Probably not, at least it wasnt the 82-0 blowout that Slovakia and Bulgaria was


I didnt watch that one either, that must be like the biggest score difference in the history of the game, did you hear about that player that got traded for only $1


Really, that is kinda crazy.  When did that happen?


That happened back in the year 1993, strange thing but the player ended up winning 4 Stanely cups after that


Wow.  Amazing investment for the other side.


I know right, I bet someone got fired that day, selling a great player for $1 I bet they did it as a mockery, well he showed them


He really did.  There was once a goalie that caught on fire.  Puck struck some matches he had in his pocket.


I  wonder what he did, I would have panicked and screamed.


He is a great artist, I like Fall Out Boy a bit more, one thing is for certain, they do give a great show and Vegas is lucky.


Entertainment sure is diverse these days.


It is diverese, I think thats a great thing but sometimes the classics are lost, Fall Out Boy will perform outside of the arena before  game #4 I wish I could be there


That would be awesome to see, I like their music.


I wish I was in Vegas now, do you like hockey?


I do.  I watched the entire playoff and stanley cup series last year while I was in the hospital with cancer.  It was my reprieve, so I ve really gotten into it.


That sounds terrible! I hope you are better now and yeah I like hockey too, it can change your focus and cheer you up in bad times


I am on the mend.  I loved watching them fight on skates.  It is crazy to think there was a time when there was only one box, and they would continue to fight in there.


Hi there. Hearing things about the Middle East is always interesting to me. Their government isn't very well established.


Yes that's true but I think the environment is very important. I love to travel and love to see new places. The first king to travel around the world was the king of Hawaii.


I bet he had a good time.  It is good to be the king after all.  I bet the king enjoyed hamburgers.


I bet he did as well. Hamburgers are awesome. If you ever go to Iceland make sure you are prepared to take a lot of domestic flights because there's no public rail service.


Yes, flights of fancy in Iceland.  Constantly clicking on the hamburger icon has created measurable addiction in my brain.


Yeah I can't believe the Internet can cause real addiction. It is very powerful. It connects so much information.


So much information, but people get that little rush.  Keep clicking, keep getting that little rush. There are people on the peak of Mt. Everest posting selfies to feel good about themselves.


Very few people actually read the full terms when buying a product or service on the Internet. Only 7%.


Interesting.  should the internet come with a warning. Remember the words on the pack of cigarettes: may cause cancer.  The internet may cause addiction.  But only 7% will read it.


Yes very true. Luckily the current library of Alexandria has a copy of the Internet saved.


Yes, the internet is filled with hate speech, and other forms of human despair.  We should preserve that forever.


I find it odd the relation between money and government.   Perhaps the people in the middle East would benefit from bit coin.


Haha but there is a lot of good stuff on the internet too. File sharing for example is important! But it was great chatting with you (over the internet!). Have a good day!


I got a tower to sell you.  Have a good day.


Yes they maybe would although they have a lot of corruption. The state authority used to have a lot of power in places like Iran.


It seems that the government of Iran is responsible for making gasoline.  The principles of free trade are short circuited when the government makes things.


Yeah you are right. The government needs to protect their citizens. In the US in 2006, legislation was passed that protected governenment employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva convention.


Kind of a strange idea that us government employees need need such protection.  What are they doing?


Yes I would like to know more about that too. A man in France impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel tower not once but twice ha ha.


That guy has talent.  He found a buyer for the tower twice.  I wonder if the people of Iran could benefit from a currency that subverts the government.


And at the same time, Norway government donated $1 billion to save the amazon rainforest. A worth while goal, bu there are people who can not get nutella in this world. What good is money without kitkat bars.


Did you hear about that boy who took his mother to the prom? Nice.


It was the mother's favorite color. They ended up wearing matching outfits made by a relative. Another friend did Mom's hair and makeup.


This seems like a dream come true, indeed.


And it happened near Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love!


Really? I did not think that Philadelphia is the city of love. I feel that love is everywhere.


Just like the song says, "Love is in the air, everywhere I look around!" I wonder if Mother and son danced to a song by Drake at the Prom.


Who's lyric was that? That is funny. What if they danced to a song by Drake, such as Hot Line.


Love is in the air was by John Paul Young. I am not familiar with the song, Hot Line. Is is rap?


I will listen to that song. That is a rap song.


Drake was a teen TV star on the show, Degrassi befor he made it big in music.


Yes! I do remember! That was a great show!


I did not, but I think it is the sweetest thing that a son would do for  his mom to finally go to prom.


Yeah. Turns out she never went to prom when she was in school, and her son gave her the gift.


It is a perfect gift. Whatever the mom did in the past was worth the gift of a loving child caring for his mom's enjoyment.


Sure. She was 36 when she went to the prom, and she was already a mother to her son when she chose to miss the prom the first time. Awesome story.


Remember, age is just a number. Maybe, to mom wanted to save money due to financial problems with her family.


Could be. Another reason I like the story is that the Mom was a single mom, as her husband split 8 years earlier. She must have sacrificed for her son, so, it is nice he recognized her with a prom invite!


That is the best gift that she has ever gotten from her son. I believe that he noticed how hard she sacrificed to give the best future for her son.


His biggest sacrifice was wearing green for the prom, which happened to be his mother's favorite color.


Did you think there was a great meaning behind that color?


I have cats now but I've had many dogs. I love all animals.


I love dogs personally, I never knew that there were 12 different blood types for them


I didn't either. You would think that emergency animal hospitals would have to keep an insane amount of blood on hand then.


Yeah you would think so, it's crazy that they do dog blood drives too, but you would need to do that in case you ever needed the transfusion


That's a very good idea. I'm glad they do that. Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing?


No I didn't, I wonder why gorillas are other smart animals don't understand that? Did you also know that Istanbul has trained its wild dogs to pick up trash and then it will reimburse them with food


Another great idea. We should absolutely implement that here. There is no downside.


Yep I agree with you. What do you think about dogs not being color-blind? They can see colors just not as many as humans, why does everyone say they're colorblind LOL


I always suspected that that was a myth. I've had dogs that preferred toys of a certain color.


And it just doesn't make sense that they would not be able to see colors LOL. Are you happy that Google is a dog company? It's stated in their code of conduct


Yes I like horror movies too. You know that Stephen King considers Bambi to be a horror movie?


That's an odd thing to have in their code of conduct. I'd be happier if they loved all pets ha ha.


I can imagine how it would be quite traumatic as a child. A lot of the old Disney movies are rough. Do you like Stephen King? I love him.


I think he has a lot of good work that he put together, he's very influential in the horror genre, did you know that you can burn almost 200 calories from watching a horror movie


I had no idea. I must burn a lot of calories ha ha. Did you know that the boy that played Danny in The Shining had no idea he was in a horror movie?


No but that's a good thing! I'm glad he didn't know because he would be really very messed up, it's good that he saw it several years later once he was older


I agree. That movie is very intense especially for someone that young.


Yep for sure, have you ever heard of the water phone by the way? It's a special type of instrument that makes that metallic sound that scares people in horror movies


I have not but now that you said it I'm assuming it makes that loud noise that makes you jump.


Yep I think that's the one. Do you have a dog by the way? I like my dog because she keeps me safe while I'm watching a horror movie LOL


I am in love with the moon, its so beautiful, I envy the astronauts that could see earth from up there, a unique landscape indeed


Agree, So glad Nasa made the right choice putting the US flag and not the UN flag!


Yeah, after all NASA is American and its our achievement, you know there might be life on Titan


I saw that, I think there are other earths out there, so exciting!


That is exciting! there must be other moons like ours then, you know that moon dust cuts through kevlar and is extremely harmful to us


I know, can't imagine surviving that moon hay fever.Have you road the Jurassic park ride  or jaws?


No seems like a scary ride, too much for me, why do you ask?  I bet you have


Yes, love the rides and the movies. Especially when my kids were little.  Star wars opening soon at Hollywood studios. Do you like the movies?


I do like Star Wars and also movies one of my favorite directors is Steven Spielberg, he has so much talent


Agree, did you play Nintendo? didn't know Bill Nye was a look alike for Steve Martin?


They look alike thats funny lol, and Yeah I play nintendo I have the original system at home I bought one before they discontinued it back in 2003


I do like them, it saves me a lot of time, I usually listen to one on the way to work, Katharine Graham memoir seems like a good pick


Yes, it looks very interesting. I think I will enjoy it. All the cover-ups!


I agree, theres a lot of interesting stories in her memoirs, like anecdotes about ''The Post'', ''The Iron Lady'', I might buy it and pick it as my next audiobook


Thats good. The Wife Between us sounds like a drama! Would have to be in the mood for that.


I like the plot, it seems a bit dark, an abused ex-wife  stalking her former husband, thats an odd couple


yes, I like period pieces, so the Revolution of the Moon sounds interesting!


That is a great book and Andrea Camilleri is a great author, I like her style,,


Good, I love anything on the solar system, the moon, saturn etc. Do you?


Hi Do you know that disney has a new line of Mickey ears


really ? I think something is wrong with that man


Yeah, odd thinking. He also did a skit about interrupting on awards show 2 years prior to really doing it. The skit was on SNL and he was mocking himself.


still could not to resist to do it with taylor . Oh boy he truly know about his future may be he was feeling dejavu


Yeah, good point. Out of the top 10 most successful songs of all time is one of his actually.


pretty much unbelievable may be he should save his talent only for music and avoid talk shows


Thats some sound advice! His Gold Digger song was really fun to listen to but thats about it.


Do you know that eminem's dream is to become a comic book artist


No way, really? I like him but never knew that. I heard that Tupac has music in the library of congress as cultural significance,. That is pretty cool, I think.


Once a judge gave her ruling in form of Rap where eminem is charged


HA, thats pretty clever! I guess that Eminem had a favorite character and it was Spiderman. Good thing he stayed with music and rapping.


