I think electricity is the civilizing force of our world.


I think in this case it is more that Apple won't have its employees handle polluted computers.


Computers do so much now, not just the original use as a calculating device.


The Russians built on in 1936 that ran on water.  I know the Dakota in NY has elevators that still run on water!


That's cool.  Somebody used minecraft building block to build one. I wonder how much it can actually do.


I don't know.   When they say built do they mean just the case because I don't know how they could do circuit boards.


I don't really know. Since computer have been around in one form or another for a century we (as non scientists) might not recognize something that old as a computer.


I suppose so!  Look at what Turning built.


We probably wont recognize computer of the future either. There are people who want to upload their minds to memory sticks.


Yes, I believe they are trying that now.  It's better than freezing your head like they did with Walt Disney.


That is weird. I wonder if they were trying to save his mind like the transhumanists are.


I too find electricity interesting. I was sad to hear of the death of Frances L. Lloyd, she was a scientist who helped come up with the concept of the volt.


Yes, they were trying to.  Nice chatting with you.


Yes, a remarkable woman.  Her work enabled so much progress.


She worked at several institutes where she was a key member that helped develop the reference volt.


In her time her work and recognition were unusual.


Women are not represented enough in the science field. Another famous woman scientist I admire is Mrs. Lloyd , she worked on circuits and chips.


Same lady, just a different branch of her work.  She was a physicist you know.


Some of her work helped transform modern society including computers, we wouldn't be where we are without chips.


Boy is't that the truth.  No computers.  Did you now if you smoke near an apple computer it is deemed a biohazard and voids the warranty?


I think that is funny, but it makes sense that smoke messes with computers.  We have computers, devices with computer in them, and cell phones everywhere.


There are a lot of fake animal myths out there!


That is interesting, has there ever been proof of that species?


Not that I know of! he chimpanzee grin actually is a nervous response. It's not a sign of happiness - it's actually a sign of anxiety.


Chimps do shake hands with each other and that is a sign of approval to them!


That's pretty cool. I didn't know that ostriches were assumed to be able to digest nails and keys! It's not true


I did not know that but I know that they swallow stones sometimes witch helps digestion.


Hmm. Hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs.


Wow hard to remember we have evolved from such different creatures!


Really? I'm sure there are with so many animals. There are over 1.5 million living animal species.


Wow that is a lot! Yes people think sloths are lazy because they move slow but there slow digestive system allows them to eat poisonous things.


That's pretty neat. Over 1 million of the species are insects! Yuck!


I do not like bugs! Yes the sloths slow digestive system also means they do not need many calories to survive


Also interesting! There are around 20 Quintillion individual animals on Earth!


It is! In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


I believe something similar should be put into place in the United States.


Not a bad idea. In Scotland, the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species!


Hi there. Do you like learning about celebrities? In today's day and age they're so closely associated with wealth.


Good question but I doubt it. He is too busy trying to solve his countries hunger problem.


I guess so. It's pretty cool that Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin have narrated Thomas the Tank Engine episodes, I guess that's a good way to give back


Yeah a great way to give back. Do you like that 70s show? It was remade verbatim for the UK.


I heard so and it was called "Days Like These".


You are exactly right because it was canceled after 10 episodes.


That's pretty bad, on the flipside Pokemon has made over 750 episodes


That is a lot of episodes. Enough to watch about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


Yea, the simpsons had a lot of episodes too and Bart wasn't featured in just one


I wonder why they decided to do that? Maybe they wanted to make more room for ads since TV is a mass medium for advertising. Well I really enjoyed this chat thanks.


Yea me too, I wonder if the cups Japans PM gives out are on ebay, i'm gonna check it out


It's strange how much coverage celebs get, it isn't really that important Judge Judy makes 123,000 an episode


Yeah I would be interested to know that. Good luck with that and have a good day.


Yes that is a lot of money, only second to Lebron James.


Yea but a distant second considering how much Lebron must make off his endorsements alone


Yes that's true. Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities. I wonder what's inside?


I don't know, maybe Pixar's secret room has a bunch of champagne and nice food


Yes that would be nice. Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street, I wonder if she has ever been in that Pixar room?


Or Robin Williams, he started the trend of celebrities voicing animated characters


Yes that's right that was for his character on Aladdin, the genie!


Yea, I wonder if the Ethiopian Chef who promotes eating more diverse foods has ever done voice over work


He is the first president of Zimbabwe, Canaan Banana, he sure has a strange name.


Sorry, i dozed off there for a second.  Interesting.  Did you know the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office?


Really 3 pop albums? I guess things are slow in Indonesia lately, he must have a  lot of free time


Times are a changing.  I heard that Mark Cuban is seriously considering running for president.  One businessman turned reality TV star running against another,  Weird


It cant be worse than Trump lol no one could be worse than him, sorry if you are a Trump supporter, its just an opinion.


No need to apologize especially since we agree.  I think history will wonder what the hack happened in 2016


Yeah that will be a thing to meditate about hopefully he doesn't get a second term many people seem to support him still


As sad as it makes me I think he has a chance to be reelected.  He has a solid 30-35% who will support no matter what crazy thing he says or does.  I think it depends on whether the Democrats can find a candidate that gets people excited, gets them out to vote and end this ridiculous nightmare


Thats the thing, theres not a strong candidate maybe Arnold could be the next president he is popular and I think he can do great things in office.


And i as much as i would like to see he impeached, I almost think the Dems should not try.  If they fail it will rally his supporters and maybe even make him stronger


Yes, I would not want to make all the decisions a president has to make every day.  I would be constantly second guessing myself.


I agree and also the vice president seems like a worse option, just let him finish his term and try to forget about him, hope time flies fast anyways its been great chatting, I think im calling it a night


Must be hard, everyone criticizes you and then you are the responsible of any mayor screw ups, its a hard job


True, did you know the president's guest house is bigger than the White House?


I did not know that, do you know who the wealthiest presidents in the history of the US are ?


I would guess John F. Kennedy.  I know his family is incredibly wealthy


Yeah he is #1 then there's Washington and last Jefferson.


I wonder where the current president ranks.  It might be hard to tell because some people believe he exaggerates his level of wealth.


I think its hard to know his actual wealth when he hides all that info from the public. Funny how theres a president called Banana


President Banana?  I do not know who that is?


Hey there what do you think about cats? I'm more of a dog guy Myself by the way


That is a lucky cat! They're lucky that it didn't have rabies to LOL, how often do you use your telephone by the way? I use my cell phone almost everyday.


I use my cell phone daily too! It's crazy that the cables used for phone and internet data are on the ocean floor!


I agree with you! I can't believe that that cable is only about 3 in thick. What if a fish or shark eats through it LOL


I wonder if they're covered by the sand continuously moving down there? I wonder if we need to sign up with Unicef for them to donate water every minute our phone isn't being used???


That's a good question. I would definitely do that because I don't use my phone 24 hours a day LOL it makes sense to help people if you can I think, also, did you know that the iPhone has more computing power than the entire us a missile defense system?


I didn't, but your comment about fish and sharks has me thinking about animals now.  It's so weird that hiccups come from when land animals had gills AND lungs in early evolution!


That is really crazy! What are some of your favorite animals by the way? I know that I really like dogs.


I love dogs! There are too many to choose from though since there are over 20 quintillion individual animals.


Yep I agree! Also crazy that some animals will get white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated, I wonder if that's why some dogs have the white patches on their face


That's cool to know!  A little different that the Loch Ness Monster who some don't even believe is real is protected by a 1912 Scottish protection of animals act.


I don't like cats much and could never imagine calling them from the road to talk to them!


That is excellent! I honestly hope that the Loch Ness Monster is real, that would be too amazing if he were. What do you think about Germany granting constitutional rights to animals in their country?


Haha nope I agree with you. I also would not go to a bar, like in Japan, where you can hang out with cats and drink beer. I would never hang out with cats. Lol


Yuck! How does one share 2 cats with a "common-law wife?"  Do you have a custody agreement lol


Yeah I don't know about that. Doesn't sound too appealing to me haha. Did you know that if a cat is 15 years old then it has slept for about 10 years of its life LOL I wish that my life for that way I love to sleep


Me too, but I would hate to come home to pee stained curtains! Yuck!


Haha I agree with you! Did you know there's a town in Alaska that has a cat as its mayor? It's been the mayor since 1997, and must be doing a great job lol


How does a cat even run for mayor? Don't you need to sign things?  However, I guess they can be mayor if they can coauthor books...


Haha yes like the physicist who published a paper with a cat. He wanted to use the tense first person plural without being criticized haha


One cat that was extremely lucky was the stray who ended up in the Godfather. I bet he lived the good life after that!


He was the black detective. Drank with McNaulty all the time.


Oh, yeah. stocky guy? played lacrosse? i saw him at the airport once.


yes to both of those! That's random, to run into him at the airport. Did you say hi?


No, he was waiting in line for security. he was ahead of me and talking on his cell phone. he is pretty stocky, but not very tall. I enjoyed his performance in the wire.


Me too! I feel like half of hollywood is short. But I am 6'6" so most everyone is short to me.


Ok, you are tall. you make everyone feel short. Does the universe feel big to you, way up there?


No, especialy since it may be one giant superhologram!


I figure that means you and I, or maybe just you, are a hologram! Are you a hologram?


I do not think so. If so, I am choosing a terrible hologram. I would have liked more sun and a lot more summer!


Well, with your height, maybe you can be the superhologram to your will and lengthen the summer!


Oh, that's the movie by the guy in The Office, right? I havent seen it. Have you?


I hope so, I need some sun and heat! Nice chatting with you!


I have not. He is married to Emily Blunt too. I really do not have any interest in watching it either. Did you see him in jack ryan?


Thats right, he also did the Jack Ryan role. was that for netflix? i never saw it.


It was for Amazon Prime. It was pretty good but I think they failed to understand how to space the show. It ended pretty abruptly.


