moment in the sun.


I agree.  What saddens me is that it seems like every politician never follows through on what they say they want to do when they are campaigning.  I have to get going. I enjoyed talking politics with you!


Doesn't that make you wonder about the morality of the American people at the time? I suppose that fear mongering and mistrust held sway.


Yes.  When I was a kid my grandmother worked with a lady who was interred.  I got to know her as well and she was the sweetest lady.  I never realized though exactly what they went through until I got older.  Sad indeed about the people back then.


Yes, I read quite a bit about that time. There have been many books written, not so much about the camps themselves but the results of them. I find it fascinating. For awhile I was worried that the same might be done with Muslims because of the climate after 9/11. Oh, well. Did you know that ND's governor was tried to secede from the union. Wish I knew what that was about.


I didn't know about the ND.  The Beatles song "Come Together" was written for Timothy Leary's 1969 California governor campaign.  I never knew that.  Interesting that they wrote a song that had to do with American politics.  Lennon must have been living here at the time.


Could have been. I didn't know that Leary did anything. I live in Wa and our Gov. just proclaimed for the Presidency. Nice guy but I'm not sure how he would work out.


Did you know that 86 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the US govt?


Yes, I believe that Alaska has the same circumstance but a lower percentage. I'm all for holding land in trust to protect it from commercialization. I think that ensures that our descendants will have open spaces and unspoiled wilderness. I Have to laugh at some of the people who get elected, like the 'Governator'.


lol  You must be talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger?  When he was governor of California he never lived in Sacramento but commuted 3 hours every day by private jet.  Crazy.


yeah, for sure!  How in the heck does a cat become mayor???


They must have friends in furry places.  They probably watch TV together.  Like Family Guy on a huge flat screen.


LOL!  Love me some TV, and especially love me some Simpsons


I like the Simpsons too.  I liked the 70s show although it bombed in the UK.


yeah that's crazy!  Their humor is a lot different than ours i guess!


Don't know... I love Monty Python so I get British humor.  Maybe they are like cats in that they choose sort of indiscriminately.


I have a feeling they do.  Cats are smart although I can't see them doing division like Von Neumann...


Well, they became mayor so you never know!


True but I think cats are smarter than most politicians. Can you see your average House member doing long division?


I do but I like dogs a bit better.  Cats sleep 2/3rds of their life.  Sort of stationary fur balls...


This is true and since the internet has been invented in 1989, politicians are continuing to look stupid!


The internet makes it worse for them.  It's instant.  Back when there was only daily news reports, they could get by being brain dead.


yeah... now news travels faster than ever!!!


Yes indeed, faster that speed reading.  Nice talking with you.  Bye.


They make great statues for the house!  Would you pay to play with a cat?


Not really.  I usually get my hands all scratched up.  Cats are cool though, descendants from ancient times in the Middle and Near East.


yeah, cats do go back!  That's cool thought that they used a stray cat in the Godfather movie.


Yeah I didn't know that.  Cats do things on their own terms.  If they're in the mood, they won't hesitate to bother ya, even if you're doing a TV interview.


See, that's what bugs me about them.  Not sure if a cat has the ability to respect like a dog does?


I don't think so. They are independent.  If the have the urge to climb your arm, they will and scolding as little impact, unlike a dog.


yeah!  and the whole litter box thing is gross too! LOL


That's my main reservation.  It is good that they have the sense not to discuss politics (e.g., communism, Poland and Yugoslavia).


If they are serious of giving him a fresh start they should wait till next year, he hasn't pitched in the majors since May 6 anyway


The trade left the Astros in a sticky situation.  All that money invested and what return yet


I heard the Nationals might trade Bryce Harper, maybe Houston should have tried to get him instead


He's good but not as good as Aaron Judge though


Hopefully Aaron Judge will not be out for more than 3 weeks


Yea, he's the face of the franchise now since Jeter left


Did you know the Yankees had been the Highlanders?


Yea I read about that a long time ago, I didn't remember them starting off as the Baltimore Orioles though


Yes, that is strange and I wouldn't have known that.


I didn't know they shared Shea Stadium with the Mets in 1974 and 75 either


Wow, interesting fact.  I never heard that one either


They are perennially amoung the leaders in the MLB attendance and made the post season 2 years in a row


Do you believe that Osuna has served a 75 game suspension due to domestic violence


That's crazy, I don't know what the Astro's were thinking taking the trade from the Blue Jays


I guess it's his first offense and they are waiting to find out about his upcoming court hearing


oh.  the Astros think Osuna is remorseful and had enough counseling to not harm anyone in baseball I guess


I guess they are giving him a "fresh start" which means as long as he plays good we don't care


I recently learned that the earth is the densest planet in the solar system.  I wonder if that helps it to support all of the water on it.


Good point!  What do you think about all of the helium going to be gone from the planet by the end of the century?


I am a littler concerned because who knows how it will affect the planet. I mean Helium is used for a few things. For all we know it may even affect gravity somewhat.


You're absolutely right.  We don't know exactly what will happen.  It may cause us to lose other things.  The steady depletion of the helium will probably create problems as we go along.


