ya George Carlins voice is too iconic for me I think that wouldn't work as well, did you ever watch the simpsons?


I love The Simpsons, I also like South Park and other animated shows.


ya I guess in the Simpsons there is only one episode where Bart is neither mentinoed nor does he appear in the actual episode, like did they just forget about him?


I think they did it on purpose so that fans like us might wonder about that episode one day.


I have a dog, I wonder what type of blood he has, I didnt know he could have 12 different types.


ya and apparently there are dog blood drives where different dogs can come and donate blood too


I might take my dog to get tested and donate some blood, two birds one stone, do you have a dog or a pet?


we used to have a dog but she is gone, I actually wanted to get a dog yesterday I was at the pet store and they had a super cute shih tzu there that I held!


So cute you should definitely give that Shih Tzu a home! I prefer dogs to cats and apparently so does Google as they are a dog company


maybe that's part of the reason why I like google! yes I'm definitely a dog person I don't see the appeal of cats


I agree, I dont see the appeal either, cats dont undertand pointing, dogs and elephants do, too bad an elephant is too big.


haha I wonder if an elephant would make a good pet then, when I was a kid I wanted a Pokemon as a pet, apparently there are over 750 episodes now, I would never be able to catch up!


I think they would, they are really intelligent, I wanted to have a Pikachu as a kid lol, its been almost 16 years since then.


Oh yeah is that the one that they refer to as, the highest court in the land?


Haha it is. You think the justices ever play though? I'd be concerned about them getting injured.


I am not sure but I hope someone utilizes that court. Do you like Tim DUncan?


Yeah he seems like a good guy. He finished his degree instead of going right to the NBA. I guess that was a smart move


I think so too. How about ALlen Iverson? The guy signed a killer contract with Reebok


Yep he's the man. I can't believe he's going to make 32 million dollars when he turns 55. He'll never have to worry about money again


I know and until then he gets $800 000 a year from them


Yep that guy has it made haha. Have you ever shot a ball granny style?


I have and I am not sure why more players do not do that. I know it might look funny but who cares


Yep I agree. If I was getting paid millions of dollars I wouldn't care if I looked stupid, as long as I was winning games. It's funny that Reggie Miller's sister is also good at basketball. Maybe it runs in their family


Hi there I do like the NBA actually. I am a Pistons fan. What about you?


Yeah the woman broke 8 national records, wow. Nice chat


Oh nice. I do not have a favorite team per se. Do you know who Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is?


I do. He was a big basketball player right? I think he was so good at the dunk they had to ban the dunk for like 10 years isnt that true?


Yeah go figure. I like Reggie Miler too, and as good as he was his sister was always better I guess


Yep his sister sounds like she was amazing haha. Did you know that the inventor of basketball was a losing coach? The only losing coach and his whole University's history LOL like how is that possible


Yeah I guess the only legacy that James Naismith had to his name was for inventing it only


Haha you're right about that. Do you ever watch New Zealand basketball? Do you know what their team is nicknamed?


Yeah I heard their nickname is the tall blacks , kind of strange


It is a very strange nickname. Definitely one that would not fly in the United States LOL. Do you know that the Supreme Court has a basketball court on the top floor?


I bet so too.  They'd be worth even more in Japan I imagine.  Baseball has gotten so popular over there that they are surprised to learn it's our national pastime.


the japanese really do like the sport. the high school is really a big thing there. a televised tournament twice a year.


I wonder if it's popular in Canada.  There they call kickball soccer-baseball.


Yeah, there is baseball in canada, but the national sports are hockey and lacrosse. soccer-baseball? Huh?


Yep, weird isn't it?  I watch hockey every now and then. It seems interesting.  Do you watch hockey?


I dont watch hockey. i dont really understand the strategy and the rules.


Well I guess it's great exercise.  I hear that a player can lose like 8 pounds in one game.


I bet they can. the exertion is tremendous. probably a good wait loss program for many of us LOL


I was thinking that very same thing!  There should be ice rinks everywhere.


Yeah, it would be good for people to move more. we are designed to move. not just sit and chat. LOL Anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? i sometimes watch baseball. YOu?


Lol!  It's been great chatting with you too!  Have a good one!


I do too.  Did you ever wonder why the managers wear uniforms?


I thought it was from the old days, but maybe im wrong.


It could be from rule back then.  They wear them in case the need arises for them to play.  I've never seen one play though.


maybe in the old days, the team chose one player to be a manager as well.


They could have.  You know, baseball cards from the old days are worth quite a bit of money now.


I think the Honus Wagner card is the biggie. i dont know how much it is worth now though.


I don't either. I heard though that a man found three million dollars worth of baseball cards. His were from the 1900s though.


that is quite old and quite rare. i bet those cards would be worth even more now.


I looked it up, it was actually his last name.  Not like hen people call Trump Cheeto.


Well still i'm conflicted, lol! Did youn know that the presidents Guest house is bigger than the white house?


That is crazy.  Im sure Trump is upset that he doesnt have the biggest house, the best house, no one has a house greater than him... lol


Right! Trump and Hillary in the white house together what a reality show. I do however think they should have kept the rule.


That would be amazing!  I definitely tune in for that.


Right! Hey i did not know that fox owned the gaming website IGN.


I didn't. I do know that they tried to sue the simpsons for constantly parodying them.


Right and then discussed the possibility of creating a cable channel that only played the Simpson's.


Yeah i'm sure your right but would make for funny late nights. I can't believe that fox is watch more than cnn and msnbc combined, i just don't get it.


Not really, i check my phone every now and then.


Neither do I.  Great chat!  Have a great day.


I tend to so the same, Im not really a fan of fox news.  Too slanted.


Me either. Whats trump up to now? The president of Indonesia has 3 pop albums can you believe that?


I dont know probably tweeting and playing golf.


You know he's not one of the three wealthiest presidents?


That is surprising.  Maybe they accounted for inflation?  Or the fact he never released his tax information so we really dont know what he is worth, monetarily.


Well I'm told that the three wealthiest in history were JFK, Washington and Jefferson.


Wow.  Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana


I'm sorry know one could call me that. Can you imagine if the rule that the runner up automatically became the VP was still in effect, WOW!


Have you heard of the idiots who hung nooses outside the Capitol building in Mississippi?


Oh yeah they sure are. Americans take it very very seriously also, so much so that fights break out over who has the better candidate. I think the whole American political system needs to be fixed. Get rid of the two party system all together, and the electoral college.


I think the electoral college needs to go, and then work on the two party system. If anything, a psychological test for the POTUS would be a great place to start.


Yeah but the Government is so full of corruption and yes men that that will never happen, at least not until we can vote someone in who really wants those changes and really fights for them.


They are all corrupt, in one form or another.


Yep, but did you know the u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house?


Yes, a friend's husband works there and he was surprised when he reported for duty the first time.


Also the last time a republican was elected president without a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928


I don't think that matters though, there are many political families.


Well politics are just insane right now and come 2020 its going to get really crazy.


The dems had better do something, other than run Sanders, Warren, Clinton, or another who has a lot of issues.


I did, that was absolutely awful, I don't think they have found them yet.


Yep well its been a nice chat, cheers mate.


I will never understand how someones color offends people so much that they would do things like that. At least no one died this time.


Racial intimidation at it's finest. I was surprised Gillum lost his race.


In my opinion, unless Trump is out of office come 2020 the racial divide will only worsen.


It started before trump, I find it interesting that Michael Jordan won't endorse black dem candidates.


Well when it comes to athletes most of them are in it for the money, and wont endorse anything that isn't paying them to do so.


That's not exactly true, many of them have expressed their views on social media.


that's true but its only started happening more recently. It's sad that things had to get so bad for people to start making stands.


American politics are insane. Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster, he talked for 24 hours. Amazing.


Good morning! Do you enjoy concerts? I love performances and love seeing things live!


Nope me neither although I don't think they deserved to be sued by four concert goers!


I don't think so either. Do you follow politics?


Yes I follow politics. Did you know there are three subway lines exclusively for congressmen?


I did not know that, but it makes sense. The top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson, and Washington.


I bet Trump will top that list. The first president of Zimbabwe was called President banana!


Not sure you meant to send that! The president of Indonesia has even dropped 3 pop albums while in office!


Sorry about that. I accidentally hit enter. Can you imagine if Trump was a pop star lol?


No problem. I cannot imagine Trump as a popstar LOL. I wonder if he has ever met the Indonesian president?


Haha maybe. The president guest house is actually bigger than the white house.


Hello, I love concerts. Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in just 2001?


I wonder why that is? Did you know Elmo is the only non human to testify before the US Congress?


I did not know that. Well, it was great chatting with you.


They must have been exhausted that year. They are on track to play as much as the Ramone's.


I bet. That's a lot of concerts in over 20 years. Do you like the Ramones?


Yes the Ramone's are cool. But I have never seen them in their twenty 20 years of touring.


My favorite band is Linkin Park. Do you like them?


Linkin Park was good yes, very popular. Tragic about the singer. Their album sure was a hit though.


I was sad when Chester killed himself. There is an ancient Roman amphitheater still being used today as a concert venue in Croatia.


Yes that was a big blow to the band. I would love to see a concert there. In 2002 Creed had a concert so bad they got sued by their fans!


That's hilarious. I was never a huge fan of Creed. What about you?


I do not know too much, i just know there is crazy things that happen out there, how about you?


True,  its has celestial bodies called Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta!


I need to tough up on my planet facts, you have so many! I know that five planets are visual with the naked eye in the sky


Yes, Aren't they interesting! Do you have a favorite planet? I think mine would be Jupiter and Venus!!


Mine is mars, I hope we get a man on mars in my lifetime, do you think it will happen/


Oh yes, Mars!! I love it too!! I hope so, There is a good chance we will.


I bet, the more money we spend the better our chances. We just need some brave souls that are willing to take the chance like the first time we went to space!


Yes, very brave!! I hope we can do that sometime soon. Are there signs of water on Mars?


I think there have been theories of underground lakes and the potential of water. I will read up on it more. It was so nice chatting with you and getting good facts!


