hey did you know you can put a flame thrower on your car in south africa?


ah no I haven't what's that show about? I did want to check out that site that has classic radio dramas, its on the internet and apparently it's free


I think it is about fictional Nashville stars and their families.  There are multiple characters that sing, and it was full of original tunes that are supposed to be good.  I think that would be an interesting site to visit - I bet there is some good stuff.


ya I think so, do you like Queen? I guess their guitarist has a phd in astrophysics apparently


I do like Queen.  That is crazy to me.  Did you know he also uses coins as guitar picks?


ah I didn't know that, do you listen to Pink Floyd at all?


I haven't listened to much of their music.  Do you like them?  Did you know their guitarist turned a houseboat into a recording studio?


yes that is true, and ya I like them a lot, I also like Van Halen, and that is so awesome how he literally set studio speakers on fire from his playing haha


I cannot imagine how he managed that.  He isn't the only musician that has destroyed equipment though. Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the record for the most smashed guitars.


haha ya that seems like such a waste, do you Like Jim Carrey? I think it's weird he won't do dramatic movies anymore


I think he is a really funny actor, and he definitely wouldn't have acted in Nashville since he doesn't do dramas anymore.  In addition to the fact that I am not sure he can sing.


No.  I had no idea.  That is interesting.  Is that to prevent carjacking?  I don't think that would have worked with the original wooden trunks cars used to have.


haha yes I've never seen him in a singing role, I'll have to look out for that because he says he will do a movie that projects positivity!


haha ya I think it is, I would like it because I could use it to melt the snow on my driveway right now haha


I wonder if the flame-throwers melted the snow, if it would alleviate some of the costs to tax payers in maintaining road since the snow and ice cause damage?


haha not a bad idea, might even save some taxpayer money, I can't believe the drive through was invented in 1975 that doesn't seem so long ago honestly


It doesn't seem that long ago.  I can't remember a time without them.  I wonder if stars use them like regular people, such as Hugh Laurie who was the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


ya that's crazy he made 700k per episode! I would do that for as long as I could! I never watched that show, did you?


I only watched a couple episodes, and I am definitely surprised he was the highest paid.  I would definitely do as long as I could too.  I think it funny that Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls in his school were in drama class.


haha ya I cna't blame him with that, can't believe Jon Hamm taught drama and mentored a girl that later was on the show The Office, did you watch that show


I have seen some episodes, but I haven't watched the whole series.  What about you?  Did you ever watch Nashville?  Apparently the entire series finale was on Thursday night.


I have seen so many episodes and never would have guessed! Did you know that there is only one Simpson's episode where Bart is not mentioned and does not appear?


The Simpsons is also a great show did you watch South Park as well?


The crew from both shows are close to each other, they send flowers towards the end of a season


Oh that's nice. I think Family Guy is related somehow.


I think its made by the same producers or something like that, remakes of shows tend to be really bad, what are your thoughts on that?


It's a toss up. Sometimes goo, sometimes not.


Well one remake that was bad was the remake of that 70s show


It was called Days Like These and got cancelled after 10 episodes


Im great listening to the radio, do you like listening to the radio?


Yes, isn't that the one in another country?


I like the radio a lot! Did you know Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up by an am radio?


I didnt know that, Jupiter looks oike a beautiful planet, it would be great to listen to those storms


I do wonder what they sound like! I know WWII soldiers made their own radios with razor blades and pencils.


Thats a great skill to have, there is also a finnish radio station that has a latin news segment in it, its been around a long time


That is interesting. Good way to get listeners. Canadian law requires 40% of the music played to be Canadian.


40% of the music, that is a lot, I cant recall many worthy Canadian artists


I think Justin Bieber and Drake are. So talking about radio makes me think of TV. Did you know that Ringo Starr narrated at least 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank?


Thomas the Tank Engine, that was a great show, my borhter just to love that one, great narrators I agree


Do you follow the NBA? The Warriors are a great team


They have won the last 3 titles right? They've had a great campaign so far lets see if they can repeat it this year, they outscored opponents by 10.5 points


i think that he will turn 35 at the end of this year. how much money does he have at this point? he just passed MJ on the scoring list.


You mean LeBron right? he is the highest paid celebrity out there.


He makes bank. does he have anything left to prove? i guess people always will compare him to MJ.


