Yes maybe how bacteria can be used to clean nuclear waste.  It actually can...  It is sad that 80% of the Earth's natural forests have been destroyed.  That seems to be too high and drastic.


Do you like to use the internet?  It seems like I'm constantly using it.


I'm going to go look when we're done here.  The like button on Facebook is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  Interesting.  Wonder why?


I know that certain hand gestures can mean different things in different cultures, I wonder if the thumbs up can be seen as offensive?


I'm thinking that could be a possibility.  That's the first thing that popped into my head.


I might have to look into that because I would be curious to know what it means. I am traveling to Europe soon and don't want to accidentally offend anyone because I was ignorant of their culture.


Oh my!  That would be terrible.  Do you remember that show Arrested Development?


Yes, I watched that show on Netflix. I did not catch it when it was airing on television. I hope they keep making episodes.


There is an episode where they go to Mexico looking for the dad.  The one brother does something where he thinks he is doing something good but the Mexican peopler are offended by it.  Just like you described ...accidentally offended...lol


Have you ever seen the movie Inglorious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino? Yes, the movie does have a typo in the title haha.


I have seen that movie!  It's been awhile. I liked it though.


The scene where the spies are uncovered because they use the wrong hand gesture for signalling the number three is something I always think about in this kind of situation.


Yes it feels like I am always online as well. Do you use Facebook?


Ahhh yes! lol you're right!  I remember that now you mentioned it.  So here's an internet tidbit I didn't know....the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.  Never knew that.


I learned that when I was doing some website design. Someone referenced it as that and I was a bit confused. I always thought it would have just been called a menu button. It was fun chatting with you, have a great day!


I do use that.  Can't believe it's been 15 years since it was launched on Feb. 4, 2004.


It launched when I was in college. I remember you needed to have a college email to open an account and you had to wait until the launched at your school!


Nice.  I can't remember when I first heard of it to tell you the truth.  I was on Myspace and at some point made the jump over to Facebook.


I happened to start college in 2003 so it was pretty close to the site's launch. That's why I remember it so vividly.


Nice.  Myspace actually turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005.


That was a pretty big mistake but I know the founder of MySpace did end up selling the site for a lot of money, so he can't be too upset!


I wonder how much they got?  I should see if my profile is still on there.  lol  In Feb. 2012 when Facebook had their IPO the company was valued at $104 billion dollars!


I don't think MySpace ever shut down. If I remember correctly they tried to relaunch with a focus on music, sort of like Soundcloud.


That would be interesting. Did you know engineers have a higher average life long earning?


Yea, I can see how an engineer makes more lifetime than a nfl player since they have longer careers and less injuries


Yes, I wonder the average years an NFL player stays in the league.


Not as long as head coaches, Bill Belichick has been coaching so long he was the last head coach of the Browns to win a playoff game


That is a long time! I wonder his net worth.


I don't know but Belichick must have a lot of money after winning 21 postseason games as a coach


It is funny that the buffalo bills are equal to the patriots in super bowl losses


I find it funny Tom Brady's jv football team never started him despite not winning a game


I don't know but he is pretty smart, probably not as smart as Alex Smith who received his bachelor's degree in 2 years


Yea, I watch it all the time. I heard DJ Moore might get drafted by the Carolina Panthers


Wow that is impressive. I wonder if he did it so fast so that he could go pro.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


That is exciting to leave Maryland for him!


I hear Norv Turner is pretty impressed with Moore, he would probably be a good fit


I can't believe he had 30 other scouts looking at him!


Yea, Mel Kiper thinks Moore will go to Jacksonville at number 29


I think it is crazy that the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Yea I can see how theres only 11 minutes of gameplay in the nfl with how much time players take to get ready between plays


I also did not know that the nfl has no written rule against female players.


It will be interesting to see if there is every a female player as a place kicker since they can play by rule


I am guessing long ball is really working for the Dodgers, what do you think?


Did you watch much of the world series this year?


Yeah after the Brewers lost I didn't have too much interest.


Wow, I just read that in 1973 two yankees pitchers swapped families permanently, is that crazy or what?


That is wild!  I know Babe Ruth was a famous Yankee, did you ever see the movie the pride of the yankees?


I have not, to be honest I'm not a sports fan.


I watched it recently it was pretty good, Babe Ruth played himself in the movie, a good Yankee movie.


That is interesting!  Did you see they suspended Don Mattingly because he refused to get a haircut?  I can't imagine that happening these days.


Yeah, I remember the Simpsons doing a parody of that one time as well.


Yeah it really worked for them this season, just didn't have enough in the world series.


Oh yeah, the softball episode is my favorite of all time, Daryl Strawberry was in it, he was a former Yankee right?


Do you remember which season? I'll have to catch that.


I think it was season 3 or 4 maybe, but I think the best ever.


Who do you think will win out of the top ten?


For next season?  Well I think the Yankees will have a better season.


Yes, they seem good.  I also was happy to see the Brewers finally rising to the challenge.


Hey now your talking, the Brewers are my favorite team.  I was upset when they lost game 7 to the dodgers.


I used to live in Wisconsin so still happy when they win.  LA team looks pretty good too.


Nice! Yeah LA has been really good the last few seasons, I think they will have another good one next year.


Do you think next year will favor slugging hitters again?


I think it will.  I think there will be even more home runs next year, how about you?


Even Bruce Lee was a dancer. He won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.


Speaking of unexpected dancers, they taught Mr Rogers to breakdance in one episode.


That's precious.  Michael Jackson has a patent on a device he used to achieve that extreme lean in some of his dance moves.


I'd love to travel around the world and see how people dance around the world.


The first king to travel around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii.


Interesting! I guess he went by ship? In the discovery age, ships released rabbits onto islands to be a food source.


Could be. Did you know that the Dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160 mph?


Yikes. I think I'd rather take a plane. But now air travel is 10 percent slower than it was in the 60s in order to save on fuel costs.


If you lived in Iceland you probably would since they have no public rail service and most Icelander without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns.


I do find it annoying that when I'm tired from a flight I get off and have to walk a long way. I guess they do this so we will complain less about the baggage getting there slower.


Hi there. I like to watch dance but not perform! How about you?


Same here. I like to watch people dance but I do like to dance too.  Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movements. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value.


I really like Michael Jackson's moonwalk. Apparently he did not invent it though. It was invented by a tap dancer in the 50s.


Yes, even babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.


Wow! Parrots can dance perfectly in time with music, as well


Yes, even Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the Mouse King in a prodcution of the Nutcracker.


Nice! Speaking of ballet dancers, there are ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancer's movements.


Yes, and professional batllet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


Oh, and I take back that I don't dance. I totally do the funky chicken with my kids. Emilia Clark did the funky chicken and robot dance at her audition for Daenerys Targaryen


me either,  so unnecessary.  I wonder why its suppose to run for 10k years,  does it have some sort of special battery?


That's a great question! I do like that the first Amazon Customer got a building named after him. It only cost him about $28


Thats pretty awesome,  I wonder which building it is.  Their work place must be huge,  amazon employees walk 7 to 15 miles a day.


That is crazy. That would burn a lot of calories! I love that Amazon delivers on Sundays too. They have a special contracts to do that


Yes,  that is fantastic!  have u ever tried amazon fresh?


No I haven't. Can you tell me more about it?


Its like ordering groceries and stuff.  Its pretty cool,  it comes in a dry ice cooler and the truck that delivers it is like a freezer truck,  but its super convenient.  amazon is making america lazy lol


That does seem convenient. Is it really expensive though? Also do you ever use Netflix


Is the Amazon service expensive? Separate question do you ever watch Netflix? I know that they started streaming back in 2007. That seems like so long ago


Hi there I do like Amazon. I buy a lot of stuff from there. What about you?


no the serice is like 12 a month or something like that.  Yup I watch netflix!!


Oh I see. Yep Netflix is awesome have you ever seen stranger things?


Yes love that show,  really good.  also,  really good child actors and actresses


Oh yeah for sure! Crazy that they're going to spend it 2 billion dollars to make new content this year. I wonder what new shows are going to make?


Yes I buy a lot of stuff from amazon as well as use their other service!


Do you have Amazon Prime? My brother has it I'm thinking about getting it


Yes prime is great!  you should get it it has a lot of benefits.


Ok I'll check it out! Did you know that Amazon owns IMDb. It has since 1998


I love imdb,  so useful and it has a lot of info on movies, shows, actresses and actors.


Oh totally. I use that site almost everyday. Do you know why Jeff Bezos built the clock into a mountain?


No idea,  why not a shlef in his house,  or a museum so everyone can see.  Maybe its just a rumor,  who is gonna climb a mountain to find out lol


I know maybe there's some secret room in there haha. But it has a clock that will run for like the 10,000 years. I just don't get why that was necessary though haha


From what it sounds like, he used that shot more than any other one though, which is a bit excessive. Maybe he was one of the few at the time who could do the shot


I guess, but soon others would follow who could do it too. Once more teams have the ability, it is no longer a serious advantage.


Right. I'd imagine the New Zealand basketball team must have a height advantage to be nicknamed the "tall blacks"


A play on the name All Blacks. I wonder how good they are. Rugby is the sport in NZ


Basketball is fairly international though. Even the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor


They have only 9 justices. One short of full court play. I guess they make do.


I'm sure there are other employees to join in. Maybe some even shoot granny style. That seems to be the most consistent technique to score points on the line


The Rick Barry shot. I think he was quite good at that. No one uses it now. Too goofy.


They'd all rather dunk and wear Air Jordan's. The shoes were banned at first, but Nike paid the fines from Jordan wearing them in the games


Some of the cheapest marketing Nike ever got. Controversy droves sales. Anyway, thanks for the chat! Have a good night!


I sometimes watch. It can be fun, especially playoffs. You?