Really, I thought there was or at least they thought so!! Yes, enjoyed chatting too!


I find the earth and the solar system very interesting!


It is so interesting! I love learning about planets. Like Jupiters mon Ganymede!


Yes, I agree! Isn't the Ganymede Jupiters own moon?


yea, it would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun, that is amazing


Very, Did you know our planet Earth has other names besides Gaia?


I didn't know there were any names besides Earth, lol. I guess maybe the blue planet, what other names do you know?


Tellus and Telluris!  very cool! This is also a planet that orbits four stars!


wow! I love learning! I think I saw once that astronomers found a planet many light years away that could sustain life


Yes, I heard that too! Exciting!! Do you know anything about the solar asteroid belt?


hi how are you? what do you think of the presidency?


Yeah, he and Nixon decided they needed conservative ideas on the air. I guess it is a propaganda machine.


Unfortunately yes it is. It is broadcasted in 86 countries surprisingly.


I guess they change it around for local content but people want to hear about the US. I dont know how many people believe what they hear, but they watch.


Yes they do. They even threatened to sue the Simpsons (even though they wanted to make a Simpsons channel).


I think the right hand didnt know what the far, far right hand was doing there. LOL


Haha yeah definitely. That channel covers the US Senate quite a bit. I think it is interesting each state has 2 senators regardless of population.


Yes, they have a lot of power too. much more than representatives. 6 years, plus lots of support.


Yes well said. Richard Nixon cracked a gavel that was used by the Senate for 165 years! He must have been strong...or the gavel weak!


He was a determined man, and wanted to bust that gavel! Many had tried and failed, but he succeeded! Anyway, great chat!


Crazy that woman couldn't wear pants on the senate floor until 1993. But yes great chatting with you too. Have a great night my friend.


Hey I'm good thanks. I think it is a very stressful job! Being the head of the government is no easy task.


It is not easy. everyone second guesses you and everyone complains. I would not want the job.


Yes me as well. Too much stress. I wonder how banana did, the first president in Zimbabwe!


That must have been a terrible job, unless the guy was totally corrupt, in which case it was a great job


Agreed. Did you know that the guest house for the president is bigger than the white house itself?


I bet Trump is very pleased at those arrangements. He could probably rent out the guest house. Put a TRUMP sign on it. LOL


Haha I could see that happening. Fox news would likely cover that story! Fox News once thought about creating a channel airing only The Simpsons!


That would be overkill. no need for a whole channel. they could just set up a website.


Exactly. You should work for Fox News lol. The Fox News Network was created by Richard Ailes, a republican media strategist.


Hey how are you? Do you like shopping on Amazon?


I think they're starting to incorporate them, but there is some things that humans just do better. Did you know that the first Amazon customer spent $27.95 and got a building named after him?


Wow, and I have spent thousands over the years and all I get is free shipping!


I agree, I guess we just weren't early enough.


I did not know originally that AMazon owns IMDB.  No wonder their movies do well with Critics


I didn't know that either. I like Amazon Prime video though.


They do have some good TV and movies on their service.  I suppose one could buy only from Amazon for everything and probably be ok.


Probably so, between them and Wal-Mart I'm set.


I shop at walmart too, but it is always so busy.  The great thing about amazon is it just shows up at my house.  Even on Sundays


I love getting my Amazon packages on Sundays. I started doing the grocery pickup at Wal-Mart, and I'll do instore pickups so I don't have to really go inside or deal with the registers.


That makes sense.  And of course you can still get things shipped from walmart to your home.


I do.  I find that it has a lot of what I need and a lot of variety as well


Yep, I believe they're trying to keep up with Amazon. Well I hope you have a great day. It was nice chatting with you.


I agree, you can find all kinds of stuff on there. It's the largest internet retailer in the world!


And it will only get bigger.  It has thousands of items from every category one can think of


Yep, did you know that Jeff Bezos actually built a clock into a mountain?


Sounds like he is using that Amazon stock money to good use then.  I can imagine how big his house might be


The clock should run for 10,000 apparently. I bet his house is huge!


Not as big as an Amazon warehouse though.  Workers walk 7-15 miles a day during their shift


That's alot of walking there! I thought my 4 miles per shift was alot.


I figured Amazon a lot of robot helpers in the warehouse to take some of the heavy load.  Since robots are becoming more and more useful in work life


Yes, I should have said that. He was an innovator, and knew what audiences wanted. Daniel Day-Lewis has won 3 best actor awards. I wonder if anyone else is close.


I think he is the only one.  The Oscars were on the radio for years before becoming a TV show.


I didn't know about the radio broadcasts. I guess that makes sense. No TV in the early years. I think Tom Hanks has a couple.


I think so also.  There have been over 3000 given away.  Having the contract to make the statues must be somewhat lucrative.


How much could one be sold for? I guess some stars might sell a statue for a good cause.


I think that the recipient does not own it.  They don't want an aftermarket developing.


Is that so? I didn't know. They hold on to the statue, but they cannot sell it. I wonder who will win for best picture this time around.


It is tougher for me since they increased the Picture category to 10 films.  Say, did you know that cars have now been around for over 150 years?


I guess they have been powered many different ways. Steam, electricity, and gas. The electric car is quite old.


True, Yet it seems new today.  Benz patented the first car in 1886.


Pretty good.  Will you watch the Academy Awards this year, also know as the Oscars?


Every carmaker owes a lot to Benz. Anyway, I had fun chatting!


I was thinking about it. I know that people bet on the outcome. You?


I will watch, and I have bet before and did pretty well.  It is the oldest worldwide awards show.


I've watched in the past and found it to be slow. Many of the selections seem to be politically motivated. How does Eminem have so many oscars?


Must have to do with music categories.  Since the Oscars are a TV show, they have actually been nominated for Emmys.


That makes sense. Why, though? The Oscars is really more of a spectacle to draw attention to Hollywood. Have you seen Blazing Saddles?


I did see it.  I don't care much for bathroom humor and that is what I remember the most.  Incredibly, it was nominated for 3 Oscars.


I guess it was a breakthrough at the time. Disney is not so big on bathroom humor and has won 22 of the statues.


I think that is Walt himself, not the company.


Hey would you ever watch Harry Potter on Broadway? I think they're coming out with it


Yes I think that makes sense. It's funny that Warner Brothers was going to threaten movie theaters if they ever put up a poster that parodied Harry Potter, I guess they were worried about their bottom line


I suppose. I wonder why that is the movie they drew the line in the sand on? But when you


Yes I don't know, but I do know that Harry Potter made a lot of money at the box office, who do you think is the top worldwide star for film earnings at the box office by the way?


Sorry, the "'" is too close to the enter button... But when you're that big, you can make demands... I have no idea who the top earner is. Do you know?


Yes it's Tom Hanks actually. He's made over  8.5 billion dollars at the box office worldwide, that's insane!


Makes sense but that a lot of money! Wow!


Yes exactly! What do you think about Disney almost shutting down there Animation Studio? Sleeping Beauty apparently didn't make much money yet it's one of my favorite movies


That would have been short sighted and such a loss!


Yes I agree. Did you ever see the movie Trojan Wars by the way? And only need about $300 at the box office LOL


$300!!!!???? What a dud! Did you see it? Well, the odds are that you did not...


I would watch it. I loved the books and the movies. Did you like them?


Haha nope definitely didn't see it, have you seen the Disney movie Treasure Planet though? It was based on the book Treasure Island


No I never read them, I only like some of the movies, so this probably wouldn't be for me but I might watch it if I had a free ticket LOL


Do you ever go to musicals or the theater?


I used to go to operas a lot. We live by in opera house that is closed, but I haven't been there in a while, what about you? And what is your favorite Harry Potter book by the way?


I loved the Prisoner of Azkaban. I liked Sirius Black's character. I go almost every year to a show. I live in chicago so it's close


Yeah that makes sense. I can't believe that JK Rowling was turned down by 12 Publishers before she finally found someone to make her books slow


So sad the an owl sanctuary was needed to house abandoned owls from the books...


People don't think through their decisions like getting pet owls unfortunately, it's interesting that Michael Jackson wanted to do a Harry Potter Musical though


Speaking of weird pets, Michael Jackson had a collection too! Rowling wanted an all british cast.


Or they wanted seperation of church and state


That is more logical so on another subject the president of a country has a complicated job


Quite complicated indeed, since he has to deal with government.


Yeah and also deal with all the critics, I think Woodrow Wilson is one of the best presidents in US history.


Really smart man, he is the only US president to have a PHD.


Wow. He also tried to stay out of the wars.


Yeah he believed in peace so that is a good thing, 5 presidents got elected while losing the popular vote I wonder if he was one of them.


Might have. Did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


I didnt know about that, I guess the president receives a lot of visits that cant stay at the White House maybe for safety reasons.


I am. Did you know the tower of babel is probably based on a real building?


I heard that story growing up, that is so cool, that fact is new to me, where is that building located?


Modern day Iraq, surprised a building would last that long, to be honest


It must be well built, do you follow the bible? soldiers in WWII used to carry metallic bibles in their chest pockets.


Makes sense, could also protect them and keep them out of the raina nd snow!


Yeah that is also a possibility, did you know Teddy Rosevelt and Quincy are the only US presidents that did not use a bible at their swear ins?


I did not know that. I kinda wonder why?


Maybe they didnt have a bible at hand or their religious beliefs were different from the ones on the bible.


HI, how are you? Are you hankering for a chat? Do you like sports?


He was denied a legacy. He was a key player for UCLA. He certainly changed his style because of it.


I dont know what denied a legacy means. I had no idea that the inventor of basketball was a losing coach at their university


He created a game he didn't fully understand. Or he had terrible players.


its neat to me how intertwined technology is with sports nowadays. watching and playing. using tracking chips to track speed and rotation and stuff is really cool. it's like a fitbit on steroids.


The coaches can probably use that data for strategy. So every aspect will be tracked. There will be sensors in the turf.


for all 11 minutes of gameplay that ACTUALLY happen in a game...