I think Michael Jordan was better, at least I like him more, Im excited about the Space Jam movie,


I figure lebron cant be a worse actor than MJ. i wonder who else is in the film. bill murray?


I guess lots of great actors from the original movie will return and yeah MJ isnt the best actor I agree with you there.


maybe lebron can parlay this role into some more oscar worthy?


Could be, LeBron has photographic memory so I bet he can be a great actor, his a really smart person, not only a good player.


He is quite generous off the court as well. he has helped a lot of people get a college education. Anyway, great chat!


the warriors are a great team. do you think that they will win it all this year?


I heard he raised $6 million for a charity and I agree its been a great chat, bye.


I think they are the favorite ones but the Lakers have a great team this season so I dont know.


i would love to see a showdown between the two teams. it would be good to see lebron against the warriors.


I agree, can you imagine the NBA finals between both teams? its a hard call but I think the Warriors will win.


are they in the same conference? i think that to play each other before the finals.


I have no idea I just follow the finals, but I think they do yeah, The Boston Celtics also have a nice team, they did lose Gordon Hayward.


what about the bucks? i have heard that are strong this year. what do you think?


Yeah they could be the big surprise this year, The Spurs are another great team.


I think the warriors have a good chance, but it is hard to know with injuries and such. how many more seasons does lebron have in him?


I think that the dalmatians are often deaf and not bothered by the sirens.


Interesting. Have you heard of Lipizzaner horses? I haven't but apparently it takes 6 years for their coats to turn white


i have heard of them. they perform dances and routines i believe.


That's pretty cool. I wonder if Icelandic horses perform too, they are able to speedwalk


I saw that they had a fifth speed. that is interesting. i never thought of horses having speeds like cars


Did you know that the Przewalski's horse has never been domesticated?


Do you like drama programs? There 's a website that streams classic radio dramas for free


I should visit that site and look for some of those old shows. Anyway, great chat!


Yea you too, I'm gonna catch up on some old House episodes, Hugh Laurie deserved to be the highest paid drama actor.


Yea horses are pretty cool and having an interesting evolutionary history since evolving 45-55 million years ago


He deserves even more! he is a legend! Have a great day!


I have never ridden one. never had a chance. they are majestic creatures.


Yea, ironically Clint Eastowood developed a midlife allergy to horses for riding on so many in his movies


How does that happen? I feel sorry for the guy. he must love horses. maybe he can get treatment.


Stuff happens. Did you hear of the high school students that rode their horses to school on no vehicles day?


I heard that story. I think they were quite clever. the school did not see it that way though LOL


Yea, it's a shame the school suspended them for riding horses, I guess they were mad at having yolk on their face


Yes, schools do not like to be made to look foolish by students, even smart ones.


I never knew dalmatians were used by firefighters to calm and protect horses, I guess that was a major issue long ago


Hello,  did you know the sun is actually white?


Thats impressive,  I wonder if they actually release the station its on.


That is a good question. I love listening to the radio as it is, particularly politics. Speaking of politics, did you know Woodrow Wilson was the only president to have a PhD? Isn't that hard to believe?


That is hard to believe,  you would think more would have it.  I think he has a phd in political science.


I think so as well. But just as surprising, we haven't had a president speak a foreign language fluently since FDR. I always assumed all presidents could speak different languages.


I havent known any of our recent ones speak any.  yeah i think he spoke french and german!  Not positive though.


Maybe so! Can you also believe that Lincoln was the first president to be photographed at his inauguration and ironically, John Wilkes Booth was also in the photo? Weird, huh?


Damn,  Lincoln got photo bombed!  and by his assassinator,  creepy.


That is creepy, isn't it? So how would you feel if we implemented a law like Guatemala that didn't allow close relatives of former presidents to ever run as president?


It doesn't effect me at all.  I dont think I would vote for it though,  it makes sense that family members are immersed in the world of politics and can be a great candidate for the same position or in that vicinity.


Agreed. I honestly feel the exact same way! I often wonder if presidents have weird rituals like Darrell Green who would stuff tootsie rolls in his socks before games saying it made him run faster.


Hi! I wasn't aware of that but I do know that sunset on Mars is a blue color. I think that would be very interesting to see and beautiful!


Oh wow,  why would that make him run faster lol Its been great chatting,  gotta run.


I also think it's interesting that the sun doesn't rotate as a solid body... and the equator actually rotates faster than the poles!


