Hahaha, you are so right, it does sound a little scary, but also Interesting. Imagine the value of a lion head Ivory.


Would you go in a cave like that? Still, I would start crying and screaming, even though the lion is dead.


I think I would, but only if I am touring with a large group of people, because who knows what may  be in that cave thousands of years. I wouldn't go by myself.


Exactly! There should be a tour that would cost about $5 to $10 to walk in.


That's true, now we know that there were the human beings back in those days and this will provided us with their behaviors.


It is insane to view our perspectives to survival of the fittest was different from back then.


Did you know that in 2002 germany was the first country to give animals legal rights?


I am pretty sure there are 15 zeros in a quintillion, that's a lot of zeros.


There are human rights, and then there are animal rights. I guess it's fair.


Yes, In germany drivers have to stop and let animals cross the road or where ever they maybe crossing. I am proud of their law due to animals can't talk or have human knowledge.


Interesting. Isn't that the same thing with the USA?


Sad but true. The US getting stricter on their rules when it comes to animals. can you Imaging animals having a lungs and gills.


Well, all animals have lungs and fishes have gills.


I heard back in the days certain fish had both, which they could live on land for a while and water, this maybe a myth, I am not sure.


Interesting. Well, it was nice to chat with you.


I am guessing that humans are way more than animals.


Yes, can you imagine a 40,000 years old painting. I wonder how man came to those many years?


How about 20,000 years ago? Remember cavemen were the first humans? Creating art in the caves was one of their many skills.


Yes, can you just imagine thinking about the oldest known human craft, a 40,000 year old lion's head.


Are we talking about an actual lion's head, framed on the wall?


This was an actual lion's head made from Ivory which was found in Germany.


Wow. I wonder who was the lucky and brave warrior to desperately slash a lion.


That's something to think about, I don't know maybe back then hunters were braver than they are now. I'm pretty sure food was harder to come about, maybe I am wrong, but that's just my opinion.


Do you know anything about Freddy Mercury?


Yes they do. Did you know the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska has a cat named Stubbs as mayor?


That is too funny. The Godfather cat was a stray. What a lucky guy to wander onto that set!


That is cool. Did you know that New York's area code is 212 because it is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone?


That makes sense! Those rotary phones were a pain in the butt. I love today's iphones with their strong computing power.


Did you know an iPhone has more computing power than the whole of the US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


It's very impressive! I appreciate the tech of phones connecting two or more people to communicate with ease.


Did you also know that the cables that carry phone and internet data across the oceans are 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor?


That is a lot more complicated than using a phone book! Although overlapping pages can't be separated.


That is true. Did you know that under the provisions of the 1912 Scottish Protection of Animals Act, the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species?


I wonder how many of the 20 quintillion animals on Earth are protected.


I saw the movie last year! Rami malek was great. Freddie loved his cats so much that he would call and speak to them.


No idea.  Did you know that when animals are domesticated they start to develop white patches on their foreheads?


That is odd. I wonder why. Nice chatting with you today!


Did you know he treated them like family?


He had 10 even though the movie only showed 6.


Did you know he shared 2 of them with his romantic partner?


He did! And Rami is now dating his costar from the film.


I did not know that.  Did you know that one time some of Mercury's cats peed on a set of curtains?


Gross! I appreciate that he rescued most of them. I have a rescue dog.


That is cool.  He reacted to it like it was just some spilled bleach and not a big deal.


Cats are furry carnivores. They make great companions.


That's certainly a lot of money! Although at least it's an investment and will come back to them. On the other hand, I remember a decade ago, Tom Cruise spent $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens, what a nut.


I stopped liking him when he went all about Scientology. I much prefer other actors now, like Peter Dinklage.


I've never heard of him, does he do a lot of action movies? I like Tom Cruise because of movies like Top Gun and Cocktail but I'm always interested in expanding my preferences.


Actually, Peter Dinklage plays Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones!


Oh wow! That's a beautiful show I've been meaning to watch, it's filmed in Ireland I think! And from the limited parts I've seen the scenery is gorgeous.


Yes. It is my most favorite show - which it definitely has earned with all of its Emmys - 47 to be exact!


That's a whole lot! They're certainly influential, I read somewhere that Arya is the fastest rising baby name for girls in the US, due to a character from the Game of Thrones.


My daughter is named Arya. So we definitely fell into the trend! I am sad it is going to end this year, with the last season starting in April.


Oh wow that's very cool! Hey at least if you ever want to pick up a new show after, Nat Geo Wild has a show that parodies Game of Thrones but follows lions!


I heard about that! I think that would be awesome - following them like the characters in the show!


I am!  I have been a subscriber for years and especially love the original content!


Yeah absolutely, regardless it will be cool to see if Netflix can makea similar show themselves after Game of Thrones ends. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


I do as well! Were you a subscriber even back when their whole business model was about DVD rental by mail and not an online platform?


I was! I think it was in 2007 when they started adding streaming features.


It's interesting to think how differently the company could have been if decisions played out differently. Like Blockbuster declining to buy them many times, and now they're worth many times over.


Exactly! A purchase of $50 million that is now worth $2 billion. That is just CRAZY!


And I feel like that doesn't even big to desribe how huge Netflix is still. Netflix accounts for a third of ALL bandwith in North America from 9pm to 12 am!


Which is honestly just nuts. And when you combine Netflix and youtube, it's half of the peak internet traffic in North America alone!


I was surprised to learn recently though, that despite how huge their online platform is, they still do DVD rentals! And spend 20 times more on postage than their bandwith.


True - but I think they might need to start paying more attention to what they are spending - they racked up $21.9 billion in debt as of Sept 2017 trying to get content!


Interesting how it said jfk was one of the wealthiest, I would've expected someone like FDR or Donald Trump.


Even scarier would be if they were all just kids with guns.


That's about what I was picturing. I hope they don't go and do anything silly at Billy Mays funeral, all the people in their blue shirts and khakis were looking stylish.


In my honest opinion, it would be much better if they were wearing Hawaiian official business attire which is an Aloha shirt.


As long as they used the appropriate products to clean the entire place down and if the casket was sealed with flex seal.


I find it interesting how people all over the world have a different definition for what a "shirt" is. I thought it was something that was pretty straightforward, but apparently I was wrong.


Yeah that;s true, then again the more and more I see of people in my age range it seems like their definitons of what qualifies as a "shirt" doesnt meet mine either lol


I like the British definition better it seems so fancy to think of a regular shirt as a dress shirt. I wonder what their word is for what we would call a regular shirt.


That's true I hadn;t thought of that. I personally like russians with their ushankas dancing to russian hard bass.


Oh definitely. Cant forget the Canadian Mounted police with their fancy peaked hats!


yes cheeki breeki indeed my friend. Overall I feel as though we have made great progress in the world of fashion for all nations with this discussion.


Yes, I think that goes to show how little we truly know about what presidents really are like outside of the oval office. The president of Zimbabwe being named Banana made me laugh though.


Indeed, have a good night, a good life, and whoever you are take care brother!


I just saw that and nearly died laughing, you think President Banana was a good president?


I actually didn't know the thing about the vice president being the runner up before 1805, I was surprised I had no idea of that.


Oh and then we this man in Indonesia dropping mixtapes while in office. Truly a politician worth voting for if he's an artist as well.


Yeah I'll surely need to check out what he has to offer after this. I am hoping for some high quality bubble gum pop matieral. In the third portion it mentions that british members of governtment had to wear a top hat to make a point haha


I say that's an interesting idea, even funnier is at the end when it says that they would wear dunce caps to parties. Politics sure was strange back in the day.


yes I agree, we certainly need to go about limiting the legnth of hairpins again too, way too dangerous.


For sure I agree, definitely a worrying trend.


I am sure that the chinese gangs of many shirts of popped collars would be quite terrifying to see in your neighborhood as well.


Hello,  do you watch football? Did you know women can play football?  I had no idea!  That is amazing!


I meant what team is Kellan Moore on.  Oh wow,  that is crazy I had no idea,  that is scandalous!


oh... I have no clue!  But I do know the patriots play in Gillette Stadium in the greater Boston area


George rr Martin calls the patriots the Lannisters of football lol


No clue what that is.  I do not watch the game of thrones.  The head coach of the Patriots first started with the Cleveland Browns


That is interesting. The patriots are tied with the Bills for super bowl losses.  You dont watch Game Of thrones?  Omg.


LOL... no I do not :) But I do enjoy watching Bill Belichick lose in the super bowl! LOL


Right,  are the Patriots in the Super bowl this year?  That is coming up next weekend I think.


unfortunately yes!  Every-time you turn around they are there!


yup seems like it.  Who are they playing against next sunday?


Yes i did!  That's really cool, but in the same league they allow the New Orleans saints to make a rule that if a player enters a restaurant, and there is a cheerleader already there, that the cheerleader has to leave.  That's ridiculous!


I guess you would have to be to make it to the super bowl... right?  Bill Belichick has the most playoff wins with 21.  I guess that's why they are always there!


Theres a guy who used to play for the Patriots,  Benjarvus Ellis- Green I think his name is,  he never fumbled the ball in his career!


WOW... that is amazing!  Well... it's been great chatting!  Have a good one!


Yeah that is really rude.  It is not the cheerleader's  fault,  and what if they havent finished their food yet.


Not a clue!  A bit barbaric if you ask me!  Do you like football?  Amazing any of us really like football being there is only 11 minutes of actual game play!


Yes,  I watch some.  yeah it takes like 3-4 hours for the whole game only to see 11 min of game play lol Too much to keep up with though,  so many fouls,  time outs,  breaks...


Yeah that is true... and too many commercials!  I like Quarterbacks, but i don't like tom brady.  See he was on the bench a whole season and the coach never put him despite the team not winning a game or even scoring a point!  Crazy!


That is the reason you dont like tom Brady?  Yeah that is interesting,  they never knew he wouldve been great!


