Yes, no one wants to know HOW sausage is made. I find it interesting that she is the first female creator of a show on the channel.


She is inspiring. I thought her comparison of sausage was funny; that at the sausage factory you have to make a different sausage every time to make the customers happy and compared that to writing a story line and making a different show each time is crucial to the audience.


Her explanation clearly explained how challenging it is about creating an animated show.


I agree. And adding humor related to her audience and grabbed their attention. What are your thoughts on her writing episodes that relate directly to her personal experiences? Meaning, when she opened up about how personal the show has become in its story line.


I think her relating her episodes to her personal experiences is the best part about her story: especially because the network did not want openly LGBTQ characters in it.


yeah I was not a big fan. it was okay but I Feel like there are a lot of better movies that they have I like better.


I see, well I liked it a lot, the name Wall E comes from the tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney


that is neat. I always forget his middle name is elias. i wonder if the superimposed line that the NFL uses could be traced back to him popularizing animation.


Could be, thats an interesting thing to reseach, do you like football?


I watch it because I like to choose adversary teams to my friends. I cant believe how little nfl players used to be paid, in the 60s bowlers were paid more.


They are paid a lot more now, that is a sure thing, did you hear about that humiliating defeat back in the year 1916, Cumberland lost against Georgia Tech by 222 points


i dont pay a lot of attention to college football. but there are lots of kinds of football that i dig too. I like the european "futbol"


yes. I started to like it when I was in Costa Rica and then I came back to the states loving it. It's more interesting than american football. I live by a rugby pitch now and that is interesting to watch too.


I like it more as well, but football is also interesting I dont understand rugby but I guess it has a lot of similarities with football


I have been in city close to hurricane activity, what about you?


yeah it is but the NFL really ruins it for me. its wild to think how much watching sports has changed because of computers and the ability to do things with remote controls.


It is wild, computers have changed the world Transhumanists seem to think they are the solution to immortality


that creeps me out. I dont know if it would leave to immortality fr though because once their body is deceased they stop experiencing things and stops growing as a mind. it would be like ultimate arrested development.


I agree it is unatural and there are many things that can go wrong, I would be afraid of having my mind control by a computer software or some hacker.


I lived in florida as a kid and we had some serious tropical storms... but weirdly enough the only hurricane winds I experienced in life were when I lived in ohio!


I was in Florida at the time of Irma, good thing I stashed supplies and food.


batteries are so important for that. I remember when the power was out from the hurricane winds, I couldn't do any work because my computer was down for weeks. Crazy how important smart phones have almost negated that issue unless cell towers are down


Yeah having batteries is important, luckyly I had my laptop charged up, do you use computers frequently?


every day for work and technically my smart phone is a tiny lil computer. I don't have an apple, I usually use Windows. I heard that smoking near an apple voids the warranty


That is a harsh way to lose a warranty lol, you know the Russians made a computer that ran on water back in the year 1936!


Big Hero 6 by disney was created by using a 55000 core super computer


That must be a really expensive computer, did you watch the movie Wall-E?


You are exactly right. And yes I love comedy. I find it interesting that The Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy ....lol


I did not know that, can't really see that


Me either. It was originally supposed to star Jack Black. I think it is best the way it is.


Yeah I can't see him as a super hero but I couldn't see Chris Pratt as one either


Exactly, sometimes actors surprise you. I like so many comedy movies, but I also like many other genre's as well as documentary's like learning about the universe, stars, earth....


I learned that the earth is saved being hit with asteroids because of Jupiter today


Really? That is interesting! Good save! Hard to believe Earth has been around for over 4 billion years and we have not been hit by anything too tragic.


Yeah it's pretty crazy 4.5 billion years is a long time and we're still here!


Right!? Really crazy. Plus 71% of Earth is covered by water...it is just so amazing.


Yeah that's crazy and most of the land has a lot of water too


Exactly. It is sad though that Earth's forests have been destroyed I think about 80%, that's not good.


So do you like music? I am a huge fan of many types of music and back in the day I had a huge Album collection, too bad I got rid of all my vinyl.


You got rid of all your vinyl? They're still selling it now


Yes, they do still sell vinyl....but I doubt I could replace the hundreds of albums I had.


Yeah that would be hard. Did you know they first released them in the 40s?


Yes, they went through different stages through time. I was pretty happy to get cassettes but still miss my collection. I have all of my albums on my playlists though so happy about that! Best thing on earth is to have a great collection of music. It has been great chatting!


Man I haven't had cassettes in a very long time, all mine is MP3 these days.


I remember cassettes were truly amazing lol....portable!


haha yeah, remember when you tried to do that with CDs?


Hahaha, I do! So funny how time changes and technology just gets better and better!  You have a great day! Nice chat!


They're not bad, I enjoyed the new one, Juliet, Naked


That was a great rom com! Do you like Ethan Hawke? He is in a new one from what I hear.


Yeah that's the one that he is in, he's good in a lot of movies


I guess he sings in the new movie. I want to check it out. Do you like comedy movies in general?


Ahhh yes he forms part of a band in that movie because it's made by the guy from the Lemonheads. I do like comedies, do you?


Hi, Do you like to read the harry potter books?


Yes, i know. Mouse king in the Nutcracker.


Speaking of dancing, babies spontaneously dance when they hear music and smile when they hit the beat!  They are naturals!


Sometimes.  Michael Jackson has a patent on a device to make him lean extremely while he dances.  I would like to try that.


Yep. I would still like to learn guitar. I could float around with Pink Floyd on the river Thames.


I know two: acoustic and electric.  What is the other?


classical guitar, steel-string acoustic guitar, archtop guitar.


OK, Thanks.  Since I can't play any of them, I'll stick to reading.  I wish I could speed read like Anne Jones.  She holds the record at 4,700 words a minute.


I like Harry Potter movies but haven't read the books. I did read Ender's Game.


Yes, it was also suggested reading for many military organizations including the US Marine Corps.


So, do you play an musical instruments like the guitar?  Brian May of Queen uses coins for picks.


I don't know how to play guitar. But I love the guitar. I think he uses a sixpence coin as his guitar pick.


Well at least you won't be setting studio speakers on fire like Eddie Van Halen.


The coin may uses only had silver in it until the 1940.


Interesting... Did you know Tupac danced ballet in high school in the Nutcracker?


I like his music and I actually like that he's outspoken.  I don't always agree with what he's saying but I respect that he isn't afraid to voice his opinion on things he believes in.  He does things too like the time he gave his mic to a fan in a wheelchair at one of his shows.  I think that's awesome.


Yes I agree, I'm glad that you speaks his mind, although he says a lot of crazy things like how he believes that aids is a man-made disease


Yes.  Switching gears a little...are you a basketball fan?


No I can't say that I am. I do know a little bit about it though, and I do like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, what about you?


I like him!  I remember him for the hook shots he did.  He dunked in college so much that the shot was banned for almost a decade in college basketball.


Yep he was awesome! Unlike the creator of basketball, James Naismith, who was a losing coach somehow


Isn't that ironic!  lol  The highest paid state employee in 39 out of 50 states is either a college basketball or football coach.


Yeah that is crazy but also kind of sad. A really crazy thing is that there is a basketball court on top of the US Supreme Court, did you hear about that?


I didn't.  I wish my work had that.  That would be awesome to use after a day at work or at lunch time.  There is a team in New Zealand nicknamed the "tall blacks".  Wow.  That would not fly here in the states.


Nope that name would not work haha. Back to Kanye West though. It is nice that he gave a fan in a wheelchair his microphone once at a concert that is one nice thing that he did


Yes I watch YouTube a lot. I even saw Kanye West say that "slavery was a choice"


I agree!  Simply awesome!  It was nice chatting with you!  Have a good one!


I love youtube!  Together with Netflix they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


That's really impressive! It's also impressive that Justin Bieber's"baby"is the most disliked video on YouTube


lol  That's funny.  Do you remember Psy's Gangnam Style song?


Yes that was a huge video back when it came out, it even made YouTube have to upgrade its view count to 64 bits apparently


I'm going to have that song in my head now.  lol  I was surprised to find out that youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


Yes that is shocking. Also shocking that the police have their own version of YouTube. They call it Blutube and it has a lot of police videos on it


Interesting.  I'll have to look it up. Jumping back to Kanye West...he once did an SNL skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows.  lol


Haha talk about foreshadowing. What do you think about Kanye though? I do like his music but he's definitely outspoken


I do sometimes! I got interested after seeing a Nat Geo Wild show based off of it.


Guess who's Great, great, great grandson is on the show.


Yes its Harry Lloyd. Charlie chaplins granddaughter is on the show as well.


Wow that's crazy, maybe showmanship runs in the family. They have a lot of influence too. The fasted growing girls baby name in the US is Anya, based off a character.


Yeah i heard that. apparently the show is financed by Ireland.


Wow I wonder why that is, maybe it benefits them somehow? I think it's filmed there as well.


I think its because it boost tourism income. All about the Benjamins.


Ahah that's certainly a good reason. Game of Thrones was adapted from a book series too, are you a fan of reading?


Yeah i get the occasional inspiration to turn the TV off. I hear the Speeding reading record is some where around 4,000 words.


No not really, but its a bat and ball game right? Played between two opposing teams.


I can't imagine reading that quickly and retaining information. It seems like we've came a long way from when there was a "moral panic" over the spread of reading.


Have you ever read Ender's Game? It was suggested reading for the military.


I haven't no. I wonder if it's on the same list that 3 of the 5 military branches have for reading. Starship Troopers is on there too.


Hope the book was better than the movie. Nice chatting with you.


Yes it is, it's very lucrative too, 1900s baseball cards can be worth millions of dollars.


I wish i had one of those, haha. Teams take turns batting and fielding.


Those terms might be called differently in other countries though. They call kickball "soccer-baseball" in Canada.