Same.  its also pretty crazy that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun.


Is it really? I certainly don't want to be struck then. Ha! You know the sun makes up 99.86% of our solar system's mass? That's amazing!


That is amazing!  cant believe its that big!


I know, right? And on a related note, helium was the only element discovered on the sun before we discovered it on earth, believe it or not!


wow.  also, neptune completed its first orbit of the sun in 2011 since it was discovered in 1846.


That is amazing. I can't believe it took that long! There's actually a radio station that can translate solar activity into sound so you can listen to the sun's live music! I'm hoping to hear it someday!


Did you know that Canada has two national sports: lacrosse and ice hockey?


No, I didnt.  It certainly isn't Tom Brady who has fumbled during the last 2 Superbowls.  Is it Sony MIchael?


Nope it is benjarvus geen-ellis, he's a running back. I never would have thought that it would have been him but that does make some sense I guess. I would be so stressed too because every game could be the last game to ruin that perfect record haha


Yeah, I would until a game in which we were ahead by 5 touchdowns in the 4th quarter and then fumble on purpose so i wouldn't have to worry about it anymore


You're right about that. Have you ever seen the movie Frozen? Or do you like Disney movies in general?


No, I haven't seen Frozen.  I am not really into Disney movies.  Was it good?


Frozen is ok. I really like the old Disney movies like Sleeping Beauty and I even like the 90s stuff like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. What movie I kind of like is The Lion King and that was actually dubbed into Zulu which is interesting


Did you know Wreck-It_Ralph took almost 30 years to develop?


Wow I didn't know that. Have you actually seen that movie? I didn't think it was that amazing myself. One thing that doesn't surprise me is that the toy industry talks to Disney before the film was even made. That makes a lot of sense in terms of selling toys haha


I went to see it with the wife.  She wanted to see it.  I thought it was okay.  Oh yeah, Disney knows what it is doing when it comes to selling toys!


Oh for sure! I remember in the 90s you couldn't go to McDonald's without getting a bunch of Disney toys there haha. I also know that Disney recycles their animation frames, I've seen that in movies like the Disney Robin Hood movie, they stole scenes from Sleeping Beauty in that one


No I didn't know that, why do you think Canada is so good at hockey though? Apparently they scored like 130 goals and only let in three goals in the entire first Olympic Winter Games back in 1924


Wow! i did not know they recycled their animation frames.  Makes sense though, why create something new when you can just reuse something


Yep exactly. It's all about saving time and money I guess. It's interesting that Disney's most successful franchise is the Pirates of the Caribbean series, it's earned over 1 billion dollars including the totals for all of the sequels


Only a guess, but i would they had been playing longer than other countries.  I would not want to be a pro hockey player.  They lose up to 8 pounds in one game.


I wouldn't mind being a pro hockey player actually haha that would help me to lose some weight haha. One crazy thing is at a hockey rink can be swapped into a basketball court very easily just by swapping the floor out. In fact that's what most of them do


I heard a hockey player was one traded for a dollar.  Do you know who that was?


I don't know why you was traded for a dollar. But I do know that you went on to win for Stanley Cups haha. This was back in 1993 though


I think football is ok. I did watch the Superbowl. What about you? There's a team that painted their opposing team's locker room pink which is funny


I heard about that, too funny,  I love football and the Pats are my favorite team.  Did you ESPN was the one who created the yellow first down line for TV?


That is pretty awesome that they invited it. Definitely useful for watching the games especially if you're not a big football fan. They even want an Emmy for doing that. Which I didn't think that's what you get an Emmy for but that's still cool. Did you hear about the Patriots player who's never had a fumble?


Not since 8th grade. I had a spill and didn't see the fun in it after that. I do love winter though. Do you enjoy the winter and snow?


Yes, I love the winter and snow, that is why I will like to visit Aspen, Colorado.


Very nice. Where are you originally from? Im from chicago...


I am from Las Vegas. Do you see and like different types of birds?


I do. What about you? The famously extinct dodo bird is actually a sub-family of pigeon.


I like birds a lot. I once owned a parakeet.


Nice. Some birds fly from alaska to northern mexico without sleeping when migrating.


Wow, It's amazing how smart birds are, they are also sensitive to the weather.


Hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests. Now that's smart!


Yes it is. They also range in size from 5 cm to 2.75 m.


I am ok. Have you visited Aspen Colorado?