It most likely will. I also wonder why the Helium is depleting so much and why it will be completely gone. I mean it just makes me think as to why this resource is really going down.


I hadn't thought about that the reason why it is.  That is interesting to consider.  I mean, is it because of forest depletion or something else?


It could be because of forest depletion or it could be because of all the pollution. Plus with the billions of people, resources are being taken and hardly being created.


I wonder if it's a chain of life sort of thing too. I mean, if an animal becomes extinct that can change the population of another animal species and so on.  Could it be that elements have that kind of effect on each other?  If so, what did the planet lose that is causing helium to go away?


That is a lot to think about and to consider. I mean our planet Earth took a huge change in environment during the era of factories and iron and metal industry taking off.


Yes it did and now it will change with artificial intelligence.  As machines become more "intelligent" and there are more of them I wonder what that will do to the environment.


Artifical Intelligence is definitely something that is on the rise. I have seen videos of robots cooking food. The possibilities of robots does make one think life could be easier but at what cost?


That is one possibility. Water is a very important resource that helps give life on earth.


How far will they go too?  Facebook is trying to develop one that can understand emotions.


Yes it does and the earth's surface is covered by about 71% of water.  The polar regions are covered in ice but that is just frozen water so-more water on the earth's surface.


That is true although I am not much into the science of earth. However I do appreciate the facts about the environment.


Do you like planets in general?  Have you seen or noticed the five planets in the sky at night that can be seen by looking at them?


I like planets. And yes I have been able to see them when they are noticeable. I love It when I can see the stars so bright and clear. It's a shame that there aren't so many areas where you can see them due to Earth's atmosphere being affected.


I agree with you on that.  It's extremely unfortunate that more than 80% of our planet's forests have been destroyed.


It is very devastating. Hard to believe that so many years ago there was so many trees and other living creatures we can't even see alive today anymore.


I know.  It makes me wonder what the planet was really like originally.  I know scientists say that in the beginning a day was on just over 5 hours long but I'm not sure they can actually know that.  So, I still wonder what all happened here long ago and what life was like.


Yeah I know what you mean. It doesn't seem logical that it was only 5 hour days. Although if they believe that then their time table of billions of years is very flawed.


I haven't seen him lately.  I hope he hasn't ended up being on Blutube  That's the police version of youtube right?


It is! Oh my goodness! That would be terrible for him!


Hahah....I'm surprised he hasn't done a rap song yet.  Are you a  rap fan?


A little. I hear Drake is a big fan of reading though!


That's good!  I love to read!  He must have dropped out of high school and then went back because he graduated high school in 2012 at the age of 25.


Oh wow! I had no idea. He bought first edition copies of Charlottes web and winnie the pooh while in the UK.


Wow.  He must be a huge fan then.  I never knew that.  Where is Drake from?


I honestly don't know! I know he has a university named after him though.


I think he's from the Toronto, Canada area.  He received a grammy award for Best Rap Song for his "Hotline Bling" song.


Thats really neat! I've read that he likes to play fortnite too!


How interesting is that?  I like how he visited Drake university one night during a tour stop.  The students there were trying to get him to come there and he did go only after they gave up trying to get him to come.  It's been a good chat!


Me too!  It was created in Feb. 2005  I must have started watching it fairly quick because I think that's around when I started watching it.


Me too! It's the second largest search engine! I love to look up DIY videos.


Me too!  I also love to watch money making videos like how to make money with apps, reselling, etc.  Like to watch entrepreneur videos as well.  Google bought youtube in 2006 for $1.65 billion dollars!  Wow!


Wow! I did not know that! Did you see Psy Ganham style video? It is so cool!


It did.  Youtube is where I first heard about it.  Didn't it break the view counter or somthing?


It did! They had to upgrade to 64 bits because of that!


I remember it was something like that.  Justin Bieber's "Baby" is the most disliked video on youtube.  Poor Biebs.


Have you seen him lately? Do you think we could watch Blutube?


Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindromic poem, but he got a Comedy Central special out of it...


I didnt hear about that, so do you also like music? heard any good albums lately?


Sure a set of 100-year-old Japanese twins recently recorded a rap album that is turning heads... You?


I heard about those twins, they released the album back in 1992? and yeah I have


Yeah. Dark Side of the Moon is always a good listen. in fact, after 40 years since it's release, it was still a top selling album of 2014!  Stands up to the test of time!


That was a great album another really good one was The Hybrid Theory, not sure if you are a Linking Park fan


Can you hum a few bars?  I can't place it...Is it anything like NWA's "Straight Outta Compton?


That is another best selling album right?


Yeah. The first album to go Platinum without support of a major tour or airplay.  I prefer Korean rap music, like the freestyle form known as, Compliment Battle"


That seems like an odd style a compliment battle lol, did you ever watch Rugrats?


I am, poetry is amazing, a form of art, are you into it?


No, but I heard that Busta Rhymes voiced one of the characters. Nice chatting with you!


I love that form of literature using aesthetic and rhytmic qualities of language to evoke meaning!  Roses are red...


Poetry has been influence by characters like Dante, Goethe, Poe, its a genre with many talented writters


Yeah, and Cookie Monster too!  "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me.."  Did you know that there's a poem that, when read forward is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring??