Nooooo...I don't like him because I believe he's on a team that cheats!  Speaking of QBs... I can't believe there is only one left handed QB in the NFL and it's Kellan moore!


I never heard of him what team is he on? The Patriots cheat?  How?  Sorry I am not up to date on football knowledge.


He is on the patriots.  They were allegedly caught deflating the ball for a better grip under the mandatory pressure.  They also had spies at training camps and practices video taping plays.


Thanks for the tips!  I'll keep that in mind,  I also hear lake superior is amazing too.


I've never been there.  Lake Michigan is pretty especially the further North you go to where the sand dunes are in Michigan.  Western Lake Erie is pretty too...the islands area is nice.  I should have said to just say away from the shoreline from Cleveland to the PA line.  lol  Do you watch much television?


lol great,  thanks!  I do watch a lot of shows but I dont watch much real time tv.  I stream everything.


lol That's what I do too.  Amazon Prime and Netflix.  Did you ever watch "That 70s Show"?


I have watch a few seasons of it,  never finished it though.  It was really funny.


I liked it too.  Did you know that they remade it for the UK and called it "Days Like These"?  It only lasted for 10 episodes.


Thats unfortunate,  such a good show.  The British do have a different sense of humor though,  they like that dry humor.


Yes they do.  lol  Another show that actually aired over there first was "the Office"  You should look it up.  It's funny because it's the same show with the dry humor you mentioned.  Did you ever see Pokemon on tv?


ok.  No never really watched pokemon.  how about u?


I only watched it because my kids watched it when they were little.  I can't believe there is over 750 episodes of it!


wow that is a lot,  thats about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


I know lol  It's been fun chatting with you!


Thats awesome,  any recommendations?  I hear the sutch are creating a commuter bus that travels 160mph!  Wish we had that here.


That would be awesome!  I would like to travel to Japan but I'm not sure if I would use their highways because it would cost $300 to travel across the country.  They have a good train system there to get you from city to city for cheaper.


Nice!  Japan is definitely on my bucket list!  Even though I know it will be super expensive.  We have a trip planned there next feb,  Ill be sure not to take the highways lol


That's awesome!  I want to go there to see friends from college that are from there.  Haven't seen them in almost 30 years.  I would like to be like the first king to travel around the world - King Kalakaua of Hawaii.  I bet he got to experience a lot of new and different things.


Thats awesome,  if you havent seen them in 30 years you shouldnt be waiting anymore make it happen lol You probably would already have a place to stay!  Booking accomadations is the most expensive.


I hope to in the next few years.  Have you ever been to Mackinac Island in Michigan?


No I havent.. I have always wanted to see the great lakes though.


That area looks neat because they banned motorized vehicles there for over 100 years.  You can skip Lake Erie in Ohio. lol  It's bland here. I live like 15 minutes south of it in NE Ohio.  However, Presque Isle in Erie, PA is beautiful.


Yeah. Do you know when the cool jazz genre came about?


Yes that was in the 1940a, it is calmer and smoother than regular jazz


Yeah. THere is a programming language where the programs have jaz-like harmonies


That sound cool. Do you use the computer much?


Yes all the time. The space shuttle runs on a 1 mb ram computer


That is so small. Russians made a computer that ran on water


Yes that was in 1936 but not sure what happened to it


I have an Apple and it is a good thing I do not smoke so that I do not revoke the warranty of it


Yes you are right. Did you know that transhumanists are trying to upload their minds into computers?


I love it. Did you know CLint Eastwood also is a huge fan?


Wow that sounds insane, good for them. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah. Did you hear of that woman that has jazz concerts in her home everyday?


Yes that is in Harlem and some famous jazz people have stopped by there


Yeah. Do you know which country has one of the best jazz orchestras?


Yes that would be Pakistan, kind of unexpected


Yeah I know but they keep topping the charts


Yeah. Do you know why the trumpeters grow goatees?


Yes it is more comfortable for them when they play


Technology shows no signs of ever slowing down.


nope.  kinda brings us back to aliens and UFO's.  maybe they showed us some of this technology or we discovered it somewhere along the way?  i guess we'll never know.  i mean who decided to use silicon?


Right!! Even the the pyramids show signs of more advanced intellectand we still don't no whats going on with electromagnetism.


funny how the govt owns 86% of Nevada.  wonder what is going on there?  lol


I know not to far from area 51. So many conspiracies.


when there is a disputed border, google Maps uses the border to tailor results to the contry inwhich the search is being conducted.


Things we could have only invested if we knew. Instead of hiring people to mow the lawns around their headquarters, google once used hundreds of live goats.


i wish i had a thousand extra bucks to throw into google in 1998.  could probably retire by now.  or Apple, or Amazon.  crazy...


Heck i would of settled for getting in good with Metro or Netflix


yeah Netflix is another one.  I like these digital streaming companies now like Roku.  still only at $40 and streaming is still young.


i think we would be ignorant if we think we are alone in the universe.


Yeah everything is going to be digital before long. remains me of a movie i saw with Bruce Willis called surrogates. nice talking with you.


A possible UFO sighting is discussed in audio recorded during a flight on February 24


that's kinda crazy.  there is a Pentagon Operation known as Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program to investigate UFO sightings.  i guess that is more info than we would normally get from the govt.


Way more!! haha. Head of Pentagon's secret 'UFO' office sought to make evidence public] Although there has been no confirmation - or even serious suggestions - that the recent incident was related to an unidentified flying object, at least, not the kind portrayed in Hollywood, the U.S. government has investigated sightings over the years.


the object seemed consistent between 2 pilots too.  An American Airlines pilot and a private Learjet pilot both saw the same thing at over 40,000 feet


Yeah the conversation sounds pretty legit.  Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.


crazy.  i think it is funny they ask if a UFO could be a Google baloon that beams inernet to the ground.  Hard to believe Google has only been around since 1998.


Yeah they'll try to feed us anything. I found this interesting According to canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian..


radio waves are cool.  it is amazing how today's engineers can manipulate the phase, frequency, and amplitude to create digital signals and compress more data into them.  Phase shift keying and quadratics are ever evoling.


Do you enjoy piano music?  I love to listen.  Did you know that in 1930 one day there was no news that was worthy of reporting so they broadcast piano music


I wish I could have at least been outside the perimeter looking in!


Yeah, that would have been awesome. What an eerie experience.


Creed once gave a concert in 2002 that was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band.  Must have been really bad.


Linkin Park must have been better at performing live. They played 324 concerts in 2001.


Sounds like it!  Also The Dark Side of the Moon must have been a great album because 40 years later they still are top selling as of 2014


Nice! I'm more interested in listening to a rap album released by 100 year old Japanese twins.


Me too! Do you have any vinyls still?  I still have some audio tapes which are sentimental to me.  But sales mostly today are focused on CD and MP3 formats


I do not have any vinyls. Yeah, I grew up in the audio tape generation. I used to buy singles on cassettes.


Nwa's straight outta compton was the first platinum status album even though they didn't have airplay support or a major tour


That's interesting. I'm not sure if I've ever listened to them. What a great feat before the internet!


I do love listening to jazz. Boy, what a nice day that would be-no bad news, just piano music!


It's a changed world with all the media exposure.  Nice talking to you!


Bohemian Rhapsody was a classic song.  Did you know that Freddie mercury used the same piano to record bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude?


That's a pretty special piano! Speaking of special pianos, there was a light aluminum on on the airship hindenburg.


I don't think so but I'm not sure. Also, someone put a piano on the top of Britain's highest mountain. Some climbers found it in 2006!


I wonder if it was still in tune :)  Did you know that the Ramones played 2,263 concerts over 20 years touring almost non-stop.


If you visit Croatia, you can see an ancient Roman amphitheatre that is still used as a concert venue


Speaking of ampitheaters that are still in use, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient Roman theater in Pompeii in 1972. However, there was no audience.


Are you comfortable talking about the election and voting?


I wonder what made her change her affiliation?


thats a good question, did you know that Republicans and Dems do an annual baseball game? And republicans are up by 3 wins overall?


I didn't. I did recently found out that every us president with a beard is a republican? Who knows maybe it is the invasion of the beard aliens


haha that is wild! imagine hillary with a beard


She must have fended off the beard aliens and joined the other side after. By the way did you know that the red and blue colors for republicans and democrats are relatively recently, only starting in 2000


no that is wild, also wild is that a us senator was arrested for civil disobedience, he was a repub. who was protesting apartheid


That is a shame. He had a good head on his shoulder, but too bad he was too progressive for his time


yup I agree, also progressive was apparently Richard NIxon, he wanted to pass a guaranteed minium income bill


I personally find nixon to be mixed. There are some controversy that his war on drugs may have been a war on race. Even today for instance, 34% of the black male population in alabama permanently can't vote and the prisons are very heavily populated with minority populations


ya I could see that, thats a valid argument, kind of crazy too that Ayn Rand who is a symbol for the tea party, was on social security and also medicare


ya we can do that, did you hear that a chimp literally got like 400k votes back in 1988 for mayor?


Many historic figures are on the right side of some issues and the wrong side of others since what people perceive to be right and wrong is subjective and reflective of a diverse amalgamation of bias. In any case, this chat with you was enjoyable. I hope you have a wonderful day.


well it was for Rio De Janeiro, but unfortuantely or fortunately he came in 3rd place haha


I guess that was their alternative to having a none of these candidates voting option


haha good point, did you know that canada would only ahve 50 electoral votes if we took it over and made it a state?


I did not. I wonder if it would be for better or worse if everyone had to vote like in the UK since 1918


ya that is a good question, did you like JFK? I guess in 1957 he voted against the civil rights act


That is a shame. I can't say I know enough to say I liked JFK, but I did think that he was vaguely among the more qualified people in the position of president so far. I wonder if there ever will be a 3rd party president


that is a good quesiton, did you know that Hillary was a Republican back when she was in college?


That's for sure, they could have bought it for only 50 million!


