Do you like drama ? Jim carrey doesn't make dramas any more


I like comedies more. Yeah, I heard it is because of his belief system?


Yes He dont play in movies that don't project positivity


Interesting. Well, I guess he has his reasons. Michael Caine has his interesting reasons for becoming an actor.


Yes and its realistic. He wanted to be around pretty girls.


He has done very well. Not as well as Hugh Laurie, who is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama.


$700,000 per episode in house. I would like to find the website with thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free


Yeah I guess I would listen to those on my commute.


Jon hamm taught erin from the office in his drama class


Interesting! So do you watch sports on tv?


Interesting! I wonder why it has not caught on in the US. Hey, the US got 3rd place in the FIFA world up in 1930.


I love sports and history. The united states got 3rd place in the first fifa world cup in 1930.


good question. ITs funny how The city which is set to host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final does not yet exist lol


I find it surprising that there are no economic gains for countires that host the world cup. But it must help to bring awareness of the place to the world.


Good point. did you know that the current champion is France. They beat Russia


Intersting, no I haven't really been paying attention. Hungary used to be a really good football team.


Yes they were. They only lost once between 1950 and 1956


More people should watch American Women's soccer!


I agree. America has never placed below third place in the world cup since women's world cup started in 1991. Interesting !


Hello there and good day. Have you heard about the Virginia women who are staging a political takeover?


Yeah I definitely agree with you. The US government does have a lot of power in Nevada they own 86% of the land there.


I bet it has something to do with Area 51!  What are your thoughts of celebrities and government?  In the midterms, Taylor Swift decided to finally get involved in politics and put herself out as being against Republican candidate Marsha Blackburn.  It backfired on her!!!!


Yeah I think celebrities have a voice but they should only use it to do good things. Taylor Swift has done a lot of controversial things like removing her music from Spotify.


I think too many celebrities (like the Kardashians) do not have any ideal what life is like in real America.  And others do their best to distance themselves into the elite.  Social media (right or wrong) gives them an instant and oversized voice.  And they often speak of things they are unknowledgeable about.  They would be better off sticking to what they are good at.  Taylor is an amazing artist, but she is not an average American living paycheck to paycheck!


Yeah I think they are living in their own little world. Kanye West is another example and he actually did a Saturday night live skit mocking himself for interrupting an award ceremony!


I like the way T.S. donated the proceeds of Wildest Dreams song to wildlife conservation and I hope she does more of that.  But wading into politics sullies her image.  What are your thoughts on the income tax?  I like the way Monaco has eliminated the income tax in 1869 because of sufficient revenue from other sources such as gaming.


Yeah Monaco seems like a really cool town for doing that. Did you know that Taylor Swift owns her own jet. It cost around $40 million.


I did not know that, but I am not surprised.  After all, she was the youngest artist to sign on with Sony/ATV Music.  It must be nice to grow up in a wealthy family who moved from Pennsylvania to Nashville TN when Taylor was 14 so she could pursue her music career.


Yeah she had a lot of resources to help her out. And it all paid off. She was the youngest album of the year Grammy winner ever.


She has had a lot of success and I do not begrudge her for that. At one point in time, she seemed "somewhat normal".  Now, she is a all-out celebrity; she even walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken!


I read something about it.  Its seems that Democratic women candidates are making inroads.


Wow that seems very extreme. She has definitely done well for herself. But it was nice talking with you goodbye.


Yet seems that way. A lot of powerful women to like Elaine Luria who is a retired naval commander.


What is unexpected in that a Democrat unseated a Republican in Hampton Roads.  Virginia use to be a divided state politically with the Democrats ruling urban Northern Virginia and Republicans dominating the southern more rural areas of the state.  That seems to be changing as well.


Oh wow that is very interesting yes like you say it is definitely changing. I bet you the Republican Party is scared or as some people call it... the Grand Old Party.


I am not sure what to make of it.  Politics has gotten so polarizing with the Democrats being pulled very hard left.  But considering Hillary Clinton was president of the Young Republicans in college, anything is possible.


Yeah that's a good point it is becoming so divided right now. The last time there was a president who wasn't a Republican or Democrat was back in 1853.


I am personally registered as an independent although you might say I lean Republican.  The party system has gotten out of hand.  Too get things passed, you have to support your party first and your constituents second.   I think government should be a function of the people (voters) and not the parties.


Wow that is very well put. Yeah I think there has to definitely be a balance between the principle of individual freedom and the idea of absolute state authority.


I am all for individual freedoms and the right to "pursue happiness".  The government should not be in the business of choosing winners and losers, like it did in 2008 when it bailed out big banks like J.P. Morgan.  Ironically, it was J.P. Morgan that bailed out the U.S. government in 1895.


I would find the lack of internet in some places a peacefulness I would look forward too at times.


True, but sometimes say there is a natural disaster in a rural area, communication can be difficult


Yeah. As a city guy, I can forget about the rural communities.


Yeah, especially places where the terrain is mountainous or hilly and it is hard for cell phone signals to reach


That's my blind spot. I guess I was thinking more about a nice vacation away from the hustle and bustle of the real world. How long do you think these balloons would last?


I cant imagine they would last more than a few weeks before they are blown away or deflate, even if they were up high


I wonder how long weather balloons last... I think those are pretty durable, right? Why not just build a tower?


I think the challenge of a tower is you have to go there and maintain it, as opposed to being able to just put something in the air


good point. I hope there is something they can do to help! Any ideas?


I think that eventually we will figure out a solution to connect most areas, but I wonder if trying to cover the whole planet is a good use of resources


Good how is the internet working for you today?


Good, what kind of internet do you have? I have DSL


I have the kind my internet provider gives me. It's comcast so... I really do not know. I do know the three lines are called a hamburger.


I have been thinking about how people get the internet when theyre in remote places -I know there are plans to expand the use of satellite internet


There's 3G on the peak of Mt Everest so I think it is working!


Yeah I dont know how that gets there if its satellite or something else. I read Google was using balloons to try to make broadband more accessible in remote areas.


That's innovative. I wonder if it will work. It may cause addiction from all the clicking though...


I think the problem with balloons is they are hard to keep up, so its makes it less reliable than satellites, which can cover large areas more easily


Demetri Martin wrote a palindrome poem with 224 words in it!


I wonder what it was about.  Do you listen to music?  Linkin Park's hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


I love linkin park. Do you listen to them?


I do every now and then.  I was impressed to learn they have the best selling album.


Me too. They toured when the album came out for like 340 days one year.


Cool!  So do you listen to vinyl lps or just digitals?


Just digitals. I do not care that much about music to buy LPs. I would scratch the records or break them... You?


Just digitals.  I'm not sure if an lp player is expensive or not since they are from back in the day.  For history sake I would like to hear one of those book albums from before 1948 that i've heard about.


Maybe Reel Big Fish could re-record their catalog on LPs...


Possibly.  Anything is possible.  I mean, a set of twins in japan released a rap album in 1992 when they were 100 years old.


I am good, and you?  Do you read poetry?  It has it start date back in prehistoric times you know.


I do not. I heard there is a poem that when read is depressing but when read backwards is inspiring. How cool!


That is really cool.  I wonder who wrote that and how they came up with it.


Someone much smarter than I. Kind of like the person who does the javanese alphabet. When recited in order, it forms a poem.


That's interesting, especially since i have no idea what country speaks javanese!  I do like the Epic of Gilgamesh, it was written in Sumerian.


Me neither. I do not know either of those languages. But to be fair, my english isn't the best either...


Are you familiar with the Homer epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey?  Ancient Greeks said poetry could be rhetoric, drama, song, and even comedy.


I read those in High School but I retained none of it. Edgar allan poe only got $9 for the raven


I've heard that before and I still can't believe it.  The Raven is read/studied in school and he only gets that for writing it?  What a shame.


Ohh, I see. I know him.  I do not know if he is still an active player.  Btw, do you know the quarterback Alex Smith of the  Redskin


yeah he is still active. That's why my favorite team is the new York giants because I'd love to be their quarterback. Yes Alex smith took so many ap test in high schoo,l he entered University as a junior. the quarterback received his bachelor's degree in two years and began working on a master's degree


Alex Smith is a brilliant person.  too bad he suffered a horrible injury recently


yes he is a great example for everyone in this country. do you think the nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements


I find this fact confusing because football is a violent game, and people assume women need to be protected more, which may or may not be true.


The juniperro Serra high school jv football team recorded a historically bad season in which they failed to win a game or even score touchdown yet they never attempted to start their backup quarterback.


I concur.  Also, there are only 11 minutes of gametime in a nfl game


oh yes i know that. i want to know more about this beautiful game. do you know the circular huddle used in todays american footballs was created by paul d. hubbard, a deaf quarterback. so the other team could not read his hand signals


That fact is very fascinating to know, and it is very effective while the game is playing


yes I know that so true. I really hope you watch a Eli manning game one day, he is a genius


Yes, football is my favorite sport. My favorite team is the new York giants, do you like football?


nice chatting with you.  Have a happy holiday


nice chatting with you too. have a great day with your family and have fun watching Monday night football


Did you know that circular huddle was created for a deaf quarterback so the other team could not read the quarterback's hand signals


No I didn't know, that is great information, thanks for sharing. Did you know the quarterback is usually the leader of the offensive team?


Yeah, they are the most important players of the team.  Did you know that Kellan Moor is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


really? i didn't know about it but thank for letting me know i like to know everything about football. do you know the NFL is one of the four major professional sports league in north America?


Yes, it is one of them, and it is the most favorite, according to the pool


yeah personally it is my favorite. I want to say something about my favorite quarterback, do you know that his first name is Elisha ?


who is it, and which team does he plays for


he is a quarterback from New York giants. he has a brother playing in the NFL too, his name is Peyton manning. Eli and Peyton manning father's was also a quarterback in the nfl he was great player


I have one thing to say to Transhumanists: You need to find yourself a girl!