More time for commercials. I guess the highlight reels would be enough for me. I prefer sports with more action.


Hockey and Soccer are great for that. Baseball was fun to play as a kid but is really slow...of course you do go "counter clockwise" so maybe its supposed to be a little slow.


I would expect kids to prefer a game with more action. I did. I like moving. Basketball was better exercise than baseball. Baseball has about 18 minutes of action.


even the supreme court justices like basketball...the highest court in the land!


I like the idea of sports. I really don't think they should be as highly valued in society and I think pro sports players get away with way too much. I was young and dumb isn't really a reason or excuse. I think that they need to be held accountable and properly reflect on their actions and words.


With only 9 justices, I don't think they can have a proper game. Well, I enjoyed chatting.


They should because they are role models. Everyone is young and dumb, but rich athletes are surrounded by advisers to help them.


Well I don't think that they should be held accountable because they are role models but also because treating people with respect should be expected period. Theres a lot of good things about sports too and it's really cool how it is cross cultural. it is super popular in japan.


Yes, baseball and soccer are quite popular in Japan. I figure the NFL could have a couple of games there and people would attend. Usually athletes in Japan don't do the silly things as much as US players.


or they don't get caught haha. i know things are a lot tamer there. I visited a few months ago. I would be interested in seeing the nfl have women


There are women referees. They could have women trainers. Women players? Not sure. Size is a problem.


Well its a violent sport anyway, I could see them as kickers. there arent any restrictions in the league rules. I would just like to see more representation besides thin and bronze cheer leaders. I think they get the short end of the stick...the saints cheerleaders are forbidden at even dining in the same place together!


They could have male cheerleaders too. I guess NOLA had problems in the past. Maybe they want to discourage fraternization. I dunno.


I agree about the male cheerleaders. fraternization rules are pretty big across the league. do you like basketball? I think college ball has a lot of talent in it. Kareem abdul-jabbar was a beast in college and got the dunk shot banned from the NCAA for like a decade.


Do you watch many movies in the theaters?


Yikes! The silence of the lambs came out on valentine's day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million.


That movie was great and creepy at the same time.


Super creepy. Spielberg became a household name as the director of Jaws.


Did you know that More than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed


That's sad. About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water.


Also, When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.  Such short days!  i wouldnt mind going to work for only 2 hours lol


That would be great! If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


Mind blown!  I love these facts! In september of 2010, the united nations appointed official ambassador to extraterrestrials in they case they would ever make contact with earth


What?! Thats funny. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago.


The earth is old!  Earth will be virtually helium-free by the end of the 21st century


Yes I love watching movies! Summer was considered a bad time to release a movie in the theater because of low sales until steven spielberg's jaws.


Wow. The majority of Earth's polar regions are covered in ice, including the Antarctic ice sheet and the sea ice of the Arctic ice pack.


Steven spielberg still makes millions from star wars off a bet with george lucas they made in 1977!


haha thats awesome,  I wonder what the bet was.Steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack.


I was wondering the same! After filming the goonies steven spielberg flew the entire cast to hawaii and surprised director richard donner with a cookout.


Amazing!  Thats so nice. When steven spielberg rode jurassic park the ride on opening day he requested that he was let off before the 84 foot drop


Too funny! Speaking of entertainers that make a lot of money, With over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, tom hanks is the highest all-time box office star.


He is very talented. Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after sleeping beauty was a box office failure.


Good thing they didn't! Disney's "treasure planet" was one of the most expensive box office flops of all time.


yeah,  I read that recently,  I never saw it.  The movie trojan wars with a budget of $15,000,000 has earned only $309 in box office


Hi! Did you hear about Pete Munk's passing? He was a Holocaust survivor who also happened to the world's largest gold producer. It was very sad!


I couldn't agree with you more! I would love to see us do that here! We would need someone famous to start a movement to get those vending machines here. Maybe Clint Eastwood? Speaking of Eastwood, did you know he's also a pianist and jazz enthusiast. He actually has scored several films as well!


Really, not surprised. I read somewhere he was allergic to horses, with all of his films he was in.


Is that so? That is actually crazy! Ha! Are you a fan of jazz by chance? I am and love that Pakistani jazz orchestra that's topping the charts at the moment!


There's actually a Harlem woman I want to see one day who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday for 20 years straight!


She must be very talented! Jazz can be so relaxing.


Indeed. They say even top Jazz performs stops by and attends her free concerts on occasion. I hope to be able to go see it one day!


Have you been to New Orleans? You would love it! New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910's.


No I have not but that is interesting and if love to visit there! Jazz is considered America's classical music. I also love cool jazz which was developed in the late 1940s!


Yes, It makes sense goatees would help jazz trumpeters with comfort. Good chat!!


No, I did not. Very interesting and sad indeed.


Indeed they would. You know, before I go, I also want to mention there's actually a programming language that's written in musical composition and the functional programs do have jazz-like harmonies. I think that's so cool! Well it was great chatting with you today!


He single handedly transformed the Barrick Gold Corporation from what was a small scale operation to a global empire. The company broke the news of his unfortunate passing but didn't state the cause of death.


I wonder what it was? Curious....Do you like dogs?


Oh, yes! I'm a huge dog lover.  I'm like Google, I prefer dogs to cats and if I owned a company, our code of conduct would state that we're a dog company as well! Ha! What about you?


Yes, the same. I saw that about google. I like them both. I didn't know about dog blood drives.  I love that too!


Agreed. And isn't it crazy that dogs have 12 different blood types as well? That can't be easy for the people performing the blood drives. Ha!


I know, I wonder how stressful it is for the dogs, or how they do it. Good to know dogs aren't completely colorblind and see some color.


That is true and they're also the only animals other than elephants that seem to understand what pointing is. That's pretty cool!


Very cool! I love elephants.Love the idea of vending machines for food and water in exchange for plastic bottles. We need that here!


Hi. I thought it is awesome that you are allowed to put flame-throwers on your car in South Africa. What do you think about that?


Awesome. I think he used 'Youtube' videos to learn the piano. Do you happen to know what video game the child stopped playing to listen to Bryce play the piano?


Haha yeah  Fortnite...   I'm going to be playing that later on.


Lol. I bet that was hard for him to give up playing. I think that had to be some piano playing. Was Bryce a low income student?


I'm not sure... but I don't mean to cut you off but that story about south africa letting ppl equip flamethrowers is wow. You think they would let us do that here? Haha


I wish. I will move to South Africa if they don't let me.


lmao I know right.   I mean thank god I never been carjack before, but I would use it if I was.


It is good that there are not 'wooden trunks' on cars anymore. Then what would we do! Lol.


Yeah that would be a nightmare.  Back to the  beethoven delivery guy. What  cartoon theme song did he taught himself?


I think it was Scooby-Doo (love that cartoon). Hey it is has been wonderful. Thanks.


Ah, that's sound crazy. What do you think about the pizza guy that plays beethoven on the piano where he delivered a pizza.


Sure. Rock on and remember your flame-throwers!


I think it was sweet. Did you hear about the Alabama man who got a car from his boss because he had to walk 20 miles to work?


That story sound familiar.  Where did he work?


Somewhere in Alabama. I think this story made it on the nightly news. What did you think about the piano story?


Oh okay yeah I remember that, and also the piano story awesome.  I love beethoven music. Do you remember what song it was?


It was Moonlight Sonata. I will have to google that as I only vaguely remember it.  Do you remember ever hearing it before?


Yeah Moonlight is one of his  most popular song. Hey how old was the  delivery guy?


His name was Bryce and he was 18. Do you know what date he played that piece on the piano?


Oh okay thanks.  Yeah I think it was July 25.


i have driven fords. i guess i would love to own a porsche.


Let me guess: A 911? Classy cars. Grandparents other status symbol was the player piano in the parlor. Remember those?


yeah, i remember. the ones with the player roll with the holes in it. interesting invention. like a jukebox before recording tech.


Exactly! Today they're electronic devices. Sometimes would like to re-visit time, like in 1930, when the BBC decided there was no news worth reporting, so broadcast piano music instead. Better than some of today's "talk radio", don't you think?


yeah, i dont like to listen to editorializing. usually they have an agenda and i dont want to be preached at.


Right. Fun story: recently a Detroit pizza delivery boy saw piano in family's living room, asked if he could play while they dined, and treated them to a movement from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata." Even the kids put down their cell phones and video game controllers to come closer and listen! The boy was 18, mostly self-taught. Great or what?


yes, that is great. i think that the electronics are dominating the attention spans of too many kids. they dont experience anything else.


Well said. Hopefully many will still experience playing a musical instrument, not just listen to the Freddy Mercurys or Paul McCartneys on the air/onlline...


Yes, true. Anyway, great chat! I have to eat now.


You bet, Enjoyed Car Talk and more! Cheers!


Yes.Remember old ones with fins, two-tone '57 Chevys, 1st SUVs...you name it. How about you?


Yes, car talk! you reminded me of the show! click and clack! have a great day!


chevys from the 50s? beautiful vehicles. what a 57 t-bird ? weighed about 5000 pounds. beautiful car.


You got that right. My grandpa had a Model A Ford with a real wooden trunk in back - about 1920 model, I think...


that is classic! with the original actual trunk. in the UK they call it the boot. i wonder why...


Yes, a boot. Don't know why it's called that. Some folks forget just how basic cars used to be, in the early 20th century, when most cars weren't financed. You either had the cash, or didn't get that "ride", you know?


yes. the car was great for working folks. they could get around, it was simple enough for a farmer to fix with basic tools. now the cars are so complex.


Right. My grandpa had a farm. He did the maintenance himself. No parking fees or taxes then. No roads in a lot of places! Wasn'


yeah, those cars had to deal with all kinds of conditions. bad roads, bad weather. no flamethrowers needed. LOL


Yes. Odd fact that they're legal in South Africa to prevent carjacking, or, maybe, elephant/lion attacks! What's your fav. brand of vehicle?


Considering he gave a 2 hour performance at the CPAC over the weekend, I think he'd really enjoy giving a concert!