AWWW, really? How cute and I would love to get some for my kids. I love Minnie her actually name is Minerva. Cute.


Wall e was given that name to remember walter disney


How adorable. I never knew that. We are really into the subcultural of finding the hidden mickey mouse image in all things disney, its a fun hobby.


yeah had seen few videos of the easter eggs of mickey in every production


Oh wow, thats cool. I never heard about that one either. I know Bill Nye was involved with disney, he is a funny scientist.


for flubber well pretty rare to involve a scientist for a fictional movie. . good move by the team


Yea, good point. It was a great movie and well done. I havent watched it in a really long time though. Disney changed its name in 1986. They make bold moves.


bold moves  may be a  album with Kanye west would be boldest and unimaginable


Oh boy, yeah. Kayne West I heard that he believes AIDS is a man made disease. huh?


hi how are you? what do you think of this planet of ours?


I watch south park. that is it. i think i watched Sealab 2021 on CC too.


Interesting. Well comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows.


That sounds vicious. why so many? Comedy Graveyard. They must believe in some Darwinian laws of comedy or something.


Yeah, that is pretty funny. Do you watch soccer?


I usually watch the world cup. the game is at a high level. it is a lot of fun. You?


Yeah, we go out during the day games to have a drink and watch.


Yeah, that is the way to do it. I wish I could attend, but it is a bit expensive. The US women's team has done very well at the WC.


Interesting. Did you know Python programming was named after Monty Python?


That is a quirky homage. that is great! I bet the python guys appreciate the gesture. Anyway, great chat!


I think it is a great place to live, what about you?


I have enjoyed my time on the planet. I have spent my whole life here. LOL


Did you know that earth will be helium free by the 21st century?


Yes, no more party balloons. We might be able to get some helium from a fusion reactor, if we can build it.


Interesting. What do you think about comedies?


I like comedies quite a bit. prefer them to dramas. What about you?


I do too. Are you a Bill Murray fan? I liked him in Stripes.


He is a great entertainer. I saw him in Stripes, Groundhog Day, and Ghostbusters. Great actor.


I liked Groundhog day too. Do you watch comedy central?


Wow, I would have thought that is where it all began. They were all about that kind of stuff, or at least I thought so. Do you listen to the radio much?


I listen to the radio sometimes. But I mostly listen to YouTube when I'm driving, what about you? Apparently you can make a radio out of a pencil and a razorblade by the way


I heard about that, they were called foxhole radios from ww2! I would love to try it


Yes I just wonder how they were made. I also wonder how we can pick up radio storms from Jupiter on the AM radio LOL that seems crazy to me


Right, I wonder how you even know if you got the right sound and what channel lol


That's a good question because I bet all you can hear is static haha. Would you ever listen to a radio station that only played news that was red In classical Latin? Apparently that radio station exist in Finland


I would definitely try it out, it sounds interesting to hear latin as a language


I actually think Latin sounds pretty interesting. But what I don't think sounds interesting is listening to classical radio dramas, there is a website where you can listen to those online for free, but that doesn't sound interesting to me


At least it is free to try it out. It was so nice chatting with you!


Thanks you too. And keep in mind that there hasn't been a president who hasn't been a Republican or Democrat since 1853, we need to work on that!


I do like reading. What about you? Did you hear about the fact that the Nobel literature prize was canceled this year by the way?


for sure, that could help us all! Enjoy your night!


Me too, I never knew that, why was that?


It has something to do with the me-too movement. I don't pay attention to that stuff personally, because it's just depressing


yea sounds like it, that is one person that doesn't get their dream met because of it, it is depressing for sure


How often do you read by the way? Apparently the FDA burned about 6 tons of books at some point in order to induce censorship, that is scary actually


I read a great deal.That is very scary, it is just words! How about you


I read sometimes. I was shocked to learn though that there used to be a literature, music, and painting game in the Olympics, those only stopped in 1952, they seemed so subjective I wonder how they were judged


right that would be interesting to see though. I wonder if there are old videos. Did you know Winston Churchill won a nobel prize in literature


No I didn't know that. I also didn't know that kissing romantically is a invention, it definitely did not exist back in Greek literature apparently


Hi. Are you interested in politics? Did you know that astronauts vote from space?


I am glad we have had some improvement in our election process. In the beginning it used to be the runner up for President would automatically become Vice President until 1805. It made policy creation impossible.


I think we have come a long way since Ancient Athens where voting was done by lottery because they feared elections would lead to an oligarchy. While our voting process is not perfect, I still think it is much better than a lottery.


I really prefer now a days system but do you imagine that our president release 3 pop albums while in office like the Indonesia president that is a joke


Our presidents could benefit from being so multifaceted. And our voters should be excited to vote no matter what it takes. The citizens of Austin voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.


but I think that there they have more important things to do than releasing music, do you know why he name it after Fred Durst? I think that it kind of insulting don't you think?


I do. It is silly but if it gets people energized to vote than so be it. To be in the public eye you must be humble and to be President you must be humble that the guest house is larger than the White House.


Wow interesting but 3 of the wealthiest presidents of the american history where j.k, washington and jefferson maybe know they can add trump


I know. I think they need to update it. Thanks for chatting I learned a lot.


It was a great conversation!! have a great day


Hi, I am somewhat interested in politics, I wonder how they do it


Keep learning a lot and remember to vote, even if it in space or a forest filled with lions.


I am guessing it has something to do with computers. Sounds tricky though. Almost as tricky as the Indian government setting up a polling booth in forest full of lions for a single voter.


that is very extreme and kind of dangerous for both the person setting the pole and the people living there. At least he had the opportunity and validity to vote in the UK 1918 not all men where allowed to vote


That isn't that long ago. And currently 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote. How awful.


that is terrible, it also on 2012 happen that international electoral voter were blocked from the polls in nine states!


We need a lot of improvement in our election process. The voter turnout for Presidential elections hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years!


That is sad that means that now a days we still have people that does not vote and  do you know that 75% of the time the taller candidate for president wins


How interesting. Perhaps we need a voting option like Nevada that has a "none of these candidates" choice. That way we base our votes on merit not height.


That is true the appearance have nothing to do with their merits. But once they get elected they can't control how they are going to be called like the first president of Zimbabwe that was called President Banana.


I heard that somewhere.  I would make use of public transportation!


Me too! And in the Netherlands, they're designing a commuter bus to travel at 160 mph. I wonder what that would be like.


I wouldn't ride that bus.  I'd ride a train going that fast but nothing on rubber tires!  Maybe even I would like horse-drawn cart like in Mackinac Island!


It might not have rubber tires. Who knows what technology they're using, and if it will use the same roads as regular cars.


It's got rubber tires.  Roads aren't meant to handle anything else.  In Iceland they have to fly to travel between major towns if they don't have a car.  There is NO public transportation.  Weird.  I like Iceland because of it's tradition of books and reading at Christmas.


Some parts of the U.S. also don't have train or bus service. But did you know that there are no motorized vehicles on Makinac Island and people use horse-drawn carriages or bikes?


I know I have lived in some of those places.  It is horrible!  Yes I knew about Mackinac.  I wouldn't want to be a street cleaner there!  LOL


I can imagine! I wonder what people there think of it. It probably gets old, and they probably get the same comments from tourists all the time.


Maybe.  I wonder why they don't have motorized transport?


I don't know! I want to look into it further and find out why.


Only once, but I got it back quickly! That was fortunate. How about you?


Mine's gone missing a few times and I have had mixed results. Once it arrive immediately after I called and once I spent days without it.


Frustrating. I bet some airlines are better about it than others. Avoid United!


Mine has been lost by different airlines.  United actually gave fair service.  Delta the best and I won't mention the outlier.


Ok, that's fair. I read that a man in France impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel Tower twice! Did you hear about that?


No, I missed that one!  Did you ever see the movie about the imposter who posed as an airline pilot, among other things?


No! I wonder if anyone has tried that in real life.


Wow! Did you know that it costs $300 in tolls to drive across Japan? They have tolls on all their highways.


Yeah , lucky grandson that found it and made three million dollars of it


I don't know what the odds of that are, but the odds of dating a supermodel are way lower than that of winning the powerball jackpot


Well there you go. Do you know who the wealthiest presidents are us history?


Washington and Jefferson both had a lot of money, and I'm not sure how it would compare in our economy now


yeah same with jfk too. did you know the guest house is larger than the white house?


I wonder how many people the guest house could hold in comparison and where it's located on the property


Yeah I wonder too. do you know the president of indonesia is also a pop star?


I heard he's released three pop albums. Now the real question is if they're actually good


Yeah I wonder about that too. and do you know what the president of zimbabwe is called?


President Banana is a strange nickname that definitely needs some context to understand


It's hard for me to sit and watch it because I would rather play the game. Even the coaches are dressed in uniforms in case the need arises for them to play for their teams


That is so cool actually. do you know what kickball is called in Canada


Soccer-baseball? It really is like a combination of those two sports


Yeah I guess it makes sense. do you know who did the scheduling for major baseball leagues games?


I heard it used to be a married couple. I'm not sure who does it now


Not sure either but what a career for them, 24 years is a long time


I wonder how many of the games they attended themselves. Although it's known as America's pastime, it's so popular is Japan that the term may apply to them better


yeah and they cannot believe that it is just a pasttime here


For some, it's just a pastime until the NFL season starts again. For others, they hide 3 million dollars' worth of baseball cards in their attic only for the grandson to find it 50 years later


Hello,  did you know ny area code is 212 because its the easiest to dial on the rotarty?


That blows my mind!  people are so creative!


Do you enjoy reading? Anne Jones has the world record for speed reading with a speed of 4,700 words per minute!


I do love reading.  I can't read as fast as that though!


Yes, how do you even understand at that speed?


I wouldn't be able too.  Yeah,  I wonder what qualifies as speed reading,  I feel that comprehension is important otherwise what is the point.