Ha ha that is hilarious I agree. Apparently smoking near Apple computers make it a biohazard and voids the warranty.


Yeah, but smoking near a Russian computer that runs on water is no problem, because they have a built-in fire extinguisher!


Ha ha exactly right. Can you believe they were able to build that in 1936?


Hey, if you can build a computer out of Minecraft parts, anything is possible. Am I right?


Yes you're absolutely right. Even if it is just a 16-bit computer it is so impressive.


In this age of wonder, when we can send a person into space on a shuttle with a general purpose computer using only 1Mb ram, who knows what our supercomputers will do tomorrow?


I wonder that myself. Even telephones have come a long way. For example an iPhone has more computing power in the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent.


The pen is mightier than the sword, and the iPhone is mightier than a ICBM!  But despite this tech crazy existence, I still miss my rotary phone...


Was it reliable for you? Apparently 212 is the fastest number to dial that's why it's New York's area code.


Yes I love Disney. However I am not a part of the subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey Mouse's.


Yeah, but the best part was the anticipation you would get as you dialed... waiting for the next number....imagining who you were about to talk to...wondering if they would be home... Now a days it is wham bam hello China!  Hey, nice chatting with you!


Great chatting with you too I hope you have a fantastic day.


Good. I am in favor of hidden Mickey... Did you know that the conglomerate is HQ in Burbank, CA?


I guess I never knew that. It changed its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. I wonder what it was named before?


Well, it wasn't named Minerva.. Tat name is reserved for Minnie!


Oh I wondered what that was short for! Oh I see now they used to be called the Walt Disney studio and Walt Disney productions.


Makes sense, since the company was founded by the brothers Disney!


Exactly. They have come so far. It is the worlds largest independent media conglomerate in terms of revenue. Do you use your computer very often?


For reasons other than watching Disney movies and historical documentaries on Walt and Roy Disney?   Of course!


Awesome! There's a group of people that want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks. I find that odd.


Do you use Amazon? The first Amazon customer spent $28 and got a building named after him.


Yes I have- it's a series of bumps on a page that form letters and words. It's very interesting to learn.


It is interesting, and it was actually invented by a fifteen-year-old, his name was Louis Braille


Wow 15! That's impressive. I also liked the book The Hobbit, by Tolkien. He and CS Lewis, the author of the Lion the With and the Wardrobe used to have competitions where you would lose if you laughed while reading terrible poetry.


Yeah I heard that they would do that that's pretty funny! Do you like Game of Thrones by the way? Apparently he got started by writing monster stories that he would sell to neighborhood children for pennies


I've never seen an episode actually! I know I'm one of the very few haha.


Yeah it's really good you should check it out. What's interesting to me as well is that President Andrew Johnson never even learned how to read, his wife had to teach him


I definitely will one day. That is very interesting. Do you like to swim or follow competitive swimming? The US has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the world combined.


Wow that's impressive! And no I don't really follow swimming although I am surrounded by the Great Lakes because I live in Michigan LOL


We probably have all those awards because of Michael Phelps! Cornell University students have to pass a basic swimming test in order to graduate.


That's a really good idea actually! I think everyone should know how to swim. There is a swimsuit that is so good that it was banned from the Olympics, that sounds amazing


It is pretty cool. I used to spend a lot on Amazon but now I mostly just buy stuff at Best Buy because they will price match Amazon and they all have sales tax now


Agreed. And that must be some fancy swimsuit!


Yep I want to try it on! Maybe it will help me to get better at swimming haha, it's funny how Tim Duncan was originally a swimmer but then later became a basketball player


I didn't know that! But what I like about Amazon is that they have a contact with USPS to deliver Sundays.


Yes I love that about them. I also love that they created their own font, I read a lot of books on their tablet and the bookerly font helps me to read the books more easily


Very true! Did you know that Amazon warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their shift?


No I didn't know that that's a lot of exercise! Have you ever seen the arrow logo on the Amazon logo? Apparently it goes from the letters a to z because they carry everything from a to z


I actually looked that up because I had wondered myself what it represented. Speaking of reading on the Amazon tablet, there's a record for speed reading held by Anne Jones. She can read 4700 words/minute!


That's very impressive! Do you ever read by the way? I know that I tried to speed read and I couldn't ever retain information


Yes I enjoy reading very much. I can't really speed read either, unless it's a short article. I'm not really into sci-fi but I heard that Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of 3/5 military branches.


Yeah that's very shocking. Especially because I saw the movie and is not pro-military, have you ever heard of the blind reading language called Braille by the way


Yeah. Did you know in Japan baseball is a very popular sport?


Yes so popular they don't believe how it is a pastime here


I watch it quite a bit actually. And you?


Me too. Did you ever watch the Simpsons?


Yes and there is an episode where Bart does not appear.


Yeah and strangely enough he is not even mentioned in it


Yeah weird. Did you ever watch Thomas the Tank?


I have, I hear Alec Baldwin did the voice for 52 episodes


Yeah and so did Ringo Starr and George Carlin


Yes I sure do. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


well technically they can play if the team needs them


Yeah. DO you know what kickball is also called in Canada


Yes. DO you know who used to do the schedule for MLB games?


Yes that was a couple and they scheduled 2430 games each year


Yeah that is a lot, all 2430 games each year is a lot


That sure is. Did you hear a guy made a fortune from some old cards?


Yeah that was the one who found his grandfather's cards in the attic and made 3 million from them


I like it and same, havent attenged a presentation, well ballet dancers spend a fortune on shoes


Yeah I think I read that they can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week!


Yeah lots and lots of shoes, that would break my finances lol


Yeah that is way too many a week, I wonder how much a pair costs?


They must be expensive but I have no idea about that, babies love to dance, and love music


I think I heard that babies start to move instinctively to hearing music being played.


Yeah they also smile more when they hear the beat, Tupac was a ballet dancer


He was really talented.  I wonder if there is a YouTube video of him dancing ballet out there?


That must be really funny, I had him as a really tough guy, maybe his friends teased him all the time because of it


Yeah I'm sure there were some people who wouldn't let him forget about it.


Hello there, I do like to, but I'm not very good at it, how about you?


I do like to dance I hear Bruce Lee was a great dancer, he even won a championship


I think I heard he was too.  It makes sense though, he could move around very well.


Yeah, martial arts and dancing seem like a great combo, I like that


Yeah I think they go hand in hand with controlled movements of the body.


Michael Jackson was another great dancer, he even has a patented move


Yeah he sure was, I think he was one of the best.  And that is interesting, I don't blame him though.


I do like it, but I have never actually attended a live performance.  How about you?


Hey how's it going. I think animals are so fascinating and I love learning about them. Did you know there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth?


Yes perhaps. I like how some countries protect animals. Scotland even protects fantasy animals like the Loch Ness monster.


That is funny, but more seriously Germany gave constitutional  right to animals, do you think they went too far ?


I think animal should be protected but I think it's kind of funny that they were given rights. That happened a while back in 2002 I wonder if anything has changed since?


Maybe they when back to when animals had no rights because it created too much drama, do you like dramas ?


Yeah I love dramas! Aristotles Poetics were actually the earliest work of dramatic theory.


Humans like to listen to stories, you can even listen to old radio dramas on the web, have you ever listened to one ?


Oh nice. I never have but it sounds like there are thousands to choose from!


There are really good and relaxing, it is less engaging for the eyes than watching a drama on TV.


Yeah and perhaps more stimulating. Michael Caine became a drama actor to get close with all the pretty girls!


Jon Hamm taught drama in high school, I hope it was not because of the pretty girls.


That is how many zeroes ? Does it count insects ?


Haha maybe it was too. He taught Ellie Kemper who acted in The Office-a great show! Well it was great talking with you today! Hope you have a good rest of your day.


I don't believe it counts insects. But yes a lot of zeros. Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described.


By definition animal are multi cellular and eukaryotic, so it includes insects.  I just remember. Which is your favorite animal ?


Oh nice good call. I love wolves. I would like to know more about them. Apparently the study of animals is called zoology.


And they have a long history, there are animals on earth since 542 million year ago.


That is amazing. They are of all shapes and sizes to ranging in length from 8.5 millionth of a meter to 33.6 m.


Yeah, Whenever I have hiccups, I think about the fact that is from the time that animals had lungs and gills.


Yeah pick ups are so annoying. I wonder when evolution will finally released their hold on us LOL.


Hello, are you a music fan? I love Linkin Park, and their "Hybrid Theory" album is still the best selling of this century.


I would love it too. Jupiter has radio storms that can be picked up with am radio, how cool would it be to hear alien lifeform on that?


Well if by chance we did get contacted from an alien source at some point it would probably be with radio frequency, but I think if a species travels millions of light years just to contact earth we might be in trouble of an attack.


There is a station in Finland that broadcasts entirely in latin, maybe they can help us out.


I dont know, I doubt if we are contacted by aliens they will speak anything close to any of our languages.


I have a feeling they are more advanced than we are. I bet they still refer to Pluto as a planet.


I find is very silly that we no longer consider it a planet, It seems like we are always finding out new things about the planets in our immediate solar system, we will get to mars very soon I think.


Some of the larger moons were  considered planets at one time.


I feel like when we do get to mars, we may find signs of former life on that planet.


Elon Musk is doing his best to find out, lol.  I think the moon Juno is interesting, and maybe hold life.


We can only hope, it would be amazing if that happened in our lifetimes. Any way good chat.


Yeah I love Linkin Park as well, its just too bad Chester is dead now so even if they make more music is definitely wont be the same.


Have you ever heard of the band Reel Big Fish?


He was great. Dark Side of the Moon is a great album as well, and one of the best selling in 2014. Guess a new generation is growing up to love Floyd.


Well I don't see how anyone can not like Pink Floyd! I also like Nwa's music, mostly Ice Cube, And I also loved the movie.


I love NWA. The Rock Hall had an exhibit on them a few years ago. It was insteresting. I still would love to hear the rap album of the twins in Japan, they are 100


Yeah too bad none of that music is on the radio anymore, radio has really declined in the last 10 years.