Actually I can just imagine it, to house music!


There's definitely an audience, although maybe there'd be some disappointed concert goers who would sue for it being so bad, like 4 people who sued Creed in 2002.


Wow! I bet the Ramones had much better concerts since they played a total of 2253 concerts over 20 years.


That's over 100 a year, although only a fraction of the 324 that Linkin Park played in 2001 to promote their debut album.


I'm not too into concerts though I think I'd love to see one at an ancient roman ampitheater. There is still one in use in Croatia.


That would be Romantic, pun intended haha. In 1972, Pink Floyd actually recorded a concert at an ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience, to preserve the ruin, I imagine.


Wow, wish I could have been a fly on the wall!


Yes, insects and rodents were the only ones who got to see that live. haha


Do you like concerts? I like small indoor ones, not those that are at arenas or large ampitheaters.


Hi, I do when I have the chance yes! I like piano jazz. There was one on the Airship Hindenburg that was made of aluminum and only weighed 356 pounds!


I like ones in medium venues. Nice chatting!


That's a clever idea, although I wonder if the altitude affected the tuning. Speaking of altitude, in 2006, a group of climbers found a piano at the top of the highest mountain in Britain.


I guess it's a pretty good practical joke. In 1930, the BBC must have thought it was funny when they decided there was no news worth reporting and played piano music instead one day.


Right, seems like it was a lot of work. Wonder if the piano was up there playing circus galop when no one was looking. Circus galop is a piece that is for stress testing auto pianos and cannot be played by humans. Gee, I wish there was a day without news these days.


Yes, the news cycle is just saturated with ridiculous drama created by Congress and the President.


We're lucky that we don't use the system where the runner up became the vice president anymore. There would be even more drama.


It would be entertaining. It's kind of similar to the fact that the President's guest house is actually larger than the White House.


Well I guess we can be happy that our president is not releasing pop albums while in office like the president of indonesia does.Haha


How's it going, do you like horror films? I enjoy watching ones based on supernatural and macabre themes


I wonder if google prefers any particular dog breed since they officially prefer dogs over cats


probably dont want huge dogs in the office taking up space. but still, it is good for morale to have dogs around.


Yea, dogs would be pretty useful since they can instinctively understand pointing


Yeah, just like elephants. Perhaps a pet elephant would be good. does google allow elephantts?


Maybe. It's pretty crazy dogs have 12 different blood types


I guess its because they have so many breeds. i wonder which blood type is the most common.


Me too. I wonder if other animals have a lot of blood types like snakes or a legless lizard


I bet there is variation. i would not want to run a blood drive for snakes though. LOL


Well you can go to New Zealand, there are no snakes there


I guess NZ is the place for me. Anyway, great chat!


hi, how are you? i am not really into horror films. there are a few i like though.


They're not for everyone, it's pretty cool the creepy metallic sound is made by an instrument called the waterphone


waterphone? like a saxophone? i wonder how you play that instrument.


I don't know, I might be too scared to play the waterphone, the name even sounds creepy


Yeah, its creepy. good for breaking the ice at parties. LOL by the way, do you like dogs?


Yea, dogs are pretty awesome and were the first species to be domesticated


I think dogs are better than most people. i dont own one though. i wish i did. You?


My brother has a Jack Russel, he's pretty cool but isn't useful for much besides companionship lol


yes, they are fun little dogs. energetic, but not good at protection. i prefer bigger dogs.


It's hilarious that they attempted a duplicate of That 70s Show in the UK. I wonder why it failed?


No, I was never a fan of that at all. How about you?


I loved the show one of my favorites growing up, Pikachu is the best


Yeah, I remember when they were originally big in the 90s, but I was already an adult then.


No, I'm not a sports person at all. Are you a fan?


I am, my favorite player is Serena Williams, she is so talented, shes like the best female player ever in the history of the game


I don't know anything about tennis, but even I know she's a phenomenon.


Yeah she and her sister, both are great players and make a great combination,


I'm glad that eleven hour tennis match wasn't done in a single day, LOL. They'd have been dehydrated beyond belief.


I know right, 11 hours is too long for a pro match, Polo shirts were actually invented for the game


Maybe because of the name lol, Days like These, sounds like theres a lack of creativity there


LOL that figures! Nice chatting with you.


Yeah, and the cultural vibe from the 70s may have been different over there.


I agree, not similar to american culture


I wonder how The Big Lebowski went over in the UK.


I have no idea about that, do you like The Simpsons?


Yeah, I loved it in the 90s -- I quit watching after it seemed to have jumped the shark. How about you?


I used to watch it as well, now I lost track of the show, still really funny, there is an episode without Bart in it


Yeah, I should Google that. I wonder which one it was.


That sounds like a must see episode, did you also like Pokemon?


ah weird, and yup I could see her doing that, did you know a ballet dancer can go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


Interesting! A dancer from Morocco who could not dance because of an injury decided to turn to photography instead. Do you like photography?


I think it's ok, what about you? Its funny to me that Tupac was like a hardcore rapper but he did ballet in high schoool lol


That is so funny. I would never have guessed. I think photography is important to document places and people. I'm glad people like Yoriyas from Casablanca are documenting their hometowns and events.


that is interesting, and ya did you hear about Stephen King's first horror movie he saw?


No, I have not! Did you know inception was meant to be a horror film?


no but I could see that, the concept is scary, and ya he considers bambi to be his first horror movie he saw haha


That is funny! ET was also supposed to be a horror film.


didn't know that, whats cool is you can burn like 200 cals when watching a horror movie, I need to watch more and lose weight!


The movie scream was supposed to be called scary movie.


Not really. How about you? I would love to try the ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancer's movements.


ah interesting, a scary movie to me would be to go to Mackinac Island, no cars and full of horses that I'm allergic to haha


ah that is a cool idea, did you know that Bruce Lee was actaully a great dancer?


No, I did not kow that. So Michael Jackson was famous for dancing. The first moonwalk was actually performed by tap dancer Bill Bailey in 1955 though.


wow that is cool, and ya Bruce Lee won the Cha Cha championship in the year he performed


Nice! Did you ever watch Mr. Rogers? There was an episode where he learned to break dance.


yes I did watch that show that sounds fun! Have you ever played music around a baby? apparently they will dance to the beat haha


Hmm, not sure if I've ever seen a baby go to the beat though it is cute. Do you know who Emilia Clarke is?


I do, shes in Game of Thrones, I think shes a bad actress though, your thoughts?


I don't know who she is but she did the funky chicken and robot dance at the audition for Daenerys Targaryen.


I think it is in the rule book.  It is called America's pastime but I dont know....seems like there are more NFL and NBA fans at least out here.


It does seem that way around here too.  Baseball is actually really popular in Japan.


I heard that often...what is weird is why Kickball is called Soccer-Baseball in canada?


It kinda makes since you kick it and operate like baseball, but seems clunky as a name, in my opinion


Yeah.  Did you know that the albuquerque isotopes are named after the team in the Simpsons?


Smart, use a team already branded by one of the longest running shows in history.


It would help sell merch.  people would want some because of the show.


I don't think anyone will copy the Red Sox name, they have had it since 1901!


Thats a long time.  I heard they started wearing red socks after the team the red stockings dropped red from their uniform.


I do, I watch mainly during the world series times though


I might have to watch a little baseball this season now lol.. take care


Same here, I rooted for LA since I am from Cali.  But Boston is good too.


I always rooted for Atlanta growing up.  They were a lot more dominant then.


I rooted for the A's.  That was crazy when the A's played the SF Giants and we had the Earthquake here.  We won and got that Commisioners Trophy!


Yep.  The big one where a section of the Bay Bridge collapsed and the Marina District caught on fire.  The game was suspended for a few days but I think A's won it 4 of 4 out of 7 games possible.


Wow.  Thats crazy.  Im from Florida, so we have hurricanes, but we have quite a bit more warning.  lol


Did you know the baseball coaches wear uniforms because they can actually play if needed lol.


Yeah, I wonder if they ever needed to step in, or it is just a tradition.


nope it was shown verbatim and people just did not like it


That's crazy. Are you into cars or videogames at all? Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver by beating 90000 people in Gran Turismo


That is amazing actually. do you know how cadillac got its name?


Something to do with a explorer who founded Detroit I believe


I wonder if they sell flame thrower equipped cadillacs in South Africa since it is legal to mount flamethrowers onto cars there


Yes I wonder that too. do you use google?


Yes everyday, it's fascinating my google searches require more computing power than apollo 11


yeah that is crazy. do you know how they track traffic?


I hear they use Android devices of it's users but that can't be too reliable, can it?


Yea I watch South Park all the time, it's funny that The SImpsons workers sent them flowers for parodying Family Guy


haha yes that is quite nice of them though


Yea, did you know there's only one episode of the Simpson's that doesn't feature Bart? They have over 600 episodes I'm surprised it's not more


Yeah me too. Pokemon has more than 750 of them


That's nuts Pokemon has 750 episodes and hasn't been on tv as long as the Simpsons


I wonder how long Thomas the Tank Engine has been on, they've had 52 episodes each of Ringo Star, Alec Baldwin, and George Carlin voicing Thomas


I am not sure but that is a very star studded show


Yea, That 70's Show had a lot of stars too, I don't think the UK version did though, it only lasted 10 episodes


Hello, did you know that JFK, Wasington, and Jefferson where the the richest Presidents in American history?


Well, then you will like that even thought the Sun is hot, a lightening bolt is 5 times hotter than the surface of the Sun.


Oh wow. Winter needs to be over and the Sun come out a bit more. I am ready for the Sun to warm me up


I am the opposite.  I do not like Summer.  A cool fact is that you could meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years with just one second of the Sun's energy.


Do you know what color the Sun is? It looks yellow to me but its hard to tell when I look up at the SUn


Yes, as I mentioned before, it is acutally white.  It just looks yellow to us due to atmospheric scattering.