Next time you're in a pick-up game, try the granny style


Not really, but I used to watch it some growing up. I had to learn about the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, in high school PE


Naismith was a Canadian who invented the game but was not a very coach at it.


How did a Canadian coach end up as a coach for the University of Kansas? I heard he's the only losing coach in their history


I guess they needed a coach and he was willing to live in Kansas. LOL. I think it's a great sport for young people. It has evolved so much since its inception.


That's true! I heard that he wasn't originally hired to be the coach, which makes sense why he wouldn't have excelled at it


I think it's skewed that the highest paid state employees are coaches. The priorities seem skewed.


Not just any coaches, but basketball and football. I guess now we know where the rising tuition costs are going


That's part of it, certainly. The game is fun but shouldn't be the centerpiece of college. It's odd that Kareem's dunking got the shot banned for over a decade. Seems unfair.


That is true. For every minute you don't use your cell phone, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need.


While some people may need to be prompted to put their phones down, it's equally disturbing UNICEF isn't automatically doing what they allegedly do with funds.


That's true. Do you still use the phonebook?


No, I do not. I haven't had a landline since 1996 yet phone books are indeed still delivered. I'll have to test the notion that it's impossible to separate two phonebooks that simply have their pages overlapped together. Maybe there's a YouTube video I can fish up on that?


That seems it would be annoying if there really was a page that you wanted to see.


The phone book was "the" source of info not that long ago.


Yes, I remember using the phone book. Kids these days might wonder why they are necessary.


My kids certainly don't have a clue haha. They are extremely familiar with the ocean though, and I told them the comm cables are 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the bottom of the ocean floor. That got more of a reaction than anything.


That is interesting! I wonder what would happen if those lines got destroyed.


That would be incredibly disasterous for many people however, I would relish in having just a few days of silence :) I've started turning my cell phone off the moment I leave work and it's odd to hear people say, "I tried to call you!" only to hear it was over something that was trivial and is old news by the next morning.


I actually enjoy the food and tailgating, not the game itself lol


I have my notifications off on my applications so I only check them when necessary. I figure if it's important, people will call.


Yeah, I'm not such a big fan either. But I am looking forward to Superbowl.


I feel the commercials aren't even good enough anymore. Did you know Kiss bought into an arena football team and offered a contract to Tim Tebow?


I did not know that. We really love our football. 14 of the world's largest stadiums are belonging to american college football teams.


Yes, we do. One time I heard that the American Flags cost $50k each. The amount of cash invested into The NFL is obscene. Although I do find it amusing Iowa's visitor's locker room is all pink.


and football wasn't always that popular. Bowling stars used to make twice as much as football stars


I wonder what will be popular in the next 50 years in terms of sports and even communication methods. New york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone - Kids today don't even know what a rotary phone is!


iphones have completely revolutionized the industry. An iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


iPhones are overrated in my opinion, and the ability to actually socialize is being lost.


Why is that? do you know any interesting facts about him?


He released 3 pop albums while in office. That is awesome lol.


He did? I wonder if he is a talented pop star then, he must do an album with Trump that would be awesome.


It would be the biggest, the greatest, the best! Did you know there are twin white houses in Ireland and France?


I didnt know that no, I wonder if they have the same size as ours and also who lives there.


I wonder that too! Can you believe our white house still uses floppy disks?


That actually makes sense I hear floppy disks are really hard to hack or impossible to hack so it makes sense to keep sensible info on them just in case.


That makes sense haha. I'm sure hackers these days don't even know what they are lol.


You have a good point lol, did you hear about the incident in the White House back in November 11, 2011?


I did! didn't it take secret service four days to realize that somebody shot at the white house?


Well that was a nice start haha. No I don't, do you?


Yeah it took four days for the secret service to realize that I bet someone got fired that day


I'm guessing a whole lot of people lol. Anyways, nice chatting with you, have a great night!


I dont either, I disagree with the controversy he generates and with many of his attitudes as well


Well said! Who would you say your favorite president was?


Same here! Did you know the top three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


I didnt know that, so Trump is not on that list? thats kind of strange dont you think


They must have had much more money than Trump has!


Yeah it doesnt make sense to me but could be, so have you heard of president Banana from Zimbabwe?


I haven't, cool name though. I don't think it's as cool as the Indonesian president though!


I didn't know the drive-thru was invented until 1975, that's crazy


For sure, he's got such a terrific mind for horror movies, they're not too abstract either.


Sometimes his stories have weird endings but The Shining is such a great movie.


Absolutely it was, did you see what Neptune did on July 11th, 2011? It's been so long


That's amazing that it takes so long for a revolution, it really shows how far away it is.


For sure, and the sun is 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy, space is huge!


I think that is fact enough alone for me that we aren't the only life out there. It doesn't mean there's a super advanced species but there has to be something statistically.


There has got to be, the sun is so big and that's just for our planet, it's 330k times the size of ours, and there are so many other suns out there.


There are so many galaxies that it just truly highlights how small we are. We can't even travel to the closest planet to us yet!


Not at all, did you know the sun is actually white?


That's something I did not know, I also did not know that lightning is five times hotter than the sun.


Also it being invented to keep soldiers in their vehicles is not why I would have thought it was invented.


It was fun chatting with you, have a good day!


For sure, they can't be out and about in their uniform but would have never of guessed that they would make the drive-thru for them.


Not really, they elicit too much fear from me but I do like the thought of the horror movies.


I like horror movies that don't rely on cheap jump scares but are more like a psychological thriller


For sure, do you like Stephen King movies?


I do, I am a big fan of his books as well.


The recent It remake was excellent, I am excited for the next chapter to come out soon.


I agree!  Did you know Apple had a clothing line in 1986?


Like an actual line or just shirts with an apple logo?


You can tell if a shirt has been tailored by seeing if it has any collar gaps.


I didn't know that. Not sure what a collar gap is either


I'm assuming the way it fits around the neck and shoulders. I wonder why Alabama is the only state listed to have stores for unclaimed baggage?


I wonder if that is even legal? I bet other states have their way of disposing of left over things


True? When I think of pilgrims clothes, I think of black and white instead of full of color!


Did you know the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office!! Who knew?


Hello, Reading and musc, I have many hobbies. How about you?


Also long as it doesn't interfere with the running of the state, I am glad for the president since he is indulging in his hobby. In any case, thanks for chatting


I enjoy watching animated shows and learning about their voice actors like ariana grande


Really, that is interesting!! Her full name is Ariana Grande Bulera of Italian heritage. Interesting....


She voiced a lot of shows and films like cat valentine in nickelodean


I didn't know that! At 10 she had a youth singing group named, "Kid who care", for charitable events!


Did you know her song dangerous woman was written by 3 men?


Yes, that's interesting. Very cool she held a charity concert after the Manchester bombing and raised $13,000.000 to help victims!!


What do you think of the clothes line Rip curl makes their clothes in North Korea and labels them from China?


I think so too. Did you know the NFL has no rule against female players?


I dont see it happening anytime soon. It would be interesting if it happened though.


Me either. Maybe as a kicker or something like that.


I would actually love to see that. If a woman had one heck of an arm, and could be accurate. Maybe she could play QB.


That would be awesome. The average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Did you know the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in players shoulder pads?


They use it to track velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location.


It gives us a lot of info about what is going on out therehuh.


It was good talking to you. Who Dey! LOL


I love it. You got a favorite teanm. Mines The Steelers.


Oh Im sorry to hear that. Burfict isn't nice.


Neither are Tomlin, Big Ben, and Antonio Brown.


Did you know Baker Mayfield once thought about quitting football to pursue a career in professional gaming?


That might have been a good move for him.


Haha. I saw that Alex Smith took so many AP courses in high school that he was a junior when he started college.


The whole sport is about shoes. Anything to get people to buy shoes. Is tennis the same way?


I think tennis is more about the shirts. I'm not sure who decided to call them polo shirts since they were created for tennis players first


I guess. I don't know the sport. Shirts, rackets, headbands, helicopters? They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 us open


Maybe not enough people watch it for it to be over-commercialized. I wonder if television was around for the longest tennis match. Eleven hours over three days is a lot of watching


I don't think they could televise the whole thing. There were other shows, the news, other advertisers. Wouldn't work. But they could tape it.


Good point. A black man has only won the US Open title once. Black women, however, is a different story with the Williams sisters


How many times have they won? And how much money do they have? Tennis really pays well if you're at the top.


They must have sponsorships. I see them in commercials. The sport is closely related to croquet


Hm. That's funny. I never made the connection. Anyway, nice chatting with you!


I'm good. Do you follow any sports at all?


And don't fall for all the over-commercialized products. Unless they're good products


I sometimes follow sports. I enjoyed watching basketball and soccer. What about you?


I watch an occasional NFL game, but I don't pay attention consistently. How do you feel about how influential athletes are?


Well, they get a lot of coverage, so the advertisers pay for time during the game and to associate their product with them. If there were no commercial interest they would get no money.


True, but it makes me miss the days when Michael Jordan was at the top of his game


I don't mind LeBron, but I do miss MJ. He really revitalized the game.


Without him, Air Jordans wouldn't have been created or succeed. The NBA banned the shoes at first, but Nike was willing to pay the fine since MJ would wear them. Now they're everywhere


The fine just brought more attention to Jordan and the shoes. Cheap marketing for Nike.


It was definitely worth the risk for them in the end. They've made back that money easily


Hello.  Are you a fan of rap music?  Do you know what it is about?


It's too much trouble.  That's okay.  Rap songs in the US has lots of insults and bad words unlike ones produced by Korean rappers.


I think that is a manifestation of korean culture. politeness and respect. i would love to hear that stuff. sounds funny.


Their rap music type is called "complement battle".  I do not speak Korean, so I do not think I will understand their songs.


Neither would I. By the way, do you like Star Wars?


I really liked the original trilogy. It was phenomenal. the later ones, not so much.