I agree. How do they measure? Have you heard or read the book Ender's Game. I heard there was a movie also?


Oh I never read that one,  but I did just add it to my list on Netflix yesterday lol


I haven't either. Its a suggested read from the military.  Novels must have been cherished in the 18th century with the moral panic of spreading them.


Thats pretty funny,  moral panic,  reading is good for you.  what is all the panic about lol


I don't know, Knowledge is everything! Good chat!!


Yes, they were lucky to get it. I'm surprised they didn't use 112!


Maybe because you have to dial 1 before the area code or something.


Could be, too confusing for people. I didn't know Unicef donates a day of clean water to a child in need from unused  cell use.


Yeah amazing donation,  I hope they get a lot from me,  I dont use my cell phone that much!


I use mine somewhat, but not like some people I know. Interesting smoking near apple computers voids the warranty by making it a biohazard!


Thats weird,  a lot of people smoke though lol guess they shouldnt get an apple.


lol yes! What do you think about these transhumanists that want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks? Very technical!


Ha, ha, ha, that's good! Leave it to the Russians to make a computer that runs on water in 1936.


I wish! I live in the upper midwest and could use a trip there! Have you?


No, I haven't either.  It'd be really cool to go.  One of their kings was quite the world traveler apparently.


He was the first king? That's interesting considering how many kings the world has had, though makes sense with air travel available.


True, plus I'm sure the Hawaiians had pretty good boats since they were an island nation.


Wow. Apparently women weren't allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor till 1993.


Yeah, I read that!  Hard to believe it was that recent.  They had to stage a protest to wear a pantsuit!


Kind of wondering if that was a law that no one thought of before


I'd imagine it was.  I wonder if they still invoke the rule where the sergeant-at-arms can arrest absent senators


Is it possible to arrest them all for doing nothing?


lol probably not, they'd just have to be voted out of office.


Hi.  Not really.  Maybe once a year or so.  How about you?


A couple times at least, mostly in the midwest. where do you go?


Last time I travelled I went to Europe, but that was a rare kind of trip.  I didn't go to Amsterdam, though.  I would love to see a bus that goes 160mph!


Sounds like a cool trip! Then theres Iceland which has no public rail sevice and people mostly fly


Imagine that! At least they don't have all those toll roads like Japan!


Yea, I cant imagine spending $300 to get across a country - just for fees!


That doesn't even include gas.  Expensive trip!  You can't travel by car on Mackinac Island, though


yea, looks like they just use horses. Would be a fun trip though!


I agree, that would be fun.  Ever been to Hawaii?


I think that applies to most guys in sports. Steph also participates in a foundation that will donate three mosquito nets for each three pointer he makes


That's pretty cool.  That foundation must give out a lot of nets!  I wonder if Under Armour has anything to do with that.  I know that's one of Steph's endorsement deals.


Probably, considering utilizing three-pointers as a winning strategy is part of how he's revolutionized the game


Are you familiar with any of his teammates like Draymond Green or Klay Thompson?


I've heard the names, and I assume they also play for the Golden State Warriors, right?


Yup, Golden State.  They've actually been the Warriors since they were founded in 1946.  That was when they were in Philly.  They added the Golden State part when they moved to the Bay Area.


That's interesting. Only four years after moving, they had to play their homes games in the finals at the cow palace. Their own arena was already booked. Guess they didn't anticipate the team would do well


Yeah.  Think that might have been a highlight year.  1975?  Think they won a championship that year.


Playing at the cow palace didn't deter them. Sometimes they actually make money by losing games in the finals here and there. When they lost game 4 of the NBA finals last season, they actually made $12 million


Yeah, lots of money involved with the NBA.  Think a lot of players get paid really well but don't know how to handle it all.  Heard a lot of hem go bankrupt when they retire.


Oh yeah!  All the time.  Are you a Western Conference or Eastern Conference person?


Which is sad, especially with the endorsements they get. I can't see Allen Iverson going bankrupt with the contract he signed with Reebok though. Nice talking with you


I don't really watch it, but I do recognize some of the popular players like Steph Curry


Oh, yeah.  Golden State.  Man, I really though Houston had a chance to beat Golden State in the Western conference finals last season.  Steph Curry's pretty amazing.


He was both in the same city as LeBron was, Okron, OH.


Hmm.. Never knew that.  Not a big LeBron fan.  I do have to say I'm impressed with Steph Curry though.  MVP and only the 4th highest paid player on his team in 2015.


Most of us know him by his middle name, but his first name is actually Wardell, like his father's


Wow, you know some pretty cool stuff about Steph!  It's all in the family I guess.  I think his brother also plays in the NBA.


I've heard that too! There was one game that he was scoreless because the opposing team kept two defenders on him, but his team still won


That is amazing.  I've heard their coach, Steve Kerr say that they seem to be at their best when they're threatened.


Yeah that's awesome, i'd listen to it just because of that reason. Have you ever heard the song Dark side of the Moon?


I have and it's an awesome song! Did you know it was one of the best selling albums despite being released over 40 years ago? That's wild, isn't it!


Yes it is but like you said it's a great song! Man i remember when music was on Vinyl records seems like forever ago.


Agreed. But you know, Vinyl LPs are actually still issued although most album sales this century have primarily been MP3 and CD formats.


Right and digital downloads. Technology is amazing and it continues to grow!


Indeed it does. But honestly, nothing beats a good concert, hearing it performed live in person, though. Unless, however, it was that Creed concert back in 2002 that was so godawful, some of the concert goers filed a lawsuit. I can't imagine how bad that must have been!


Wow that's to funny, i wonder if they won the law suit. Another theory about chess is that it was created in India during the Gupta empire and later modified and improved by the Persians.


I wonder if that's true? I do know it was derived from the Indian game Chaturanga and reached Europe by the 9th century. It's hard to believe it's been around that long, isn't it?


I know right! The pieces assumed there current powers in Spain in the late 15th century.


Indeed they were. Plus, the rules were also standardized back in the 19th century. And flashforward to today, it's played by millions of people across the globe! That is amazing!


Hi! I am and I love chess. How about you? One of the reasons chess is so interesting is because there are actually more moves possible in the game than there are atoms in the universe!


Yes i really like it as well, really makes one think outside the box. Apparently theres more movers in chess then there are atoms in the know universe.


Agreed there is. That makes it so interesting as well! Also, the World Chess Federation president believes chess was actually invented by aliens. That's crazy, isn't it?


Yeah that it kind of crazy. at age 5 Judit Polgar beat a friend without even looking at the board.


Now that takes serious skill! But a study from over 10 years ago shows a negative correlation between chess skill and IQ in strong players, believe it or not!


Wow sounds like it should be the other way a around. do you like or did you like linkin park?


I do love Linkin Park! One of the reasons I'm such a huge fan is because their album Hybrid Theory is the best selling album in the 21st century!


Yeah that is amazing, so sad how things turned out for them. Did you know that NWA's Straight outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum without airplay or a major tour.


Was it really? That's pretty interesting! It must have been a great album! Something else I find interesting is two Japanese twins released a rap album back in 1992 when they turned 100! At that age, they must have really been talented!


Wheaton Hills sounds like a nice community. I hope that kind of genuine community will be coming back because of Peak Oil and relocalization.


Funny that Clint Eastwood developed a horse allergy. Seems like I recall seeing him on horses in The Unforgiven, but maybe he was taking medication.


Yeah maybe a lot of benadryl or claritin.  Hes in a lot of westerns


I loved the spaghetti westerns he did with Leone.


I hear once an icelandic horse leaves iceland, it can never return.  I wonder why not.


That's weird. I wonder that myself. Maybe it's to protect their horse population from foreign diseases?


Weird that they've got their own fifth speed, too. I guess that's genetic?


I guess so,  that is weird,  I looked up tolting once on Yutube awhile back.  Since, im not a horse expert,  it looks like a regular trot to me lol


I've had fairly little contact with horses myself, aside from feeding them through fences and getting bitten by one.


Ive taken a few riding lessons, thats about it.


Yeah seems nice. Do you like basketball?


I've been on a horse once, LOL. Nice chatting with you!


I'm not a sports fan at all, I"m afraid. How about you?


Yes,  I watch basketball sometimes. Did you know space jam is the highest grossing basketball movie?


Not until just now. Do you like horses? Interesting how it took so many thousands of years for humans to domesticate them in the Old World, but Native Americans did it so quickly after Europeans let them escape into the wild.


Thats really interesting. Horses, sharks and orangutans are all ticklish


Orangutans I can see, since they're related to us. Hard to imagine a shark being ticklish -- or anyone having the nerve to try it.


Thats what I was thinking,  who tried to tickle a shark lol


I should Google przewalski's horse -- I wonder how much different they are genetically from domesticated horses.


One horse has a peak power of 14.9 horsepower.


He is so talented.  Most of the us presidents are gifted.


Yep, although his attack on Gallipoli was a disaster, he recovered extremely well


I am glad he did so.  Btw, did you know that fda burned about 6 tons of literature for censorship purpose


Thats an insane amount of litreature! Speaking of literature, there is an annual contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel


in order to come up with such terrible opening, these writers must brainstorm a lot.  Hahaha


I wonder if you could turn that into a career, how much would you make a year?


they will make a lot of money if a lot of viewers are drawn into their work.  Btw, did you know that architect, literature, music, painting, and sculpture were the Olympic's games from 1912 to 1952


I didn't know that! Although I am not surprised that it was removed as they are not sports. Did you know that Two identical twins from japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992?


It is amazing they lived that long, and more amazing that they created a rap album at that old age.  Hahaha


I wonder how they even had the energy to rap, I feel like I wouldn't be able to do that once I hit 50 years old


Actually yes, I do, for example the www at the front of an url means the world wide web. What about you?


omg, this is so hilarious.  Btw, very nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


I wonder how the internet works.  Do you know


no, I do not know. However, I do know that a 3g cell service is available at the top of mount Everest


the signal must be very strong then.  Do you know who invented the internet


I believe that there were two inventors,  Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf


They are genius.  Their invention completely changed our human nature.


