yes, its jsut cool to learn the drive though was freshly invented in the 70s


i worked in a mcdonalds drive thru!  lol


nice, if only we could order Mcds from our iphones. Im sure the tech can make it happen


you can now and just pick it up in the drive thru!


ohhh cool. Love that. Love my phone. Makes sense about the fact of women being the ones more likley to have an iphone. spoiler alert I am a woman


I still think it's so cool you drive a classic caddy!!!  i am a dude! heheeee


i do.. big into storys that hold deep connections to the way we live in the world as well as sharing information. INto sci fi?


That's cool!  I am not much of a reader at all, but i do like scifi!


I found it interesting just to know that starship troopers  the book was on the reading list of branches in the military


That is for sure... would of never guessed! Apparently so was Enders Game too!


Enders game was a good read I would say everyone should read that one. I actually started reading it on my ipone. love my phone. so happy to know how many iphones have millions in apps


Oh.. i can sooo not read on my iphone... i like the feel of the paper in my hands while i read!


i understand that. I just always need my phone. I most for the videos I shoot, which I know thye have great camera for. You use an iphone?


Oh yeah... i use my iphone all the time!  What kind of videos do you shoot?


mostly music and of my car.  love my cadillac. Its a classic detroit car because of who it as founded after, and me being from detroit


Hi. Have you heard about paleo or gluten-free diets?


Wonder if kids may end up eating more processed foods on a gluten-free diet. Could that happen?


Not usually, gluten free usually cuts out a lot of the processed foods, especially carbs.


Okay. How do you replace the fiber, iron, calcium?


A lot of those can be found in vegetables, and meats.  Paleo is essentially a if you could hunt or gather it you can eat it.


That's easier to understand. Meat, fresh fruit, veggies. Aren't there good - or slow - carbs in some veggies and fruits?


There are.  Most natural things have slow carbs so they dont spike blood sugars.


Right. Wouldn't this type of diet cut diabetes, especially teen diabetes?


It could sure help, the processed foods and sugars are what leads to weight gain and often diabetes.


I see. The old "Let them eat cake" poor advice. If kids cut out milk, what about bone growth?


I think it would be fine with a veggie rich diet, and with fruits.  There are ways to get nutrients other than just milk.


I have.  I have done a paleo diet a few times.  How about you?


Do you wonder that too many kids are influenced by celebs like Miley Cyrus or Marie Osmond, who have promoted certain diets - for a fee?


I am not shocked many celebs will do anything for money.  Its a shame many of them dont actually sue the diet they promote.  Anyway, nice chatting!


Never tried, but heard that these diets may not be useful for children & teens (?)


It depends, I think they are sustainable if done correctly.  But it may deprive them of things they need to grow.


It is natural carbs, so no refined things or bread/wheat.  Carbs from fruit/nuts are ok.


Can you eat proteins, like meat/fish, that youth would need, too, for energy?


Yes.  It is a protein/veggie rich diet.  No dairy either.


Sounds like a diet some would try to lose weight. Are processed foods out, too?


All processed foods are out.  I have been successful with weight loss on it before.


I'll bet it was cheap but hard for King Kalakaua of Hawaii when he traveled. I wonder how much food he had to bring and if they were able to catch fish along the way?


I am picturing sailing around the world on those dugout canoes, but probably it was on a more modern ship. Speaking of ships, isn't it surprising that phone cables just lay on the ocean floor and yet don't get damaged!


That is strange! I hope the phone waste can at least be an environment something can live in? I hear phone books are impossible to take apart if you overlap the pages. Think that's a myth?


I guess I don't really understand that. It seems like they would just pull apart, right? I can't remember the last time I used a phone book! Our iphones have so much computing power now. Kind of scary that its more powerful that our nuclear deterrent system!


That's really cool! I wonder if the phone companies make much money? I'm sure not nearly what a basketball coach makes.


I don't know how much ATT makes as a company but their execs may not make as much as basketball coaches at state schools. It's funny because I can still remember the fact that James Naismith invented basketball. It's one of those random facts I learned and never forgot! Couldn't tell you the name of any other people that started a sport!


Inventing a sport sounds super hard! I hear the US Supreme court has basketball court that's called "the highest court in the land." I'm not sure if it actually is or not, though.


Good question! Maybe there are other roof top courts, though it is a good play on words. I wonder if they actually go up there and shoot hoop in their robes! Ha Ha!


That is interesting! I wonder if pro basketball players were ever tried in their court and then later played with them on their basketball court there?


Wow, I hope not! Hope they don't get into any trouble that goes all the way to the supreme court. I think it's interesting that a basketball is almost exactly half the diameter of the rim. For some reason, I thought the rim was smaller than that.


It's not one of my most favorite sports because I'm a little on the short side so I was never very good at it! How about you?


That is pretty larger sounding for a basketball rim but I've seen cheerleaders go through them, so that makes sense I suppose.


No, I don't keep up with it much. I'm better at talking on the phone or adventure traveling. Do you like those things?


I do like to travel. It is interesting that the first king to travel around the world was the king of Hawaii. I would have thought it was a European King.


Wow, that's amazing! I'd like to travel to Mackinac Island in MI. I hear most travel is by horse carts or bikes. They've banned motorized vehicles there, it seems.


I guess that takes care of air pollution, though I wonder who picks up the horse droppings so the bikes don't run through them!


Hopefully as they travel there is a separate path for each. I'd like to travel to Japan as well, but I've heard it's very expensive to travel once you're there.


Yes, I would imagine that $300 in tolls to travel across Japan, might make it difficult for some. Would you feel safe on the Dutch bus that travels at 160 mph? I'm not sure I would!


Definitely would not be the way I'd like to travel! Iceland doesn't have a rail service for public. I wonder if that is also an expensive place to travel?


It must be since they have to fly between major cities rather than drive. It's funny how different travel is, depending on where you live.!


Yes all of that while he was in office, what a talent


Yeah. Did you know the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


Cool. And they are still using floppy discs in the white house


Cool. Did you Roosevelt did not allow christmas trees in the white house?


Yes he was a big conservationist , that is why


Yeah. Did you know George Bush was the one that put the solar panels back in the white house?


Nice. DId you know the white house was shot at on November 11, 2011?


Yes and it took security four days to notice that


All the time. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Some stuff. DO you know who the three wealthiest presidents are?


Yes that is Jefferson Washington and JFK


Yes. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called Banana?


Yeah I  wonder though if that means something else too in their language


Good point. Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?


Cool. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


yes that was just the runner up in elections


Yes Did you know the president of indonesia is a pop star?


Did you read that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via facebook?


I did! I've always wanted to visit Iceland so it caught my attention. What a cool way to do things, and what better way to hear from the current citizens how it should be updated?


I agree, I think it is the best way to run a country by getting the opinions of all of the citizens equally.


Definitely not enough of that happening in America, in my opinion. Although I think America's just too big to use a platform like Facebook to rewrite the constitution but it's very out of date. Did you see that a German state banned the use of the like button?


Yes, that is probably true, maybe state governments perhaps.  And yeah I saw that, very crazy for them to stop to that.


I did some research on the side just now and found that fact is completely misleading. There was a company in Germany that was taking and using people's data before they had even decided to "like" their facebook page, and that's what they banned, that company stealing data to use.


Oh ok, well that makes a lot more sense then.  Stealing data has become a very serious issue in the last few years.


It certainly has. I guess that's one of the things you risk using things like Facebook, though.


Did you ever hear about the promotion Burger King held with facebook?


I didn't hear about it at the time but it was in the material I read. I wish I had known, there's definitely ten or so people I could stand to delete.


Hello. Yes, I use Facebook daily. I had no idea it was blue because Mark is red-green colorblind!


Yeah I think I would unfriend a few of the so called friends I have.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Yeah I think that is very interesting, I don't think most people know why they are always seeing blue when in use.


I wonder if that's part of why he doesn't allow very much customization like Myspace used to. I bet Myspace regrets not buying Facebook when they had the chance, now!


Looking back at it, I think Myspace should have done whatever they could have to buy or latch on to facebook to survive.


Yeah, they've really gone downhill now. I guess that's sometimes how it works in business. Hard to believe Amazon started with just one purchase under $30.


That is crazy to think about, do you know what the actual first ever purchase was for?


I don't, but I would definitely be interested in doing some research to find out. Especially since the guy got a building named after him, bet he never expected that to happen.


That was it, the building named after him.  What a weird thing to do for the first ever purchase.


Well, I guess he bought a book. I only ever buy books from trusted sources so I don't think I would have bought it from a company that had never been purchased from before. But I think it's pretty great they decided to commemorate their first ever customer.


Well... I actually don't even know how to respond to that, but I totally need to google this afterwards.  My thing is, okay, the White House is really big, right?  Well if the guest house is larger, then it must be yuge!


Wow...I had no idea the guest house was larger. I would like to tour that house.


You and me both.  I do wanna say, this whole notion of exodus from religion really hits close to home.  Within a quarter mile of my house, there are two empty churches.  One is condemned... like there is an order on the door to tear it down.  One is just empty and there is a third across town getting turned into apartments


I think part of the reason some churches have failed is because Pastors have let the congregations down.


I totally agree.  I also think a lot more people are just finding their own compass direction.  It really is just a big change though.  My grandparents went every week.  I haven't been to a service in years.


I usually do the online services or watch on TV but I miss going to a good service. But I maintain a very healthy relationship with God.


And that's fine, all I'm saying is, look, Daft Punk negotiated the Tron Legacy contract over a pancake breakfast.  I want to make every deal over a pancake breakfast.  I want to negotiate my next raise over a pancake breakfast.


If there hasn't been a President that wasn't a Republican or Democrat since 1853.... What happened to the Whig's?  I want the Whig party to make a comeback.