Oh, ok. that makes sense. Amazon makes stuff too. I guess they are still trying to get good at the shows. How was Emily Blunt's husband in that?


Are you trying not to type Krasinski? HA! He was really good. At times, all I could see was Jim though.


No, i disremembered his name. sorry. Krasinski. Got it. He is good at comedy, i wondered if he is good at drama too. I guess he is.


That's ok. I didn't type it at first because I was avoiding it! He was good. It also had bunk from the Wire. Did you see that show?


Yeah, I saw the Wire. It was a great show. I don't remember bunk. Who is that? I am bad with names.


I guess people just like what they like when there aren't labels attached! speaking of liking things, did you know that facebook's "like" button is illegal in a German state? Seems a bit odd.


That is very strange, I didn't think Germany was so strict. I think it's very fascinating how radio waves work.


Yes, it's kind of crazy to think that sounds is translated into electromagnetic waves that we can't hear and then translated back into sound.


Do you like to use FaceBook, much? It's crazy how much it's worth today. I heard that they almost called the like button the awesome button.


Not much, actually. "Awesome" seems like hyperbole you'd see in advertising, which is actually where most of its revenue comes from.


Was it Facebook that used to have a dislike button also like YouTube does? I think the stopped using it.


I think people would use Facebook less if it became an even more hostile environment than it already is and could dislike other people's opinions with the click of a button haha. At least some people use it for political good; people in Iceland can make suggestions for alterations to their constitution on Facebook.


I guess we'll see soon if Iceland has a good idea or not! Facebook already has a bad enough reputation for being mentioned in many divorce filings.


I guess that would make sense given the amount of drama people can cause so easily! Even though the company might be valued at $104 billion, there's still got to be a couple hundred million that are padding divorce lawyers' pockets now that they wouldn't have other wise haha.


I just recently read about how Facebook actually started out for Harvard students only! Then they included membership from other ivy league schools and then the public. Isn't that funny?


Not much, do you? I get so tired of hearing about Republicans and Democrats fighting.


I remember being a freshman in college and people not being able to find their friends whose schools hadn't been added yet...those were the days before it became a playground for fake news and baby pictures. Anyway, nice chatting!


I do just to stay informed. The use of red and blue actually only became consistent in use in 2000.


I heard of that, and think it's ironic because of the colors from the Civil War. Did you know that Bill Murray was also in radio shows besides being a movie actor?


I did not, but I guess his comic delivery carries over from film to radio pretty well. He probably didn't get a lot of play on Canadian radio, though; laws there require that at least 40% of the music played be Canadian, and I bet that carries over to shows, too.


I guess it's good to keep it local! Did you know that in the thirties the most popular radio act was one with a ventriloquist! Mind baffling!


That seems illogical, but people do like to listen to some odd things on the radio. For example, there's a weekly Finnish news program that has been conducted entirely in Latin since 1989.


Very interesting! Back when Bing Crosby was in his heyday in 48, I hear his songs accounted for over half of all music played!


Sounds like he dominated the airwaves back then. And to think that in WWII there were soldiers making simple radios using razorblades and pencils just a few years earlier.


Ah yes, foxhole radios...those are really cool! I heard that there was once a radio station who played a Hanson song without revealing the band name, and it became really popular. Surprising because Hanson is usually only liked by preteen girls.


It makes a lot of sense that Julia Louis-Dreyfus would win the Mark Twain award, don't you think?


Makes me wonder how she kept that drive going for so long.


I think maybe her continued success and the demand for her as a likeable character


I guess seeing how much people love you through these awards helps.


I believe Julia has more awards than any female comedian in history.


Would be interesting to see how she compares to comedians in general. I imagine she's up there towards the top.


She is tops in my book, I absolutely love her.


I don't think I've seen her do stand-up comedy before, do you know if she does?


No I have not, only watched her on Seinfeld.


Yeah, same here. I'll have to look into her a bit more, maybe watch Veep too.


I don't watch awards shows for the most part, so I missed it.


Yeah, I really loved her on Seinfeld, but I actually haven't got into Veep.


I didn't see her often on SNL, but I could see her being pretty great on there as well.


Her role as Elaine will forever be remembered by TV fans everywhere.


I was surprised that she had so many Emmy awards actually, and six of them for Veep alone.


Yeah I believe it is a few more than she got on Seinfeld.


The others on the show, except I guess Seinfeld himself, didn't do a lot of big stuff afterwards.


Even more proof that Julia deserved the award for her continued work in comedy.


Hi. I guess the state of Virginia has gone governmentally feminine.


I think she is connected to PA, also. How one changes to advance oneself. ;)  Now with Trump in the driver's seat, there are more conservative justices.


Yeah, my bet is Hillary cleaned out their finds and then went democrat. Also funny is that the GOP's Nixon is the only president  to propose a guaranteed minimum income.  Pretty socialist for a republican.


Good point. Did you know that, not counting Trump, the last Republican elected president, without a Nixon or Bush involved was 1928. Trump broke the pattern.


Rampant nepotism... Monaco ditched income taxes because the casinos were sufficient.  We need more casinos!


Wow. That would be great to eliminate income tax, but our gov. is too greedy. They would benefit from both.


That's for sure.  Too bad we all didn't grow up wealthy like Taylor Swift.  She grew up on an 11-acre tree farm.


Yes, and only 14 years old when she moved to Tennessee and signed a music contract soon after.


I can't believe she walks backwards to avoid photos. I hope she does not trip and fall to avoid photos.


Ha. She also kept her music off spotify, so people couldn't listen without paying for it.


Seems greedy but she did donate the proceeds from Wildest Dream to African Wildlife conservation so I don't know what to think of her.


It looks like it.  If the men would just behave themselves like Scott Taylor didn't.


Well, she flies around in a private jet and houses it at Nashville International. I'd like to see her use her contributions for human rights in the US.


Yeah, must be nice.  Well you've been a great chat partner.  Thank you.


It's interesting that the Va state symbol seems to have a prophetic sign, since it was created in1776, when women would never even try to be in gov.


Yeah, I think everyone understands that "Hell hath no fury..."  Elaine Luria doesn't seem like a woman to mess with as she was once a naval commander.


Well, it will be interesting to see what these women can accomplish. Go, girls!


Yeah, they can't do worse than Rep. David Albo who seems to think he needs a boombox to make a point.


He lost, too and is seeking a new career. Ha. I believe the gov of Va, Elaine Luria is a republican. Maybe she will get in line to run for president in 2024.


I would welcome that.  Did you know VA has a transvestite in Del. Danica Roem?  Amazing times!


Really? PA has one in gov, too. I'm not sure but maybe attorney general.


It's funny, Hillary Clinton was the president of Young Republicans in college.


Yes, it is interesting that babies smile more when they hit it


Ah, babies. What makes me smile is watching a good drama. Did you know Michael Caine became an actor because all of the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class?


Haha what a guy. Have you ever seen the drama House MD?


I really like that show. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor in TV drama.


He sure is, in that show he made $700 000 per episode. that is insane


Nice! Wonder how much Jim Carrey makes. He doesn't make dramas any more because of his belief system.


Yes they do not portray positivity so he keeps away from them now


Yes he is so funny and he used to be a high school drama teacher?


Yeah and interestingly one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin from The Office.


I like watching it sometimes, especially Michael Jackson doing his moves!


SHe is so funny, they both are. Nice chat!!


Nice. DId you know that Bruce Lee was a cha cha dancer?


I didn't know that! I also didn't know that Tupac danced ballet in high school. Hard to imagine.


I know and he was even in a production of the Nutcracker


Wow! I wonder if he ever did pointe. Professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of those a week.


That is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money I imagine


Right! Speaking of money, wonder how much Michael Jackson spent to create his device to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves. He has a patent on that.


Yes that is strange but I guess it helped. Babies are great dancers too naturally


I wonder why some adults lose the ability to catch the beat, haha.


hey there, do you like nature and animals?


apparently if you watch a horror movie and then see abstract art you enjoy the art more


Very fascinating fact. I would love to see Liam Neesen in the commuter movie.


it is an instrument they use to make sounds in horror movies


Did you know that crows are the most intelligent birds?


I had heard about it when I read that they drop hard shelled foods in the pavement where cars pass by so they can crack them with tires


Very fascinating that crows figured out how to do that!


yeah, very smart creatures. have you seen pictures of the dodo bird?


I have not, that is a funny name for a bird.


Unfortunately it is a bird that has been extinct and was in the family of pigeons


i know and for many other species that have gone extinct over the time too


Moa and elephant birds also are extinct.


yeah too bad. birds are amazing though. nice chatting with you


Yes, I really like all animals and especially birds.


No I have not. is that a kid friendly movie?


oh ok that is cool. do you like horror films?


I do like horror films. Insidious was a good one I watched that focuses on a paranormal investigator and her sidekicks.


I cannot bring myself to watch them really. I might when I need to go on a diet though, as you burn more calories


My girlfriend also cannot watch them so I have not really seen many horror films the last 3 years.


hey there, do you use the computer much?


I really am not sure, they must have a good reason. State senators have to work at target to make enough money to live


I do know that target hasn't carried tobacco products since 96.


and the herbal supplements that they carry do not even contain any of the advertised herbs


I think it has to do with CVS buying out their pharmacies.


probably. and they are not the only ones, walmart, gnc and walgreens do the same thing


good to know. on a different note Wikileaks published the governments attempt to destroy them.


No wonder the government is always chasing them down and trying to shut them off


Right, he cooling hes heals in Russia now. That snowden i did like the movie they did about him.


I have not seen that yet, maybe I should some time soon. did you know the government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Yes, I bet its because there a bunch of missile silo under ground.


Oh, I did not know that. it was nice chatting with you


yes me too, need it for work and to run my personal things


for sure. the russians even made a computer that runs on water


sounds oxymoronic. smoking nears apple computers voids its warranty.


How would they know though they you have smoked. Or maybe if something happens to the computer then you have to tell them


who knows. I'm told that best buy and target will price match Amazon, should keep them around a little longer, haha!


yeah but what about vermont where there is no target store.