Really? that poem must require a lot of work, make it have two meanings


Very creative, with hidden significance! Like the Hobbit. Did you know that almost all the characters names come from an Icelandic poem entitled, dvergatal?


No I didnt know that, I guess poetry inspires a lot of people, Edgar Allan Poe sold his poems for almost nothing


Yeah only $9 for the most famous poem in the history of mankind or at least one of the most famous ones


Hey! Are you a big Harry Potter fan, they just released a play on Broadway


No, That's a little surprising but Tom Hanks has been in a lot of good movies


Yes he has he has earned 8.5 billion in movie earnings!


Wow that's a lot. I know DIsney makes a ton of money but they almost stopped making animation movies after sleeping beauty was a box office failure


That's insane! How could that be? I love that movie. They had a real flop which was Treasure Planet it was one of their most expensive box office failures


At least they didn't do as bad as the movie Trojan Wars, that movie only made 309 dollars at the box office


What!!! Wow, that's really bad!  Do you like Drama movies?


Sometimes I enjoy a good drama movie, Silence of the Lambs was a pretty good movie which made 270 million


Wow, not surprised that was a great movie. Hugh Laurie in the tv drama House made 700,000 an episode! That's insane.


Yea Hugh Laurie is awesome. I like some of Jim Carrey's drama roles but he doesn't do them much anymore


I love Jim Carrey! Yea, he wants roles that are positive,


I heard about that! I actually have not seen a Harry Potter film or read a book....do you want to see the play?


Yea, it looks interesting, the story introduces new characters


In heard that they are thinking it's ticket sales will break the internet lol I need to see a film!


That's a good idea, the books cover a span of seven yeats


Oh wow, everyone I know has seen Harry Potter or read a book or all of them so I will have to check it out. I like J.K  Rowling a lot


Yea a lot of people love harry potter. Unfortunately an owl sanctuary was opened due to abandoned owls of harry potter fans


That's sad! I heard JK R owling was turned down by 12 publishers before finally finding someone to take her Harry Potter book


Hmm I didn't know it was that much. I heard she turned down Michael Jackson to do a musical


I heard that too. Did you know Tom Hanks is the all time highest b office star


I figured the schedule would be done by computer. Who does it?


It was a couple who did it for 24 years straight


Wow. That must have been a pretty sweet job. I wonder how much it paid.


Yeah that is a sweet gig for sure. They scheduled 2430 games a year


That is a lot of games, but maybe year to year it doesn't vary so much. Get it right once and the following years are straightforward.


True. In Japan baseball is so popular that they cannot believe it is a pastime in the US


I think the Japanese are not aware of many things outside of their country. Until a Japanese person does something important outside of Japan.


I guess. Did you know the CUbs were the first team to win back to back world series?


The Cubs! How ironic! They struggled for so long to get a Series!


Pretty well and you? Do you watch baseball?


That is a curse if I've ever heard of one. Well, someone needs to hire a gypsy woman to lift the curse.


I have watched baseball from time to time. You?


Yes me too sometimes. Do you know why managers wear uniforms during the game?


I think they can rush on the field at a moment's notice to play a position. Highly unlikely though.


Yeah, interesting and good for them just in case. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


That makes sense. Canadians would find the middle-of-the-road term for the sport. What about the man who found three million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic? That's pretty cool.


That is for sure, he made a lot of money there. DO you know who used to do the schedule for the major baseball league games?


yes and they also have to leave mid meal if they walk in


Yes it is so sexist and it really need to go if you ask me


I love them. DO you know what they used to be called?


Yes they were called cathode ray tube amusement devices, too long


Yeah I agree. Do you know who did the Happy Potter video game narration?


Yes that was Stephen fry and he did that for the Little Big Planet as well


Yeah. DId you know the TOm Hank's brother, Jim, is a voice actor as well?


yes he does the voice of Woody in video games


yes. Did you know we play about 3 billion hours in video games as a planet in a week?


I love it. Did you know that women can play in the NFL too?


I know that is crazy. Nice chatting with you


Yes there is no rule that would prevent them from playing


Yeah as long as they qualify, they are good to play and try for it


Yeah.Did you know the gameplay is usually around 11 minutes?


Yes and yet we are glued to the tv for hours to an end


True. Engineers make more over the lifetime than football players


Yes I guess they also have longer careers so I am sure that helps there


Maybe that does. Did you hear of that rule for Saints cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat in the same place as the playerws


I went to a Linking Park concert once, it was a long time ago, and also to a Ramones concert, but other than that no


I used to live in Las Vegas, that where I saw Elton John, can you imagine linkin park doing 324 concerts in 2001.


I cant, thats a lot of concerts, thats almost a concert a day if you dont count holidays,


Where do these performance get their energy from, I am tired after doing one song when I am in church.


Probably a lot of drugs, that can be really helpful or so Ive heard


Yes I agree with you, I am not familiar with the group "The ramones" is this an all male group or male and female?


It was a male band, they all had Ramon as one of their names, not sure if they were family or if it was because of their artistic names


Wow that's embarrassment in 2002 a creed concert was so bad four concert doers filed a lawsuit against the band.