How about Reed Hastings getting upset over a $40 fee on his VHS, so he started Netflix! lol


Good for him! Now he has 137 million people paying him!


Ha, ha, ha, I know!! Its believable that in peak internet traffic its Utube and Netflix being used.


Definitely! and that at nighttime, netflix itself takes up 1/3 of bandwidth in North America!


Yeah! I have Netflix and few others but I would say I use Youtube alot!!


I can't believe Netflix has been around for over 20 years. It started way back in 1997.


I know, It doesn't seem that long. Netflix announced it would get another 2 Billion in debt to help fund new content!


Really?! They have been making their own content since 2012, so I am surprised they are not making huge profits


Did you know that MS University library has the largest comic book collection in the world!!


Yes, I do watch Netflix! I haven't seen Iron Fist? have you?


I didn't know that. I'm sure that's neat to see. I learned a lot, Nice chatting with you!


No, I haven't either. Are you into superheros?


Yes, I love Batman and Cat woman!!  I see Wonder Woman is up for awards!!


That's great! Marvel has become such a huge company. Even more so now that they are owned by Disney.


I agree, that was something when Disney did that! But Disney doesn't own rights to Big, Avengers , Xmen, Spiderman etc!


I heard they own the rights, they just aren't able to use the characters at certain theme parks due to an old agreement. Marvel has been around since 1939, although it had another name back then.


Yes, in theme parks. Did you know there is a superhero called Blue ear? Marvel created it for a 4 year old boy who wore a hearing aid! Very cool.


That's awesome!There is actually a superhero owned by both Marvel and DC Comics.


Named Access. Blockbuster made the mistake on declining the offer to buy Netflix!


I did not know anything about North Korea having theme parks.  Many celebrities in the US make lots of money - even minor ones like Judge Judy.


I believe that she makes a lot of money, she is on TV every single day. It is hilarious.


Yes.  I love that Ethiopia has a celebrity chef who believes he can combat hunger by encouraging diverse eating


That is very interesting, I've never heard of Jenna Marble the youtube celebrity, but apparently she makes $346,827 from it.


Wow.  I knew youtube can pay some people a lot for ads!


They do, you have to wonder how long something like that will be able to last though.


But some are even teenagers making much more than working at McDonalds!


This is true, I wonder if people in North Korea could earn a living off of Youtube.


I don't think the people in North Korea have access to the Internet


I do not think they do either, apparently not good barbers either!


Yes North Korea is an awful dictatorship run by the Kim family for years.


Yes when we have a reality TV star as president many people look for cult of celebrity in politics


I heard that he had his own defense minister killed.


Yes he has killed many people.  He tortured witnesses and his own family members


I've heard that about him. I don't even think they have the internet in North Korea.


The regular people do not but the king does.  He has a lot of things while his people are starving


Apparently Kim Jong Un cuts his own hair too.


He is unlike most celebrities with money and fame for sure.


He also apparently orders the repairs of theme parks himself.


Yeah I thought so, do you know what the small pocket in jeans was designed for?


I always thought the little pocket was for an "emergency" quarter in case you had to make a phone call at a pay phone, is that right?


That is a good idea, but I guess it was for pocket watches! I guess people don't use those much anymore though.


That's interesting, I would never have guessed that. Did you know that the T-shirt was invented in 1904 and marketed to bachelors who couldn't sew or replace buttons.


No! That is a very interesting fact as well, never knew that.


The plain grey shirt that Zuckerburg wears all the time costs between 300 and 400 dollars, seriously?! It's a tshirt, who makes it I wonder?


What!? Who even sells a shirt that expensive? Is it made of some crazy material?


I have no idea! That is crazy, as far as I know it's just a plain tshirt.  I wouldn't pay 300-400 dollars for any shirt LOL


No! I never would either, that is so strange.


At Billy Mays' funeral the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants.  That doesn't surprise me at all.  He was a great pitchman


I don't wear them often, as I live in Florida and prefer shorts, but they are jean shorts LOL  Did you know that Old Navy sells jeans with a 41" waist as a 36"


Yeah he was, that was sad he passed away.


I agree. I couldn't believe it when I heard it.


Yeah, that makes sense then to not wear them that often.  I'm from Wisconsin, and wow! I did not know that.


Yeah I am not sure how they get away with that.  Blue Jeans are illegal in North Korea because they symbolize american imperialism.  LOL


That is wild, I haven't shopped there since I was in middle school.  And wow, very interesting.  I guess they did a study and found skinny jeans cause nerve damage.


Another interesting thing is that a student wore the same pair of jeans for 15 months and proved that they have no more germs than after thirteen days.


Oh yeah, i know you are not supposed to wash them after every wear.  I think it's hilarious when they sell the ones with holes and rips in them.  I have to buy new ones when that happens!


my daughter has a ton with the rips in them, guess they are cool, shes a senior in high school.


That is funny, did you know that Van, North Face, Nautica, Jansport, Timberland, Wrangler, and Lee are all owned by the same company?


Wow, no didn't know that, that is shocking.


Are you an NFL fan?  I'm reading some dated material about the playoffs. DId you watch the NFC championship game?  Eagles vs. Vikings?


That's funny... I guess ESPN has a "Total Quarterback Rating".  It sounds controversial to me...


Hmmm. I wonder how that works. Do you know the huge American flags at football stadiums weigh 1,100 pounds and cost $50k to make?!


It's worth it... I can't see Betsy Ross making that one.  Did you know Tom Brady is on his 6th championship ring?


I did know that. Hard to believe. I just learned Snoop Dog wrote a fight song for his son's high school FB team.


That's cool.  I hope he left out the expletives. I can't believe Brady has never eaten a strawberry?  What's up with that?


I hope. Oh, that is weird! I have heard that only 2 NFL Superbowl's since 2002's championship game have not included either Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.


Brady's wife makes more than twice what he does as a model.  I wish I had that cash flow.


I'd like that $. I wonder why Tom Brady was picked was picked 199th in the 2000 NFL draft.


That is weird.  Daft picking is so ify.  Why does Belichick list Brady on the injury report every week, injured or not.  Is that ethical?


I would say no, unless there's a reason. I know Brady, Calvin Johnson, Carson Palmer and Jimmy Graham all have NFL rules named after them.


I am a fan. I know 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to American college football teams.


I wonder if getting a rule named after you is a good or bad thing?  Anyway, thanks for the excellent chat!


I'm more of a college fan but that surprises me.  Speaking of college, QB Alex Smith quizzed out of his first two years of college and then went to the Chiefs.


Sounds pretty smart! Did you know that Kellan Moore is the only left-handed quarterback in the NFL?


I would think there would be more.  My Alma mater beat Cumberland 222-0 in 1916.  The coaches must have had a disagreement.


That's a big difference! Who were the teams?


Cumberland and Georgia Tech... I like the yellow line for 1st down that ESPN created.


Interesting and I do too! Makes the game easier. Did you know NFL QB Russell Wilson is still under a MLB contract?


Nope.  Did you know that top bowlers made more that football players in the 1960's.  Boy has that changed!


That is hard to believe! Did you know that SB winning QB Brad Johnson is the only QB in NFL history to throw a touchdown pass to himself?


Have you ever watched Brooklyn Nine Nine?  It is one of my favorite sitcoms


Family Guy is on Fox, just like the Simpsons, which has been on for 30 years.


Oh that right, I should now that. although, I just flipped channels then I'd come across them and watched. Also, serious question now.... are you a game of thrones fan?


No, I am not really a fan of fantasy and magic type TV and movies.  I have a lot of friends that really like the show however


Really?! I love that show now, and honestly it took my husband about 4 tries until I finally paid attention and started to like it. My friend met one of the Actors in one of our work meetings which i couldntn it make it to. Anyway they game is related to German nobility.


I keep seeing commercials about the upcoming final season.  It has had a pretty good run.


Ahhh, they typos! i keep noticing after I send lol sorry. Anyway, Yes! Im so excited for it. So... No harry potter either I take it since you dont like fantasy? and magic? :)


Not a big fan no.  I prefer sci fi shows if I am watching drama.  I really like Star Trek and Battlestar Gallactica


Those are good, I've watched Battlestar Galactica although my all time fav films would be in the psychological thrillers genre


I have seen a few of those that I enjoy.  I prefer those over gory horror movies.


totally agree! I can't do gory. It sickens me. depends on the mood second best is comedy. Have you watched The Green lantern?


Hi! No, I have not. Is it about investigations?


The one with Ryan Reynolds.  Yes.  Not a fan of that fillm.


Not really.  It is basically just a comedy about detectives in New York.  Terry Crews is great in his role.


Oh! I see, sor some reason I thought it was one that Jennifer Lopez produced. But I think thats a different show. I do enjoy watching TV though, more than I should. haha what else do you watch?


I watch a lot of comedies.  One of my favorites recently was a show called Community with Joel McHale and Donald Glover.


I'm gonna have to look that one up too! Comedies is one of my fav genres too. I like to chill to comedy central, they have a lot of good shows for some reason I though they have been around longer. They started in 1989.


I will always love Comedy Central for bringing South Park into the world.  That show has been on for 20 years and still is incredibly funny.


Yes! South Park! and the Simpsons were good! Did you know in the first 400 episodes homer had about 188 jobs!


I did not.  I cannot believe that he would be hired by 188 different companies.  He is not the brightest crayon in the box.


exactly! haha We'll Im glad they made it so long. That show sure had me cracking up sometimes. That and Family guy. Did those shows come out in comedy central? i dont remember. I just look them up now.


Did you happen to see Bad Times at the El Royale?


I can see that being very upsetting. Old Disney movies are brutal. Speaking of King, the boy who played Danny in The Shining was not aware they were filming a horror movie.


I wonder how that worked lol, it was a really scary movie, probably best if they tricked him.


I totally agree. It's intense. Have you ever heard of an instrument called a waterphone?