The information about how Amazon started is really interesting considering how large of a company it is today.


If only they could see today where everyone is reading! Did you know that military branches have reading lists?


I was aware of that. That is how Tom Clancy first got published through a military publisher.  The Fact that CS Lewis and Tolkien held you laugh you lose when reading terrible poetry is funny.


I agree that is funny; it was probably hard not to laugh judging from the title!


Are you a dog person? did you know dogs were of the first species to be domesticated?


I do like dogs! I did learn that in school. It's so cool that they have been selectively breed for so long now that their diets now thrive from being starch-rich which is not adequate for other canid species.


Only dogs and elephants have the natural ability to point!


So interesting! I was unaware that dogs can donate blood for other dogs. How crazy is it that there are 12 different blood types in dogs!


I had never heard of that, however Google is a dog friendly company and not cats.


I wonder how that made it into Googles code of conduct! What's really cool is that in Istanbul you can put a recycled plastic bottle in and get food and water to give to stray dogs. Such a great idea!


Yes. It is. I read that Amazon shift workers walk between 7 and 15 miles on a shift!


Also all these years I thought dogs were color blind. It turns out they are not. Who knew?


I thought the same thing! I thought they were colorblind as well. It's great to learn some new things.


That is a lot of walking to make sure our orders are all handled! I did not realize that the US Postal Service delivers on Sundays for Amazon too.


Amazon is the second largest retailer to Alibaba Group in total Sales. The fact that he went from selling books online to selling everything online is amazing!


You're right. It must be amazing to start out selling one product and then morph into a tech giant and become the largest internet retailer in the world.  I wonder how much larger it will get now that they have their own publishing company, Amazon Publishing and their own studio, Amazon Studios.


I was not aware that they also own IMDB. My son has an IMDB as I am sure every aspiring actor does. They are to retailing what Microsoft is to tech.


I also did not know Amazon had acquired IMDB, that is interesting. I wonder where the clock that Jeff Bezos built into the mountain is located. That must be really cool to see.


I was thinking the same thing! I think he is a bit scattered lately. He and his wife is divorcing and he bought the washington Post. Newspapers are dying! Any way funny that this all started with books. Did you know that the record for speed reading is 4700 words per minute?


So interesting! No I did not know that was the speed reading record- that is very fast! I don't think I'd be a good consumer of literature if I attempted speed reading! It's interesting to think of consumers of literature as creating visual images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe.


I think it is funny how in the 18th century there was a moral panic that so many people were reading novels. for shame! ha!


Cars are an old concept. Yet the names don't change a lot, Benz is the inventor of the modern car, and people still drive Mercedes-Benz.


Yep that's a cool stat. Cadillac was named after a French explorer who founded Detroit.


I think it is a nice homage to the guy, and it is also a classy name. Do you like the brand Cadillac ? I don't think I'll ever have enough money to buy one.


I like some Cadillac's, but will never be able to afford one lol.


I wonder if they sell Cadillac in South Africa, they give the option to add a flame thrower, it is legal there.


LOL that's hilarious! I guess carjacking is a common thing over there. I'd probably want to be armed in some way.


I guess flame throwers are good against carjacking, but they are bad against your car exploding in an accident.


haha exactly! Did you know more than 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have been destroyed?


That is sad, and frightening at the same time. Trees were on Earth a long time before humans, it could impact us.


I totally agree. I read that when the Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long.


I watch a little bit of television, what about you?


It must have been special, so a 10 hour sleep would last two days ?


I guess haha. It was good talking to you!


I watch TV, I like cartoons for adults like South Park.


South Park is pretty good and funny. I haven't watched it in a long time. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


That is a lot, are they good ? I was too old when it aired to appreciate it for what they are, a kids show.


I never really watched Pokemon. I'm too old for that too. Did you know there is only one episode of the Simpsons in which Bart is not in or mentioned?


I have watched a lot of their episodes, yet I don't remember that one, it must a been a recent one, I have stopped watching the show a few years ago.


I don't remember that one either. Do you like cars?


I don't own one, but I like cars, they are like horses for the modern era.


Yes they are lol. The trunk of a car used to be called that because it was actually a wooden trunk.


hello how are you? do you prefer humans or fish?


some of us have managed to hold on to that body hair but lose that scalp hair.


Ha! No kidding! But then we'll regrow a rib that's just as strong as the original 2 to 3 months after having it surgically shortened. Now that's crazy!


we were designed to survive. i bet people broke ribs a lot in the past, and the strongest survived.


You are right about that! We are even adapted for persistence hunting pretty much making us the best distance runners of all animals that runs!


yes, we really were built to spread around the planet, then design tools to adapt to the new places.


So true. I also think it's cool that there's a certain sound frequency that can strike fear in humans. I'd probably be to scared to listen to it though!


I bet a really low pitch is close to the earth moving or a herd of animals coming or maybe bad weather. i wonder


I wonder as well. Maybe we can find a television show that can shed more light on the subject. Speaking of television shows, are you a fan of The Simpson's? I think it's cool that the Simpson's crew sent the South Park producers flowers after they aired the Family Guy episode! That was nice of them!


I think they were pleased that the SP guys made fun of FG for its bad story writing. LOL> Anyway, great chat!


I think so as well! But you know, there's one episode of The Simpson's where Bart never makes an appearance nor is even mentioned that I still want to see... Well it was great chatting with you as well! Have a nice evening, friend!


Honestly, I love both! What about you? I do think it's cool that seahorses are the only fish that has necks... like we humans have. Ha!


Have a nice evening! I'll take a look for that Simpsons episode.


I'll have to as well but I also wouldn't mind seeing all 750 episodes of Pokemon. Ha! That's an insane amount! Well, thanks friend! You take care and have a nice evening as well!


I guess fish are quieter companions and good listeners, but not very warm. I prefer eating fish.


That is true. Speaking of eating, did you know black swallowers can eat prey ten times its weight and twice its length? It's like how is that possible?


i guess they practice. or they were designed to be gluttons. or both. if i could do that, i would bankrupt every buffet in town.


Ha! You and me both! Personally, I'd like to study this particular breed of immortal jellyfish to find out how and why they're immortal. I find that fascinating!


It is amazing that something could live forever when everything else seems destined to die.


So true! But obviously we're closer to the zebrafish since 84% of genes associated with our diseases have counterparts in zebrafish.


I expect that the creatures of the deep harbor secrets to our own disease-free immortality.


Agreed! At least I hope so! Humans have come so far in terms if evolution over the years. It surprises me we lost our body hair only 240,000 years ago!


Nice. They have a page with the kindest 25 deeds done


I have not heard of that, what is it in reference to?


things appear as c#code when they are associated with that


I see that sound pretty cool. DO you know the first comment on Reddit?


I have no idea. Do you know what Reddit stands for?


Hmm good questions and I have no idea , what is it?


It is read/edit and read it, makes for reddit


I see that makes sense. THere is a free magazine called the Redditor


I know that the word censorship is censored in CHina


Wow that is ironic. DO you know what wikileaks is?


Is that the website that reveals secrets?


Yes and they once revealed documents that showed how they were trying to destroy them


I use it sometimes. Do you ever vote in the content there?


Not really, do you? DO you know who made the first post there?


I do not know that but I know that less than 1 % of people vote


WOw that is low. THe first post was by the co founder Ohanian


I like to watch YouTube more than TV. Do you?


I think I understand. People shouldn't just be handed out things for free. Perhaps if everyone had the internet with access to so much knowledge their intelligence might grow. I think that's probably too lenient of a sentiment, though. Is it cleaner is Sweden than US?


No idea on the internet in Sweden, the land is cleaner, rent and food/drink more expensive, people seem to walk and bike everywhere and be more healthy. I don't think I've ever seen a overweight Swede. I'm not sure the average American who went to college in 1970 and had to use the library is taking all knowledge and judgement any less intelligent than someone who went today with internet access. Are you a Facebook member, I may be the only human on earth who isn't, my wife, kids, rest of my family love it. I see where for those members, Facebook has 56 custom genders, is there a "confused" option?


I only use Facebook for family far away and maybe games once i awhile. If I'm online it's either working or PWI, a nice relaxing game I play. I agree, about the library. I'd rather have learned all I know from actual books. Unfortunately I didn't have access daily to a good library, so the internet saved me there.


Well, a good internet story giving you knowledge in a town with a bad library. I hear few internet stories that are unalloyed good these days. Do 30% of Americans get their news from Facebook, that scares the heck out of me, it should be regulated by the FTC like a New Network is that is the case.


Getting news off Facebook sounds unreliable.


I agree. No good can come from that in a democratic society that needs thoughtful citizens making thoughtful voting decisions in the long run. Is it any wonder that 33% of US Divorce Filings mention Facebook?


No surprise there! When Facebook first came out I thought I was lucky to reconnect with friends that moved away to college. I ended up losing all my friendships I had. People said really rude things, too.


Well, I"m happy not to be involved in Facebook. I've heard too many stories like that. Are you familiar with Blockchain at all, I was reading it's founder Wallace Lynch started it for people to take back their identity and control their information which is currently sold by companies like Facebook and YouTube. Seems like a fairly noble idea.


I did hear about the Blockchain, but it seems like it might be complicated to actually make work. Hope it does, though. I also like Alpha Browser's ability to detect plaigarism like Freebooting. I've seen Freebooting first and, and even been wrongfully accused of it.


Wow, who accused you of Freebooting, I'm familiar with the copying copywritten material type of activity, but didn't know it was called that. All I know about Blockchain was Bitcoin which get's a lot of bad press for drugs and illegal activities and good press from the huge returns it offered investors a few years back.


Yes, growing up in the 60-80's I can still find video's of music artists I loved then which takes my mind right back to that era. Did you know it started out as dating website, that made me laugh as if I'm watching videos I'm giving my wife less attention.


