LOL yes they are. New York has the area code of 212 because this was the easiest number to dial on a rotary phone


Did you ever use a rotary? Very slow. LOL. Anyway, thanks for the chat!


I don't listen to K Pop. I have heard some J Pop though. You?


It was good talking to you. I've never used a rotary phone.


I haven't listened to either. South Korea responded to North Korea sinking a warship by blasting k-pop across the border.


that is an odd response. But I guess it's better than war. Millions could do if NK started firing.


I agree. It appears most k-pop stars are modeled for years in bootcamps before they can sign under contracts.


I do not envy them. It sounds like an awful life. Everyone else makes money except you.


I agree. North Korea has its own k-pop girl band which is the most popular music group in the country.


That is probably just a copycat of an SK band. I wonder what the songs are like. All about the Dear Leader? LOL


I believe it. Three women from Korea were huge stars in the USA back in the 60's and were the first k-pop stars.


That's a great bit of history! I wonder what songs they sang. I don't think I've ever heard them


Yes he is, Do you like the granny style shot?


Yes it is also proven to be great at scoring but players do not prefer it


Yes they think it looks stupid and sacrifice scoring for that


I love drama. Did you ever see House MD?


Yes it is a great show and Laurie made $700 000 per episode in it


Yes that is a lot of money. Did you know Jim Carrey does not do dramas anymore?


Yes he thinks that they do not project positivity so he refrains from them now


yes there is a free website to listen to them too


I sure do. Do you know how many teams are in it?


Yes there are 30 teams of which only one is Canadian


Yeah. DId you know that Reggie Miller was always shadowed by his sister?


Yes she once scored 105 points and broke 8 national records


Yes they are such a family with talented kids for the sport


Yes. Did you hear of the deal Iverson signed with Rebook?


Yes he is getting $800 000 from them per year till he is 55


Yes and then he gets $32 million after that


Yes so it is pretty safe to say the guy is set for life now


How's it going? Have you heard about the two nooses found at the Mississippi State Capitol? How appalling


I wish my job had a candy drawer like they do in the Senate


I'm sure your job might still have more freedom. Women in the Senate couldn't even wear pants until they protested it in 1993.


Yea that's strange, I wonder why republican are against pant suits, I know they like beards since every president with a beard was a republican


That's interesting, probably coincidental though. A crazy thing about Republicans is that the last time a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was 1928, that's nearly a century!


Yea and there hasn't been a non republican/democratic president since 1853, that sucks


But it makes sense, those two have dominated the parties, I can't see it changing. I think the colors sort of represent that. The blue and red colors weren't always used, but only consistently since 2000. That makes me feel like it's a product of other parties not being successful.


It be nice if things did change, until 1805 the runner up in the presidential election automatically became vice president


I wonder if that would really be effective now though. It seems that presidents in general are less professional now too. The president of Indonesia actually released 3 pop albums in office.


I wonder if the president of indonesia ever visited the White House, the guest house is larger than the actual white house


Maybe he'd be one of the wealthier guests to ever visit too. Trump is somehow not even one of the top three wealthiest presidents we've had, that seems impossible.


Hello! Yes I have heard it, it's terrible. I think it's indicative of a larger problem. Trump was going to speak for Cindy Hyde-Smith that same day I believe, and she made a joke recently about a "public hanging", it's absurd.


Maybe jfk, Washington, and jefferson have the most wealth adjusted for inflation


Probably, I'd guess regardless they'd have maybe been richer than President Banana, the legitimate first president of Zimbabwe.


Lol, well i have to go, nice talking with you


It's alarming they haven't found any suspects yet


Maybe they have, I feel like they've just chosen not to release details of it. It seems that even more power is shifting to the Republicans, and it could be against their agenda to release that info.


Yea, Hyde-Smith doesn't look good supporting public hangings and embracing the Confederate flag


Are you interested in the Senate in general? I personally try to stay out of politics but think there are some very interesting aspects/facts that come out of it.


I know it was established by Article One of the US constitution


Some things are flat out humorous about them. They actually used the same gavel for 165 years until Nixon broke it.


Yea, it's pretty funny a sergeant at arms actually carried a senator into the chamber


He must have really not wanted to be there haha. They definitely have their share of fun, I hear there's literally a drawer full of candy, and it's a long standing tradition.


hi how are you? do you like this planet of ours, our Earth?


what did they spend that money on for that movie? why so much? was the talent that expensive?


I wondered the same thing.  I've seen it and don't remember much about it so... Did you know the Lord of the Rings trilogy lost a lot of money despite being a huge box office hit.  Wow...


That sounds funny. i know that studios will cross collatoralize films to offset losses. or lie about numbers to avoid payment


That does seem very, very odd.  Odd like Mortal Kombat being the first game to surpass Hollywood box office sales.


That was a tremendous game. sold a ton of cartridges. i think the movie probably was not so good.


Have you seen the movie "Crazy Rich Asians"?  I guess it's OK but doesn't track well with reality.


No, it is basically a soap opera. it visits some familiar places, so if you know film you will recognize the story.


Did you think it was more Hollywood than a real depiction of Asia?


it was high asian culture. the grand themes of asia, but not true to real culture. more like the highlights of the stereotypes.


I see.  I'm not sure that's for me.  I guess one needs to mindset of just enjoying to movie and to put reality on hold for a while.


Love it most of the time. What's not to love, it's 4 times more dense than the sun!


Yes, it is an escapist film. cinderella story. lots of fun. anyway, great chat!


It sounds that way.  That is, I agree.  Thanks for the excellent chat!


It is a dense object, it provide gravity. it has many seasons and much weather. it tilts. some planets dont or cant tilt


Yeah, that's a nice feature.  You could also fit all the planets between the Earth and the moon with room to spare.


I guess if i had the time and the equipment, i could fit those planets in there. I dont know what to do with them once i get them in there though.


Explore!  If you have the time before they collide.  I wonder why the Hudson Bay area has less gravity?  Less mass there?


i don't know. that is a good question. what determines gravity? is it amount of mass? speed of rotation?


Newton says mass.  Did you know that the Green Lantern movie may have been a comedy with Jack Black.  I think it would have been even worse.


Could that movie have been worse? well, ok. I like j black, but he is not a superhero. not a serious one.


Yeah, can't see it either.  It would have to exceed Evan Almighty as the most expensive comedy to make it work.


Right! He is such a little kid about some things, but he's starting to look at girls differently and it's a weird situation to be in. He used to tell me everything, but not so much anymore.


Wanting to have some secrets its about right developmentally speaking. Just feeling out some small forms of independence.


His voice has also started to change. He is taking after his father with a super low, bass filled voice. It's crazy to hear that low deep voice come out of a kid! I'm wondering what else we are going to be in store for as he changes?


Has he already been through the outgrowing every bit of clothing stage?


He's growing like he's getting paid for it! Every weekend we are going through his clothes and getting rid of what is too small! Especially pants and long sleeve shirts, he has long legs and arms.


Ugh, that has got to be the worst. Even with standard clothing it's got to be expensive and then occasions come up where you need things like suits and you know odds are they are only going to wear it once.


We are sticking with a lot of khaki pants and nice dress shirts. If he has to have a suit, we'll have to buy it a couple of days before the event, there's no other way to deal with it.


That is a really smart plan. Forget even trying to tailor it, it will never be worth the cost and time.


I agree totally, tailoring is not worth it at all. I've been lucky with consignments and things so far, but the more he grows and the older he gets, I can't do that as much anymore. I just hope that puberty won't be terribly long as far as the growing is concerned.


I know thrift store typically had a lot of nicer things for women but you're right the men's selections seems to be lacking. It seems like once a man is fully grown and gets a good suit they never let it go


Absolutely, my husband has had the same sport's coat for years!


I'm a little envious, seems like women are expected to swap out a new dress for each even.


Yeah, women definitely get the short end of the stick as far as clothing goes!


I do and he seems to be hitting puberty. Moody tween all the time.


Ah I assume that is causing some difficultly. Is there anything in particular he is stubborn on?


He is a great kid, until he plays Fortnite. Something about that game gets him all jacked up and he acts like a different kid.


There have been a lot of studies on video games and it's effect on children. The consensus always seems to be that they use it as an outlet.


I think listening to the way the other people talk and act affects him. He's usually mild and polite, but when he plays with them, he gets very hyper and surly. I also think it's the change in hormones.


That could very well be the case. Hormones seem to do something to susceptibility, at least it was for me as a teen.


He's also at the awkward, trying to figure out who he is, stage. It's fun to really watch his personality develop.


It's such a weird place to be in the world. They are starting to take on more adult responsibilities but at the same time are still kids in a lot of ways.


McDonald's started the drive-thru when they wanted soldiers to be able to get their food, soldiers weren't aloud out of their vehicles while wearing their fatigues!


Apparently Google's self driving cars have an aggressive mode, I wonder what that means.


Woah! That's surprising!  There's this guy, Jann Mardenborough, he became a professional race car driver by beating over 90,000 people in Gran Turismo!  I wonder if Google will ever make a self driving car to do professional racing??


I'm sure they will, though it might be a bit unfair I would think


Maybe, I think a professional race car driver probably has really good instinct and reflexes, I don't know that a computer compete that well...not yet at least.


The computer would think faster than a human, but would likely need a bit different programming to drive really, really close


True.  Did you know that if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries?  I think that's so wonderful!


Good! They promote literacy and authors!


Yes, America could learn a few things from other countries I think!  But at least we have more libraries than McDonald's!!


Good! Now here's to hoping people visit those libraries more than the MCDs


Good idea to help those who can't leave!


That's a great idea - smarter and thinner people!!


Yeah, and it helped all us lazy people who don't want to get out of our cars too!!  Did you know they used to tie actual wooden trunks to the back of cars, that's why we call it a trunk?


That's pretty cool, and probably less safe haha. I live in the upper Midwest and staying in my warm car is wonderful! I see many libraries carry video games to lure in teenagers!


Is that right?  Libraries lure me in with the DVDs!


Whatever works for them! Fascinating to see that ships headed to ancient Alexandria had to surrender their books for copying.