Agreed, these days the whole world revolves around the internet - look at Amazon, they are worth an estimated one trillion dollars!


Exactly.  I find it very interesting that the current library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burned down


Wow, I didn't know that! I find that Winston Churchill win a nobel prize in literature which is surprising as he was the prime minister during WW2


that is a such a cool fact, we are still evolving so maybe it will eventually go away


lol, interesting to know the loch ness monster is a protected species.


yet no one has really seen it to confirm its existence


I know, Also, I do believe in Japan there is less people under 15 years of age than pets.


do you know how many idnividual animals are believed to be on earth?


Yes, 20 quintillion, can you believe that?Wow


I do not even know how many zeros are in that number


lol, I know, I guess  the US have more tigers as pets than living wild in Asia.


He did have a bear and hyena. Good to know you are a guardian not an owner in Colorado to pets.


yes me too. some of them can eat prey twice their sizew


Yes, did you know seahorses only fish to have a neck?


that is so cool, and the males carry the young in that species


Yes, and zebrafish are very interesting.


yeah did you know we use them to figure out stufffor ourselves


Yes interesting,  How about the first cloned cat named copy cat?


that is cool. there is a jellyfish that is immortal


I know, really? How about our hiccups are from gills and lungs?


I am from Chicago and had no idea that Europe was baking...


Sounds interesting. What's the best tidbit you share at parties?


I usually share things about work or family. How about you?


Same. I meant what's the beast about the mars landing... Anything interesting from that?


Oh, I usually talk about the pictures coming back from Mars and how the Chinese seemed to have taken the lead lately


Didn't' they just land on the moon? I remember reading something about that...


I believe it was Mars but I could be mistaken. I watched the landing on Mars for NASA on YouTube


Nice. How long have you been into Mars/astronomy?


SInce I was a kid and got my first telescope at Christmas to stare at the moon and stars


Sounds nice. I want to get my kids a telescope but we live in the woods and don't get a lot of open area to view the stars and planets. Any thoughts?


I would recommend it you don't want them to miss even the smallest chance to learn about the stars and planets first hand


climate change has had an impact on everything from here to the sun


Thanks. I think I will invest in something for them. What is something in the reading to the left that you found interesting?


I got stuck on the planets because of my passion for the subject


Agreed. We have had a very mild winter here.


The climate seems cyclic and some argue its man made whereas others say its the natural order of things


I have heard that too. A friend of myne argues for the cyclical affect and says the ice age will make a return...


Even with the sun producing some much energy for our planet we still have not found a way to harness its potential completely


I agree. The cost of solar is prohibitive for residental use and not enough incetive for commercial.


Do you follow the events that are ongoing in astronomy like th eMars landing?


Not really but I do regularly watch the news so if it is featured there, I catch parts of it. Do you?


I do, I have been following the Mars landing and how it affects the other planets


yeah exactly, not sure how that came about to be honest. Do you know much about the sun?


Yes I know a lot about the sun. Apparently it's actually weight in outer space, it's just our atmosphere that makes it look yellow, what do you know about it?


Yeah that is interesting. I know that is is actually pretty tiny, one billionth the size of the biggest star


Yep that's true. Also true is that a lightning bolt is hotter than the surface of the Sun, people say it's about five times hotter which is incredibly hot LOL


I wonder if we can figure a way to harvest that energy. I mean we only need one second of the sun's energy for 500 000 years


I agree, that should be our next step because that would really help us out. I like that Neptune finally completed a full orbit. That was done in 2011 and a previous full orbit was back in 1846. That's really crazy


That is a long time to orbit the sun. How about football, do you watch it much?


I watch football sometimes. for instance I watched the Super Bowl. I do like the Patriots block, I like that they have a player who's never fumbled the ball lol


Yeah that is Benjarvus Green-Ellis, what a career really


Yep he was a great player. did you hear about the locker room that got painted pink by the way? I think that would make me play better and not worse


I am not sure what effect that color really has. Nice chatting with you


Me too I love them. id you know they have 12 types of blood


No I didn't know that. But I hope that they have dog blood drives! And I also hope the dogs get a cookie afterwards haha


Yeah they do. And in Turkey you can recycle bottles and the machines will dispense food and mwater for the dogs


That is super cool! That'll help keep their City nice and clean haha. Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals to understand pointing? Not even smart animals like gorillas do


Yeah I bet there must be other animals we just have not studies them anough


That is certainly possible. Also it's possible that Google prefers dogs over Cats, in fact I know they do because they state it in their code of conduct LOL


Yeah that is so cool they are so determined on that. Did you know dogs are actually not colorblind as most of us think?


Oh I didn't know that. why does everyone say they're colorblind. I guess they can see just less colors than humans, but that's definitely not colorblind


That's interesting. I guess robots can be valuable sometimes, like in robotic surgery.


Yeah, like My 600lb Life.There are no snakes in new zealand


I'm afraid. There is a genus of flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey


Snakes only have one lung! I never thought about it but was surprised to learn that.


Probably to help with swallowing. There are legless lizards that are basically lizards without limbs, but not snakes.


Interesting! They have eyelids and external ears unlike snakes, too!


Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws


It's freaky to see a snake eat! Grant imahara from mythbusters created craig ferguson's robot sidekick geoff peterson


Some species retain a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca


It has been interesting chatting with you. Happy Holidays!


I've never seen it, but it sounds interesting. Do you watch a lot of television?


No. HBO is usually good. TV can mean the device or show.


That's true. A lot has changed with television over the years. I remember black and white TV.


Like The Twilight Zone. There are over 750 episodes of "pokemon." that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


Wow! That's crazy. Are you interested in Robots?


They scare me. 70's show was remade verbatim in the uk. 'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes.


I hear that before! I didn't know that robots can be controlled with rat brains! Very creepy!


Like pickle rick. Gross.The us military uses an xbox 360 controller to control one of their eod robots.


Yeah I guess cats are popular in those countries, there is an author that published his cat as the coauthor of his book.


I think he wanted to use the word "we" in the paper, so he included his cat as an author. I wonder how a cat got to be the mayor of a town.


I bet the other politicians were really bad lol, still think mayor Stubbs will do a better work than most politicians.


A cat couldn't really do much harm. Sleeps most of the time. Rest of the time they hunt. Cats have eliminated the bird species of specific areas, even caused extinction.


They have? wow that is suprising, you know the cat in godfather 1 was actually a strayed one.


It was a pretty well-behaved cat. I don't think cats will ever be called  "man's best friend" but they sure come close.


I dont think that either, you know dogs are actually not color blind, they can also see colors but not in the way we do.


I'm not surprised. I suspect that many animals can see color, just not like human beings For example, I expect that cats can see color as well.


I see, I didnt know cats could also see colors that is surprising to me!


Cats probably also have many different blood types. I wonder whether they have blood drives the same as for dogs.


No, I don't own a pet. I do like dogs, though. Do you own a pet?


I bet there are, I mean there are a lot of people who love cats so its really probable.


I have a dog, its interesting how there about 12 different blood types, my dog is a donor and I never knew this fact.


I've heard that there are dog blood drives. I guess the dogs are ok with having a needle in their leg.


I guess so, some of them might be afraid, you know Google prefers dogs over cats, they are a dog company.


It's probably easier to manage dogs in an office space. Cats won't stay put.


I agree but cats spend like 66% of their lives sleeping, when they reach the age of 15 they have spent 10 of those years sleeping.


When they're asleep, they're easy to manage. Once they're awake, they wander and explore. Cats would be great if they would sit at a computer and surf the Internet. Istanbul has vending machines that reward dogs for collecting recycled bottles.


I wonder if thats an effective system, I think it might work and its a way to reduce costs for sure.


I've never been to a cat cafe. There are many of them in Japan and Taiwan. I guess the cats get along with each other and don't have a problem with people trying to pet them.


My parents used to have one. I will admit that if your finger slipped, you had to hang up and start over.


Have you ever seen a large phone book?  They say that if you overlap the pages of two of them together they are impossible to separate.


I have seen those. They are really outdated and I just got one.


Have you ever tried overlapping their pages?


I have not. Have you? I would think I could do it but that may be my hubris talking.


It does seem like it would be possible when you think about it.  I haven't tried it though.


Did you know the cables in the ocean carrying the internet is only 2.7 . inches?


No I didn't. That seems pretty small considering all of the information that is carried in them.


I know. Wouldn't a fish or shark be able to chew through that?


You would think so.  Plus it would seem easy to move around in the water.


Hi, I am good. How are you?  Do you have an iphone by chance?


Yes I do.  I heard that they have more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


I read that too. New York's area code is 212 because they are lazy....


It is the fastest number to dial! Plus I love making fun of New Yorkers!


So the powers that be gave them the fastest number to dial?  Seems kind of rude to everyone else.


I know! Although I am from chicago and we have 312. We're not that much more motivated to dial. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


Do you like to read?  I enjoy Stephen King books.  My first question would be to definitely ask him what I should be reading.  He does admit that is the most frequent question he gets.


Very interesting.  I am all on board with the "library of things" they have in Sacramento where you can rent out things that you need for a short period of timelike sewing machines.


That will save some space at home and make us avoid buying what we hardly ever need!  did you ever hear about William Gladstone?


I am not familiar with Gladstone, but recently learned his story of using his wheelbarrow to transport 32,000 books at age 85.  I would love to be in that kind of shape at 85!


That is so cute. He was an UK prime Minister, but I think is great he did not say well I am too old to accomplish my goal!!!


Yup, sounds like quite the avid reader.  I find it great that when it comes to reading their are no concrete laws, but that each reader can interpret what they want how they want it.


Yes it is a complex process in the brain and unique on each of us. It promotes creativity.