I did a social/cultural project in college where I had a report about a foreign land and made it into a video with my voice in it. It didn't even look very professional compared to some. Someone said I stole someone else's work. I had it on YouTube. Someone even made a rude comment about it before I disabled them.


I've heard the police have BlueTube, which is like YouTube. Maybe they should make a cop dating site, too? lol


Hmmm...is there an over abundance of single police officers? I guess with the high stress and crazy hours maybe it hard to date or keep a normal relationship together, pretty funny. Have you seen the initial video posted, a guy talking about an elephant, that should be enshrined some hall of fame, who had a clue how big it would become.


I have not seen that. I've seen the surprised Panda, of course, though. Did you catch it?  I really had no idea the original creators of YouTube sold it in the first two years!


No, I've not seen the Panda thing, it must be of note though for you know about it. Yes, I didn't know it was a two year or four year sale YouTube sale; and sell thing quickly (for high profits), that does seem to be the internet model. Invent some app or thing and sell out to Facebook or Google for the big bucks.Speaking of internet, did you see that bots and software programs outnumber humans on the internet, maybe our alien overlords have already taken over.


There's that and also an actual NASA scientist out there saying we live in a computer generated reality. I wonder if he thinks it involves the internet, as well?


Yes, you bringing up that "Hall of mirrors" effect where you think, what's reality and what's a reflection and what's real and what's the internet. Funny in 2001 neopets was the 4th most traffic site 8 spots above Google. It was a kinder, simpler internet back then.


I actually played that NeoPets. I remember Sheldon on the Big Bang Theory bragging his pet was still alive today! lol I ended up finding a better game on the internet and playing that, though. Neopets was really for small kids.


Well I showed my ignorance, I had no idea what NeoPets was, I thought it was a pet adoption site. The furthest I got in that realm was my kids were original Pokemon fans, was it anything like that? I work in Sweden a lot, did you see that everyone in Finland has the "right" to internet connection, that's stretching the UN Law of International Rights a little far for me.


Good morning! As someone who suffers from ophiophobia. I am pleased to learn there are no snakes in New Zealand.


I did know that! It was explained to us at Medieval Times. Yet, the length of ladies hatpins were regulated, so they could not be used as a weapon.


That sounds reasonable.  Some hats even have religious fuct


Do you know what the function of the turban worn by Sikhs is?


No but I know it's a religious thing, just like mitres worn by Bishops.


The chef's Toque is just silly, it gets in the way and looks like a coffee filter.


lol, yes it does.  Do you like to Dance?  Did you know that Bruce Lee was actually a great dancer.  He won the Hong Kong cha cha championship in 1958.


I don't dance. I am not cordinated at all. I like watching people dance. I think its cute how babies break out in dance when they hear music.


That is adorable.  My wife has a degree in dance.  She told me that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pair of pointe shoes in a week.


I think it's fascinating that Michael Jackson's shoes were responsible for that extreme lean in his dance moves, I always thought he wore disguised pointe shoes.


I also saw he has a patent on the device used for that lean.


That is insane. Almost as crazy as Tupac being a ballet dancer in high school.


Did you know that there is even a flying snake?


No I did not.  But crocodiles, which I also hate, are related more to birds than snakes.


I like the crocs, and I guess monkey's share our fear of snakes.


They must be smart, lol.  What about the legless lizards.  They look like snakes


I don't like those either, nor eels. I do think it's fascinating that they have their paired organs one in front of another, opposed to side-by-side.


That is fascinating.  I also think that the fact that In Britain, politicians had tomwear a top hat if making a point of order in the house of commons until 1998.


That's insane. Kinda like people thinking that in the old west, the bowler was most popular, not the cowboy hat.


Oh really, neat.  When someone tips their hat to you, it originated from knights lifting their face visors to show friendliness.


Hello,  did you know there about 20 quintillion individual animals on the planet earth?


Right,  maybe they speak slang because they are around humans all the time lol


I can see that happening in one of those animated movies. I wonder how they cal tell if an animal is immortal or not


Probably after a certain age their organs are still the same,  theres no sign of aging.


I'm not sure how they can tell the organs of a jellyfish, but I guess they're the experts


Well most jelly fish are see through,  so I imagine its not that hard lol I wonder if the lobster and jelly fish know they are immortal,  or do they just go a long life trying not to get eaten lol


Perhaps maybe all lobster would be immortal if they weren't so delicious


Very good point!  We are probably the reason it doesnt seem like it could be immortal.  lol


It's better than all the animals being hit by cars. The Netherlands is actually constructing a special bridge to connect habitats for animals


I'm not quite sure how the bridges would work though. And no, I don't. My roommate used to have a fish, but he died


That's a lot of species of animals! And they all have a dominant side like we do with our writing and such


Oh Im sorry.  Scottish protection of animals act protects the loch ness monster!


Yeah thats interesting.  I think my dog is a left paw doggy.


That's very possible. Have you ever had in interest in studying animals as a professional zoologist?


Yes some,  but more marine biology.  How about you?


I've never really been into animals that much, but I do find random facts interesting. Like how there's a lawyer who represents animals in court in Switzerland


I'm not sure why they would in Switzerland, but I wonder if that gig pays well


I hear animals develop a white patch on their forhead when they are domesticated lol


I wonder if domesticated animals have a different "dialect" than those in the wild. I've heard their noises differ by geographic region


That's pretty cool. Hopefully it kept them entertained.


Tue dat. On a lighter note there is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free. That would be cool to hear what they listened to back in the day.


That's pretty cool they offer that for free. Do you like cars?


I like cars. I hate working on cars. Not saying I dont work on them, I do, I think thats why I hate it so much.


LOL. The trunk of your car is named that because the older cars actually had wooden trunks in them.


I had heard that before. I wonder what people from those days would think about the cars of today.


They would probably be pretty amazed at how much they've advanced.


Yeah just the amount of cars on the road would probably amaze them. With over 1.25 billion vehicles on the road in 2014.


That's a lot of vehicles. I saw in South Africa it's legal to hook up a flame thrower to your vehicle to prevent carjacking.


Yeah that would sure deter me from stealing a car.


I'm doing good thanks for asking. Did you know Jupiter has radio storms that can be detected on Earth?


I didnt know that. Are you a space nut. I dont mean that negatively.


Nope not really. I like to learn about space from time to time, but would not consider myself a space nut. I saw that in Canada it's a law to have a least 40% of the music played on the radio to be Canadian.


Thats understandable I guess. Although I dont know why they would really worry to much about something like that.


It really does. Continuing  with the radio theme of our conversation. Did you know that radios can be made using a razorblade and a pencil for the diode. I might try to make one.


Oh wow I did not know that. Pretty good idea though.


Yeah it is. They used to make them in WW2. They called them foxhole radios. I guess anything to get some peace of mind in a time like that.


Wow. Do you know much about the US Senate?


I know some stuff. Do you know why Truman was elected VP under Roosevelt?


It was because he found so much corruption within senate and saved the government 15 billion dollars


WOw that is a lot of money. Did you know they have a candy desk there?


A candy desk, what kind of candy do they have?


They have Mars, Jellybeans and Milky Way , all candy made in Pennsylvania


Nice. Did you know Senator Thurmond spoke on the senate floor for 24 hours and 18 minutes without stopping?


WOw that is a long talk. It was nice chatting with you


Yeah it sure was, it went down on history. You too, take care


Yes I know that Wilson was the only one to have a PhD


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest are in the US?


I had no idea they ranked them, who is it?


Nice. In Guatemala the relatives of the president cannot run for that position later


Wow I guess that is how you combat nepotism and such


Yeah I guess. Do you know who was the first one to have the picture taken during inauguratin?


Hmm good point, I have no idea, who was it?


It was Linloln and Jon Wilkes booth was in the photo too


Hi. Are you a fan of Ryan Seacrest? I guess E! network did an investigation on him for sexual misconduct.


I guess that's what the UK thought of their version of the 70s show.  It was cancelled after 10 episodes.


It must be a terrible remake then, did you know that home had 188 different jobs in the first 400 episodes of the series


Yeah, and he's supposed to be lazy?  There is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart doesn't appear or is mentioned.


I havent seen that episode, it must be really interesting though.


Did you know that Jupiter produces strong radio storms that can be picked up on AM radio?


I didnt but it makes sense the sun also has a radio station with its solar activity


Yep.  Somehow soldiers in WW I made radios using razor blades and pencils.  Maybe they tuned into the Sun.


Who knows, maybe they tunned into solar activity by accident, Bill Murray used to be the radial voice of the human torch


I like Bill Murray.  I also liked the song "Do the Bartman" as written by Michael Jackson.


Havent heard that one, Michal Jackson was a great musician though, cant believe its been almost 10 years since his death


I am a fan, and reallly? I did hear about the allegation, I wonder if they are true


E! said that outside council found "insufficient evidence"


I think that celebrities often get storted and it can be unfair, their lives are in the open and then people will keep that negative image of you even if you are actually innocent


Yeah, he wrote an article in the Hollywood Reporter about the experience.  He also supports the #MeToo movement.


He is one of the lone voices from the other side of sexual harrasment, I think he learn a lot from those accusations and by the terrible time he went through


Yes, he learned the importance of "innocent until proven guilty" which isn't how Hollywood works...


Its usually guilty untill proven otherwise and even then you might still appear guilty, do you watch a lot of TV or Tele?


I guess I do.  Not to the point that I've seen all 750 episodes of Pokemon over its 16 years.


Already 750 episodes!! that would be too much Pikachu for me as well lol


I've always really enjoyed gymnastics. How about yourself?


I am familiar with it. I had no idea how it started. Such a wonderful organization. Do you know why the pummel horse was originally created?


Yes it was developed as a way for soldiers to practice mounting and dismounting horses.


Oh wow, that is interesting! So the pummel horse is used in today's gymnastic's, correct?


Yes in men's gymnastics. Do you also know why the Ancient Greeks participated in gymnastics?


Wasn't it because gymnastics helped them practice for war? I think I heard that anyway.