I think I heard that before, smart of Alexandria to want to collect books!  I had no idea a French explorer founded Detroit!  His name was Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac - the Cadillac was named after him!  I'm not sure why they didn't name Detroit after him...


Interesting! Also odd to see you can't legally warm your car in Ohio.


What's that now?  What do they constitute warming?  Obviously 20 min, but I wonder if they would allow 5 min to warm the car?  Speaking of cars and warm, in South-Africa it's legal to put flame-throwers on your car to prevent carjacking!!!


I want a flamethrower to melt snow, especially behind me!


It's hard to say whether it's black and white, but I think each department has a responsibility to figure out what's best for their own officers.


I feel like the training is the huge part of it. They need to continue training beyond the academy and offer it to officers consistently, especially when procedures are changed.


I was reading McDonald's offered drive-through for soldiers. I thought it would be about cars and more sales per store.


Yeah that's really interesting. That goes hand in hand with the windshield firing. You sometimes have to cater to what/who you're interacting with.


I wonder how police deal with crime on Mackinac Island. Cars have been banned there for more than 100 years.


I would think that if they had a crime issue, they'd look into implementing vehicles as a means to stop it. It's tough to fight crime without being mobile, that's for sure.


Criminals count on being mobile. Do you ever play video games, like driving games?


Oh boy do I. I've played them all my life. I mean just look at any of the GTA games, most of the missions are in the car escaping the police or doing something illegal.


I heard one guy became a professional driver by beating people in the game Gran Turismo.


Really? That's awesome. I wonder how many criminals could be considered professional drivers? Probably a lot.


The flame-thrower would be a good addition to a car in GTA. Can you shoot through the windshield in GTA?


I would encourage police to shoot through their windshield if it meant saving lives and stopping criminals.


I believe you can in first person view while in the car, otherwise they just hold their arm out the window.


Absolutely. I think it also depends greatly on whether or not it's a 'heavy crime area' because if it is, they should have a bit more leeway.


I've heard that it ok to put flame-throwers on your car in South Africa. Seems a bit extreme, but I've never been there.


That's a good example, I mean I think if utilizing weapons in different ways actually helps certain areas, it should at least be discussed.


Would it be ok to do the same thing in Detroit? Lots of crime there, but in the US, I would expect law suits.


I think the flamethrower thing is a bit much. They're not normal weapons by any means. Though in Detroit I can see allowing their officers to shoot through windshields, you know?


The trajectory of the bullet changes, and the shot can cause hearing damage. I would worry about bystanders. As long as others aren't hurt, I would leave to the judgment of the officer. Probably video cams help make the case for the officer.


Absolutely. We have to trust the officers to make a decision in the moment, and they're trained to do so. It seems like they should be allowed to do so at their own risk.


There would have to be regular training. Shooting is skill that has to be maintained through steady practice.


True!  I never thought of it that way.  Bill Belichik is the winningest coach in the NFL postseason with 21 wins!


20 with the Patriots and 1 with the Browns! Did you see what happened at the end of Super Bowl 46? That plan backfired for sure.


I've seen so many super bows I can't remember....what happened?  lol


The Patriots were trying to let them score a TD but the Giants did not want to because of the time, but they still ended up winning. I'm not sure if it was the 2007 or 2011 Super Bowl.


Ahhh....I kind of remember now!  Did you know that Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL?  I don't even know who he is! LOL


Was he? I thought Steve Young was left handed too? Did you see the reason of the circular huddle?


I think they mean currently....Vick was too...lol  What is the reason for the circular huddle?


Because of Paul Hubbard, he was a deaf quarterback and did not want the other team to see his hand signals.


That's interesting!  The author of the Game of Thrones called the Patriots the Lannisters of the NFL! lol It's been fun chatting with you!


Thanks, it was good to chat with you as well. I hope you have a good rest of the night, take care!


I am, what about you? Patrick Mahomes might be the best player ever?


That's going to be a tough call...he might have a tough time beating Brady's super bowl wins.


For sure, he is so fun to watch. He came back from Denver and that 10 point difference which is pretty nuts.


Yes!  I find it funny that the Browns' last playoff win was in 1995 against the Patriots and the winning coach that day was Belichick!  It would be his first playoff win ever and the only playoff win he's had as a head coach outside of the Patriots!!


What a loss by the Browns, would have been crazy to hear about the Browns dynasty lol


lol Yes!  Speaking of the Browns...their QB Baker Mayfield almost quit football to pursue a full time competative gaming career!  That would have been a risky move.


It would have been for sure, I wonder what games he plays, maybe Fortnite?


He claims that he was able to beat anyone at the University of Oklahoma one on one in Halo 3 - so I would guess that's his game of choice.  lol


That's pretty cool, it'll be neat to see all the future stars being so good at games that became popular when I was an adult. He was probably 10 when it came out and played for so long.


Sometimes, I use to watch reruns of House, Hugh Laurie made 700,000 an episode


That show was so good. No wonder he mad that much money


Yea, Jim Carrey made a couple drama movies but stopped because he doesn't think they have a positive influence


yeah , well he is a good comedian so he should stick to that


Michael Cain is a good drama actor, he got his start acting in high school drama class


yeah because all the pretty girls were in that clas


Ellie Kemper also took drama classes in high school too


yeah and guess who her drama teacher was?


Yea I watch the nfl everytime it's on. I get a lot of Patriots games near my house, seems like Tom Brady isn't enjoying football as much


yeah he is so funny, I guess that is why she is so funny too


Yep. Well I got to go, nice talking with you


I've heard so, hard to believe at 41 years old and 18 years in the NFL he's never tried a strawberry


yeah i wonder if he is allergic or just never wanted to try one


Well he plans to retire at 45 so I wonder if Brady will try a strawberry thern


maybe. his wife though makes a lot more money than him


Yea she makes a lot of money, I guess Brady doesn't want to retire because he's a very competitive person


I guess. did you know his coach lists brady on the injury report every week?


Yea, I believe they always list a possible shoulder injury everyweek for Brady


How do you think our president is doing?


wow, I never knew that. Imagine if it was like the old days when the runner up became vice president, imagine Trump and Hillary together


That would be interesting, probably not great for the country, but I'd whip up some popcorn to watch.


For sure, it could be a new reality show. Nothing would get done but people would love it!


Right. But if we had minimum income I would have more time to watch. What do you think about minimum income? The only president to propose it first was a Republican, Nixon.


I think it would be great for people, but need to be done the right way. Nixon may have had something good going with it, but no one else wants it I guess, your thoughts?


I worry about inflation with it is all, with as high as some people want it to be. So with all the bickering Republicans and Democrats do they still have an annual Congress baseball game between them.


Yea things won't be cheap, that is a good point. I would love to watch that game, it should be like the all star game and whoever wins get some kind of advantage lol


The Republicans are leading by three wins by the way.


dang lol. I wonder how many of the republicans have beards. There has only been presidents with beards that were republican! It was so nice chatting with you!


Well that is interesting. I will have to look that up right now! Nice chatting with you!


I don't really pay attention to politics. But it's not the first time a president has been elected while losing the popular vote. Five presidents have been elected in this way, with the greatest margin being ten percent.


Wow, that is so crazy, I know Bush and Gore were the last ones, do you know any others?


I'm not sure who they were. In Guatemala close relatives  of former presidents cannot legally run for president. What do you think about that?


I think that would have screwed up the Bush dynasty lol. That is interesting. I wonder if Guatemala's presidents guest house is bigger than their actual house like the US


Yeah, I wonder. How long has the white house been around? Was it there in Lincoln's time? He was the first president to have his photo taken at inauguration and John Wilkes Booth was in that photo.


That is crazy and very eerie! I think the white house has been around since John Adam's days


I find it interesting that Woodrow Wilson is the only president to have had his PhD.


That is so crazy to think, You would think that number is higher. I wonder if trump is in the top 3 wealthiest now, I hope not, he would just brag about that also


I wonder if Trump and HIllary were on the same side at one point? Hillary Clinton was President of Young Republicans in college.


Hi how are you doing? Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun


I have never seen it.  One must go away from city lights.  I am interested in science but I am not good at it.  I admire scientists.  Now, let's talk about something more simple, such as facebook.


Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million in early 2005


I did not know that.  Myspace owners must be very unhappy when Facebook IPO was valued at $104 billion dollars.


Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein.


I have no idea,  it doesn't explain much.


I will research further later after we finish chatting - I'm curious.  Thanks for the info though.  Do you know that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via Facebook?


No I didn't,  I wonder why.  Burger king had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on facebook you get a free whopper.


I heard about it.  Did Burger King dislike Facebook that much.  I would not unfriend people to get a free whopper.


I did not know that.  I am always intrigued by science.


lol I have no idea but its hilarious I wonder how many perople did this.  Nice taking to you,  have a good one.


Same here.  These are such interesting facts! The planet venus does not tilt, so consequently, it has no seasons. it is the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


That was interesting.  Scientists also think that there are building blocks of live some 400 plus light years away.


There is a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree fahrenheit weather.


That was amazing.  Is it close to our planet? 2000 degree Fahrenheit is very very hot.


No clue.  It didn't go into that much detail lol


That's okay.  I sometimes get confused because our planet and its surrounding is so complex.


Seriously!  The planet uranus actually rotates sideways and "rolls" around the sun rather than "spinning" like the other planets


Oh wow.  I did not know that.  I understand that five planets in our solar system can be seen from earth.


Hey there! Who is your favorite celebrity?


How interesting. It must be tough to be a celebrity. Sone are very well off, of course. Judge Judy makes a lot of money per episode, apparently.


Yes, and unlike the 26 year old QB, Garoppolo, Judge Judy seems to stay out of the headlines. Don't know if she's on social media. Doubt it.


Me too. I guess Garoppolo is on social media. I guess he's always concerned about his privacy, which doesn't make sense if you're on social media in the first place!


You have a point. However, one of the "Shark Tank" stars stated that Garoppolo's hullabaloo actually increased the 49ers' QB's "marketing reach" because the restaurant date had gone viral.