Oh I am sorry I forgot you mentioned that. I know the Sun is nearly 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth. That is a long trip


Yes, that would take forever.  Neptune must move very slow.  It just recently completed it's first full orbit around the Sun since it was discovered in 1846.  This happened in 2011.


It took NASA about 6 months just to get to Mars recently.


We need to learn how to travel faster.  Do you watch a lot of TV?  I do and love it.  I am a Simpson's fan.  I know that out of all the episodes, there is only one that they did not show or mention Bart.


I have been a Simpson's fan since I was young


I did not. I thought our current one was the richest.


I guess if you take inflation into account, maybe not.  Also, President Banana is what they called the first President of Zimbabwe.


We need to make up a similar name for ours, maybe "nuts" or something like that


Lol, that would be funny.  Were you aware that the actual White House is smaller than the U. S. Presiden'ts guest house.


I was not. Is that where the First Lady lives currently?


Lol, not that I know of.  I think we should go back to the time before 1805 when the runner up for President was automatically the Vice President.


Absolutely. We need someone to keep a close eye on the current shady president who will tell us the truth about what is going on.


Changing topics, are you a science person.  I know a lot about science.  One such fact is that the Sun is acutally white.  We see it as yellow becuase of atmospheric scattering.


Not too much but I like hearing about new scientific discoveries


How's it going, do you like animals, there are over 1.5 million living species


Probably  not the best choice for a pet considering there are 20 quintillion other individual animals to choose from


Those sugar gliders seem to make decent pets, but I hear they are omnivores and some people give them baby mice to eat. No thanks! Definitely not the animal for me. I think I like horses, dogs, rabbits, and chickens the best.


Yea, it's pretty cool how humans have adopted pets since evolving 315,000 years ago


Have you heard that there used to be animals that had both gills and lungs and our hiccups are thought to be from that somehow. Do you believe it?


That's pretty crazy. Did you know modern human behavior started around 50,000 years ago?


That's crazy to think about, how many years we've been around. What improvements do you think us humans will see a thousand years from now or more?


I do not, probably less adaptence for persistence hunting since most don't do it anymore


I know humans use tools more than any animal, but have you seen some of the chimps using tools? Especially to get food. They're pretty smart, too.


Yea, I wonder if chimps have the enzyme to synthesize vitamin c that humans lack


Pretty good question! I think there are birds that need certain minerals, too. Speaking of animals, I have to go feed my cat now. TTYL.


As a small kid, I used to think I wanted to own one of each animal. I like them very much. Do you? I don't think I realized there were so many species. I don't think I could even care for 100.


Yes and know, I don't like insects which make up the majority of animal species


Insects animals are big as pets in areas of Asia, I hear. I hear they even like some types of cockroaches as pets. I wonder if some bugs would make good money selling as pets? lol


Yea the only insect I'd want as a pet would be a preying mantis


Those would make really nice pets I guess not animals would, though. I've seen shows where some people tried to keep alligators or crocodiles as pets. Genius. lol


I never knew that domesticated animals develop white patches on their foreheads, I guess if an animal can't do that it won't make a great pet


Meant to say not all animals would. I didn't know that, maybe only some species get those patches? I like how the Loch Ness monster is a protected species. Do you think it could exist?


Probably not if no one has captured a loch ness but it would be cool if it did exist


That would be really cool if you could feed it and pet it, too. I think one of the most unique pets I've seen has been a Grizzly Bear. Actually, I think the guy had a few bears as pets. Do you think he's doomed?


Burger King would give you a free whopper for every 10 people that you would unfriend on Facebook. lol


That's kind of funny!  I wonder how you proved you unfriended people to get the free burger.


I'm not sure, but I know I would have racked up quite a few free whoppers.  lol


You and me both!  I'd have no problem with that at all lol!  Have you ever heard that the like button was originally going to be called the awesome button?


I didn't know that.  I see thoug that the like button is illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  I wonder why?


That is odd. I could see the anger/angry button being illegal but not the like button.  Maybe they think people are liking things they shouldn't like in the case of all of the divorce filings.


lol Maybe.  This is interesting...Facebook is primarily blue because Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness.


i never knew that. Truth is though, I've never really thought about it. I just kind of blindly accepted it as the color and never questioned it.


I noticed it but never gave any thought as to why it was blue.  lol


Did you know that facebook has 58 gender options?


Hi, i use it but I don't think I am much of a fan.  Are you a fan?


That is definitely quite a bit.  I've heard too that something like 30% of american adults use it as their primary source of news.  That being said, I'm going to go watch news on tv and not facebook.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


I'm in the same boat.  I only use it to stay in touch with a few people and I could care less about all the other garbage on there.


More people should be like that. I've heard that of all the divorce filings in the country back in 2011, a third of them mentioned facebook.


It is shocking isn't it?  It's really shocking when you think that there are more people on facebook than there were people in the world 200 years ago.


I've worked with a few people who got themselves in to trouble on there.  I can't believe that company was valued at $104 billion when they had their IPO in Feb. of 2012.


Especially since they make most of their money off of advertisements.  I guess companies pay quite a bit to advertise on our facebook screens.


I agree.  Did you hear about the Burger King Facebook promotion they had?


There is also a banned swimsuit that 94% of all swimming race winners wore it!


I think it was 94% of the swimming events at the 2008 Olympics were won in it, so they chose to ban it. That's crazy! Must be super light weight.


Or they might feature some high tech technology. America has as many gold medal swimmers as the rest of the world combined.


Did you know humans can hold their breath underwater within weeks of birth?


Wow, I did not know that! Humans may have also only lost their body hair 240 000 years ago.


That's crazy! Apparently, humans are also the best distance runners of all running animals.


Really? I thought it would be another one like the cheetah's.


I think cheetahs are obviously much faster, but we can run marathons, not sprints.


True, there is also a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


Yeah, I wonder if that's why horror movies tend to use the same music? Anyway, it's been fun talking to you!


Hi there! I do! I love watching the Olympic events. How about you?


I guess that is why. Nice chatting with you!


Same here. I do not swim that much but I occasionally go to the pool every once and a while. I also enjoy watching swimming in the olympics;


Did you know Cornell students are actually required to pass a basic swim test before they can graduate?


I think that that is a good idea! Native Americans also introduced the British to the front crawl.


Yeah because they were faster at swimming. The Brits only knew how to use the breaststroke.


Yep, I bet that they were very surprised when they got beat by them!


I'm not, though! I don't know how swimmers in the Olympics can swim so fast doing the breaststroke. Have you heard of the one where athletes actually swim with the hands and feet bound?


I have not but the only stroke that they could do would be dolphin kicks!


Yeah, it's a competitive event where they basically swim like dolphins!


How's it going, did you know the Hebrew bible is known as Tanakh?


I don't think so, myspace could of got facebook for 75 million and didn't


For sure, they had the money, I wonder why they turned it down. did you ever delete friends for a free whopper?


I'm sure I've unfriended 10 people but I've never gotten a whopper for it


lol, I wonder how Burger King tracked that. I would have deleted 100 friends for 10 whoppers lol


Lol, it's pretty crazy Iceland is using facebook to rewrite their constitution


NO WAY! I did not know that. I wonder what it looks like ha. I want a part in it.  Hopefully they don't disable the like button like a german state did


It's crazy how much stuff is done on facebook, I guess that's why they are worth 104 billion


Man, myspace could have all that money if they just spent 75 million.


It's pretty amazing how far facebook has come since being started in 2004


For sure, I was all about Facebook when it came out. Facebook is blue because of Mark Zuckerburg suffering from red green colorblindness


I did not know that, I guess I never knew what it was called. I just know our bible


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Have you've heard of the bible Jefferson created using a razor to cut out the supernatural parts?


I did not know that either, speaking of the bible, roosevelt and john quincy adams are the only two presidents not sworn in with the bible


That's interesting, I wonder what Teddy and Adams swore in on if it wasn't a bible


Yea, I wonder if it was now a days they would swear on facebook lol


I find it cool that Babal was likely the Etemenaki in Iraq, I wonder what it be like to see it


That would be so amazing to see that. I wonder if there are any photos, I would share it on facebook if there were even drawings of it


It's pretty crazy that Myspace didn't buy facebook in 2005 when they had the chance


yea that wasn't a smart move, do people even use myspace anymore?!


I was reading a preseason NFL article the other day and it was about the Redskins QB, Colt McCoy wanting to prove that he was the right choice for back-up QB.


There was one running back for the Patriots who never fumbled in his entire career.  That is extraordinary.


Yeah I wonder why that guy isnt more known.  In the 60s bowlers made more than the football players.


Football has done an amazing marketing job since then.  Plus, they have to pay a larger number of players that competitive bowling does.  This year's Super Bowl winners are coached by Bill Belichick who is the winningest post season coach.


I respect their accomplishments.  They have done some cheating in the past that I do not like.  They are located about equi-distant from Boston, Mass and Providence, RI


George rr martin calls them the Lannisters of football lol


That is a good one.  It impressive to have such a dynasty.  They are the team for all of New England.


That running back that never fumbled, Green- Ellis,  played for the patriots.


I know.  I went to Oklahoma University.  We had a QB, Baker Mayfield, who won the Heisman and was the number 1 NFL draft pick. He almost quit football to play competitive gaming.


The NFl has only one left handed quarterback!


It is hard to catch a ball that is spinning in the opposite direction from normal.  Receivers have to get used to it.  Nice talking with you!


I really do.  I like college better than NFL.  I love the trick that Iowa has played by painting the walls of their visitor's locker room pink!


It actually weakens weightlifters if they do that with the walls.  I do like the yellow line that ESPN added to broadcasts.


what do you mean it weakens weightlifters?  Like,  if they wear that color or look at it/?


If they lift in a room with pink walls, they can't life as much as in normally colored rooms.  ESPN got a Emmy for the yellow first down line.


You know that what they call football in England is called soccer in the US.


Yeah I do,  my husband is British lol he tells me all the time.


I bet high previous high school regrets not playing brady at all despite having their worst season


True.  He's won the most super bowls.  Out of all the QB's to have a thrown a TD pass only one threw one to himself - Brad Johnson!