The Whig party can only be now found in movies.


Good day. Can you believe only 1 president has has a PHD? I am shocked.


I actually can.  I would think a Juris Doctorate, or whatever a law degree is called in latin would be way more common.


wow! I thought that position required a lot of education, I guess not.


Well, it does, just that a law degree is so much more useful for the position.  They are the chief law maker.


you gave me a good laugh with that last sentence!


Ha!  What really blows me away is that until now, I didn't know the wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson and General Washington.  I would have assumed it was JFK and both of the Roosevelts


I thought the current president would be the richest.


I hear ya.  I am also wondering about the first president of Zimbabwe being named "President Banana" something about that just seems wrong.  Like, it's kinda low hanging fruit.


1886, that is so long ago for cars to be invented.  And then it only took about 20 years for them to be in mass production


I did like that Mcdonalds created the drive through for soldiers who couldn't get out of the car.  Thats kind of decent of them


Yeah and it was a good business decision. Like naming a car after Cadillac, you honor the founder of Detroit and give a classy name to car.  Do you like the brand Cadillac ?


I've never had a cadillac.  I don't know if they're a good brand anymore or not.  Do you like reading?


I read a lot, it is like exercise for the brain. Do you have any favorite author ?


I used to love a british auther, Dick Francis.  I read all of his books.   Its sad that the fda burned 6 tons of literature.  I'm sure it was some time ago


It is strange, I thought that the FDA was about regulating drugs, do you have an opinion on why they would burn books ?


Some sort of censorship, probably some sort of morals thing back in the day would be my guess


But why the FDA would be involved with this ? If it was the morality squad of the police I would have understand. Do you have an e-book ? I love mine it saves some much space.


I have a fire, I love it.  Digital is great.  My question is how do you make literature an olympic event?  Talk about subjective judging.


I could be to write a poem with a given set of words or write a story with a given subject. It would be like figure skating, they are forced to do some figures.


A lot of progresses were made at that time. Do you like cars or you see them strictly as utilitarian  ?


I've seen some really cool ones, but for myself I just like reliability that gets me around.


Me too, but when they were introduced I think they were seen as a luxury, with wooden trunks in the back.


Sure, only the rich could have them back then.  Did you see that in south-africa its legal to have flame throwers on your car to prevent carjacking.  I can't imagine


It must be a very dangerous place if the only solution of a security problem is a flamethrower. It is almost a joke, do you like comedy ?


Sure, I've never seen kung fu hustle, maybe I should though since Bill Murray likes it so much


It is a south asian comedy, they are really fast,dynamic and a little bit slapstick. Stephen Chow has made a few good ones.


How about 3rd rock from the sun, do you like that?  I never really watched it, but I loved frasier


3rd Rock was fun at the time, and went into syndication, but it had less cute-appeal than Friends and less smart than Seinfeld. So it did not pass the test of time.


An aluminum grand piano was built for the lounge of the airship hindenburg. it weighed only 356 pounds.


Wow! I did not know that! Portuguese broadcaster RTP had stripped the Eurovision stage of the walls of LED screens that have become ubiquitous backdrops in recent years.


When eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for "beat it" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.


Some, but Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans.


There is a programming language in which the programs are written in musical composition, and functional programs have jazz-like harmonies.


I had no idea! Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression,


A harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every sunday for 20 years. top performers occasionally stop by.


Thats neat! New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass-band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation.


Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.


Clint eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast, pianist, and scored several films, including million dollar baby.


they are/ I like grand Torino especially. what is your fave?


That's great one.  Unforgiven was awesome


I'll have to look that one up! Jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing.


I didn't realize that.  That's very interesting.  Thanks for the chat.


Matthew bellamy from the band muse holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on a tour.


Did you know that on april 18, 1930, the bbc decided there was no news worth reporting, so they broadcast piano music instead.


Really, wow! I wonder how many people had TV then?


Good question.  Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude


Oh ok.  In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano


neat! apparently the competition away from its usual reliance on over-the-top spectacle.


No I did now that , that is curious. Do you watch football?


I watch football sometimes. I missed the Superbowl this year. I do know the highest paid members of the military are the three football coaches for the service teams.


Yeah they make a lot of money. Did you know U of Iowa locker is painted pink?


No, why is it painted pink? Is it a ladies football team or something? I know I never understood why when I say "football" my English relatives think I'm talking about soccer. Or rugby.


I am not sure, Yeah I guess in other parts of the worls football can mean something different?


That is curious about the U. of Iowa. I know college football is a big deal, there was a stadium built in Texas for college football that can hold 18,000. That must be a pretty big traffic jam.


That is just insane. Alex smith apparently only went to university for two years and graduated


Wonder how he got done so quick?  There's a quarterback named Kellan Moore who is the only left-handed quarterback in the NFL, I don't know who he plays for though, or if he's any good.


Well he took a lot of ap tests in high school so that is why


Ok, gotcha. One last football trivia item is the only quarterback in NFL history who threw a touchdown pass to himself is Brad Johnson. I'd like to see that on a replay!


I like tennis shoes, but I must admit I threw out my Nikes! What about you?


Oh man that must have been so cool. nice chatting with you


I prefer runing shoes the most. Did you know tea bags absorb the smell of shoes?


That's interesting, I'll have to try it. Do you know there's Wizard of Oz shoes now with GPS to help you find your way home?


Wow that is interesting, did not know that. did you know stephon marury promoted a line of shoes for free?


I wonder why? What kind of shoes were they? While we're on the subject of shoes, did you know Persian cavalry soldiers were the first to wear high heels in the 9th century?


They were actually pretty cheap but not sure why he was not paid


I'm not surprised they were cheap. I can't believe the people that spend thousands of dollars on shoes, it seems like such a waste.


Yeah I do not get that either actually. did you know 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes?


Really? I would have thought the opposite was true. Maybe because they were made to last a lifetime? Supposedly there's at least 17 ways to tie your shoes, did you know that?


Dwight Howard and the Wizards, a good fit?


Especially with his home town of Akron.I recall when people were talking about him in high school, the school made a mint from that.


Yeah it seems like it. Can't imagine paying 120 for a high school game.


I'm sure it was interesting to see him but as a game I can't imagine it was up to much, he must have been so dominant


Yeah. Explains why he is the highest paid celebrity right now.


Judge Judy just behind him!  All she needs is a good sponsor ship deal and she might over take him.  She could have Reebok come up with some trademark shoes for her.


Haha good idea. 123,000 per episode is not shabby!


Does it matter that he has just one title?  I think I'd take Curry's titles and less money, I'm sure Curry is well set.


Yeah agreed. But Curry doesn't have a space jam contract like Bron!


There must be some other players involved?  Dwight Howard maybe, especially as he is so old and over the hill.  So old, in fact, he might have to resort to the granny shot.


haha I would love to see that. It's got the physicist seal of approval as the best technique!


I think it won't be perfect but he will help them in his old age!


I've heard that one of the best free throw shooter of all time used it, others don't want to be made fun of.


Yeah they are too cool for school. Iverson probably doesn't care because he is getting paid by Reebok. Well it was nice talking bball with you. Hope you enjoy the rest of your day!


Don't say that, if he's in his old age at 32 it makes me feel ancient.


Haha I just meant relatively to his career/injuries. I think Gortat was an assist machine!


Excuse my ignorance, why is Howard's style in contrast to the modern NBA?


I think the modern NBA is more of a 3 point shooting fast break show as opposed to posting up traditionally!


Again, I'm ignorant.  Posting?  It sounds like something a big player would do, standing still in the way?  Was Gortat good at that?


Yeah Howard posts but Gortat not so much. Lebron James is one of the best players and he led the Cavs to their first championship in 2016.


That I do know.  I live in North East Ohio, I've seen him go from hero, to villain, to hero, and now kind of okay.


Oh wow. Yeah interesting relationship there. He has done some good for charities though.


Hi, how are you doing this fine evening?


I wonder who writes those, or if they just written by computer. Mix and match characters for battles and the episodes write themselves.


I'm not sure to be honest. Did you know that there is a breed of Jellyfish that is immortal.


I hope that it has something to think about. Just floating around like that, waiting for something new to happen? The monotony would be lethal.


Yeah. Well a seahorse is the only fish that has a neck.


It's an unusual feature. Do you get to concerts much?


Sometimes, I went to see linkin park once.


Did you catch one of the 324 concerts that they played in 2001?


I think it may be been 2002, it was great, not like Creed's infamous concert.


Creed should have practiced a few concerts to an empty amphitheater.


Yeah, apparently they are so awful they've been sued multiple times.


Pretty good, how about you? Do you watch South Park?


LOL. Why do they even bother? Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Sure! I really enjoy SP. How many seasons are they up to now? It's a juggernaut!


I like the show too. I'm not sure, but I don't think as many as the Simpsons.


The Simpsons just got renewed for Seasons 31 and 32, I think (?)


Awesome, 32 seasons! Did you watch that 70s show?


That 70s show? No, I didn't catch that one. Is that the one with Ashton whatshisname?


Yeah it was. Well, they tried to remake in the UK and it failed. Hilarious.


The casting is the problem. There is a chemistry among the members, and you can't recreate that easily.


Yeah, I think that is true. I mean there are 750 episodes of Pokemon btw.


The Green Bay Packers have really dedicated fans. Their games have sold out since 1960.


Yeah they do, and they are really good fans, they travel to all the road games and I know the local communities never mind when us Wisconsinites come, the Packers are my team actually.


And they are community owned,which is cool.


Yeah they are, I remember getting some Packers stock on Christmas morning one year!


Nice! Do you still have it? I just learned that the packers are named after an indian packing company.


Oh yeah, I will keep that forever, and yeah they were!  They have a really interesting history actually, the hall of fame at Lambeau field is incredible.