That's super interesting. I'm not familiar with Shark Tank. What is it?


A reality TV show in which a panel of experts, mostly business entrepreneurs, listen to invention pitches and decide if they will invest in the real development of products. It's a swim or sink-type show.


That sounds interesting. To be honest, I thought it was a more factual show about sea life...like sharks and other sea creatures. Boy was I wrong!


No problem. Real shark tanks, including the ocean, are interesting, too. Sharks, after all, are said by scientists to have evolved more than 420 million yrs. ago, before dinosaurs and even trees. Way back. Do you like science?


I love science! I like to read about the history of sea life. Did you know that sharks developed earlier than dinosaurs or trees? So fascinating.


Yes. I'd love to see, at a safe distance, the area in the middle of the Pacific where Great White sharks gather, called ''the white shark cafe''. Would you?


Love Carol Burnett, actually, from her 70's show, to appearances on Sesame Street, right up to today. How about you? Any sports celebrities your favorites?


It might be scary. However, I do think that sharks get a bad reputation. Sharks are actually capable of rescuing sailors.


True. Their cartilage has also already been used in medicine. Found in all the planet's seas, common to depths over 6,000 feet, or way, way down there in the trenches, sharks are fascinating. We don't know enough about them yet, do we?


No, we do not. I guess that they can be trained similarly to dogs- they are capable of barking. Maybe one day we will try to study them and get to know them better!


Hope so. Before some shark species disappear into shark fin soup. Good speaking with you.


Good speaking with you as well. Hope to chat again soon!


If you ever want to know additional shark facts, please let me know. And you can educate me about quarterbacks.


I love Robin Williams! He was in Aladdin. Are you familiar with that film?


Oh, yes. Williams was brilliant. Made viewers laugh so hard they peed themselves. He was a real TV and movie celebrity for nearly 30 years. His recent suicide disturbed me, but sad events are common with celebrities.


Agreed. And to answer your last question, I am unfamiliar with many sports celebrities. However, I am a fan of Tom Brady!


The great Patriots QB for 20, yep, 20 years now. 6 Super Bowl rings. What do you like best about him?


Well, I like that he's a Super Bowl Champion! How about yourself?


I admire his longevity and his great skill throwing a football. What I don't like is that, as a celebrity sports figure, he's become almost a messiah-type figure to NE fans.


I think those are very admirable traits to have. Another admirable QB is Paul Hubbard. He was deaf. I think that's inspiring.


Don't know much about Hubbard. Do know what a kid named Jimmy Garoppolo, slated to be Brady's successor at one time, recently learned the hard way what celebrity, or being in the spotlight, can mean, as in "mean' press for taking a porn star to dinner.


Do you believe that humans are the best distance runners among all animals?


It was discovered by scientists in 2013 but I don't know what they call it exactly


It is so interesting how planet venus rotates clock-wise


Yes, planets can be interesting to follow. Did you know that you can fit every other planet between the earth and the moon?


it is pretty interesting. it is also interesting the fact that some planets are not considered planets anymore. Don´t understand how they can change their mind.


I like the alternative names for our planet earth Telluris and tellus. I think we learned that pretty early on in school.


I don´t know  why Jupiter´s moon ganymede does not orbite the sun. If it would do so would have been considered a planet.


Science is fun. Did you know the Soviet Union sent a spacecraft to Venus. It was the first time a photo was captured of the surface of another planet. I think we will see trips to Mars in the future.


that would be great. next time we can talk about planet uranus.


That is interesting. Did you know humans are the only mammals who cant breathe and swallow at the same time.


It was nice talking to you. see you next time. Have a good day!


didn´t know no other animals couldn´t do it.  plants are also interesting. Plants can produce their own vitamic c, but we can´t


Plants are interesting . Humans are too. Did you know that humans are unable to burp in zero gravity. I wonder what the astronauts do.


I am pretty sure they use  special clothes to help them. Earth is also interesting and it has been over 4.5 billion year.


Yes and Earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun. That is interesting


it is, but it is also sad to know that more than 80% of the earth´s natural forests have been destroyed


Yes, we really need to take care of the forests better.


Did you know that 5 planets in the Solar System are visible to naked eye?


that is really cool. Did you know that there is a planet that orbits around four stars


Hi there, did you watch the Oscars? I didn't, but I heard Black Panther won a few awards.


I think it helps that the head count is so low compared to other teams like football...all of the players are basically stars and there are only 30 teams, so they all make bank so long as they're in the league.


High pay goes all the way back to college basketball too. Not just the players either! The highest paid state employee in nearly 40 states coaches either football or basketball.


And that doesn't even take into account private colleges with big legacies like Duke or the Big East schools! Did you know that James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, is the only coach in the history of KU with a losing record?


Oh no. I guess it takes a different kind of mind to create a game, versus one that can refine the same game.


Sometimes it just takes time, right? Tim Duncan decided to play 4 years of college instead of going pro right away, and it seems to have worked out pretty well for him!


That was a wise decision on his part I think. Plenty of other pros got their start in college, like Kareem Abdul-Jabar, so it's not like he was missing out on too much.


Yes, although Abdul-Jabbar's prolific use of dunking hurt other players by getting the shot banned by the NCAA for over a decade. Seems hard to imagine the game without it today!


Well, sometimes it's all about style over function. The highest scoring technique is actually shooting granny style, but no one does it because it looks dumb.


It is a super up-close visual game when you put it on TV--the NBA even has its own TV studios in Secaucus, NJ.


They office out of the Olympic Tower, right? It's a very fitting name!


I didn't either, but I'm happy that it did win a few. Marvel movies are always so enjoyable.


Well, it is an Olympic sport, although it seems like an unfair fight when 29 of the NBA's 30 teams are in the US and it's the premier league in the world haha


It really is unfair when you put it that way. It's been nice talking to you!


Yes, I can't believe it's their 18th film in the Marvel universe. Black Panther is actually the richest superhero, even moreso than Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark.


The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to be a big thing! It's neat how they've built the worlds, like building the Wakandian script around Nsibdi.


It's an interesting fusion of futurism and history. Even the name Black Panther by Marvel predates he Black Panther party.


Yeah? I know that Jack Kirby created the character, but didn't know it was before the party had formed.


I thought Michael B. Jordan gave an excellent performance, definitely better than another Michael Jordan's performance in a fantasy haha.


Hey, I liked Space Jam! Haha. Jordan seems to be above the rules sometimes though; like when he kept wearing Air Jordans in his NBA games.


If Nike was willing to pay his fines, why not? It's not as ridiculous as Reebok signing AI to a deal for $800k a year back in 2001 when he ended up having such a short shelf life--and they have to pay him until he turns 55, when he gets a lump sum of $32 million (although I'm sure there was a breach of contract at some point along the way)


NBA players are some of the world's best paid athletes, going off of the annual player salaries. I wonder how much deals like that skew the numbers.


This 2005 photo shows a Natalee Holloway missing poster after she vanished on a class trip to Aruba.


Dior casts its gaze on beauty. Chanel tangles with independence and liberation.


And they say Louis Vuitton's history dates back to very far back.


do you know Over the years, as the brand dressed the likes of Catherine Deneuve, it firmly embedded itself into French culture.


Yep, ultimately it sounds like Saint Laurent is all about glorification of the female form.


Some most definitely looked as though they were willing themselves not to shiver. Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2019 collection


Yeah I wouldn't want to be one of those models. I would much rather model for a brand like Hermes who are known primarily for their craft skill.


The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph.


That sounds quite dangerous! That's in stark contrast with a place like Mackinac Island, MI where motorized vehicles are banned and people travel by carriage.


Rick harrison dropped out of high school in order to pursue his $2,000-a-week business of selling fake gucci bags.


Wow that's crazy but too bad he was basically stealing. However I was amused to learn that Dapper Dan is a real person!


That's very sad, and really makes you especially think about the importance of female empowerment by brands Yves Saint Laurent


They were perched atop chunky-heeled sandals, wearing flat-topped wide-brimmed hats.


Then again, some people feel that the brand pushes an unrealistic, hyper sexual image on women that is harmful- for example, making women believe that they will be sexier with spindly filly-like legs


One model's breasts were fully exposed but adorned with feathers.


Yes that's true and they made some women go with no top and just purple paint on their breasts. It definitely seems unrealistically sexual and exploitative.


It was firmly rooted in the vision of its founder and namesake, Yves Saint Laurent, who celebrated female sexual power by blurring gender norms and experimenting with androgyny.


Yes I heard the work recalled the work of Hedi Slimane who is a Celine designer who makes rebellious cloths for girls.


Saint Laurent was founded in 1961 with a focus on women and their sexuality.


I heard that some people see this type of fashion as a bit of a rethinking of our classic Western art which features many nudes.


The soldiers were not allowed to leave their cars in fatigue so McDonald's invented the drive thru in '75


Nice one. Did you know in Ohio is illegal to warm up your car?


Hmm strange. DO you know why the trunk of the car is called such?


I ave no idea. Did you know Audi had to create a new horn when they entered the Indian market?


WOw did not know that. Do you know much about Earth?


I know that thanks to Jupiter we do not get some asteroids to hit us


Yes. And sadly, we have destroyed more than 80% of the forests


Yes that is unfortunate. Did you know the Hudson Bay region has less gravity?


Cool. Did you know the day originally had 5.5 hours only?


Nice one. did you know the earth is much denser than the sun?


I love it. Do you know how the albuquerque team got its name?


Nice. And the earth will be helium free by the end of the century


Hmm not sure. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


Not sure but the team got the name from the team in the Simpsons


Nice. the managers can play so they keep the uniform on


Nice. Do you know how many balls are used in a MLB season?


Hmm I bet a lot but do not know the number, what is it?


I love cars. Do you know how the drive thru came about?


Yes, no kidding. I can not being in Iceland with no public rail service?


Well if you think about getting around a state un the US, without a car it would be hard, some of them dont have rail service either, or at least not good service.  There are a few trains.


Can you imagine having to use domestic flights to travel between major towns?


I would think risky too. I'll have to look more into it online. Do you use the internet a lot?