I understand that Star Wars holds a Guinness Worldrecords title for the most successful film merchandising franchise.


I am not at all surprised. Lucas was cunning to figure out that the rights were worth more than Fox suspected. Good for him. now he has billions.


I know.  Fox did not want to pay an additional 500k directing fee but they let him keep licensing and merchandising rights.


Lucas had money from a previous film American Grafitti. He could afford to waive it. Smart man. Anyway, great chat!


I dont really know rap. I am not a fan of it. You?


I agree with you.  Lucas is smart and talented.  It was nice chatting with you.  Good night.


I will watch the original Star War movie after we finish chatting.  Good night.


I like many songs by eminem. According to an article, rapping is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates rhythmic speech, street vernacular and rhyme.


Yeah, eminem. he wanted to be a comic book artist way back in the day. probably better that he went with rap.


I think so. He can still do it.  It will be so much easier to find comic fans now that he is already famous.


Yeah, he could start his own comics company and design all he wants.


I heard something funny related to eminem.  A michigan judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suited filed against eminem.


that was probably her one and only chance to do that. I wonder if the rap was any good. i wonder if any other judges followed her example.


I wish there were a youtube video about it.  I would certainly watch it.


I guess there would be a copy in the court record. You could make a video and upload it LOL


I wonder what that song is called? Isn't it something like Circus Galop?


That is it!  I hear it is impossible for a human to play it, so they have to use a machine.


I feel like machines need to put on concerts for people like the Ramones! They were basically machines playing 2263 concerts in total.


They were a driven band!  I want a piano in my car so I can play as I drive. Either that or a pair of those flame throwers that are legal in South Africa!


I would take the flame throwers any day! I wonder if that actually works or it's a myth?


Sounds far fetched, but so does the story about the band Creed playing a concert so horribly that the fans sued them.  If only they had flame throwers to entertain the audience!


That wouldn't still save me from the pain of listening to them lol. I would have loved to go to a linkin park concert back in 2001!


It was! They played 324 concerts in 2001 alone. They must have been exhausted!


They must have been running on adrenaline! When I listen to Pink Floyd, that make my adrenaline surge!  They performed a concert in an amphitheater to record an album, but there were no audience members! What a waste of empty seats!


I am well, thank you, I was just playing a little piano. Do you play?


It was in Pompeii too which is very morbid haha. It was nice chatting with you, have a great night!


No I wish I did though! How long have you played for?


I am a novice, that dreams of some day playing more than just chopsticks. But there is something about striking those keys, moving those levers, and hearing the notes ring that warms the soul.


It really does sound amazing and soothing at the same time! I wonder if Freddie Mercury felt the same as Paul McCartney while playing the same piano?


You could write a movie about that piano!


Definitely! Especially about the piano those climbers found at the top of Britain's highest mountain!


Talk about hitting the high notes... The Hindenberg had an aluminum piano. I wonder where that landed?


It would be funny if it landed in somebody's living room! It would have done some damage even though it just weighed 356 pounds.


Right. I bet it would be playing hard rock as it landed... Or maybe it played that song used for stress-testing pianos?


I bet he missed a lot! I am not sure are you talking about Hanson the singers? I hear them on the radio once in awhile.


Yes, exactly! They are actually from a town near where i lived in Oklahoma. Can you believe that they had a song that was the most requested on a Alt/Rock station?


Wow, I was not aware of that. They were pretty popular for awhile! Did you know in Canada all radios must play 40% canadian music??? Wow.


Haha, i didnt know that. Come to think of it i dont really even know that many Canadian bands.


I don't either! lol, some of the Governments want to rule everything i think. There was a man who acted as a government official and sold the eiffel tower! 2 times!


Maybe the government isn't doing to well if they've had to be bailed out by JP Morgan.


Right?? Our world is so mixed up, hopefully one day our Government and politicians will make sense for a change.


Are you affected by the government shut-down? I cant believe they've shut down 17 times.


I am not thankfully! But I know many who are and I think the Government needs to be the ones to not get paid until they sort everything out!


I did hear that many are still collecting salaries while not working. Thats not good.


Hi, can you imagine the US not charging income tax like Monaco!


They are? I think I heard that but it will be delayed in getting paid. Only the people actually working should still be paid as usual it's not right how the system works.


no that's crazy! Did you know 86% of Nevada is owned by the government, crazy!


I think it's a power trip, not sure! You know the government does what it wants lol


I would agree with you! Do you think the US is a strict as China? They censor the word "censorship".


Oh wow, I do not think the US is as strict as China


My brother was in China teaching English and even the internet is locked down there. I kinda this its odd that we publish peoples name who renounce their citizenship.


I agree! China is very strict from everything I have read. Was your brother happy in China? I think the government goes too far most of the time in some countries.


He enjoyed China! He missed a lot of the thing back here in the US though. Are you a Hanson fan?


Did you know about the wild birds in Australia and their pecularity?


Yeah exactly, when they migrate from Alska to the northern region of Mexico


I'm glad that all birds don't migrate. Think of a 9 foot ostrich flying past in the sky!


That would be funny to watch, I like hummingbirds, spiders must hate them!


Because hummingbirds steal spiderwebs from them, to construct their own nests, that would make me angry


Understandably so! There's close to ten thousand different bird species, so those spiders had better look out.


They must if they want to keep their webs lol, do you like Linkin Park?


Can't say that I'm much of a fan. I was sad to hear about Chester though.


Yeah that was really sad, maybe the 2001 tour got to him, they played 324 concerts that year alone


That's quite the tour. I wonder if all those stops finally took a toll on him.


I bet they did, all those concerts, drugs and then fame.


Well they mimic the sound of car alams, chainsaws and also cameras,


Oh, that sounds like the lyre birds. I guess I have heard of them. Birds are neat. The reason they can fly is thanks to their almost hollow skeleton.


That must be really funny to listen at lol, you know that birds have bones that are so hollow they can even weigh more than their feathers


I believe it, especially when some of them are only two inches long. Can you imagine being so lightweight?


It would be graet to fly, thats something I can imagine, I bet the dodo bird was a magestic animal


That depends. Do you consider pigeons majestic? Dodos are actually part of the pigeon family.


No, not really, but Dodo seem to be a lot different than pigeons, do you know that some birds travel really long distances without sleeping!!


Hey do you ever watch the World Series? Apparently viewership has been declining over the years


LOL well at least it's interesting knowledge, what do you think about the World Series? Like I said I'm really not a fan of baseball but it is interesting that the last time the Cubs won the World Series the Ottoman Empire was still a thing


Wow.  I also find it intriguing that they were the first team to win back to back titles and have't won since.  lol


Yep I agree that's crazy! I think it's weird to that women's soccer has higher television ratings than the World Series LOL I don't know who watches soccer because I don't


I don't either. lol  Do you watch the NBA?


I watch it sometimes. I really like Michael Jordan because I always had a pair of his Air Jordans as a kid


Nice.  They were banned by the NBA, but Jordan wore them anyways because Nike was willing to pay the fine each game.


Yep that was really smart! Do you think that you would shoot granny style in the NBA? Apparently scientists say it's the best way to shoot the ball


I would try it and tell everyone it is scientifically approved. LOL


LOL well if I made how much Allen Iverson makes, which is $800,000 a year, I would shoot however someone told me was best LOL


That's some good money.  ...and how about the $32 million lump sum payment he will get as part of the big endorsement deal?  cha-ching!


I do watch it.  I'm a baseball fan.  The sport has been declining in popularity for years now.  So that doesn't suprise me.


Yeah he's definitely not going to be hurting for money LOL. I think it's interesting that Tim Duncan didn't just go into the NBA immediately, he finished his degree, he probably lost some money unfortunately on that


Speaking of games and sports, what do you think about baseball? I personally think it's incredibly boring


I like it because I played it.  I understand though why people find it boring.  They love it in Japan and a lot of Japanese fans are surprised to discover it's status as America's national pastime.


Yeah I'm curious why the Japanese like it so much, it's also interesting that in Canada they don't have kickball, they call it soccer baseball LOL


lol That's funny!  Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play if needed.  That would be interesting to see an 80 year old trying to hit a ball.


Yes I would love to see that! That could be a sport unto itself. what do you think about the guy who found millions of dollars a baseball cards in his attic?


I think he hit the jackpot!  Like winning the lottery.  lol


Oh definitely! I wish my grandfather had baseball cards in my attic that I could find later for Millions LOL he's a lucky guy


Right? LOL  Babe Ruth who was known for home runs was caught stealing to end game 7 of the 1926 world series.  File that away in the "useless knowledge" category. lol


Yes true. Did you know they also own Imdb?


I did not know that. Do you purchase many clothes on there?


Sometimes, they have a good variety of clothes too


Yea, Did you know the guy who makes bullet proof clothing shoots all his employees to test the quality?


Wow that is scary. Did you know that pilgrims usually wear colorful clothing?


I did not know that, thats interesting . I know of an African tribe that still wear victorian clothes.


Wow cool. yes the pilgrims wear black only on special ocassions


I always thought of them wearing black all the time.


Yeah me too actually. DO you know how people in fashion can tell if you need the clothes tailored?


I assume they look for someone swimming in their clothes? Just kidding, how?


Hahah, actually they look for collar gaps in your clothes


I never thought about that. Could you imagine washing your clothes in old faithful?


That would be pretty dangerous. It was nice chatting with you


Me too. I prefer to shop on Amazon as it is really convenient


Same here, I have been using Amazon for along time now.


Nice. Did you know that Jeff built a clock in a mountain?


I did not know that. Did you ever use Amazon when it was an online bookstore? I use to have a Kindle but I never did enjoy it.


No not really. THey named a building after a guy that was the first customer though


That's pretty cool. So what do you normally look for on Amazon?