Cause they both have bases right? Is home plate called the same thing for both?


I'm not sure! I bet it's called the same in Japan though, they love it just as much. In fact, fans are surprised there that baseball is the national pastime in America.


Man i hear someone found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards.


I can't imagine how many cards they must have needed for that. Baseball definitely has long standing traditions. I know until 2005, the schedules had been done by a married couple for 24 years.


That's pretty cool. Do you watch game of thrones?


How are you? Do you watch the nfl? The Redskins recently signed Alex Smith until the 2022 season as their quarterback


Interesting. Too bad the Browns never tried to sign Alex Smith, he's a really smart qb who received his bachelor's degree in two years


Yeah the guy took so many ap tests in high school, good for him


Yea I wonder what Alex Smith got his bachelor's degree in before becoming the first pick in the 2005 draft


Maybe, not sure of the timeline there. DO you know brad johnson?


Yea, he played for Tampa Bay in the NFL and a couple other of the 32 teams in the NFL


Nice and he is the only player to throw himself a touchdown pass


That's interesting, I'm surprised Tom Brady has never thrown himself a touchdown, although his high school jv team never started him despite not winning a game or throwing a touchdown


yeah go figure. I would have loved to see Brad do that


I wonder if Brad Johnson is any good at video games like Baker Mayfield, Mayfield seriously considered becoming a full-time competitive gamer


Yeah I wonder that too. how about baseball, do you watch it?


Not much but I do have a bunch of old baseball cards, they're not worth $3 million like the ones a man found in his grandfather's attic


Talk about luck, good for him. nice chat :)


Yea, I'm a giants fans, it's funny how they drafted Lauletta while the Redskins were also considering drafting him


Cool, I am not too big of a fan so I do not know all the players. did you know there is a rock scientist turned coach?


No but I do know that engineers have higher average lifetime earning than an average nfl player


Yeah I am not suprised, I guess most of the players do not make that much


No plus the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of gameplay, I guess the rest of the game are teams getting ready and commercials


yup yet we are in front of the tv for so long. do you know who is the QB with the most wins in the cleveland browns home stadium


No I have no clue, they have had so many quarterbacks the past 20 years


It is actually the steelers' ben roethlisberger


Hello, do you want to chat about the President, Voting, or the Republicans?


Wow, imagine that. I just found out that 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.  That's strange, wonder why?


Systemic racism and laws I would imagine, what would you guess?


I don't really know.  But I thought it was strange that the citizens of Austin Tx voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.


I would have voted for that. Can you think of any reasons why they can't vote in Alabama?


No, I don't follow a lot of news hype.  I thought it was funny, though, that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.


For sure, thought that was pretty funny too, apparently it was his name and not a nickname like I first thought ha. I'm really surprised the guest house of the white house is bigger than the actual thing.


Well, apparently the old-time politicians got along better than they do today because up until 1805 in the US, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the Vice President.


For sure, that would be pretty cool to see. It's so polarizing now it's unbearable to watch. I wonder what those tweets would look like back in the early 1800s haha.


I agree,  Politics is a strange thing in this country.  Even back in 1957 President Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with Republicans.  Come on, now.


Lol, for sure. That's pretty funny. I wonder how different it'd look for Truman at Disneyland back then, probably was just like any other person there right? Now the whole place would be shut down for whoever the president is.


Hey how is it going, I'm down for whatever. Voting is pretty patriotic though, unlike the President.


Yes, good point, it's only gotten more out-of-control.  Another strange point is that every US president with a beard has been a Republican.  Well, nice chatting with you this evening.  Have a good one.


Ok, voting it is. Let's start with the basics. Voting is a method for a group to make a decision or express an opinion, usually followed by discussions, debates or election campaigns.


For sure, did you vote the last election?


No, but I'm going to in the next one.  I have to register my new address and then I can vote.


What do you think of the voting laws? Seems like the people in charge are not too willing to let everyone vote.


I haven't kept up on the current news about voting but I do know that astronauts vote from space.  Amazing!


The history of voting hasn't been great, not everyone had the right to vote until the 1960s. It's pretty cool that astronauts still vote.


Yes, I  heard that too.  Not all men in the UK had the vote until 1918, either.


That's pretty interesting, better than India, they have a polling booth in a forest full of lions for one voter. Texting is probably either at this point.


Hello there, are you a fan of fantasy sports?


Yeah I think he is an average QB that plays for a way above average program.


People think the QB is the most important position but too many other people are working too hard on the field for the QB alone to get the victory.


Yeah always a team sport, but on offense the QB does run the show and always will.


On the field, it's the QB. But my understanding is that the coach calls the plays. They rely on each other in that way. I don't know whether Belichik would win without Brady, but the same thing hold for Brady without Belichik.


I think Belichik could win without Brady but not the other way around, but who knows.


Hm. That's fair. I don't know how many seasons Brady has left in him. Belichik probably could stay in the game another decade with the record that he has.


Yeah I would have to agree with you on both.  We will see how many more Tom has, I'm assuming at least 2 more.


His wife makes more than he does, so he won't have to worry about money right after he retires. I wonder if he would become a QB coach.


Yeah he could definitely retire right now and be very well off and not have a worry about money.


Well, I enjoyed chatting with you about Tom Brady! Only seven months until the season starts!


Hi, how are you? I don't really know much about them.


Yeah same here, I hope you have a nice day.


I am well thank you.  I like to play, I just got into it recently though.  How about the NFL, are you a fan?


I usually follow the game right around playoff time.I'm surprised that there's only on left-handed QB in the NFL.


Yeah isn't that crazy! I would never of thought it would be that little.


One QB even threw a TD to himself! Superbowl winning quarterback, brad johnson, is the only quarterback in nfl history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself.


That is amazing, did you know the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback?


It's such a fundamental part of the game. I guess the players need to all see the QB when he's deaf and signing.


Yeah such a cool fact though.  Do you think Tom Brady is the best QB of all time?


He's got a great coach and some good receivers to help him. I do think that he's quite talented. I'm surprised that only two African-American quarterbacks have won the Super Bowl.


Yes, truly. It's also amazing that he helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals in 2017 and 2018, where they won back-to-back titles. He's also from the same city as Lebron James.


That's such a great coincidence. It would be really interesting to see Lebron James sign with under armour as well.


Yeah, so true! Anyways, it's also interesting that Steph Curry's real first name is actually wardell,


Speaking of names, his brother, Seth Curry, also played basketball. He even played with Steph on the santa cruz warriors together in 2013.


Wow, I actually didn't know that. Basketball players are so lucky sometimes, because apparently the golden state warriors earned about $12 million by losing game 4 of the nba finals last season. Heck, I wish I could get that kind of money with unfavorable results.


Speaking of the fact that the NBA was merged with NBL in 1949, that's truly progress.


Yeah, it sure is! It's kind of funny because in the last 20 years, only 3 number one overall picks in the nba draft have won a championship and they were all members of either the cleveland cavaliers or golden state warriors.


They are both great teams. I pretty sure they got carried by their stars.


Yeah, I think so too! Well anyways turns out that even though Steph Curry is really good, he was held scoreless once when he played for davidson, but despite that his team won.


A god, as always. I wish them luck in San Francisco this year!


Yeah, me too! Well, it was nice talking to you.


Nice talking to you as well. Let the NBA give great games to boost our morale!


Yeah, same here! I don't see a button anywhere to finish this, do you?


Oh, that's alright. I did find out something very curious about the game however. Do you know who Reggie Miller is?


He's a famous NBA hall of famer, but anyways he couldn't escape his older sister cheryl's shadow while in high school. She broke 8 records!


That is amazing! Do you know who Stephen Curry is though?


Yes, I do! He plays for the Golden State Warriors, and he's their star and MVP, but shockingly enough he only makes the 5th highest salary on his team.


That is outrageous. Surely, he deserves better. Why, he even had won a NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975! He is truly underrated.


Yeah, I agree with you! He sounds like a good man also, because he plays part in a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in africa. for each 3 pointer he makes 3 nets get donated.


His charity makes him a god. I think this is why he was the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote. Truly deserved.


did you know that tom brady's wife make twice as much as tom brady? thats crazy


Haha interesting, well we should rename the superbowl the battle of ketchup! if brady wins I mean, how can you argue with his results, maybe I'll try giving up ketchup for a year


Well, that was last week's AFC Championship Playoff battle, the ketchup free quarterback won that one in overtime. I was trying to contrast the ketchup tastes being totally opposite. Did you know or read that New Orleans won't allow their cheerleaders to eat in the same restaurant as the players and they have to leave even if they started eating if one comes in. Odd dietary practices in the NFL.


Ya what is with the NFL and their eating practices? Do you watch Game of thrones? Apparently the author called the patriots the lannisters of the nfl, the lannisters are the bad guys in the story haha


Yes, I have a passing interest in Game of Thrones, my wife is obsessed with it. She can't get enough and I'll share that with her later, oddly, being a Chiefs fan after the game last weekend I texted "the evil empire wins again". I guess we agree.


haha that is funny, I had never heard that, I guess I'll be rooting for the bad guys! But I actually do like some of the lannisters in the show, so maybe that makes me a bad guy in real life haha


I have watched probably a dozen episodes, but know if the Starks or the Lannisters are good or bad. you have to pay attention and follow closely so I'll take your word on that, though that analogy will make my wife smile later (especially both Chiefs fans living in Boston), though in the Superbowl you support the locals so I'll be on the dark side too.


did you know that the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay? That is really shocking to me, it seems like so much more is going on


Yes, I'd like to see that versus the average number of minutes of commercial time in an NFL game. Give the contact and violence that might be a good thing for the player's bodies.


also shocking is that the average engineer makes more in their lifetime than the average nfl player, you'd think that wouldn't be true


That surprised me to a certain extent, I'm sure not as much as Tom Brady or the top tier stars, but given the wear and tear on the body and number of short careers due to injuries or just lack of interest in getting the heck beat out of you that average has a lot of 5 year and less careers so that wasn't a huge stretch to me.