Same! Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


LOL.  I always just called it the menu button.  Didnt know it had another name.


Yeah that's what I though too. I think it's funny that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


I do like to travel, although I think I'll be avoiding Japan though.


Im not one, so Ive probably agreed to some sketchy stuff.


Yeah, I bet I have done the exact same too! Yikes!


It has been great chatting today!  I ve got to run!


Yeah, too many tolls.  No way I could afford that.


Yeah, no kidding! But I guess paying tolls is better than the situation in Iceland.


True, having to take flights if you havent got a car.  Thats no fun at all.


I can not even imagine! Have you heard about what the Dutch are creating?


Yes, a commuter bus designed to travel at 160 mph. No thanks!


I mean Id definitely want a seat belt, the bus to have its own lane, and extensive airbags.  Then maybe.


I'm not even sure that would do it for me. But, I guess its better than Iceland.


Nice. U2 has put on a lot of concerts ove the years, but I wonder if they played as many concerts as the band, the Ramones, who over 20 years played over 2000 concerts?


That would hard to beat. I would love to hear them do a cover version of the 1996 NFL country album.


Sure! Hey, you ever wonder why there are only 2 zfrican americans in the country music hall of fame?


Is it because of its roots in folk music?


These questions keep me up at night... Like, why is the trunk of a car called a trunk?  After all, an elephant's trunk is in the front of that vehicle!


I love classic cars. I wish I was as lucky as a NY man that bought a house with classic cars in the barn.


Were any of those classic vehicles named Cadillac, after french explorer, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?


That's a great question. I hope Cadillac makes self driving cars The good aggressive mode is pretty cool.


You like aggressive vehicles? In South Africa it is legal to equip your car with a flame thrower. That is aggressive mode!


No doubt! I wanted to buy one of elon musk's flamethrowers but didn't order one in time.


I love country music concerts! I have been to private homes and even nightclubs for concerts.


There is always Christmas!  Nice chatting with you!


Oh, do tell!  In Croatia there is an ancient roman ampitheater.  Have you ever been to a concert there?


I haven't! That sounds cool! I would have loved to have gone to the concert for dogs thrown by Lou Reed in 2010.


But, apparently, you are no dog.  So don't feel bad.  Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in an ancient roman amphitheater in Pompeii, and they didn't invite anyone to attend!


Pink Floyd is one my top ten favorite bands. I love listening in my car. Good thing I'm not in Ohio where it is illegal to warm up your car.


Yeah, but it gets so cold in Ohio during the winter, it is best to never turn it off anyway!  You what else should be illegal? Creed. Their 2002 concert was soo bad, their own audience members sued them!  I bet the band took a quick get-a-way car out of that town!


That is almost as brutal as calling country music hillbilly music before Connie Gay renamed it.


Nice! I wonder when the band U2 openned for themselves mascara-ding as a country band called the Dalton Brothers from Galveston, did they ever call themselves a hillbilly band?


I assume they did! Those were the times! Country music even had a celtic element to it.


Sometimes, there are more positive moves than atoms alltogether in the universe


Wow nice. The president of the federation believes it is invented by aliens


Wow. Judit Polgar beat someone at it when she was only 5


Wow nice smart kid. The game was invented in India and not by aliens though


Haha yeah during the Gupta empire actually.


I love the movies. Do you know why it has a hyphen in the name?


Yes so it can be distinguished from Superman as they sound similar


Yeah. Stan Lee's wife did the voice for Madame Web in the early SPider-man series


Wow that is awesome, they were both into these kind of things.


Yes I do. Do you know who Reggie Miller is?


So awesome. Spiderman is also the most expensive Broadway production


Yes the NBA player that was always beaten at the game by his sister


Yes the woman was a star, broke 8 national records once


I do, he signed a killer deal with Rebook, $800 000 a year till he is 55


Yeah sweet deal the guy is pretty much set for life now


Yeah. Do you ever practice the granny shot?


Yeah but players do not like it because it is funny. Do you play chess?


Hey partner. You hear about Disney casting Jack Whitehall as a gay character?


OMG that is a lot. Did you also know that Pixar named Wall-E to honor Walter Elias disney? Very cool.


Wow that is so cool. All those hidden details. Did you ever watch a short movie from Disney called Destino?


Never even heard of that movie what is it all about? Was it produced after the company changed it's name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986?


It is a collaboration with Salvador Dali. It is a pretty old movie from 1945. I watched it once and loved it!


Oh that sounds incredible. The movie Flubber...remember? Bill Nye was a consultant for that movie!


I do remember that movie, it was kind of silly and funny!! Hey do you use the internet a lot?


Every day! There is even internet capabilities on Mt. Everest!


Me too! Even astronauts have connection in the intl space station!


Very cool. Makes sense because it is so addicting with measurable changes in the brain! Well it was lovely chatting with you!


Hi, i just learned about that! i have always admired Disney as a company


Oh nice. Yeah the LGBTQ community was mad they used a straight actor for a gay role.


Well, people  are going to have different opinions on that. What I like about Disney is their contribution in animation, they are great and they exist since 1923!


Yes they are timeless for sure. Did you know Minnie Mouse is short for Minerva Mouse?


Really? That is pretty cute! did you know Disney was once fired from his job for not being enough creative


That is very surprising and now ironic! He built so much including a film studio and a theme park!


of course the person who fired him was completely wrong, and must have regretted that desicion.. Do yo have an idea of how much Disney makes per second?


I have no idea! Bet it's a lot though. There are hidden mickey's in all things Disney and a whole subculture is dedicated to finding them.


$1,110 each second!! Wow i did not know about the "find Mickey "subculture!


Wow, I wonder if that name isn't so funny in New Zealand. But hey the us Supreme court has a basketball court called "the highest court in the land".


That s awesome.  I guess they play a lot that they need their own court lol


lol at the image of a bunch of judges getting slam dunks and three pointers!


haha I automatically imagine them in their robes playing basketball lol


lol! Another funny thing about basketball was that Kareem abdul-jabbar was so good at dunks that they banned dunks for over ten years! Hard to imagine.


Yeah it mush be pretty overpowered to be the only player who can dunk.


Well we've had the creator who can't coach, a court for the judges, an athlete who can act, and an athlete who was overpowered. Plenty of oddities in basketball.


Hello,  I do not follow it but I watch it sometimes.  Do you follow basketball?


Ah yes Disney. Did you know they started making Wreck-it-ralph back in the 80s? That's one long time to make a movie lol.


yeah seriously.  That is a good movie though.  It takes a long time.  I remember it took like 13 years to come out with incredibles 2


Yeah those are both some of my favorite movies. Just like the Lion King. I recently found out it was the first to be dubbed in Zulu when they released it in Africa.


Thats good!  Its been fun chatting,  have a good one.


Yeah I'm about the same as you on that. I was thinking about it because of Kobe Bryant's Oscar nomination.


I recently learned that the inventor of basketball is the only losing couach in kansas university lol ironic.


Yeah I head about that a while ago. You'd think the person who invented the sport would be good at coaching it, with his advantage in knowing the rules, but I guess not.


It's also funny that an athlete like Bryant is good enough at acting to get nominated for an oscar. You'd think he'd just be in the movie to sell tickets or something.


Yeah,  I never wouldve guessed.   Did you hear that in 39 of 50 states the highest paid person is the college or basketball coach,  this sport generates a lot of money!


Yeah College Basketball coaches make a lot of money! Then again basketball brings in a lot of money to the schools so it might be worth the cost.


weird fact,  I hear the New Zealand bball team has a nick name "tall blacks"


Hi there do you like to dance? I know that babies like to dance haha


Yep I'm not sure actually. Did you know that Michael Jackson has a pet on a leaning device. It was the device used for his extreme lean dance move. I hope no one else uses it because he does that move the best


I wouldn't use that move. Everybody knows that it's Michael's. His ghost will come back and haunt you.


LOL I could see that haha. Do you like Tupac's music at all?


Don't really know him well. He left a mark though.


Yes he did and he apparently did ballet in high school. I wonder if he went through four pairs of shoes a week


He would have danced in high tops I bet. He was probably a graceful guy.


Yeah I could see that. Do you listen to rock music at all?


I have listened to rock. It is energetic, with a pronounced beat.


Yep it was developed in the early 1950s. It usually does a 4/4 time signature as well. Do you know who the Flaming Lips Are?


I have heard the name. Are they a band with musicians and songs and instruments?


Everybody like to dance except those who can't dance.


Yes they have musicians songs and instruments. They're actually pretty famous the song"do you realize" is the state rock song of Oklahoma actually


What about you do you know how to dance? I know that I cannot dance haha


Even as a baby, I could not dance. Born with two left feet.


Haha I guess all babies can kind of dance though. They smile and somewhat move to the beat. I bet you could have done that as a baby haha


I wonder. Maybe I could have been the next Bruce Lee. Moved to Hong Kong. Won a championship. Hm.


Anything is possible haha. Very crazy that he wanted Cha-Cha Championship back in 58, they need to make a movie about that


If Bruce had lived, he might have had a dance career as well.


Yep he was taken from us too soon. Did you know that a ballet dancer can go through four pairs of shoes a week.


I wonder what they do with the old shoes. Just throw them out? Seems a waste.


Do you think it was to protect him from the experience?


I honestly don't know! Surely I would have been able to figure that out as horror aims to evoke our fears, nightmares, terror of the unknown and revulsions, so I would have picked up on it if I were him based on that.


Even that waterphone would creep me out! I am not a fan, because I get too scared!


Ha! I love all the prevalent elements about horror - the ghosts, gore, extraterrestrials, monsters, zombies, etc. as well as sub genres from found footage to teen horror, I love it all! Ha!


I find the people who enjoy the genre to be so interesting but I can't do it. I mean, if you burn 180 calories doing it, it has to do something to your psyche...


Exactly. You know, horror was inspired by literature from legendary authors like Bram Stroker, Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe and has existed for over a century?


I did not know it was that long. I guess it makes sense since camp fire stories have been around for a while.


So true! I wouldn't mind seeing a horror movie about flame throwers in vehicles over in South Africa where it's legal to prevent car jacking. Ha!