I used to like that band a lot, too bad the concert was so bad they got sued, the band used to have a lot of talent and a couple of great songs


They must have party all that night before the concert, many of these band members have problems like everyone else, sometime we all have bad days.


To be honest yes and I was born and raised in the country.


I guess they all had a pretty bad day the night or evening of the concert, I still like their songs though.


I am afraid of snakes too so no judging here, I think its a rational fear


Yes, I have a close friend raise snakes, he or she wouldn't never have to worry about me visiting, Hahaha.


Yeah I would stay as far as possible as well lol, a place to go if you hate snakes is New Zealand


Yes you are right, some snakes are poisonous and some are helpful, they eat other snakes and Insects.


There is a breed of flying snakes, that would be really scary like 5 times more scary than a regular snake


Yes you are right, I heard a friend of mine that worked with wildlife said that snakes are more afraid of human as well.


Are they? maybe there just pretending lol, so enough of snakes, do you like music? concerts?


yes hahaha, I like concerts give me Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Phil Collins, first three.


Do you like basketball?  Of the 4 professional sports leagues in the US, I'd have to rank it at number two for me.


I favor the 76ers but used to root for the Bulls.  I wish I were a coach though of college basketball because I'd be making big bucks as the highest paid worker in most states.


Speaking of college coaches, James Naismith, the person who invented basketball, is the only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas.


That's a shame he couldn't win at games, but he won at inventing a sport!


Yeah, too bad he probably didn't get to profit much off of it


I wonder how much the US Supreme court uses the "highest court in the land?"  Did you ever hear of their basketball court on the top floor of the building they are in?


I hadn't heard of that. That's interesting. When you aren't watching sports, do you like to watch movies?


Yes, I like Netflix.  I watch some superhero shows like Flash.  Have you seen one of the newest Superhero movies "Black Panther?"


I haven't seen it. I really should see it since it was so successful. The Black Panther is the richest superhero!


I wonder if that is due to inflation or if people just like it so much more.  Black panther was "black leopard" for a short time so they wouldn't confuse it with the other black panther group. I wonder if it will have a sequel?


I'm glad they changed it back to Black Panther. Black Panther sounds so much cooler.


I'm not such a sport fan but I'd have to say basketball is my favorite! It is fast paced but easy to follow.


Denzel Washington helped fund Chadwick Boseman's learning at Oxford University's summer theater program.  Good thing for the future of Black Panther talent!  Nice talking with you.


I remember Jordan sneakers being such a craze many years ago.  Nike even paid the fine for Jordan to wear them in the NBA when they first came out.  I still see people wearing them today.


Speaking of shoes, Aleen Iverson has a lifetime endorsement contract that will pay him $800,000 a year until he is 55. After that he will get his final payment of $32,000,000.


Do you remember as a kid shooting "granny style?"  Well, apparently that's been proven to be the best way to score on the foul line.  Players just don't want to look weird doing it.


Yes, I remember that was the first way I actually made a shot!


Would you give up all the money to stay in college for 4 years instead of going pro in the NBA like Tim Duncan of the Spurs?


I probably would not, if I had the chance, honestly. Speaking of college, the dunk was banned for more than ten years in colleges because Kareen Abdul-Jabbar used it too much!


Wow, I guess it made a comeback!  Which of the 30 NBA teams do you root for?


I root for the Golden State Warriors since I am from the bay area. How about you?


I'm not sure, but that is a good question. Do you like hats?


hats are good. stylish, functional. i dont wear them often. You?


good thing i dont wear them then. LOL. Im surprised that the most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat


Interesting. I would have thought the cowboy hat myself.


Yeah, maybe that is a working hat and people wanted to be stylish? i dont know.


I'm not sure to be honest. There was a law in 1908 that limited the length of hairpins.


boy, those women and their hairpins! LETHAL! LOL i guess women did not carry guns then? that would have been funny


Yeah, sounds pretty comical. Well, nice chatting with you!


Yes, it has been great chatting! I'm glad that the server is back up! Yay


I do. So does Clint Eastwood apparently.


Yeah, he plays piano. he also composes too, ive heard.


I didn't know that. That is pretty cool.


He is allergic to horses, i think, so maybe he spends more time at the piano now.


Interesting, I wonder how he shot all of those films then?


I think he wasnt allergic at first, but then developed an allergy. maybe he is getting treatment now? i dont know


I wonder if clint knows that Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.


Hey there, I am really into music, art, poetry and concerts. The Kennedy Center is a place i've never been to yet.


Oh yeah, that is amazing. What a cool combo, it makes sense. I was impressed by this aluminum piano that was built for the airship Hindenburg. It only weighed 356lbs.


A mute man in England can only communicate by piano, that would be amazing to hear.


Oh my, what a gift to be born with. I recently heard about a poem that when read normally is depressing but when read backwards is inspiring. That is my kind of poetry and maybe I could understand it.


Tupac Shakur studied poetry in high school I guess that's why his rap is more poetry than gangsta.


Oh yeah, cool. I like rap and that's probably why because some of it is very poetic. The japanese alphabet, when recited in order forms a poem,too.


The vikings were very fond of poetry, as well.


Oh okay. Almost all of the hobbits characters names were taken out of old poems, dvergatal.