No, that was very interesting to me. I knew she was a model, but I assumed their salaries were more equitable.


Ya that is true, it makes the nfl not sound as glamourous as it's made out to be, as well the brain injuries they get that can cause long term damage, It makes you think twice about wanting to be a sports star


right, or that his would be higher, also crazy that tom brady has never eaten a strawberry, like why not? haha


Yes, I agree with your comment and had read Brady has a tight diet and exercise regime, but was surprised he had a problem with strawberries.


strawberries are so tasty, did you see that video of him kissing his son? like he kissed him twice on the lips, theres a lot that that guy does that is kind of weird


I didn't see that video nor had heard of it. I guess it would depend on what type of kiss, but yes here in America that is considered weird.


ya definitely look that video up on youtube, it's amazing how tom brady still is so good even as he gets older, I would put money that he wins the superbowl again this year


Well, I lived in KC for 10 years (and had Season Tickets at Arrowhead) and relocated to Boston 4 years ago so I'm a Chiefs fan. That being said, his longevity, career, performance and by any other measure he's an amazing athlete and you'd be hard pressed to bet against in any game, Superbowl or otherwise.


well I can appreciate you giving him compliments like that, I like him but again, he does weird stuff, you need to youtube that video of him kissing his son, also apparently he's never eaten a tomato or ketchup, definitely weird


Ironic because the Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes loves ketchup and douses everything he eats in it and does ketchup commercials. I hope his career works out as well long-term in spite of his love of ketchup.


Hello. Did you know that over 80% of the land in Nevada is owned by the federal government?


Yeah, but maybe the fad is returning...like solar panels, which George W Bush put back on the White House?


Yeah... I remember that cause Reagan had them taken off the White House


You know, they have twin versions of the White Hose in Ireland and France?  I wonder if they are sporting solar panels too?


There is also a replica in Atlanta which was built as a private residence.


Cool. I'd live there. Is that when the house in Gone with the Wind burned down?


no idea.  but the term "white house" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisors.


Hey, It would be great if all the people in the White House were required to dress in Pilgrim outfits--the black and white ones used for special occasions!


thats hilarious.  it would also be cool if all the replica white houses all had the same street address... 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  of course the cities and states would be different, but how cool!


Yeah. And I have another idea on how we could close the national debt...We make the White House gift shop do the same thing a store in Alabama does--only sell items found in unclaimed baggage at the airport.  Free inventory!


that sounds like a good money making idea. i dont know how much it would take down the debt but it sounds like a plan.


I have read that somewhere once before.  Dont know how true it is.  Governments around the world do crazy things.  The CHINESE GOVERNMENT actually censored the word censorship!  how nuts is that?


That is funny!  Not for those being censored, but to us, you bet! The Norwegian Gov donated a billion bucks to help save the amazon rain forest.  Who do they pay?


Right!  The US could learn a lot from Monaco. They eliminated all income tax in 1869 because the money generated from their casinos was enough to sustain the government.  Las Vegas I am sure could do this.


That could work. Unless that dude from France, who posed as a member of government and sold the Eiffel Tower, if he comes to the states, he might sell Las Vegas...


Nah! The government would shut down like they have 17 times before.  dating back 37 years. Congress would still get paid though!


Always... Congress has never said NO to anything. Not like good old Teddy Roosevelt, the conservationist! He said NO to Christmas trees in the White house!  Finally, someone in Washington that said NO!


speaking of the white house did you know that the very first phone number there was "1".


That's wild.  And they are still using floppy disks too!  Go figure!


Floppy disk?!  I dont think they have used those since Jimmy Carter was in the White House in 1977.


I wonder that as well, maybe they play against lawyers and in rare cases against convicted felons.


lol In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.  Interesting.


Sounds like a nice career path lol I bet the inventor of the game James Naismith made a lot of money as coach


He probably did I'm sure.  He ironically was the only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas.


Yeah, sounds like he didnt understand his own rules lol, there is a team that has a really racist nickname in New Zealand


I saw that.  What were they thinking?  Do you know who Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is?


No, who is he? is he a pro basketball player?


Yes.  He played in the 70s and 80s.  He dunked so much in college that they banned it for over a decade in college.


Woah, he sure had a negative impact on the game. I do think that is unfair,  do you like jazz?


I do like jazz!  I think Kansas City jazz which is a hard swinging, bluesy, improvisational style is my favorite.


I did when he was playing.  What is he up to now?


Jazz has deep roots, they go back to communities in New Orleans, its been great chatting by the way


I think he's leaving the Thunder and is thinking about going to Heat


Hmmm...I think this is old news.  He just signed with the Golden State Warriors a few days ago. lol


He did? lol I guess this article is outdated then I think the Warriors have a great team this season, they always do


I take that back.  I just looked.  He's close to signing with them. lol  There was talk of him possibly going to the Lakers so it's correct. lol  I'm sorry.  I should just jump to some facts like how the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks" yikes!


Thats ok seems like guy changes team real often, the Thunder wants to help him find a new team I guess no hard feelings there


When I just looked it's mind boggling at the teams being thrown out there that he might be going to. lol Do you know that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor and it's known as "the highest court in the land"?


I didnt know that, that is really interesting, I wonder if theres any big tournaments played in that court.


I'm not sure.  I wonder if any of the judges play up there?  I can see Ruth Ginsberg taking a granny shot which physicists proved that shooting granny style is the absolute best technique to consistently score points from the free throw line.


Hi how are you? Look at this? "Colorado girls may have been killed, their father's defense attorneys say, in motion." Isn't this crazy?


Then there was the stuff going on with the Immigration. There's a lot going on.


I thought that situation with the illegal immigrant that was apprehended by ICE ws a tricky one. There was too much politics being played on that one. It was clear that the father was a suspect for a murder and ICE were only doing their job.


Yes ICE was only doing their job. I think they were trying to make a spectacle out of the people. So they could make a political mark.


Agreed. That's how politics usually works. It's sad. I hope that people start to understand that the law is important.


Yes you are so right. It is so difficult. Then did you hear about the Shark? Wow that was also a crazy thing. So many things in one week.


It's actually odd to think that there are people in Indonesia that has sharks for pets. I think culture plays a lot in terms of what we deem normal.


Yes culture does deem normal. It is weird you would think a dolphin would be a pet but not a shark. It only make the sharks want to come more around the swimming area. Sad.


It's unfortunate. Personally, I think people should let wild animals be free. But what can I say, we have dogs as pets while others eat them.


I agree with that statement. That would be a crazy thought to eat a dog.


I personally don't want to think about it. I'll stick to hamburgers.


Yes, it's a really sad story. I hope the suspect, if guilty, is punished.


I hope so too.  A motion filed Friday by attorneys defending Christopher Watts, who investigators believe killed his pregnant wife and daughters, asked that DNA samples be taken from the children's necks. I wounder what would have caused a person to do this?


I wonder too. But then I remember that there are some people with really sick mental issues. Some things we can't understand. Doesn't excuse the behavior though.


That is so true. Did you know they didn't find a cause to the death of the people?


I had no idea about that. I'm not surprised though since the bodies were contaminated by their surroundings.


There looks like there were a bunch of people that were all injured around there.


Yeah, that was an interesting story about what happened at the Backstreet Boy concert. I do think that the people holding the event should have warned the people.


Yes they should have warned them. Then the disaster would not have happened. It is sad what happened.


Agreed. I think that there might be lawsuits against the organizers since they were responsible for it.


Hello! Whats your favorite form of entertainment?


Yes and its unbelievable how successful they've been since they were founded in 1997


They provide a lot of new content, which is key to success these days. anyone can send content down a pipe.


That's very true! Just like Youtube. Between Netflix and Youtube they make up half the peak of internet traffic in North America.


yes, youtube is very good at that, and they make money on the advertisements. i figure netflix has a bright future.


right! I cant help but think how Netflix would be these days if Blockbuster wold of bought them for 50 mil! Now Netflix is worth over 2 billion...and no blockbuster :(


Maybe BB would not have handled it right. the content production part is crucial.


I think that another company will eventually unseat netflix. the competition is fierce.


Agreed! There is always someone trying to get on top. The competition better be prepared Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth!


Yes, that is a market that could be open to the right competitor. Anyway, great chat!


Pleasure was mine, sending hugs and Love to you beautiful stranger. Take care!!


I Love watching movies too! One of my favorite is Star Wars, did you watch that movie? or movies... haha


i liked the first three of them. the later ones had too much CGI.


Very true, they spend so much money on those movies they have an estimated franchise of  billion!


i enjoyed the plot and storytelling of the first films. they couldnt let the computer carry the movie.


I agree, I remember the first films, I would watch it with my Dad in my earlier years and you are right it felt better.


i saw them when i was young and was transported. i would love to feel that way again.


Me too! everyone gets emotional with memories of better days, its easier when we are kids but remember we are here to experience life even the bad. I try to tell myself that. Do you watch Netflix?


i used to watch netflix. very addictive. good quality though.


wow, that would suck lol. is the dark side of the moon pink floyd?


Yes they are! And they are still quiet popular


Nice, that is amazing that they have lasted over 40 years with fame! I do hear songs from that album on the radio sometimes


Still toping album charts as current as 2014. Thats lasting power!


WHAT!!!!! that is awesome. speaking of the radio, you know if you have it on AM you may pick up storms from jupiter!


Those must be some crazy powerful storms!


I agree! Speaking of Jupiter also, their moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun. Must be amazing in size!


Hopefully its not as scary as the planet where its rains glass shards sideways


yea, that would suck lol. Or be part of the planetary system 455 million light years away that may have building blocks for life.