I havent heard of that instrument, I wonder how its used or its applications!


It's actually used to make the creepy metallic noises you hear in horror movies. I always wondered what made that sound.


Oh I see, I wonder how it sounds like thoug, do you like fantasy?


I like some fantasy. I like Terry Pratchett who was knighted for his works and he certainly deserved that honor.


He was knighted because of his apportations to literature right? Im more of a Superhero fan, I guess that counts as fantasy as well.


That is correct. I can see that counting. I think fantasy drafting has become out of control. People have fantasy drafts for the national spelling bee now!


Thats crazy lol I heard about congress fantasy but spelling bee fantasy?!! thats just weird


I did, and I thought it was much better than what I expected, what about you?


I went to the theater. I know it did not do well in the theater and that's too bad. It was good and I'm a big fan of Drew Goddard and Jeff Bridges.


I liked Cynthias performance I thought she was pretty good, I liked that each had a different skeleton and hidden problems


Yes she was amazing. I liked the intrigue and mystery as well. Drew Goddard also did Cabin in the Woods. Are you a fan of horror movies?


I am a fan of horro movies, what about you? do you like them?


I love them. Did you know that watching horror movies burns over 180 calories?


I didnt, I guess Im going to watch a few this weekend lol, do you know who Stephen King is?


I love Stephen King. My book shelf that just hold his works is literally bowing from the weight.


Well aparently he was afraid of Bambi and that was the first horror movie he ever watched.


Great! Do you have a favorite? I like so many!


Same here too many to choose.  I like " I love you man" " liar liar" " get him to the greek" " the hangover" the first one, all of the marvel movies,  "smallfoot" how about you?


I love those movies! I have seen I love You Man many times, I love Will Ferrell, Seth Rogan in NEIGHBORS WAS HILARIOUS...


I loved the Hangover as well, my all time fav is 40 year old Virgin...lol gotta love to laugh!


I don't really remember that one except the commercial lol


Oh well you should watch it because it has a lot of the same characters in as I love you man, so funny.


Oh good,  that was a great cast!  I really like Forgetting Sarah Marshall too.


Yes!!! I love that movie...again great cast! Just like This is 40


That movie was amazing!  I think I love you man is my all time favorite though!  Its been fun chatting!


Hello hows it going?  i had no clue the white house has others in ireland and france.  weird.  I wonder what they use it for lol


I wonder if they ban christmas trees from those houses like Teddy r. did


Hmmm, I wonder! The WH still uses floppy disks for storing information, interesting!


And they can be destroyed or stolen....funny thing I heard was 1st president in Zimbabwe was called president banana haha


yeah I know right,  i wonder if that was his actual name lol also,  the president guest house is larger than the white house!


What?? Why would it be that big? That's just crazy lol. So do you like comedy films at all? I love them and there's some good ones!


Good afternoon. Do you like hockey at all? There are many types of hockey but in the USA and Canada ice hockey is the more traditional version.


Yes maybe! I liked Allen Iverson and his crazy cross over! His sponsorship with Reebok was very valuable and profitable for him.


Some of those players make a ton of money from endorsements, he will be making almost a million a year till he is 55.


Must be nice! Jordan was one of the best of all time. His shoes got banned from the NBA once but he still wore them because Nike covered the fines!


Shoes and money are very intertwined in the NBA. Do you have a favorite team or player.


Michael Jordan! I still watch old videos of him. Tim Duncan was also smart because he stayed in college. Unlike Lebron-but he is a man among children.


I am not sure how long a career players have, so it was wise that Duncan stayed in school. If you managed to land a good endorsement like Jordan or Allen it wouldn't matter as much.


Yes I agree. Definitely longer than the NFL I would think. College sports are hugely popular. In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid employee is a college football or basketball coach.


There are many teams and leagues all over the world, so maybe there are coaching or business opportunities.


Yeah no doubt. The highest court in the land is atop the US Supreme Court! Well it was nice having this convo with you!


I have followed some ice hockey games and teams. I did play field hockey as a kid, but not ice.


Oh nice that's cool. Apparently bandy is a variation of hockey but I have never heard of it.


I haven't either.  I know more about ice hockey as it is the type of hockey that most people think of in most counties, including mine.


Yes me as well. In the first winter olympics, Canada scored 132 goals and let in 3 the entire competition!


They are really good, but that is to be expected as it is one of their national sports.


Yes they live and breathe it! Lacrosse is their other national sport.


I do know more about basketball than hockey though.  The NBA has 30 teams between the US and Canada.


Yes 29 teams in the USA and 1 team in Toronto! Do you think they will ever add more teams in Canada?


It is an Olympic sport, and it is played in lots of leagues all over the world. so maybe they will.


Hi. Do you watch basketball?  What do you think about the players being the world's best paid athletes?


I know! It's so hard to believe! He of all people should know the game inside and out!  I mean, he designs a game with so much detail and then can't seem to win at it.


It's crazy how large the game has grown since he invented it, now teams like the Oklahoma city Thunder have payrolls greater than 200 million a year


That is crazy.  The supreme court even has a basketball court on the top floor of it's building.  Seems like everybody likes to play basketball.


Lol, i guess it really is the highest court in the land


I guess so lol!  Say, I was thinking about what you said earlier about the Thunder's payroll.  It reminded me of something.  That team is the most expensive team in NBA history.


Yea, Paul George, Carmello anthony, and Westbrook are pricey


Apparently so, but are they as good as the golden state warriors?  Over the past 20 years only three number one draft picks have won championships and they all play for the warriors or the cavaliers.


That's crazy that number 1 picks aren't winning more championships on teams besides the Warriors or cavs


It is very surprising but true.  There's just something about those two teams I guess.  I know Steph Curry plays for the Warriors. He's not a number one draft pick but he is very good.


So does Kevin Durant who won a couple with the Warriors, I'm surprised he wasn't drafted number one


It's nice they get paid but I don't like how teams are stuck with a bad contract when they play badly, like Carmelo Anthony when he was on the Knicks and the Oklahoma City thunder


I am too.  Basketball is still lucrative though.  Teams get paid for losing.  The warriors got paid 12 million dollars after losing game 4 of the finals last year.


Well they can still make good money with endorsements.  Allen Iverson signed a lifetime contract with Reebok.  He got 800,000 dollars a year until he turned 55 and then a final payment of 32,000,000 dollars. That sounds pretty good!


I'm surprised Iverson couldn't get more than 800,000 a year with a reebok contract, he use to be one of the best and most popular players in his prime


Maybe they figured since he'd get paid until he turned 55 that it was fair. A lot of players just get paid while doing the commercials and then that's it.  What I like is when they hold off on making a lot of money to get their educations first.  Tim Duncan did that and look how well it turned out for him.


Yea but nowadays players can make like over 120 million in five years just by signing with a team, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed Westbrook to a five year extension recently and he's making a lot


I don't think it should be about quick money though. You always seem to hear about how these athletes go bankrupt and such later on. If they get their education like Duncan did then they have something to fall back on later in life.


Well a lot of former players get into coaching which is the highest paid state employee in 39 of 50 states


True but there is only so many of those jobs out there.  Did you know that the guy who invented basketball itself is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history?


Yea James Naismith, ironic he invented the sport and then lost most of the games at the University of Kansas


I guess I didn't dance so good when I was an infant. Have you heard of UNICEFs promotion?


No,  what is that?  or what does that stand for?


It's the United Nations organization that helps children. It will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute that you do not use your cell phone.


oh I heard about that just never knew what it meant thats good.


I wonder how successful the program will be. People are addicted to their phones!


I am sure they get a lot of donations,  I really hope people dont spend 24 hours on their phones.


It would be good to get some water to these kids.


Did you know an iphone has more computing power than a us nulcear deterrant?


Computing power doubles every year or two, so I'm not surprised. Well, I enjoyed talking with you!


Not really much of a dancer. Do you like to dance?


Yes.  i learned recently that Bruce Lee won a Hong kong cha cha and was a great dancer.


He had total body control. I wonder how many pairs of shoes he went through every week.


I think that's gotta be hard on the feet. It's hard on the shoes. I can't imagine Tupac dancing ballet.


Absolutely,  but if you love it,  it probably doesn't bother them as much.


I guess the interest in dance starts early in life. I never gained an interest, though I like music.


Yes they are called the tall blacks, so weird


Yes he was a great player but his sister was always better than thim


Yes she once broke 8 national records when she scored 105 points in a game


Yeah. Did you know of the deal that Iverson has with Rebook?


Yes he is getting I think $800 000 per year until he is 55 from them


Yes and then after that he gets $32 million


Yeah the guy is pretty much set for life if you ask me


He sure is. Did you know AIr Jordan were originally banned in the court?


Yes but Nike kept paying the fees and Jordan kept wearing them . Nice chat


Yes I do. Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yeah the guy that used the dunk shot so much that it got banned.


Yeah. Do you know who invented the sport?


Yes it was James Naismith , a coach at U of Kansas


Yes and ironically, the only losing coach there as well


Yes. Coaches are still really highly paid in many of the States


Yeah. Do you know where is the Highest COurt in the Land?


Yes that is in the top floor of the US Supreme Court building


Yeah. Do you know what the NZ basketball team are called?


At the time he was only in high school, so it must have sucked then.


Yeah. Allen Iverson signed a contract with Reebok in 2001. They will pay him 800,000 a year until he is 55 years old. The final lump sum will be 32 million!


I hope he doesn't end up in financial difficulty after retiring like more than half of all players historically


I know, after all that money, I would hope not.


I mean 78% in two years and 60% in five years of retirement go broke


The golden state warriors plays for a foundation that donates mosquito nets to families in africa. Each 3 pointer Steph Curry makes, 3 nets are donated. I thought this was nice of them.


That is genrous of them. Was it by the team or steph curry himself?


That is cool. In any case, thanks for taking your time to chat.


Yeah I think so too. Air Jordans are banned from the nba. Jordan wore them anyways because Nike would pay the fine. It's crazy they banned a pair of shoes.