I did not, as I have never read any of the books. The vikings consider poetry, a gift from Odin


Oh cool, a gift from Odin. Ya know, Edgar Allen Poe only received $9 for the peon the Raven. I guess money does not live on like poetry.


Back then, that was a lot of money. It still is, when you factor in inflation. Nixon wrote a piano concerto, I didn't know he studied music.


Hello. Interesting. Are we speed dating here? If so, my favorite band is the Foo Fighters, they play loud enough to show up on seismic monitors.


I never knew that either, I did know that Pink Floyd played for an empty amphitheatre in Pompeii, that had to be awesome.


thank you for chatting with me, enjoy your day.


HA, yeah I guess it does have that fun fact speedy kinda feel,lol. Yeah, Foo fighters are amazing. I have to brag and say I have seen the Ramones in person decades ago, I am one of their 2,263 concerts.


You are? That's interesting. I cannot believe ABBA turned down a billion to do a tour.


ABBA scored my favorite musical Mamma Mia too.


I haven't seen that one yet, is it good? I think it's hilarous that a woman on her way to the Dave Matthews concert, helped him while he was stranded.


Awww, thats awesome. I wanna meet or be stranded on the side of the road now, kind of. Yes, Mamma Mia is good but the music is epic. I used to like Creed until I heard that they aren't very good in person. They were even sued for an awful concert in the past.


Oh, i can believe that. I have been to a Creed concert. It wasn't great in my opinion. Did you know there are steam pianos? They can be heard for miles.


Awe, I never heard of that but it seems like it would be glorious. I would love to learn to play. I learned of an aluminium grand piano.


I'm not musical, but I would love to hear both. I find it interesting that music, art and poetry were once olympic sports.


Hey! Do you like comedy? Do you watch it?


Really??? I had no idea... Wow! It's surprising me!


I can't imagine it could have been any worse so I don't think it would have mattered.


Well, I honestly don't remember it very well since it was long time ago, but it means this movie didn't impress me. Have you watched Incredibles 2?


I did not but I did see the first a very long time ago.


Yes, it was in 2004. One funny fact: Director Brad Bird used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar. He believe only they can create what he wants.


That's very interesting. I'm glad he took notice of them and gave them work. That seems very nice.


I honestly didn't watch yet. I was sick when my friends went to watch it. Just changing a topic. Ronald Reagan was once rejected for movie role and he was told that he didn't have "that presidential look". It made me smile haha


Oh wow! That was a huge mistake on their part. How ironic.


All this movie inustry is about ability to achieve something meaningful. You never know.


Are you a fan of Bill Nye by any chance?


I love comedy. I watch a lot of stand-up and comedy movies.


I am. I grew up watching him. Did you know that he got his break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest?


Nice. I've read that comedy central cancelled over 100 different shows since creation in 1989. It looks like a lot.


That is a tremendous amount. I suppose when I think about it a lot of the shows I've watched over the years are no longer on and they've had lots of shows that were cancelled very quickly.


It's just interesting how they make desion about cancel. It's just totally new industry for me.


With a lot of them I could tell that the viewership was very low. Critical and user ratings were bad and I didn't know anyone who was watching them.


True. It's the most important. I've noticed political satire is becoming more popular for the last years. It could be because of Trump. It is used to portray persons.


I think it's always been huge but it does seem to be in more shows that may not have done it since he took office. Did you watch the movie The Green Lantern?


Is it about 2011 or 2012? Yes, I watched it.


Somewhere around there. Did you know that it was originally going to be a comedy with Jack black?


Until 1805, the runner up in the US presidential election automatically became the vice president. That system should be reinstated. For laughs.


Oh that would have been so GREAT!!!! Trump should be more like the President of Indonesia! Maybe release a few pop albums while in office or do a reality show. "You're fired, love Trump".


The pop albums could happen. He's friends with Kanye. He needs a nickname though.


How about "you're fired!" He fires people after all. Woah! I just found out that the first woman elected to congress in 1916 didn't even have the right to vote in a national election yet! Thank goodness that times have changed!


Now I feel like Senators get less done than in the past. Also, they have a candy desk.


Oh candy is absolutely terrible for the health of anyone! No wonder our food pyramid is so wrong it's killing people! Personally I'd like to see a complete change in our Government. I don't want to hear about anything other than all the amazing things they are doing for homeless people, the planet, us, other countries. I tend to avoid the news a lot.


Some news from Congress is interesting. Elmo is the only non-human to testify before Congress. I would listen to that testimony.


I would as well! Sounds super interesting and entertaining. I'm definitely going to google that. haha


Yup. Enjoyed the chat! Have a good evening.


I'm great! Do you follow the US Senate at all?


A little bit. Why? what's going on with the senate?


Women were not allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor until 1993. Strange. I don't know why.


Oh that's pretty sexist! I would never wear a dress or a skirt outside! It's simply not functional! I was reading about the 3 richest Presidents and Trump did not make the list! I'm shocked!


Trump is probably going to rig the numbers to move up in the rankings. And what about the guest house there?


Oh yeah! I heard that the white house's guest house is bigger than the white house! I'd just stay in the guest house since Presidents get away with so much anyway!