I wish we were able to space travel. That would be interesting to see if there is other life out there


That would be so amazing, I don't think we will see that in our lifetime unfortunately. It was so nice chatting to you!


Me too, I had that album! It is the #1 album of the 21st century and I believe that!


It really is a good album. I hope it holds up over time like Pink Floyd has been able to do


For sure, Pink Floyd is a classic too. Did you ever listen to the NWA album?


I have. It was very controversial at the time. Its crazy how it was able to hit Platinum status


I agree! the controversy allowed them to go platinum without major air play or tours


They sound very family, I am sure if I heard one of their songs I would know them, what about them?


They had to re record all their hits for a best of album because they didnt own the rights to their own songs


Hi do you like cats? They are definitely good at hunting vermin!


Yeah probably not a ton of strays in Palo Alto! But yeah I think that is a cool idea to promote recycling.


Agreed and help stray dogs as well. I also think its crazy that dogs can't see as many different colors as we humans can.


Yeah that is interesting. I think it's funny when owners put shirts on their dogs. They probably put Hawaiian shirts on their dogs in Hawaii!


Ha! Probably so. You know, I've always loved the term man's best friend. They do so much for humans like companionship, hunting, protecting, pulling and even therapeutic roles, man's best friend is the perfect term, in my opinion!


Yeah totally agree with you. Did you know that the official business attire in Hawaii is the aloha shirt instead of a traditional suit and tie?


Is it really? That's kind of funny! Ha! I do know the pallbearers at Billy Mays' funeral wore khakis and blue shirts. That was very nice of them.


Interesting. In china the gang layered as many shirts as possible and popped their collars!


Now that's interesting. Ha! I also think it's interesting that button down is when collar tips fasten to the body of the shirt and button up does not. I never really realized that!


Yeah I didn't know that either. I always thought polo shirts were designed by polo players but they were originally invented by tennis players!


Were they really? I figured polo players invented them as well. But you know, in American English, the term shirt is such a catch all term that represents a wide variety of upper body garments and even undergarments.


Agreed. I do love cats as well as most pets! Did you know the cat used in the opening scene of The Godfather was actually a stray they found on set? I thought that was pretty cool!


Yeah I agree it does. In Britain they have more specific definition of the word.


Yeah it's more specifically a garner with a collar and sleeves with cuffs along with a full vertical opening with buttons. We would actually refer to it as a dress shirt. Ha! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a nice day!


Oh that is super cool. From rags to riches. A cats life must be nice. They spend over half their life sleeping!


That us true. Ha! I would like to visit one of those cat cafes over in Japan that lets you pay by the hour to drink and play with cats! I bet that's so interesting!


That would be fun! Also there is a town in Alaska that has a cat mayor!


Is that so? That's a little odd! Ha! Did you ever hear about the physicist that published his cat as coauthor so he could avoid criticism by writing in first person plural?


Haha I never knew about that. However I also like dogs too. They were the first species to be domesticated!


I love dogs as well! It's crazy only dogs and elephants are the only animals that can understand pointing, isn't it?


Yeah I agree I would think more animals would understand that. Google also prefers dogs to cats which is kind of funny that they declare such a thing.


I know, right? I wonder if they have vending machines around their buildings that releases water and food in exchange for bottles like Istanbul does. It'd be nice if our country could do that!


Hi, how are you tonight? Do you like basketball?


I guess that he would like that, but I don't know if people would buy them. He is a dominant player, but doesn't have the pizzazz of Jordan.


That would be Steph's brother? I don't know much about him.


yeah. Golden State earned about $12 mill by losing game 4, do you think they threw it?


No, I think they wanted the championship. Those guys live and die for that. They would make more money if they won. Not much motivation to throw it.


Nice! BTW, did you know they originally banned Air Jordans when they first came out?


I guess the league thought they were unfair or something? I wonder why. MJ was already a great player. What are shoes going to do?


It was the best marketing campaign ever! MJ was the greatest ever in my mind. Just like Tyson will always be the biggest draw and the most exciting and boxer ever.


Tyson was a beast, and everyone was astonished at his ability. He couldn't play ball like MJ though. And Tyson never took a dive.


When I was a kid everyone lined up to watch him beat the stuff out of everyone. I've yet to see this since 1986 when he beat the crap out of Spinks, and I was 13 when that happened.


I don't really watch boxing, but i understand the appeal. Anyway, great chat! Have a good night!


I watch sometimes, usually during the playoffs. This year should be interesting.


Yeah. maybe. But what about that freaking sell out lebron?
Chump change!


He probably wanted some cash, and probably hoped to get a ring. The LA Lakers are a high profile team. He can play with other strong players.


I know. The funny thing is, I'm a huge Lebron fan, but after that I realized he will never be an MJ nor have his Pippen. Such a sell out


People compare him to MJ, but he's a different player in style. He has done a lot of great things off the court.


Oh, Lebron is great, just that greatness comes in a lot of forms. Selling out your team isn't one of them though. Unfortunately for him. MJ, Brady, Ripken all know this, he doesn't.


He wanted a ring. I guess many guys that are great never get respect because they didn't get a championship.


Yeah, at what cost. I still think the cavs were capable. 1 additional teammate like Pippen and they were gold. But I get it....but that is also what defines him versus Jordan. There is this shoe called "Jordans" that every human being recognizes, nothing for king James.


I guess if I had to pick I would go with the twins. They are a pretty decent team. I wonder if there was any twins cards in that guys 3 million dollar find.


Maybe, that must of been so cool to find them.


I would be so excited to find something like that just sitting in my family's attic. Since they were from the 40's there had to be some amazing cards in there.


Do you collect anything? I like to collect hats.


Not really unless kids costumes count. I always thought hats were super neat. They have such a long and rich history.


Yes they do, tipping your hat origin is from when a knight raises their visors.


That is a neat fact! I love that people always associate the cowboy hat with the old west but really it was the bowler that was the favorite of the time.


That is true. The party hat originates from dunce caps... they were worn at parties to encourage a more foolish behavior!


That is funny. I always thought of them as a punishment hat. Well it has been nice chatting with you have a good evening.


Hello, how are you? Do you like baseball?


I enjoy it. It is such a fun fast paced game to watch. Do you like it?


I do enjoy baseball. There is nothing like going to a ball game. Did you know that the managers wear uniforms because they can technically can play if there is a need for it?


Really? I wouldn't have guessed that looking at most of the managers. They don't seem quite as in shape as most of the players on the team.


Haha, I agree. It must be incase of injury or something. It's a strange rule. Did you hear the story about the man who found a bunch of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic? They were worth 3 million dollars!


Oh man can you imagine going through stuff and all of sudden you come across a haul like that?! I would probably have a heart attack right then and there.


I couldn't even imagine, I would be so shocked. In japan baseball is very popular, and they are surprised to hear it;s status as america's national pastime?


I wonder why they were surprised. Baseball has always been such a popular game here in the states. Maybe because we are so synonomous with football?


In the attic, they were his grandfather's. How lucky


I know. A female pitcher at just the age of 17 once took out Babe Ruth and was banned after that


Wow that is impressive too bad and unfair she got banned though


Exactly. Women's world cup has more viewers than the Works Series


Do you know when the World Series was founded?


Yes that was back in 9013, so over 100 years old now


yeah it is pretty old. They were around when the ottoman empire was around too


Wow that feels really old. Do you know which team has lost the most championships?


Hmm I do not know that, which team is that?


That is the dodgers, poor guys must be beating themselves about it


I know. The Cubs were the only team to win back to back world series and then nothing for a long time


Wow they must have struck bad luck after that


Me too. do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


I am not sure of that actually, did not notice. Why?


Yes because they can play if their team needs them to


Nice. DO you know how many balls are used during a MLB season?


Hmm I have no idea but I know that a couple did the schedule for 24 years for those games


Wow that is a lot and they use 160000 balls per season


Now that is a low. Did you hear about that guy who made 3 million from old baseball cards?


WOw no, where did he find all those cards?


Hi! I was happy to see the late passengers of Flight 93 who died on 9/11 receive praise from the president!


Ha! I couldn't imagine that! But stranger things have happened. Like Roosevelt banning Christmas trees from the White House as he was a conservationist.


He started the national park and forest service! Bush installed solar panels!


Heck, I can't believe it took the secret service four days to notice bullets hit the White House on November 11th back in 2011!


Good help is hard to find, like that bullet!


Speaking of the White House, did you know it actually has twin buildings in both France and Ireland! Crazy, Isn't it?


Really! I wonder if they are more updated. Ours still runs on floppy disk.


Good question. I guess floppy disks are considered a pastime like baseball. Can't believe the Japanese were surprised to learn baseball was our national pastime!


Have you ever seen a Japanese game? It looks crazy fun! Such a loud and raucous fan base.


I actually haven't but it sounds exciting. I wonder if it tops "soccer-baseball" that's played in Canada, which we call kickball. Ha!


That's cute... I would expect that from Canada.


Yeah. I read the 9/11 commision report and cried while reading it due to those heros.


I wonder if the guy who found $3 million worth in old baseball cards up in his granddad's attic was Canadian? Boy, he struck gold didn't he? Well it was nice chatting with you!


It was sad! Anyway, Isn't it hard to believe Trump isn't even in the top 3 wealthiest presidents of all time? I suppose they measure by inflation as Washington, Jefferson and JFK were the wealthiest!


At least he's not called President Banana!


Tell me about it. I wonder why the people of Zimbabwe called him that! Ha!


I am not sure if that was a form of flattery or not...


That's almost as crazy as the Indonesian president releasing 3 pop albums while serving as president. Goes to show someone's priorities aren't in order.


I wonder if they are any good. The guest house is bigger than the white house? I haven't seen the guest house, have you?