Yes, funny to think it was only 300 or so years ago that a moral panic ensued over the spread of reading novels.


Wow that is almost hard to believe, did you hear about "you laugh, you loose " competitions?


I did not know about that until recently either!  I would have never guessed Tolkien had a sense of humor!


I would have lost,  but they did it while reading terrible poetry.. that has to be hillarious


Hi, I love to read. There is so much to read. Did you know about a guy who while imprisoned spent most of the time in the library?


Poetry has to be the deepest exploration of texts in terms of interpretation.  Fifteen people can read the same short poem and interpret it all different ways.


very subjective. Well great chat. Have a good day


I remember hearing that before, very crazy!  I just learned that Stephen King was in a band with Matt Groening.  Makes me want to rewatch some Simpsons horror episodes!


LoL cool, what a combination. Did you know the movie Bambi, terrified Stephen King?


I did not know that, but I think it scared me a bit too when I was that age.  Speaking of terrifying, Ronald McDonald being one of the inspirations for "It" is hysterical!


Ronald Mc Donald is creepy, but It never stopped me for going to Mc Donalds.  Did you know there is more libraries than Mc Donalds in the US.


That is wild!  I need to publish a book in Norway, you are guaranteed to sell at least 1,000!


Great incentive !! and they promise to take it to different libraries of the country.


That is great.  Speaking of books I am not sure I ever realized Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally from "Parks and Recreation" were actually in love until they released their recent book.


Interesting question!! you know ? the book All you can ever know " by Nicole Chung sounds captivating, she was adopted in Korea and raised in Oregon and is in search of her roots


It's interesting in a small movie way.  Clever story with a nice twist at the end.


Ill have to check it out. One of the earliest movies I an remember seeing is ET. My mom liked it when I was a kid.


I remember that one when I was at school, I had to wait until it was on VHS.  I also recall be scared by Close Encounters, it took me nearly ten years to watch it.


I wasnt one for scary movies either. My sister loved them even when she was a little kid. Did yo ever see Schindlers list.We watched that one in school.


Yes, I remember going with my dad.  It almost felt like we had to go.  It's amazing how a movie maker can go from big popcorn movies like E.T. to a serious movie such as Schindler's List.


Yeah that movie was deep. I took an elective class in high school on the holocaust and we watched it. That was a screwed up time in history. Man the way they lined p the Jews and shot them in rows to save bullets. That always sticks out to me as a prime example of how sick and screwed up the Germans were at that time. Not worried about the lives they took at all just how many bullets they used doing it.


I know, it affected me a lot at the time.  I'd also recently been to Germany and seen one of those concentration camps.  I don't know how people can become like that.


I also remember the goonies. That ones a classic in my book. Speilberg flew the entire cast to Hawaii after they were done shootiIng Man they have made some money off that movie.


We just showed that one to the kids.  We had forgotten about all the swearing in it.  It's funny how memory works.


Yeah it is. Well its been good talking to ya this morning. I got to be gettin ready for work. I dont want to though. Its cold out there.


Yeah I like movies. Im particularly fond of Stehpen speilberg films.


Do you have a favorite?  We just watched Empire of the Sun, it had a very young Christian Bale in it!


I like the jurassic park movies a lot. Me and my son like watching stff like that he loves dinosars.


My son too, he keeps telling me when the new Jurassic movies are coming out, 2020 apparently.


Thats awesome. I hadnt heard abot a new one. Fnny thing about Speilberg. When he rode the jurassic park ride he asked to be let off before the 84 foot drop. I can nderstand what he is going through there thogh. Im not a big rollercoaster fan.


Same here.  My son loves Cedar Point in Ohio, we take him and he goes on all the big rides while I sit and watch.  I guess everyone seeks their own entertainment.


Yeah I went on a roller coaster when i was little that did a flip. Then it went backwards and did the flip again. I have hated them ever sense.


I think I'll stick to the movies.  Have you ever seen the movie Moon?  It's about ten years old now, it was made by David Bowie's son Duncan Jones.


Hello, do you know much about the planets?


Yeah that is crazy to me. What about those balloons? Do you believe in extraterrestrials?


Well, since the UN appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials, I believe they do expect to make contact eventually. It would truly be neat to see!


I guess it is better to be prepared, just in case. Did you know sounds in Mars have a different pitch


That doesn't surprise me honestly.  Just as it would only take 2 or 3 days to get there if one traveled at constant 1G acceleration! Wonder if that's possible?


Science is moving pretty fast, you never know. And there seem to be organisms that can live in Mars like lichens and cyanobacteria


Speaking of living on Mars, there's a reality show that's funding a colonization project aimed for 2023. That's going to be interesting to see. Ha!


Wow, yeah it sounds like it. Did you heat about that confusion between the metric and the imperial system that Locheed Martin did?


I heard a bit about it. I know they sadly lost a satellite on Mars because of it. It's like that sounds like a very costly mistake.


Yup is sure seems to have been so. Do you know why Mars is referred to as the red planet?


I do and it's because of the red colored iron oxide on the surface that stands out  among the astronomical bodies to the casual eye. Did you know Mars actually has its own polar ice caps as well?


Hi! I know a little bit here and there! How about you? I'm a huge fan of Jupiter. In fact, one of its moons (Ganymede) would actually be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


SO cool, I hope they keep exploring the planet. Nice chatting


That is pretty cool. And Venus does not tilt hence it only has one season


Thats kind of similar to Uranus as well. It rotates sideways and basically rolls around the sun unlike the rest of the planets that spin.


And how about that planet where it precipitates shards of glass? That sounds scary


Yikes! That is scary thankfully we don't have to worry about that here. Did you hear that astronomers detected a planetary system with building blocks of life roughly 455 lightyears away?


I am so curious about that, so intrigued. How about planet earth? Too bad we have already destroyed 80% of the forests in it


I know! That's sad, isn't it? If our entire history was seen in a 24 hour period, we as humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds and in that brief time, we've already destroyed most of the natural forests. That is so upsetting.


It is very upsetting and we do not seem to be stopping at all. What a shame. When earth was formed the days were only 5.5 hours long. Can you imagine that?


Wow! I honestly couldn't. We would never have time to accomplish anything! Ha! Can you also believe earth will be basically free of helium when the 21st century ends?


Hi there!  Do you know much about the White House?


I know.  Scary.  The top 3 wealthiest US presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


I guess JFK had a lot of cash the other two are a bit of a surprise.


I know.  The first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana!  lol


Are you serious? Banana is his real name? thats so funny


Funny stuff.  The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while he was in office.


He had a lot of free time I guess, running a country must be easy!


No doubt.  lol  The US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.  I wonder why?


Maybe they have a lot of guests in the year and they need the space,


That would be my guess.  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential election would automatically become the vice president.  Could you imagine Hillary and Trump doing that now?


That would be a mess for sure. I think we would have a lot more troubles as a nation!


I do, its the official residence of our president, its located in the Pennsylvania Ave.


I agree.  It was nice chatting with you!


Did you know that it has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


No I didnt know that, I wonder who lives in those twin buildings


I'm not sure.  George W. Bush had solar panels put back on the White House.


I think thats a great deed, clean energy is the future, thats advanced tech, the White House also uses floppy disks, thats primitive


Yes.  Kind of goes against the solar panels? lol  Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White House.  Kind of odd.


That is an odd thing, maybe his related to the Grinch,


hahahaha  The White House was shot at on Nov. 11, 2011 and it took 4 days for the secret service to realize that bullets struck the White House.


4 days? wow, thats a long time, the secret service takes its job seriously, how could they miss that1


Yeah, that is really fast. I wonder if that includes understanding what you are reading?


I wondered the exact same thing, if it does that is even more amazing.


Did you know that Linkin Park has the best selling album of the 21st Century.


Yeah, Its called "hybrid theory".  They are a pretty awesome group.


Yeah, it is too bad what happened to the singer.


It really is.  Depression is so hard.  I hope more people can get the mental health help they need.


Yeah  it is. Did you know 2 100 year old identical twins in Japan put out a rap album.


It must be a fairly cool album, right? Well nice chatting!


Sometimes. Have you read Starship Troopers?


No, I hear it is on a military list along with Enders Game, which I have read.


I saw the movie, it is a bit campy. I can't believe it is recommended reading in the military.


Same here, they must have some reasoning though.  I wonder how fast the soldiers get through the books?


I'm not sure. I saw Enders Game the movie. I didn't think it was very good. What did you think?


I enjoyed the book, I think the movie was a little drawn out.  It is so fiction, that I would think the military would rather them read something they can learn from.


Interesting. Did you know the speed record in reading is 4700 words per minute.


Hey there. What are your thoughts on Lebron going to the Lakers? I personally didn't like it. Lonzo Ball on the other hand wasn't surprised.


Yeah. Not everyone is a man child like Lebron. He was born in 1984 but seems old for his age.


I like that he raises a lot of money for charity and values education. It's crazy that there were scalped tickets at his high school games.


Yeah he is a good guy. He raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising the widely criticised "decision"


Yeah I mean it was annoying and drawn out but hard to complain about it when that much money is given away because of it.


Yeah I agree. Can't believe he will be in the new space jam movie!


Yes! I'm so excited. The first one was so good. I hope Jordan has a role in it.


Yeah me too he was golden and classic in the first. Reggie Miller was also a good player but his sister was even better!


Yes. Cheryl is pretty famous in her own right.


Yes she must be. Breaking 8 national records by scoring 105 points!


Just once I'd like to see someone shoot granny style since it's been proven to be the best way to shoot. No one is willing to try in a game though.


Hi, it didn't bother me. The best player should be playing in the biggest markets. Plus he is a good guy too.


Haha Rick Barry used to I believe. But yea it looks so dorky. I don't think Lebron ever would. Nice chatting with you have a great day.


Yeah true. I mean who could turn down a 154 million 4 year contract?