Maybe. If Jupiter's moon orbited the sun, it would be a planet.


Yeah and Venus does not tilt so it has no seasons, I wouldn't might having that here on our planet, maybe then my allergies wouldn't sky rocket when the warm weather hits.


Maybe, mine would be better also. I like that Uranus is so different, that it rolls instead of spins.


Yeah I would love if signs of life could be found in my lifetime, but i doubt that happens.


Hello, Do you know There are at least 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe?


Of course, The mere fact that we live in a universe boggles my mind every once in a while.


Some researchers even belive that our universe could be living inside a of a black hole. How weird is that?


Yes, I I've heard A new theory posited by a group of physicists presents the possibility that our universe is nestled inside a black hole.


Before this article, I had not heard that. Had you?


I do not know completely. I've shared some of the things I've heard.


There is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that has been theorized to be a link to a parallel universe.


That's nice. Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.


Did you ever see the show 3rd rock from the sun?


I have not seen so far. Have you ever seen?


Yes, I have seen it. It was funny. From the 90s...


I did not know that. Have you read the book mentioned in my article, "Origin Story"?


Wow! it's amazing, Can you say a little about the experience?


It was an average TV show about the earth and being the third planet from the sun, like your post mentioned. Just thought it was intersecting.


That's what mine was about too. The title can be a little misleading. Are you interested in this topic??


Of course I am interested, Please explain me.


Is this something you know a lot about? I really do not get too interested in the universe and that topic. It either goes above my head or bores me. I want to read that book to see if it changes anything in me. What about you?


I am very interested in knowing the universe. But it knows little about it.


Well, I read the universe tends to be opaque.


Hello, Do you enjoy reading? I do and find it relaxing.


Have you read much of the famous Edgar Allan Poe?  He wrote the oldest example of a cyborg!


Yeah Poe was a crazy dude.   Some people dont like fan fiction however - George Martin says it is copyright infringement


Really, that's interesting. Wiki ranks fictional characters according to their powers!


That is pretty cool - sort of like the pokemon app on your phone!


Yeah, Do you like horror films? Good to know you can burn calories while watching! lol


Yes that is part of my new diet plan!   Back in the 1950's a judge tried to ban a sci fi comic because it featured a black character.  How dumb is that?


That's unbelievable, upsetting! Yes, I guess you can add that extra butter on your popcorn while watching horror.


I know I always try to check out a horror flick before going to see abstract art - it always seems to help me enjoy it more


I heard that it helps. Who knew? Can you tell what the waterphone sounds like?


It makes those creep metallic noises in horror flicks -  its very weird sounding


I love reading - I do it every night before I go to bed!  It requires creativity and I love it


I can see why any child would be upset in Bambi when his mother dies!  Stephen King considers it his first horror movie. Good chat!!


I do too! Do you enjoy fiction?  It uses imagination!


Yes I love reading but cannot do speed reading like Anne Jones - 4700 words a minute!


Yes, I know she is unreal! Do you know how they measure that? They don't have to understand what they're reading?


I think they do understand it!  But at least there is no moral panic these days about reading like there was in the 18th century!


I would like to see her do it!  Yeah, the panic of spread of reading novels!


As opposed to other books like Ender's Game which was suggested reading for the marines


Yes, I heard there was a movie also. Did you know Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction?


I did!  Of Hercules and Oedipus!  That is awesome!


Hi there. Government is so important and I am so glad we have a democracy here in the USA!


Lol yes I wonder why he got the nickname banana? Apparently the presidents guest house is larger than the White House. I wonder why that is?


I guess they have more guest. It must be huge though, the White House is really big.


Yes my thoughts exactly. In 1805, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice President. Thoughts on this law?


I wonder if it would have caused them to work more closely together than have disdain for each other and mud slinging.


That's a great question. I do not think Clinton and Trump would've been a good combo. But that's just my opinion. I just tell myself we are lucky that we don't have a dictator.


Yeah I don't think that would go over so well either.


Yes we definitely agree on that! I think it's fascinating learning about other countries too such as the relationship between Japan and China. Their prime ministers seem to get along.


I like how Japan's Prime Minister sends a silver cup to people when they turn 100.


I didn't know that but that is a nice gesture. I wish our president did that but maybe not enough people in our country live to be 100 because of the obesity problem in our country. Well I enjoyed chatting with you.


I've heard so many people there are turning 100 that they had to find a way to make cheaper cups. It was nice chatting with you too!


I am too. I just wish our government could sometimes be as sincere as Norway's government. They donated $1 Billion to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


I also didn't know that Bellatrix in Harry Potter is the granddaughter of the UK Prime Minister! Have a good day!


I totally agree with you. They are too busy trying to destroy WikiLeaks.


Wikileaks was too keen on it and actually published their plans. I guess that didn't work out too well.


Yes that is pretty funny actually. Did you hear about the man in France who impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel tower? I want to know more about that!


I do too, like who would be dumb enough to buy it?


Good question. Into 2006, the US passed legislation that would protect the government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva conventions.


That's pretty fishy to me. Kind of like how 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the U.S. Government.


Yeah what do they need that land for? Maybe it's something regarding the president? He is the head of state after all.


It could be that. Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana? I guess having a president with a fruit nickname is kind of common.


Hello, do you know the GOP stands for grand old party?


I think a lot of people switched to Republicans due to the conservatism stance of Democrats.


Yeah, that is a valid reason, what do you think of our current government


I am unsure...I think there is a lot of unrest and controversy that is for sure.


A lot of controversy I agree, well there are other goverments that have it worse, like the Chinese goverment, they tend to censor everything


Wikileaks said the government is trying to destroy them.


They did? I think its funny how they expose the goverments plan to destroy them lol,


I like the norwegian government, they donate a billion to save the rain forest.


Thats a lot of money!! seems like the Norwegian government really cares about the environment,


Our government should bring back the beatles song come together again and unite!


It should, you know the US government actually publishes the names of those who renounce to their citizenship!


No, didn't know that, that's like an abbreviation of the Republican party right?


The goverment has also shut down 17 times  in the past 37 years, this year was terrible though, nice chat!


Yeah after the American Revolutions major ideology.


It was founded by anti slavery activist right? do you consider yourself a Republican?


I consider myself independent because I think both sides have good points.


I consider myself a republican but its good to have several points of view


Yeah, I vote both candidates depending on their stances haha.


Did you like Richard Nixon? he was the only president to propuse a minimum income law


He was before my time, but I would have supported that and still do!


I think that was a great thing, yeah, I would support that as well, Hillary Clinton used to be a Republican


That sounds like quite a bit. it is ok in some places, but maybe where water is scarce, it is not ideal.


This is just the average for American golf courses. I read somewhere that a golf course in Dubai requires 4,000,000 gallons of water per day to maintain.


That is insane. in a desert country? it seems excessive, but i guess that the rich have the money for that kind of hobby.


I agree. Do you know any famous baseball player that is also a very famous golfer?


Is this a recent player? i know that a lot of them play gofl.


No this baseball player was back in the 1920s.


The babe? Did he play golf? He could hit a ball pretty fall.


You guessed it correctly. Babe Ruth, he was a fantastic baseball player and at one point America's most famous golfer.


That is amazing. he was a big fellow though. i bet he could drive it pretty far. Anyway, great chat!


Yes he was. It was nice chatting with you as well. Have a nice night!!!


I'm doing very well, thanks. I love sports


do you like golf? i have never played golf.


I love golf. Its a great sport where individual players hit balls with clubs into a series of holes on a golf course in as few strokes as possible.


I never played because it looked expensive. How long have you played?


I have been playing for about 10 years now and another thing I wanted to mention that the golf course consists of 18 holes but if you play the game for fun its usually 9 holes.


Ok, but doesnt it cost a lot for the equipment and the greens fees and stuff?


Well that depends on the equipment you buy and also where you play.


I guess i would want the cheapest stuff. i played sports with minimal equipment growing up.


The gold course requires a lot of water to maintain about 312,000 gallons in fact per day.


yea and they also need to leave mid meal if they walk in


Yeah too bad it is still around. DO you like Brady?


I love him he is so good. He is popular but his wife seems to be more popular


Yes and she also makes double what he makes


Yeah. He is listed in the injury report every week by coach Belichick


Yeah. The guy has never had a strawberry in his life


Yeah strange but I guess he could also be allergic to them


Yeah that could be. He has either won or lost the super bowl with the patriots by 3 or 4 points


Yeah. Prior to 2007 he never threw 30 touchdown passes


Yeah and then had 50 after that. Nice chat tonight


Yes I do. Did you know that women can play too?


Yes there is no rule against them playing in there so they are good to try


Yes and if they quality then they will join the rest of the team


Yeah. Switching topics, the average gameplay is only 11 minutes.


I know and yet we are glued to the TV for hours during games


I know. Engineers make more than footballers too over the lifetime


Well they also have longer careers so maybe that helps a bit there


True good point. Did you hear of that rule for Saints cheerleaders?


Yes they are not allowed to eat in the same place as the players


Nice that would be awesome, I was supposed to see Dave but all my friends backed out! Even had the tickets


Oh no!!! I went back in 2008 0r 06 and we took a bus. It was so much fun until we parked next to another bus, filled with high schoolers and frat boys. I did make friends quickly though. The HSers were asking for a stern talking to though.


That makes me happy I didn't go there, I was in college though. Did you ever see creed in concert?


lol that must have been a terrible concert, i think 4 people sued them. I never saw them


Scott Stapp got stupid drunk back stage, did 15 minutes of music (poorly), passed out on stage and then called it performance art.


no way! I need to youtube this lol. Do you like to dance?


me too, i need some liquid confidence to get me going lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


I used to but am too old and chlostrophobic (sp?).


Me too, I tend to stay in the back and jam out to the concerts. Go to anyone good?