I actually buy a lot of books but also household stuff. And it is nice that they deliver on SUndays too now


Yea that was great when they added that! I usually use it for electronics as it is the cheapest way to buy most of them.


hi how are you today? let's talk about clothing and shoes!


Just one teabag? for my stinky shoes, it might take a dozen LOL


Ha ha well that would even work better! In addition the shoes I also like close. There's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, and other things found in unclaimed baggage at airports.


I wonder if there is any good stuff there, or if it is just stinky shoes and the like.


If that is the case make sure you bring lots of teabags! Apple even had a clothing line in 1986.


I would never buy apple clothing, especially from 1986. too geeky


Yeah definitely. Rip curl makes clothes in North Korea but the label actually says made in China. I would like to know why this is?


I guess to hide the fact that they are breaking a serious law? I would not want to help NK and their dictator.


Me neither. Back in the old days the pilgrim clothing was full of color they only wore black for special occasions!


I guess the stereotype of prim pilgrims sells better. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah I suppose so. I wonder if their clothing was gender specific? Because some clothing can be. It was very nice talking with you too I hope you have a good Saturday.


I'm great thanks! Sounds good to me. I love shoes. I Iike both basic sandals and high-end fashion shoes. You?


I am a basic person. i have basic clothing, basic shoes.


Nice. Did you know that professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs of shoes in a week?


I believe it. those shoes look dainty. i would probably go through a dozen myself. LOL


Yes definitely! I love how shoes are designed for all purposes, for example there are specific shoes for mountaineering or skiing.


Yes, they are quite versatile and useful. i usually use basic tennis and running shoes. no ballet shoes. LOL


Yes me as well! Apparently 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern day shoes. I want to know how they found that out.


I bet those shoes were built to last a lifetime. probably couldnt replace or fix them easily.


Yeah definitely I want to I want to know they're made of? If you have stinky shoes just put dry teabags in there, they absorb the stinky smell.


What is tallow?  I dont think that about people,  I think that some people do spend way too much time on the internet and social media,  but I think a lot of people have a good balance.


I think people are addicted, not to tallow, but to the Internet and its many pomps and devices. It is insidious, almost a drama unfolding before our very lives.


You are using the internet right now though.


It looks like I am, true, but am I using it, or is the Internet in fact using me? Where is the drama coming from, and where does it go? Is the Internet a form of entertainment, or a form of drama?


I think it depends on the person and what the persons intentions are.  I dont think the majority of people are addicted to it though.  Speaking of drama,  did you know jim carrey doesnt do drama films anymore?


Jim Carrey knows that drama plays into the hands of the Internet and its many schemes. He sticks to comedy and positivity, He avoids the dark side, the Internet.


Good for him!  Michael caine became an actor because all the cute girls were in drama class lol


He did not recognize that lack of positivity in the drama class. He chose the dark side, drama, for the girls. Perhaps he will follow Jim's path back to the light.


I feel like drama shows can also be positive though.  Do you know who Jon Hamm is?  He taught drama in his high school!


Jon Hamm was complicit in bringing people to the dark side, to drama, through his teachings. He was a master teacher. Michael Caine was merely a disciple. Jim Carrey knew these things, and shunned them.


Hi,  i used to watch Netflix. Not now. Do you watch Netflix?


I see,  well   It was interesting talking to you,  have a good one.


Yeah I watch it,  a lot actually.  Did you know they spend more on postage than bandwidth ? lol


I expect that there are a lot of people with slow internet. They can't get it online so they use the postal service.


Sure.  I hear Blockbuster passed up an offer awhile back to buy Netflix,  crazy huh.  They also tried to do their own mail dvd service,  looks like it didnt pan out.


I think Blockbuster underestimated this upstart. Netflix now rules. I wonder if another company will ever take their place.


Theres a lot of streaming that is getting popular now,  I think HBO is probably the next best,  HULU is really good too.


I know that HBO has great shows like game of thrones. They are top notch for entertainment.


Yeah its pretty good. Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet in north america


People need their entertainment. Their lives are shallow and hollow, worst than a marshmallow, thicker than tallow. What would they do without the Internet to salve their burnt souls.


It amazes me how far radios have come over the years.


I wonder if the jupiter sounds could be recorded coming across and worked into club songs. I think certain parts of that would sound sick with techno.


LOL...I bet your correct! I'd like to add some of those sounds to my guitar music that I'd written in the 70's and 80's.


I love the sound of a guitar. There is nothing that gets down into your soul like the sound of a steel guitar being played well.


I agree! But, I remember that I was more interested in being an acoustic guitar player more than an electric. It was just more soothing a sound.


Guitarists are an eclectic sort. They always seem to have some sort of quirk about them like what they use to pick the strings. It is pretty neat to talk to most guitarists.


I really didn't put to much emphasis in picking out strings for my guitar, I'd really just pick some light to medium gauge strings, never cared about the make, though I usually went with Martin Strings come to think of it.


Ever felt the urge to smash a guitar? That seems to be a popular thing amongst lots of rock legends. I could never understand it though.


Neither could I...lol. That's an awful lot of money to be bashing about. That's why I kept mine nice and tidy...lol...greatest thing on Earth I ever did than learning to play and write with that guitar.


I thought about picking up guitar but ended up on piano. I wonder if the music reading skills would translate in a helpful way.


I'm sure it would. I always was interested in the piano, just could never get the hang of playing it. That's why I mostly stuck with the guitar.


I spent most of my life listening to the radio while working as a delivery man. Really loved listening to sports talk!


Piano is quite hard. I do love it though. The sounds of fur elise or the 5th coming from a keyboard are so amazing.


Sports talk seems interesting. All the announcers seem passionate about what they are talking about.


They  really do...I always found in wonderful to just travel the miles I had to do everyday just entrenched with that sports talk on the radio...hated the same commercials over and over though.


Yeah I hate commercials too. I wonder if the online streaming services have commercials or if you have to subscribe to something like sirius to avoid them.


Well, I remember moving on to satellite radio in my later years as a driver, and even though it was satellite radio...there was still commercials. Sorta like cable TV...a bummer.


Since you like talk radio have you ever listened to those online radio dramas? I guess they have all the old classics.


Man, I used to listen to those on the radio when I was a younger man. "The Shadow Knows" was one of them...used to be 2 or 3 I'd listen to...pretty spooky stuff for me back then...great stuff. That's why I watch the old Twilight Zone stuff now...great stuff!


I would love to hear the original transmission of War of the Worlds. There is just some things that are classic and can't be beat or redone.


Oh yeah....War Of The Worlds was awesome on the radio. I'd recorded it many years ago, and would play parts of it when I DJ'd in the clubs at Halloween. Really got people goin'


Hey there do you like fantasy? I mean in terms of things like fantasy football haha


I do! They created that yellow line that you see in football games. That is so useful I think haha. Did you hear about the highest scoring football game of all time?


That one is insane, 222-0. what a win and what a loss at the same time


Yep Georgia Tech must have felt pretty good to have such a victory. And Cumberland must have felt really bad haha. Did you hear about the salaries of Bowlers back in the 60s?


Yeah they used to make more than football players. THings have really changed nowadays though


Yep that's true. Do you like the Patriots? They have a running back who has never fumbled the ball. I would be so stressed if I were him. That could ruin his career if he ever did haha


Yeah that was Green-Ellis right? What a player


Yep it was. Did you hear about that one football team who painted their adversaries locker room pink? What did you think about that


I wonder why they did it though I know that the color pink can be distracting and maybe it was a trick


Haha it might have been. Do you like any quarterbacks in the NFL? The quarterback touches the ball in almost every play.


I like Brady and I know there are some geniuses among them like Alex Smith


I actually do and they even draft the national spelling bee, the people fantasy


Yep I like Brady 2. Alex Smith is a genius he got his bachelor's degree in about 2 years, that's amazing! And he was working on his master's degree apparently before the NFL picked him up


Wow what a talent in school and in the field. Nice chatting with you :)


That is really crazy to me. So is the fact that there is fantasy Congress. don't these people have anything better to do haha


I guess not, it might seem. do you know what separates fantasy from reality in our head?


No I don't can you tell me? I also want to know more about the author names Terry Pratchett. He was knighted for the books that he wrote. They must be really good!


It is actually a single fold in the brain so that is pretty amazing


That is amazing. Did you hear about the janitor from Chicago? I guess he wrote this massive fantasy novel. I wonder why it was never published?


Yeah because with 300 watercolor illustrations it could have been awesome but sadly he dies before it was discovered


That is sad. Do you ever watch football by the way? It's a team sport and can be pretty violent.


I do actually. Did you know the ESPN won and Emmy?


Hello! Do you enjoy mountain biking? Would you ever consider riding under power lines?


Yeah that's too expensive! I also enjoy walking, since it helps me get around and doesn't cost a thing. Did you know that putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes can remove odors?


I did know that.  Coffee grounds used or fresh works well too.  If you are walking along a ridge line, you are easy to see.  Walk about 3/4 from the bottom.  much stealthier.


Interesting! That is good information to know. I prefer to wear tennis shoes, because they are comfortable and I could take them on the Montgomery County trail.


Ever have a pair of shoes that you can not stand.  Just something wrong with them.  Turns out, 5000 year old shoes perform better in some respects than modern shoes.


I have. I wonder what makes those old shoes better. Professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week. That would be pricey!


I have never wanted to wear ballet shoes.  It looks painful.  One look at their feet and you will know.  People do odd things for fashion.  maybe modern shoes are too fashionable.


I'd agree with that. Fashion shoes are also too expensive. Some high fashion shoes can sell for thousands of dollars a pair.


$15 per pair sounds about right.  Way to go Stephon Marbury.


Yep that is the perfect amount to spend on shoes! I also think I could live in Hawaii, because the office business attire is the aloha shirt.


In Jamaica, it is a dress shirt and dress shorts.  with black socks and dress shoes. I have seen the layered look with popped collars before. Funny guys.