Yeah, they have been playing there since 1957. They are also the third oldest NFL franchise, 1919.


Good call, do you know who the first ever team to beat the packers was?


I learned of that recently, the Beloit Fairies! Whatever happened to them?


Yeah I wonder who ever came up with the team name, it's like a super large person named tiny or something.


Hello there, I do watch but my team missed the playoffs this year so that sucked, how about you?


Ha, it is pretty funny. In 1975 George R.R. Martin wrote a short story called the last superbowl where a game was played between the Packers and the Hoboken Jets. He wrote that it was the last game because simulated sports had become popular. It is possible that we could head in this direction, so I find that very interesting that he could have predicted that.


I only watch the Super Bowl because I go to a party and eat. I guess that is the first Sunday in February every year.


Yeah it is, the SuperBowl parties are a fun tradition, just way more exciting when it's your team.


Football doesn't really catch my attention. Maybe that's because each NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Yeah that is pretty sad, I don't you notice so much when watching on tv, but live games you do.


Yeah well I know Americans take their football seriously. There are even trackers inside shoulder pads and balls these days.


Yeah they do, I'm more into english league football to be honest.  I think that is good with the tracking stuff though, I think it helps them with safety improvements.


Maybe I'd be more interested if women played. There are no written rules against female players but none have met eligibility requirements yet.


I think that would be so cool if a female player made a pro roster.  I think it would be extra cool for all the young girl sports fans.


He's definitely lived an interesting life, I couldn't imagine living one just as exciting. Publishing one book would be crazy, but imagine publishing over 60? What a career.


The first use of the word "nerd" was in his book.


That's fascinating. Do you know any other fun facts about him?


He wrote a screenplay called the 5,000 fingers, people started walking out after just 15 mins.


That sounds terrifying, oh my goodness. This has been a fun conversation.


Yes it has. I hope you have a great day.


It'll be much better now that I got to learn so much about Dr. Seuss from you!


I totally agree, sometimes new topics can be so interesting. I hope you have a lovely day!


Just read an article about the Lorax. Have you hear of that show?


No! I've never heard of it. But it's based on the book by Dr. Seuss, I'm assuming.


it is. A group of professors are trying to see if is based on a real story.


What? That's insane. Dr. Seuss was an interesting person though. He was afraid of children, yet some of the most popular children's books of all time.


Wow, I did not know that. My favorite  is The Cat in the Hat.


Crazy, right? He's not even a doctor technically, it's just a pen name he had to use when he was caught out drinking during the prohibition era. I think my favorite is Green Eggs and Ham.


He served as one of nine army playwrights during ww2


Good morning! Have you seen the series Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? I watched a few episodes it's pretty good-even got an emmy!


Nice I will give it a watch! I also like Jim Carrey but only when he does comedy movies!


He doesnt make dramas any more, I wonder why is that,


Yeah apparently his belief system prevents him from playing them because they aren't positive!


I think thats a great thing, having a positive mindset is important, besides his better for comedies


Totally agree with you. High Laurie on the other hand doesn't mind I'm sure as he rakes in 700,000 per episode of House, MD.


That much money! wow, that is a lot, he must be one of the highest paid actors in the media


Yeah he must be up there for sure. Some don't do it for the money. Michael Caine did it for the girls!


He did it for the girls and then it ended up being his carreer, I bet he gets tons of girls now


Yeah I wonder if he's married? He is definitely pretty old right now. Jon Hamm is a good actor too and he taught the actress Ellie Kemper in a high school drama class!


He must be or have a lot of mistresses then, money is an attractive trait lol, and I guess Jon Hamm is also a great teacher


I did, it was a good series, I didnt know about the Emmy part though


Yeah. Especially if she was able to get a part on The Office, a very successful tv show.  Have a good day.


Yeah they deserved it! It's set in 1950's New York-such a  different time back then.


It was a different time, I heard the event happened at the Microsoft Theater, that must be a really cool venue,


Yeah I would love to visit there. It's in LA right? I like the show because its a comedy and drama. I like comedies. I also enjoyed the show 3rd rock from the sun.


It was pretty good I heard it beat important shows


Yeah I can't believe it beat out Seinfeld AND Friends. Two of my all time favorites.


Two of my favorites as well, both great shows, they probably won the award another year, do you like Bill Murray?


Yeah he is great! I wonder if I should take his recommendation to watch King Fu Hustle?!


I did watch the movie  and think its pretty good so yeah, following his advice is a good idea if you want to have a few laughs


Good morning. Do you follow politics? It is difficult to keep up with Trumps cabinet as they keep resigning.


Ha! I have never heard that. I also did not know that women senators could not wear pants until 1993! My company is an insurance company and they just began letting us wear pants last year. What an archaic dress code!


Wow that seems ridiculous. I wonder why that law is a thing. The president should have change that long ago. The top three wealthiest president in American history where JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I am sure that is adjusted for inflation. And I am sure Trump will try to claim a spot also!


Good point. I bet Trump will be number one on that list. I think it's funny that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.


That is funny. The president of Indonesia release 3 pop albums while in office. So funny!


Yes that is a very funny fact, I wonder if they were good? Until 1805 in the USA the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


That would not work at all in today's political environment. I think it is interesting that the president's guest house is larger than the White house. I would love to check it out.


Yeah could you imagine if it was trump and Clinton? I would love to check that out too. Are there any snakes in Washington DC? There are no snakes in New Zealand.


Interesting! I do not like snakes at all. I did read that there are legless lizards but they are not snakes.


Interesting. There is even a type of flying snake they can launch themselves and prey. Sounds like my worst nightmare.


Hello there. Yes it is hard to keep track. It has been interesting learning about the new acting attorney general.


yikes! That would be awful. I wonder where they live? Humans and monkeys are hard wired to be afraid of snakes. I believe that fact!


Yes I definitely believe that too they invoke so much danger. Oddly enough crocodiles are more closely related to birds then they are to snakes and lizards.


Please tell me more. I have not read up much on him!  Is it Whitaker now?


Whitaker was picked because he has experience advising con artist. Apparently he was involved with in Miami based firm that federal regulators shut down last year as an alleged scam. This is clearly somebody else's opinion though.


omg. are those really credentials for the US attorney general? I am concerned!


Yes me too. But I have faith in the United States Senate it is widely considered a more deliberative and more prestigious body than the house of representatives.


So true. They have 6 years to make a difference in Washington. I believe that congressmen are constantly campaigning.


Yes it seems like they always are. And actually the presiding officer of the senate is the vice President of the United States. So another words Mike Pence.


Did you know that there is a tradition since 1968 that there is desk for members filled with candy bars?


No I did not know that but I would deathly want to become friends with that person. I love candy bars. The U.S. Senate use the same gavel for 165 years until Richard Nixon cracked it. I bet he felt bad.


He had some very out there ideas. I did know that Eddie Van Halen Played the guitar solo in Beat It free of charge.


I did not know that either. and that Micheal helped write the soundtrack to sonic 3


That seems very odd to me. Thinking back to the Sonic games they do not have music that I would have thought a high profile musician made.


I would agree with that, but still good music. I knoew taylor swift removed her music from spotify but not pandora


I wonder why? I use Pandora a lot. I often have it on when I exercise. They have a net income of $-16 million despite having $274 million in revenue. I really think they need to look into their overhead cost.


I would agree. I know she didnt like how they pay artist. I did not know they were streaming comedy also


I didn't either. I have never tried to use it for that. I use Podcast apps for that purpose. I'll have to look into that.


They have plenty of streams at 168 million steams for Aloe Blacc


That's a huge amount of streams. I did not realize until recently that Pandora was only available in the United States. I find that surprising.


me too I found the music genome project interesting to learn about also


yes , I found it interesting that mark zukerburg suffers from colorblindness


Algorithms are always interesting to me.


I was not aware of that. Facebook debuted in 2004. I was not aware it had been so long. It makes me wonder how long I was on MySpace before that.


I agree, I wonder why burger king wanted people to unfriend others


I was not aware that they did. That's very strange. You'd think they'd rather advertise on the site since so many people are on there. Facebook makes most of it's revenue from advertisements.


I understand that to be true also. I cant believe Iceland is using Facebook to rewrite their Constitution


That seems like a bad idea. People don't think before they type on Facebook and they're willing to be more ridiculous because they are behind a keyboard.


Agreed. I have alsways really liked Micheal Jackson, and I knew he did work on the Simpsons


I have mixed feelings about him. As a pop star he was amazing, his personal life not so much. My understanding is that Freddie Mercury cancelled a duet with him because he insisted on bringing his llama to the studio.


Yes I understand the feelings, would have loved to see the 50 foot robot though


hi how are you? do you listen to the radio?


I wonder who started that. some professor? since 1989, people have listened.


They probably have an audience of 5 people that know the language haha. Do you have an iphone?


I do not have an iphone. i find them too expensive. You?


I have one, but it is 4 years old because of that reason haha. The iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent!


plus the deterrent does not do chat messaging very well. LOL


Haha you are probably right! I think UNICEF is doing good when it comes to cell phones!


if they can get people to put their phones down! people are addicted!


They really are! So many kids could have clean water for a day if people stayed away from their phones!


Yes, but people like their phones like they are heroin! Anyway, great chat!


Great chat to you as well, have an awesome day!


I do like to listen to it on the way to work. How about you?


I used to listen to the radio a lot as a kid. i dont listen much now. i go to youtube.


That's not a bad source! I would like to heard what Jupiter radio storms sound like!


Probably a lot like solar activity. lots of static and roaring. give the news in latin any day!


haha well said! Have you heard of foxhole radios?


Are they special radios? i thought troops normally had radios.


I'm sure not all did in world war two! They made them out of razor blades and pencils. That is crazy to me!