I haven't and actually didn't know there was a guest house. Weird! But I guess it isn't as surprising as knowing presidential runner ups after elections automatically became vice president before 1805.


Can you imagine Trump and HiIlary trying to pass legislation?


I bet it is, crazy world we live in. Do you ever use the drive thru at Mcdonalds?


Me too it is great! They invented it in 1975 to help soldiers who couldn't leave their car in their uniform


For sure, I bet their profits sky rocketed when they invented it, especially by army bases


I am sure it did and they capitalized on it too obviously


For sure, speaking of Mcdonalds, apparently they pay rappers 5 dollars everytime they mention big mac in their songs


Oh yeah? Well, cant get better advertisement than that, huh?


right lol! I kind of want to create a song with like 1000 big mac mentions in it, then live on the royalties lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


You too!@ I hope you have a great night! Bye


Me too, I wish I owned a cadillac, do you know what they are named after?


Yeah it was antoine de la mothe cadillac


that is right, he founded Detroit. I think Cadillac rolls off the tongue a lot better lol


Do you happen to have a flame thrower attached to your car?


hahaha no unfortunately i dont, why? Do you? haha


I wish, apparently it is a thing in South Africa lol. I wonder if they have a bunch of carjackings all the time


They might if having a car is considered a luxury


Wow.  That would make me want to walk away too.  Shows how little they really cared.


Yeah I mean at least take the time to delete the other name, I bet someone got fired that day lol, he signed for another great brand though


Im glad he still got a good deal from someone. Do you think he can lead his team to the championship this year


I think he can, although the Lakers have a great team so will have to see about that,


The Lakers are another franchise that has historically had some success.


Yeah I have liked the team ever since Michael Jordan played in it, I think its the most popular team of the league


It is definitely one of them, there are a few that have just some real powerhouse players, who have also become popular.


Do you think Stephen Curry will play for the Lakers at some point? that would be fun to watch


I dont know, he has been with Golden State for the longest time, he doesn't seem the type to jump ship all the time like Lebron


He does not seem like the type I agree, I think his loyal to the team and thats a great trait, his been on the team forever and his an icon now


I do, its one of my favorite games, what about you?


I get in to it around tournament time, so I am psyched for March Madness.


Yeah Im exited about this season, I want to see the Lakers play, seems like they have a great team, do you have a favorite player?


I dont really have a favorite, Im old school so I was a big MJ fan.  I really like Steph Curry right now though.  He seems like a good player and a good role model.


Yeah I think his the best player the Warriors have, he was born in the year 1988


He won MVP in 2014-15, and lead the, to their first championship win since 75.


I think he deserves a higher salary, did you hear about the presentation Nike had with him? it was lame.


Well they showed him some powerpoint slides with Kevin Durants name still one them, they were from a previous presentation, that made them loose a big client


I have always wanted to tour the White House.  There is so much history there, ever since John Adams starting living there in 1800


Where else would Teddy Roosevelt park his horses?  He loved his animals


Good point! I wonder how hard it is to update the White House now that is has a steel frame. More importantly, I wonder how the WiFi is there.


I bet the wi-fi is pretty restrictive.  For security purposes I imagine most things are hardwired.


True. Let's hope so. I'm worried that it too the secret service 4 days to discover bullets struck the white house in 2011.


That is concerning.  I know it is a big house, but come on


The secret service had a bit of a rough patch there. Odd that republicans are the only bearded presidents. Good Jeopardy question.


Now I am picturing trump growing a beard.


Nope. Can't imagine it. And I have a pretty good imagination. Although, I see Junior is now sporting a beard.


we've behaved so well! Was worried how this might go!


Agreed, I was there once long ago. Adams may have been president!


I think it is interesting that they still use floppy disks for storing files at the white house


How is that possible? Also, I've often wondered why some countries have a premier, others a president. I guess some have a chancellor.


And some countries have presidents, but they are more cerimonial.  They do not have any real power


Sometimes not a bad idea! I wonder what Washington and Jefferson worth would be today, in today's dollars.


With inflation, it is very possible they are worth more than President Trump


Funny that the president's guest house is larger than the White House.


Sounds like a good host.  George W was responsible for making the White House more green.  He had solar panels installed during his tenure


Yes! I hope that's still there.  Hard to imagine the white house having stables for horses.


Yes, I do.  Most people are shocked to find out that Tupac Shakur's music is in the Library Of Congress, but rap is a significant art form specific to America.  I think it's worth preserving.


Sure! the worlds fastest rapper no clue, can say 14.1 syllables per second, which I honestly didnt know was humanly possible.


That's impressive!  I didn't know it was possible, either.  I doubt I would be able to understand a word of it though.  I don't process that fast, anymore.


Do you think anyone can really understand that without being told...?


Probably not, but there's always that one person. Lol


Apparently McDonalds also pays rappers $5 to mention them


That's news to me, I don't think I have ever heard a rapper mention Mickey D's in a song?


I dont listen to enough to know, to be honest.


You know, I knew Eminem was a pretty good artist, but I had no idea he initially wanted to be a comic book artist.  Did you?


No idea, he has the creavitivy with words though


Excellent, you? Do you get to travel much?


Yes, he sure does.  I read a Michigan judge rapped her decision when she tried a suit filed against him.


I'm well, thanks for asking.  I travel alot for my job.  What about you?


I travel a bit, though quite infrequently via plane. Did you know that air travel is a bit slower now than 40 years ago to save money on fuel costs?


No, I didn't realize that.Travel was alot more luxurious back then in addition to being faster.


Well, you had alot more room, now I feel like I'm a sardine in a can and airlines actually served meals on flights.  It was just alot nicer experience, all the way around.


Apparently when continents/places were being discovered still, travelers left rabbits on islands for future food


Well that was smart and a very nice thing to do.  I've tasted rabbit before and it's actually very tasty!


I used to dance back in the day. I love it. Did you know babies dance spontaneous when they hear music?


Yep. Crazy. I want to be a part of the Fantasy Congress!


It turns out that that a single fold in your brain separates perception of fantasy vs. reality.


Can't believe that! Do you like science and the solar system?


Very much.  Something most people don't know is that the sun is white, and is perceived as yellow because of the atmosphere


and it is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star. Space amazes me.


If we could harness all the sun's energy, we would have enough in one second to meet the needs of the earth for 500,000 years.


Yep. Speaking of energy, my friend's mom got hit by lightning and died. Did you know a bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun. 5x as hot


I don't doubt that lightning is very hot.  It sets many things on fire where it hits.


It is really powerful.I hate lightening but the sun provides so much. It provides energy in one second that will meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years


The sun accounts for well over 99% of solar system mass and it's burning full tilt, so it's not surprising that it is creating that much energy.


It's a natural reaction.  All cultures have dance.


I heard that Bruce Lee was a great dancer?  Seriously, he won the hong kong cha-cha challenge. Who do you think is a great dancer?


Dance and formal martial arts have a lot in common, so it doesn't surprise me that Bruce Lee was a good dancer.


Tupac danced ballet! I can't even imagine!


You asked who I think is a good dancer.  There is Michael Jackson, who even patented a device to help with his dance moves.


Yes, love me some MJ. I have a friend's daughter that does ballet. They say a pro ballet dance can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week. I thought they had to work them in.


Ballet uses choreography, which is one way dance can be characterized.


So did you watch the super bowl or have any fantasy drafts? Did you know that people fantasy draft the national spelling bee?


There is a fantasy Congress, too.  Seems like there are fantasy leagues for everything.


I like to think that all disputes in the UN are solved by Arm Wrestling... It's how Quatar got the world cup... Little known fact...


Not sure how some of the Secretaries General got their jobs if that's true, tho. . . . In all seriousness: do you think intelligent aliens exist?


I do not but I am not that self-involved to think there is not the possibility of other life out there.


I think that it's almost certain that there's life that's not intelligent enough to contact us. Intelligent, technologically advanced life. . .by now, given that we haven't heard from them, I think that logically either they don't exist, or there is some reason they won't talk to us.


Maybe they don't like what they see and they could contact us... Maybe they're too advanced for us and are waiting for us to catch up...


Yes, those are two plausible options. The last one is like the Star Trek Prime Directive. Another really ugly option proposed by the Chinese author Cixin Liu is that they're afraid (not of us specifically--of the likelihood that any given technologically advanced species will want to wipe out others).


That is plausable! Are you into space and the universe?


Yes, to the extent that I can be when I can't do the higher math necessary to really get it. You?


I really want to be but am not. I feel like the people into space are really into space and that is contagious!


It can be. Astronomers are really gregarious and really, really weird. I had a lot of astronomer friends in college. Including Brian May (who really did go back to being an astrophysicist after Queen).


Hey. . .how about we talk about anything on this list BUT astronaut poop lol?


WOW! That's crazy... Nice chatting with you.


I don't know... I was just saying the other day, "I haven't had a good astonaut poop conversation in a while..."


Did you know the UN has an official ambassador to aliens?


I actually did know that. I think it makes sense, at this point. Better to have a plan in place in advance in case first contact ever happens than to be surprised.


What do they do in their day to day job? Think? plan? I feel like they would not have anything to report to their bosses about... "Any aliens today?" "Nope." "Good work."


I'm guessing they probably have a totally different day job and it's just an additional title.


Dang! I was going to apply for it because it seemed like an easy job... I guess I will just continue my other job...


Sounds like fun! I wonder how the UN chooses. I bet it's popular. Rota? Arm wrestling? Sci-fi trivia contest?


True, I think he's very talented. In general rap is a very historied genre. Did you know Tupac's music is in the Library of Congress?


No, I didn't know that. I did know that The world's fastest english language rapper, noclue, can rap at a rate of 14.1 syllables per second.


That's very impressive for sure. Rap is also intresting to me because of controversy. For example, Eminem was tried, and the judge even delivered her ruling in the form of a rap.