That would be scary! McDonalds was the first restaurant with a drive thru!


That's crazy, isn't it? I figured drive-thrus have always been around! What else surprises me is our trunks are called that because older cars had wooden trunks on the back!


Hi! Hope you're doing well! Do you like to travel? I can't wait to one day ride the commuter bus that can travel at 160mph speeds the Dutch are creating!


Don't let Keanu Reeves on there! At least it wont cost the $300 to travel like it does in Japan!


I know, that is far too much money! But at least it's not like Iceland where there's no public rail service and because of that, most citizens have to travel by air between major towns.


I wonder how far that would be and if it is designed like the states, with long TSA lines, etc. I would rather just go to mackinac island where there are no cars.


So true! I bet life is far less stressful there. Wonder if Hawaii's King Kalakaua who was the first king to travel the world also visited Mackinac Island?


I bet he liked horror films though! Stephen king thought bambi was a horror film when he was a child.


Did he really? That's hilarious! I actually watch horror films because it's a great way to burn calories. You can actually burn over 180 calories by watching horror movies, surprisingly enough!


I may have to incorporate that into my workout routine! That's crazy. If you like art, watch horror films before you look at abstract art and you will enjoy the art more!


I will try that next time I watch a horror movie, then! Can you believe that the boy from The Shining named Danny didn't actually know he was acting in a horror film until years later? It's like how did he not know that? Ha!


I guess their stories were so dark that the horror genre was born, maybe they didnt have that in mind, to have such influence on literature.


Maybe not.  Literature has had an effect on television too.  Sometimes you can't tell though. I mean, pokemon has over 750 episodes but i really have no idea what old literature could have inspired that!


Well I love Pokemon, its been one of my favorite shows for over 16 years now although the original pokemons were my favorite


I like it too I just mean I don't see where it could have gotten it's inspiration.  Maybe it just comes from studying animals in general.  Perhaps the creators of Pokemon were into zoology.


Thats an interesting question, I think they were, afterall there are 20 quintillion animals on the planet so there plenty of places to look for inspiration.


That's definitely true.  You could even look back into early life when some animals had gills and lungs.


I think thats why we have hiccups, they are some kind of holdover from previous years


You're probably right about that.  Thinking about old dinosaurs and such makes me think of the Loch Ness Monster. Did you know it is a protected species in Scotland?


I did not know that, I guess its a good thing in case a hunter decides to get it as a trophy, it would be amazing to see the Lochness Monster live.


It truly would.  I like to think that it is real and somewhere in the deep, unexplored depths of the ocean.  I mean, over 1.5 million animals are known and it's estimated there are over 7 million so it's possible.


Not really. Do you like them?  I've heard that watching them can burn calories.


I think we just have to look harder and we might find it, I hope to be alive by then.


I dont really like them either but if I can burn 180 calories then I might give then a try lol


i hear that lol!  It's weird but watching a horror movie can make you like abstract art more for some reason.


I see, thats interesting, a movie I did like was the Shining, have you seen that one?


I saw that one a long time ago.  .  I guess Bram Stoker is the catalyst for my favorite horror movie if you can call it that. I have a deep fear of Salem's Lot.


I do too, well in the shining the boy, Danny, didnt even know he was in a horror film he was tricked lol


I guess they did that so as not to scare him maybe.  Have you read any Edgar Allan Poe.  HIs works are said to have inspired some horror movies today.


I have, he has great poems, I think that his contributions are important, authors like him, Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley have sure transformed things.


They really have.  I wonder what made them write what they did.  It was all so long ago. I mean, horror has been around now for over a hundred years.


Me either but I do find it strange that the govnerment owns 86% of the land in Nevada


I figure the gov't must be up to something in that Nevada desert. War games? Alien spaceports?


I have no idea they are certainly using it for something. Did you ever play nintendo?


I played a bit. I warn't into them games. I had other chores to attend to on the farm/prison where I growed up. You? Did you play them games?


Sounds rough. Do you know about wikileaks?


I applied for a job there, but they didn't hire me. Said my background wasn't suspicious enough.


Hahhaha that is funny. did you know they figured out the government is trying to destroy them


Well, they are Wikileaks, so they have a list of enemies pretty long.


Yes that makes sense. Did you know a man in france sold the eiffer tower twice?


That man could probably sell the govt's land in Nevada for us! Well, I've had a swell time chatting!


Hi, how are you? Who is Johnny Depp? A singer? An athlete?


He is an actor. He is the one that directed the movie The Brave, if you have seen it


I have not seen it. Is it about brave people or an Indian brave? Is he an American Indian?


I think he might be partly american indigenous. I am not sure though.


Is he pretty ethnic? I think he'd have to be pretty ethnic to pull that off. Not like Elvis. Was Johnny a friend of Nic Cage?


He might be I am not sure. He even adopted the one eyed horse that was in the movie saleepy hollow


A one-eyed horse? That sounds odd. What is so charming about Cyclops the Horse? I guess you would have to put an eyepatch over one of the eyes.


They were going to put the horse down so he wanted to save it


I guess he had a place for keeping horses. Do you know much about government? I am not a fan of government. It seems like a useful invention, much like a one-eyed horse.


Speaking of black panther, he is actually the richest superhero with a networth of 500billion!


Really!?  I would have thought it was Bruce Wayne?  Who knew that Black Panther could make Batman look poor?


He also makes Tony Stark look poor, he is five times richer than him!


Tony Stark...now Iron Man, that was a good movie.  Marvel characters have had a strong run lately.  It's hard to believe that Sony once thought that audiences would only care about Spiderman.  He's one of my least favorite characters, actually.


Same, he does the least out of any character. Infinity War was an excellent movie! I cannot wait for endgame to come out


Agreed!  Speaking of Marvel.  Who is your favorite villain?


Ah, now that is a hard choice. It is probably Thanos because of all the memes  circulating him. 'Thanos Truck'


Those are pretty cool.  Red Skull may not be my favorite, but he is scary.  That Super-Soldier Formula can be rough on a guy, apparently.


Do you prefer marvel or DC comics? I prefer Marvel


I agree.  It's hard not to enjoy the work of Stan Lee.  That man was a genius.


I don't anymore; I used to have one, but I spend more time watching YouTube.  How about you?


It was so sad that he died last year, him along with the creator of Sponge bob himself.


Yes, that was a sad day.  It's hard to lose such creative minds; you know that their work can just never be replicated.  It's like losing a big part of the culture.


I agree, for sponge bob was my CHILDHOOD. I loved that show so much while growing up, it was sad to see him die.


Ah I spend my time mostly watching youtube and amine ( yes, I am a weeb). Did you know that from 9 pm to 12 am, netflix accounts for 33% of all the bandwith in North America?


I did not know that, but it makes sense.  Netflix in combo with YouTube make up about 50% of the Internet traffic in North America.  Those are huge entities.


I wonder how much internet traffic google takes up. They probably take up most of it.


No kidding. Google is a monolith.  Things used to be easier when you could drive to the video store and rent a movie?  Did you ever rent movies from Blockbuster?  Do you remember VHS?


Ah that brings me back. In fact, there was a blockbuster near where I live right now. The only remaining blockbusters are thriving in Alaska.


Really?  I didn't know that either.  Do you remember the shame/guilt of returning a tape late?  At least I never had to pay too big of late fees.  The guy that started Netflix once paid 40 bucks for late Apollo 13.


Wow 40 bucks, that is a lot now but it must have been a lot more back then. No wonder he wanted to start netflix!


No kidding!  That would make for an expensive movie night.  Speaking of, have you seen any good movies lately?  I've heard that Black Panther was pretty well done.


Well, although games are not always good entertainment. Back in 50bc Ceaser visited Britain and saw chickens being bred for entertainment.


I hope entertainment has moved on from then, I wouldn't want to travel there it that is the best they have to offer.


Well that was around 50 years before Christ, so I'll say things have evolved past that.


In you upcoming travels you should find out which place accept tips and which don't,  It's an American tradition, not so common in other nations.


Hmm, that's something to consider. Another thing to consider is their transportation. Mackinac island only has carriages and bikes.


Sounds peaceful to me, I wouldn't mind escaping the noise of the traffic for a little while.  Entertainment doesn't have to be  noisy, in fact my idea of hell is a couple of hours at Chuck E Cheese.


What kind of clothing does the mascot at Chuck E Cheese wear?


I believe it's a giant mouse costume, the time I was there my senses were bombarded with noise and light and screaming kids, I was in no state to pay attention to anything.


Well that's interesting, I don't think anybody except kids would want to go there.


That is my feeling exactly.I would have like to have the asbestos clothing the Greeks used to make when I was there as protection.


I like the idea of travel, but I rarely get to opportunity to travel.


That sounds like a good idea. It was nice chatting with you.


Well, there are innovations and fascinating stuff around the world that I want to visit someday.


Do you have places in mind?  If you are going to take  a plane it's actually slower than in the sixties.


Maybe I'll go to japan or someplace. But I'm kinda sad all their highways are tolls.


I hear their train are fast, isn't the land of the bullet train?  Japan would be a interesting place, very different from here, different food, entertainment and clothes.


Yes, their entertainment is also very good, especially the company nintendo.


It seemed like all those video games companies were in Japan at one time, not so much now.  Xbox is Microsoft, I guess Playstation is Sony and that's Japan.


Did you know the Nintendo entertainment system could only display 54 colors back then.


54 sounds like enough, not sure I could name more than 10.  I suppose th games have way more now than 54, especially these new ones like Fortnite.


Yes. A judge once gave the ruling in the form of rap, do you know why?


Yes because the suit was against Eminem Crazy. DO you like horses?


I love horses.In Iceland they have a fifth speed


Yeah it is called the tolt and is like speedwalking for horses


So cool. DO you know why dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


THat is because they can calm down horses and protect them if it need be


Yeah. Clint Eastwood has played so many movies with horses and he is somewhat allergic to them.


Nice. Once two high school kids rode their horses to school and got suspended because it was no vehicles to school day


Wow crazy. Have you heard of lipizanner horseS?