At times, your near power lines.  It is unavoidable in modern life.  I would not stay under them for a long time. A bike trail under them would not appeal to me.


Wow that's quite the look! Well it was good talking to you. Enjoy your travels, however you chose to get there.


Hope your better than traveling with Billy Mays. Pallbearers with blue shirts and khaki pants.


Yeah it seems a bit crazy to me. In Maryland, they have created a six mile trail that follows the power lines.


Now, if this Dagnija Kreslins is supper annoying about people peeping in her windows, I might just go.  Six miles under a line... some times in the rain you can here them buzz.


Yeah that would be concerning. Do you enjoy running? Runners are going to use the trail because the dirt path is easier on their knees. I love running!


Not a runner.  It some times gets annoying to mix use a single track.  Cooperation with utilities seems a good idea.  Way to go Gretchen Bolton.  Nice T shirt.


What is your favorite mode of travel? The Dutch are currently creating a commuter bus that will travel at 160 mph...


Not sure I want to go 160 mph in a yellow bus and a cranky Dutch man at the wheel.  My favorite mode is motorcycle, no luggage, no plans, back at work in one week.


That does sound nice! I agree though, 160 mph is too fast. I prefer cars. In Iceland, there is no public rail system and people often fly between cities. I'm not a fan of flight.


I dont understand Japan.  That is easy to say.  $300 to travel across the country.  Seems like a lot.  Maybe flying is safer.


the zebra fish could also hold some secrets about how to prevent and cure disease. maybe our fishy friends could be a great benefit to us.


We should really study them also the seahorse is the only fish with a neck


that is a unique problem too. hard for the seahorse to find a chiropractor. who is your favorite celebrity?


One of my favorite celebrities was Robin Williams, the voice of Aladdin so sad how things ended for him


he was very sick and very sad. i wish they had a treatment for his disease. he was an inspiration.


He was an inspiration, I agree, depression is a silent killer,


he had a kind of dementia. very serious, untreatable. I wonder if he ever got to see the secret room at Pixar.


I think he did, he was a really influential celebrity so yeah, maybe Judge Judy did too, she is the highest paid celebrity if you don't take LeBron into the mix


she is a star. her show has been around for a long time. Anyway, great chat!


It has been around for a long time, earning $120,000 per episode is insane,


i bet the advertisers are happy to pay. Have a good day!


I bet that too, she is the second highest paid celebrity for a reason, have a good one.


fish is practically a vegetable. they are the food that my food eats.


Yeah except for fish like the black swallower fish, I hear that one likes to bite


I envy that fish's ability to eat. that is a glorious spectacle. I would go to the buffet everyday.


Buffet is my favorite kind of restaurant so yea, did you hear about that breed of jellyfish, the one that is immortal!


i did not. i wonder what it does all day with its unending life. must get kinda boring. who does it talk to? what celebrities does it follow?


I agree, must be a really boring life, still, interesting species might be worthwhile to study them


true. they might hold the secret to immortality for us. that would indeed be a long boring life for most people.


I think death is a necessary part of life so yeah, there is also a breed of zebrafish that has 84% of the counter genes that cause disease on humans


I don't understand why the patriots are such a hated team


It does seem like that but maybe that is just the perception. I wonder if the cheerleaders get paid well?


Good question. Probably not as well as people would think.


You would think with how some teams treat their cheerleaders that they would pay them better.


Yeah. I think it is not right that the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any nfl player and has to leave the restaurant if an nfl player comes in while they are dining.


That is just ridiculous. I wonder what prompted such a silly and sexist rule?


Who knows. As bad as that is, there is actually no rule against female players in the nfl. Pretty surprising.


I wonder if there are no women because they just assume they can't play or if they don't meet the requirements the league has on players.


Good question. I have never heard of a woman trying to be on any nfl team.


No me neither. You would think something like that would get a lot of press. Of course women have their own teams like the semi pro flag teams.


You would think so. Well it was nice talking to you.


I don't know either. I see that a lot. But I'm not really a big fan of football. Are you?


Not really but in America it is hard to avoid the football fanatics.


True. I can't much get into a game that only has 11 minutes of live game play.


True much of the rest of that hour long game is them standing around or in huddles or waiting on the refs.


They take it so seriously - they even have tracking chips in the player's shoulder pads and inside the footballs as well.


From a math standpoint I can appreciate that. I think it would also give us valuable data about injuries for the players.


I agree. It is a very physical game with the potential for a lot of injuries, so that is important.


You would think that with that many injuries and so short a playing life they would get more money than they do but they don't get paid as much as people think unless they are one of the sponsered people.


Right. I was surprised to learn that the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than that of an average nfl and mlb player. I always assumed they made a ton of money.


Probably Frogger on the Atari. That was years and years ago. lol.


Atari 2600? Man, that thing was so cool! Did you know that kids 16 and under can't play video games after midnight in Korea? I'd have been arrested if it were me back in those days.


Yes, isn't that a crazy law?! That's the best thing as a kid, staying up past midnight on the weekends to play! lol


I think Korea probably wants kids to study and not waste time on games. The thing is, they can become pros if they're good. I've heard that in total, humans play 3 billion hours a week!


That seems like a lot, but with so many people playing, it really adds up! I was surprised to learn Tom Hank's brother does woody's voice in  video games! I wonder why Tom Hanks doesn't?


Brother is the non-union equivalent of Tom Hanks.


I wonder what other work Jim Hanks gets. Do you know Stephen Fry? He's a real card.


Actually I can see his face in my mind, but I can't place what I've seen him in. I do think he played something with the guy from House MD if I remember correctly.


Jeeves, Bertie something. He did a bunch of voice overs for TV too.


I learned a lot about telephones recently. Did you know that 212 is the area code for NY? Do you know why?


Oh, that would be it I guess. Thanks.  Hey, this has been lots of fun. Thanks for that!


Yes, I know that 212 was used for NY because it was the fastest to dial with a rotary phone. I would never have guessed that!


Most kids these days wouldn't recognize a rotary! Have you heard of UNICEF's special program to help kids?


Oh, that's the truth! Yes, I know that Unicef will donate a day of clean water for every child when you don't use your cell phone. That's very kind of them.


How could anybody go a day without their cell phone? That's almost as bad as not having clean water! I wonder how successful this program is.


It's hard not using their cell phone, but I could if I knew kids could have clean water if I didn't


I would love to see more initiatives like this. Getting people out of their cars and into public transit. Getting people to stop using energy. Do you play video games?


No, I don't. But my kids use to.  I'm sorry, but I don't know what initiatives you're referring to. Which one gets people out of their cars and into public transit?


That's my point. I'd love to have initiatives like the UNICEF one with the cell phones but people would forgo their cars so that kids get clean water. What was the first video game you ever played?


Have you ever watched the Terminator movies?


I have watched those. They're so awesome! I love James Cameron who is the director. What do you think?


Yeah he does a really great job,  with all his movies.  Schwarzenegger only has 18 lines in the whole movie,  less than 100 words lol


That's amazing! And he made it such an iconic role, so crazy that he only made $75,000 for his role in the first movie, but then made 15 million just seven years later for the second one haha


Thats is a lot,  and Im sure he gets royalties too!


Oh he definitely does! And I'm sure all the toys and stuff too, he made a lot of money, apparently the scientists who are studying it made a real life plastic that can heal itself, and they called it the T-1000 polymer LOL


Nicee!  Interesting fact!  bender from futurama and the terminator have the 6502 cpu the same processor that is in the NES lol


Wow that's awesome! I think it's cool too, that Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton are the only two actors to fight a Terminator, an alien, and a predator, those are all great movies by the way


Yeah thats pretty cool.  what a tough life,  they spend too much time fighting lol


Haha you can say that again. Do you drive a car by the way? I remember in The Terminator movie when Arnold Schwarzenegger drove that car into the police station. That was awesome!


Hey there! I actually do like Star Trek a lot, who do you like more as the Captain, James Kirk or Picard?


I dont know much about star trek,  the only ones ive seen are the ones with Picard lol


Haha. The old ones with James Kirk are actually pretty good. I used to like Picard more but now I do like James Kirk. Do you know why the space shuttle, the Enterprise, was named that?


My friend loves star trek so much,  he got his wife to agree to name their child James Tiberius kik


Wow that's awesome! And yes, it was named the Enterprise after doing a write-in campaign, it's interesting that they chose that name anyway though I think that was a really good choice


I think its really cool that they added teleportation because the budget didn't allow for expensive shots of spaceships landing on planets.


I agree with you. Sometimes necessity is the mother of all inventions. Also interesting is that a fake flute, which was thought to be worth only $300 but used on the show, was sold for fifty Grand LOL that seems very highly valued


What's interesting too, and you know who Stephen Hawking is? Is that he is the only person to play himself in the Star Trek universe. Everyone else is obviously an actor.


Like Samuel L. Jackson does?  He really loves golf to put it in his film contracts.Lol


It can get addicting, But, you have to play alot to stay on your game!


That's so true.  I read somewhere that golf courses in America make up more land space than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.


Yes, I am surprised there aren't a few more small states added. Golf can be good exercise if your walking.


On a different note, do you watch any television?


I use to, I am more on the internet now.


That's cool.  Do you know the current Library of Alexandria has a copy of the internet, in case it burns down?


I saw that, Lets hope it doesn't, lol we all wouldn't know what to do!


Lol, talk about being lost.  Do you realize that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet?


I believe that, they make them so long and hard to read. Good to know Mt. Everest has cell service. Great chat!!


I wish I had cell service as good as Mt. Everest!  Mine sucks.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I'm heading out to the movies with my kids, I'll talk to you later, friend.


Fine, thanks for asking.  As a matter of fact, I do like golf.  Do you play?


Yes, I live on a golf course. I know how they use a lot of water!