Donald glover got his rapper name 'childish gambino' from an online wu-tang clan name generator. What would yours be?


I'm not sure, but that's interesting, lot of rappers get influence from seemingly random sources. I know Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before rapping.


Jason paige the singer of the pokemon theme is also the rapper on "black and white" by michael jackson. Thats so weird!


It's amazing how many side ventures artists get into! Busta Rhymes also voiced a character in the Rugrats movie, aside from rapping.


I remember that. There is a deaf rapper named signmark who rhymes in sign language.


That's very interesting, I'm sure a show would be fun to watch. Do you see movies often?


I am not but I do not hate her. What about you?


Somewhat! In general I find the box office interesting, I didn't know Tom Hanks was the highest all-time box office star.


I had no opinion on her, but feel somewhat negative towards her after her accusation of another singer using bots to boost ratings.


I am a 40 year old male and feel I have lost all touch of modern music. I am not proud of that but it is reinforced every year I watch the VMAs.


That is fair, Ariana definitely seems to be solidly a modern artist like you said, especially in a culture where being on top of the charts seems to be more important than anything.


My favorite artist is Kanye West, who ironically enough is also represented by Ariana's agent. What about yourself?


I have been into jazz recently. I have found a lot of contemparary artists that have kept me happy.


That's fair, it's certainly a more artistic music form. Do you ever listen to rap?


I do once in a while. I couldn't stop listening to Kendrick Lamar's latest when it came out.


Not at all. It may be a bobby bonilla type contract like the mets had, you remember that?


Yeah he is still being paid and i think he still has another 15 years or so left.  Some people think Philly was smart because tv contracts will keep going up and his contract will seem like a bargain 5 years from now.  I am not so sure.


For sure, that is tough to swallow for the Mets. they suck, lol! Do you collect cards?


No, I did when i was in the kid.  Did you hear about the guy who saved 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfathers attic?


I did, I used to collect a lot, I wish I would have saved them and see what mine were worth, not three million though


I would sort my Red Sox cards while listening to their games on the radio


that is awesome, i used to love sorting my cards as a kid and trading them


Did you know that one of your Yankees, Don Mattingly, got suspended because he refused to get a haircut?


I did not know that lol. I wonder how long his hair actually was. Not as long as Mookie Betts probably, lol


True, I felt bad for Mattingly.  I think he had to retire because of his back and then the Yankees starting winning championships


I do the Red Sox are my favorite team and Mookie Betts is my favorite player


Poor guy, he was an awesome player. Good chatting with you!


Yikes,  Hey did you know that managers wear uniforms because they can play if they are really needed?


I did know that, i played semi professionally and my manager needed to step in sometimes. It is smart!


Wow! That is great.  How did you manager do?


He was like 50 at the time and he got a hit and joked with us saying it is that easy to get a hit


Neat, what did you think of Harper signing with the Philadephia?


That was a gross contract, way too much money! What do you think


Agreed.  13 years is way too long.  I can see why Harper signed but i don't think Philly will be enjoying this contract 8 years from now.


News should not have agendas....guess they made up with the simpsons.


They must have.I think it is kind of fun that Fox news survived even though one of its creators was Richard Nixon.


Wow thats bananas.  By the way, Zimbabwe had a President by that name...Banana


Oh nice, makes what our President gets called a little less extreme. I'm just glad that the loser of the Presidential election no longer becomes VP. Someone was thinking in 1805 when that changed.


Yes, two enemies running the country is not good.


I could not agree more! I'm just glad to be a part of the post 1805 generation.


Yes where presidents can have albums like in indonesia


That must be entertaining. Speaking of entertaining, the President's guest house is bigger than the White House. I guess that takes care of his entertainment responsibilities.


Yes, the Blair House.  It is mostly red brick too.  Take care and good night.


Oh sounds nice. You have a good night too. Nice chatting.


I do, mostly because it was created by a Republican media strategist.


That is great news! It is watched more than MSNBC and CNN combined.


Did you know they belong to 21 Century Fox?


Yes, part of the FOX Entertainment Group.


Did you know they almost made a channel for the simpsons?


Wow! I knew the Simpsons were popular, but not that popular!


Funny because the once threatened to sue the simpsons


Yeah, I think the Simpsons were making fun of  Fox's anti-Democratic agenda.


I think top athletes like Tom Brady need to be protective of their training methods so they can keep their competitive advantage.


I don't trust Belichick.  It's weird stuff like the injury report that makes me question the whole team.


I am with you on that its getting shaky in their organization.


This year they really underperformed.  As a browns fan, it feels like Cleveland has more energy, though the Pats are in the playoffs.


I like the Browns but Pats are still a great team


How much do you think he cares about being the best ever?  At some point, money is no object for him.


I think thats all he cares about ultimately and when he feels like his play has declined to the point where it is not effective he will hang it up


Will he go for seven rings?  He's already got the most of anyone.


I think he may try but it's up in the air whether he will pull it off


Yes Tom Brady has shocked us all with his training


Time will tell.  I hope the team doesn't try any more shenanigans that are just distractions.


How much of his success do you think is training versus talent?


I think its about 70/30 talent. There is no way he would keep this up with bad conditioning.


So, 70 talent?  Regardless, I get the sense that you've got to be at 100% on both sides to play in the NFL for long, and more so to set records and win championships.


Yes but without training he would be done, talent or not. That's why it's 30 percent training.


Do you think training is mostly about food, exercise, or mental strength?


All of the above they all play just about equal parts.


Why do you think Tom Brady is always listed as injured each week?


I have no clue because he hits the field.


How are you? Are you into poetry at all? Poetry comes from the greek term poiesis


You know I'd rather have a bunch of money and meet a bunch of famous people like Patti Smith and not be famous


That's a good point. Live under the radar and avoid the paparazzi. I like that plan.


Yea, Lupton was able to write music and he enjoyed and perform it, it's like he got all the pros of being a musician and hardly any of the cons of fame


It's still nice to get some recognition. It would be cool to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And if people recognize you, you can get a free meal every once in a while.


Yes, accolades are good but I don't know if I want a best selling album like Hybrid Theory and tour 320+ days in a year like Linkin Park


Agreed. I can't beleive Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


Yea, and how NWA was able to go platnium with Straight Outta Compton despite no touring or airplay


Now taht I think of it... Who buys albums these days? Everything is available streaming- probably for free somewhere.


Well they still issue Vinyl LPs since 1948


Yes. And there are die-hard fans that buy it. I haven't bought a CD or vinyl for like ten years.


I work at a performing arts school. It's interesting how fame strikes a few people and misses so many others.


No I stick to MP3 mostly, I might go back to the cassette for nostalgia though, Even though they stopped producing those in the 2000s


Brings back memories. Well... I'm going to check out now. Good to talk with you.


Yea, apparently Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for "The Raven"


Yes. But how much would that nine dollars be worth today? Maybe that was his first sale.


I don't know, maybe the $9 would be worth $100 today, still undervalued for an Edgar Allan Poe classic


True. Some artists are not valued in their own lifetimes. I guess Stewart Lupton was one of those artists. Did you ever hear of him?


The name sounds familiar but I'm not quite sure I knew who he was, I read he died at 43 recently


Yeah. I just read the article but I never heard of him before today. Sounds like he nearly missed fame.


Yea, his band Jonathan Fire Eater signed a million-dollar record deal and released an album, not too bad


Yup. And he had the chance to meet other rock icons like Patti Smith.


How you been? Did you know the interned consists of private, public, academic, business, and goverment networks linked together?


That's a lot of information for Alexandria to save, I wonder how much storage it takes up


Yeah right!  I have no clue! Do you watch movies?With over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings, tom hanks is the highest all-time box office star.


Yea, did he do a voice in Treasure Planet? I hope not because it was Disney's most expensive box office flops


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


Well at least it did better than the movie Trojan Wars, It only made 309 dollars at the box office


I know,  so sad!  I dont know the movie,  but I feel bad for the actors. The silence of the lambs came out on valentine's day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million.


Silence of the Lambs was a good movie, Anthony Hopkins was great


It was a great movie,  really creepy at times!


Yeah thats cool! The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


Yea, ironic it came out on valentine's day in 1991


Hmm, I don't see the resemblance to a hamburger


Kinda.  Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain


Yea it's like a drug, I guess thats one of the reasons Mt. Everest has full internet capabilities


I'm kinda mad it has 3g cell service and I can't even get a signal on tall hills by I live


Yeah some places have bad signal. 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


Well I'm not part of the 7% that read the full terms of service


Same here.  I kinda skim the contract. The current library of alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.


For cards?  THat's crazy?  Maybe if they were treasure maps, but cardboard pictures of people that play games?  I wonder if Pokemon cards are worth that much?


I know. I would love to have been that guy. Who knows maybe the Pokemon cards will be one day. Did you know that baseball is enormously popular in Japan?


Yeah. I think Pokemon is popular there too. You know, there have been over 750 episodes of Pokemon? That's more than any baseball team plays in a year!


Wow! I had no idea there were so many episodes. Do you know how long it's been on?


Like, 16 years!  That is longer than most professional baseball players play...


Wow! I had no idea it had been that long. Time flies. Are you a fan of The Simpsons?


No. Bart is such a troublemaker, I worry he will negatively influence children. It is probably because his father is not a good role model for him.


No I would not say that Homer is a good role model. That show has been on forever and there is only one episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned.


I prefer Thomas the Tank Engine. Nice, wholesome narrators like George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin. Good role models for toddlers...


I can't believe they have had such famous narrators. I wonder what draws them to that show?


I'm not really a fan but I know a decent amount about it.


Ringo was illiterate as a child back in Britian because he was sick so much. I guess he wanted to help the next generation of readers. I don't know about the others. Hey, have you seen the UK version of That 70s Show? I heard it was awful...


I did not but I'm sure it was. Remakes overseas in either direction rarely work. It was nice chatting with you.