I usually go to small shows at local places. I just saw a johnny cash tribute band and they jammed! You?


nice that is awesome lol. I went to Linkin Park back in 2001, they had 324 concerts that year!


That's a lot of shows! Didn't they have the top album that year?


Yep Hybrid Theory, it was so good. It is like the ramones kind playing 2263 concerts over 20 straight years


That's a lot of shows. Almost too many. Did you ever see the Ramones live?


Right, I never did, but wish I did. You?


No. The best Ihave is seeing Dave Matthews in a small venue in 1994. Then they hit it big and I was surrounded by frat boys and knew my time at concerts were limited.


I know Brady can occasionally blow it but he didn't for me.  I'm a Chiefs fan...


Didn't know that either... I thought it was because they couldn't hear.  QB's have to scream to be heard in most stadiums.  Some QBs are smart like Alex Smith who got a bachelors in 2 years.


That's surprising, it seems like the focus on athletes isn't about school but rather heavy emphasis on sports so to see him go on to get his master's degree, is very surprising to me.


I agree but some are both jocks and academics.  I wonder if Brady was?  I do admire him he's seen hard times like to 41-33 loss to the Eagles.


I definitely think that his leadership and tenacity and the so called "Patriot Way" can really shape people and lead them to their championships but his wife makes more than double Brady's salary! I thought she was retired!


What doe she do?  I wonder if she makes more the Belichick?  He's the winningest coach in the NFL for the postseason.


She's a super model, whatever that means. Belichick is a great coach, they make such a great duo. Can't wait to seem them play next weekend.


She sounds super expensive... Yep, they seem to work together.  I think they'll win.  The Rams, unlike to Eagles, won't rattle the Pat's.


Seriously! I hope so, I mean he has won five Super Bowls! That's a great stat!


It's times like these that I feel for the Browns who haven't won a playoff since 1995. Wow.


It's been that long?! I had no idea! Wasn't their coach Belichick back then?


Even as a Chiefs fan, do you think that Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time, has he is commonly referred to.


Don't know but that has to be one sad dog pound... I do know that only the Bills have as  many Super Bowl losses.


Now, that's a stat I think no one wants to have haha. Any player you like in particular or don't like? There must be a reason for all those losses, but they did make it to the super bowl which is no easy feat.


Yep.  Stage fright?  Don't know... Brady didn't throw 30 TD passes in a season until 2007. The he went to 50.  Go figure...


Ooh, that's actually a very good reason and with great stats to back it up! Not only that, you're going against the best of the best, so it could be immensely intimidating.


Yep.  I think Brady's a late bloomer.  He's an inspiration to old guys like me.


Haha, he is an inspiration but also intimidating when I reflect on my countable accomplishments


Yes, and he's married to a high earning model!  Some guys have all the luck.


and he's also quite handsome, I might add


Yeah, rub it in... Hee.  Nice talking with you!


He's one of the best for sure.  I go back to Johnny Unitas as a kid so that's a tough call.   All kinds of variables like Kellan Moore being left-handed.


Apparently, Kellan Moore is the only left-handed quarterback in the NFL, I wonder if the defensive plays factor in that fact and are adjusted.


Probably, maybe its like baseball and pitchers and batters play R/L-handedness.  Speaking of Brady, I didn't know he played at U of Michigan.


Yeah, could be to the team's advantage. Yeah, I didn't know that, did Brady play at UMich on a scholarship?


Probably... He was a 6th round draft pick in 2000.  I do like Boston but I'm not sure I've ever been to Foxborough where the Pat's play.


Me neither but the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough seems like a giant stadium. Have you ever seen a live professional football game?


Yes, the Falcons and the Chiefs.  I like college better, like Georgia Tech.  They could use a Brady QB however...


Haha, I agree, I really enjoy going to college football games. Although I never knew that the huddle was created by a deaf quarterback so other teams could not read his hand signals.


That is what I am thinking lol. You would think it would take one idiot to ruin it for everyone lol.


right lol. I love Polo shirts. There were made by rene "the crocodile" lacoste


That is awesome, i love those shirts. Quite expensive though. Do you own a favorite shirt?


All of my button down shirts are my favorite


right I like that once a style sits in with someone, it makes them feel more comfortable. Did you hear about the cultural revolution gang in china


Thats too funny how they involved layering as many shirts as you could and popping their collars


Right, they started that trend lol. I remember when that got hot in high school, thank god i never did it!


Do you wear jeans ? I love my Levi's, but I also love my true religion jeans .


I wear them sometimes, I like sweat pants as my choice. Did you hear how old navy markets jeans?


Yes with a 41" waist as 36". I wonder how many people returned them for the wrong size lol


Yes I have a old cadillac that was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe


That is what I am thinking too lol! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your sunday!


me too, I love it. I never knew that. I like Cadillac, it rolls off the tongue better lol


lol. I do love the 1908 Model T. I wish I had the original


Right, that would be worth so much money right now. Did that car have a wooden trunk?


I believe so as all the old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


That is how the word trunk came into play I think. I wonder if people broke into those easily


Very easy to break into. Did you know that in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers ?


That is awesome, but I bet so dangerous. They must have a lot of car jackings there. What do you think of it


Well I hope it is not designed to be near the gas tank.


Hello, did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JKF, Jefferson, and Washington.


That is pretty cool. I would love to hear Jupiter from here on Earth.


In Canada, they must play 40% of Canadian music on the radio.


That's fair, no one has to listen to it they just have to play it.


Soldiers in WWII made radios using pencils and razorblades.


Wow, that's really creative. I wonder how well that works.


They use those as a diode apparently. I bet it boosted morale for the troops.


Yeah, that's a good distraction from war.


I agree. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of dramas from free.


I wonder if they're any good.  They still have a radio show broadcast in classic Latin.


No, that's interesting.  I thought Trump would be up there.


I bet Trump would be on that list. I have feeling it's an outdated list.


I heard the president's guest house is larger than the white house.


That's pretty amazing. I have heard that as well.


Not too sure to be honest. The first president of Zimbabwe was called president Banana.


That's a funny name, I heard the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office.  He must have a lot of time on his hands.


That's pretty funny. Can you imagine if Trump was a pop artist too?


I'm surprised he hasn't released one. I heard you can pickup radio waves from Jupiter on an AM radio.


Can you imagine the movie Speed on that bus!!!! Holy smokes!


Ha ha, yes that would change that movie quite a bit. Back to Iceland, most don't have cars and travel between towns by flight!


Really. Seems a little overkill but what do I know... I want to go there and see the northern lights some day.


That would be a beautiful sight. Off topic but how do you feel about sharks?


They are very interesting. Did you know that they don't have rib cages?


Really? I think they are all cariledge, no?


I've heard that is the case but I don't know if they are completely devoid of bones or not. I'm sure it's some kind of evolutionary trait because they evolved before dinosaurs and trees.


I wouldn't mind it. My back is usually hurting so I could use some back relief!


Mine too! People don't realize that sharks can be super helpful to people also. They have rescued sailors.


I am good, thank you. I enjoy travel. Do you?


I didn't know that! Thats cool. Nice chatting with you!


I do but I am a worrying traveler. Where is the best place you have been to?


I have not been out of the country but several places in the country. I like Chicago a lot. Did you know that all of Japans highways are tolls?


That's gotta be expensive! What's the best place in Chicago? Where should I go when I visit?


I like the Natural History Museum and Millennium Park. Lou Malnati's has amazing pizza. It is very expensive to travel in Japan. It costs more than $300 to travel across the country.


That's a lot. I cannot imagine having to pay that in tolls. I do like Lou's pizza. Have you been to Wrigley field? I should ask first if you are a baseball fan...


I have not. We did stop outside of Soldier field but didn't get to go in. Did you know that Iceland has no public rail service?


That's odd. Soldier field is just ok. The Shedd is really good though. Where else, besides chicago do you like going?


I enjoyed the mountains of Tennessee. They are beautiful. We got a cabin with an amazing view. I would go to a lot more places if you could get there faster. The Dutch are working on that. They are creating a commuter bus that goes 160MPH. That would be great.


Hello, How are you tonight? Do you watch Television?


Ha, ha, ha, A doof, I love that!! very funny!! Yes we do....


One dude that is not a doof is the emperor of Japan. He is a scientist and still publishes papers!  Why can't more world leaders be scientists?


I don't know, its a good idea though. What do you think of Elon Musk?


In an age where scientists can engineer an animate GIF of a galloping  horse into the DNA of a microbe, it seems the stars are not too far aways anymore, and Musk wants to take us there...


I have not had the pleasure of a ride...yet.   Is it legal to own one in Boulder, CO?  It is not legal to own pets there...


That's right you may be their guardian. Better to be responsible than to own. I like that idea!! Love my pets!!


My pets own me. They allow me to feed them, play with them, etc. But if I do not keep up my duties, they make me pay for it!  I don' know how Teddy Roosevelt could mange 20 pets!


I know, he really loved them. You must have cats, they own you. Both my dogs and cat are demanding. I spoil them to bits.


In Japan, there are more pets than children...  And they have a genius as an Emperor... they must know something we don't!


Occasionally. But all that is ever on is Pokemon!


Ha, ha, ha, could be!! That's funny.  I wonder if this Emperor has one of those chips in his head that gives you an IQ of 200? Great Chat!!


Well, at least we have more pet tigers in the US than are wild in Asia. Nice chatting1


lol, not surprised with 750 episodes 16 years worth! omg


Right?  I thought Shakespeare was prolific... One show we don't have to worry will be clogging the airwaves is the UK version of That 70s Show!


Yeah, I think it only had 10 episodes before it was cancelled!!


Shame though... I thought it might rival Thomas the Tank Engine. That show had three different narrators over the years. Can you name them?


Yes, two are my favorites, Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin, that's a lot of episodes too!


Simpsons sure cranked out a ton of episode too!  And, surprisingly, there is only one episode where Bart is neither mentioned or shown. I would love to see his contract!


True, lol... Yeah, I think in 400 episodes he had 188 jobs! I would like to see that one show.