He's always been smart with money. Reebok offered him a 10 million dollar sponsorship before he was even in the nba and he turned it down! Of course he did way better shortly there after.


True. The NBA is a huge market like you said. You mentioned Reebok, well they paid Iverson a huge sum for his deal.


Yes, but his deal is spread out over many years. Paying him well into his 50s is interesting since I doubt he will be marketable then.


Yeah very true. Nike also got in on the action. The Jordan 1 shoes were initially banned by the NBA but he still wore them!


So strange that they were banned, I guess the NBA was a lot more strict then. I hope they paid his fines.


Yeah you're right. Nike did pay his fines like you said. Tim Duncan passed up a lot of money by staying in college for 4 years!


That's good that they did. Not many players are ready to make the jump from high school straight to the nba since they don't have a real minor league system.


Hi, how are you doing tonight? Do you like dogs?


The elephant would be great if it could be shrunk to the size of a dog. Then it would be manageable but stinky.


Haha yes that will be the new trend! Miniature elephants, AKA purse-size elephants, we have a million-dollar idea here haha, I wonder if elephants are like dogs where they can't see all of the colors that humans can?


I bet they have pretty good vision. Maybe their ears are good too. Big ones. And a big snout. Pretty good senses.


Yeah I bet they have a good sense of smell haha. Do you think we should do the same thing that Istanbul does? They train their wild dogs to bring the trash to them so it can be disposed, and then they give them treats for doing that


The dogs are helping keep the city clean! It's a great system. The dogs probably learn to do that from each other. They are quite smart and social.


Yes I even heard that dogs can learn how to use the subway system in Russia, so they can easily be trained to grab trash LOL. Are you a scientist by the way? Apparently the term was only invented back in 1833


I'm not a scientist. I thought the term would be older, but I guess people that did science just used another name.


Yep that must be it. I think it's interesting that the emperor of Japan is a scientist though. He does actually published papers too, even to this day


If you've got an interest in research, then you can be a scientist. You could be a dog scientist even.


That sounds awesome! I missed my calling haha. You would think that astronauts would all be scientists though, but apparently only one scientist has walked on the moon so far


Hey there I love dogs! We used to have a husky, what about you?


I think astronauts are usually pilots that get trained to go into space. Probably not many scientists end up as pilots.


Yeah you're right. Anyway, what do you think about the president? Do you know who the top three richest presidents are too? I know that it's a weird question


I like dogs, but I don't have any. I would like to own one one day. Huskies are supposed to be unusual. Are they?


They are very unusual. They're very stubborn and this husky had one brown eye one blue eye. But I also didn't know that dogs have 12 different blood types? Did you know that?


12 types of blood. I guess because there are so many breeds. Is that ever a problem, I wonder.


That's a good question. I hope that they do dog blood drives, and I also hope that the dogs get a treat afterwards LOL


The dogs probably could use the blood for operations. I wonder if they have a blood bank. And how they get the needles into the dogs.


Yep these are all great questions haha. I would imagine that they have to use needles, I don't know how they would get the blood out though. Also weird, did you know that the only animals that understand pointing are dogs and elephants?


I think elephants are great. I've seen baby elephants play with people. Humans look cute to elephants. Couldn't have a pet elephant though. And elephant blood drives? Hm.


Yeah+ they grow up to be so big haha. I would love to have a pet elephant but I don't think my house would be able to fit it haha.


Hey there what do you think about planet Earth? I think it's sad that we have lost about 80% of our natural Forests


That is pretty interesting. It's also interesting that Teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams did not use a Bible when they were sworn in as presidents, they are the only ones to do so


Interestinig.  The biblical tower of Babel was likely based on a real building..the Etermenanki in modern day IraQ.


That's interesting I might have to look up a picture of that. Also interesting how Christians portion of the Bible overlaps with the Jewish portion and then the Muslim portion overlaps the Christian and Jewish portions


Yes. I always wondered about that.  It's estimated that over 5 billion copies of the bible has been sold.  That's a lot of money.


That is a lot of money and a lot of books! What do you think about the government though? Do you think that the government should allow the Bible to be sold like that?


I don't think they should have a say in it.  Wikileaks would be all over them I'm sure.  They already published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks.


Yep I heard about that, that's pretty scary, also scary that some guy tried to sell the Eiffel Tower LOL I guess he did it twice I wonder how much he got for it


lol  That's kind of funny and probably took nerves of steel for him to try that.  Be curious to know the price he wanted.  In 86 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government.  Maybe that's where they are hiding all the aliens. LOL


Haha well they are at least hiding Area 51 I think! What do you think about the Norwegian government? They apparently donated a billion dollars to save the rainforest


Wow.  I think that's a pretty cool thing they did.  We need to conserve the 29 percent of land resources we have on Earth as the other 71 percent of the Earths surface is made up of water.  We will run out of resources at some point.  Anything they did helps.


That is a sad thing for sure.  When Earth was first formed it took only 5.5 hours long!


Yep I agree with you! wwe need to conserve and also make sure our government is playing fair, I can't believe that the u.s. Passed legislation to exempt employees from following the Geneva Convention, now that is scary


Do you think that the days have gotten longer with time? Also it makes me sad that Earth will run out of helium in about 100 years or so


I would think so?  ..and yes.  Humans only represent a fraction of the earth's history.  If it were viewed in a 24 hour period humans only would represent 1 minute and 17 seconds!


That's crazy! We've only been around for the blink of an eye, what do you think about the United Nations having an ambassador to aliens? You think aliens have visited already


Hahah  That's funny.  I don't think so because I think by now someone somewhere would have found credible evidence.  Unless the government has done a really good job of covering it up.


Well anything is possible if you've seen the movie Men in Black LOL. How often do you read the Bible by the way


I don't read it as much as I should.  Prior to 1963 is was not uncommon for students in the US to be required to read from the bible as part of their elementary education.  That changed by the time I was in school.


Yep I never had to read the Bible in my school either, I wonder how interesting Thomas Jefferson's Bible is since he cut out all of the supernatural parts


I didn't know he did that.  It's probably right to the point.  Apple only became known as an apple when the bible was translated into latin in the 4th century, because the word malus means both apple and devil.


I'd say they were smarter.  I think the current generation only feels smart because we've got all this technology and knowledge at our fingertips.  So then, we feel like we can fill all our time with comedy.


Great point.  They created wealth that allows free time in our lifetime.  Evan Almighty was a comedy that had a budget of $200 million.


And what else could be done with $200 million?  Probably something much more important.


I think that it is neat that it can be done.  The $200 million did not disappear.  Cameramen, actors and many others received income from it. It is not as respected as some other genres.  It has been 37 years since a comedy won Best Picture.


True.  What film was that?  For as popular as comedies are, you'd think it would not have been so long.


I don't know the film.  However, The Empire Strikes back was nominated for best comedy in 1981 by the Writers Guild.  That is strange.


Calling something a comedy when it's not really makes you think about it ... have we all been viewing it wrongly?  Such organizations sometimes get it wrong, like when 3rd Rock from the Sun won for best comedy series over Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier in 1997.


What do you call 3rd Rock?  Satire is comedy also.


I'd call it comedy, satirical for sure, but just not better than Seinfeld.


Oh!  I agree with you on that.  Awards have a political factor in decision making.  I saw that Drew Carey did stand up in the Marines for 8 years before he started making money from comedy.


No.  Do you know anything more about it?


Sometimes it takes while to get it right and then cash in.  I'm glad some networks like Comedy Central take risks and then cancel shows if they flop.  They've cancelled over 100 shows in the past three decades.


Wow. That is a lot of shows to cancel.  We have so many channels now that most shows that are good can find an audience.


And enough people willing to explore them all until they find them.  If you asked me to watch tv from another country to find something I like, it would take me weeks.  Americans seem to just put in that effort on a regular basis.


Well.  I think I will go now.  Enjoyed the talk!


I just think the theme is fascinating ... the tension arising from floating around a planet, but never landing.  Have you felt that way in life?


No.  I did learn lately that our planet is also called Gaia.


Oh, I mean, where you're constantly in flux and you see everyone else with concrete life happening and making progress ... and you're not.


I read about a planet that orbits 4 stars.  Perhaps that would parallel the concept you are discussing.  The direction would be hard to determine.


Interesting.  I've heard of dual-stars, but this is four?  Normally planets just have the one star, so that would be extraordinary.


Clearly the universe is amazing.  Early humans could study it some since 5 planets are visible to the naked eye.


I don't think I could tell the difference between them.  But just imagine having the time and attention to discern that there are five different ones, all without photography!


No doubt!  Previous generations were intelligent too.  As long ago as 1975, the Soviets sent a spacecraft to Venus and mankind saw pictures of the surface.


lol  True.  Do you know many facts about presidential history?


I know some.  The top 3 wealthiest U.S. presidents are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Nice.  The first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana!  lol


That's funny!  I think my list is outdated because, I think Trump is probably at the top of that list, now.  Don't you think?


I was thinking the same thing. lol  The US presidents guest house is larger than the white house. Probably to make visitors more comfortable maybe?


You're probably right about both.  Have you ever been to the White House?


Yes, I've been once when I was a child on a school trip, years ago and I remember thinking that it was small, even back then.  I've never seen the guest house, though.


That's awesome!  I hope to get there someday.  The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office. lol  It's been fun chatting!


He must not have been very busy as president if he had time to release Pop albums.  Lol It's been nice chatting with you, as well.  Enjoy the rest of your day.


Hi, yes, I watch Fox news and CNN just to get both sides of the story and then decide for myself, who's actually telling the truth!


Hope you enjoy the rest of your day as well!


Nice!  Fox news is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!


I've heard that.  I just remember the old days when the anchor just read the news and didn't give all their opinions, like these days.


Yes.  It was better back then if you ask me.  Fox news discussed the possiblity of creating a Simpson only cable channel.