Oh, well please do share!  I know baseball is a bat and ball game, and I know there are a bunch of players and rules, but it all seems so chaotic.


It's an old game. The batting team hits the ball and the runners run the bases after the ball has been hit in an attempt to hit home base and score. Then they switch to defense to try and prevent the other team for scoring and it goes back and forth until the game is over and highest score wins.


Batting, running, fielding, scoring... Sounds like such an action-filled game. Then why is that that every time I watch, there is an old guy wearing a costume like all the kids? Is he the manager or the coach?


It's the manager. He wears the uniform because technically he is eligible to play for the team should the need arise.


It reminds me of my child's kickball games, except with a smaller ball. I guess in Canada they call kickball soccer-baseball.


That's a mouthful. I like kickball better. Did you hear about that man that found baseball cards in his grandfather's attic?


No. Did he lose them? Don't they have a bunch of statistics on them? Baseball has so many statistics. And why do they use the same players on offense and defense?  They don't do that in football.


Yes they do, they just switch back and forth. The baseball cards had been hidden since the 1940's and were from the 1900's. They were worth three million dollars!


Every celebrity wants their chance on the Simpsons. It is a badge of honor. Or horror. I forget which.


Haha I'll have to remember that. Speaking of The Simpsons, did you know that Fox News threatened to sue them?


The Fox News people take themselves too seriously. They drew MORE attention to the Simpsons for that. Maybe that was the ploy?


It might be because I think Fox owns The Simpsons don't they? It's amazing that Fox News has a


Fox owns a lot of stuff. I guess the news part is quite separate. I don't know how they woluldn't know that though. Funny. Still, Fox news is watched more than cnn and msnbc combinded


Yeah that doesn't surprise me, what does surprise me is that opinion news on Fox is only 55% while at MSNBC is 85%, 85% seems really high


Yes, I don't know how they calculate that. Maybe a talk show is opinion? I don't know.


Yeah I think that's how they do it. Also, Fox News tried to make your own version of The Daily Show but apparently only lasted 13 episodes


The conservatives are not so good with the humor. Anyway great chat!


Thank you, and make sure to check out some country music, apparently the Fender Stratocaster was created to be used only with country music in mind


Hey there I watch TV from time to time. I Like The Simpsons a lot what about you


It is hardly ever used for that,though, right? I think it's arock guitar. Anyway, great chat!


No people use Fender stratocasters a lot, I actually own one and I use it for rock music


I used to like the simpsons. They do not do much for me now. I prefer South Park. When South park aired its Family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew


Yep I remember that's a great episode! I Do you remember the old episodes of The Simpsons too, for instance in the first four hundred episodes Homer had like 200 different jobs LOL


I guess he needs to have a job for the jokes. He sure can screw things up. LOL There is only one episode of "the simpsons" where Bart neither appears, nor is mentioned. I don't remember that one.


No I never saw that one either. Do you ever watch the show Shark Tank though? Apparently most of those deals are fake which makes me sad


I guess the deals are just not good enough. Most of the TV is smoke and mirrors. I expect that people don't care. They want the fantasy.


Yep they just want to be entertained, kind of like the Weekend Update section of SNL, it's very entertaining, and it teaches you about what is going on in the world, and it's also their longest-running skit


I suppose that South Park does the same for me. I learn about the world through Matt and Trey. Maybe there are lessons in Pokemon though. There are over 750 episodes of "pokemon." that's about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


That is impressive! I used to watch that show as a kid, what do you think about the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes? Apparently Daniel Radcliffe did a parody of Twilight and played Edward Cullen on that one episode


Hi, how are you doing tonight? Do you watch Netflix?


I don't use Netflix now. I found that it was a distraction, and I needed time for other things. I used to stream shows. Easier than the DVDs. I'm amazed that Netflix still spends tons on postage.


I agree. And apparently postage costs 20


20 times more than bandwidth. I believe it. But some people probably want the physical disc. Maybe because their internet is too slow?


That could be it. Also maybe Netflix doesn't have all of the DVD shows on their streaming service? That's something I don't know. But I know that you can't get every movie that you want on the streaming service that's for sure


That could be true. Some shows maybe are only on DVD. Blockbuster certainly messed up when they underestimated the value of Netflix.


Yeah they did. They had the chance to buy them for only 50 million. And now Netflix is worth 2 billion! That's insane


I guess a lot of people underestimated Netflix. Their stock was like $10 a share back in the day. Now it's really gone up. The origins of the company are interesting to me. Reed Hastings must have been very upset!


Haha you're right. To think that Netflix started because of a late fee for keeping Apollo 13 too long LOL that is a good movie though


Great film. Late fees suck. Netflix solved that problem. People need convenience.


Yep I agree. And people don't want to pay to rent movies and then return them on time and pay the fee like you said. That would be so annoying. So I can definitely see why Blockbuster is gone out of business. Even the local video rental store by me recently went under. I think people just had enough pet business model


Hey I'm doing well. I do have Netflix. I don't have cable so yeah mostly watch Netflix, what about you?


Yes. Too many things are available through the Internet. A physical business is going to struggle without an online presence. Can TV adapt?


That's a good question! What kind of TV do you watch?


I have watched some of their stuff. They are willing to take risks on smaller movies. It's refreshing.


Yep I agree with you. It's very screwy that Netflix takes up 33% of the bandwidth in North America, that is so much!


People love stories. Regular TV is just not up to it. Also, people can choose the shows when they want.


Yep and even more impressive, Netflix and YouTube together take up about half of all internet traffic, I wonder if someone else will come along or if they are going to be the two juggernauts for a long time


The technology will change. If a newcomer emerges, then Google can buy them. I expect that there will be acquisitions for a while. Netflix can acquire as well.


Yep that's true. I know that Netflix makes a lot of original shows now. Their first one was in 2012 and it was called Lillehammer, have you ever seen that show


I haven't seen it. Is it good? Was it a success? I'm glad somebody is making original shows. The regular TV programming is stale.


I haven't seen it either. I mostly just like stranger things and the show glow. Do you stream Netflix or do you get the DVDs delivered?


I know! hey have 137 million subscribers worldwide! THat's crazy!


The cash flow must be solid. They are expanding all the time, but still pay a lot in postage. I wonder why.


I wondered that too! They do make up half of internet traffic along with youtube!


That's intense. People love video. The origins of the company are funny, though.


After racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of apollo 13, reed hastings was inspired to start Netflix. Reed got angry, and started a new company that put Blockbuster out of business.


What a dumb and inefficient way to make $40! That came back to bit them in the rear!


Yes. Blockbuster underestimated the value of Netflix too.


Yeah! They were off by quite a bit. Like $2B!


I think BB imagined that they could copy Netflix easily. It's sometimes simpler just to buy a turnkey operation.


I'm doing great! How are you doing tonight?


I am doing well, thanks! Do you like tennis?


I don't really know the sport well. I know that it can earn some people lots of money.


Well, let me inform you! They once used a helicopter to dry the grass for the 69 us open!


A helicopter? Well, I guess rich folk have all kind of resources at their disposal. Never needed to do that again, I guess.


I would have just had to tried to blow it dry with my breath. Would have taken forever!


They know how to think big in tennis, that's for sure. The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days. I wonder if anyone watched the whole thing.


They would have been sleepy after! Like I am after binge watching some netflix.


Netflix has fostered so much binge watching. People spend weekends immobile because of Netflix.


Its ironic how that 13 year old girl got killed


Yeah i guess its really hard to control who buys guns in this country, good thing the police catched them, they had two guns right?


I believe so.  Say, how about something a little happier to talk about?  Do you use facebook?  Did you know that it was launched back in 2004 on the 4th of February?


Yeah I agree, the topic is too dark, lets change it, and yes I am a Facebook User since 2014, and really that long?


Yep, really that long ago!  It is truly amazing that a little site started by some college students has turned into a global phenomenon.


It is, I bet they didnt know how big it would get, did you hear about the promotion Buger King had on the site?


I can't remember.  What was the promotion about?


if you unfriended 10 friends you would  get a free Whooper burger


That would be cool! i would unfriend people for a free burger!  That reminds me of Germany. There is a state in Germany that makes the like button illegal.


Yeah, I know I would too, Facebook has a big influence, I wonder why the like button is illegal over there.


I don't know.  It seems kind of rude to make it illegal to like something.  You know, facebook is worth $104 billion dollars.  Maybe they should by the state and change the laws lol!


Are you talking about Sandra Parks?  She's the girl that wrote about gun violence and then got shot.


I agree lol, that would be a good idea, and $104 billion no kidding! thats a lot of money!


Yeah the same one, a real tragedy, hopefully something can be done about this im sick of all the gun violence in the country


I know what you mean and it is sad to hear, not just about her but about everyone that has been involved in gun violence in some way.  What makes Sandra Parks story really sad though is that she was in her house when she got hit by a stray bullet from outside.


Yeah a strayed bullet, Im afraid, we are not even safe at home now,  I might have to read her essay ''The Truth'' it might make me cry


What can really make you cry is that she was shot during the Thanksgiving holidays.  Now, for the rest of their lives her family will have to relive that every Thanksgiving.


Yeah that would ruin the holidays for anyone, I cant imagine the pain her family felt and is feeling right now.


As I remember the story I think that the shooters were just randomly firing shots into houses.  I can't believe someone, any human being, would think - hey, let's just fire shots at that house over there!


And she didnt die right away, so sad when she told her mother ''Momma, Im shot. Call the police'' that just broke my heart.


Oh I know!  I remember hearing about that.  I know there are two sides on the issue of gun control.  Some say get rid of guns some say to keep them. In this instance the shooter was a convicted felon illegally in possession of a gun. Even with gun control, as there is for felons, he still had one.