I think it was because the allowed color scheme was very rigid at the time


Oh I guess that makes some sense. I'm sure you have used the granny style to score a basket, but nba players won't do it because they think they look stupid!


Well that and defenders would block all your shots


I guess you could do it during free throws though


That would be a better choice. A nba hall of famer Reggie Miller scored a career high 40 points in 1982. Sad thing is is that his sister scored 105 points and broke 8 records, Reggie couldn't escape his older sister's shadow.


Well he is a pro player and his sister isn't so i think that is good enough.


how about in 2002 when a Creed concert was so bad, the fans filed a lawsuit against the band?


Yes, I heard that four people filed against them. Did you hear about a woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert who stopped to help a stranded cyclist who turned out to be Dave Matthews himself? What a story to tell your grandkids.


that would be crazy for that to happen, especially to a fan of his


Yes, very unusual. Another fun fact is that in 2010 Lou Reed and  his wife held a high frequency concert for dogs.


I would have loved to have been to that concert, just watching all of the dogs have a good time at the show


They were probably howling and barking, I would not have wanted to be there!  Did you ever hear of Abba?  Abba turned down 1 billion US dollars to do a  100 concert reunion tour.


I love Abba, but thats so much money to shoot down! they must really kind of dislike each other huh?


I'm not sure about that.  Do you listen to the radio?


not too much, im more of a podcast guy. which i guess is sorta like radio but just on the internet


Ok, well did you know that a Hanson song became a most requested track on a Chicago alt-rock radio station because DJs did not reveal the band?


Hi, do you want to chat about the President, Concerts, or the Radio?


thats crazy, i remember Hanson, i used to like them. Im gonna go listen to them right now!


Cool. Concerts are live music performances played in front of an audience. It can be a single performer or a group of performers.


they sure are. Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone?


Yes, they love to perform.  A fun fact that I learned is that the Foo Fighters played a concert so loud that it showed up on New Zealand's seismic monitors. Talk about loud!


oh yea thats a loud one. have you ever been to a concert before?


Yes, many, many, many concerts. I mostly went to outdoor rock concerts and still enjoy them. I love the amphitheaters especially.


Pink Floyd performed in the ancient roman amplitheater for absolutely no audience for one of their records. I bet that was a hell of a show


Since no one was there but them, they could rock the place out. Yes, I heard about that event from back in 1972.


Nice. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios during WWII?


Hm good questions. I have no idea. WHat did they use?


They used razorblades and pencils, pretty creative


WOw nice. Do you know much about word governments?


I have but do not know too much about them


Well they published once documents that showed the plan the government had to destroy them


Wow that is impressive. China has censored the word censorship


Wow that is really ironic. Dd you know the Government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Wow what do they do with all that deserted land?


I do quite a bit. Do you know the band Hanson?


I have no idea,good point. It was nice chatting with you.


Yes I know some of their songs, do you like them?


I do and one of their songs once became famous because the name of the band was not revealed


wow cool. You can hear Jupiter's storms in an AM radio channel


Nice. Do you know the most popular act on a radio was a ventriloquist?


Wow. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


I do not actually. Do you know who did the voice of the Human Torch on radio in 1970s


I have no idea, who was it. In Canada radios are required to play 40% canadian music


Wow that is a lot actually. It was Bill Murray


Did you know that Wikileaks published the Government's plans to destroy Wikileaks? I'm guessing that plan didn't pan out so well.


Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana? I wonder if that was welcomed or insulting?


That sounds insulting but hard to say. So the three wealthiest presidents in history were jfk, washington and jefferson. But I am thinking this was before Trump was considered.


I think it was before Trump. I looked it up recently and he is now at the top.


I figured that was an old statistic that I read. What about I heard that the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office. You think he would be too busy to sing.


You would think, but I guess not. Could you imagine if one of our presidents released an album?


No...especially trump. I could see clinton doing one with his sax.


Didn't Clinton play on one of the late shows? I vaguely remember that.


I believe he did. Did you know that steven spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack?


I did not know that. Speaking of soundtracks, I did know that the soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou"? is certified 8 times platinum.


I was thinking the same thing! It definitely did not work out. I think it is cool that the Norwegian govt. donated $1billion to help save the amazon rainforest.


They were both great. Well I hope you have a great day. It was nice chatting with you!


That was an awful nice gesture from Norway. I wish our government could do something like that. Our government would probably try to buy the Eiffel tower twice from a man in France, who was impersonating a government official.


Probably. Our government is supposed to be balanced but I find when it is balanced all we have is gridlock. It is frustrating.


Yes it is. It's disturbing that in 2006 they passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva Conventions.


Definitely. I believe that this immigration is tough but it has become an all out war between republicans and democrats.


Yes it has. I wonder how the government would be if it was still run like it was before 1805? Back then the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the Vice President. I think it would cause them to have to work together.


That would be a novel concept! Can you even imagine Trump and Obama working together.


I can't, or even him and Hillary. Even though the families used to be close.


It would be a disaster!  The role of the president is so important. Especially ours. It is not as much ceremonial like it is in parliamentary republics.


I have heard their names, but not too familiar


Ali was world's greatest boxer. Invented quick-witted phrases like, "Fly like a butterfly; sting like a bee" to describe his style of fighting. He was rapping content, with flow, delivered in a strong beat!


Oh he was a rapper before being a boxer?


Nope. Nobody recognized rapping as a style of music in the 60's -70's. If they had, they would have just called it West African music - which is where music historians say rap came from. Ever hear this type of music?


I don't think I have ever heard west african rap


If you know Paul Simon's music, you may have! Group called Black Lady Smith Mambazo performs w/him on albums & in concerts? Like Paul Simon?


Okay. Great choice! Guy's music is in the Library of Congress! Jay-Z's 2018 album, Everything Is Love, with Beyonce, is also worth checking out. What other entertainment do you enjoy?


Kids in family all played Nintendo. Not so much anymore. Japanese discontinued some stuff in 2003. What movies do you like?


I like what we do in the shadows and a short history of nearly everything. Anyway thanks for chatting


Sure. Enjoy rap when you get a chance! Cheers!


I like jazz, but recently trying out rapping


Jay-Z is one of the most acclaimed rappers; married to Beyonce. Do you know him?


I have heard of him, but am not too familiar


Started career in mid-1990's. Writes songs, produces records. Founded record label, Roc-A-Fella Records. Worked w/a lot of other rappers. What do you like about rap?


I like how it focuses on content, flow, and delivery


Yeah, all about verbal rhymes, rhymic speech, and, of course, street language. Do you like hip-hop?


I can't really distinguish hip hop from rap


Right. Hip-hop music may be the background track for a rapper. James Brown & Muhammad Ali were early rappers; they just didn't know it. Familiar with them?


Good morning!  Do you watch any baseball?


Lol!  I know what you mean.  It makes it seem like a really long time ago when you think of it that way.


Speaking of a long time ago, can you believe Babe Ruth got caught stealing to end game 7 of the 1926 series and they were down by one run? I bet fans weren't too happy about that!


I can't believe Babe Ruth ever made a mistake.  Movies and such make him out to be the perfect player.


No kidding! Now a mistake is the color guard who carried the Canadian flag upside down into the stadium at the 93 world series.


That really happened?  That is a glaring mistake.  So do you think having playoffs is a mistake?  Before 1969 they just had the two teams with the best records play in the series.


I guess the playoffs are better since it gives division leaders a chance to prove themselves, ya know? So are you also a fan of the NBA? I didn't know that Air Jordan's were initially banned during their introduction but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike agreed to pay the time each game. That's a great way to market them!


It is a great way.  It makes them seem more rebellious and that really appeals to some people.


Agreed. Since we're on the subject of basketball? Did you know that physicists have proved shooting granny style is the best technique to score points on the line but the players won't do it because it looks stupid?


No I didn't.  It seems funny to picture players using it though when you think about it.  It would definitely change the game.


True. But I guess when you're the highest paid athletes in the world by average annual salary, the last thing you want to do is look stupid in a game!


Hi! I love baseball! What about you? I also love kickball aka "soccer baseball" as the Canadians call it. Ha!


That's for sure. Especially when you get life long endorsement contracts like Allen Iverson.


I do too.  I didn't know until recently that the whole reason managers wear uniforms is so they can play if needed.  I just thought that they wore them because they are part of the team.


Same here. That makes a lot of sense though but I wonder how good they'd actually be. Ha! I can't believe that the Japanese baseball fans were surprised to learn baseball is America's national pastime!


That is surprising.  There are some good players that come from that country though.


Agreed. I wonder if that guy who found three million dollars worth baseball cards in his grandfather's attic from the 1900s had any Japanese baseball player cards in that collection?


I don' t know. Did they play back then?  Regardless, i wish I could find something like that in my attic.


Same here. I need to go explore some attics. Ha! But can you believe a married couple are the two who scheduled all 2430 MLB games each year for 24 years up until 2005?


Seriously?  Somehow I always pictures a bunch of men in an office doing it.  I wonder how they got the job.


As did I! I think it's kind of sad the Ottoman Empire still existed the last time the Cubs won a series.


I really liked that book. Did you know that the FDA burned six tons of literature in an act of US Censorship? That's crazy!


In 1953 Sir winston churchill won nobel prize and it was in literature.


That's pretty cool. I heard that Architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were Olympic events from 1912 until 1952.


Developments in print technology have allowed an ever-growing distribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic liteature.


That's kind of neat. There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.


Literature, is any body of written works. Its used to depth of the knowledge and culture and people living its very interesting.


There are more libraries than mcdonald's in the united states.


Fine. Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding sysmbols to derive meaning.


I really like reading. Did you know that Starship Troopers is on the reading list of 3/5s of the US Military Branches?


Its amazing. Now days reading is much reduced. People engaged in social media.