That is quite creative. i wonder what they listened to. the news in Latin? LOL


They were just happy to hear it! Maybe that's how that finnish radio station started doing their show in latin?


I have heard that they understand pointing, that is so cool, and they can learn up to 1000 words too!


I didn't know they could learn so many words! It's interesting that Google prefers dogs over cats. I would think the technical types like programmers would like cats just as much.


I think so too, but google knows what people really love more!


They've got the data, that's for sure. I had always thought that dogs were color blind, but they just see fewer colors than human beings.


that is interesting to me, I guess we assumed because they were not as good as us they saw way less!


I know a lot of people like to take their pets on planes and public transit. Did you know that the Dutch are planning a bus that clocks 100 mph?


I wonder if that will still be bogged down by traffic though, subways seem to be the fastest, other than planes


I like subways but they get crowded and dirty. I know that dogs in Moscow have learned to take the subway.


Have they really? that is crazy, dogs are so much smarter than people think


They're very good at working together. I think dogs will be around long after humanity disappears from the planet.


I'm great! How are you? Are you a big eater of hot dogs and other snacks?


I agree with you there, hopefully we do not destroy our planet though


I am not the biggest hot dog fan, but I appreciate their cultural impact!


I have never tried the dog at Perreloco in Maryland. Crushed up potato chips? I guess they're good for texture


Speaking of dogs, do you like dogs as pets? I have one, she is adorable


I have never had a dog as a pet, though in generally I like dogs. I think that they are a great way for children to learn responsibility.


I have heard they have 12 different blood types, I think that is really cool!


I wonder how dogs donate at a blood drive. A dog would need to be patient to have a needle stuck in its leg. I think it's great that Istanbul tries to help stray dogs.


that is great, vending machines for them is a great idea, i hope they are used often


I bet the dogs learn pretty fast where the food is, and probably teach other dogs, too. Dogs and elephants understand pointing. I have never seen a dog point, but I have seen elephants point with their trunk.


Its funny that michael Jordan's bff is the limo driver who gave him a lift when he first arrived in chicago lol


I love seven wonders. Because it's all are awesome.


I read that kim jong un used to be obsessed with michael jordan and draw pictures of him.


I think kim jong un was volleyball player.


Oh really?  I didnt know that he played volleyball as well.  Is that a popular sport in north korea?


Kim jong un also a politician and soldier.


and is volleyball popular in north korea?


Yeah, very popular volleyball player and supreme leader of north korea.


Michael jordan is currently the owner and chairman of the charlotte hornets


Okay, Buy i don't know that information.


Hello, I love basketball. The first basket was played 1891.


Its proven that granny style shooting is the most effective lol


The five position are center, point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward.


I am just a fan. I can't play. Because it's very hard to me.


I see.  I dont play either.  the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in the university of kansas.


Okay, i don;t know. Michael Jordan was my favorite basketball player.


Hello. Do you enjoy listening to music? Back when cities were very popular albums used to be a hot item but now it's more just individual songs. Linkin Park has the best selling album of the 21st-century.


Yeah I actually liked him when he first came out but I don't like his new stuff. He apparently likes children's classic books because he spent a ton of money on first additions while touring in the UK.


I heard he bought a Winnie The Pooh book for an absurd amount of money.


Yeah that seems very odd to me. Must be a Canadian thing. There is a university called Drake University and he actually stopped by in the middle of the night to visit with the students.


I didn't know he was from Canada to be honest. I think that is pretty cool. What about Bruce Lee, are you a fan?


Yeah I love Bruce Lee and think the kung fu genre is pretty cool. I had no idea he was a championship dancer back in 1958.


I'm not surprised, I heard a lot of those movies are choreographed, so it is in some ways like a large dance anyways.


Oh wow that's really a cool perspective to look at it. I wonder if he goes through a lot of shoes like professional ballet dancers who go through up to four pairs in a week.


I'm not sure, Tupac learned Ballet as well, I wonder how many shoes he went through?


Yeah good question. I think it's funny he portrayed the mouse king in the nutcracker.


Did he really? I didn't know that. He was a backup dancer for digital underground, I remember that.


I do, I was a Linkin Park fan at one point. It is a shame what happened to the singer.


Oh nice I didn't even know he did that. That Michael Jackson dance move where he does that lean apparently he uses a patented device.It was nice chatting with you have a good day.


Yeah that was really terrible it was a shame to see them go out like that. Another big selling record was the Darkside of the moon even though it first came out quite a long time ago.


I heard it sold very well in 2014, is that true?


Yeah I think it was still one of the best selling albums of 2014. Their music has clearly aged very well.


That it does. I'm fairly familiar with them. Are you a fan?


Yes I like Pink Floyd very much as well. I like all kinds of music. I also like rap and hip-hop once in a while. The straight out of Compton album was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or major tour. Pretty big accomplishment.


I assume you accidentally pressed send LOL. I also like listening to Drake who is actually from Canada.


LOL, I did. I'm not a Drake fan to be honest. But I know who he is.


Yeah, but Myspace may have just run it into the ground, so it probably doesn't make a difference.


Probably, will be the case, but I'm still quite jelly of the potential money.


Yeah, I wonder why burger king ran the promotion that they did?


Maybe they shorted the stock. There's a lot of people who made money in the market and they are retiring in their 30's. Just like pop stars.


Yeah, that could be. But do you really think that would actually make the price drop?


Yah. it could, it depends on the time horizon. Are you going to watch Happy Together?


Probably not. Are you a Bill Murray fan?


Not really, but I do like Comedy. I'm more of a stand-up comedy guy.


Yeah, I liked him in the movie Groundhog Day. I thought that was a good film.


Well he thought kung fu hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy... I don't know what to say further about him! I would probably give that show "Happy Together" a watch. Is it a comedy?


The singer that looks like a younger version of Jim Carey?


I'm not actually sure to be honest, I haven't heard a lot about it. Well, nice chatting with you!


Not really. I'm not a huge fan of One Direction. Why what's going on with him?


Well, I heard that he is going to executive produce a sitcom on CBS this fall.


Oh, Happy Together?  I think I heard of it when I was watching Superbowl.


Yeah, that was a boring game this year. Did you watch the whole thing?


I did watch the whole thing. I posted awesome memes on Facebook as well.


Awesome. I don't use my Facebook as much as I used to.


Mark Zuckerburg turned Facebook to quite the success story. Sucks that Myspace didn't buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005.


That's really cool of them. Though it has made us as a society much lazier!


Yeah,  I'm thankful though!  It helps a lot if you have kiddos!  lol I'll admit I'm lazy.


Do you play car racing video games? James Mardenborough became a professional race car driver when he beat 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


No I actually don't.  That's crazy!  The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


That's funny. I wonder if theft was an issue.


Maybe,  trunks can be really heavy though lol


I just wondered if anyone would crack them open.


It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.


Hmm, that is interesting. I wonder if they work to prevent highjacking.


No I don't,  did you know When caesar visited britain, around 50bc, he noted that its people bred chickens not for food, but for entertainment


It's interesting how much we rely on cars. It seems before 1908 that cars were not really available to the masses.


That is interesting. These days most people entertain themselves by watching tv or playing video games. The first nintendo entertainment system could only display 54 colors.


The nintendo entertainment system could display only 54 colors


Apparently the Nintendo Entertainment System was only discontinued in September of 2003.


Ronald reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look."


That is funny. Speaking of looks, Bill Nye the Science Guy was discovered because he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


I never really thought of him looking like Steve Martin!


lol really?  This is interesting and very considerate: Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


The 4th highest salary! wow! I though he was the best paid player, he is the best in the team so that would make sense


ya for sure, funny too that he didn't get any scholarship offers, I wonder if he wasn't that good out of high school or if they overlooked him


Maybe I wonder if he attended college then?


ya I'm not sure on that, but I do know that he revolutionized the game of basketball, espeically with his use of 3 point shots


Yeah thats a great contribution to his team, I think he is a better player than Lebron at least in the past two seasons


I don't know I do like Lebron, what do you think about the NBA scheduling games on xmas day btw?


I dont like that, they should schedule it on another day, Christmas is a complicated team as is.


ya I agree, but I still don't think that Coach Van Gundy should have been fined for saying that, that seems harsh


He was fined? can you tell me more about that incident?


unfortunately no I just know that he was fined, but it seems like lots of nba players have money problems though, 5 years after the avg player retires about 60% of them go broke


no I can't say that I am, I like the pistons and lakers myself, what about you?


Thats a lot of players, they should have finance classes or tutors, I guess they spend a lot of money on unnesessary things


ya I agree, but ya another NBA player who isn't good with money was Specer Haywood, have you heard of him? he was offered a stake in Nike that if he would have taken,would have gave him 9 billion dollars today, crazy!


I like the Warriors, I think they have a good team this season, well the Lakers have probably the best team


ya I agree, I can't believe that Houston though won 65 games in the season, thats so impressive, I think they might have a shot this year


65 games, really? I wasnt aware of that track record but they have great offensive stats


ya they average 115 points per 100 possessions, and they won two championships in 3 years, Im hopeful that continues


I hope that continues as well, what do you think about the Warriots they also have a great team this season


ya they have a great lineup, they call them the Haptoms Five and that includes Stephen Curry, he's awesome btw


I think his the biggest weapon the Warriors have, his been on the team for a long time,


well its interesting because even though he is amazing and was the 2015 mvp, he was only the 4th highest salary on the team


The 2022 World cup is in Qatar. That is an odd choice for a cup. it seems to hot and is not really a soccer country.


yeah wow.  My brother in law in the army just came back from there.  Now its going to be a destination to see soccer lol


Yeah, they will build a city for some venues. seems a bit expensive, but the country has oil money.