I think you have to also consider paul hubbard. He created the huddle after all


Interesting!  Kellan Moore is currently the only left handed QB in the NFL.


He must have it hard since being left handed has more cons than pro as a QB in football


I would think so.  The Green Bay Packers have remained a popular team.  The current waiting list for season tickets currently has over 100,000 names on it.


It is probably since they are one of the few teams to be really involved with their community


They are the only non-profit community owned professional sports team in the U.S.  I love that.


I also like how they have a long history, initially being sponsored by the indian packing company


I didn't know that.  That's interesting.  They play in Lambeau field still.  That has to be one of the oldest NFL stadiums now.


I bet. In any case, it was a pleasure talking to you about american football. Thanks for chatting.


I watch as much as I can.  Sunday games, Monday night, and thurs. night.  I heard Aaron Rogers and the Green Bay packers are close to signing a contract extension.


Personally I am always surprised in how much action there is in the dozen or so minutes of real gameplay


There is a lot of downtime now.  I don't like the new rules.  Back when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s any time any one ran out of bounds the play clock stopped.  Not now though.  It makes the games go quicker, but like you said...actual game play is down.  Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons currently is the highest paid player.


It there any player or team you like in particular?


I'm a Steelers fan.  lol  I'm surprised though at how much these players make.  Matt Ryan got a 150 million 5 year deal.  I like the Steelers because when the players want big money like that they just let them go when their contracts are up.


I like the patriots who are like the lanisters of football


They are actually my 2nd favorite team.  I respect Tom Brady.  He puts a lot of work into his work and is the best QB of all time in my opinion.


Yes.  Good career move!  I wonder if he knew then that he would become famous?


Maybe, I wonder if Jon Hamm knew Ellie Kemper would be famous when he taught her.


I bet not.  lol   Did you ever listen to any radio dramas on the radio?


I was going to say that if you did, there's a website that has thousands of episodes for free.


On a different note...persistent hunting made humans among the best distance runners among all animals that run.  I never knew that.  Did you?


No, I didnt.  I like to run, on occasion.  I know were not the fastest though.


Nowhere close.  I think that's the cheetah?  Humans existed in Africa 315,000 years ago.  I doubt a human ran down a cheetah then.  lol


That is cool.  We lost out body hair 240,000 years ago.


LOL  That's an interesting tidbit to share at work tomorrow.  It was nice chatting with you!  Have a good day!


I loved that show!  He made so much money per episode.


Yes.  $700,000!  I couldn't even imagine what that would be like!


Man, I dont think i have even made that in my life.


LOL Same here.  Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any longer because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  That's interesting.


It is.  He is a talented comedic actor.  I wonder when he started having those beliefs.


I'm not sure.  I think it was a few years back.  Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama class.  That's funny.


Some people get into their professions by chance, or by reasons like that.  He's a great actor, so it was a great choice for him


Hello. Say, have you ever been to Washington, DC, our "nation's capitol"? With kids? Or would you like to go sightseeing there someday?


Do you remember if they saw the 2004 Pixar film (on video or TV) or the video game that came out as a sequel?


They just saw the dvd of the incredibles. Did you know it is based in the 1960


Yes, (sigh) grew up then. Way, way back  then. Did you know Samuel L. Jackson, one of my fav. actors, voiced an animated character in both Incredibles movies?


Yeah he voiced the ice man. Not sure if thats his actual name in the movie.


Not sure, either, but Jackson did a great job. Another fav actor of mine, Holly Hunter (Million Dollar Baby; won best actress for her role as a female boxer) also did a voice in both Incredibles films.


Really, Im not to familiar with her work to be honest with you.


No matter. You heard her voice, and I'll bet it was convincing! Strangest character might have been that of Violet Parr. The movie's real writer & director did that voice. The character is a superhero female costume designer.


Yeah I heard he did the voice for the storyboard but they couldnt find an actor to do it better.


You're right about that. I think he played the superhero female costume designer; another person did the voice of Violet Parr.


I havnt been there yet. I hear its pretty cool though.


Entertainment seems to be expanding today; we have so many choices online, streaming, gaming, going to see live events (if affordable)...don't you think?


It is certainly a very good time to be alive. Always something to watch or do.


Would you take children with you if you went?


Probably. Dont know who would watch them lol


Right! You might find kids would get really into places like the National Museum of Natural History. They can't see real, live (stuffed, actually!) wolves, coyotes, bison, and moose right in front of you just any day!


Yeah my kids would love that stuff to. I dont know how much they would enjoy the monuments though.


Agreed. Some young kids like "the people" they see (in paintings) at the National Portrait Gallery. It's also got big, open indoor spaces kids love in its atrium. Sound right?


You' right to skip the monuments and long lines to tour some places. Sometimes kids just love a funny movie, like the new Incredibles II. Have you seen it?


We havnt seen it yet. I hear its good though. The kids loved the first one.


Hello, How are you? Do you like to travel?


Very cool a humans rib that has been surgically shortened will regrow equally as strong within 2-3 months!


Like lizard tails? Weird. Did you know that we can't synthesize our own Vitamin C?


Yes, because the gene for this enzyme is defective. Its good I love oranges. lol


It's super weird that plants and all animals can make their own though... Probably a good indicator that animals and plants will beat us in the evolution department.


lol, could be. I love it when babies dance spontaneously when they hear music!


I know, it's precious. Apparently, they even get excited when they hit the beat!


Awww, I know, so cute! Professional ballet dancers go thru a lot of shoes in a week!


Did you know Tupac was actually a ballet dancer in high school?


That's surprising! MJ had a patent on the device to achieve the extreme lean! Who knew, Good chat!!


Apparently Bruce Lee won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship in 1958. I wish we still had a Cha-Cha Championship! For the alliteration alone!


I love to travel! Mostly by car, bicycle, or plane. I'm not a fan of trains or boats! How about you?


Yes, I love to travel too! I enjoy biking and flying. I live near the ocean so I love boating also.


That's pretty cool. I don't think I could afford to live in Japan, the tolls alone cost $300 to travel cross-country.


Yeah, that's a lot!! The dutch are making a 160 mph commuter bus.


Haha! Thank you, next. I am not about that life. I'd rather live on Mackinac Island where they've banned all motorized vehicles and still use horse-drawn carriages!


Oh I would love that!! I enjoy watching the old shows with the horse drawn carriages!!


Right? Though the novelty of living without a public rail system or a car would wear pretty thin. In Iceland, where they have no rail, those without cars have to fly between major towns.


That's true. I am surprised the first king to travel around the world is from Hawaii.


That was around 300 years ago, humans have been doing remarkable things for hundreds of thousands of years so it's crazy it took a member of royalty so long!


Hi, do you know much about the presidents?


Actually the runner up became the vice, so they were a winner either way


Oh wow, I'm sure that system would never work today, so it's definitely for the best. On another note, are you a soccer fan at all?


I actually am, I love watching the world cup. And you?


I do sometimes! But I think it's interesting how the countries that host the world cup don't actually benefit economically.


Yeah so I do not see the point of them doing it. Do you know where the 2022 one will take place?


I believe it's in Qatar! I bet they can afford it, even though the host city literally does not exist yet.


They must be building it from the ground up


That's fair. I'm surprised the U.S. doesn't play host as often. Then again, they probably care more about the Women's world cup, where the American team hasn't placed below third ever.


True. They only got 3rd place in the first cup in 1930


I wonder what's considered more dominant though, that feat or Hungary only losing once between 1950 and 1956, that's 6 World Cup titles!


Hello! I don't follow a lot of politics, but one fact I heard recently was that Trump is not one of the three wealthiest presidents in US history!


That is actually amazing, what a team. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah that is true. Jefferson, Washington and JKF made more than him


That definitely must anger him to know, I don't know what makes him more upset, that or the fact that his guest house is still bigger than the actual White House.


Yeah, and I wonder why that is. Maybe they get a lot of guests that need to be accommodated


I wonder if that's the same in other countries too, a lot of places have seemingly unpresidential things going on. Like in Indonesia, the president released 3 pop albums while in office!


Yeah that is true. Good for him. Do you know what the president of Zimbabwe was called?


I heard he was called President Banana, isn't that wild? I would hope it means something different there.


I was thinking that too. Do you know how the vice president used to be elected?


I'm not sure, I bet the system was different for sure, maybe a lot outdated. Why, do you know?


I think its a great arena. I haven't gone there yet but heard wonderful things about it, do you like Steph Curry?


Nice sounds like a good stadium. Yes curry is a real good guy. He works with a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in Africa for each three-pointer he makes three nets get donated.


I think that as well he is a great player and also finds the way to help others, admirable


Yes very responsible of him do you think teams ever lose on purpose? The reason I ask is because the Golden State Warriors earned about $12 million by losing game four of the NBA finals last season.


No not really, I bet they would receive more money by winning, still $12 million dollars is a lot for loosing games


Yes it is. The Golden State Warriors play their home games in the 1975 NBA finals at the cow Palace because their Oakland arena had booked other events. That would never happen nowadays.


A lot has changed over the years, that is a sure thing,


No doubt. In the last 20 years only three number one overall pick in the NBA draft have won a championship. That is hard to believe.


That is hard to believe, I guess the reality of pro basketball is different


Yes it is. Everyone is good. It is kind of cool that Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have brothers who they played with back in 2013 on the Santa Cruz Warriors.


Hey there yes I like the NBA. Hard to keep track of all 30 teams though.


I guess talent runs on the family, the chat has been really entertaining, thanks for your time


Yes it has for me too. Have a good rest of your day!


Yeah hard to keep track of them all out of the 30 team 29 are American


I always wonder why they gave Canada an NBA team? I guess they deserve it it's a nice change from hockey LOL.


They do, and yeah basketball is a lot more fun than hockey, do you like the Golden State Warriors?


Yeah the Warriors are definitely a stacked team. They were founded back in 1946 in Philadelphia. I wonder when they came to California?