I was reading about older times and I wonder why Presidents used to wear hats and I wonder if it was just a preference?


I know that British politicians had to wear top hats if making a point of order.


Ohhh, maybe that's what they were referring to. I just remember President Abe Lincoln and his hat lol,


I do like gymnastics! I took it when I was little, how about you?


He did seem fond of it. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good evening.


I did it for several years when I was little also. Have you ever heard of Kimm Gwang Suk of North Korea?


That's cool it was the thing to do when we were younger. I like that it went on to be in the Olympics! No, I don't know who that is.....


I watched it on the Olympics every four years when I was a kid. She participated in the Barcelona games and gave her age as 17. But she was missing front teeth and the rumor is that she may have been as young as 10 in actuality.


Omgosh! Really? That's amazing. I heard that an american won 6 medals...with a wooden leg! How amazing! Nobody else with a prosthetic limb tried again for 100 years.


Wow! That's very impressive. I'm going to have to look that up and see if there is any imagery out there.


Definitely, it happened back in 1908 so hard to say if you could find much on it.


Probably not. Maybe a few pictures. Did you know that Nadia Comaneci scored the first 10 ever in gymnastics?


No, I didn't know that. Very impressive! Have you ever heard of the special olympics? The sister of president Kennedy started getting backyard get togethers for kids with disabilities that's how it evolved into the Special Olympics.


I think it cost far more than that.  Anki has a kickstarter to raise funds.  Looks like they will make the $500,000 goal.  Soon the robots will take over the world.


Maybe that is why Michael Jackson planned to build a 50 foot robot to protect mankind from other mini robots


Vector will cost $250.  You can buy a lot of them.  Release them into the desert.  Watch the 50 ft tall ones hunt them down.  Make a reality TV show out of it.


Hopefully Vector is never created using rat brains, then that would be a serious problem


It would be a kind of arms race.  One side uses rat brains, the other side uses cat brains.  The poor chickens, standing in the middle of the road.


The chicken would be screwed since robots can debone them with surgical precision


No, those poor boneless chickens, how will they ever get across the road. They must play xbox and disarm explosives.


Grant Imahara from mythbusters is gonna have to design a new robot for the war, hopefully time travel won't be involved


It is an interesting idea, would a time traveling robot invest in google or amazon?


I think Jeff Bezos might be a robot, it would explain why he built a clock into a mountain that can run for 10,000 years


No, I'd probably electrocute myself if I tried, but it would be cool to have a pet robot


I find it alarming that google maps uses data from android devices ( your phone ) to find how fast traffic is moving.  Sky net knows you're in traffic.  It knows if you have been bad or good.


Well I got to go and make some tin foil hats now, nice chatting with you


The company Anki is introducing a small table top companion.  Kind of like Alexa.  The think I built was programmed in basic.  This you talk to.


Yea, ANki wants a robot in every home, hopefully there is no ulterior motives


I am sure this thing will collect data while it rolls around the table top.  Kid does not like peas.  Must inform the high command.  The fur child has thrown up again.  Scary the information it will collect.


Sounds creepy to be honest, a palm sized robot that can crack jokes


Should a robot have expressive eyes?  I do not want to think of this little thing as feeling.  Remember Rosie from the Jetsons.  Thats what I want.  Smart, dangerous, useful.


Yea, Vector sounds creepy to me, nudging people's hands for attention


Honda's Asimo was pretty strange to watch.  It must have been costly. It was pointless as far as I know.


Hello, do you follow soccer at all around the world?


Maybe like Judge Judy, who makes 123 000 dollars per eipsode!


yes, alot of celebrities like Hillary Duff and Kristen Bell have actually turned the cameras on the photograpers.


Did you know that it is legal to equip your cars with flame throws in South Africa?


That's crazy! Did you know the car brand cadillac was named after Antoine de la mothe cadillac a french explorer?


Really? I wonder why a car would be named after an explorer.


Yeah, also cars were invented by Karl Benz in 1886.


And macdonalds added drive-thru's in 1975.


And we never looked back! What would we do without it! I'm sure glad I don't have to ride in a horse drawn carriage.


Haha, so am I. Anyways, nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you too. Enjoyed discussing cars with you.


Did you know that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, golf, hockey, tennis all combined together?


Wow, I can believe it. Do you know anything about Hillary Duff? I can believe it.


I am not sure, is she a celebrity of some sorts?


No she's an actor. I think she was stalked at her son's soccer game some time ago.


Ah, Pixar studio has a top secret room reserved for celebrities.


I am not sure, that is why it is top secret! I am assuming that it is similar to a meeting place/


Maybe - they probably need a top secret room. Many celebrities have to deal with over zealous paparazzi.


I wonder why they were so happy Blake Shelton got blocked on the voice?


That would be amazing to sit through. Imagine being able to say that your drama teacher is Patrick Stewart!? That man is a legend.


I would prefer to be Jon Hamm's student though.  He taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper.


I think I'd like to take a class from Hugh Laurie. He seems like such a great actor. He can play anything from comedy to drama and make it seem like it is natural to him.


You know, I never knew he was British until I heard him being interviewed on day on tv.  That made me admire him even more, he's such a great actor, I love House.  Do you like Country music?


I do love country music. I much prefer 90's country to bro country but most of it isn't too terrible. Do you listen to it much?


Well, actually I love all genres of music.  Country is one of my favorites.  Apparently Country music eas originally inspired by Celtic music.  Which makes sense, there were lots of Scottish and Irish settlers that immigrated to the US.


That does make a lot of sense. I love the influences of the stringed instruments in country. The sound of a steel guitar is something amazing.


You know it's real Country music when you hear a steel guitar.  Did you know the Fender Stratocaster was intended for Country music?


I didn't know that. I do enjoy the guitar solos in some artists work like Brad Paisley or Keith Urban. Those guys would definitely appreciate a guitar like that.


How true, they are both very good guitar players.


Oh, hi there.  I don't know, I like Blake.


I think George Strait will always be the iconic face of country for me. I grew up listening to him.


I like his music. To me observing him as a person he seems a bit drama filled.


Hey, that's all part of the show.  It wouldn't be fun to watch without any of the drama.  Lol


True. People seem to like drama. I mean look at our television shows these days.


I hear there is a show called Ikea Heights that is shot entirely in the Burbank Ikea store without the store knowing.  That's so out there.


Who would watch that!? Oh who am I kidding. I would probably watch that.


Me too, it's just weird enough to make you a little curious.  You know the term soap opera originated because such dramas were typically being sponsored by soap manufacturers.


Huh..I did not know that. It seems like soap actors have a hard time breaking out of those roles. They will always be known as Sonny or Jason or Carly.


That's right, very few ever break out of that mold.  Kelly Ripa did, though.  I remember watching her when she was a teenager on a certain soap opera.  Do you know Patrick Stewart teaches master classes for drama students in the UK? How cool is that?


How's it going, do you like dogs? Did you know modern wolves are not as closely related to the first wolves that were domesticated?


Yea, elephants too. I didn't know dogs can actually see as much colors as humans


Aparently they can yeah, Google is a dog company and Im a fan of the company


It's pretty funny they put they prefer dogs over cats in Googles official code of conduct


Yeah so do you follow politics, what do you think about our president?


I wish the GOP nominated another person. It's a shame there hasn't been a non republican/democrat president since 1853


It is right, there should be more options not just the red or blue politician


Yea, I know Washington didn't have a party. Him, JFK, and Jefferson were the 3 wealthiest US presidents


Nope, guess not. Too bad Trump doesn't have a beard as every US president who had a beard were Republican


His the first one then, did you hear about that anecdote with Dumbo and Truman? really funny story


I do, I have a dog so yeah, what about you? do you like them?


Lol people take politics too seriously. Well it was nice chatting with you


Yea, I love dogs, they are so cool how they vary in shape, size, and colors


They do, amazing how many species there are, they also have 12 different types of blood so yeah, amazing animals


I had no clue dogs had 12 blood types, I just assume they had the same amount as humans


Yeah that was a suprising fact for me as well, did you hear about that vending machine in Istanbul?


Yea, it's awesome Istanbul uses the vending machine to give food and water to stray dogs


I think thats a great way to keep the city clean and also keep doggies fed


Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only known animals to instinctively understand human pointing?


I didnt know that, but I guess dogs are really smart animals so it doesnt suprise me either,


I know that he hit Steve Kerr in practice before. Kind of ironic that they both don't respond to other's trash talk.


I wonder if Michael Jordan or Steve Kerr ever shot free throws granny-style?


Neither of them shot granny style that I know of. The last big name player who I can think of that did was Rick Barry.


I wonder why?    I know it looks strange, but physicists have proven it is best!


It's definitely the least coolest method but some of the best shooters in the past used it.


I know Cheryl Miller tried it, maybe that is how she got better than her brother Reggie!


I think Reggie still had her beat from the three point line though!


Perhaps so, but neither of them had a shoe deal like Allen Iverson.


He is one of my favorite players of all time, I am a diehard Sixers fan.


He also has lifetime security, just from the 32 million he will get from Adidas at age 55!


I enjoy the National Basketball Association!


It was smart of his agent to set that up, he was not know for saving his money while he was playing!


That is one thing Michael Jordan managed to avoid!      Air Jordan's have kept his nest egg going consistently.


It's crazy that his clothing line made him enough money to be an NBA owner. It was fun talking basketball with you, have a great day!


Have a good one, and remember that Jordan almost ditched Nike until an inexperienced designer created his dream shoe!


They're having an interesting season, a lot of media attention this year.


I think Steve Kerr is right to ignore some of the comments coming from LaVar Ball.


If I was a multi-time NBA champion coach I wouldn't listen to what a lot of people were saying.


That is true.    Michael Jordan certainly does not care what others say.


I think that is a trait of high level performers. They're confident in their abilities and don't let outside noise affect that.


Michael Jordan reportedly ended Muggsy Bogues career with one line of trash talk.


He there! It's football season! Did you know Tom Brady's wife makes more than he does?