I see.  there was only 1 group in the world cup history to end with a 4 way tie


That is amazing. there is some luck to the bracket you get put into. you dont want to draw germany right away. saudi arabia is a good one to be with.


I do like american football. i dont watch much. try to catch the super bowl. You?


I like it,  I just dont watch it much.  Did you know those giant flags at the stadiums are 50k to make!


Oh, those big ones that weight like a ton? Yeah, im not surprised. they are hugh!


Hello,  I dont watch it much, but I enjoy it.  Did you know its also called association football?


Quite heavy. must take a bunch of people. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, i have heard the origins of the name. interesting that americans did not use the word football, but i guess it was already taken.


Can you believe that soccer players run an average of 7 miles per game?


That sounds about right. a lot of running. those folks are in good shape.


Yeah, it is a great game for getting in shape. lots of movement. plus it is popular all over the world. far more popular than other sports.


I hear New Zealand was the only undefeated team in 2010 world cup


Not the country that i would have expected to go undefeated. i guess great things come from small countries.


hey there was do you think about football? Do you watch it?


I have some people that I like, like Judge Judy is awesome she is so sassy and she makes a ton of money!


Yeah she does. The only person to make more than her is LeBron James


wow that is impressive, did you like Robin Williams as the genie in aladdin?


I think he did a good job. and started the whole trend of celebrities vicing animated movies


ya his character is classic, I don't know how will smith is going to replace him in the new movies


Yeah no one can, I think. did you know ethiopia has a celebrity chef believes that we can combat hunger if people eat more diverse foods


no that's interesting, and a noble goal, did you ever watch sesame street as a kid?


I did and I heard carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear in it


yes she was, I loved all the other celebrities they would have on there, I remember seeing Liam Neeson on a new one


That show is legendary for sure. did you know pixar has a secret room?


Yes I do, how about you? did you know U of Iowa painted their visitor's locker room pink?


I did, only celebrities are allowed in, I kind of don't like that because I want to go into that room, I don't like secret stuff! haha


Yeah I do not like when they make such rules. nice chat.


How do you think that affects the gameplay of the other team?


I guess I am not sure. did you know in the 60s bowlers made more than football players?


no I didn't, I also didn't know that ESPN won an emmy for that yellow line they show on TV to mark the first down line


yeah funny enough they did. good thing they get paid more now


ya I agree, especially with all the head trauma they go through, I don't know how that affects them later in life


yeah that is true. do you know who benjarvi green-ellis is?


Yes I like the patriots and I believe that he has never fumbled the ball, is that true?


yes that is exactly it. do you follow celebrities much, football ones and others?


Hi. I was curious if you like drama movies?


Yes in fact I do. The reason he became an actor was because all the prettiest girls at the high school that he attended were in drama class.


What a funny story!  Do you like fish?  I've been reading about them lately.


That was funny wasn't it. I love fish what did you read about them?


I found out that a black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times it's weight.  Crazy!


That is insane!!! Oh my God!!! I heard that a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck. Is this correct?


I would have to believe that one.  Freshwater fish drink through their skin via osmosis, while saltwater fish drink through their mouths.  Interesting fact.


That is very interesting indeed. I also heard that there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.


I wonder what it is as well. Anyways, it was very nice chatting with you!!! I hope you have a great evening!! Thanks


I just saw that there are no snakes in New Zealand!  Interesting and yes!  It was fun!


Hi!  I do like dramas.  I always loved watching House starring Hugh Laurie.  He earned $700,000 per episode making him the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


Yes I didn't even know about this with New Zealand. I guess I probably visit there since there are no snakes.


Wow I didn't know this. Hugh Laurie was very good at House. He played that role to perfection.


I agree!  Did you ever watch Mad Men starring Jon Hamm?


I loved Mad Men and I'm a big fan of Jon Hamm. I read somewhere that he taught drama at his high school. Is this true?


That is true and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, who played Erin from the Office.


Wow!! That is very interesting. Are you a fan of Michael Caine?


Did you know why he became an actor in the first place?


I don't think I ever heard that story.  Do you know by any chance?


He was the first king to travel around the world. That is so interesting!


I know right, its really interesting, so many stories he must have, another interesting place is Mackinac Island


Oh, I would probably be in shape if I lived there since you cannot drive a car.


Sounds like a place free from pollution I would like to live there at least for a season


I had talked to someone before and said the whole place smells like horse poo!


That changed my mind, scratch that lol, so do you like the Fox News channel? do you follow it?


Haha, sorry, don't let me deter you from going there. I don't really like to watch news at all but I hear that Fox news is more watched than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Its also seen in 86 countries so that makes sense,


Interesting! They were also going to create a cable channel dedicated to the simpsons.


The Simpsons is a great tv show I really like it, I think thats a great idea, I heard they wanted to sue The Simpsons once


Haha so I guess they have a love hate relationship with the Simpsons


I do when I can. Would you consider taking a bus that can travel at 160 mph?


I think I would, planes travel a lot more faster so yeah, is there even a bus that can travel at that speed?


The dutch are creating one, a commuter bus.


that sounds like a great invention, have you ever been to Iceland?


It looks like a nice place,  it doesnt have a rail service.


Oh, so most people travel by air. In Japan I would avoid driving too as all highways are tolls. If you want to cross the country it costs $300


That sounds expensive, did you hear about the king of Hawaii and his travels?


I learned some interesting things about phones


Did you know Fox News almost made a channel that only showed the Simpsons? I really wish that existed.


I am sure a lot of people do.  Surprised they didn't do that.  Maybe they didn't because the simpsons made fun of fox news.


I wonder what people in the other countries that get Fox News think about it. It's in like 86 different countries but most of the stuff I see on there is pretty America-centric.


I suppose it is the same as the US watching BBC or something like that.  Fox is very popular seeing that is more watched than CNN and msnbc combined.


I recently learned it was created by Richard Nixon which is kind of crazy.


Really, that is interesting.  I guess the news and politics have a long standing relationship/


Politics and sports also. The supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor.


I think I heard about that.  They call it the highest court in the land.


They even play basketball in New Zealand. Their team is called the tall blacks.


I don't think you could get away with a name like that here.  I didn't realize they played basketball in New Zealand.


Oh yeah, tell me about it.  I love interesting facts


Yeah, we live in a really global society these days.


Well, speaking of basketball, I think I might go see if I can get some tickets to the next game in town.  Nice chatting with you.


Well the old area codes were based on how fast you could dial it on a rotary phone. So New York was 212 because it's the fastest.


I remember those phones.  How far we have come by carrying around a cell phone in our pocket everywhere.  The iphone has more computing power than the us nuclear deterrant system.  And we all own one.


Yeah, that is crazy. In our pockets we carry more information than our ancestors knew existed.


It is amazing when you try to understand the tech behind it.  It works by converting sound into electronic signals.


I don't know how someone even thought of that idea.


Or do you ever think about how they got those cables on the ocean floor?  They are less than 3 inches in diameter and they carry so much information including internet data.


What do you think they used to get the cables down there? Was it people or machines do you think?


I can't imagine how they figured out how to do that.  Without those cables, how would the entire world be able to watch Fox news via the internet.


Yeah that is quite something. Do you have a PC or an Apple computer?


Right now just PCs.  I have had many Macs and I like them. Apple says smoking by their computers voids the warranty.  Didn;t know that.


Yeah that is pretty strange but I guess it is a biohazard.  Did you know trans humans are trying to upload their minds to the computer?


For many, it won't take much space.  Poor ballet dancers and their feet.  They can go through up to 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.


Yeah that is a lot of shoes. Did you know Tupac was also a ballet dancer?


No.  I can't see that.  Did you know YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine on the net?


I can see why though, they are huge now. And they had to even increased their view count after Gangnam Style came out


Yeah, Netflix and Youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


That is crazy. Do you know which video is the most disliked?


Yeah but it ain't pretty... It's sort of the male version of Seinfeld's "Elaine" dance. Do you like video games like Fortnite?


I am not a huge fan of games but as per dance, I know some really famous people were good at it


Maybe they would like Fortnite; you can choose different parts of choreography from the game's item shop.


Oh that is nice, and I guess more interactive. Did you know babies spontaneously dance to music?


Yes, from experience.  It's a natural thing. I guess some pro athletes and fans like to play Fortnite; particularly, some soccer fans.


Nice, that is great. Do you use the computer much?


All the time.  Did you know that the Russians mage a computer that runs on water in 1936?


Wow that is incredible. And the space shuttle computer runs on only 1 mb of ram, that is so little


Yeah, they have 3 independent computers to get a better result through "voting." Someone built a computer out of nothing but Minecraft blocks.  Wow.


Well if it was cloned in Boulder, there can not be a rightful "owner" but rather a "guardian".


That is so weird. Almost as weird as the Artechouse museum. Have you heard of it?


It is in Washington D.C., its fascinating. All techy and sci-fi art


Sounds interesting? Have you been there?


Not yet. I've heard the entrance is hard to find, and that it was designed that way.


Have you tried to download the app to help you with your experience of the museum?


I have not. I don't have room for any more apps. I follow Marpi (the artist who designed it) on social media


If you live by the wharf, it is a short walk away. Maybe you could get his autograph?


I do not live in the area, I'm in the midwest. I've heard the Hirshorn Museum is adapting some the tech for their own exhibit, Pulse.


I am a cynophile, and have two. How about you?


I live in the midwest as well. I would be interested in going if I lived nearby so I could enjoy the refreshments and drinks there too


Would you download the app so you can feed the pets?


Absolutely. I always pay more wherever I go in order to hand feed the animals or pet them. I have fed a white tiger before


Was that in Vegas? I do the same, and have only fed a dolphin.