Yes, they do.The average American golf course uses 312,000 gallons of water per day.


Yeah, I hear it uses 4,000,000 gallons per day.


Unreal, Didn't know Babe Ruth was once most famous golfer.


Yes, apperently was once America's most famous golfer, in fact.


Great to have in your contract during film production.


Where does it all go? Does it turn into ice?


You need a lot of water to fill those ice rinks.


An ice hockey ring remains under a basketball court when switching stadium sports. What would James Naismith say about that? He was Canadian. Would he give his blessing?


I would be interested in seeing how other countries like Finland and the Czech Republic run their ice rinks and stadiums.


Speaking of other countries, have you traveled outside of the great nation of Canadia? The world is big, my friend, and not every nation has winter year^round.


I like Europe and the way they use bicycles to travel in their daily lives.


That's great! Does Canadia have cars, or is it like Mackinac island, MI? Do people take dog sleds to work? Do they skate to school?


We make your American and Japanese cars using steel. Most of Canada is along the southern boarder with small hardy communities in the north much like in Alaska.


The first king to travel around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii. The first Canadian to travel around the world will also be famous, I'm sure. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


Yes, you should read about Champlain who settled Quebec.


I should. I am so ignorant about the world. I have not traveled.


Well, it is an interesting world with many unique communities. I like to learn how those communities reflect their natural environment.


That is a noble pursuit. I should visit Canadia one day.


Yes, and do not expect to see the Canadian Mounted Police wearing those unique hats when you come. You can only see those at special tourist events.


Ok, I'll lower my expectations about the hats.


Do you like hockey? Not really a fan. Don't know much about the game. I do know that Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports, lacrosse and ice hockey.


I am a Canadian so I like the sport as a default. The snow is pilled up in mountains and the ice rinks are busy.


Is there nothing else to do in the great land of Canadia in the winter?


People love to get together and watch games in sports bars and parties. Olympic Hockey is a national moment.


In 1924, the first Olympic winter games, Canada scored 132 goals and let in 3 in the entire ice hockey competition. It sounds like the Canadians were angry and punishing everyone else. Why so vindictive? Were they angry about the Canadian winter?


Not angry, winter with it;s cold and snow is just apart of our lives for a third of the year. It must have been like playing with children for those Olympic players. Things have changed and more countries have grown to love and respect the sport.


The sport deserves respect. There are some amazing players. For example, a hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993. He later won four Stanley Cups. How did he win the Stanley Cup by himself? Astounding. He must have been Canadian.


Apparently an average player works so hard that they loose 8 pounds just playing one game.


Why did they ban that button? Was it causing social problems? Maybe they would prefer a dislike or hate button there.


Tell me about it! It's worth looking into for sure! It's just so hard to believe its initial IPO was valued at  $104 billion which was also the largest valuation for a newly listed company!


I think that FB will be the last big social media website. People are already closing accounts. I think people are worried about how it affects their lives.


That is so true. I honestly like going on there to watch dance videos. Speaking of dancing, did you know Bruce Lee actually won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship back in 1958?


The man was a legend. Probably had a great sense of rhythm too. I would love to see footage of him dancing.


It's fascinating! You know, Tupac also preformed balet and even portrayed the Mouse King in a high school production of The Nutcracker.


The man was a genius at art. He really know how to move and groove. But ballet? I would love to see footage of that.


Agreed! I would have liked to see him use that device Michael Jackson has a patent on that he used for no his extreme lean in a lot of his dance videos. Ha!


I think he would have done great. Anyway, great chat!


I always loved Michael Jackson's wardrobe. He was not stylish than MC Hammer. Speaking of which, did you know Aladdin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer?


Hi! I do use Facebook. In fact, I'm one of the 2.2 billion active users each month as of January of 2018. Ha! What about you?


I thought it would have been the other way around. Thanks again! Have a great day!


At least we're not living in the age of the Romans as they virwwed pants as a sign of barbarism.i could not imagine that. Well it was great chatting with you. Take care, friend!


I don't use Facebook. I have concerns about privacy and having my data sold. It seems that FB is not always honest.


That could be one of the reasons why Iceland rewrote their constitution by Facebook. They did so that way so the public could make alterations and suggestions.


I would worry about hackers tampering with that process. FB has been fun for many people though. I don't use social media really.


I understand! I just wish I had known about the Burger King promotion where they gave you a free Whopper for unfriending 10 people. I would have done that in a heartbeat! Ha!


I would have made friends just to unfriend them. We could have made a Whopper pool for the purpose.


That's the truth! You know, I still can't believe MySpace rejected an offer to buy Facebook in '05 for $75 million. Boy, what might have been!


That was a colossal blunder on their part. They should have thought long term. I guess they figured they could do the same thing on their own.


I know! It's kind of sad really considering how popular Facebook is and also how MySpace fell off the map. Speaking of Facebook, what I also find sad is the like button is banned over in one of the German states.


Did you hear about Mesereau and how Cosby drugged her and then sexually assaulted her?


I think I did, there have been so many i'm not really sure which one she is.


Im guessing shes one of the first ones, this happend in 2004 , many woman accuse Cosby of being a serial sexual assaulter, I didnt know that was a term


i didn't either.  the problem is his fame and fortune. It makes it hard to believe the women if they are not famous and don't have as much money.


Many are after the money and its hard to tell without any conclusive evidence, I pitty many celebrities because of that


Another problem is waiting so long. Some say attacks happened years ago and there's no way to prove it, no witnesses, etc.


I wouldnt convict someone based only on hearsay, innocent beyond any doubt, but in this case the evidence is overwhelming


In his case, yes.  Here's an interesting tidbit.  Did you know that his lawyer is the same one that got Michael Jackson acquitted of child molestion?


I bet Cosby wants his money back, I wouldnt protect a child molester, do you think MJ really did it?


Oh wow. I just don't know. That's another celebrity that I thought great and all and then found out something bad.  I believe he was crazy. I mean look at how he looked by the time he died compared to how he looked in the 1980s.  What do you think?


Sad ones. I used to like him, loved his show, and wished I could be a member of that family. I thought he was a great dad.  Now, I know what he's really like and I am sad and disillusioned.  You?


I believe he was crazy as well, he had several mental problems kind of sad, I think he made a lot of bad choices not sure about the child molestion charges against him though, they dont seem right


He seemed to child like himself to hurt anyone.  Well, I've got to go. It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


Im actually really dissapointed, he used to be a role model to many and then using his fame and power to do all the things he did, just sad and disgusting


Yeah, I know that they say some of the women were just after money and I actually believe that to a point.  I do believe he assaulted, drugged, a few but I'm not sure about all of the women that accused him.


Maybe a lot of them do it for the money but still its disgusting, he let a lot of people down, hard to picture Cosby as a sexual predator though


In a way, but I think I heard something about him cheating on his wife way back, maybe even fathering a child?  I'm not sure on that but it does make him seem different than his clean image.


It does I bet his lawyers worked really hard to cover all this cases up, a lot of money involved including that $3.38 million dollar settlement


That settlement surprised me and I have to admit, made him look very guilty to me.


It did, I wouldnt pay $3.38 million if I was innocent,


Neither would I. I don't care how famous I am and how much I want my image to look good. I would work to make it look good for real, not hide things.


Too much money at stake, and people can go to college at any age. You can always get a degree, but NBA players are young.


yup I agree, did you ever try on some air jordans?


No, never tried them. Stylish but expensive.


ya I guess they were banned from the NBA but Nike kept paying the fee


The fines would have been trivial for Nike, far less than the value of the publicity.


Played a little many years ago. Not really my game. You?


I used to be really good, its crazy it was invented in India and then perfected in Persia, its very old


It's a cerebral game with fans all over the world. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


thanks you should check out books by judit polgar she's great at chess!


hey I'm good what do you know about basketball?


yup and just know there are more moves in chess than atoms in the galaxy!


I sometimes follow NBA ball. What about you?


ya I like it, its made up of 30 teams and only 1 team is in canada


Hockey and lacrosse are the official sports of Canada. There should be NBA teams in other big cities in Canada though.


ya you'd think so, It's only the Toronto Raptors apparently


How many players these days would shoot free throws granny style, do you think?


probably none, but I would! It's scientifically the best way to shoot!


It would look silly, but Rick Barry used to shoot like that. If you had to choose, would you go to college or directly into the NBA?


oh I'd go right to the NBA, I wouldn't do what tim duncan did and stay in college, you?


There is an island without any motorized vehicles. Sounds peaceful.


I guess they just travel by horse-drawn carriages and bikes.


I do like science. Do you know the only scientist to walk on the moon?


There was only one? I would have thought they would have been almost all scientists of some type.


I agree. I thought that would be a requirement.


There was a scientist who could divide by two 8 digit numbers in his head by the age of 6!


I believe his name was John Von Neumann. Very impressive


Yeah, it seriously is. I can't imagine how they parents felt when they found out their kid was a genius.


So crazy! I wonder if his parents taught him that or if he just started learning it on his own.


That is a great question. I am going to go look into it. It was nice talking to you.


Where's your favorite place you've traveled to?


I love Europe. I have never been to Asia though. Have you ever been to japan?


Europe is beautiful, but I am really wanting to check out asia too! Especially Japan! I want to go to one of those claw machine arcades!


That would be interesting. Have you heard about the tolls in japan?


Yes, apparently you would end up spending over 300$ to travel the country!


That is crazy! Have you ever been to iceland?


I haven't, but it looks pretty awesome. I hear they have no public rail system though, bummer.


I know. No public rail service which means more people take domestic flights.


You would think the President of World Chess would understand the history of the game a bit more rather than thinking aliens created the game


Does he actually believe that? That's really ridiculous.


Thats what I understand about him. There is also no correlation between IQ and strong chess players as many might think


Interesting. People have this weird obsessions with IQ.