I had heard that recently. I'm a little surprised. Or how about this...women are allowed to join, but must meet all of the eligibility requirements.


That's pretty cool. The first Super Bowl was held at the end of the 1966 season.


Wow! You really know your stuff! Did you know the NFL puts tracking chips in the players shoulder pads to record the moves on the field. There is also a chip in the ball tracking its velocity, rotation and speed.


That's neat! New orleans saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player. They have to leave if a player comes in!


That's rough. I wonder why. So, the average earning of an engineer is higher than an NFL player.


I find that surprising! I am looking forward to watching the playoffs and then the Superbowl the first Sunday in February.


Yes, that's not too far off! It will be played between the NFC and AFC champions and comes after having played 16 games with one bye week.


Very interesting culmination of facts you have there! I have a fact that is not NFL. Pink Floyd recorded live in Pompeii with no audience in 1972.


That's pretty interesting. I learned a lot. Thanks for chatting!


Really? That's amazing considering how popular her is. The Patriots have been the focus of some mysterious situations, apparently.


Yes, like how Brady is on the injured report every week even tho he has no injuries!


That's bizarre. They have to keep people guessing seeing as he has won four Super Bowl MVP awards and many other titles.


Do you know he has NEVER eaten a strawberry in his LIFE!?


That's strange. I wonder if he is allergic or something? He has led his team to 15 division titles. more than any other quarterback.


Yes, but had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season until 2007. Then mysteriously that year throws 50!


Very strange. He is the first and only QB to reach 200 regular season wins.


Tons of mystery here! The Patriots have either lost or won the Super Bowl by 3 or 4 points all 6 tries.


That's incredible. Did you know an average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay?


Good afternoon!  Are you a fan of classical music?


I haven't been able to in awhile though I wish I lived in Croatia and could attend a concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater.


That would be so cool, I would sure like that as well, do you like the Ramones?


I like a few of their songs.  I know they have played a ton of concerts.  Have you ever been to one of their 2260 plus concerts?


No, havent been to onw of those, I sure regret that because I am a big fan and I heard they played non stop for about 20 years


That's amazing!  I wonder if they ever had years like Linkin Park did in 2001 and played 324 concerts in that year alone?


I wonder that as well, maybe Linking Park did more concerts in that year due to the success of their album, that was a great album indeed.


Great point!  Do you do much watching plays or TV if you aren't listening to music?


I like watching TV I love the show House, have you seen it before?


I watched a couple episodes.  What is the name of the lead actor in that?


His name is Hugh Laurie and he actially is the highest paid actor, at least for the drama genre.


I am a fan, I like The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, its full with talent.


Is that the one that was making $700K per episode?  Must be nice, but I'm sure he is worth it.


Yeah he makes about 700000 per episode, thats a lo of money! I bet Jim Carrey would start doing dramas if someone paid him that much money.


I know that the US has several bigger orchestras and I bet Chicago is one of the better ones.  I like that they are willing to play modern works as well.


I like the song called "Many Words of Love" by the artist Samuel Adams, I thought it was modern and still great.


I haven't heard that one.  I am familiar with his father John's works though.  If his son is anything like his dad then I'm sure I will like it too!


Yeah he has a lot of talent, he surely had a great mentor, the great american composer John Adams


Are you familiar with another modern composer named Jennifer Higdon?


Im not sure, I think I heard of her but not completely familiar, why?


I know that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been playing a new low brass concerto she composed.  Do you have a chance to make it to many concerts?


I actually love concerst as well, I like live music and also like recitals, what about you?


It sure is for me too. THe ottoman empire was in existence when the world series started


Wow that means it started really early this whole thing with baseball.


Yes it started back in 1903. The Cubs were the only team to win back to back championships


Yes and they have not won since then so I wonder what happened there


Yeah one wonders right? Women's world cup on the other hand has higher ratings than the world series.


That is pretty impressive. The largest gathering in human history was when the Cubs won the world series in 2016


Yeah I heard more than 5 million people were put celebrating


Yeah that is insane. The Cubs are one of the oldest teams in MLB, along with Atlanta Braves.


That is pretty cool. And they have had pitchers with 4,5, and 6 fingers in their pitching hand


Nice, that sounds interesting. They are also one of the oldest teams in MLB


I sure do from time to time. Do you know why the managers wear a uniform?


Yeah. They were once believe to have been cursed when security did not let a guy with a smelly goat in the stadium


Yeah they wear them because they are technically allowed to play if it need be


Yes exactly. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


I think it is called soccer-baseball, is it not?


Yes it is, a combination of both games. In Japan seems to be a really popular game


Yup they are so into the game that they cannot believe it is just a pastime here


Yeah exactly. Do you know who used to do the scheduling for major league games?


I hear there was this couple who did it for 24 years in a row


That is amazing, 2430 games every year that is just too many numbers for me


WHen earth was formed,  it was only 5.5 hours long in a day.  Must have been really small.


Yeah, it had to be spinning pretty fast for that. Maybe that's what happened to the dinosaurs, they got flung off into the atmosphere. Did you know that UN has an alien ambassador?


Well, it happened back in 2010, the UN decided they needed to be ready for extraterrestials to make contact with us Earth people. I wonder if there's something there to read between the lines, though, like there was already a contact.


the UN had an ailen ambassador so they would be ready for extraterrestials?  But where did they get the ailen ambassador?  i am confused.


Oh, I see where you're at. No. It's a human person who has a job at the UN to be the go-to guy if aliens contact us. He's the guy that's going to talk with them and make sure they don't kill us all, I suppose.


Did you know if earth's entire history was represented by a 24-hour day, that the period of time us humans have been around is only a minute and 17 seconds of that day?


Yeah, it makes us seem pretty small. The other thing that's going on is all the helium in the atmosphere is expected to be gone by the end of this century. That's scary.


Yes, I love rock music. Have you seen the movie "Destroy All Monsters"? It's about rock stars.


I have heard of it.  Havent watched it yet.


From what I've heard, it's about rock musicians getting shot while they're performing on stage and it was happening all across the country.


that is interesting.  Did you know the band Whitesnake has a total of 50 members throughout its history?


I didn't realize there were that many, that's a lot. Wonder how they keep the songs sounding the same. I was reading something about geology, do you know how old the planet Earth is?


Well,  I think they just have replaced so many members,  they never had 50 members at one time.


Right. It just seems it would be tough to make the song sound the same as the original guy who has left the band. Oh by the way, Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago. Can you imagine?


Yeah i can imagine that,  I think it looks pretty young for its age lol


I wonder if it will survive us humans. We've already destroyed 80% of Earth's forests.


Good morning! Guess how much actual game play is in an average NFL game?


No, I don't follow football. I just heard a prediction that the Jaguars' defense could be problematic for the Patriots.


Interesting! I wonder why Brady has not been talking much about his injury.


It sounds like it's not much of a setback for him. He's said to have been, "zinging it pretty good," at the last practice.


That is good then, it obviously will not affect his playing. DId ypu know that his wife makes twice as much as he does? Hope they donate some of their money to good causes.


Yes, Gisele Bundchen. And I hear that they are actively involved in non-profit work.


That is gret for them to do. I guesss he is allergic to or does not like strawberries as he has never eaten one!


Yes! I wonder what the story is. But he threw 50 touchdown passes in one year, so that's good.


I guess he is a valuable [payer of his team! They are both good teams with a good playing record.


Yes. I wonder why Brady is listed on the injury report every week even though there's no evidence of him being injured.


have no idea as to why they would do that.Brady has reached 200 regular season wins. He is the only one.


Good morning to you. I read that there is only 11 minutes of actual game time, that is incredible.


Yes. Well, it's been great talking to you. Have a wonderful day!


Yes. I wonder how much, if at all, that's changed in the history of the game.


I am not certain, something I will need to check into further. I read that the players have chips on their shoulder pads. The chips must help to learn things about the playing of the game.


Yes, I'm sure we're gathering a lot of useful data through that practice. I wonder how it will influence the game.


They also put chips in the balls to track rotation, velocity, speed and location. I am certain this all helps the teams.Wow, I did not know that the cheerleaders for the Saints  are forbidden to eat at the same restaurant as the players. That's crazy


It is interesting. I wonder what other rules they have about keep them separate. Are they allowed to go to the same bars, and other things outside of the stadium?


I am surprised to learn this. This years Superbowl will be comin up soon They say it is usually held on the first sunday in Feb.


Yes. What do you think of the upcoming Jaguars versus Patriots game?


I am not too certain as I do not follow football but on a guess I think Jaguars will win.I think they have been dong a little better this year, how about you will you be watching?


That show had great narrators, Alec Balwin, Ringo Starr, my little brother used to love that show


I think George Carlin narrated as well.  I think each of them did at least 52 episodes.


Yeah Gerge Carlin was another one of the narrators, do you also like South Park and Family Guy?


Never got into Family Guy too much, but did watch South Park back in the day.  Not sure how many episodes there were of that show, probably a lot.  Maybe I'll google it to fine out.  After all, one Google search takes a tremendous amount of computing power.


More than the computing power it took to send Neil Armstrong to the moon!!


That's crazy!  they can harness all that computing power, and still use goats to cut the lawns around their headquarters.


Its an old fashioned and cheap company lol, have you used the Google Maps app?


I have, but am a little hesitant.  Especially since learning how they tract people's Android devices.  Seems like they want to know where you are and what you're doing at all times.


Yeah that seems like a breach of privacy, Google is a giant now, its insane how the company has grown since 1998


For sure.  A few years ago Google went down and took 40% of web traffic with it.


I do. Actually am watching it now on my new TV.  No old bulky CRT screen display for me.


Thats a lot, I guess it has a deeper and greater influence than what I originally though


Great, its better to watch things on HD, did you ever watch that 70s Show?


I did and really enjoyed it.  I know they tried it in the UK but it wasn't very popular and was cancelled after 10 episodes.