I like the Simpsons, but I don't think I could watch a channel with nothing but them on it! Lol


lol  The gaming website IGN is owned by News corp., who also owns Fox news.


I didn't know that.  I was shocked to find out that former president Richard Nixon had a hand in creating Fox news.


I was too.  Fox news threatened to sue the Simpsons in order to stop them from parodying its anti-democratic party agenda.  How do you sue something you own?  lol


Hi there , looking forward to chat with You !


I'm pretty sure it's popular but maybe not basketball... they got hockey ! ;)


True. I read that Space Jam is the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time. But I can't think of any other basketball movies!


Space Jam ;) lol, I loved that movie... Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan rock ! :)


It was a fun mix of live action and animation.


Yes ! and so many celebrities ! Real and from cartoons ;) lol


I find it hard to believe that Shaq has only 1 recorded 3 point score in his career.


That's what my source materials says. Though it seems like it is from Wikipedia, so that could have been edited wrong.


The article also says that LeBron is regarded by some as the greatest player of all time. I'm sure that could be a lively debate among fans.


Hello! What did you think about the article?


of I'm sure... there is so many great players that I don't think one can say something like that about any one of them...


It's blue ;) no I'm kidding, here we go ! Did You know Reggie miller, nba hall of famer, couldn't escape his older sister cheryl's shadow while in high school. on january 26, 1982, he scored a career high 40 points. he tried bragging about it on the car ride home, only to find out cheryl scored 105 points and broken 8 national records!?


I couldn't believe that Coach Stan Van Gundy was fined for saying that the NBA shouldn't be playing games on Christmas Day.


Yeah, that's kind of weird... they fined him just for saying that ? It's just his opinion... what happened to the freedom of speech ?


I find it unusual that so much attention is paid to Jayson Tatum's hairline. Wouldn't you think that they should focus on his basketball skills?


I mean sure... but, what are they focusing instead ?


They are discussing his hairline, which is apparently famous and meticulously crafted by his barber.


why the heck wants to read about that... half of those players  are bold anyway ;) lol


Exactly. I also wonder why there is only 1 Candian team in the NBA. Is the sport just not popular in Canada?


I think that's just the most efficient way to perform it. They have slomo videos on youtube you can watch. Some dogs are so smart that in Russia they can use the subway.


I am not surprised by that at all.  They are not color blind either though some people think they are.


Oh wow that is cool. Unfortunately people used to research on canines. There is a tomb in Russia that honors the dogs who were experimented on.


I'm glad to know they are being honored now somewhere even if it is Russia.  Google honors them by listing in their code of conduct that they are a dog company.


That is so cool. I'm not sure what Netflix thinks of dogs. But I do know that Netflix has almost 150 movies available with a 100 rating on tomatoes.


Did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth still?


That is quite surprising. With 137 million subscribers worldwide, they make a lot of money.


Yes they do.  Just think it all started because of a 40 dollar late fee.


The one good late fee. I'm glad Netflix decided to expand with streaming in 2010 it is my favorite aspect of the company now. It was great chatting with you thanks!


Dogs I favorite animal by far! They are descended from wolves.


i'm glad they do streaming too.  It's been great chatting with you too! Have a great day!


I know! I think that is so cool!  It's probably what makes them intelligent.  Wolves are pretty smart after all.


Yes they very much are. The dog has been the first domesticated animal ever!


Our ancestors knew what they were doing there.  Dogs do a lot of different things for humans.


Yes they do. From hunting, hurting, pulling loads, protection, companionship, and much more.


True. I like how they are able to help disabled people and even give emotional support.


Yes they're so helpful. Dogs can learn over thousand words and can reason better than the average chimp!


They find ways to communicate with us too which really tells you how smart they are.  They are the only animal other than an elephant that can understand pointing.


Very smart indeed. Oh that is interesting. Did you know that dogs drink with the underside of the tongue?


I would be sleeping right away during that trip haha. Birds are smart, especially the ones that can mimic camera sounds in Australia!


Yeah they are, and how hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests.


I wouldn't know how they get the spider webs not to stick to them, I can never get them off me haha.


I'm not sure either, haha they always stick to me too!


Have you heard of Machine Learning? it's the study of algorithms and mathematical models that computer systems use to improve performance.


Yes, I actually studied it in college. I wish I could have wrote the algorithm that mines rap lyrics and writes its own!


That would make writing songs much more easier! I like how they can make double entendres like "that's what she said".


That is pretty cool! Ubisoft actually partnered with the British Museum to apply machine learning to speed the deciphering of ancient hieroglyphics.


Technology is just beyond cool! They can even monitor food poisoning with it!


It is amazing, possibilities are endless with it! Did you know the "are you human " test on many sites serves a second purpose?


I do, I travel a lot for work, but even more for leisure. I wish I could use the commuter bus the Dutch are creating. It's designed to travel at 160mph!


I did not know that! All I know is that they are annoying when you have to wait for them to load lol.


I would rather do that than be in Iceland where there is no rail service!


I agree with that. I wonder how many people there have never left their towns?


I'm sure many are content where they are. I would hate to live in Japan though, it costs 300 dollars in tolls to drive across country.


That would be an expensive road trip. I wonder how the first king to travel around the world got around?


I think it was King Kalakaua of Hawaii to do that and that was long before airplanes!


I wonder if he went to Mackinac Island? They've banned motorized vehicles there for over a hundred years. I bet it's peaceful there!


I bet it is, instead of hearing the snow plows like I am right now! Did you know the dodo bird was part of the pigeon family?


I did not know that, that's pretty interesting. I've heard that some birds fly from Alaska to Norther Mexico without sleeping! That is wild!


It looks like the wealthiest presidents in American history JFK, Washington and Jefferson!


Very true!  It's a hard lifestyle.  So in 1972 Pink Floyd had no audience when he recorded a live concert in the roman amphitheater in Pompei.


Hmm, interesting! I wonder why they did that? Still not the worst concert ever - apparently Creed was sued for a terrible concert! I wonder what made it so bad?


I don't know, but I see they were actually sued for it.


Yeah, by four different people too! Do you think any other band has been sued for a bad gig?


I don't know, it's interesting though.  I'm trying to figure out what the article says about Elmo testifying in congress.


Oh yeah! I wonder what he was testifying about? And how? That's super weird. And seems like a waste of taxpayer dollars haha. Would you ever play fantasy congress?


No, I get confused about how congress and legislature works.  Looks like it's been around since the 1700's.


That's fair. It's interesting that the word congress was first used in the US government. It seems like an older term for some reason.


Yes it does.  The term has been adopted by many nations apparently.


Do you know how many nations have adopted it? It's weird that it's Latin in origin.


That's surprising! But not as surprising as facts about Indonesia's president - did you know that they have released 3 pop albums, while in office?


No, I don't know.  We sure have learned some interesting facts from these articles.  It was a pleasure chatting with you!  Have a Great night!


No I didn't, that's really interesting!  It almost seems like a conflict of interest, like he shouldn't be devoting so much time to making music.


I agree. I wonder if they're any good, and if he was a musician prior to taking office or if he started after being elected?


Good question!  Did you realize that there are actually subway lines that are only for congressmen?  Three of them.


I heard that! That's wild. I wonder how much they cost? Side note - apparently Republicans are better at baseball than Democrats! I feel like that's a surprising fact too haha.


That's funny!  The first woman was elected to congress before she even had rights to vote.


That's such a funny fact! It wasn't all that long ago too I guess. Are you a fan of going to concerts? Apparently in Croatia, there's an ancient roman amphitheater that's still in use. I'd love to see a show there!


That would be amazing!  Another fun fact is The Ramones toured for over 20 years.  I had no idea.  Ironically, I think they became more popular when they stopped being a band.


Yeah agreed! I can't imagine being on tour for that long. Did you see that Linkin Park played 324 concerts in one year? I feel like that much touring is hard work! Much harder than a desk job haha.


did you know in the Terminator, Arnold only says 18 lines


ah I didn't know there was an animated series, ya there was a flute used in star trek that was apparently sold for 50k thats crazy


It is crazy specially because its estimated worth was about $300 I guess diehard fans consider this object far more valuable or even priceless


haha ya that is true, it's especially funny because it doesn't even work! I wonder what the episode is I want to see what this flute is all about haha


I will definitely google that later lol, I didnt know the thirteenth film, Star Trek Beyond was released on the 50th anniversary of the franchise.


ah I didn't know that, also didn't know that the enterprise was named after a white in campaign, I would have thought that they just came up with the name


Or how the idea of Teleportation was born because of a low budget!!


yeah that worked out for the best for them! did you like star wars or star trek more? I guess there is a fued between Carrie Fisher and William Shatner about that


Star Wars is the best, I just think there is no comparison there lol, what about you, what franchise do you  like better?


well I used to like star wars more, but i really don't like the new movies, so at this point I like star trek but only the old ones, the new star trek movies are pretty bad in my opnion, or maybe I'm just old haha


I guess both franchises are great but the new movies are pretty bad, i dont like the new Star Wars movies either.


He does? I thought he spoke more words on the movie, he made 75000 on that movie.


yes, I do like that Stephen Hawking portrayed himself in star trek, that is really awesome


that's crazy only that much, and then in T2 he made 15 million which was only 7 years later!


Not bad at all, you know a really strong plastic is named after that movie.


I didn't know that no, did you ever watch Futurama?


I used to love that show, did you like it?


I did I started watching it again, but also apparently Bender and the terminator both have the same 6502 cpu chip, which is the same one also used in the NES and commodore 64 in real life haha


That is really interesting I bet the authors of the series or the writers did that on purpose do you also like Star Trek?


I do like Star trek, I like the old ones though not the new movies, what about you?


I like Star Trek, its a show that has influenced a lot of people and popular culture as well, the animated series are also pretty good.