Agreed. IQ has been an overestimation of intelligence for a long time. Chess is cerebral and strategic, not rocket science.


Being good at the IQ test means your good at the IQ test and maybe a very specific set of tasks related to it. Not much more, though.


Some of the top Chess players are not all that intelligent as far as IQ goes.


That is interesting. The brain works in very interesting ways.


Did you get a new governor during the midterm elections?


Yes, but our old one could not run again.


Yes, I love it. It is one of the greatest board games ever.


The game dates back to the 15th century Spain which is absolutely amazing to think


I didn't know it dated that far back. I always thought it originated in the Middle East.


Yes, it gets its roots from a game that was created in India


That makes a lot of sense. Is chess also played in India?


It is played all over the world these days.


That's true. Chaturanga is the name of the game it is believed to be derived from.


It has remained relatively unchanged since the Persians tweaked the game a little bit


It has ventured through a myriad of different cultures. That is amazing.


Do you like any dramatic movies? I know that Michael Caine is one of my favorite actors, he's in a lot of good ones like the movie The Cider House Rules


I do like birds myself. I like to eat them haha. Chickens are delicious, it's sad that the dodo bird is extinct though, but apparently they are related to pigeons, so maybe we can clone them one day


Well we still got a lot of really awesome birds. Like Humingbirds. Did you know they steal spiderwebs to make their nests?


No I didn't know that! That is awesome though, it sounds like the spiders need spider police to make sure the birds don't steal their stuff LOL. It's also weird that Australian birds can mimic weird sounds like car alarms and chainsaws, that sounds scary actually


Yeah, see there are lots of really cool birds. We're currently endangering 1,200 of them though :(


It is really sad. It's also weird too, that some birds can fly from Alaska to Mexico and they don't even sleep. They do this when they migrate, I wish I could stay awake that long haha


They've had 170 million years to practice, so it makes sense that it's easier for them.


Yep I agree with you. What is crazy to me too, is that birdsare  really lightweight, like their bones actually weigh less than their feathers, that is so screwy


yeah, and they're monogamous! So they're not much different than you and I.


Haha speak for yourself LOL just kidding just kidding haha. did you hear that the Scottish government has a law that protects the Loch Ness monster? It was passed back in 1912, I hope that thing is actually real but I doubt it haha


no, that's really cool. I like hearing about laws countries pass about animals. Like Germany gives animals a constitutionally mandated set of rights.


oh yeah, my favorite actor is Hugh Laurie. He's getting paid 700,000 an episode now. LOL


Yes that is a cool. Another cool law is the Loch Ness monster law that Scotland passed. It protects the Loch Ness monster if it's real LOL I hope it is but I'm not holding my breath


That is insane! But he does a great job, so I can believe it. What do you think about Jim Carrey not doing any more dramatic roles? I do think his best roles were comedy so I'm not too mad


I think it's sad that he can't do any movies that don't "project a positive image"


Yep I agree. Do you think it's a positive image to chase after girls? That's why Michael Caine started acting by the way


No. I wonder if Jon Hamm would approve. He was a drama teacher.


Yep he was. And he taught the girl Erin from the office. Have you ever seen that show, it's pretty funny in my opinion


I don't watch the office. It makes me uncomfortable. I'd rather watch an animal documentary. Did you know there are 20 quintillion animals on the earth?


No I didn't know that! What is your favorite animal by the way? I really like dogs, and apparently a lot of animals get white patches on their heads when they're domesticated, maybe that's why dogs have patches like that


Birds. I'm addicted to watch birds. Wish I could see something awesome like the extinct Dodo.


What do you think about Christine Woods? She writes children's books but I've never read any of her work


No it was definitely with his beliefs, what do you think about Michael Caine now? He's not retired but he only started to act in order to chase girls LOL


It was funny, wasn't it?  Maybe he did not even realize that he could become a very good actor.


No I don't think so. I also like the actor Jon Hamm Have you ever seen the show Mad Men?


No, I have not.  Please tell me about it.  Apparently, Ellie Kemper (Erin from the Office) was one of his high school students in drama.


Used to be a High School Drama teacher actually, and you're right one of his students was a future member of the TV show The Office


I did not know that there is a website where you can listen to many episodes of classic radio dramas for free.  Probably you are aware of it since you were a drama teacher.


Yes I heard about that but he never actually investigated yet LOL normally you get what you pay for and so if those are free they're probably not very good in my opinion


Probably they are okay but you have to hear a lot of ads.


Yeah I could see that. On a different topic so what kind of animals do you like? I'm personally a dog person


I'm a dog person.  But when my children were small, we had two cats and two dogs.


I don't know - I have no opinion. What do you think about her?  I know that she is a writer living Maine.  Is she a children book writer?


That's cool. What kind of dogs were they? Apparently there are about 1.5 million living species at the moment even though most of those are insects


Yes they were children's books that apparently have a political slant. One of them involves a duck that does not want to"lay eggs All Day"I'm ok with it but I would probably not give the books to my kids I would rather that they read green eggs and ham and dr. Seuss books


I agree with you.  Dr Seuss books are fun.  Woods was upset because the writers of the books that she criticized are women.


Well that is interesting. But I have prefer to avoid drama with her because it sounds like there is a lot of drama, do you ever watch any drama movies or television shows


Yes, I do.  Did you watch House?  It was one of my favorites then.


Yes I love house! I love that Hugh Laurie is perfect for the role and I think that he really deserves his $700,000 per episode


It was a lot of money then and it is still a lot of money now.


Yep absolutely, what do you think about Jim Carrey though? He says he will never make another dramatic movie again because it does not promote positivity


No wonder I have not seen his work lately.  I thought he was just retired and it had nothing to do with his beliefs.


Hey have you ever gotten a hot chocolate at 7:11?


Wow that's cool! Do that someone beat 90,000 people at the game Gran Turismo and then later became a professional race car driver, like how is that possible


Don't know... I do know that I'm happy McDonald's added drive thrus to help soldiers and it has help me as well.


Haha yes it is definitely helped me to be lazy, they didn't want the soldiers to have to get out of their cars in their uniform


Yeah.  It's sad the Pilgrims got a bum rap for boring clothes.  They were actually full of color.  They only wore black for special occasions.  I see Grateful Dead tie-dyed for them...


Haha that is sad, I wonder what the Apple clothing from the 80's looked like they actually had their own clothing line back then


I don't remember that.  They do still sell t-shirts.


I'll have to look those up, would you buy a t-shirt that was made in North Korea though? That's where Rip Curl shirts are made even though on the tag they say China


No, I'm not a fan of their crazy leader.  Did ya know that some ballet dancers go thru 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week?  Their poor feet...


Yeah that sounds like it would hurt. What do you think about putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes? Have you ever tried it apparently it makes the shoes smell better


Maybe the should try some shoes that are 5,000 years old.  They found some that perform better than modern shoes.


Not that I can remember.  I guess some lade in VA used it when approached by two carjackers.


Yeah I want to see what those shoes look like. Do you know who Stephon Marbury is? apparently he is promoting some $15 shoes but is not being paid to do so


Yeah she was 50 years old and use the piping hot liquid to fend them off LOL that's actually a good idea


The police report only noted that her 22-year-old daughter did it but the article isn't clear.  Still, I guess it worked.


Yep instead of guns people should carry around hot chocolate LOL but I guess the temperature of the hot chocolate was 170 degrees which is insane


Yeah, you don't hear of people dying with hot chocolate although it is 171 degrees.


Yep and 158 degree water will cause third-degree Burns, so they definitely got burns on the thieves


They had it comin'.  There's a guy in AL that used hot coffee for 2 robberies. It didn't say if he got caught.


Speaking of robberies, have you ever gotten to a car before? I guess the lady what's about to get into hers before she was accosted


Nope. Speaking of cars, in S. Africa it's legal to equip one's car with a flame-thrower to prevent such things.


Hi! There's been so many challenges over the internet recently from Cinnamon challenge to now 'condom challenge', have you heard about that?


Yeah when you can hide your identity like what you can do online under fake accounts, its amazing the ugliness it brings out in people. Some humans are fierce and aggressive animals! There are at least over 1.5 million living animal species that have been described!


True.  And the rules governing them can be humorous!  Did you know that Scotland has declared the Loch Ness Monster a protected species?


I had no idea that they were a protected species, but I also have no idea what kind of animal or creature that is, just from the name alone, it sounds quite frightening and daunting.


Well, in 2002 Germany has given animals constitutionally guaranteed rights. last I checked they still eat meat in Germany, so I wonder what those rights are?


Lol, they are heavy meat eaters! I need to check on the white patch mention because animals supposedly develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated, I haven't really noticed that.


I didn't know that.  Well, I have Kadatian sheep that are all white so I can't test that theory.  But they are really good mowers for my back 5 acres.  I have internet in my barn with video so I can monitor lambing in the spring.


Oh wow! I did read somewhere that sheep do a really great job of weeding out weeds, I'm guessing that's true? Or is that only true for a specific type of sheep?


Goats are better at eating noxious weeds.  My sheep are hair sheep bred for meat.  Really mild taste that would pass for beef.  What about all the animals on social media?  I guess some people think their pets should be celebs.  I just have too many other things to do to put my sheep on the internet!


Oh ok, learning something new! Yeah it was great talking to you, have a great day.


I do use the internet for research, but I am not big into social media.  Therefore, I tend to hear about these things in hindsight.  But, it is either scary the risks they will take or a sign of a lack of smarts!


I also have a lot of things to do than read the entire full terms and agreements for services and products, but there are 7% of people who do!


Oh ok, yeah, the internet provides such a vast array of information and even services that I use daily but to think about stupid challenges like that, I hope kids know how dangerous these acts are.


I don't wish anyone harm, but they should spread more readily actual cases of harm rather than treat it to a humorous thread on Twitter.  I rather silly animal stuff myself for a mental break.