That Homer sure is a doof!  But we love watching him screw up don't we?


Yeah pretty cool, I wonder how many listeners they have though


I do sometimes, there is a free website for them. DO you like pop music?


I sure do. Even north Korea has a pop band which is super famous there


Yes. Did you know that pop music is becoming more homogenous over time?


Yes it seems so. THe president of Indonesia is a pop singer too


Yes and he has released three albums since he has taken over the office


Nice. Even Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80s


Wow cool. DO you know which song is the catchiest according to science?


Yes that is We are the champions, I agree too with them


I do. Did you know you can catch Jupiter's storms in the AM radio?


Yeah and it is so popular too. Nice chatting today.


Cool. DO you ever listen to Canadian radios?


Sometimes, they play a ton of Canadian music though during the day


Yes but that is because they are required by law to play 40% canadian music


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


Yes they used pencils and razorblades, pretty inventive


Yesh I know and I wonder what kind of information they caught in those


Yes me too. Do you speak any latin at all?


I do not but there is a radio station that plays their news in latin in Finland


There have been many great QB like Tom Brady or Kellan Moore


The lefty....  Some people call TB a system QB and being tied to Bilichek, but what he's done/doing is unbelievable!


True. Also a dream pair for any QB must be green ellis. he still hasn't fumbled his entire career


I remember they used to call him the Law Firm because the structure of his name looked like one "Benjarvis Green & Ellis...


I don't know why or how I remember those things, I find trivial things like that fascinating and they stick in my brain.


Then here is another interesting trivia. The eagles football team had a temporary court in their stadium due to their fan's bad behavior. Imagine how bad it must have been


Not sure where you are geographically, but the bad behavior by Philly sports fans is legendary.  They boo'd Santa Claus!  So, the fact that they have a court and jail in their stadium is not surprising at all!


Well obvious I'm very far away lol. In any case, thanks for the humorous chat.


Good morning!  Yes, I am a sports fan, Baseball first but follow most of the majors and minors.  You?


I also enjoy baseball, but I tend to focus more on football and the nfl


Certainly was a strange NFL season that ended in a familiar way...  Love or hate them, the Patriots are the best we've seen in a while


I mean people consider them the lannisters of nfl


Nice GOT reference!  College Football almost ended in the same fashion with Bama almost pulling it out.  ND should not have been in the dance in my humble opinion


Do you follow any specific players or position?


It usually depends on my Fantasy Team in any given year.  I don't have a favorite team or player per se, but I do enjoy the sport and players as a whole and love good, competitive games.


I personally enjoy looking at the quarterbacks since they lead the offensive on any team


Yes - QB is the most important position out there, and if a team doesn't have a good one, they don't have much chance of having any success.  The position sure has evolved over the last decade or so


yea, it was so great! I was into pokemon too, there is 750 episdoes to watch


They have been on the air for about 16 years.  Pretty crazy.  I play the iphone game, but missed the rest of the craze.


I used to watch so many as a kid and had all the pokemon cards, they made a comeback but im too old now for those


They are like first editions, might be worth something if you still have them.


some were, I will have to check them out. It was like 22 years ago i think


It was the verbatim remake of That 70s show in the UK... it didnt fare too well.


I heard that, it only lasted like 10 episodes! Good chatting with you!


I am a fan of the OG Nintendo, you know the one with Duck Hunt


I love it too! Do you know there is only 54 colors on it


That is sort of surprising.  I guess I remember it being really colorful looking as a kid.


For sure, I can't imagine how many new consoles have in them. They just stopped making nintendos in japan in 2003


Have you seen the rerelease that is all digital?  It is really cool.  All of the iconic games.


I have, I still need to get mine. I got the sega one and it wasn't the same. Do you watch TV?


I do every now and again, when ever I travel since I cut cable.  I always loved the Simpsons, family guy, and American dad.


Me too, I like south park too. They had a funny family guy simpsons episode


I heard they got flowers from the Simpsons crew for that one.


No, I always think there will be that huge division.  There are so many polarizing topics.


What about the x-factor, the internet, and its power in the 21st century? Good? Bad?


The internet is a wonderful resource, it helps us out so much.  Information is so accessible.


True. But misinformation is power-full, too. Do you think the role of the president has changed in, say, the last 25 years?


I do.  I think in the past they have taken a bigger leadership roll.  I think now their power is somewhat limited.


Interesting. Think in the past that many US presidents understood they headed only 1 branch of fed. gov't. Relied less on exec. powers, mostly. Could be wrong...


I think they lead their branch better, I feel now our president tries to control everything, but in actuality ends up controlling nothing well.


Well said. Still glad about our electoral system. In my state, it is well-run, w/lots of observers at the polls, when I worked them. In the US, even our astronauts can vote from space!


I live in the state that always manages to mess things up, Florida.


Ah, yes, Florida! Heard that, next door, in AL, about 34% of black male population has perm. lost right to vote. Felony arrests? Incarceration, I wonder?


Sad. Some GOP officials want to restrict voting even further, I've heard.


That is crazy.  They likely want to take away votes from those who vote against them


Could be. Odd, that the GOP was once a strong anti-slavery party...


It is odd.  Anyway, I must get going!  Have a great day!


I try, sometimes it gets very negative.  I always vote, it is so important.


Agree. Did you know that, in ancient Athens, a lottery was held to select officials. Apparently, they were afraid that, otherwise, a "ruling family" would take over.


Yes, me too. Lots of ruling families throughout history! Like our election system, mostly. Not sure how we limit the negative stuff today, though...?


I dont know, first step take away all of their twitter accounts?


Great idea. Eliminate the "talking heads"! Wonder what, say, Washington or Jefferson would say?


They would likely be surprised in the direction the country has gone.  Some of how people choose to interpret things today


I'll bet. Of course, money did help buy them power, and some of that $$$ came from slave ownership. Ever think we're heading toward a one-party state?


Interesting! What kind of dogs do you like?


I like small dogs, big dogs are high maintenance and scare others, what about you?


Yeah I love a little dog, especially one in a little sweater or a shirt! I've even seen one in a polo shirt. The polo shirt was actually invented for tennis, not polo!


Really always thought it was a polo things, shirts are part of our culture and I guess polo shirts are a classic now


Yeah, they were invented for tennis player Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste. Another shirt I like is the Hawaiian shirt. Have yet to see one on a dog. That's the official business attire in Hawaii.


Oh so Lacoste was the inventor, thats really interesting, did you hear about Bill Mays funeral?


Apparently the pallbearers wore Blue shirts in his funeral and also khaki pants.


That is kind of cool. Speaking of cool, do you think Ugg boots are cool? They were invented by surfers to keep their feet warm after getting out of the water.


I do wear them specially in the winter or when it rains I like to wear sport shoes better but boots can be comfy.


Yeah, I like them too. I have cozy sweater looking ones for the house. It's getting hot where I am already but we were blessed with another cool day. I'm going to go enjoy the evening, have a good one!


I like them though I don't have one. Dogs and elephants are the only animals that can naturally understand pointing.


They are? I guess both are really smart dogs can also see color so thats something.


Interesting. Always thought they were color blind. Google also prefers dogs to cats, so much that it is in their code of conduct.


And that's why I love Google, that and also the fact that Google has saved my life many times lol


I feel bad for stray dogs sometimes. Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for them if you recycle plastic bottles.


I guess those vending machines make a lot of doggies happy and also they help keep the streets clean. Its a win win situation I guess


yeah I think you're right. Another good cause is doggy blood drives. However not sure how the dogs feel about that since they can't consent. Haha.


There are 12 different types of bloods in dogs, how interesting is that


haha! yes they shoudl steal that idea from Korea and use that to heal their political wounds!


I wonder if that would be a best selling album, like Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory?


haha I bet it would! I bet itd be bigger than that Japanese twin album they released back in 1992 as well


And if they screw up, they can just rerecord like Reel Big Fish!


haha good point, I do like Pink floyd its good to know that they still have a best selling album even today


Yeah. I find them to be brilliant. Like NWA's straight outta compton which went platinum without major air play or a tour.


ya thats impressive, did you ever play the NES as a kid though?


I did, crazy to think they only stopped making them back in 2003


Yeah, I feel like they have been gone for a long time. Do you play any other systems?


I like it. I usually listen when I am at the gym What about you?


well I play the Nintendo switch right now, it definitely ahs a lot more than the 54 colors that the NES had haha


HAHA. I played contra on the throwback and it was terrible looking. Nice chatting with you!


ya I like it, its crazy that Tupacs music is in the library of congress right now though


Yeah. I had no idea he was that impactful!  Did you know?


no I didn't know that, also didn't know busta rhymes did a voice in the Rugrats movie haha


I did know that. I love looking up the voice artists of cartoons. I am a nerd like that! Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist. What a failure!


haha ya, its funny he sounds like a nerd his favorite superhero was spiderman too


That's just a great choice for a superhero.... At least he doesn't deliver everyday communication in rap. A michigan judge did that...


ya that judge had too much timer on her hands, would you ever watch a compliment battle?


It depends on who it doing it. If it is Trump vs. Hilary, absolutely!


I wonder how long it would run if you played them back to back, would have to be weeks, or maybe even months.  I like the older ones to the more than the newer ones


I seem to read a lot more now that I have gotten older.  I really enjoy sci fi such as Ender's Game


I have the same issue with reading as television, forever being daddy taxi to get time to sit and read.  Like I said, I used to work in a book store, you were kind of expected to be a reader to work there.


I minored in English in college so I developed a fondness for different types of books


I've been through phases of reading.  I had a Russian phase, a non-fiction phase, a Dickens phase.  Currently, when I have time, I'm working my way through all the books of a Terry Pratchett.  I think there are about 50.


I currently devide my reading betwen sci fi and non-fiction.  I like to alternate.


I really should read Pelecanos, DC was my old home town, all his books were set there and in Baltimore.  People that I know who have read him really like his stuff.