Technology has made me read me more. It's more convenient to use my phone and read.


Teenager mainly focused on social media. They don't read books and novel or newspaper.


Yeah that is true. Did you know that Cs Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry.


There was "Moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.


It seems there's always been a fear of people gaining knowledge.


Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps.


did you know that 212 is the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone? that's why it's the New York area code


haha that makes me hungry, I wonder what kind of candy is in that drawer. What is your favorite candy? I like Reese's peanut butter cups and snickers


They have milky way bars, mars bars, and jellybeans. All which are my classic favorites. I also enjoy gummies.


oh wow those are tasty, I like gummies, what is crazy is that Trump wouldn't be considered one of the top 3 richest presidents, I wonder if that is adjusted for inflation or not that might be why


Speaking of presidents, did you know that the president of zimbabwe was called president banana?


I didn't know that, did you know the indonesian president made 3 pop albums? I wonder what would happen if Trump made a pop album


But speaking of US presidents. did you know that until 1805, the runner up of a presidential election automatically became vice president. That means if this was a continued tradition clinton would have been VP


no I didn't know that, that would be so crazy to have Hillary Clinton as the VP, there would be so much more drama with Trump


I don't think allowing both of them to be leading the US would be a good idea. Perhaps funny to watch, but with disastrous consequences.


yes it would make a good tv show but it would not be good for making policy, also crazy is that the president's guest house is bigger than the actual white house, like how is that possible?


Perhaps they thought that they had to be extravagant and welcoming to guests and foreign powers to have better relationships and demonstrate their wealth


I didn't know that. Telephones are a miraculous device that permits conversation among various people despite vast distances


yes I think that is what it is, I will have to check it out the next time I am in DC just to see the size difference


yes that is true, I guess the cable that connects across the atlantic ocean is only about 3 inches in diameter. Crazy that something so thin is what connects the continents


The technology in phones have come a long way. For instance, an iphone has greater computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


yes that is kind of interesting and also scary, are you from the USA? apparently women were not allowed to wear pants in the senate until 1993 which is crazy


I am and that is quite bizarre, but there sure are some obscure rules. For instance, a senator invoked an obscure rule to allow the sergeant at arms to arrest absent senators and bring them into the chamber for a vote. One even tried to escape and was caught and carried into the senate


yes that is very strange, also crazy that Richard Nixon broke a gavel that was 165 years old, that would suck!


That was a piece of senate history. I wonder what nixon did to break it?


Ya I wonder if he was hitting it really hard? or he was using it gently and it just broke because it was so old. I wonder if there is a video of it?


Another interesting piece of history of the senate is the candy desk. The senator sits at a desk near a busy entrance and keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body


Yeah I do, I mostly like poems or short stories, what about you?


Me too, I like poetry too. There is one poem that when you read it backwards is inspring and if you read it normally is depressing


Really? I wonder what is the name of that poem, do you  know who Poe is?


Yeah he a a super famous writer and once he sold a poem for only $9


He did! I guess the poem is worth a lot more theses days, Edgar Allan Poe would be loaded with cash, poetry is great, and art I love it


Yeah for sure. Did you know the japanese alphabet, when recited in order forms a poem?


I didnt, I wonder if its a nice poem, did you ever watch the movie The Hobbit or read any of the books?


Yeah and I heard the names are taken from an old Icelandic poem


Yeah, called Dvergatal, I guess poetry inspires a lot of books and tales, poems have been around for a long time now


It sure does. That is quite something. Did you know demetri martin wrote a palindrome poem with 224 words?


Hi there, yes I do wuite often. How about you?


No I didnt, I didnt know he was a poet, I will look one of his poems up maybe he has more than one


You should, the are really good. Nice chatting with you :)


I use it everyday, its the second largest search engine on the net, I think its a great invention, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim are genius


That is for sure. Did you know when Gangnam Style they had to up the view counter?


I didnt know that I guess Gangnam Style was a really popular video, it was so funny and the lyrics were catchy, did you like the song?


I actually do,, like you said, it is very catchy. Yeah it went into billions so they had no other choice


I see, did you know theres also a police version of Youtube!!!


Yeah the Bluetube. I am not sure what videos they share there though


I think they only share law enforcement videos, training tactics and mistakes, I guess officers can learn a lot from that site


Well if it is educational for them then that is good. On another topic do you like reading?


What did you think about Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson splitting up?


I know what you mean.  I heard she even has a song titled Pete Davidson on her new album.  Will she sing it now that they are over I wonder.


Yeah and they adopted a baby pig, who does that lol, just get a dog I dont know.


Gossip shows are saying that the couple could get back together in the future.  Possibly when she is back on SNL.


Well they are young and I do believe in second chance so who knows maybe this time they will do things right.


It's possible. I didn't know that she had been on Nickelodeon before. I recently heard that she was on the show Victorious.


I havent seen that show, well I havent seen Nickelodeon in a really long time, I thought Ariana was hispanic but apparently shes Italian


I was surprised to learn that as well.  It seems like her publicity people don't mention that she's actually Italian.


Ariana is sure a controversial person, she was caught licking the donut display at a donut store once, yuuuk!


I think it's interesting that her song about female empowerment is actually written by three men.


It is interesting and kind of funny, do you use the internet much?


I think I saw it coming after all they are both 24 years old and they got engaged really fast, it was destined to fail, what are your thoughts on this?


I use it every day.  Sometimes I wonder if the clicking has caused me to be addicted like scientists say it can.


I agree with you.  I also think that since they both started dating right after previous relationships ended that was a problem.


Yeah I guess nobody was shocked because of their announcement but I do think the media is taking things out of proportion and the critics are harsh.


I don't know. They got matching tattoos and engaged within a month I think. That's pretty fast for everything.


I agree, both decisions that shouldnt be taken lightly at all, Grande was still going through the death of her boyfriend so that was definitely one of the reasons the relationship failed


I wonder how they feel about the "unnamed sources" giving information to the tabloids. It would have to be people close to them in some way.


I bet they felt really bad about this, like they couldnt trust anyone even their family, closes friends you know the ring cost about $100000- insane amount of money!


They also moved into a $16 million apartment together.  They definitely went all out in a short amount of time!


I hope they are okay- who makes financial decisions like those ones so lightly?


Hi!  How much do you know about our wonderful Planet?


Good, still scary, even that that sort of thing can happen.  I wonder if that is a teltale sign for one to come?  I live in Florida, so no earthquakes here.


I'm glad that there no earthquakes in Florida. I was wondering what do you find fascinating about our planet Earth?


It is really the prospect of us not being alone in the universe.  I guess that is why they appointed an ambassador in the UN to any outside life that contacts us.


I think its a good idea. Did you know that the Earth is about 4 times as dense as the Sun?


That is hard to wrap my head around, but I guess because the sun is gas it is possible.


Yes, you're correct. I agree with you. I'm actually very grateful that God created Jupiter because it saves the Earth from many asteroids heading towards it.


Very true.  we could be wiped out again like the dinosaurs were otherwise.


Correct. I believe everything happens for a reason and that God has protected us many times over here on Earth in more ways that we don't even realize.


Do you believe there are other planets in our universe with life?


I think there is a strong possibility of this but we haven't found a planet that sustains life yet and our planet's surface is covered 71% with water.


I know that its the 3rd planet from the Sun and the only planet to harbor life.


Water is essential to life, so that is something I think they search for when they look for life outside of our planet.


You're correct. Water is a must to sustain any kind of life in any planet.


I was listening to something that said Venus could possible have sustained life at one point, but the atmosphere is currently too thick


Yes you're right, Venus's surface is way too thick to support life.


It has been great chatting, but I must get going.  ET is calling.  LOL  Have a great day!


It was great chatting with you as well. You have a nice day!!!


It has harbored much life in its 4.5 billion years.


Wow!!! That is very interesting indeed and that was a very long time ago. I also know that the Earth revolves around the Sun in 365.26 days which is better know as an Earth year.


It is in the Sun's Goldilocks zone, which is the part where temperatures and conditions are right for life.


I agree. You probably know this but the majority of Earth's polar regions are covered with ice.


I am worried about them melting.... you?


Me too. This is a scary time for our planet. Just recently I heard in the news there was a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Venezuela .


Wow.  That is scary.  It is really something that you cant prepare for.  I really hope people fared well, or as well as can be.


I'm happy to report that the quake caused little damage because it was 76 miles beneath the Earth's surface.


Hey there how often to use the internet? I know that I love it and use it everyday


Yes I use reddit from time to time. Some of my favorite subreddits are the fasting section and also the popular section, what about you


I don't really use it, but I know it's the 3rd most visited site in the USA


Oh I didn't know that. That's good to know, also good to know that some of the original investors were Peter Thiel, Snoop Dogg, and Jared Leto, I really like Jared Leto so that's cool


Back then it was worth 500 million, but is now worth almost 2 billion!


Yep it definitely made the money I'm sure, have you ever read the website called "the redditor"? Apparently that is a magazine based on the site Reddit, I don't know why you wouldn't just go directly to reddit though


No, I've never heard of it. I didn't know reddit was so big! It was made by college roommates in 2005.


That is pretty cool. I remember my college roommate was cool and we had a lot of ideas but we never actually did anything with them unfortunately. Have you ever read about the space shuttle by the way? It only has one megabyte of ram apparently


Really? That's hard to believe! The first computer was cardboard and distributed by Bell.


Wow I wish I could see that. I don't know how you make a computer out of cardboard. I also don't know how you make a computer that runs on water like the Russians did back in the 30s


I'm sure they're nothing like our computers these days. The cardboard one was made back in 1968.


I use it every day, too! Even astronauts can access the internet these days!


Yeah that's very impressive. Have you ever played the game Minecraft before? Someone made a working computer out of the Minecraft blocks, Minecraft is a video game so I don't really know what that means haha


I think they can. I think they have super fast internet access by the way haha. You ever read the terms of service online?


Not usually! I don't think most people do, either.