No, I have visited Denver, Colorado, but not Aspen, Colorado.


Me too! What would be the three meals you would have?


I did order a bagel, meal balls and I love cheesecake, what about you?


Probably some protein like steak and a bunch of carbs. The egg and bacon bagel sounds really good though...


I guess Aspen and Denver Colorado are a lot the same, both places have lots of mountains great for skiing.


Very little, but I fell several times before getting the hang of it, what about you?


hi, do you know much about the government?


no but that is an interesting one. have you ever listened to canadian radio?


No, I'm not familiar with Canadian radio, how is it different from American radio?


well they are required to play canadian music 40%of the time


Wow, how do they monitor that radio stations do that? Is there a penalty for not hitting those numbers?


i think so, i am not entirely sure though


I heard on the radio this morning that there have been five presidents that have won the popular vote but still lost the presidential election, do you think that deters people from voting?


I think so, because then why are we voting


Yeah, do you wish the US system chose its presents based on the popular vote instead of the current system?


Very much so. Do you know who the wealthiest presidents were?


Me too, I'm not sure who the wealthiest presidents are, but if I had to take a guess, I'm thinking that Trump isn't on that list?


Hi! I know an average amount about the government, but recently learned that the government is under intense pressure to come clean about the mistreatment of people that were invited to settle after World War II when there were labor shortages, what started those pressures anyway?


oh wow did not know that. wonder if wikileaks has any info about that


They might, Do you know what the controversy is surrounding Wikileaks?


yeah they have published secret documents that show how the gov't is trying to destroy them


Oh no wonder, what were the consequences as a result of the leaks? Were there charges pressed?


yeah and i think that is why the ceo was deported


Oh wow, I wonder if the CEO wanted to renounce his citizenship since the US government publishes the full names of people who chooses to renounce their citizenship.


yeah that is a strange one. do you listen to the radio?


Yes but I only listen to the radio when in the car, though I have yet to stumble upon the station that plays solar sounds of the sun's music. Have you?


Not really a fan but I did read some of his books like Jesus' Son, what about you?


I've never heard of him.  On a lighter note, did you know the inventor of the dial telephone was an undertaker who was convinced telephone operators were rerouting his calls to rival businesses?


No I did when I was younger but lost interest. How bout you?


Every once in a while. It's one of those sports I would rather play than watch. The Japanese are such big fans of baseball that they would probably take the name "national pastime" from the Americans if they could


Yea they are usually surprised to find so many americans like it too.


Enough that people used to collect baseball cards. One man found a collection in his grandfather's attic that was worth three million dollars


thats a lot of money. are any managers cards worth anything? they do wear the uniform after all.


Probably only if they step in and play the game. I've never seen any of them do it, but that would be an interesting thing to see


I think that would be fun to see, like the cubs winning the championship after 108 years.


It would be fun to see them all play kickball sometime. In Canada, they call the game soccer-baseball


I dont think a couple would schedule all 2430 games throughout 24 years for soccer baseball. like one couple did for baseball.


They might if the game got enough sponsors. They could even play it in extreme conditions like in the snow or on ice. Wearing hockey skates


People would watch it just for the sake of getting together.


I guess he was a big deal, and he lived quite a while. He'll be missed though


He must've been an interesting character to earn the nick name 'God'.


He was one of those umpires that knew what he was doing


Yup, he earned his spot in the hall of fame after calling 4,673 games.


And five World Series, which is a big leagues in the MLB. He wasn't intimidated by anyone, it seems


He was around to see some of the first world series that first started in 1903.


That's incredible! Do you pay attention to baseball much?


The universe is so vast and interesting. Do you find universal science interesting?


Dark matter is a whole other thing that is hard to wrap your head around. My last crazy theory to share is that there is only one electron in the universe. I don't understand this one either. Every atom has an electron.


Yeah, the universe is huge, and apparently it is still expanding.


That's the one that I always think about when I am thinking about space facts that I can't fathom. If space is ever expanding what is it expanding into? What exists beyond now?


Did you know both the Voyagers have left our solar system entirely?


I did not. That's unfortunate. I did learn recently that astronauts cannot whistle in a spacesuit.


Interesting. Did you know that the trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks?


I did not. That had to be a pain. Did you know that in South Africa you can legally equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking? That's crazy!


I've heard that. Makes me not want to go to South Africa.