Trump would probably stick a TRUMP sign on it and rent it out.


So true! I never agreed with his actions. Hey, what can you do? now hes the prez....


I believe it. I wonder if it's more than what Reebok is paying Allen Iverson?


It might be, but Iverson is getting paid pretty, especially for not really having a pair of shoes that everyone is itching to get


He's getting paid 800,000 a year until 55 since 2001, I wonder how old he is now.


Im not sure, but when he hits 55, 32 million.  not a bad payout if you ask me.


Nope, Tim Duncan didn't care for the money though, he stayed in college for four years instead of going straight into the nba.


Which is good, so many players go bankrupt 5 years after retirement.  Poor Money management.


Absolutely, for Reggie Miller it was was about getting out of his older sister's shadow.


Cheryl was incredible!  100+ points per game!


Yeah I know! Poor Reggie though tried bragging about his career high of 40 points but Cheryl scored 105 and broke 8 records.


Hey, I don't follow it that much. Do you?


He certainly made a name for himself though, in the hall of fame and everything!


Yeah, definitely a good thing. Well It was nice talking to you, I've got to fix breakfast now, bye!


Only enough to really know the basics.  I heard playoff games are getting lopsided.


Oh really? How come? Does it have to do with all the blowout games recently?


Yeah, I guess, some of the margins were around 22 points apart.


That is crazy, I wonder if any players used the granny style? It's a highly effective method apparently.


Probably not, they thing it looks "stupid" while really having a low free throw percentage looks worse in my opinion


Yeah I guess it kind of does look silly.


Banning Air Jordans was also silly by the NBA.


I believe so too, I mean it's just shoes? Jordan didn't care because he wore them anyways and Nike paid for the fines.


Is it illegal? I never knew that...it is extremely cold in Ohio! Weird! I read an article that in South Africa they can have flame throwers attached to their cars!


There's a lot of crime in SA. I think it would be cool to fire flamethrowers and scare off criminals. I think India has a different problem: Audi has to make a sturdier horn for Indians because they blow it all the time.


So interesting! I can only imagine how high crime is there like many other countries, just awful! I have seen some documentaries on the internet about crime in the world and it is scary.


Perhaps a flamethrower could be used to warm up your car in Ohio.


Hahahaa, true! Scary though lol....I have a fun fact I found while browsing the internet and did you know a lightening bolt is 5 times hotter than the sun! How amazing!


Do not mess with a lightning bolt! An internet connection is a right in Finland. I would be great to have that in the US>


Oh wow, that is good for them! Did you know that on the peak of Mt Everest you can get cell service and internet? How crazy is that!


I bet they have to use a satellite for that. Otherwise, the IT guy would have to climb Everest to restart the WIFI.


The sun is massive. It makes up almost all the mass in the solar system. When people start living on Mars, they'll get treated to blue sunsets.


How amazing would that be! Very interesting! In 2011....neptune completed its 1st orbit around the sun ...since 1846!


I wouldn't want to have birthdays on Neptune.


Hahaha! right!!! Did you know the sun produces enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,00 years! Mind blown! it has been great chatting!!! Have a great night!!


I am great! How about you? So are you into cars at all do you like the old classics or new cars?


A bit of both, I guess. I like the style and design of some of the older ones (Corvette, Camaro) and the tech of the newer ones (Tesla)


Very true, I like the classics because they are really built to last but I have always owned newer models.


The guy that found classic cars in the barn on his new property must have been pleased! I wonder what he did with them.


I didn't hear about that but that would be awesome!


I think maybe driving will soon go out of style. Google's self-driving car might make it easier for people to get around.


True, we have some self driving cars running around the city here and there have been a few accidents plus people try to destroy them....so it may be a bit more time but yep eventually it will happen!


I expect people to resist technology, especially when human beings are not there as a safety measure. I can't understand how it's illegal to warm up your car in Ohio. Isn't it cold there?


Did you hear about the woman who left her toddlers in a hot car? She's going to prison.


Yeah. I love cars. Had a brand new Caddie as my first car. Went to see a French flick in it...which was highly appropriate...since the car was named after a French dude.


That's awesome, I am a bit too young to have experienced older cars and drive in movies.


Well the kids today play a lot of video games. Perhaps one day you will end up like Jann Mardenborough.


I would love to do a version of Jann in FIFA, get a pro contract and train with the team, get two minutes in a game and get subbed out.


Ha. That sounds like fun. Would make a great reality TV show. Certainly better than watching reruns of Pokemon.


Geez I can't believe how many episodes of that show there are.  My nephews are really into it.


I prefer they see that than the Simpsons I guess. Bart says a lot non family friendly things


That is true, they have some years yet before they can watch the Simpsons, I was exposed at an early age, I had two older siblings.


Next up is South Park. Better to jump in your car and explore the world like Antoine de la Cadillac.


He sure staked his claim founding Detroit, very interesting fact I must say.


Hello there, yeah I read that, she should go to prison, that was such a horrible story.


Definitely. Anyway, I got to motor now. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah. It's like a horror film. Edgar Allen Poe plot or something.


Yeah it says that she smoked pot and watched tv, and took a nap, how in the hell could you dose off peacefully knowing your children are suffering? Just so sad.