There's lots of news on television about the government today.  I guess that's to be expected on Sunday morning.  I've heard the pundits use the term "constitution" repeatedly; at least I have the freedom to change the channel if I want to, I guess. :)


Apparently that kind of humor didn't translate overseas.  The same might be said of radio programs, I suppose.  In Finland, there's a radio station that broadcasts news in classical Latin.  I don't see that being very popular here in the states.


I dont know many people fluent in classical Latin.  I took two years in HS and cant remember a bit of it.


That's pretty impressive.  I know nothing about it at all.  Who knows, you might be able to decipher a phrase or two still.  Do you listen to the radio a lot?


I listen a bit while driving sometimes, but Im more into some podcasts.  I know there is a website where you can listen to classical radio dramas for free.


That might be interesting.  It might make driving time go by faster if the drama was particularly engaging.  Usually I prefer listening to music to pass the time.  When I was growing up, we only had am radio at home, so I love my satellite radio now.


Did you ever catch Jupiter's storms on AM radio?


HA!  No I did not, just some baseball games, farm markets, and old school country music.


That's cool.  I remember having to switch back from AM to FM to try to get something to listen to that wasnt static.  My has it all changed.


Yes, it has.  I've heard that WWII soldiers made makeshift radios from razorblades and pencils. It's crazy to think how important mass communication can be to us.


It is crazy.  When TV or internet goes out we dont know what to do.


That is always good.  I find it hard to watch the news these days.  Everything is so slanted, no one just reports facts anymore.


That is so true.  Technology has come a long way and caused us to be a bit dependent.  Thanks for the chat today.  It has been quite enjoyable.


That's so true.   Freedom of the press has taken a strange turn; that leaves the door open for non-profit media like Wikileaks to gain more traction.  Sometimes it's best just to watch tv for entertainment or just turn it off all together.


I agree.  I cut cable a few years ago so I get news posts via social media.  I truly dont miss it that much.  I do miss watching shows like the Simpsons though


The Simpsons are awesome!  Such good satire.  I thought it was funny when the crew of the Simpsons sent South Park producers flowers after SP skewered Family Guy in one episode.  I'm not a fan of FG, but SP is a guilty pleasure.


I enjoy some FG, I think it is funny that Simpsons sent flowers.  There is only one episode of the simpsons where bart doesnt appear or gets a mention.  That is crazy.


That is crazy.  Especially since they've had over 600 episodes.  It's amazing they can still keep thinking of new ideas.  I guess the same could be said about Pokemon: 750 episodes over 16 years.


I know, new pokemon keep coming out.  I was never into the show too much but I play the pokemongo.


I can honestly say that I have never seen an episode, but apparently a lot of people must like it.  Did you ever watch That 70's Show?  A lot of people like that, but I never got into that one, either.


I didnt get in to that one.  I heard that there was a version made in the UK that failed after to episodes.


Did you ever shop at the store Toys R Us?


Yes he definitely is. He even built a clock into a mountain, it's supposed to last 10000 years but I don't know why you did that


I guess when you have more money than you could ever spend you do strange things. What state is it in?


I'm not sure what state it is, but  Bezos does lots of weird stuff, for instance the first person to buy a product on Amazon spent $28 and now has a building named after them


I guess that's kind of like saving the first dollar bill you ever made. The first thing I can remember about Amazon was them selling books, and suddenly everything.


Yep I remember that. I also like how the United States post office has a special contract with Amazon because it allows them to deliver on Sundays


I'm sure that has helped Amazon a lot. I can't believe how quickly things I order get to me. But somehow that contract doesn't really seem fair.


I get that part of it. It also doesn't seem fair that Amazon workers can walk up to 15 miles a day, that's a lot of exercise but that's also exhausting


That is a lot of walking. But I have worked in hospitals where I probably walked that much. You can get used to almost anything if you have to.


Yes that's true. Do you ever watch movies by the way? I never knew that Amazon actually owned imdb.com, they have since 1998


I watch some but not that much. I didn't know they owned imdb.com. I'm sure we would be amazed if we saw the whole list of what they own.


Yes, but it's been quite a long time. I didn't realize they were going under.


Yes I think you're right. Maybe one day they'll only entire internet? How often do you use the internet by the way?


I use the internet every day. Thanks for the conversation, but I've got to go. Have a good evening.


It's very sad. I remember going to that store a lot in the 80s when I was a kid, a lot of toy companies are going down though, like Hasbros stock is down 2%


I think it's a sign of the times. More and more people are buying online.


Yes I guess that toys are still selling, it's just that Toys R Us had bad planning and also some bad luck


It seems like a lot of business face that at some point. They just can't adapt. Look at Sears.


The upstairs is definitely not doing well. I think a lot of them lost business to Amazon though, do you ever shop at Amazon


It's amazing that Amazon was founded back in 1994, was there even and internet back then?


Well yes, but it sure wasn't like it is today. I understand Jeff Bezos is the wealthiest person now.


I love the 2 best teams. he Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors


Really ? Did you know that The golden state warriors played their home games in the 1975 nba finals at the cow palace because the arena was booked ?


It is funny how ba player klay thompson was the 11th overall pick in the 2011 draft, and he currently wears #11 for the golden state warriors


ok, Steph curryplays part in a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in africa


stephen curry signed with under armour because nike messed up the presentation. lol


That is crazy. did you know thatLebron james and stephen curry were both born in akron ohio ?


Wow. Steph curry did not receive any college scholarship offers. As good as he played in college


well he only makes the 5th highest salary on his team.


You know they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 finals.


Well they did get to win back-to-back titles after that


I remember the finals. curry became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote


I wish I could have seen the game. The Rockets scored 114.6 points per 100 possessions


yes he led the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90


yeah, they broke records. It was the 11th highest since 1979-80, the first year the NBA adopted the three-point line


IT good that Tim duncan finished school before the NBA


thats good. did you know that Air jordan's were banned upon introduction by the nba


No I never knew that. I do know that  78% of nfl players have gone bankrupt after retirement


Wow all of that money gone. at least allen iverson signed a lifetime endorsement contract with reebok in 2001 that would pay him $800,000 a year until he reaches age 55


Wow and spencer haywood made a big mistake by choosing $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in nike. He would have billions


I dont know why more players dont shoot granny style"


Good question. I did not know that the golden state warriors are planning a move to san francisco for the 2019 season


When was the film Black Panther released?


No, he is the guy from "Creed".   Chadwick Boseman is very cool.      I read something about him at Oxford.


I have been on the Oxford campus, but I did not go there.  I understand that he has reason to be grateful to Denzel Washington.


Really?     I know both actors were at the premiere of "Black Panther"   did they meet?


Denzel funded a summer theater program at Oxford that enabled Chadwick to attend.


I wonder if they are Facebook friends now?    I heard that the "like" button is illegal somewhere.


If they are both on Facebook, I would guess that they are friends.  It would be hard to have a global service and have to have a special format for one location that outlaws the "like" button.  I think it is in Germany.


Thanks.    Can you imagine how different things would be if myspace had purchased Facebook in 2005?


I know.  Blockbuster also passed up a chance to buy Netflix for a small amount.  Facebook permeates our culture now with Iceland rewriting their constitution via Facebook.


Pretty amazing that the color scheme of a global service is centered around Mark Zuckerbergs colorblindness.


Sometimes tiny causes create big impacts.  That company was worth over $100 billion in 2012.


I think it was February of last year.  Do you suppose it changed how African Americans felt about themselves?


Thanks for the chat!    I've got a paddle tennis lessons.    I heard that a champion once won days after learning the game!


I will let you go.  I call it ping pong.  Lol


It might have, but the comic book has been around for years.    Do you know who is the publisher?


I read that it gave African Americans a sense of empowerment.  Sure.  Marvel Comics.


Oh!   The name Marvel Cinematic Universe now makes sense.    Who directed that film?


It was Ryan Coogler.  The hero is the wealthiest of Marvel characters.


I heard that.    Who are some of the other rich heroes?    Tony Stark is one, I know.


Captain Marvel is another one.  There Ant Man too.  The symbols and script for Black Panther date back to the 4th century.


I heard that they came from Nigeria.    Who are some of the stars in the Black Panther movie?


I have only heard of Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker before.  The others must be new.  I guess Michael B. Jordan is not a person who played in the NBA.


Nah it is super hot as the it is closer to the sun.  Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun


Earth is also the only astronomical object known to harbor life as well.


That we know of...need water for life and Earth has 71 percent covered.


It's sad to think that more than 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.


Yeah, we keep growing...we will need to find another planet to live on one day!


It will have to have a satellite or moon along with oceans


See you on another planet possibly haha.


I think it is a possibility...It a planet with the same distance and conditiions from its sun but it is frozen,


Did you know that the planet Venus does not tilt?


Yep, and it has not seasons either.  Just hot Im sure lol.


Are you a fan of basketball? I like LeBron James, I think he's really good


Agreed! I do hope these time-old institutions like the radio and the post office, etc. stay alive. Radio is so cool, even though I don't listen to it. There's actually a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas for free.


I don't think the post office is gonna die anytime soon and I can see radio staying around at least for a while longer, but newspapers on the other hand are quickly dying out. Our local paper was canceled like 2 years ago because they just didn't make money anymore, but to be fair they started selling the newspaper online in digital form.


I agree, I'm nervous for the newspaper industry. But I don't think basketball will ever die out. The NBA in some form has been around since the 40's, and basketball players are typically the highest paid workers in the country


Oh yeah pro sports are not going anywhere, as long as there are people that excel at certain things and people will watch them do it, there will be sports.


Yeah, at least in pro sports people have talent. I can't watch these reality tv shows like the Kardashians, there's no talent involved in that. Even Judge Judy is pushing it for me, she's a real judge but she's all show now. And still she's the second-highest paid celebrity only after LeBron James...


Yeah reality tv is all really badly scripted and acted. My mom likes all those music shows, like The voice and American Idol but i feel like a lot of stuff on those is even faked.