I love dolphins but have never gotten close to one


I am a cynophile too but only have one Boston


My niece is an ailurophile, she truly is the crazy cat lady.


I am allergic to them. Do you know anyone with an unusual pet?


We have a tarantula and a saltwater tank with coral and sea horses.


My friend has a bird and two geckos for pets


My kids think we should be like Teddy Roosevelt, and have a zoo, complete with a bear.


That would be so cool. Speaking of cats, did you know that a cat was the first cloned pet


I did. It's name was Copy Cat. Someone has a great sense of humor.


Yes,  in exchange for recycling!  We should totally do that in the states!  A lot of people still do not recycle!


Yeah but America has dog pounds. I guess dogs are still mans best friend.  lol


Ooooh,  burn!  lol I definitely think dogs are mans best friend!  they are so loyal and giving.


Its amazing that dogs vary so widely in shape, size and color.


Some.  TV has come a long way from the huge console black and white TV's from my childhood.


yeah seriously.  I hardly watch any shows that are on tv anymore,  I cant be told to be home at a certain time to catch a show anymore lol I really like the netflix service and others.


I was in the Marine Corps when the first Simpsons show aired on TV.  But since then there has only been one episode that Bart neither appears in or is mentioned.


Nice.  Thank you for your service!  I havent seen that episode or I havent noticed that bart was missing lol great show though.


Thanks... I enjoyed serving. When South Park aired its Family Guy episode the producers from the Simpsons sent flowers to the other crew.


Thats really awesome of them.  Its been great talking to you,  have a good one!


Isnt that for wolves?  I recently learned that dogs have 12 different blood types!


Yes, dogs are related to wolves.  Google is a dog company  according to their code of conduct.


I have heard that!  That is really awesome,  they even let their employees take dogs to work.


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.


That is really interesting,  I feel like my dog is the exception lol


Dog are not color blind either.  A lot of people think that.


You know there are countries that have vending machines that dispense dog food and water for stray dogs?


Hi, do you know what it means to be Somali in Kenya?


Mine too! I had to put down my 10 year old St Barnard so I am currently dog-less. Do you have ay?


I had one too, a rat terrier named Rocky for 15 years, always sad to see go. I am dog-less currently also


Well there are 20 quintillion animals on the planet so you should be able to find a new pet!


wow, that gives me good chances, but it will never be the same I don't think. Did you know there is a lawyer in switzerland that represents animals in court


I had no idea. Germany gives their animals universal rights. First country to do so!


That is awesome, they deserve them! Did you know animals have dominant paws or sides like humans


I did not know that. Hiccups are a holdover from early evolution.


I do not know but it is adorable when my 5 year old tries to scare them out of me. I just giggle and smile.


Lol, that would be so adorable. My 10 month hiccups then cries lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


I don't know lol. To be a Somalian living in Kenya?


Pirates. Terrorists. Refugees. There is a long history of negative portrayals of Somalis around the world. (I really hope you have the same article section as me or this is going to come off as really weird.)


dang that is messed up, I remember hearing about the Somali pirates, they suck


Yeah. Now people just pay them to go away. There's actually a stock market for pirates...


wow, that is sad, we need so have a better option for that, don't you think


I do. They are starting to switch to oil tanker for the money and oil. Seems like they are starting to become more capitalistic.


wow, that is scary, sounds like ISIS. They are animals. Do you like actual animals?


internet has been doing so much for us. did you know the horizontal lines in app menu is called a hamburger?


That's interesting. Have you ever used Google to look up yourself? Apparently the official term for doing that is called "egosurfing"


Wow no I do not thinI have ever used it. Have you?


More out of curiosity than anything else. There are actually more automated software programs on the internet than there are humans accessing it


And apparently some people can get addicted when they click too much on pages in the iotnernet


I've heard it's similar to drug highs. I wonder if the addiction was as serious back in 2001 when Neopets was popular. It was the fourth trafficked site that year


that is interesting to know. did you know nowadays you can get internet access even on top of everest


It really is widespread! Access to internet connection is a right in Finland


Wow that is another level. do you ever read the full terms when you buy a service or product on the internet?


Not usually, no. I probably should though. Sometimes I use the internet to take 3D tours of places I want to travel to in the future


I usually don't watch live TV anymore, but rather I stream them online afterwards. Still, it's a big part of life. Have you ever seen the show Shark Tank?


I know and then you go there and you're like, I have seen that on internet. so cool. it was nice chatting with you.


I have seen it s few time but I am not a regular. Did you every watch the simpsons?


Same here, and I heard that only a few deals made on the show are actually followed through on. No, I don't watch the Simpsons. Do you?


Yes I do regularly. There was only one episode where Batd did not appear.


I guess he really is a main character then. I've heard that Homer held 188 different jobs in the first 400 episodes.


That is just crazy but being Homer I am not surprised


Have you ever watched any of the shows or films adapted from Shakespeare's plays? I've heard only one of them hasn't been made into a movie or show


Interesting. I saw an adaptation of Othello once in school.


I took a college course on Shakespeare's works, so I was required to watch many of them. If it weren't for the internet, I never would have been able to find and watch all those movies


Did you know Fox News threatened to sue the Simpsons one time?


Oh, wasn't that about trying to stop them from parodying the anti democratic agenda?


I love Youtube....I am always looking there or Google to do so many things!


I watch YouTube daily. YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


That doesn't surprise me. I didn't know this but YouTube operates as one of Googles subsidiaries ...Google bought Youtube for over a billion dollars!


I didn't know that either. Netflix and YouTube make up half of the peak internet usage in North America.


Wow, that is huge. I like how the police have their own youtube called blutube lol...pretty smart!


I wish we would have had Google and Youtube back in my day it would have been so easy to research and get through school.Kids have no idea how easy having the internet is to help them through so much with info.


I am great! So do you pay attention to politics at all?


I didn't used to pay a lot of attention but I do now. The country is a crazy place lately.


I agree. There hasn't been a US president who wasn't a rep or dem since 1853.


Wow, I guess that doesn't surprise me lol. Did you know the use of RED and BLUE for each party color only began in 2000? Weird


Oh wow I didn't know that. I saw that Ronald Reagan compaiged for democrats.


That's odd, he wasn't a Democrat, interesting. i didn't know that.


Very interesting I think. 15% of the tea party movement identify themselves as democrats.


Interesting! I was watching a vlog on Youtube who was talking about how many people are not Democrats or Republicans. I agree in that because I don't identify as either.


I havent but I might go there just to put the theory to test, awesome to have a flame thrower on my ride


You might not think its too awesome if you knew its to prevent car theft!!  They must have a really serious problem with that there!!


I agree I would think twice about stealing a car if I knew I could get torched in the act, terrible way to go


Yeah horrible.  Do you enjoy dance?  Bruce lee was a dancer,  even won a cha cha competition!


I like to dance yeah! and I guess he was not only a lethal weapon but a great dancer.


Yeah!  Who would've thought!  another nlikely dancer was Tupac,  he used to dance ballet!


Yeah I heard he used to dance  ballet back when he was in highschool, I bet no one teased him though, I would think twice about teasing Tupac


lol right.  I wonder if anyone has any videos of this,  that would be kinda cool to see.


It would, Tupac and ballet, doesnt seem like a great combo, you know that babies spontaneouly dance when they hear music! how cool is that


I did,  I have definitely seen it,  its adorable,  so cool that at a young age babies feel like they want to dance or understand that music is good to move our body to.


I guess music runs through our blood, if babies can feel it then it must mean something.


I do, its been a long way since the first model was created back in 1886


Yeah,  I cant imagine how hard it was to travel before then.


Pretty hard, then the Ford model came out in 1908 for the masses, I bet not many people had cars back then


It probably was really expensive back then.  Maybe only wealthy people had cars.  They had to strap their trunks to the back of their cars,  thats how the trunk got its name.


Is that so, interesting, do you know how the idea of fast food drive-thrus was born?


Yeah the idea was born to accomadate them, McDonalds started the trend, too bad they didnt patent the idea


Have you ever been to south africa?  I guess ou can put a flame thrower on your car there lol


Yes he is that good I guess. Do you know who Brian May is?


Yes the lead guitarist of Queen and also a scientist


Yes and he never used a pick, just a coin


So cool. Pink floyd have a recording studio that is a boat actually


Why not right?Did you ever hear Hybrid Theory album?


Yes is it the best selling album of this century after all


Yes it is. Have you heard of Reel Big Fish, the band?


Yes that is the band that lost the rights to their music and rerecorded their hist after


Yes. Twins in Japan released a rap album when they were 100


Wow I wonder if it any good though, I would like to hear it


I sure do. Do you know why the trumpeteres have goatees?


Yes that is because it makes it playing mush more comfortable


Yeah . There is a woman who hosts jazz concerts in her place every day


Yeah that lady in Harlem, for 20 years now, impressive


I know right? Do you know which is the best jazz orchestra in the world?


Yes that is the Pakistani one, strange but cool


I know right? CLint Eastwood is also a huge fan of jazz it seems


Yes I do . Van Halen once set the speakers on fire by playing his


yeah, he is the guy that signed a huge deal with Rebook right?


Yeah the same one, I think he got a pretty good deal, receiving 32 million at age 55 sounds like a nice payday


Yup on top of the almost a million a year that he gets until then


yeah $800000 a year is nice, Tim Duncan is another good player that sacrificed money in order to stay in college


good for him, he got a degree and still managed to make a great career in nba


I agree, he sure took the correct decision, I wonder why the Air Jordans got banned


I think it was because Jordan was playing and had partnered with nike to put them out


I see, well Nike has the money to do that, they offered a $90 million deal to LeBron


Yeah for sure, and nike even paid the fines so that Jordan can keep wearing them


Yeah, I bet they made a lot more money by selling the shoes and having Jordan wear them.