Total macabre. I can almost hear the waterphone making creepy metallic noises.


Yeah I wonder what that instrument looks like, it makes such creepy sounds!


Yeah. I've never seen one. The Shining had great audio effects.


Yeah it did, that is one of my all time favorites, such a good movie.


Would love to see it with my GF at an old drive thru. Nowadays all we get to drive thru is Micky Dees and such.


Those were so fun, I remember going when I was really young with my friend's parents.  Do you you have lots of good memories of the drive in?


yeah, pretty cool . What about dramas, do you watch them?


I use to watch House, Hugh Laurie made $700,000 an episode


That is amazing. I liked the first 3 seasons of that show. I thought they were pretty good.


I like mad men too, did you know Jon Hamm taught drama at his old high school


No, I didn't know that. Was he a high school teacher?


Yes, and one of his students was Ellie Kemper from the Office


Interesting. I wonder if that is how Ellie got into acting?


Possibly, I know Michael Caine got into acting at first just to meet pretty girls in drama class


Hahah, that is hilarious. Well he is a good actor.


Yes, much better than Jim Carrey who stopped doing dramas because it conflicted with his belief system


Yea, it's crazy how far netflix has come since being founded in 1997


Hmm, I think he was better at comedy anyways.


I didn't realize it was that old already. Awesomse.


Yea, 21 years after Netflix was founded they had 137 million subscribers


Wow. I'm surprised that Blockbuster declined to buy them.


Yea Blockbuster could of bought Netflix for only $50 million


Crazy isn't it. It was started after the CEO got a $40 late charge for a VHS.


Yea, I bet that $40 late fee for apollo 13 was from blockbuster too


Yep, and now Netflix produces their own content


They have great noses and ears, so I suppose it doesn't matter much that they can't see well. They are loyal too.


The best thing about a dog is going through the drive through.  McDonalds employees some times give him his own burger.


That's great! They love dogs too. They probably have one or wish they did. I wish I had the space for a dog.


A dog can be costly as well.  The benefits are great though.  I know that in 1975 Mcdonalds added the drive through because uniformed solders were not allowed out of the car. Strange rule.


I thought the drive thru would have started before that. I guess people just drive there and parked. Good for McD's helping the troops.


It seems difficult to imagine a time with no drive-thru.  Then again, imagine a time before cars.


Cars are so fundamental to our lives. I think that we would not be able to live without transportation.


We become accustom to having things I guess.  Now rear cameras are standard on cars.  There was a time when they were not.


I remember than time. We had to make do with mirrors. Anyway, great chat!


yes, take it easy.  1.25 billion vehicles out there on the road.


I do like dogs.  They are fun no matter what.


I've never had one, though I'd like to one day. I like the bigger breeds. Small dogs are noisy.


Yes, small breads yap a lot.  Hard to believe that selective breading reinforced that trait.  If I point, my dog knows what it means.


Did you know that they have different blood types? I guess that makes sense. But a dozen? I wonder about cats.


I have a deep mistrust of cats.  I have never seen a dog blood drive.  That must be a noisy event.  My dog can not drive.  Too many squirrels.


Dogs should not drive to the blood drive. The squirrels are like a cell phone for dogs behind the wheel. Good thinking there.


Right on.  If I have some time, I will look for the movie "Isle of Dogs"  I like imaginative movies.  Not real sure what it is about though.  Animation. Dogs. What more do I need.


Maybe they chase cats? Defeat the evil cat ruler?


Cats have staff, Dogs have friends. Maybe they make some jokes about dogs not being color blind.  They do not see as many colors, but some.


did you know that Hugh Laurie was the highest paid tv actor ever?


That makes sense, do you like baseball at all?


I tried but it doesn't keep my attention long enough. add ha ha.


Haha I agree I think baseball is really boring, but it is interesting that Bill O'Reilly invented a fake press pass in college to get unlimited tickets and it worked.


Wow, ingenious. I heard Babe Ruth got struck out by a girl 17 years old.


haha that would be embarrassing! I guess there is a "lost" Yankee player, like he just straight up disappeared, I wonder if they will ever solve the mystery?


Was he near the Bermuda triangle, haha. If you catch a fly ball with your hat the opposing team gets 3 bases. i never knew that, you?


wow I did not know there, is that a real rule? if so I'm shocked no one has every tried to do that, I do know that there is a lot of weird stuff going on with the Yankees though, like apprently in 1973 two yankee pitchers swapped families permanently, you're right maybe they are travelling to the bermuda triangle!


Strange!! Well the Phillies signed Jake Arriets for a 3 year 75 million dollar contract.


Well I guarantee that guy is relaxed, it's strange to think that in Japan they love baseball so much that they many are shocked that it is actually the national pastime of the USA, it started here!


I here that in a regular season 160,000 baseballs are used.


I did not, what tv programs is she famous for?


wow that is a lot of baseballs! I can't believe there are 2430 baseball games scheduled each year, that comes out to like 80 baseballs used per game!


well he is famous for the TV show House, i watched some episodes, it's ok but not amaing in my opinion, do you watch any TV?