I am not sure. I just read that it said his "dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned." I would love to go to the supreme court building and shoot a game of horse there! They have a basketball court on the top floor called "the highest court in the land."


I heard. Maybe on their spare time, the judges would like to have some leisure time to shoot some hoops.


I am fantasizing about judges in robes playing basketball. Yeah, right, but it's a funny picture!


You do not know, they probably have gyms in there as well. It would be like every other company building like Google.


Do you like Hockey? Canada actually has another national sport besides hockey. It is lacrosse.


The only hockey I can think of is the Sharks. Lacrosse is slowly spreading in the states.


Interesting. I wonder if it will ever be one of our national sports.


You will never know. Expect the unexpected.


I like basketball. I haven't actively played since I was 12 years old. I love watching basketball and I am looking forward to the Golden State Warriors game tonight. Do you like basketball?


Yeah, there are probably tons of things that will evolve in the sports arena. The British didn't even know how to front crawl before it was introduced by the Native Americans.


I don't really watch it but I should! I enjoy it when I go to live games. Golden State Warriors is my favorite too, well, since I am from the Bay Area. It's funny that the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in University of Kansas's history.


Do you have a certain team that you follow? Which live game did you go to? That sounds silly. He is the inventor!


I know right? Why not change the rules to suit you. Haha, just kidding. I went to a Suns game, in Phoenix. I don't really follow sports though.


If he keeps on losing, he needs to step it up and have a conference about the rules. The Suns against the Warriors? It is okay. I follow sports when my family and friends are watching them.


It was just a Suns game that I went to. Versus...the team from Oklahoma. What is that team called? I've only been to one so far. For most college basketball coaches the job is lucrative. In 39 out of 50 states they are the highest paid state employee.


I am guessing that the Oklahoma Thunders won that game though, sorry. I have been to three college games, but it was mostly from UC Berkeley. I bet it is in either basketball or football right?


I forget who won. It was a long time ago. Haha. I think dunking is cool when you see it in person. Apparently Kareem Abdul Jabbar got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.


The last game I went to the Oklahoma Thunders game was when they went to the Warriors stadium. The Warriors lost. What is the reason why he was banned?


can you believe that woman were not allowed to wear pants in the senate until 1993 ?


He is the deputy administrator, he was probably chosen by Pruitt.


I think he was choosen by Trump, because he had to be confirmed by the Senate.


that would make sense,  he is supported by conservatives.


The conservatives seem to think that Wheeler shares the same view as Pruitt on Policy. So maybe a switch to a better administrator makes sense.


Yeah, but since he is more competent than him, why did they nominate Pruitt in the first place ?


I wish I knew. The conservatives are calling him a Swamp monster. I guess that is in refrence to Trumps comment on draining the swamp.


Which is putting pressure on Trump to fire him. I don't think he likes being forced like that. .


He doesn't seem to like being told what to do. But it seems like Pruitt is really hurting him in the long run.


It is something when even the conservatives groups and commentators are against him.


I know. I wish the goverment would get it together and handle stuff like this. I am sure tomorrow will have more of the same.


That is strange. But it is not shoking the Senate has been a mess for a while. Did you see the new drama the Senate is having with the EPA?


It could be worse. The president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.


That is so true !  I'll catch up with you later. Bye


Yeah I have heard that the administrator was in trouble for asking for a job from donors, that is not ethical.


It definitly seems shady. Do you think it is bad enough that he should step down and let Andrew Wheeler take over?


I think so, when there is is a dozen of those incidents, it becomes evident that is the only solution.


I wish people would talk more about his record at the EPA instead of this stuff with his wife. He seems like a jerk but I would be curious how he is doing on the Job.


I think he was not even doing his job, no seems to have an idea on how good or bad he was doing in the EPA, besides those administration mistakes..


The Senator mentioned problems with spending and management but none of it was very specific.


As an administrator, he is not supposed to make management mistakes.


True. Do you know much about Andrew Wheeler, the Deputy Administrator?


I do, I once saw a linkin park concert back in 2001, it was my first one ever. Do you?


Mine was a Creed concert back in 2002, terrible concert, bad start


I heard people sued Creed because of how bad it was, lol. Was it really bad?


It was terrible I am a fan of the band but the concert was really low quality, 4 people even sue the band


That is crazy, lol! I wanted to see the Ramones but never got the chance. They toured almost 20 years straight so i had plenty of opportunities


They played a total of 2263 concets, I didnt get to see them either


I liked playing their songs in guitar hero for sure! almost the same thing, not really


Guitar Hero was a good game I agree with you there, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert without publilc once, it was t a great venue


That would have been awesome! Good chatting with you1


It was in a roman amphitheater so yeah, not only great music but a place rich in history.


I want to visit that one time in my life and see the magic


I love baseball, played it in college. I like to go to games. Apparently a married couple has seen 2430 games together


Sounds like a lot of hard work, did you hear about that man that found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards at his house?


a lot of money too! i believe that about the baseball cards, there are a lot of hidden gems out there. Do you collect?


I do not collect, but maybe I should start, make it an investment for years to come


For sure, I used to collect but I sold it all off, it probably would be worth more in many years


You know the sport is also popular in Japan,


I did know that, they have had some good players come to the MLB to play. I wonder if they took the idea from america or came up with it


I think they did, do you like to go to concerts?


was he a basketball player? the name is familiar.


Yeah he is a basketball player, he was a great swimmer as well almost at an olympic level, he had to quit though


i did not know that. he was a good swimmer. hm. i know that he decided to go to college first.


A hurricaine destroyed his practicing pool and he had to practice in the ocean, he then quit because of the fear he had of sharks


i bet he was. i would be afraid of sharks too. i dont like to swim in the ocean.


I dont like swimming in the ocean either its really hard to do so, good thing he became a basketball player though


what do you think of the banning of the dunk shot because of Kareem?


I think thats unfair, if the other players cant do it then thats no reason to ban that wonderful move from the sport


True. he was a dominant player. they wanted to stop him. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah I think thats unfair and its been a great chat, I agree, have a nice day.


I like basketball. sometimes football and baseball. You?


I like those and also like swimming and soccer


that is good. those are good sports. i never liked swimming much.


You dont? I guess its a boring sport I am a fan but because of Michael Phelps he makes the game exciting


he is a great swimmer. i prefer team sports more. how many medals has phelps won?


I dont know how many but more that 80% of the countries in the history of the Olympic games, so a lot


the man is a force to be reckoned with. What is up with cornell? All cornell university students must pass a basic swimming test before they're allowed to graduate.


I think thats good, swimming is basic survival skill,  do you know who Tim Duncan is?


I know right?  lol  In 1936 the Russians made a computer that ran on water.  I didn't even know computers were around that early.


Neither did I , i wonder how powerful it was.


Not sure.  But it's an interesting concept.  Someone built a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic minecraft building blocks.  They must have been bored. lol


I know.  lol  Technology has come such a long way that an iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.  That's amazing and kind of scary at the same time.


It really is, I remember going to school and teachers saying we wouldnt have a calculator in our pocket everywhere we went....  looks like they were wrong.


LOL  You're right!  I remember my Texas Instruments calculator now that you mention it.  I thought that thing was so high tech and now it's worthless.  lol  On the subject of phones...Unicef has a program where they will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.  I'm going to have to look more into that.


Same here, I could definitely put it down to help out a good cause.


Same here and seems like an easy cause to contribute to.  I don't use my phone that much.  A little early history on the rotary phone reveals that New York's area code was/is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.  Wonder why they didn't pick 121?


Or 111?  and why wasnt it given to the emergency department?


Good point!  I sure wouldn't have wanted to be the one who had to lay the phone and internet cables across the Oceans.  That had to have been one heck of a job.


I know that is a long way even if they are only 2.7 inches thick..   Its been nice chatting.  Have a good day!


Same here.  I think I'm connected almost constantly when I'm home.  Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?  lol  I never knew that.


Me neither, my colleagues would refer to it as that.  I always just called it the menu button.


lol  Me too.  There is 3g cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest.  That's amazing.


You know, so you can check in and Facebook your accomplishment.  LOL


lol That's funny!  Only 7 percent of people read the full terms when buying a product or service online.  Do you read the full terms?  I go over them but it looks like I'm in the minority.


I vaguely do, so Ive probably agreed to some sketchy stuff not even knowing it.


lol Did you know that the space shuttles general purpose computer only ran on 1mb of RAM.  Crazy.


Wow.  I think about what we have in the things we use for looking at pictures of cats and then something that important.  Crazy.


Oh that makes sense then. Do you know who is the first king to travel the world?


I do not know that but I know that airport make us walk farther to get our luggage so we do not complain.


Wow they are so smart. The first king was king kalakaua of Hawaii


Yes I do. DO you know the reason behind the drive thru and how it came to be?


Hmm I am not sure actually, I bet there is a fun story there maybe?


Yeah it is pretty neat. McDonald's started them and it was because soldiers were not allowed to get out of the cars in their uniform


Oh that is pretty neat. Did you know it is illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?


What? That is crazy. In South Africa you are allowed to put flame throwers in your car to protect it


Wow that is crazier. Google's self driving car seem to have a mode in there that is noted as aggressive


Hello, yes as much as I can and when I can, how about you?


In case they need to engage in road rage? Wow


Nice me too. Have you ever been to Japan?


I have not but I hear it is better to not travel around there by a car because of all the tolled highways


yeah, it can cost you as much as $300 just to travel across the country


Yeah there you go. THe Dutch are creating a bus that can go 160 mph


That sounds amazing, I would like to really try that out and see how it feels


Me too. Nowadays air travel is 10% lower than it was 1960.


I heard that but I am not sure what is the reason behind it, as it does not make sense to me. Do you know?


Yeah it is all about saving by reducing the cost of fuel.


Wow did you know that Soccer makes more money than all other popular sports combined ?