Yeah I totally agree. The internet is such a valuable and resourceful tool but at the same time it can cause real harm, like misinformation and also novelty from clicking links can cause real addiction that's measurable in the brain!


Internet addiction is real as you have said.  And so many live their lives on the internet in near real time.  I guess they need their 15 seconds of fame.  People will talk about anything with no inhibitions.


Even with all that traffic, only a small fraction of people actually are active participants. Like for Reddit, only 0.53% of people who visit the site actually participate in voting for content. That's a small percentage!


Reddit is interesting in that it is a social news integration site with voting.  With the spread of fake news, do you think Reddit and other social media sites are at least in part to blame?  Afterall anyone can be a reporter and social media and how many voters actually  backcheck a story before voting?


Yes, they are totally to blame for things like that and also their investors seem pretty controversial as well, with one of them being Peter Thiel who backed a lawsuit for his own agenda in order to bankrupt some news agency.


Thiel is a bit of an irony for someone who is supposedly a conservative.  My concern is also how shallow human relationships can be.  It does not take any effort to friend or unfriend on social media.  Friendship is a lot harder face-to-face.  Someone might blast me online in a way they would never do directly.  An the ego trips online; like the woman who says she has no female friends because they are jealous!


Library is the source of information and knowledge. Its not only books we can read the New paper, Magazine and DVD.


The year 1886, is the birth year of the modern cars, it comes to human usage in 20th century. Over the decades, their several technology which improved the safety and comfortable travelling.


Yes you are right, did you know Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in video games?


Mostly cars are propelled by the internal combustion engine, fuel by fossil fuels which may lead to pollution, climate change and global warming. To avoid this some countries using Ethanol flexible fuel.


That's true, don't you know if you live in Las Vegas, NV, each person have to have emission check, before registering their cars?


Electric cars have been in use since 2008, some countries allowed it to make a pollution free environment. The cars' cost is high.


Have you ever owned an electric car, I always wonder how those cars keep charge and how far can they go?


Not for long travel only in the cities it is enough.


Why spend that kind of money unless he or she owned a second car for family visits, vacations especially out of state.


The gravity of the sun holds the entire solar system. All the planets around the sun revolves in elliptical path.


That's true, did you know that the sun is actually white, it look yellow because of atmospheric scattering?


Yes you are right, do you go to the library often?


Sun is the only emitting bodies in the entire solar system through which only all the planets receive lights.


Yes you are right, that's amazing, It was nice chatting with you.


Yes, It is also the place for the people who can't afford the books and study materials.


yes, did you know a man falsely imprisoned for 10 years spend most of his time at the library to prove his innocence?


Knowledge is wealth. In modern age, Library also have electronic medium to share the knowledge and Digital library are used to know the information correctly.


I didn't know there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds.


No. The Library of Alexandria, in Egypt was the largest and most important great library of the ancient world.


Wow, I didn't know that, UK prime minister at age of 85 wheelbarrowed his personal collections of 32,000 books 3/4 miles to his home?


The modern public library was started in the 19th century, the books are brought buy the government itself and place the copies in the library. It make the reader to encourage.


Did you know that McDonalds added a drive -thru in 1975 for soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars, due to wearing their fatigues?


Interesting! In the Amazing Spider Man comic's last issue, Doctor Octopus swaps consciousness with spiderman and becomes the new spiderman in the superior spider man series. How confusing!


I know, Spider-man seems to have really evolved over time, as many other comics really. The animated series of 1900's spiderman was performed by joe perry of aerosmith, of all people.


You mentioned Stan Lee earlier. He was supposed to get 10 percent of net profits from his characteres but for the first spider man movie the producers claimed they didn't make a profit and he got nothing.


That is just not fair. I mean Stan Lee made a great career but the beginnings are always so important. Crazy to think that Spiderman has already 10 live action movies.


Yeah, with 800 billion in revenue I doubt they were telling the truth.


Do you have a favorite player when it comes to football, as in the position they play in, quarterback, etc?


Sorry, I meant 800 million. No, I do not have a favorite, why do you ask?


Just out of curiosity. Alex Smith the quarterback took so many ap tests in high school that he entered college a a junior. Way to go for him, got a masters degree before he was even picked in the nfl draft.


Wow, that's really smart. It's a good idea to have a backup plan. Once, Baker Mayfield was going to quit football in order to become a competitive gamer.


Most definitely, I heard of a nfl player who teacher when it is not game season. Kellan Moore on the other hand is the only left handed quarterback in nfl.


Not too much, I do not know the team names and such but watch it for fun sometimes with friends. How about you?


It seems Tom Brady was almost prevented from advancing in football. His high school team was doing badly but refused to start him. He was backup quarterback.


I am not really into football though I went to an awesome superbowl party. I didn't really pay attention tot eh game, ha. Apparently there was a University of Georgia game that had a lot of surprising comparisons to the Atlanta Falcons.


Yeah, I guess there are a lot of people who enjoy the parties that come along with the sport. There was a fun game where Georgia tech beat cumberland 222-0.


It's surprising how much the sport has evolved since then. ESPN won an emmy for the superimposed yellow line they created.


Yeah, pretty cool. I found out that the Universiry of Iowa locker room is painted pink


Yeah, I guess that was supposed to be insulting? But now pink is a color proudly worn by man NFL players in order to support the fight against breast cancer.


There you go :). Do you watch much TV, like movies and shows?


I have been watching Marvel's The Punisher lately. I think I like him because he doesn't have any really unrealistic powers like Spider Man does. The US military is actually trying to develop spiderman like abilities in their soldiers, though, so who knows if someday those powers will be a reality.


I would not be surprised at all with anything really. There is so much going on in the world and the development of new things is just crazy. Apparently Stan Lee officiated a wedding in 1987 when spiderman married mary jane where actors dressed up in costumes participated in it


hey there, do you know much about politics?


Yeah since 1853 maybe that is why we always only hear fo those two parties


Hillary could be Trump's vice president before 1805


yeah based on the fact that the vice president was always the runer up


It would be interesting.  If Hillary was Trump's vice president, they might fight a lot.


hahaha that would not be far from happening really. did you know every president with a beard has been a republican


DO you know anythign about Harry truman?


He did not want his picture to be taken on the dumbo ride.


That is a funny reason, I guess he did not want to be associated with republicans in any way


Do you know who the wealthies presidents were?


yes he was one of them along with washington and jefferson


Were they wealthier than TrumP (after considering inflation, etc.)?


I think so. The president of Indonesia on the other had is also a pop artist


That was interesting regarding the Indonesian president.  I wonder if he is any good.


not sure, he has released 3 pop albums though so maybe he is


I read that there has never been a us president that was neither a democrat or a republican.


You travel much? Want to try out the 160mph commuter bus the dutch are working on?


There's still an island off the coast of either myanmar or indonesia that kill people if they venture onto the island. I dont think you have to worry about them.


I do worry about the ones in Brazil, Their new president is enacting awful policies that endanger them.


Is he behaving differently than previous administrations?


This one is taking all of the protections of the Amazon, and rewriting policy that threatens it's survival. He's called the Brazilian Trump.


That sounds awful, although I am a fan or Trump


Are you a football fan? I'm not, but I cannot believe ESPN won an Emmy for that superimposed yellow line.


Yeah ESPN is political now; I don't like it.


It's owned by Disney, so maybe they used their imagineers?


What doesn't make sense, is the U of IA visiting locker room being pink. Is that supposed to be some form of intimidation?


I would love too, as Japan's toll roads are so expensive if you want to really see the country.


yeah they should paint Oregon beavers locker room pink for both teams


Maybe Cumberland too, they did lose 222-0 to Georgia Tech.


Think anybody was still watching that game after the first 50 were scored?


I don't think so. I have to get going, you have a wonderful night.


I'm heading to Japan in May, I'll stay off of the toll roads and use the trains


I wish Iceland had a train, you basically have to fly everywhere.


I need to go check out iceland before I get too old. Guess I'll rent a car or fly everywhere


Macinac Island is lovely, you can't travel by car though. You can bike it very easily.


I would love to travel around the world, like the last King of Hawaii did. I wonder if he traveled exclusively by boat?


yeah he died in 1891, pretty sure he either went by boat or jet pack.


I feel sad when I realize that sometime in the near future, there won't be any unconacted tribes left in the world.


How's it going, do you follow baseball much? The Dodgers beat the Braves 6-0 in game 1 of the national league division series


I wonder if baseball managers in Japan ever play, apparently Japanese fans are surprised to find out baseball is considered America's pasttime


I wonder why they are surprised by that?


I guess Japan really loves baseball lol, I wonder if they have valuable cards like the one worth 3 million dollars found in a grandfather's attic


I wonder if its newly popular or if its been there for awhile.


I don't know, it's funny the ottoman empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won the World Series


I believe it was 1908 before the Baltimore Orioles moved to NY and were renamed the Yankees


Wow! It is funny that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in canada!


Lol, it's pretty funny Bill O'Reilly invented a fake press organization to get free season tickets to the Yankees


I wonder where the lost yankee player is


I follow a little. That is exciting for Dodger fans.


Well I got to go, maybe I'll look for him


Yea their starter Ryu had a great game pitching 7 innings without a run


I heard Maz Muncy had a three-run, second inning blast.


Yea it's amazing how many home runs were hit last season, with the Yankess setting a record 267 in a season


Yep, 7 of the playoffs teams in the division round were in the top 10 for Home Runs last season


That is amazing. I just learned that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises.


Yea I remember Pete Rose played a few games while as a manager


I have never heard that before. I always thought it was funny to see the managers dressed up.


And here we think the earth is huge haha. The sun is only one billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy though!


I can see that it is massive since it is 109 times the diameter of the Earth. I would never imagine that from my perspective from Earth.


Me either. What kind of cellphone do you have?