I have, they are born a dark color and change to white as they grow. Do you like colorful clothing?


I like some of it mostly the older stuff, and you?


Me too actually, do you know Tupac and his music?


Yes of course, his music is even in the library of congress now


Yes for cultural significance, I can totally see why though


I like him too. Did you know he wanted to become a comic book artist?


Yes he really liked the spiderman charater, maybe that is why


Yeah. Do you know what compliment battle is?


Yes that is a kind of rap they practice in south korea


Do you know much about world presidents?


Yes that is Lady Gaga but that is her full name. Do you know how she got Lady Gaga?


I think is so funny!! those annoying predictive text glitches gave her that name!!


Yeah. Did you hear of that time she worked with the LAPD to keep the community informed?


that was a smart idea because she could tweet her 11.4 million followers!


Yeah that was smart indeed. Do you know which is her favorite band?


She loves Iron Maden!! Nice I really like her song bad romance, what about you?


Yes most of her songs are awesome. She is also the godmother to Elton John's son


And she was on an MTV show called boiling points before she was famous!


Yeah. She did study art though  but dropped out to pursue music


I think is interesting she became really famous after releasing the album : The Fame !!


Hi, just a little! For example i have learned about a president that is musician


Haha kind of ironic but it worked for her. It was nice chatting with you


Yes that is the president of Indonesia right?


Yes he has released 3 albums while in office,  think I am going to do a search for his music


Yeah. Do you know how the VP used to be elected before 1805?


I think It was very different from today, tell me about it!!


Yes it was different, the VP was actually the runner up


I wonder how that worked!! Do you know who have been the wealthiest presidents?


Yes that was JFK, Washington and Jefferson so far


Yes,.. talking about famous people, do you know who Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is?


Yeah and also the only losing U of Kansas coach in the sport


In my opinion, the inventor did not know strategy, or had a bunch of bad players.


Yeah one or the other. The coaches are still the highest paid state employees though


I guess the dollars from TV, advertisers and alumni drive up the salaries. It's a shame that sports dominates college.


Yeah I agree with that for sure. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


The highest court in the US is the Supreme Court. It is not a basketball court but a court of law. It is not for the NBA.


Yeah , I wonder how much they play there. Do you know Reggie Miller?


There are only 9 justices, not enough for two teams. I have heard of Reggie Miller. He plays the basketball, and well, too, I imagine.


Yeah he is really good but his sisters is apparently much better than his and always shadowed him


Reggie must have had it tough. His sister was better? Pretty hard to live down.


I don't usually wear a hat, but I have head that I could use for a hat if need be. What about you? Are you a hat guy?


Yeah the woman broke 8 national records. Nice chatting with you


Yes I like them during the summer, keep the sun off a bit. In Britain in 1998 politicians had to wear a top hat to make a point of order


I think that's an odd tradition but I guess people looked good when in Parliament.


I guess so. Did you know the bowler hat is older than the cowboy hat?


I figure it's a simpler shape and probably useful in more situations. I wouldn't wear one though.


I like b-ball. I usually watch the NBA, espeically around playoff time. You?


Nice, yeah me too. Do you know who invented the sport?


just learned that baseball managers wear uniforms because they can play if needed to


I am hearing about it for the first time too. but sounds like a baseball where you kick the ball instead of throwing


Is it popular ? Popularity is strange, the womans' world cup  has better TV rating than the World Series, yet I have never heard of it.


haha yeah you have a great point there. on another note its crazy how the phone works by converting our voice to electronic signals then back to voice


And all that data is transmitted through wires, I wonder how thick is the wire that goes to Europe ?


well they say The cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor.


Oh interesting. It is crazy that is is not the sound that travels, but information about the sound, what your heard is a reproduction of the voice of the person that you called.


I don't think human sound is capable of travelling that long in tubes


Yeah, 1s and 0s are better suited for wires than sound.


for sure, iphone computing powers alone are very interesting


It is a little computer, computers have evolved so much since the 60s, where they were housed in entire rooms like the ICBM system.


That is quite interesting, I wonder if that ever happened ?


not to my knowledge, what have actually happened though is the u.s. marine corps color guard carried the canada flag into the stadium upside down.


yes baseball. I am not a fan but some facts are interesting. like a man finding three milllion dollars worth of basebal cars in his grandfathers attic since 1940


It is quite a peculiar sport, I know that japanese fans are surprised by the fact that Baseball is the National sport of the U.S.


funny though, the Ottoman empire was still in existence since the last time chicago cubs won the world series. that is a long time


I have heard that the World Series started 1903, I don't know any tournament older than that .


well canadians kickball is called soccer-baseball canada.


Two of them actually did you also hear about the Norwegian government and how they donated $1 billion to save the amazon rainforest


Interesting? Is that because they are such an oil centric economy?


I have no idea about that but could be maybe they are feeling guilty about something but its a great thing to do


Yeah, I'm not sure. I'm fairly certain their economy is fossil fuel based.


So what do you think about our president, interesting how he's not in the ranking of the richest presidents of US history.


I think he actually is, and it is just an error.


Could be, did you heard about president Banana from Zimbabwe, I think thats a funny name


Yeah, apparently that is his real last name. Did you know that?


Yeah I actually had to Google that his name is Cannan Banana, couldnt believe it at first thats almost as odd as the president of Indonesia and his 3 pop albums


I wonder where he finds the time, you have to wonder if they were good albums. Well, nice chatting with you!


Sometimes I do, sometimes not. What about you?


Yeah maybe he doesnt know he also has to run a country lol. its been great chatting with you also have a nice one.


I do like to follow it specially with all the blurry lines they tend to pass, like how they planed to destroy Wikileaks


Interesting. Did you know that 86% of Nevada is owned by the government?


No I didnt know that, seems like the own most of the land in the state, that seems a bit unfair.


Yeah, I think a lot of it is for military and national parks.


And maybe lots of it for illegal black sites, if you're into conspiracy theories and all.


Yeah, could be. Did you know a man in France managed to sell the Eiffel Twoer twice?


Twice? I guess the phrase a sucker is born every minute applies to his victims, still impressive he managed to do that


Hi, how are you doing tonight? Are you into Netflix?


$40? That's insane. He could have bought the film for that. Anyway, the rest is history. No late fees with Netflix.


Nope no late fees at all. And that's why I like it. What kind of dramatic movies do you like? Do you ever watch dramatic movie Netflix?


I don't watch Netflix now. I bet they have a ton of great dramas though. Is House on there?


Not sure actually. But I do know that it's a great show, have you ever seen it? Hugh Laurie does a great job


The man is a master at drama. Worth every penny of his salary.


Yep I agree with you on that. What about Jim Carrey? Did you like him and dramas back in the day? I never really did, I always saw him as a comedy guy myself


He is great at comedy, but has done good dramas too. I prefer his comedy work, actually.


Yep I agree with that. Do you like the office by the way? And you also like the show Mad Men? The main guy from Mad Men used to be a Drama teacher and Coached erin from the office in his class LOL


Oh, wow. I bet he was a great teacher. Probably helped her career quite a bit.


Oh yeah I could see that. What do you think about Michael Caine by the way? he only started acting to chase girls LOL


Hey there I do watch Netflix from time to time. Have you ever seen the show bandersnatch? That's what I watched most recently


That's as good a reason as any. Well, thanks for the chat! Have a good evening!


Love you too. And make sure to try to dance, I'm sure that if you started ballet you would definitely go through less than four pairs of shoes in a week LOL


Bandersnatch. That sounds like a horror film. Is it?


Not really. It's more like a choose-your-own-adventure kind of thing. It's based on a book actually. What do you like about Netflix by the way?


I think the company has done quite well. They started just mailing out discs. Now they make content. Quite a change.


Yeah I remember that. I think that some people still do that too. Apparently it cost 20 times more in postage then just to stream the same movie


I figure those discs are going to people that have low bandwidth. No way to stream They gotta get it in the mail. They'll become online users in the future.


Yep that's true. Did you hear the story about how Netflix was started by the way?


Was it something about a late fee? I think the guy was angry or something.


Yeah he was really angry. He got a $40 late fee for renting Apollo 13 LOL that would definitely make me mad even though that's a good movie


How are you? Have you ever watched the Incredibles 2?


Duck Hunt was awesome! Nintendo is only able to display 54 colors.


Thats crazy.  I might have to go pull mine out to check it out.  It looked so good when I was a kid.


Yes me too! Japan apparently discontinued Nintendo back in 2003.


It is sad.  I know they came out with the little one, with classic controllers though.  For all of us who cant figure out those fancy new games.


Did you know Bill Nye got his break when he won a look alike contest for looking like Steve Martin?


I had heard that, I dont think they look that much alike.  Do you like comedies?


I don't think they look alike either. I do like comedy shows and movies. What about you?


I love them.  It really has to be my favorite genre.  I love the comedy specials on Comedy Central


I love them as well. Do you like Bill Murray?


I do, I really liked him in Ghostbusters.


Im well.  I haven't but I want to.  I loved the first one.  you?


Me too. Well, it was great talking to you!


I loved the first one too. I haven't seen the second one yet. Apparently, it's set in the 1960s.


I was surprised to hear that.  From the previews ive seen, it looks modern to me.


That's what I thought too. The director, Brad Bird, actually plays the voice for Edna Mode.


That's neat.  When creating the movie he intentionally looked for the people who had been fired from Pixar  cause he believed that they would be the only ones able to create the movie.


That's really odd. I don't think I would like working for him. What about you?


Yea quite possibly. Do you like Nintendo?


I do.  I loved playing Duck Hunt as a kid.


wow, I do too and if it is banned everywhere! That is a good stat


Yeah that is very strange, i'm intrigued now. Do you ever watch Hockey?


I don't watch much, but I have been to a few games in my life, how about you?


I love watching the play-off games and i have not been but i want to go soon.


The fights are crazy in person lol, that was my favorite part! The average hockey player loses 8 pounds per game, that is a lot!


In the first winter olympic games, canada scored 132 goals during them, that would be crazy awesome to watch


Yeah that would have been awesome. Did you hear about the hockey player that was traded for a dollar?