Its a team with a lot of history and maybe because of the fans in California, the Warriors have one of the best teams in the NBA


Yeah maybe you're right. Speaking of California they first change their geographic logo to Golden State in 1971.


They did? have you ever been to the Oracle Arena?


Never have but that's where they play their home games so I would like to go sometime.


Hi how are you? Did you read about the man in Wisconsin that died?


Lol I love it  I wonder why it seems google prefers dogs?


I guess just like there are dog people and cat people, there are dog companies and cat friendly companies. I did't know that Dogs drink with the underside of their tongue.


Hmm no I did not either. I think its neat they can understand to point so well too. So cool.


That is very cool! Some dogs in moscow have learned to use the subway!


Wow can you imagine sending your pooch out for some bread LMAO


Haha. That would be awesome! ogs perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently, aiding disabled people and therapeutic roles.


Yes thats also I see why they call them mans best friend . So sweet.


Dogs are so loved. Russia has a tomb of the unknown dog as a memorial for canine research subjects.


Yes and  Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. I enjoyed talking to you.


Wow, that's so neat! Thanks for the chat!


I did. I read it was an accident that happened while he was trying to make bombs.


Yes thats scary It could be any neighbor . Geez


They said that evidence has emerged suggesting Morrow was a white supremacist whose apartment doubled as a "homemade explosives laboratory,". Very scary!


Yes and it only seems to be gettin worse everyday.


I try to focus on happier things like my dogs. Do you have any pets?


Yes I have a small dog. Its amazing the roles they play in our lives.


he dog was the first species to be domesticated. Their nfluence on human society has given them the sobriquet "man's best friend".


I think its interesting that There are 12 different blood types that a dog may have, and dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives


That's very cool! Dogs can learn over a thousand words and can reason better than chimps.


Hi There ! Looking forward to chat with You ! :)


65 is still quite warm... when You live in NY and have to pay for oil, 65 is a luxury ! How hot is in Your house ?


My house is cold,  we don't use the heat at all cuz its so expensive,  I use blankets,  robes,  thick socks.


Yes alcohol is warming.  You can mail a birth announcement to the white house and they'll send you a congratulations card back


That's cool - I didn't know that... if would be nice to get a check for million dollars as well, but hey... card is nice too... :)


lol right. The very first phone number of the white house was "1".


I don't get that one... what do You mean ?


You just dialed 1.  Ive seen it in old movies,  they literally just dial one to get to the white house.


hold on... any American could dial "1" and would be calling white house ?


Well it would go to an operator or security line.  That person would connect you to who you wanted to talk to. There is a replica of the white house in atlanta which was built as a private home


hello how are you? did u know The last us president to speak a foreign language fluently was fdr


Oh that's cool - did the guy who built it need any permissions to do that ? I wonder...


Yeah, I've heard something like that, but I don't know what language he spoke ?


me either! 5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote. greatest margin 10%


cool beans...  so hey, one of the facts here is that the white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files - aren't floppy disks easy exposed to be damaged ? Or to easy have corrupted data... why would white house do that... ?


true.  I have no clue,  maybe they carefully store the floppy disks somewhere safe.  It seems there are other more reliable ways to store data though.


Absolutely... I mean even dust can damage the magnetic data carrier... god forbid there is a magnet somewhere close by...


Lincoln was the first president to be photographed for his inauguration and john wilkes booth was in that photo.


There was probably many booths in that photo... I say it's coincident...


President jimmy carter turned all white house thermostats down to 65 degrees during the winter of 1977.


yeah, have you ever read Starship troopers the book?


No, I didn't, but I do normally like Sci Fi!


I saw the movie, I can't honestly believe that the film would be any good, but heck, maybe it is.


Apparently, it's required reading for three branches of the military.


That and I hear they want them to read Ender's Game. Another movie that I saw that I thought was terrible.


I'm surprised we've come as a country with reading. Back in the 18th century, reading too much caused a "moral panic".


Hilarious. I wonder what they mean by moral panic? Anyways it was nice chatting with you.


There were a lot of pretty inappropriate books back in the day, very romantic and imaginative. Maybe that's why. Anyhow, enjoy your day!


I do! I've had it practically since it first started back in 2004.


Nice, I stopped using it a while back to be honest.


Ah, I find it rather necessary for work and socialization. I bet the Myspace guys regret not buying it back when they were offered a chance.


Perhaps, but remember Myspace failed, so what's not to say that they wouldn't have run facebook into the ground too?


Well, they failed because of Facebook's popularity. I think it would've just created a super social media platform. Facebook you can decorate! Haha. Either way, they could've had for only $75 million and it's valued at quite a bit higher now.


That could be true, hard to say either way. Did you do the burger king promotion?


No, I don't like fast food plus I wouldn't sell out 10 of my friends for a free burger. What a weird social experiment to have people unfriend people in exchange for food!


Hilarious, how much does a whopper cost? $1.25?


Probably. So, get rid of your friends for a buck.


Good for you! I have one and used to spend a ton of time on there. I made a New years resolution to quit and I only go on when I have to for work. Best thing ever.


Yeah, well, i guess paranoia has its perks. LOL I figure that facebook beccomes addictive to people. they also get depressed by comparing themselves.


I think it is the need for the constant dopamine hits. I fear my need to check my phone often is the same thing.


Yeah, neurotransmitters can be insidious. i figure that ignorance is bliss in many ways. facebook is dangerous information for self-image.


I agree. I stopped posting over a year ago and would just try to stay informed but too many used it as a way to brag. I just did me...


Yeah, the humble brag, the social comparisons, it is not good for your mind. better to go out and do things that you enjoy.


Yeah. I do miss posting some photos. I am just now getting into photography and want to show off some of my work.


Yeah, it is seductive to go on facebook and make yourself known. maybe there is another way to do it? i dunno.


I would put it on Instagram but facebook owns them too. Maybe I'll just create a website.


That is a good way to learn a skill. build your own website. Anyway, great chat!


I dont really listen to rap. not my genre. You?


No. I could care less about it, although I do listen to some when working out. I couldn't care less about Meek Mill's jail status. Do you like music in general?


I do like music in general. i like melody and harmony, which rap is not really about.


Agreed. I too like music. I am listening to Spotify now.


i hear that a lot of people like spotify. i havent used it. i usually go to Youtube. once facebook starts offering music, i guess people will go there instead.


I like spotify. It gives me options. I heard today that Facebook is facing criminal charges. Wonder what that is about?


oh, who knows. probably privacy violations? maybe some sort of trading violation. facebook is going to get into more and more trouble.


No, im not. i dont have an account. i was always concerned about privacy and data usage.


hi, do you have a favorite kind of shoe?


yeah, I would like to have a pair of those.


If they had an unpleasant odor, you could just put teabags in there. Probably not 5,000 year old teabags though.


hahaa yeah not those, but it is amazing how they work so well


I'm impressed that Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness about homeless people


I think that is a good approach to it. how about clothes, do you have a favorite type?


Don't really have a favorite. I wonder about Apple's line of clothing. Who wore that? Computer geeks?


hahahah that is a good point. wonder what it was called?


I have no idea. But my guess is that it was not manufactured in North Korea.


yup like rip curl who is north korean but made in china?


I don't think any company should be doing business with North Korea.


No, not particularly. I like wingtips. What about you?


Stephon Marbury promoted  shoes that retailed at $15. but was not paid to endorse them. I wonder what kind of shoes they were.


Yeah that is strange that someone would promote shoes and not get paid for it


Maybe he was hoping that the shoes would go to people that needed them. Maybe he has another source of income that's adequate. I don't know.


that would explain it for sure. do you watch ballet?


yeah it does and they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


I'm not surprised. It looks like they are hard on the shoes. I wonder how they would do with the 5,000 year old shoes, which are supposed to be better than modern ones.


Hi! Happy Wednesday! What do you do for entertainment?


Oh my! Well we sure have come a long way since! Its crazy how now we eat them, poor chickens! I should start being a vegetarian.... harder than I thought


Yeah I'm sure there were a lot of crazy ways to had to make entertainment back then.


For sure, I also enjoy watching Comedy Central who knew they've only been around since 1989, almost as long as me!


Yeah they sure have, do you know how many shows they have cancelled since then?


I guess over 100!  That is a lot of shows.


Wow, that is alot. Thats about 3-4 a year.


I wonder if there are some in that list that I would want them to bring back.


True! It would be interesting to see what shows are on that list, Im sure there are some that I used to Love.


Yeah same here, probably some back in the early 90s that I totally forgot about.


Hello there, I like to watch comedy movies, and sports. How about you?


Yes! Although Im mostly on Netflix or Youtube these days, I recently watchhed the incredibles, Have you watched them?


Yeah I saw that one, it was good.  Well it's been good talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


I like to keep it interesting and depends on my mood. It its an indoor day I watch comedies or play my old Nintendo, I still have it, now it mostly collects dust but I play when I can.


Yeah I used to love playing Nintendo growing up! What was your favorite game?


Super Mario Bros for sure! and the duck game that came with it! Those were the days. I cant beleive the system only displayed 54 colors... yet it was amazing.


Yeah those were always fun to play.  Isn't that interesting, but 54 colors was plenty I guess.


Back when using our imagine more often was necessary lol I remember the days before internet.


Yeah same here, the good old days.  Did you hear what they used to do back when Caesar went to Britain in 50BC?


LOL, I know right. Oh the memories! and no, What did he do?


They had chickens that people bred purely for entertainment!


I wonder if they knew these facts when they casted the actors of the show, it seems like there's a lot of interesting facts behind the series


I'm sure they let it slip out during the casting.  GoT now has spin offs, a Nat'l Geo show called Game of Lions where lions are like GoT characters.


Havent seen that one but sounds like an interesting show for sure, Game of Lions, I wonder how its similar to the series


I can't imagine costuming lions like that.  Can you believe the women's World Cup had better ratings than the World Series in the U.S.?


It did? maybe because the womens team is pretty good, they always land in a good spot, still, its surprising as baseball is one of the most popular games in America


Yeah, I guess baseball is so popular in Japan that they were surprised to find out it's America's national pastime.