I do like the NBA, one of my favorite teams are the Cavaliers do you follow the sport?


of course. do you know the shooting style, granny?


Yeah I think its a funny style, what about it?


I think it is funny but do not see the point of not using it becuase it looks funny


I agree afterall its proven to be one of the most effective technique to shoot.


Yeah I watch it from time to time. do you have a favorite player?


I do, my favorite player is Lebron, he just have a crazy level of skill


he sure does. Do you know reggie miller?


yeah he is. as good as he is though , his sister was always better. she broke  eight national record once


Really she did? wow, that is amazing, eight records is quite a feat.


Yeah, it is for sure. it was the same day that reggie strated bragging how he scored forty points


I see, another great player is Allen Iverson, have you heard about him?


Good Morning! Do you like the keep up with current events?


Money talks everywhere haha. It's probably the same thing as Chicago and we now know why it's called the windy city!


Yes it does. In Kentucky, politicians must swear an oath that they've never been in a duel before.


That's too funny that they have that law still in place! It is sad that the voter turnout never even reaches 62.8 percent!


Maybe one day people will turn out and it will be a good showing of people's rights! I would vote for a president named Banana for sure!


Yes!! It could double as his pop album name!


I think they should do elections like they did back then, as a lottery haha.


That would be scary if they did them that way!


Haha I'm sure it wouldn't last long. I had a great time chatting and hope you have a great day!


Same here! I didn't realize this but Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the us presidential election 75 percent of the time.


Wow...I didn't realize that either. I saw the top 3 wealthiest presidents are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I wonder what their net worths were? I bet the president of Indonesia is up there now too since he released 3 pop albums in office lol.


Haha that's funny. Can you imagine if Trump was a pop star too?


I don't know if that would be funny or scary lol.


haha me either. Up until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election was given the vice president role.


I'd be alright with that haha. I can't believe there are no walmarts in new york city because of intense opposition!


That's crazy. I would have never guessed that.


Im gussing you use Spotify? Its a great streaming service made real thanks to the internet


That's right.  With Spotify I can find any album I want and hear it straight away.  Better than the old days where you had to wait to buy the album.


I know right, my favorite album is the Hybrid Theory and I had to wait in line to get it, good thing that has changed with streaming services and the internet


It's funny how vinyl is coming back into fashion.  I even seen vinyl albums for sale in Target now.


Thats great nothing like old vinyl albums and their sound


It just seems like a lot of work, especially with the stylus and not scratching the album.


It is but the sound is unique did you hear about the twins in Japan that released an album when they turned 100 years old?


I had not heard of that until today.  Not sure I'd want to listen to it.  I'll stick to a Dark Side of the Moon, that never appears to go out of fashion.


That is a great album, still a best seller after many years right?


My wife is huge fan, aw them in London once.  She owns all their albums, sometimes more than once.


I have nothing against it, I just don't enjoy.


She has a great musical taste then! great album and thats a great collection she has.


I see well it was developed in the late 19th century


My understanding is that it originated from African immigrant, or slaves.


It did, it has roots in comminities of New Orleans


I don't really understand the various types of Jazz, Gypsy, Ragtime, Kansas City, or Bebop.


I have no idea either, I think the goatees trumpeters have are funny and out of style


It's there for comfort.  Do you still play albums or now use the internet to listen to music.


Oh that makes much more sense now, and yeah I do, I use the internet a lot


I still listen to albums in the car, but at home I'll stream music through the internet.


I love poetry. That sounds perfect. Hard to believe Edgar Allan Poe only got $9 for The Raven.


That's crazy, that was such a good one. I think bad poetry can be equally as entertaining, though. CS Lewis and Tolkien once held a competition reading bad poetry where the first one to laugh loses


Yes, I know. Funny. I like the idea of getting hobbit character names from a poem.


Poetry is so diverse! There's a really long poem that uses hundreds of irregularly pronounced words called "Chaos" that I think is just meant to make people squirm haha


lol, yes, Very interesting poetry dates back to prehistoric times.


Yeah, 25th century BCE! I can't even fathom how long ago that was. I didn't know that there was a significant creative culture back then! Another surprising thing is that the Vikings were actually warrior-poets who thought that poetry was a gift from Odin. Who would've known?!


I know, who would have thought? Vikings? I would like to read an inspiring poem backwards! lol


I wonder what that would be like. Poetry can be so powerful. Keren Weitzberg used it as a form of dissent in regards to the public shaming of Somalians in Kenya. Do you know anything about this?


I read that too! interesting. Do you know about the Javanese alphabet? When recited in order forms a poem. Would like to read that!


That's insane! Language is so creative. I've written some poetry myself, but I doubt I'll ever become as renowned as Tupac (who is actually considered a poet by many)!


I do! I love dogs and cats especially. Some people love animals so much that there's actually a lawyer who defends animals in court!


Yes, he was so talented. Interesting the Loch Ness monster is a protected species by the Scotts. But people have said they have seen it.


Well that certainly makes sense. If someone found the Loch Ness monster, they shouldn't be able to kill it!


Oh, yes, I love them too. Cats especially! Have you seen any white patches on domesticated animals?


Yes, on some dogs that are older. What do they mean?


Wow! 20 quintillion  animals on this earth!


I didn't know that! I do know that there are over 1.5 million living species that we know of, and probably 7 million in total. That means that there are probably about 5.5 million types of animals we don't even know exist! I wonder what they could be like. Probably mostly insects, since 2/3s of all animal species we know of are insects


Interesting, I really like the idea that Germans gave animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.


That's so interesting. That makes sense I guess, since there's a lawyer who represents animals in court! Although that's in Switzerland. I wonder how many countries give some sort of legal rights to animals!


I know I think they should. Now if I see an animal hiccup, I am going to think of those gills and lungs.


I love rainy days when I can just snuggle up with my dog and a good book. I love literature, especially poetry. Do you read any poetry ever?


He went to the university of PA,. He was in the merchant marine for 4 years but I guess he was anxious to go back to Key West.


Did he do any real estate work in Philadelphia?


He actually left his legacy there too, rehabilitating properties as well. Di you know he purchased an island about 8 mile from Key west?


No, I did not know that.    Which one?    Ballast Key?


Yes, you got it. He did by it to protect it. He did not like seeing people cutting mangroves that took a long time to grow.


Well, he paid for it! He could not have lived to see the change because five years have to pass after a person dies before a name change could be considered!


That is a shame.    Seems to me celebrities don't always have to wait that long.


He opened the pier house in 1968 and it is said that that was a turning point for key west!


Do you know any other people who died in 2018?


I have been there for baseball spring training.   I read about David Wolkowsky when I was there.


so many, like Aretha franklin, barbara Bush.. and many others!


A long, sad year.    I remember when Robin Williams passed.    I watched Aladdin with his voice work.


Ok, it was so nice chatting with  you, have a nice day!


Really, I go when I can. David was born there on 1919. He certainly had vision!


I heard that he died recently.    Do you know what was the cause?


Yes he was 99, a nephew said it was complications with pneumonia. did you know they called him :Mr. Key west?


I had heard that.    I know his family came to the US a long time ago.    Do you know when?


His grandfather came on the 19th century, in the 1880's, from Russia. But Key west does not have a Russian spirit at all. It is very tropical.


It is kind of amazing they managed to succeed in saloons and billiard halls!


Yes, they worked hard.it wa not easy because Key West was hit badly by a hurricane but the determination was there


Strength through adversity.     What college did Wolkowsky attend?


I love it. Have you ever read Starship troopers?


I have, it is pretty good and the military branches recommend it too


Yeah. Same with Ender's Game, many military organizations recommend it


Yeah. Do you know who TOlkien and CS Lewis were?


Yes they used to have you laugh you lose competitions with each other


Yeah and all of that over bad poetry. Cool guys


Yeah. DId you now there was moral panic because people were reading in the 18th century?


Yeah and nowadays we have panic because of the other way around


I sue do, it explains so much about us and you?


Exactly, we are in dire need for people to read


Cool. Pixas spent s a lot of hours trying to figure out the hair for Medina using physics


Yeah they spent 3 years to make sure it is correct


yeah. THe universes might have no existed if laws of physics were not boken


Yes that is one of the theories based on current observations


Yeah. There is a due that is believed to help with new discoveries in quantum physics


Yeah. the creator of wolfram alpha got his PhD when he was 20


I did not know that. But I've got one better, maybe... Elmo is the only non-human that testified before the U.S. Congress. Weird..


Elmo eh? I like that little red dude. Speaking of Woodrow Wilson, he brought upon the prohibition even though he was given the power to veto it/


Hmm.. very interesting man he was. You wonder what makes them do the things they did. Like, the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana. No joke. I don't know who comes up with this stuff..


Banana is a very interesting nickname for a president, but is that not slightly offensive at the least?


It's something... I don't know. I can just imagine the campaign ads. Just bananas everywhere, having nothing to do with anything.  This is also cute, up until 1805, the runner up in a presidential election was automatically the vice president. Can you imagine that now?


Then the president and the vice president would have a lot of disagreements, seeing as the vice president lost to the president. I fully understand why they removed that law as I think that that law was a horrible idea.


It's absolutely a horrible idea, I agree. Usually they are from different parties as well, so nothing would get passed, country would suffer. Right now they are taking $150 million from the National Endowment for the Humanities. I think there's no humanity in it :(


150 million is a lot of money! Facebook's psychological experiments have affected voting in real time!


I believe that 100%. Social media has such a huge influence on what people believe and buy into. It's almost scary, coming from an era where there was no such thing, it's crazy to watch the development of it.  Speaking of developments, there are still more libraries than McDonald's in the US. Hard to believe...


Really? I thought that McDonald would have taken over librarys years ago! I guess people have not given up on reading books just yet.