Nope most people don't. Only about 7% read it, I don't think I've ever read it LOL


Me neither. Have you every looked yourself up on the internet?


Yes I have. What is that called again I forget? I want to make sure to look myself up when I'm on Mount Everest by the way LOL they have 3-g service up there


It's called egosurfing. Wow! Almost everyone everywhere has internet service. In Finland, internet is a right.


Yeah that is interesting. It's not a bad idea to. Have you ever clicked a hamburger button online before? Just thinking about it makes me hungry, it's the button that has three horizontal lines


I never knew there was a name for that! Do you use reddit?


I've done that! Didn't find anything too exciting. Apparently the peak of Mt Everest has 3G


Yes, I've heard that too. I heard a funny one about travel.  People steal garden gnomes, take them traveling, and then return the gnome, with photos, back to the owner. Hilarious.


True, didn't think about that part.  Some of them are quite heavy.  Another strange thing that I've learned recently is that there's a website for people that will let you crash on their couch while you're traveling.  Sounds like a bad idea to me!


Kinda like AirBnb. I also see that only aboug 7% of people read the full terms of a product or service on the internet


Yes, I myself am guilty of that from time to time as well.  It's funny how every different country seems to have it's peculiarities.  I just found out that everyone in Finland has the right to an Internet connection.  I wonder if it's free in Finland?


I would imagine its either free or heavily taxed. I see the library of alexandra has a saved copy of all books in case the internet or library burns down lol


Yes, that's actually a good idea to protect the information for everyone.  That's a great thing to do for humanity.  Even during the age of discovery, ships released rabbits onto islands to provide a future food source for other travelers.


I bet there were more available when someone else came, too.


You're probably right about that.  More information about the Internet fascinates me.  Did you know that astronauts on the International Space Station have faster Internet than most Americans do at home.  I wonder how that happens?  LOL.


Hi, yes I do enjoy traveling although I don't get to do much of it.  Travel is the movement of people between distant geographic locations and can be down by foot, bicycle, car, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage and can be one way or round trip.


Probably satellite based speeds. Good chatting with you!


And bicycle or horse is the preferred way to travel on Mackiac island, where motors are banned.


Absolutely!  I found out recently that travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements so maybe I've traveled more than I realized before.


Naturally. Though in Iceland people use domestic flights much more often because they have no public rail.


I wonder if that is expensive for them?  Maybe only the business people do that.  Did you know that air travel is up to 10% slower than it was in the 1960s in order to save on fuel costs?  I would think that travel would be faster since the 60s.


I guess people also aren't that demanding? Have you been to a library recently?


I have online. Do you use the Internet much?  I use it everyday and didn't think that I would be a minority but I am.  Humans are the minority on the Internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.  Wow.


I use it quite alot. Did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu bar is called a  hamburger button?


Yes, isn't that awesome? I laughed when I found out about that one.  Did you know that the act of looking oneself up on the Internet is known as "egosurfing"? That's funny.


What did you think of the article about the shootings in Parkland


You're probably right. Some people feel like their vote doesn't count so they don't bother. Then again, maybe the taller candidate won as the article claims. That does explain how certain people are elected


I think Nevada has it right with the option "none of the candidates" as a voting option


I think they have it right too. It gives you the option not to vote for people you don't think are good enough to be in office


People vote for interesting things, Austin TX voted to rename their garbage dump to Fred Durst


They really do. I wonder why they wanted to name it after him. I also wonder why all men couldn't vote until 1918


I don't know, I also don't know why there are polling booths in forests filled of lions in India


I don't know why there are polling booths like that either. It also never occurred to me that astronauts can vote from space


That's nuts. Jupiter's moon ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun


It is. I find it strange how venus doesn't have seasons


Yea, Uranus is strange too since it rotates sideways


I thought it was very thoughtful and sad about all the mass shootings around in FL and Las Vegas


Exactly. That is very strange. Just like the planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways


Shards of glass and 2000 degree weather, sounds fun


I thought it was sad too. It's a shame that people have to resort to shooting students as well as teachers. It's not even safe to go to school anymore


I wish there could be non-polarizing discussions on it between society and politicians


There needs to be a conversation about it. Maybe it will reach out to people and the shootings will stop. Parents shouldn't have to worry about what's going to happen to their children when they send them to school.


I guess it's important to vote for politicians who care about the people they represent and not lobbyists or the party line


Exactly. All certain politicians care about is money.They don't care about what is best for people. If they did, things would be better and maybe the violence would end.


Yep, in ancient athens officials were appointed by lottery to avoid an oligarchy


Maybe that should be done here in the U.S. Most likely Trump wouldn't be in office if the elections was done by lottery.


No, unfortunitly voter turnout hasn't breached 62.8% in the last 100 years so that may be why the country is in such bad shape


I think I watched like one episode before.


I see, well do you remember Hugh Laurie? the leading actor, the one that has a limp?


I do vaguely. He is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama right?


He is he makes about $700,000 per episode, maybe a bit more now


Must be nice! Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


No, did he had a calling since he was a little kid? I have no idea really


All the prettiest girls in his high school were in Drama class!


I see, well, clearly the decision led to a successful career path.


True! I love how Jim Carey does not make dramas anymore because of his belief system.


I respect that, Jim Carey is a great actor and positivity is a great emotion to share and experience with others


I also respect that. I agree with him that movies should project positivity more.


We should all be more like Jim Carey, have a positive mindset and dont let negativity affect us either way I hope you have a great night, its been great chatting


I like it, George RR Martin is one of my favorite writters


It is funny that he despised fan fiction and says it is copyright infringement and a bad exercise for aspiring actors.


I have to disagree with him there, a lot of fan fictions are actually pretty good


I agree with you. It is messed up that a judge in 1950 tried banning a science fiction comic because it featured a black character.


Thats racist, I hope that judge got sanctioned,


I like them one of my favorite shows is House, have you seen it before?


Do you pay much attention to the Emmys, or any awards?


It's kind of funny that the Academy Awards show put on by ABC won an Emmy, that seems, almost, the ultimate self congratulation.


Yeah it does,  lol award shows congradulating award shows.  like " Hey good job we are making so much money" lol


Being a celebrity must be very hard, there are just so many awards show to attend, how do they find the time, the poor souls.


Paris Hilton was in the 2007 guiness book for most overrated celebrity lol I didnt know that was a record.


I don't think I'd argue with that back then, I wonder who holds the record today?  What could be in the Pixar secret room for celebrities?


Again, I can't argue with your guess.  The money some celebrities make is mind boggling.  Judge Judy $123,000 per episode is astounding.


Thats is a nice pay check!  that is a good show lol


I'm trying to add up in my head how many episodes that must have been on for, it's been on for years.  Pokemon made 750 episode, but I think Judge Judy must be getting close to that.


Wow I cant imagine.  They have like 50 episodes a year lol


That' a lot of $123,000 per episodes.  I should have gone into law, or TV, or film, or anything that makes more than I get now.


Yeah I know right,  its been great chatting.


Not really, I don't really watch too much television now, not aware of what is going on.  Plus these awards show are a lot of back slapping and self congratulation.


Yeah I agree.  I think its cool that George lucas wife or ex wife won an oscar for film editing star wars when he has won zero,  what a shame


He might be upset, but all he has to do is look at his bank account to cheer himself up.


Winning Oscars is not a gauge of ability, Eminem has more Academy Awards than Decaprio, Depp, Lucas and Bill Murray combined!


lol Thats crazy,  good for him. Walt Disney won a special award for snow white.


I understand that he has over twenty Academy Awards, I'm not sure if that is him personally, or his production  company.


Oh man...I'm surprised they didn't sue the band. lol  The Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts over a 20 year span.  That's a lot of shows over a long time.


Holy cow!  And they can't get Abba out of retirement.  They were offered 1 billion to do a 100 show tour and they said no!!!


They must already be filthy rich.  That's crazy to turn down that much money.  That would set their families up for the next few generations at least.


Totally!  I do not think Abba would break any noise records like Deep Purple.  Foo Fighters however once played so loud in New Zealand, the concert showed up on seismic monitors!


That's pretty loud!  Holy moly!  Do you have any favorite albums?


I think Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits is probably my favorite album.  How about you?


Hmmm....that's a tough call.  I'm fond of my early albums still.  It would have to be a Partridge family record I got.  It was the first one I ever had!  lol


That is great.  The classics never go out of style!  Bob Marley has been on the album charts for over 914 weeks!


That's incredible.  Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014 after being released over 40 years earlier.  Right up there with Bob Marley!


Yup both legendary!  Just don't buy any of those at Walmart because they only sell clean versions :(


Hey there!  I have never known how to play piano, but I have always been fascinated.  Must be something to it if it is till around after 300+ years!


Pretty soon we won't be able to buy music at Walmart.  I've watched my local walmart shrink their cd aisle down to one itty bitty 6 foot section now.  I had a good time chatting with you!


Haha, yup.  It was great chatting with you too, have a good one!


I agree!  I can't believe that they were created around 1700 by Bartolomeo  Cristofoir!


In Italy too, I think I would have guessed Austria or France prior to knowing that!


I know right?  On April 18, 1930 the BBC decided there was no news worth reporting so they just broadcast piano music instead.  No news is good news!


Haha, yea that must have been refreshing!  Speaking of broadcasts, Richard Nixon of all people, preformed a piano concerto on The Tonight Show!


Who would have known that?  I can't picture his grumpy looking face doing his best Schroeder (from Charlie Brown) impression. lol


Haha!!  Do you go to concerts much?  I am a music fan, but never really go because I always think most artists sound worse live.


I do love going to them.  Not as much as I used to though.  I agree.  I do though like when they actually play the music and not have recordings playing to fill out the sound.  ... or even help with singing.


Yea, they are a bit too loud for my liking too.  Three audience members once fell unconscious during a Deep Purple concert as they broke the record for world's loudest concert!  That is awful!!