Well if the quality of his novels are anything like the shows he writes for, than I imagine the books will be very good


What I really need to do is put some books in the car, then I can read while I'm waiting for the kids.


There you go.  Multitasking.  Or read at stoplights


I am familiar with some of his work.  The Wire is one of the best shows I have ever seen.


I'm looking forward to the day of the self driving cars, then I can do whatever I want in the car.


There are a few of them out now, but it will be a while before they are commonplace


I used to live in DC and work in a book store when his books were first coming out, he was very popular, in a local way


I know him more for his work in TV as oppossed to his novels.  He also wrote a show called 'Treme about New Orleans that was very good.


I remember when the Wire was on, everyone was talking about it but I didn't have HBO at the time.  I saw the series several years later, they were excellent.


I am pretty sure the Wire is considered one of the most critically acclaimed shows of all time.  It was very gritty and realistic.


I don't to watch as much television as I used to.  I have kids now, I'm always taking them somewhere, plus they always have the remote.


Do they watch Pokemon?  My nephew does and it is on nonstop


No, my son is into these Star Wars cartoons at the moment.  I hear there 750 episodes of Pokemon, I don't feel that there is a need for that much.


If they keep making money, they will keep making episodes.  Kind of like the Simpsons, which is on season 30 at the moment


I had no idea that Taylor Swift and Katy Perry had beef, but I'm glad they're ending it.


That's awesome. You know you're successful when you have your own jet and hangar at a major airport. She's so successful that she released 8 seconds of white noise on accident and it topped the Canadian iTunes charts!


Thats funny lol, I guess she does have a lot of influence, I heard she removed her music from Spotify


Yeah she said music shouldn't be free. I heard she walked backwards to avoid having her photo taken.


It seems like shes full of herself lol, do you like any other artists? I heard two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they reached the 100 years of age


I like a lot of artist. That has to be an epic album, I want to find it. I really like Pink Floyd, Dark Side of The Moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014, 40 years after it's release!


That is a great album I also like the Hybrid Theory


That was a good album and it brings back so many memories of my young adult years. It is one of the best-selling albums of the 21st Century. R.I.P. to Chester!


Yeah I guess that doesnt surprise me at all, not much music albums are as complete as that one.


Yeah it was really good. N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton was the first album to reach platinum status without the support of airplay or a major tour.


I think that was a great album as well, it really speaks of the content of the album imagine the sales with airplay and with a mayor tour,


I think its a good thing, better to be friends but I wonder if the whole fight between them was staged?


Yeah it brought a total different light to the industry.


It might have been. It's no coincidence that everything was brought to light the same night Katy Perry's album dropped and when Taylor Swift released all her music for streaming. Headlines always seem to sell.


I agree, it does seem suspicious, I heard that Swift  posted a post of an olive branch  hours before a concert of the Reputation Tour


Yeah and she posted the note that Perry had written, and made it seem like Perry was the one who started everything.


Yeah it seems rehearsed but anyway do you like any of them as artists? I think Swift has good songs.


The music industry is such a strange beast. I think both of them are very talented and have some good songs.


I agree, did you ever hear about the incident Swit had with Kanye? that was really funny


Yeah it was very funny. Kanye actually did an SNL skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows 2 years before that incident.


It was funny right, you know that she owns a really expensive jey worth around 40 million


Are you into celebrities? I'm not a big fan of celebrity culture.


It's funny that Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before becoming a rapper.


It kind of makes sense. Some of his videos hit upon the motif of superheroes pretty hard. In fact, I think he was dressed as his favorite, Spider Man, in one of them.


Interesting.  I heard Jeff Bezos built a clock into a mountain that will run for 10,000 years.  Why?  Seems like that money would have better uses, like the starving people in the world.


I would love to have enough money to do something that curious. I wonder which mountain it is? It's amazing that Amazon has come from being just an online bookstore to being a publishing house, a film studio, the place you can buy weird spices online...


It has expanded tremendously... They seem to own everything... They own IMDB! Since 1998...


I know they get all of my money regularly! I always feel a little bad when I'm getting something delivered by the postal service on Sunday, even though amazon has a special contract with them to do so.


I hope the postal people are getting overtime.  Did you know the first Amazon customer got a building named after him?


I wonder what he ordered? I think that's kind of amazing. Is it a warehouse? Do you know how much the workers walk per shift in the warehouse? 7-15 miles. Insane.


Probably a book of some kind. The word is that Bezos is a a very strict boss who keeps a close eye on his employees.


One has to stay the king somehow. Some of the shows being produced strictly for Amazon Studios are brilliant, though. I'd like to thank them for Patriot and The Grand Tour.


I think it's harder than it looks to be famous. There are some who don't deserve it. I know Judge Judy makes a ton of money on her show!


I liked the Patriot.  Thanks for the chat.


I would like that "hard' job for the underserved millions.  I did like Carol Burnett and her appearance on Sesame Street.


The people from Sesame Street deserve to be celebrities! Those are the nicest people I've ever met. I wonder if Robin Williams was on Sesame Street?


It seems like something he would definitely do.  I miss him. He was the first to do voices for cartoons with Aladdin...


And set off a trend that makes me go, "I know that voice, who is it?" during animated movies. Still, it might be nice to be famous so I could go in the secret Pixar room!


Yeah, I have done that. The Pixar room would be cool. I did know that Woody was Tom Hanks immediately...


I love that Busta Rhymes did a voice in the Rugrats movie. I think that more rappers need to be in animated films.


Maybe.  I got a kick out of Rugrats. Rapping to me is really horrible poetry set to a really over used back beat.  I guess it's international now with Koreans inventing "new forms" of the same thing.


I love the idea of a compliment battle. I think it's quite sweet. There's a lot of great rap out there; it's just underground. I love the creativity and quick wittedness of freestyling. It's crazy hard to do.


Hey there! Do you know who Kim Jong Un is?


Yeah can you imagine if Trump, ordered Disneyland to undergo renovations! That would be so weird! Haha


Speaking of Trump, he uses the media well even when he battles them.


Yeah, it's interesting the way he uses the term "fake news", but doeesn't really explain exactly what he means. I could assume a few different things, after hearing him say that.


Oh I don't think he should use Twitter at all! It's very crazy to me!


Exactly...I dont think so either but he sure has a ton of follower and supporters that think he does no wrong.


I think he gets away with breaking twitter's rules. Like calling that lady "Pocahontas". That's 100% racist!


Yeah, he gets away with a lot then he turns around and critizies the media.


It's hard to believe that he isn't even one of the top 3 wealthiest presidents in history.


Actually he is the richest...He is a billionaire with washington coming in second who would have half a billion in todays money.  Thats why he is so smug lol.


I do, he and Trump have been all over the news because of their meeting.


Yeah personally I think he is the richest president ever, and they fiddled with the numbers. I do know that he passed off stocks before his presidency. Surely he can ask for them right back, after the fact. Which isn't fair at all.


agreed...nice talking to you, good night


Yeah so he is the "supreme leader" of North Korea. Which just sounds crazy. But also he has been editing pictures to depict a different history just as previous communist leaders Mao and Stalin did!


I think his father died with the title of President so he cannot have it.


That is so weird to me! According to the North Korean Teacher's guide, he learned to drive at age 3. Somehow I don't believe that. Haha


What I really dont believe is he was voted sexiest man alive by the union????


Haha. By the onion. It's kind of a fake media/news website that makes fake and funny news stories on purpose. What's funny is that China is said to believe it!


Yeah that's crazy! I don't see why he keeps so many secrets. It's unnecessary.


So weird...apparently he likes theme parks per his orders.


Hello,  did you know that a man in france imperonated a gov official and sold the eiffel tower  twice!


lol.  Did you know women were not allowed to wear pants unitil 1993?


That's a funny one. Where couldn't they wear pants?


I forgot to put,  they couldnt wear pants in the us senate.  Sorry that must have been confusing.  I dont know why they couldnt actually,  just a fun fact I recently read.


That's ok.  Talking about clothes, did you know that the T-shirt was invented in 1904 and marketed to bachelors who couldn't sew or replace their buttons?


Thats cool!  I found out the Lacoste shirts all the polo riders wear was originally made for tennis players lol


Yes, and Calvin and Hobbes window decals and T-shirts as well as most other memorabilia are all copyright violations. Gee.


Oh I see.  Did you know the official business attire in Hawaii is the aloha shirt?


Yes, that's kind of intuitive, actually.  Did you know that plain grey shirt that Mark Zuckeberg wears all the time costs between $300 and $400?


Thats crazy lol That is so much money for a plain grey shirt!


That's what I thought, too.  Did you know that at Billy May's funeral the pallbearer wore blue shirts and khaki pants?


Yes, I've heard that one!  And speaking of governments, did you know that the US government publishes the full names of anybody who chooses to renounce their citizenship?


No never knew that lol Its been great chatting,  gotta run.


that is interesting.  I did not know that.  I hear that 86% of Nevada is owned by the government though!


That is interesting. Did you also realize that JP Morgan bailed out the US government back in 1895?


lol that is weird.  The government must have been in pretty deep.


Not only that but the US government has actually shut down 17 times over the past 37 years. It happened 3 times in 1977.


Wow interesting.  I hear the us senate used the same gavel for 165 years!!!  That is really long!


True. In another government, like Monaco, they eliminated income tax back in 1869 because the revenue from the casino was sufficient to sustain their government.


Wow.  Did you know Wikileaks published the governments plan to distroy Wikileaks?  lol thats hilarious.


I thought so too. Another funny one is that Michael Jordan was once asked why he wouldn't endorse black democratic candidate Harvey Gantt in a North Carolina senate race, to which Michael Jordan responded, "Republicans buy shoes too".


Well, I know he was also a back up dancer for Digital Underground.


I did not know he started his career that way, that makes a lot more sense.


Yeah, he did. What about cars, do you like cars?


I do like them a lot. Did you know it is legal in South Africa to equip your car with a flame thrower?