Yes Japan has a lot of fans indeed, do you know who the Chicago Cubs are?


Yeah, until they won in 2016, the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time they won the World Series.


I heard they had a big drought before that, its strange how the team was the first to win the series back to back


It was long for sure.  I was glad to see them beat the Indians in 2016.  It was like that had a curse or something like in GoT.


Yeah, I'm a Royals fan. I thought it funny that managers wear unis because they can play.


Yeah it sure seemed that way, its a good thing the curse got lift.


Yeah, I never thought that was possible, I think the whole team has to get injured first though


Can you imagine someone like Tommy Lasorda playing.  It would be like Babe Ruth getting caught stealing in the 1926 World Series.


Yeah I can imagine the scenario, Babe Ruth sure was  a great player, too bad his team lost that game back in 1926


Yep.  Funny, kickball is called soccer-baseball in Canada.


I see, so do you like to watch series? have you watched Game of Thrones before?


Yes and yes... I love GoT, it's a guilty pleasure of mine.  I was surprised to learn that Harry Lloyd was a relative of Charles Dickens.  Love Charles Dickens...


That is a suprising fact are they really related? guess theres no doubt where his talent comes from, you know the series are financed in part by Ireland


I heard that.  There are more famous connections too.  Talisa is the granddaughter of Talisa.  Wow.


Hello there, have you ever been to Washington DC?


Yeah that is a super funny story, that turned into billions of dollars!  I guess we just have to pay more attention when stuff gets us angry.


For sure! Netflix just continues to grow and grow, at night about 33% of all bandwidth traffic is watching netflix - that's just crazy to think about.


That is crazy to think about, I wonder what all those people would do with their time if it ever went down!


I guess switch over to youtube which also gets a lot of traffic. There certainly are other options but netflix seems to be the best choice for streaming entertainment.


Yeah I think it is, they have such a crazy amount of content.  I also use YouTube but mostly for music.  How about you?


I watch some reviews and such, but I mostly stick to netflix. Their own content just keeps getting better and better and they've only been making their own shows and movies since 2012.


It really has I would have to agree, they spend a ton of money and invest a lot in their own content, which I think is very smart.


I'm surprised they don't get into streaming music, which is also getting really popular. For me though while I gave up DVD's pretty easy I still prefer to buy my music as vinyl LP's.


Good call, I never even thought of that.  And I am the same, vinyl is the only way to buy music now if it isn't digital.


CD's just sound like crap. MP3 is fine for the car but at home vinyl is just warmer. I recent found a box of my grantparents 78s but I have no way to play them since that format was long ago abandoned.


Hi, yes I have but not for a while. I would love to back to visit the national museum.


That is still awesome to have all those old 78's though, and I totally agree with that as well.  I just need to transfer like 200 cds worth onto a computer some day. It was nice talking with you as well, hope you have a good day.


Yeah I am the same, I went there two times as a kid and would love to go back and really appreciate all it has to offer.


There is a new American Indian exhibit I'd like to see that is supposed to be very good. Fortunately it's only display long term so I have until 2027 to go check it out.


That does sound super interesting, I would love to go and see that one as well.


It's far away, and since it will be there a while I probably won't go for some time. Maybe in the mean time I'll see what documentaries netflix has. Remember when netflix used to mail out dvds before streaming became so popular?


Yeah I do for sure, it's crazy how much they would be spending on postage!


Blockbuster had the chance to buy netflix on more then one occasion. I think they wanted 50 million to get out and now they are worth 2 billion!


Isn't that crazy looking back at those deals that didn't happen turn out?  Like who would have thought it would be so big!


It's funny because I think now it's pretty obvious, but you're right back then people had no idea. Reed Hastings one of the netflix founders got the idea to start the company because he had a $40 late fee. I wish I could be inspired by something so simple.


All the time. Do you know why the NY area code is?


Yes that is because it was easy to dial in a rotary phone


No but I hear if they get stuck together, they cannot be separated


Yeah it seems so. UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use the phones


I wonder how they do that so we might be able to help more


Yeah. Do you know how much computing power an iPhone has?


All the time, it has become necessary. Nice chatting with you


Some stuff. DO you know what wikileaks is?


Yes the website that exposes government secrets


Yeah and once they exposed how the government tried to destroy them


Yeah. Did you know the government owns a lot of land in Nevada?


Yes they own 86% pf the land but it is all desert there


Yeah that is true. Did you hear of that guy that sold the eiffer tower twice?


Yes he was good at impersonating officials that is why


Yeah. Did you hear what the Norwegian government is doing to save the forests?


Yes they donated $1 billion. DO you use your phone much?


I do actually. Do you know what colors is the visitor locker room at U of Iowa?


I have no idea, is it an interesting color?


It is pink and I am not even sure why though


Interesting. Snoop Dog once wrote a fight song for his son's team


Nice. Did you know bowlers made more than football players in the 60s?


Wow really? I guess that makes sense since it was a popular sport back then


Yeah true. Do you know what the highest score in college football is?


It was 222-0 and Georgia Tech beat Cumberland in 1916


Wow that is amazing. There is a stadium in Texas that holds 18000 people


Yes me too. Did you know LInkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


Wow that is amazing. When did they sleep ever?


I know right? THe ramones also toured for 20 years


Wow that is a long time. Did you know ABBA turned down an offer to have a reunon?


WOw really? The Ramones played 2263 concerts during that time


Wow amazing Yeah they turned down a $1 billion offer


Wow. A Creed concert was so bad once that people sued them


WOw that is too bad. Do you like football?


Good Morning!  One of my kids is doing a science project on the Sun this week.  The magnitude of the sun is mind boggling!!!


I think Branson, Bezos, and Musk will get it done way before the government/NASA do!  Amazon will probably have same day delivery to the Moon for Prime members!!!


I wonder if the government is ever going to break up Amazon. They literally have their hands in everything.


NYC/Brooklyn did void the contract for HQ2 because of the kickbacks and tax exemptions there - that was pretty surprising and a little controversial because of the timing of the action.  Amazon doesn't pay many taxes to begin with (and neither does the billion $ NFL).


It's funny I'm from around the area where Amazon wanted to move in LIC, New York. The opposition was just a small group. Kind of unfortunate


Small yet influential?  I'm more a fan of their movies/shows than their shopping carts!


The wife loves Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I like The Patriot - have you seen them?


The girlfriend also loves Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I'm not a huge fan. Haven't seen the Patriot, but I love Bosch and Man in the High Castle. Have you seen either of those?


I have, but I need to pick and choose with limited time in the evenings.  Bosch is on my watch list and I will look into Man in the High Castle - thanks for recommendations!  It's been great, and productive chatting with you today!!!


Bosch is also based some books that are really good. I think there's like almost 20 of them. Nice chatting with you as well!


The magnitude of the whole universe is mind boggling. It's hard to comprehend that the sun is much smaller than many of the other stars even in our own galaxy.


I'd really like to read more, like I used to before the kids came along.  Thanks again!


I know right?  Our life force could be dwarfed to the tune of a billionth in scale - it's almost incomprehensible


Yes, the thing it is responsible for all life on Earth is just a small piece of the Universe. Apparently it makes up 99.86% of the total mass of our Solar System


Some of the facts my kid dropped on me about the sun was eye opening, including the creation of time - days, years, etc.  Why we think the sun is yellow.  I hope she gets an A!


Sure sounds like he will. Good luck to him! Do you think we will ever get to Mars and colonize it? The sun doesn't keep them quite as warm.


I wonder why we can't colonize the Moon first - before going all the way to Mars, essentially a one way trip.  Wouldn't the Moon be a great test run and better than the ISS orbiting the Earth?


I think the moon just has less resources than Mars. It's just a rock. I could be way off on that though. Gravity must also be stronger on Mars.


Fair points - but the Moon doesn't rotate, meaning there is constant sunlight and darkness on half/half of the satellite.  In addition to being a lot closer, it could be a great tourist destination for the rich and powerful!


Haha all fair points. I think the rich are going to start going up into orbit for fun soon anyway. I think Richard Branson and possibly Amazon are working on that.


I didn't know that The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Haha, wow! "The White House" is also a term used to describe the President and his advisors in addition to describing the actual building.


When Teddy Roosevelt was in power you could have called it the 'Green House' because he was such a big conservationist and therefore very eco-concious or 'green'.


It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC. I have been to DC but have never seen it.


Wow, I've never been there but I have been to France where there is a twin white house!


I read there is a twin one in Ireland too.


Did you know that the very first president of Zimbabwe was named Banana?


That's funny! The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Wow they must have a lot of time on their hands! Richard Goodwin certainly didn't, as he was very busy writing speeches for LBJ, such as the one he wrote in 1965 demanding a Voting Rights Act.


I wonder what the White House Christmas tree looks like. Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees when he was in office.


I bet it's quite big! Since it was built in the neoclassical style, it has lots of high ceilings. It probably stands out nicely against all the white.


Neither did I, I wouldn't have guessed it was them. I've also never heard that until 1805 the runner up in the presidential election became V.P. Do you think they should bring this back?


I'm sure it's lovely. Nice chatting with you!


No, I don't think that would work nowadays. The white house still uses floppy disks to store files!


I don't think I've seen a floppy disk in ten years! You'd think there would be better ways to store files now. Can you believe that the U.S. passed legislation to protect its employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva conventions?


That's interesting. Every President has lived in the White House since 1800.


I wonder how many presidents that's been? I also wonder how many have added things on, like George W. Bush adding solar panels when he was in office.


For as secure as it's supposed to be, it took the secret service 4 days to realize bullets struck the white house in 2011.


Yup! It's interesting that the President both lives and works there.


It is, I wonder if he ever goes to work in his pajamas! They must get pretty comfortable there, since Johnson felt it was okay to go swimming nude in the pool.


That is cool!  Love Cadillacs!  What year and model is it?


1979. Drive in to Mcds drive through all the time with it.


WOW... nice car!  I think you should equip it with flame throwers!!! hahahaaa