Hey, how are you? I've just read that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams if the need arises. I didn't know that. It's interesting.


Agreed. Generally, what's your favorite sport?


I like to watch the Superbowl with Football.  Did you know though that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined?


I can imagine. It's trully sport number 1 in the world.  However, US events like Superbowl make a lot of money


A kind act was performed by German soccer player Ozil who donated eur300,000 from his World Cup Victory Bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil


I think it was done after 7-1 score, which was too dramatic for Brazil. It was an effort to make less painful.


I would like to see the variation in soccer where 3 teams face each other.


No that actually exists although I haven't seen it.


Really? I've never heard, but it sounds like a lot of fun. Anyway there a lot of question how it can be done


Do you enjoy tennis?  Polo shirts were invented by a famous player named Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste; I wonder if those are the shirts with a crocodile


If you go to Canada they call kickball "soccer-baseball."  What a fun game!  Do you like kickball?


I like tennis. I used to watch a lot when I was a child. I even played recently and it's not easy sport. You need to make a lot of effort.


It is good exercise.  What do you know about it from the article?


well, I need to go actually. It was my pleasure to talk with you. Have a good day!


Have a good day!  If you get a chance, check out the 11 hour record tennis match with US open quarterfinalist gael monfils


I don't know all difference, but it looks like soccer actually. I like it. In fact, it's my favorite sport. Do you like soccer?


I liked watching it but never got to play soccer when I was a kid because they didn't  have a team.  If you like baseball, though, you could run into millions of dollars if you find the right baseball cards.  One man found some in his grandpa's attic worth millions.


lol true. It's option. But I don't believe in luck. It has never worked for me so far lol


One married couple must have loved baseball a lot because they together scheduled 2430 major league games


It's easy to believe. Sport helps to build bridges. Btw, I didn't know that baseball is very popular in Japan. I have no idea why


I guess the same reason it's popular in the U.S. Do you follow lacrosse?  The player of the Year was Anna Callahan of Glenelg helping Maryland to a state championship and committing to Duke


lacrosse is kind of new game, right? I've never heard about it in my chilhood


I never heard of it, but saw toys that looked like it as a kid.  I don't think it reached out to all places in the U.S. Callahan was an all-American though


Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001.


Yeah, I hear he was a big conservationist.


Speaking of presidents, did you know that Lincoln was the first to be photographed?  And, his assassin John Wilkes Booth was in that photo?


Wow, no I didn't know that. Apparently the 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, Jefferson.


I often wonder if that fact is still true or needs revision not that we have a billionaire seated as President?  I know Trump is not the most popular, having lost the popular vote and won the electoral college.  But it was still close.  Only 5 presidents have been elected by the electoral college after losing the popular vote by more than 10%.


Interesting. Did you know there are twin White Houses in Ireland and France?


I also hear there is a miniature in Atlanta that is a private residence.  What I find interesting is how the usage of the term "White House" can vary.  While it is a physical building and residence, the media uses as a general term for the President and advisors.  I guess they save a few seconds air time by using that abbreviated approach.


Wow, I was unaware of that. In 1805 the runner up in the presidential election automatically became the vice president.


I am not sure that will go over well today given how divisive politics has become.  Could you imagine that if something happened to Trump that Clinton would take over?  Circling back to the 4th of July  concert, do you think performers will put aside their hard feeling toward Trump and put on the show?  After all, its supposed to a tribute to our troops regardless of who is president?


I'm not sure. I don't follow politics to be honest. But apparently the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


That's fresh!!  I wonder how the Indonesian's think Trump stacks up against that, considering his status as a TV star with "The Apprentice" show and his own Hollywood star?


That's unreal,  I guess they had only two places to be either on stage or on the tour bus; no time for anything else.  While concerts are generally loud, some are louder than others. Did you know the Foo Fighters did a concert in New Zealand that was so loud it was picked up on seismic monitors?


I'm not sure, but I hear the guest house is larger that the White House. Hilarious.


No, but I heard Creed is terrible in concert.


They were never my type.  Have you ever been to the National 4th of July Concert on the Mall in Washington DC?


Actually, I've been several times. It's ok, but overly crowded, have you?


I live in northern Virginia for 10 years, so yes.  I agree with the crowds.  You need to make a day of it to get a good view.  It seems like this years concert may be a dud with performers protesting Trump.  Have you been following that?


Interesting. I didn't go this year. Apparently they still use floppy disks in the white house.


The government has never been on the leading edge technology, military withstanding.  What I find interesting is how Presidents try to leave their mark on the White House.  Pres. Carter put up solar panels, Pres. Reagan took them down and then Pres. Bush (1st) put them back up.


Yeah, that is crazy. Apparently Roosevelt banned christmas trees from the White House.


Teddy did found our National Park System, so I guess he was against "tree murder"!  What I find interesting is some traditions that transcend presidencies.  Did you know that you can mail a birth announcement to the W.H. and get a congratulations card back?


Hi, did you know that the car was invented by Karl Benz?


I remember hammer pants!  They looked like arabian pants.  I guess that's why Aladdin wore them.


Haha, right. They looked great on Aladdin, but not sure about anyone else!


True. They worked perfectly for him!  What I find really bizarre is that pants originated in East Asia! For some reason I assumed it was England or France that created them.


Interesting! Some people take their pants seriously. A judge once sued a cleaning business for over 67 million because they lost their pants.


That is definitely serious. I wonder if they were made of some special material or something.  Do you know if the judge won the case?


I don't know, but I am curious to find out.


i am too!  Sixty seven million dollars is a lot of money for a pair of pants!  He doesn't sound as nice as mcdonalds. They invented the drive through just to help out soldiers.


Wow, that is quite a nobel cause. I heard it is because soldiers couldn't get out of their car while wearing their fatigues. It's sad that many Americans have used the drivethru for their own laziness since then.


The soldiers took their uniforms seriously with good reason.  That judge you were talking about seems odd.  Hey, here's an odd fact for me to learn.  In England pants are underwear and not pants like Americans think.


Haha, that is funny! So I guess they call them trousers?


No, I did not know that. Is that the same person behind Mercedes Benz?


I don't know.  It makes you wonder though, was the judge worried about pants like american's think or pants like english people think.


I believe it is.  He patented his motorwagen back in 1886.  A lot of things are named for people. Take the car brand Cadillac for example. It's named after a french explorer that founded detroit.


And Ford is named after the person who brought cars to the masses right? The 1908 Model T.


You're exactly right!  Do you know why a car trunk is called a trunk?


I heard that it is because cars used to have wooden trunks on the back! I wonder if those were very early model cars. It's surprising that before the model T, just over a century ago, people used horse drawn carriages.


It really is.  Times change and things that are common place now were odd back then.  The romans for example thought that wearing pants was a sign of being barbaric.


Yeah, you are right. Do you think saggy pants are barbaric? In Collinsville, IL they are outlawed.


i don't know if they are necessarily barbaric but I do think if they are sagged way down by the knees they they should be outlawed.  Did you know that the whole reason for pants is horses?


well, that makes sense. How about hammer pants? I vaguely remember people wearing those.


That is crazy that Tupac danced ballet in the Nutcracker.


I know right! When do they ever have some time to rest?


Linkin Park did better than Creed, who got sued by fans for a bad concert. I wonder what happened to the lawsuit.


That is sad. The fans were expecting a great show. Imagine how the rehearsals were.


Perhaps they should have practiced in an empty amphitheater first.


Well, I agree before the concert begins.


Croatia has a roman amphitheater that still used today.


It is nice to keep their history to this very day.


Pink Floyd recorded an album in an empty amphitheatre. Interesting choice.


Tupac was quite a talented guy! I'm not a fan of ballet, but I bet it's challenging.


I am not a fan of ballet either, but I did not know that professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes within a week.


The shoes look pretty delicate. I've heard that Bruce Lee was also a good dancer. He had tremendous body control.


I believe the dance was called the hong kong cha-cha.


Maybe he started when he was just a baby. Babies will dance when they hear music.


They will also giggle and smile. Babies are so cute.


Do you listen to Linkin Park? I don't know their music, but I know they are popular. I wonder whether babies could dance to them.


I think I listened to a few of their songs, but I can imagine babies banging their heads along the rhythm.


Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001. I wonder when they slept!


ya Lebron is a nice guy, I mean he raised 6 million for charity that is super cool


Yeah that is so cool of him. did you know he is appearing in the space jam sequel


I did that is amazing! and he makes so much money, only Judge Judy is the second highest paid celebrity at 120k per episode


Yeah the guy makes a lot of money. did you know he turned down a 10  million offer from rebook?


ya that is genius, and then only a year later he was offered 90 million, thats genius!


talk about a real businessman, and aperson who knows his self-worth


oh definitely, he made a good decision, kind of like his high school charging $100 a ticket for peopl to watch him play back then


I know and even then the guy could draw a crows od almost 2000 people


ya that is crazy, did you knwo that granny style is scientifically the best way to shoot baskets?


well I don't usually, but it is shocking that the NBA had the dunk banned for a while


Yeah and they still do not do it because it looks funny. nice chatting with you


yeah all because of kareem abdul-jabbar, he used it too much


ya he was too good, did you hear that the creator of basketball was the only coach to have a losing record at the U of K


yeah, james naismith, that is kind of strange


yup I agree, did you hear about the basketball court above the supreme court?


yeah it is the called the highes court in land


ya, do you think they ever settle ties or anything in basketball? Is RBG secretly a great bball player?


I wonder. do you know what the basketball team in NZ is nicknamed?


haha I heard it was the "tall blacks" that name definitely woulnd't fly in the USA!


Yes, netflix did not charge late fees and people loved it. it worked out great, but not for BB.


It did work out great as now the company has 137 million subscribers worldwide in every country except mainland China, Crimea, North Korea and Syria!


Yeah, netflix is a force to reckoned with, but one day netflix might encounter a competitor that unseats them.