Hello, who was your favorite US president?>


It's a nice fact to hear, actually. I like that we are still keeping libraries alive, they are such great places and have more character in them than just "googling". But, if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1,000 copies of it. Cha ching!


That is just one of the advantages of those Norwegian countries! Although they do collect the most taxes in the whole world, but they also do have the highest public satisfacation!


Sometimes it's worth the price of happiness! But only in the U.S. . . . there are three subway lines just for congressmen to move between the capitol and house and senate offices.


Three?! I never even knew that there was a single one! That is a lot of subways for just congressmen.


Did you know that the new budget proposed will eliminate the Arts Program?


Really? I do not think that is a good idea, they should probably keep the arts program.


I agree. It would hurt a lot of people in the ways of technology and education. Trying to save money, I suppose, but I think there are other ways to do that without hurting the arts and technology of our country


Did you know that the only US president to ever have a Phd was Woodrow Wilson? I thought that there would be more.


I did not know that! It should almost be a requirement at this point. History and politics and some form of a degree sounds like something that the person holding the nuclear codes for the country should have...


I agree, especially when the president is focusing more on their personal affairs rather than the country *cough* Trump *cough*.


Exactly! Anymore i just make popcorn when I watch the news, it's a fanfare! But, funny fact... once the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office. I mean, I wonder if they were good? I would not want certain *cough cough* people to do that. Who knows what that would sound like. Maybe that goat screaming in that Taylor swift song, but just the goat...


Did you know that the last US president to be able to fluently speak a second language was Franklin Roosevelt? That was from quite a while ago.


I am hooked on facebook - I always seem to be checking out what is happening on there.  Its great for social networking


I do watch some - I am a fan of the Simpsons even if they left Bart out of one episode completely!


Yeah that was strange for sure. I like the character of Bart. How about That 70s SHow?


It was alright  - but apparently the Brits did not like it - it was cancelled after 10 episodes there


Yeah seems humour over there is different and it did not work very well


Yes - Ringo Starr and George Carlin have both narrated Thomas the Tank cartoons - that is rather funny


Yeah, I guess they must have liked getting involved in that. How about Pokemon, ever watch it?


No but seeing how there are over 750 episodes I probably should binge watch it one weekend


That is a lot of episodes. Took them 16 years of airtime to put those out.


That is longer than South Park aired - but it was nice of the Simpsons crew to send them flowers when that show ended.


Yeah that was nice of them indeed. How about music, do you have a favorite genre?


It seems that way, there are so many people in it. DO you know why it is blue?


I am a big fan of country more than pop.


Because Mark Zuckerburg is colorblind!  I would prefer red myself.  Myspace really should have bought facebook when they had a chance - that was a big mistake


Yeah that could have spent $50 million and make billions now


Yes its initial IPO in 2012 was $104 billion - and its probably worth more now


Yeah, that is a lot of money but after all they have 2.2 billion users that are active in a given month


That is a LOT of people.  I liked the fact that Burger King had a promo that if you unfriended 10 people you got a free burger.


THat is so strange, wonder  how many people got a free burger. Apparently the like button is illegal in some parts of Germany


That is bizarre - why would it be banned?    Places like Iceland are even using facebook to rewrite their constitution


That is quite something, I find. How about tv, do you watch much of that?


Hi do you know many facts about the universe?


That is interesting!  Ender's game is also on the suggested reading list for many military organizations, including the U.S. Marine Corp.!


That is true. I heard that there was a moral panic over people reading novels in the 18th centruy. They should see what people read and watch today.


You're not kidding there!  lol  The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones.  She could read 4,700 words per minute.  I wonder if she could comprehend what she was reading?  lol


Im sure they have some test she has to pass. Otherwise I dont think they could put it in the record book.


lol True!  CS Lewis and Tolkein held "you laugh you lose" competitions  when reading terrible poetry.


That sounds like a lot of un for the two who are playing. I dont know how great it would be to watch.


lol  When Earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long!


Thats crazy. Did you know that 80 percent of the earths forests have been destroyed?


That's sad to think about.  Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st century.  It's been fun chatting!


Well we are just using up all the natural resources arent we. Maybe we need to be more careful.


I know the universe is all of space and time and their contents.


Nice!  There are scientists who theorize that universes evolve through natural selection much like different species do on Earth!


That makes sense. I would say that larger planets end up incorporating smaller ones. So I can see exactly what you are saying.


lol  There is a theory that there is only one electron in the universe.


I don't know anything about that. I heard that there is a region of space that is pulling galaxies out of our observation area.


That's interesting!  Some say that the universe may be one giant superhologram!  I have no idea how they would know that.


I dont think that is the case.Im no scientist though. So do you like to read much.


I love to read. Did you know that starship troopers is the first sci fi novel on the list of 3 out of 5 military branches in the US.


yes i like dance.Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.


You're right, Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.


I don't know much about Fantasy. Do you know about fantasy?


yes,Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world. Its roots are in oral traditions,


Oh, that's great. I was very interesting to chat with you.


That means If something is factual, it can be proven, like your mother's story about the bear that is factual because she took a picture of it standing next to the family car. Something factual is real. It is based in fact, meaning it can be proven, repeated or observed.


Yes, me also. They are a popular pet because they are usually playful, friendly, loyal and listen to humans.


Very true. Animals should have some rights, like in germany.


SO, did you ever own a nes or a snes? Man I really miss some of those older games.


The Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.


I heard it could only display 54 colors.


Yeah but when I was little that was all I needed, I think I am spoiled by graphics these days.


We are all spoiled with screens now and their abilities.


Oh for sure, and kids now days are born with a tablet screen in their hands, that is why I try to limit my kids use of screens as much as I can.


I agree. It cannot be good for a child to sit in front of a screen all day.


Well that is ok, since more than 80% of the earths forest have been destroyed the planet probably wont last much longer anyway, always a bright side.


Yeah I love animals, I have 3 dogs and a domesticated lynx cat that is crazy energetic haha.


That is incredible. Does your lynx cat have a white spot on their forehead?


Yep and really long ear hair, she is the domesticated version so much smaller than the actual wild lynx but she still weighs a good 15 pounds.


I just learned that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.


It is pretty crazy that a made up animal like the Loch Ness monster is a protected animal. Guess if we find out it is real it will  be safe haha.


It is crazy that their is regulations on that if its not real.


There are over 20 quintillion animals on the earth, that is insane!


Hmm I really doubt that, I would think insects are in a class all their own, plus I would think there are more insects than animals on earth, especially mosquitoes lol.


Hey there how's it going. Do you believe in aliens? Apparently there's a possible UFO sighting during the flight on February 24.


Oh interesting. And it was troubling several thousand feet above them going in the opposite direction. Very interesting.


Yea, it's interesting they air control asked it was a Google Ballon. I didn't know google did that type of stuff, I just thought they stuck to online advertising and search engines


Yeah it seems like Google does a lot more than just work on their search engines. They also calculate traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on the road.


That doesn't sound like Google gets accurate traffic results considering a lot of people don't use android phones


That's a good point. A lot of people rely on Google. In to 2013 google went down for about five minutes and took 40% of web traffic with it.


That's a shame. It's crazy that google tailors it's maps to the claims of each country when there is a disputed border


Yeah that is quite interesting that they do that. They also hire a lot of goats to trim their lawn instead of hiring people to mow it. That's kind of funny.


It's pretty funny a company whose search engine requires more computing power than sending a man to the moon would do that


Yeah that's a very good point I'd like to learn more about that. I wonder what Neil Armstrong and the other 11 astronauts think about that.


Idk, it's pretty crazy though, like the man who was able to sell the Eiffel tower twice


I find it interesting, apparently a pilot saw a UFO over the Arizona desert


Yeah that must've been a huge accomplishment for him. I can't even imagine selling it once LOL. Are use Google so much though I am just happy it was founded back in 1998. Was nice chatting with you see you later.


There seem to be a lot of UFO sightings over Arizona. But it's not all clear with the pilot saw.


It's kinda creepy the control center in Albuquerque didn't record anyone passing the plane


Yeah I agree. Who knows what he saw. There have also been a lot of sightings in Nevada. Almost 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government. Maybe they are experimenting.


Possibly, the US government investigates some of the UFO reports


Yeah I would think that they would. I wonder if they have found anything? Sometimes I have a hard time keeping information classified like their plans to destroy WikiLeaks.


I don't know, but the pilot gave a pretty good description of the UFO hovering above his plane


Yeah that is kind of interesting it sounded like he said that there was an aircraft in the front and he reported something passing over him but he didn't get much more specific than that. Saying it could've been a balloon maybe, maybe not.


The pilot did say the object has a big reflection and doubted it was a balloon


That is sad. When the earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.


Yeah it would have been a long day.  The Earth was molten...  Is it true that all the Earth's helium will be gone by the end of this century?


Speaking of scary, humans lost body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago.


Can you imagine having your body covered in hair?!


Not really... It's funny, I only seem to lose the hair I want on my head.  I don't get it, we can grow back ribs but not hair?


Hahah agreed. It is crazy it only takes 2-3 months to regrow,


It's weird that there's a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.  Is it in the key of rap?


Funny a seahorse is the only fish with a neck.


Not really, I did once have an aquarium.  Genetic engineering is interesting.  They make blue roses!


The classic symbol for the unattainable.


or unrequited love... Science doesn't recognize such poetry.


It is interesting that bacteria is used for the color.


Bacteria seems to be really versatile, from evil to hero... Life on Earth has both suffered and bolstered...


I guess you need bacteria to convert proteins.


... yeah, that is part of what they do in digestion.  The author of what I read seems really pessimistic, almost as if he/she hates scientific research.


I agree. Maybe they should write about something different.