I do remember seeing that because carjacking is a big problem there. It looks pretty James Bond-ish when they are ignited.


Yeah. It seems pretty weird to be honest. Did you know the trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on them?


That's interesting, I couldn't imagine having a wooden trunk today.


Me either, it seems really weird. Well, nice chatting with you.


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


Sometimes. I might need a drink or two to loosen up first. How about you?


Sometimes I do. Did you know that Bruce Lee was a great dancer?


I did not know that. I only knew that he was a master martial artist.


Yeah, apparently he won the Hong Kon Cha Cha Championship.


That's impressive. I know a lot of high level athletes use dance and yoga to help with flexibility.


That they do. Apparently professional ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week?


I imagine the wear and tear on them would be insane. I wonder how much those shoes cost.


Yeah, I'm not sure. Did you know Tupac was a ballet dancer as well?


I did not know that. Tupac and ballet seems to be an odd pairing.


Yeah the same one, kind of scary, 1 mb is nothing now a days,


It sure isn't. I find it odd that trans humanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.


That is odd, I wonder if that will work, so many memories, humans are complex so a lot can be lost in the process


Yes, I agree. It's crazy what people think.


Do you also listen to the radio or not anymore?


I do. I really like the radio. Did you know Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up and heard by an am radio?


I didnt know that no, I did hear about the Canadian government and a law that they have concerning local music


I have heard they require at least 40% of the music played to be Canadian.


Yeah 40% of the music, I think its great that they support local talent


Yes, I agree. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free.


I do, all of the time. It's hard to believe someone created a computer that can be instructed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically via programming.


I would love to tune in that site, I love drama series.


That is crazy right, well the Russians did make a computer that ran on water back in the year 1936


That is pretty forward thinking for the time. I know smoking by an apple computer voids the warranty by making it a bio hazzard.


That a terrible way to lose a warranty, computers have advanced a lot over the years


They sure have. Someone has built a working 16 bit computer using nothing but the basic minecraft building blocks.


That is crazy, must require a lot of skill, building a computer out of minecraft blocks


Do you know the space shuttle general purpose computer?


I have heard about it. Is it the one that runs on 1mb of RAM?


Ok, I thought a very young child would need to be on the parents lap. Sometimes I think it is so stressful for the parent the baby senses it, especially a very small baby. The flight crew said it's not such a problem to have achild on the flight but the passenger companions.....can't be easy!


I would prefer to travel in another format like bike, car, train, or boat to avoid kids on planes.


You would probably be better off lol....they should have sound proof area of seats for those with children while traveling. Planes are have no set rules for parents so that is where they should start by giving them clear directions. Like where to change the diapers and how to dispose of them per their guidlines.


I hope they keep the kids clothes clean when changing diapers on planes. Clothes are something that only humans wear.


Right, and maybe to travel by plane they could have specific flights for kids or no kids.


unclaimed airline baggage is sold in an Alabama store. Good to know they don't just throw it out.


That is true, I bet they find some interesting stuff, and probably expensive stuff too. Some clothing is worth a lot of money.


I would like to have been able to shop Apple's clothing line in 1986.


Me too, I didn't even know they had a line until recently. I bet they sold great clothing!


I would like to wear Apple clothes to Burger King for a free whopper after unfriending 10 people on facebook. What a crazy promotion facebook ran!


I just got back from a flight with a crying baby on it. I can understand why the United flight attendant gave Krupa Patel Bala a hard time.


That is awesome! I would unfriend people for free food haha....Facebook can be used for so much, they advertise more and more but I guess that is how they make their money! It has been great chatting!


I can understand! I don't like it either but, United told her that a baby is not allowed to cry more than 5 minutes on their flights??? How would you stop that? I feel bad for anyone who travels with children or those who have to endure.


I would need to see the video to make a final decision. Many of the dramatic flight moments over the last year  have been posted online.


Yes, Facebook usually have a ton of posts on this stuff. I agree, it's tough to tell without facts.


Did you see the video with the child using a training toilet on the plane? gross!


No! What?? I didn't see that ....you can't do that while traveling!


Parents should buy a seat for the child so that people are not stuck sitting next to a parent and child crammed into one seat.


True, thankfully when I travel I have been pretty lucky. I thought all children had to be on a parents lap?


Under a certain age I think they do. But if they are of age, they should have their own seat. and Parents should be apologetic to those sitting nearby.


Did you Lady gaga's name came from a text glitch?  It was changed from radio to lady.


Yes, I saw at the movies.  It was awesome.  My favorite movie of the year.  Have you seen it yet?


Yes, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.  I do not like when people talk too much about a movies because it gives too much away but I would just say I recommend it highly.


Interesting. The soundtrack sounds cool, as it is in a variety of musical styles.


Speaking of soundtracks, Stephen Spielberg played the clarinet in the Jaws soundtrack.


There are also tracks on the soundtrack that mirror experience of watching the movie, so I guess they are mostly dialogue. Seems interesting to listen to while driving along. That's cool about Spielberg!


I thought this was clever.  Each of the tracks titles from Batman Begins is the name of a family of bats.


That sounds cool! And Rage against the Machine's contribution to the Godzilla soundtrack actually criticizes the film.


Wow! i did not know that.  Do you know why they criticized Godzilla if they were contributing to the soundtrack?


No, I do not. I have to look that up later.


Interesting! She is full of surprises and is known for her unconventional and provocative work.


Do you like old time radio dramas?  There is a place on the internet where you download them for free.


That sounds cool. That might be useful for my commutes.


Yeah, she is one my favorites.  I heard the LAPD asked her to tweet her 11.4 million followers some info about upcoming roadwork.


She was really persistent in order to gain fame.She performed at open mic nights and began acting in school plays as a teen.


Its nice to see someone's hard work pay off.  I hope she stays successful and happy for a long time to come.


She is cool to her fans too. She once bought $1000 worth of pizza for waiting fans.


Wow, that is so nice.  Just a little something like that can make everyone's day a little brighter.  Did you know her favorite band is Iron Maiden?


I didn't know that. Did you like her song Telephone? It got a world record for most product placement in a music video. Not sure what product or products though


Oh, yes.  Telephone and Poker Face are probably my 2 favorites.  She is also godmother to Elton John's son.


Have you heard of the movie A Star is Born?


During the 70's Disney recycled a lot of their animation frames resulting in identical scenes in some movies!


I have heard of characters making appearances in other movies, but hidden.  It is kind of like the hidden mickeys in the parks.


I've heard that too!  Kind of like movie easter eggs.


It is neat.  Did you know they started making Wreck-it-Ralph in the 80's


Me too!  It was the first Disney film directed by a woman!


Yes!  I was going to say that but I hit the button before I was done.  lol  The toy industry gets involved in the Disney animations even before the beginning of the film production.  Kind of interesting.  So they are trying to make a movie that revolves around selling toys and not a pure story line?


Maybe.  It could be that they want to make sure the figurines are able to be made?  I dont know.  I never thought of that before.


Kind of makes me think differently now towards them. lol  The Lion King was the first Disney movie to be dubbed in Zulu for it's African release.  How interesting!


Yeah.  I wonder how many followed it.  It is neat to be ground breaking!


I cant say that I do.  However Stephen King thought Bambi was a horror film and I enjoyed that one, so maybe?


I agree.  I have to get going.  Loved chatting with you!


That is crazy.  He called it the first horror movie he saw.  lol


He did indeed.  Danny, the boy who was in the Shining, didnt even know he was in a horror film during filming.


I wonder what his parents told him when they were taking him to the filming locations! lol


Or how he perceived things during filming


Yes!  The majority of creepy metallic noises in sci-fi and horror films are made by an instrument called a waterphone.  Never heard of that before.


That's neat!  Did you know that watching horror movies can burn up more than 180 calories?  lol  Are you fan of Walt Disney?


I love Disney.  It helps bring out my inner child!


Hi, what is your favorite album of all time? and favorite format? Do you still play LPs?


Yeah there are none around here. I pretty much buy all my music on the internet. I didn't realize I agreed to buy all these weird records from this one store after making one purchase. I didn't read the full terms when I agreed to buy.


Yikes.  Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any album.  That's an interesting stat.


Those games were so popular so it's not that surprising. Plus it was so expensive. I bought that online too.


Speaking of online....the astronauts on the international space station have faster internet than most Americans do at home!


Yes, they have a great connection. Mine sucks. Even on mt. everest they have 3g internet somehow. I'm sure putting up that tower was fun.


No doubt!  Imagine the wind!  Everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection.


I believe the internet has been declared an essential service. The reality is it's no less important then power or running water. Everything is stored online these days both new stuff and old archives.


I agree.  Humans are the minority on the internet, outnumbered by automated software programs.  Kind of creepy.


Kinda but I think it's okay. Anyway the UPS guy just came. I got some new LP's delivered. I'm going to go listen to them.


Haha nice  I'm going to have to go google some albums for myself on the internet as well.


That's a tough call because I love so many styles of music.  I literally love it all!  I


Nice chatting with you. Have a good day.


Okay then what comes to mind? I still love playing vinyl but I hate that cassettes are starting to come back. Their sound quality is inferior and we no longer need them as a portable format.


I guess I would say I have a soft spot for 80s pop and hard rock music because I grew up in those years and graduated high school in 1989.


That's cool. I like 80s & 90's music a lot, but I like some newer stuff too, like Linkin Park. Hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century. Too bad there will never be another Linkin Park album.


I liked them as well. Led Zeppelin decided not to title their 4th album in order to confuse the hated rock press.


And now IV is iconic. I am sick of getting albums on MP3 though, that's how everyone wants them but the compressed sound is just not as warm as vinyl or even cd which also isn't that great.


I agree with you there 100 percent!  They sound holllow and thin to me.  I love hearing the needle on vinyl.


I have some old 78rpm records I can't even play anymore since today's record players won't play them. It is really interesting how buying music has really changed these days. Even for physical music most of the time you have to buy it online.