Oh my God i didn't recognize his name my wife and i love that show watch every season. that dude was crazy funny!


Haha yeah I was shocked you thought it was a she, I think it is funny though that Michael Caine only became an actor to chase girls.


There has got to be an easier way. I don't think I've seen him in anything where he was young. Cant think of one movie.


no, he was in a bunch of movies in the 60's and 70's, but I like him best as Alfred in the Batman movies and also the dad in Austin Powers 3 haha


Yeah that's pretty much how i remember him. Captain Piccard teaches masters drama classes in the UK


ah that is interesting, I wonder when he will retire from acting? Looks like Jim Carrey is done doing dramas because he only wants to project positivity, I think he should just retire at this point


Yeah it's been a fun ride for him and successful one. The term soap opera originated because of so many soap commercial sponsors.


Have you heard about the Orange is the New Black Cancellation?  They are cancelling after seven seasons.


It is so popular, that it accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america from 9pm to 12am!


the internet really needs to grow to accommodate all this demand. soon every minute of every day will be netflix.


That is true.  Netflix and you tube alone make up half of internet traffic!


people are glued to screens so much these days. while they drive too. we are going to entertain ourselves to death.


HaHa.  This is true.  Ever watch the show Thomas the tank engine?  Ringo Starr narrated some of the episodes.  As did George Carlin and Alec Baldwin!


no, never saw the show. its for kids right? i guess it has high production values too.


Ya it was a kids show.  I remember the Nintendo entertainment system.  It could only display 54 colors.


it had great games though. the gameplay was solid. kids know quality. the systems now are powerful but if the game is bad, it dont matter.


I agree.  Too bad it was discontinued in September 2003 in Japan.


I guess the fans loved that system. nostalgic value. no companies to develop games though. Anyway, great chat!


i guess they ran out of stories. i dont really know the show. seven seasons? that is a good run.


I also have nostalgia thinking about it!


Ya i agree.  It was a groundbreaking show for Netflix in 2013.  Same year House of Cards came out.


house of cards. sigh. i miss that show. i really liked kevin spacey. too bad about him.


Ya, but he what he did was wrong.  I still like Netflix.  They have released over 700 original shows at this point.  A true powerhouse!


they are ambitious, to be sure. i wonder how the quality is though. have they made good stuff?


In my experience some has been great, but some have been boring. I guess that is why they have a subscriber base of more than 137 million people around the world.


that is only going to grow. people want entertainment on demand. they want it on their schedule.


Which is why Netflix poured more than 8 billion dollars into creating original content in 2018.


whew. that is a lot of money. the company must have a lot of debt at this point. the stock is very high, but that is a lot of risk. they had better keep going strong.


Hello.  Do you follow politics?  Did you know that the three richest presidents in our history are washington, jefferson, and jfk?


No I didn't. That seems a bit extravagant for us tax payers to have to fund.  I think they should use cars or walk just like the rest of us.


Yeah. If they have enough energy to play a baseball game since 1909, they have enough energy to walk a little.


i agree with that.  With all of the talk about women in congress recently I found out that the first woman elected to congress was back in 1916.  That woman was elected before she had the right to vote.


And they were not allowed to wear pants until 1993 when Carol Mosley Braun wore them for the first time. Sexism!


This woman though had to be impressive. i mean, women couldn't even vote so they had no respect and yet she was elected to congress.


I don't know. I am going to do some research on her and find out.  That election back in 1916 was long before elections now  where some people are elected to make certain groups happy.  So, she must have been good and well liked by all of the people.


Did you know that Elmo was the first non-human to tesify before congress? I wonder what else makes up that list?


I didn't know that.  What would be interesting to find out is would Elmo be held to the legal bounds or the puppeteer.


You just took it a bit deeper. That's a really good question...


I did not. I am surprised that Trump is not in there.


I didn't mean to go deep. i was just wondering about it when i pictured the testimony in my mind.


I am as well.  Maybe historians have not fully calculated his wealth as yet.  Speaking of trump though I imagine he's happy he was not president before 1805.  Back then the runner up to president automatically became vice president.


Can you imagine the chaos in the white house if it were him and hilary? WOW that would be interesting!


It really would. The press would be having a field day every day!  It would definitely not be as relaxing as it is in Indonesia. Their president released 3 pop albums while he was in office.


Seems like they should pay more attention to governance and less to pop! At least he was not name president banana!


That is so true!  What president was named that?


Did you know there was a subway exclusively for congress to move between their offices and the capitol?


Hello! Do you buy many things from Amazon?


Yes those astronauts have been reception than most of us. I stay away though because the internet can cause a real addiction.


It can be. I blame social media for that though ore than the internet. The internet is a necessity now. In Finland everyone has the right to an internet connection.


It should be a right for everybody. I can't believe 7 percent of people read the buyer's terms and conditions. I would have guess nobody did that.


The buyer's terms and conditions for internet service?


products and services as well. I know I always just scroll to the bottom and sign or click ok haha.


Yeah same. I mean even if there's something objectionable in there are you going to not use a common app or service because of it? Probably not.


I wonder what Amazon's agreements really say. That is how they were able to probably contract with the post office.


I've seen Jack Ryan so far how about you?