That would be so discouraging to ever play the game again lol. I wonder if he quit after


No surprisingly enough he went on to win 4 Stanley cups, it happened in 1993. I would like to know who he was.


I am but i don't get to watch much anymore. How about you?


Wow, that was awesome, good for him! It was so great chatting with you, have a great weekend!


I watch here and there, I am really into basketball. Do you have a favorite team?


I do not unfortunately. Who are you rooting for?


I am a bulls fan, but I should say someone else because they haven't done good in years lol


I wouldn't even know, lol! I was a swimmer though. We have almost as many gold medals in swimming then the rest of the world has combined.


wow, I believe that, we kick butt in the olympics. I love swimming, but never competitively. There is a competitive one i would have been good at where you swim like a dolphin only lol


Really that would be similar to the breaststroke i'm guessing. Did you hear about the swim suit that got banned?


I have not heard of it, which one was it?


They wont say only that 94% of all swimming races in 2008 were won wearing it. That's deep i wonder now what it was made of.


How are you, do you listen to rock music? Did you know the biggest rock star in russian history Viktor Tsoi kept his job in the boiler room of his apartment after hitting it big?


DId you know watching a horror movie may make you enjoy viewing abstract art more?


No, I did not.  Thanks for the info.  Danny, the boy from the Shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until much later.


How couldn't Danny's actor figure out he was in a horror movie when an elevator released blood into the hallway lol


Maybe they used some kind of technology.  He might not see that scene. I watched that movie once - it was scary.


Yea, the metallic noises made by waterphone instruments really set an eerie mood


I wondered who started that technology.  The waterphone instruments are effective in making scary noises.


Speaking of horror, did you know more than 80% of earth's natural forests have been destroyed?


Yes, I heard about it.  It's like a non fiction horror scene.


It's a shame, by the end of the 21st century earth will be helium-free too


That's scary.  Apparently, when earth was first formed, a day was only 5.5 hours.  Does it mean the earth was dark for 18.5 hours?


I don't know, maybe the 5.5 hour days was caused by a faster spin by earth


I will research further.  Talking about the natural forests, we need to take care the 20% that is left. I've got to run.  It was nice chatting with you.


Yep, and US states have state rock songs too! Oklahoma's state rock song is "Do you Realize?" by the flaming lips


That was interesting.  A Hanson song became the most requested track on Chicago rock radio because DJS did not reveal the band.


Wow, I wonder how embarrassed the listeners felt when the Chicago dj revealed it was Hanson


I can imagine.  I watch horror movies because I want to lose weight and, apparently, you could burn up more than 180 calories.


Nice, I like horror movies too, mostly the ones that have macabre and supernatural themes


Those are more fun and less bloody, I think.  Apparently, Stephen King was terrified to see Bambi, the movie, when he was a child.


I guess seeing what happened to bambi's mom terrified King a lot!


That was it - thank you for telling me.  It had nothing to do with Bambi itself.


Hello, do you watch any Youtube?  Youtube has been in business since 2005 and Google bought Youtube in 2006 for US$1.65 billion. Wow.


Basically about people traveling space, walking the grey line between heroes and outlaws


Now I remember, thanks. Superhero movies play a lot around that theme like Tony Stark who is an industrialist yet he saves the world and does not charge for it.


Did you know stan lee created iron man since he thought no one would like him?


Maybe he challenged himself to make people like a character that is unlikable on paper. Nobody cheers for the industrialist in real life.


But now iron man is iconic and very popular


But when he was introduced, in the 60s, arms dealers/industrialist were not very popular to the young people who most of them were against the vietnam war.  Now he is very popular. In the 60s he was designed not to be popular.


I guess while the character hasn't changed much, the social context has


Times change, like horses were considered for poor people around 1940 now they are for rich people. Do you like horses ?


I find that they play a large role in our history, either in war or agriculture


For a long time they were our cars, tractors, fire engines. That why firefighter had dalmatians, they are a dog breed that goes well with horses.


I enjoy crossword puzzles, it like a little sets of enigmas.


Indeed. In any case, thanks for chatting. I hope you have a great day.


It was a successful movie it earned 585 million, but Robert Downey only made $500 000.


Did you know it was filmed without a script?


They had an idea about the story, and the dialogues were improvised, I don't think they invested 140 million in a movie 100% improvised. what do you think about that ?


Well they probably had a general idea but made a lot of improvements. Like how quill dropped the orb in guardians of the galaxy and happened to catch it last minute.


I saw the film but don't remember it, what was it about ?


That video or song is the most disliked video on youtube. I did read that he has granted over 200 make a wish wishes!


Wow, that's a good accomplishment. That is a great foundation to support.


Agreed. So anytime someone bags on him, I bring that up and then they feel bad about bagging on him.


Good way to stick up for him! Just because we don't like someone's music doesn't make him a bad person. That proves it right there :)


Great attitude! I am not a fan of his music or pop celebrity in general but I try to be nice about it.


I do too! I have a Husky who seems to be as big as a pony! Did you know dalmations are associated with firefighters originally to specifically calm down the horses?


I didn't know that. I had a st bernard so I love big dogs!


Me too. I think big dogs make better companions than the small yippy ones.


Me too. Plus I am 6'6" and would look rediculous with a tiny dog. Nice chatting with you!


Not really. I do listen to some at the gym but not a lot. Have you heard of childish gambino?


Yes, Donald glover. I remember watching him in Community! I loved that show.


Is the new music video on YouTube? I know the Gangnam style dance song got super popular because of YouTube.


I am not sure. Do you use YouTube a lot?


Not that much, but my kids are always on there watching videos. It is the second largest search engine on the internet.


My kids are watching stuff on there all the time too. Have yours watched Baby by Bieber?


I honestly do not know. Not huge Justin Bieber fans around here lol


Really? I thought it was written in the constitution that the president had to be born in the US. That's gotta chap the birther's hyde.


I thought it was too but apparently not.  I guess you just have to be a citizen.  What I would like to know is why India removed all of the coconuts from trees where he would be when he visited the country.


That's coco-nuts! (Sorry) I do remember the hope i felt when he first got elected. He has that energy in the IL house too.


I felt hope too. I thought things would really change for the better.  He did do some good stuff though I suppose. I mean, the Paris Agreement is a good thing.


Yeah. I hate that people look to the party to decide if the president was good or bad. I felt he did great things and I think Bush did great things too. It does not have to be a dichotomy.


Those parties become powerful and the president becomes the leader of sorts of the party.  Did you know there has only been a republican or democratic president since 1853?  I wonder what happened to eliminate the other parties.


I am not sure but I do know running as a third party is really tough. Many of them are sacrificial lambs hoping to reach the minimum 20% to be a valid party for the next election. Politics is weird.... like every us president with a beard has been a republican.


I know and they take things so seriously.  I mean Truman went to Disneyland and wouldn't be photographed on the dumbo ride so no one could associate him with the republicans.


HAHAHA. Maybe he was just self-conscious about his weight.


Maybe so.  Seems like everything is about money nowadays though.  People change parties and parties change idealogies all over economic stances.


Good.  So, what do you think about presidents with beards always being republican?


Did you know the Republican party is known as the Grand Old Party. I think it's a bunch of guys that are not diverse...


I think there's some young women of all races in that party too.


It's a really hairy situation that needs to be groomed more before we can report on it.


Haha! Very funny!  Well, here's something I just learned.  The colors for each party only started being used about 19 years ago.


Really, so the turn of the century and that would have been Bush v Gore... Wow. I wonder why it was only then incorporated into elections.


I don't know.  I had no idea that was a relatively new thing.  What I think is kind of funny is that back in the day it was the north that was mostly republican.


Agreed. Or when you zoom into the white house on google maps you can see Barack Obama. How weird...


Seriously?  That's really weird.  Did you know his codename is renegade?


I did not. I find that strange and maybe a little misleading since he vetoed just 2 bills.


True.  You know with all that fuss over his place of birth he could still run for president even if he had been born in Kenya.


Hello there, did you ever play a Nintendo growing up?


Yeah him, they used to roll the old tv into the classroom for us to watch him back in school.


I hear he won a steve martin lookalike contest


I think you are right, I think that is initially how he got his break into show business.


Ceasar used chickens for entertainment not food.


Isn't that funny some of the things they used to do for entertainment way back then.


Even funnier, Reagan was turned down for a role to play president.


That is hilarious, whenever I hear Reagan and actor I think of the scene from Back to the Future.


When Doc asks who the president is in 1985 and Marty says, Ronald Reagan, to which doc replies, "the actor!?!".


Ahh, that is good.  Must have really been entertaining and gave a lot of delight


Yeah it sure was, I suggest you watch it sometime.  Anyways, it has been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


Yeah Mario was always a classic game, I played a lot of Tecmo Super Bowl myself.


Great times even though it only displayed 54 colors


Yeah but I guess 54 was plenty enough to have hours of fun.


Yeah that is one heck of a good run for an entertainment system in my opinion.


What other forms of entertainment do you like?


Well I do like to watch television, did you ever watch Bill Nye years ago?


It's interesting how sometimes Americans joke about moving to Canada due to our politics, yet sometimes Canada's politics make just as much sense as ours


It is a strange position, indeed. The Queen is old enough to know whether our current weather is actually a problem that needs to be addressed or rather a natural cycle, right? I wonder if the same applies to the PM of Australia. Technically, the position isn't even in their constitution, but they were owned by England


I dream of moving to Uranus to get away from these sorts of politics here. But the Internet connection is probably slow. Plus climate change would follow me there, I suppose.  Does Australia have climate? Do they have Internet?


Everywhere has a climate of some sort, but some are milder than others. And of course Australia has the internet. If you move to Japan instead, you'll get a silver cup from the PM there if you make to 100


Is there a connection between climate change and Internet? The Chinese government has censored the word 'censorship.' Could they censor "Climate change" well and be done with that? Could the Japanese invent a clever device to make climate change less expensive or faster?