Remakes tend to be really bad so that makes sense, the original show is really funny, FES is the best,


Yeah, I really did like that show.  I liked it more than Pokemon, and believe it or not that show had 750 episodes.


Yeah 750 episodes and more than 16 years, Pikachu is still my favorite though


Yeah, my youngest liked Pikachu too.  He didn't care for the Simpsons though, especially the one episode where Bart did not appear.


Do you like The Simpsons? it used to be one of my favorite shows, now I dont watch it mainly because I dont have the time


I used to watch it all the time, but not so much anymore.  Don't have the time either.  I used to watch Thomas the Tank Engine when my boys were little as well.  Never realized there were three different narrators.


Hey, Lebron James is a great guy on and off the court. Do you like sports?


Yep, pretty smart. I am liken Jeff Green too. Green was with a Georgetown basketball star and on the cusp of becoming something great.


That's cool. Allen Iverson also had a pretty sweet endorsement deal.


Oh cool, I wonder how much? Ya know Green ended up needing open heart surgery. I am really drawn to stories where people overcome challenges like he did.


They agreed to pay him $800k a year until he reaches 55, then he'll get a big check for $32 million. Pretty smart deal.


Wow, that's is smart and amazing very inspiring and deserved. I learned that physicists have proven the granny shot works.lol


Haha, I wonder why no one will do it then? I don't think it looks too stupid. Whatever works!


Ha, I would do it. I also had heard that the Air Jordans were banned! The NBA wouldnt allow them.


Yeah, but he wore them anyway. Nike just paid the fine every time!


Nike has the money to do it, so whatever works. Kareem Abdul was also banned in college to stop dunking the ball. It was really fun chatting with you today, Thank you.


I think actually that because Abdul used the dunk so frequently, many college players began to do it, so much so that the shot was banned for over a decade. It was nice chatting with you, too. See ya!


Oh, okay. That totally makes sense! Awesome chatting, have a good one.


Ya know, Lebron was able to raise 6 million for charity by letting them show his decision for which team on tv.


Nice. Did you hear he signed on with Warner Bros. to do a sequel to Space Jam?!


Yes, I loved the first one too. That will be fun to watch with the kids. Judge Judy is the only highest paid actor after Lebron James, isnt that crazy.


What has LeBron James been paid to act in? That can't be true.


Hmm, I really don't know. One solid fact is the man who crated the basketball had a losing record with his team, ironic really.


That's funny. Did you know Reebok offered LeBron $10 million when he was 18, but he turned them down?


Wow, well he must have had someone giving him advice. I heard his highschool game tickets would go for over $100 bucks.


Yeah, he wanted to hold out because Nike or Adidas would offer more.


Childish Gambino is such a talented artist, he's a rapper, singer, comedian, and an actor!


Yeah, but I don't think it keeps him up at night, seeing as the entire series as had a box office revenue of $8.5 million


Yeah, he sold the franchise to Disney and now he sits at home on a pile of cash. Creative guy. I wonder what he's doing now.


Probably trying to figure out how to make and ruin the next Indiana Jones movie haha


I've heard they are planning one. People go just for nostalgia. I wonder how many languages Star Wars has been dubbed in.


Everyone probably haha. They even dubbed it in Navajo in 2013, which signified the first blockbuster film to do so


Makes sense. How much do you use the Internet every day? Do you feel like you're getting addicted?


Sometimes I do, but then I take a break every once in a while. How about yourself?


I bet a lot of people are addicted. Click ... WOW  ... Click ... WOW. Too much stimulation. Like a rat in an experiment.


Yeah, I think the internet is amazing for the wealth of knowledge, but the clickbait is so out of control.


Yes, and if the Internet disappears, we can get the backup from the library at Alexandria to get our fix.


I've heard the name. Don't know much about him. Where is he from?


The addicts would line up for a fix. Well, I've enjoyed chatting!


It's not popped up yet, sometimes it takes more than 10 turns


Oh, it's popped up on my end. Ok, well, I guess I should have read the terms of service better.


I'm not sure, but seeing as he wrote and stars in the FX show Atlanta, I'd probably say there haha


Oh, I've heard of that show. Hasn't it done pretty well, awards and stuff?


Yeah, it's done pretty well in the Emmy's I think. A lot better than his other roles, like in the Star Wars Solo movie.


I enjoyed the first three Star Wars films. The later ones, not so much. What about you?


I like the most recent ones, it's kind of like a new story to the overall Saga. But the originals are the best.


Lucas had a lot of guidance during the first three. The later ones felt unfocused, with too much computer.


Yeah it's crazy that the first two won Academy awards, but clearly all the prequels were bust


Marcia Lucas won an award for editing. Well deserved but I bet it still bothers George that he doesn't have a statue.


They can also understand pointing so yea, there more to dogs than what meets the eye


Elephants also understand pointing. perhaps a pet elephant would be good. Does google allow elephants?


I dont think they do, maybe they dont have the space, interesting how they use dogs in Istanbul to keep the streets clean


That is a better choice than elephants. A herd of elephants in Istanbul would not be a good way to collect recyclables.


They would destroy the city so probably not the best choice lol,


Yes, you are right. the elephants do understand pointing, but really they do not understand urban settings and traffic. Good point.


Yeah and their size gets in the way, so do you like Jazz music?


I love jazz. I was listening to bill evans earlier today. do you like jazz?


I do, I was listening to the Pakistan jazz orchestra, they're a really talented bunch, nice music, great skills


I bet they are. Very popular in that part of the world. america's greatest artistic export. anyway, great chat!


i like dogs. i do not have a dog, but i wish i had one. You?


Clint Eastwood also likes jazz and its been great chatting with you as well, have a great night my friend.


I have a cat and a dog so I have mixed feelings about the whole issue


I see. do the dog and cat get along? do you get along with them?


They do get along, they are good friends, when the cat isnt scratching the dog and when the dog isnt trying to eat the cat


well, cats will be cats, and dogs will be dogs. you have to expect them to adhere to their fundamental nature.


I guess theres not much do there, did you know Google is a dog company?


That makes sense. a silicon valley firm would like dogs. i bet the programmers bring in their dogs. i would work there.


That would be nice, my company doesnt allow dogs, you know they are really smart the can also see color many people think they are colour blind


Yes, they understand quite a number of words and are probably smarter than chimps.


It is so crazy how many types of "football" there are


I like to watch TV and movies. I like things that make me laugh. The movie Liar Liar cracked me up when I was little. I was surprised to learn that Jim Carey won't play in dramas anymore because of his beliefs about positivity in the universe and stuff


I still get a kick out of Liar Liar. I'm kicking my @$$! do you mind. Did you know that the Pixar studio has a secret room that celebrities often visit?


I have heard that before. I always wonder if it is more of an urban legend.


I guess you never know. Have you heard about the celebrity chef from Ethiopia, believes he can fight hunger in Ethiopia by encouraging people to eat more diverse food?


no that is amazing. I love the idea of diverse food. I think it is also important to recognize food waste. I would love to see more celebrity families using their power/fame to advocate for healthier things.


Celebrities really could do so much more! I mean Hugh Laurie made $700,000 per episode in house. that is just unfathomable.


yeah and judge judy makes like $123k and episode


I know she is the 2nd highest paid celebrity after Lebron James.


I wonder if either of them have been on sesame street like carol burnett


I wonder, there have been so many celebs on sesame over the years.


I like all forms, American being my favorite but I enjoy soccer and rugby as well. What about yourself?


yes. there has been, I love how they teach emotional and educational things.


I like "futbol" best. Soccer has so much more action and talent in my opinion. though I'm impressed with the superimposed  graphics in all of the sports that have made it easier to watch


I agree, considering that in an football game that their is only on average 11 minutes of actual game play.


no way, I didn't realize that. I just also have a huge issue with how scummy the NFL is to it's players and how much they extort their fans and tax payers.


That is true. The NFL has really grown probably too much, in the 60's the top bowlers made double the top football stars.


that is wild. I would like to see more people who are regular and down to earth perceived as that celebrity status and I would love to see a redistribution of wealth in this country. Celebrity status is always associated with wealth but I would want to see it associated with community involvement and activism more.


I know, they all make a ridiculous amount of money. Too much for any one person. I can't believe people pay $3000 for one ticket to the Superbowl.


it's crooked for sure. organized sports is a racket. they should take care of their players more too. the concussions that that suffer! the brain damage it causes later...


What else do you like to do? Do you enjoy TV and Movies?


Interesting. Why does that scare you? It's pretty popular.


I'd like to see the three equally balanced, there a lot of anger on the right. Did you see where Fox News sued Fox network "The Simpsons" to stop them parodying their anti-democratic agenda? That's funny and ironic.


Yeah, it shows the station is separated. I think fox is democratic, just slanted to the right, just like cnn, nbc, abc, msnbc are all very left.


Ironically, in-spite of that criticism they talked about creating a cable channel that would only air Simpsons, doesn't seem they were too displeased. Do you watch the Simpsons? I did 20 years ago and thought it was funny,  I've watched a couple episodes recently and didn't find them funny at all.


I used to when Conan wrote for them. I haven't seen it in a long time though. Do they still make new ones?


Yes, but the series seems like it's run out of gas. Speaking of radio, did you know there a frequency that causes fear in humans? I wonder if the army has tried to make an audio weapon out of that.


Really, they still make them? No I didn't know there was a frequency, do you know what it is?


No, just saw the fact and it didn't mention the frequency. Also, did you know most animals synthesize their own Vitamin C, but human's can't because of a defective gene. I wonder is in the future genetic engineering will correct that and the orange juice industry will take a hit.


I wonder if that is what happened to the U.S. diplomats in Cuba that were attacked with a frequency? Interesting facts about Vitamin C. Well, nice chatting!


Yes, pleasure was mine. Have a good weekend and yes, with all those diplomats in the embassy having medical problems it makes one wonder, good point.


Yes, I'm old enough to have listened to am radio when it was entertainment, not political opinions or music. Though interesting,  I didn't know you could hear Jupiter s storms on am. Do you like it?