I agree there.  I used to love going to record stores when I was younger.  Now there are only 2 independant record stores left within driving distance of where I live and I have to drive 1 1/2 hours either South or West to get to them.  My dream job in a perfect world would have been to own a record store.


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth? How is that possible?


bandwidth is cheap, and dvds are heavy in bulk!   Funny that the company started due to late fees.


Yes.    Drama is a big DVD category for Neflix.


I like Dramas.    Hugh Laurie is one of my favorite actors from House.


Yes.     Money is almost as good a reason to act as pretty girls according to Michael Caine.


I agree with Caine! There is a website you can listen to for old radio!


I like listening, but also reading such stories.


Not bad.    Have you heard about the school lottery in Washington DC?


Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas because of his belief system. I wonder why?


I heard it was something about him only wanting to project positivity.


I have not heard of DC's but I am from Chicago and we have one filled with political favors...


I can imagine.    Well, on another topic, do you know much about Netflix?


I've read a litle bit.      It is hard to believe they have made 126 original series!


That maybe why they have 137 million subsribers.


True, but they are still billions in debt and increasing the total!


They are popular though. from 9 pm - midnight, it accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


Netflix and Youtube alone make up half of peak internet traffic in the USA.


Haha that only makes sense. DO you know much about presidents?


I know that Wilson was the only one to have a PhD


Cool. Do you know who the wealthiest three are in the US?


I have no idea and do you know who was the first one to be photographed during their inauguration?


Oh cool. The wealthiest are Washington, Jefferson and JFK


Oh wow, they and John WIlken booth was in the photo too


Nice. Did you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


WOw really? DO you know who was the last president to speak a foreign language?


I do not know that but the Indonesian president has already released 3 albums


WOw good for him. The last one to speak a foreign language was FDR


I sure do. Do you know what the fly refers to?


I love jeans so comfy and good for many occasions. And you?


Me too and I agree with that. It was nice chatting with you


Hmm I thought it was the zipper, is it not?


It is actually the cloth flap over the zipper


Oh I see. Did you hear a judge sued a dry cleaning company because they lost his pants?


What really? How much did he sue them for?


He sued them for $67 million, that does not even make sense


Yeah that sure does not. DId you know women were not allowed to wear pants in the senate until 1993?


Really? That is nonsense. ROmans saw pants as a sign of barbarism


Wow cool. Did you know HUlk has indestructible pants?


Hi, ya. I guess a knee injury forced Rafael Nadal out of the U.S. Open semi finals.


Yeah, I loved playing Nintendo. The system was discontinued in 2003.


It is sad!  That was classic! Even though there were only 54 colors that was the best!


Yeah, things have come so far now. It's almost unrecognizable. Entertainment has evolved and can be adapted to suit any scale now.


It really has.  Did you know someone once told Reagan he didnt look "presidential enough"


What! No way! That is crazy, lol. Not presidential enough I wonder who made that call? It was a bad one.


Yeah, they certainly didnt know what they were talking about.


I was recently watching an old match with Roger Federer. He was an amazing tennis player. He was born in 1981 and was a Swiss professional player who ranked 3rd in the world.


He along with Nadal and Djokovic account for 56% of Grand Slam titles


Man, that is something else. Wow, wait talent. It was in 2016 that Federer suffered the biggest injury to date and of his career. He stretched too far while drawing a bath for his child and tore his meniscus.


Yeah.  that is really sad.  He is such a talented player.


Ya just never know when you may step wrong. Its very shocking though. I think its neat that they used to use a helicopter to dry the grass at the US Open tennis match.


I heard about that... kind of nuts.  Anyway Good chat!


Right, I know. Del Port said that its not the best way to win a match and that would have loved to play against Rafa because hes the biggest fighter in the sport.


It is never great having something handed to you at that level.  It is more fun to earn it, so I see his point


Yep, I agree. I guess he typically doesn't like his knee taped up and his coach retaped it a few times and each time he tore it off. So eventually he had a limp and his speed was being effected and his knee was declining.


At least he believes he knows what is going on with it so he can rehab it faster


That is true and a good point. I guess he has suffered with tinnitus  for a while now and he's 33 years old.


It was projected that he would have a short career too.


Oh really, I didn't know that. He has proven people wrong with his work ethic and raw talent. Do you like any other types of entertainment?


Yeah those are solid shows. I like Shark tank but most deals are never enacted, that feels like a hoax...


I like judge judy although it isn't actually a court


Yeah true like a reality show right? You like Netflix? It has 137 million subscriber worldwide!


Who doesn't browse youtube now and again


Yeah I definitely do. It was kind of interesting how Netflix's original model included DVD sales.


Well they have come a long way as the dominant streaming service


Yeah they have. They pay people to watch Netflix and simply tag the content. Sign me up!!!


You as well. have a good day. Netflix has almost 150 movies with 100% on rotten tomatoes. Amazing.


I love watching youtube! you? The first youtube video was uploaded of a guy talking about an elephant.


Yes it is. Now there are millions. In 2007 youtube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000! So crazy.


Well youtube is the 2nd largest search engine


Yes that is really saying something. Did you know that youtube began as a dating website?


Yes quite surprising. If you like Bob Ross paintings you're in luck because youtube has 70 full episodes.


Yep. All there if you want them. Do you watch TV too? I liked the Simpsons. In the first 400 episodes Homer had 188 jobs lol.


Greetings! Do you know much about basketball? Would you like to chat about it?


The Warriors were pretty darn grateful too, the next season he was unanimously voted MVP!


Yeah seems well deserved for him. In 2016 they broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season!


Quite an accomplishment, only dimmed by their loss to the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals that year.


Agreed. Then they came back with a vengeance...back to back titles!


I wonder why he doesn't make more money. He's only got the 5th highest salary on his team. Seems to me he's worth more than that!


Yeah he should have the highest salary. I mean he is credited with revolutionizing the game with his three point shot, that deserves the best payout.


You would think, after he abandoned Nike for Under Armour for their poor pitch, that he would be the kind of guy to aim higher and higher.


Yes very true. I would be so mad if they had a pitch from another players name.


Must just be a very laid back guy, unlike every politician in the lime light today.


Lol good call. I agree. can't imagine the first president of Zimbabwe aka banana would take that well.


Yeah I enjoy basketball from time to time. Steph Curry is an excellent player. He was the 2015 season MVP!


Or the president of Indonesia...with 3 pop albums! Who undertakes so much responsibility at once? Thats just crazy!


Yeah agreed. Maybe he is trying to get paid like JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


He really is. He took the Warriors to the championships for the first time in over 30 years!


Pretty crazy. Curry's first name is actually Wardell...wonder why he changed it?


He didn't change it, it's his middle name. Probably goes by it because he and his father share the same name. I bet that got confusing!


Oh I see. Akron, Ohio must have something in the water because both Lebron and Stephen Curry were born there!


GOAT in the water...makes sense! Although Curry is considered the best shooter of all time, I don't know why...do you?


He is a dead eye from the three point land. So good. But he was once held scoreless!


The other team kept 2 defenders on just him...and his team still won, they must be pretty amazing.


Wow. Yeah must have been a solid team for sure. He led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975!


Yeah, I know who the Rock is, he's pretty cool.


I've missed seeing many of his new movies because I just don't have time. I think the last I saw was Hercules! John Cena is cool, too. He's made the most wishes come true for that make a wish foundation for kids.


Yeah, I liked him when he was in WWE. I'm not sure if John Cena is still in. Is he?


I think he is but I haven't seen it in a while. Did you ever see the Paris Hilton reality show? She is not a well liked celebrity. lol


The only thing I remember from it was she thought at Wal Mart you bought things for walls like wallpaper and paintings. I heard non celebrity Justin Bieber was kicked from FaceBook just for sharing the celebrity name! Bad!


Yeah, that is terrible. I didn't know he has the most disliked youtube video.


Isn't that funny! I've never heard a song but maybe bits and pieces of one. It's not bad...just simple pop music. Have you ever seen the movie Madagascar? I like the celebrities for the voice overs.


No, I haven't seen it. Is it about the Island or is it a cartoon? Nice chatting with you by the way.


It's a good cartoon. Ben Stiller is one of the main celebrity voice overs. It's about animals in the zoo wanting to go back to Madagascar and they escape and go.


I really like it! I wish I could figure out how to do my own YouTube channel to make money. Do you ever watch it?


I used to be a Ben Stiller fan, I haven't seen him in anything in a long long time. Anyways, have a good day!


He's pretty funny! I like YouTube celebrities, too. I think I'll go watch some right now...have a good day, too!


Sometimes. They only make like $5 per 1000 views.


That's even better than I heard...I thought it was 1/1000. I guess that many views is hard to get, though. I heard YouTube started as a dating site.


You might be right actually, I only know what I've read off the internet. I used to have a website with Adsense and it was like $1 per ad click if I remember correctly.


I had that, too but I only got a payout if someone bought something after the click and it never happened. I hear you can see many Bob Ross painting episodes on YouTube. Have you ever seen him?


Oh, you did affiliate marketing? Yeah, I used to watch Bobb Ross growing up.


Yes, but very minimally. I just never got enough traffic, I guess. He was always on the public station on Saturday morning where I lived, but now I'm glad he's on YouTube anytime I want!


Yeah, I got some pretty good traffic, but updating the content was taking too long.


Do you know that celebrity Dwayne Johnson? I've like him since WWE lol. He's in a new movie called Skyscraper. Have you seen it?


for sure. babe ruth was apparently the most famous golfer in the us once


No kidding?  I wonder if he ever played in the golf course located in Antarctica?


THat would have been something. Golf courses though soak up too much water, not too good


Yeah, but finding the ball there is challenging... You know the US military has over 200 golf courses? I wonder what they first think of when someone says they are going to the shooting range?


interesting. some people like samuel jackson are so dedicated to gold they sign a contract that allows them to play golf twice a week during production


Nice. That would work well while filming in the US, which has more golf courses that the rest of the world combined, but where does he play wen they film in Africa?