None of these governments can actually control the weather. Well, they do try. Like how the Norwegian government donated money to help save the rainforest in the Amazon. But that's less climate change and more man using natural resources


The Norwegians probably bought a bunch of snow and shipped it down to the rainforest to cool things off. Thoughtful, but ultimately futile.


They don't have to buy snow. They could just ship the snow they already get. I wonder if it's actually possible to buy the Eiffel Tower. There was a man who managed to sell it twice by impersonating a government official, but it may not even be a good investment


The Eiffel Tower is romantic but does not have enough parking. Did you know that Andrew Bonar Law is the only person from outside the UK to ever become the prime minister of the UK? Why did his parents saddle him with such an awkward middle name?


Maybe it's French? Of course the British wouldn't make it a requirement to be born there, unlike Americans. You can't be President unless you were born on US soil


What if you were born on the moon? That would be unfair. What if the moon were right over the US at the moment of your birth?


Canada has many politics, but probably not as many as the US. The US has too many politics. What is climate change anyhow?


What if you were born on Jupiter's moon Ganymede? It's not technically a planet, but it's big enough to be if it decides to orbit around the sun instead. Oh, the things we may never know


Climate change is the more updated term for what used to be called "global warming." Canada is starting to put policies into place that they believe will help with the said issue, but most aren't sure why, it seems


I guess it's tricky. I would like to see some progress, but people seem reluctant to change. Plus, will it raise taxes?


It raises tax on anything that produces carbon, in most cases. Which includes gas, of course


In 1975 the Soviet Union successfully sent a spacecraft to Venus, and captured the first images from the surface of another planet. Did the colonists survive? Is there a secret base on Venus? Do they have to worry about climate change there? Maybe we should communicate with them about carbon taxes.


I'm not sure, because Venus doesn't experience seasons due to the lack of tilt in the axis. It also rotates clockwise, which might affect some things. I think seasons are what make people paranoid about climate change


Maybe we should outlaw seasons. Canadia has a prime minister, right? Could we talk to the PM?


I think so. It's a strange setup. Seasons aren't something that can be outlawed, but rather something that occurs naturally. I can't imagine what it would be like living on Uranus. It actually rotates sideways and looks like it's spinning compared to other planets


I just found out that the Canadian PM serves at her majesty's pleasure, so the post does not have a fixed term. In a survey, 51% thought the prime minister was directly elected by Canadians. I wonder if the Queen has ever ejected a prime minister from the game of thrones. Can the Queen do something about seasons and climate change? She might be busy though.


Hi! Do you have any favorite Hollywood actors?


That I did not know! I was really sad though about his passing.


Yes, he had a terrible disease. I heard that Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentine's Day. Strange timing.


Really? Indeed strange timing. That's the one with Anthony Hopkins, right?


Yes, he would practice each line 250 times until he found something good, like the sucking sound he made when desecribing eating his friend.


Wow. Such dedication. I also heard that the movie had a box office hit of over $270 million!


Definitely the opposite of a flop. Did you know that "Treasure Planet" was a hugh flop? I thought Disney would know better.


I loved that movie. Surprised it was a flop though. But it wasn't a flop like Sleeping Beauty though. Disney was considering shutting down their animation studio since it was a failure.


Disney avoided a disaster there. Do you own a car? I don't. I am like a vegan, but for car ownership.


I do, but I don't drive often. I prefer walking -- helps with exercise and the environment.


That's good! We should all do our part. A car is not a necessity. We should be able to travel around without owning a car.


Yes! I have many. Brad Pitt and George Clooney are a couple.


Agreed. Public transportation is widely available. However, driving has its perks. Like drive-thrus for example. Mcdonald's added drive-thrus in 1975 for soldiers that couldn't get out of their cars.


Smart of McD's. "Thank you for your service! You can pick up your order at window #2"


A favorite of mine is Tom Hanks. Familiar with any of his movies?


Wasn't he in the Toy Story films? He played Woody the Cowboy.


Yes, he was. In fact, he's currently the highest all-time box office star; with over $8.5 billion worldwide film earnings.


Goodness! He certainly deserves his success. Did you know that his brother does voice over work?


No, I do not. What's his name and some of his movies?


I disremember his names, but I know he did the voice over for some gamees based on movies that T Hanks was in.


Sounds interesting. Speaking about voice overs, Robin Williams was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voice overs. It was for Aladdin.


Yes, he was great! He totally abandoned the script and the screenwriters and animators had to change a bunch of stuff. Plus Diseny underpaid him.


How's it going? Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon? There was an unfortunate helicopter crash there recently involving tourists


I wonder if the sun light had anything to do with it, although it's white atmospheric scattering causes the yellow light, maybe it got into the pilots eyes


It happened around 5:20 - I don't know how close that is to sunset, or the position, but it is definitely a possibility.  But as a pilot you think they would be aware of that.


I guess so. Any chance are you until baseball? Apparently baseball managers are technically able to play in games, never knew that


I didn't know that they could.  I did hear that a 17 year old female pitcher was banned from professional baseball because she struck out  Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a row.  Id be signing her, not banning her.


Wow, I never knew that, I wonder if she has a baseball card, a guy found 3 million dollars worth hidden in his grandfather's attic


$3 million?  That's crazy.  I always checked my grandparents old stuff to see if there were any treasures like that, but alas, none.


Yea, my dad use to have some old baseball cards his mom threw out, I wonder if he had any of the cards that the guy who found 3 million dollars worth had


My brother probably still has some of his.  Maybe he can cash in on it.


Maybe, I wonder how much Japanese baseball cards are worth, baseball is so popular there they don't even think of it as an american sport


That's surprising, it is called America's past time.  They even have a team in the minor leagues named after the team in the Simpsons - the Isotopes.


I haven't ever been but it is on my bucket list.  I heard about the crash, it was pretty bad.


Hmm I wonder if soccer-baseball is Canada's pastime


That would be an interesting thing to watch.


Yes it would, well I have to go, have a nice day


Unfortunately three people were killed on Hualapai Nation land, how sad


It is really sad, I heard another four were injured too.  Really puts a perspective on things to always appreciate those around you.


I wonder what the FAA and NTA will release the cause of the crash


I'm not sure, but it looks like some safety regulations were ignored.  I never realized how many deaths there were in crashes there, 128 since 1956.


I wonder if Papillon will end up getting sued because of the crash


I heard that they have worked to improve pilot qualifications, and make things a bit stricter.  It is just dangerous because of all the helicopters there.


Yea, that's what Gary C. Robb said, but does he work for Papillon or someone else?


He was a former critic and is a lawyer, but you never know if he has tried cases against Papillon.  Lawyers often will go with whoever pays them if they can.


Im a big fan of Bill Murray and his films, hes done a lot of great ones in his day


The classic battle between Murray and the gopher.  I guess our complex brains are suckers for a sort of cute destructive animal and a struggle.


humans have always been fascinated by animals. And with over 20 quintillion ones living on the planet, we ought to be


It has been said that humans use tools to a higher extent than any other animals. Got to use tools to cook food and tweet.


haha of course. We've come a long way from using our tools and skills to be great persistence hunters. We are naturally good at running long distances


It is a good thing to go for a run.  Humans are the only mammals that can not breathe and swallow at the same time.  I wonder who discovered this important fact.


Id guess the guy who invented the Hymlec Maneuver!


Dr. Hymlec.  That guy got famous thats for sure. I wonder why humans want to wear clothes while running.  I would run much faster without clothes.


to hide their shame! We used to not need them as much, but we lost all of our body hair maybe 240000 years ago making them more necessary


Its cold out.  I run so  fast no one can see me just to stay warm. Goose bumps are to make your fur stand up, so you appear larger.


I am good.  Just thinking about the choices a raccoon gets to make.


Should you ever use a bunch of tools and build a rocket ship, you will find it impossible to burp in zero gravity.  So, belch before you hit the big red launch button.


I'll have to keep that one in mind, thank you!


Racoons are crazy, I heard about one that climbing up a skyscraper for no discernible reason. Im surprised he didnt fall!


There might be a reason.  A public radio reporter Tim Nelson said the raccoon was likely raiding a pigeon nest. At some point it could go up or down.


Food, is food.  I think they might like eggs. The thing I dont quite get is Raccoon was famous.  Fame equals money.  What did Raccoon do with its money, go to Denny's?


well Denny's does have a lot of eggs, and we both know how much raccoons like eggs


People like animals can be irrational.  One of the most popular radio acts of 1930's was a ventriloquist.


Radio act? how would we even tell if hes moving his mouth or not! thats crazy. I wonder if I can listen to those old broadcasts on that classic radio drama database online


I bet the ventriloquist was a good comedian.  Sadly, I do not know the name.  It might be funny to listen to. Bill Murray did voice work in the 1970's.


It's important to be conscious of Internet usage. Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain


Interesting, yet not surprising, I've also read somewhere that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


That number sounds high to me! I figure hardly anyone these days reads the ToS. They just assume it's all good.


I don't think I actually have ever read ToS agreements. They seem so boring to me.


I wonder if the Internet at the top of Everest has a ToS. Probably not much time to read it up there.


I doubt it. Apparently there is a saved copy in case the internet ever burns down. Crazy isn't it?


That sounds kind of bogus to me. The Internet is too huge to be backed up like that. I do know that  the library at Alexandria burned down centuries ago.


Yeah, there is the wayback machine, but I don't think that even is able to copy every single webpage.


The web is just too dynamic. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


I'm doing good. Have you seen the film Thor? It's pretty good.


I haven't seen Thor. I'm not into superhero films very much.


It's pretty good, I recommend the first one, although the follow up is not very good.


What about the Ant Man movie? Ant Man made his marvel debut before Spider-man, Hulk, Thor and Ironman.


I haven't seen it. Who are the actors in it?


I can't remember. A couple of faces that I recognize but I don't remember their names.


Interesting, it sounds like it didn't do very well if Antman was in fact around before SpiderMan, Hulk, Thor and Iron Man.


When not watching movies, do you spend much time on the Internet?


Yeah, I think a lot of people do. Actually, I watch most of my movie via the internet.


yeah for sure. did you ever play with a nintendo?