Yeah, my friends wanted to go to Cuba. I told them I'm not going under any circumstances. Have a good day!


I guess, did you see the shooting in New Zealand today? tragic, shows the anti-immigration movement isn't just here in the US aligned with President Trump.


Yeah, that is pretty crazy. What do you think of the classic radio website?


I've never heard it, it's just radio drama's from the 20-30's? Have you heard it ever? I see where it is a law that in Canada they have to play 40% Canadian artist, I guess with the US Media they have to do that to keep them employed.


It doesn't sound that interesting to me. Have you ever been to canada?


Yes, I spent a week in Toronto. Speaking of that anti-immigration terror, did you know Richard Nixon was one of the founders of Fox News. They keep that quite.


I didn't know that. I don't watch Fox, do you?


No, not at all. Though they have more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined, that scares me a little.


I don't either. Fox news also owns the gaming website IGN. Seems like a weird commodity to own for them..


I didn't know that. So business is just business for them lol


I guess. They almost created a channel that only airs the simpsons. I would subscribe to that!


That's awesome. I also didn't know that Fox News threatened to sue the Simpson because of parody. It sounds terrible.


Fox news suing someone for distorting the truth is pretty rich. I had no idea Nixon was insturmental in the creation of Fox News.


I also didn't know that about Nixon. Btw, do you like Simpsons?


Of course! It's masterpiece. Did you ever vote for Republicans?


I do. I also vote for democrats. I am more of an independent than anything. I like people's ideologies and not their politics.


I'm the same. I consider myself as independent. I also didn't know that "red" and "blue" is sort of new thing. It only started in 2000. Maybe I'm just too young to know that.


I thought it was older than that too! Nice chatting with you!


I will occassionally but I am not a faithful viewer? You?


Not really. I don't watch TV, but my friends do. I just didn't know that fox news is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined. Did you know that?


I had a feeling. It's like Howard Stern... people who hate him listen 3 times longer than those who like him.


That's cool compariosn. Do you consider Fox News as number 1 media for Republicans?


I would guess so, in terms of mainstream media. There might be a second tier media outlet, like Breibart, that will be more popular.


True. I agree. It's interesting to know that all our Presidents were Republicans or Democrats since 1853.


Yeah. I know there is some rule that 3rd parties have to get 30% of the vote in order to be on the next ballot without some weird qualifications. Seems weird.


Yes, something dramatic would change this system, but I don't really want to see any dramatic changes, which may affect all.


That's a lot of money! Did you know Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because of his belief system?


I heard that he will only make movies that project positivity. I suppose that is nice.


That's very nice. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free.


I think I would really enjoy listening to that. I think I like comedy more than drama. The green lantern was originally supposed to be a comedy starring Jack Black.


I would have loved to seen that with Jack Black. He's a very funny guy.


I really like Bill Murray. His favorite movie is Kung Fu Hustle. He thinks it is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy."


Bill Murray is my favorite. Not sure I agree with him on Kung Fu Hustle though. Have you ever seen it?


I have. I thought it was good but it is not my favorite. Entertainment is very subjective. Like 3rd rock from the Sun beat Seinfeld, Friends and Frasier for best comedy series in 1997.


I'm very surprised that happened. I loved Friends.


Maybe it was an off year for those other shows and they were towards their end and getting cancelled. Did you know that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.


I do not know much but I do love movies. It seems that certain people are very talented. James Wong pioneered wide angle lense, low lighting, crab dolly and deep focus.


Possibly could have been. Hard to believe they've cancelled that many. Well, it was good talking to you.


I love movies too. I didn't know that about James Wong. Very cool he pioneered that.


He has kind of a sad story though. He was not an American citizen until 1943 and his marriage was illegal until 1948 because he was Chinese and his wife was white.


I didn't know that. Very sad story. Doger Deakins has been nominated for 13 times for best cinematography and has never won.


That is so hard, to be recognized but not fully. No woman has even been nominated for Best Cinematography.


That's interesting....I'm surprised about that.


A fun fact is in the movie Spartacus there was a cinematographer but the director Stanley Kubrick took the camera away and did it himself. The cinematographer who did almost none of the work got the award for best cinematography not Kubrick. It seems there are quite a few stories of unfairness in this category.


That's a very fun fact! Do you like drama?


I do. I have never seen the show House but I think I should. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for TV drama at 700,000 dollars an episode.


Oh, I just found that out. Just like The city which is set to host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final does not yet exist.


Yea I saw that. Like I wonder exactly what that really means?


I guess the city is new. There are no net economic gains for the countries that have played host to the olympics or the world cup.


Huh I wonder why. America charges ya for evertyhing it seems.


True. Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode in house


Wow and I wonder why Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity. LoL


He's changed a lot. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


It's amazing the things that are online. To me, that shows my age huh? lol


You have to be careful online. Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


Oh absolutely. Its been good talking to you. Thanks


Cool how are you today. Did you know that But Japan advanced because it was assessed two fewer yellow cards than Senegal. Colombia won the group by prevailing in its final two games after its opening loss to Japan.


Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.


Thats interesting. Do you watch any sports on tv?


Only hockey. Jon stewart was a skilled soccer player in college and represented the us at the pan american maccabi games in brazil in 1983.


Really. Do you know about the World cup?


Not much. Americans call it "soccer" because it was slang for association football.


The united states got 3rd place in the first fifa world cup in 1930. Thats a long time ago.


Speaking of three, there exists a variation of soccer where 3 teams face each other at the same time.


How's it going, did you know GOP stands for Grand Old Party?


Or if your a republican make sure theres a bush or nixon on the ticket somewhere if it's before 1928


I did not know the use of red and blue for the parties just started in 2000


Yea, I didn't either. Did you know Truman refused to be photographed next to the dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with republicans?


Dang, wonder what he would do if he saw Trump with a MAGA hat then?


Who knows. Did you know that the top 3 wealthiest presidents are JFK, Jefferson, and Washington?


I did for Washington.  I heard he would be worth half a billion in todays dollars.


Wow, that's a lot. I wonder how much the president of indonesia is worth after releasing 3 pop albums


More than President banana of Zimbabwe I am sure.


It's a shame that the guest house is larger than the white house


Thats ok, I would hang out wherever I wanted.  Did you know that the runner up became vice pres back in the day.  Imagine if they did that today hahaha


I dont know how I know but yes!  Republican Party


THat's crazy. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Yep, and the GOP was founded by anti-slavery activists and economic modernizers


Yes, ideology of the American Revolution!


I found it interesting how Teddy Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party after being rejected as the GOP candidate


Yea, Teddy's follower went over to the Democrat party, that would be unheard of today


It's a shame there hasn't been a non democrat/republican president since 1853


I guess dont run independent and make sure you have a beard if you are GOP.


hello how are you? do you like to listen to the radio?


Those DJ were so cunning! withholding that information made people more curious! that is a great way to promote a tune.


Yea but I bet the radio listeners felt ashamed once the Chicago Djs revealed they were listening to a Hanson song lol


yes, that would have been embarrassing to fall in love with a boy band if youre not a teenage girl. oh, radio can be so cruel.


Apparently Bill Murray got his start in radio voicing the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four radio show, I had no idea


bill is a comedy genius. i am surprised that it is a superhero show, but i guess he took whatever work he could get.


Speaking of surprising starts, Hillary Clinton was the president of Young Republicans in college


she probably came from a wealth, socially conservative family. back then the republicans were not that conservative.


Yea I haven't thought about that. The first senator ever arrested for civil Disobedience was Lowell Weicker Jr


I did not know that. he must have felt very strongly about that issue. Anyway, great chat!


Yea, Weicker Jr was protesting apartheid, glad he stood up for the South Africans


Yea I listen to AM a lot.  I'd love to find the radio station that translates solar activity into sound


Yes, he did the right thing there. getting arrested showed him commitment to a good cause.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


i would like to hear some of that solar activity and maybe some storms on jupiter. there is a symphony in the heavens.


Yea it is very fascinating. Did you know in the 1930 one of the most popular radio acts was a ventriloquist? Sounds like a pretty easy job


yes, i bet the voices he did were pretty good. maybe the dialog was funny. people are also pretty easily entertained.


Yea and since he was on radio where no one could see him the ventriloquist didn't even need a dummy


yes, that is true. LOL. no one could see him but people still loved him for the funny voices and the talk.


Back in 1948 Bing Crosby took up more than half the radio time allocated to music, I would of love to experience listening to his songs on the radio back then


he has a smooth cool voice, perfect for chrismas carols and crooning love songs.


Yea, much better than today's music. Did you know a Hanson song became the most requested track on an alt-rock radio station because the djs did not tell the audience it was a Hanson song?


Hello, How are you tonight? Have you seen the Tesla car?


About the only one I watch these days! I didn't know Richard Nixon was one of the creators!


Yeah I didn't know that either! I also didn't know that they were going to sue The Simpsons because they kept parodying them, I thought that fox owns The Simpsons?


I did too! Didn't know they were going to create a cable channel  just for The Simpsons! Do you watch that show?


I liked to watch The Simpsons yes, back to fox news though it's interesting that their median viewer age is 68, that seems old


Yes, That's strange, find that hard to believe. I do believe Fox news is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Yes I think you're right. It's also interesting that Fox News has only 55% of its time dedicated to opinion pieces while on MSNBC at 85% of the time, they definitely have a better percentage on Fox News in my opinion


I think so.Do you like Dance? I love to watch babies dance to music, adorable!!


Yes I agree with you! I also think it's funny that the girl from Game of Thrones did the robot dance and also the Funky Chicken during her audition LOL I wish I could see that tape


Ha, ha, ha,I can imagine that! I'm not surprised MJ used a device for the lean dance move? Wasn't that in the song  Smooth Criminal?


Yes I think so. I'm also shocked that he has a patent on that device. It's crazy though that the moonwalk was first performed in1955 so it's actually an old dance move