No kidding. Have you heard of Jann Mardenborough?


Yes, I know a lot about it actually. Do you know who Carl Sagan is?


He was a video game player that beat 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo. He then became a professional race car driver. I don't understand how that translates.


I do. I used to see a lot of things with him as a kid.


He used to have a show called the Cosmos. I saw it, it was good.


I remember that one. Did you know that there are stars cold enough to be touched by the human hand. I wonder how that is possible?


Weird, I have not heard that. How can that be possible?


I do not know. There is also a theory that the universe may be one giant superhologram which blows my mind.


That's crazy. I've heard a lot of theories about there. The earth is older than 3 billion years, maybe even 4 if I remember correctly?


I believe that is correct. There is also a theory that universes evolve through natural selection just like earth's species. That seems strange to me as well. How are elements of a universe determined to be weak and unnecessary?


I'm not sure, I think gravity does most of the selecting in the universe though, or dark matter.


I think I would start my own team.  In 1993 a player was traded for $1.  that player went on to win four Stanely Cups.  I wonder if that guy had matches in his pocket.


That's awesome. In the summer olympics back in 1932, India beat the USA 24-1 at hockey.


Well thats interesting.  My TARDIS is down for repairs or I would travel to 1932 bet on the USA, and hand the Indian players books of matches.


No, I wrap my head with tinfoil and pretend.  So, in 1932, when the  USA lost, was there a basketball court under the ice.  The usa players could switch to basketball.


Haha. The "Weekend Update" debuted on the first episode of SNL and is also their longest running skit.


I enjoy weekend update.  Its a good bit.  The 70's show was good, but it did not work in the UK.


I'm surprised it didn't last in the UK. I think it's a great show.


Perhaps there was something lost in the english to english translation.  What for Governor, is this a bong before me or is it the sun.


Possibly. Did you know in the first 400 episodes of the Simpons, Homer had 188 jobs?


No, I remember Mr. Plow and Homer working at the A plant.  There is only one simpsons episode with no bart or bart mention.


I don't remember that one. Well, it was good talking to you!


No, I also do not play hockey. There might be a relation there.  Andre Burakovsky broke a thumb playing hockey.


I love hockey, but I don't play it. The Slovakian women's hockey team beat Bulgaria 82-0 which is crazy.


It is interesting how an industry deals with player injury.  Nine games into a season, a broken thumb sidelines a player. Does that player still have value?  82-0 would be a boring game to watch.


I agree. USA's hockey women's hockey team lost to New England high school team once.


So, the game is about putting the puck into a goal with a stick. Olympic hockey team beaten by a high school team. Good for the kids.


For sure. Hockey rinks used to only have one shared penalty box, but the players would constantly fight so they made two instead.


It must be difficult for players to keep their confidence up.  Scoring slumps, fights, being traded, injuries.  Kind of a sad way to live.


I think it probably is. In a 1930 hockey game, the goalie caught fire when a puck hit a pack of matches in his pocket.


hi hows it going?  do you like comedy?  I just read somewhere that jack black was suppose to play The Green Lantern.


haha right!!  Maybe different ways like training your body to get use to eating nothing. lol like eat nothing while looking at sand,  now eat nothing while looking at the sky.


did you see police officers have their own youtube called blutube , I want to see what kind of stuff is on there


its probably just training videos or something.  I see a lot of business have their own channel now.  But yeah if its not training videos maybe information videos!


ya true, but I wonder if they have analogs of similar videos, like do they have a version of Justin biebers baby on there? Is it also the most disliked video on there like it is on YouTube


I've seen that video,  it's not that bad lol


haha ya its nowhere near bad enough to deserve being the most disliked video.


yeah theres got to be worse videos than that.  Also,  think of the money that went into making that video only to have the title the worse thing on Youtube lol


haha I agree, its crazy that the video to make YouTube upgrade their view count integer to 64 bits was gangnam style, and not anything else, like that was the video that did it of all the videos possible haha


did you know comedy central cancelled over 100 shows since 1989? I don't have cable so I don't watch it anymore but I remember they always cancelled shows I liked


hey how are you? wow didn't know that I bet that's better than the Ryan Reynolds green lantern, this says Pixar has a secret room visited by celebrities, I bet jack black has been there


Wow,  i think I read that somewhere.  Yeah they have a lot of turn over.  It was great chatting.  have a good one.


I bet he has.  I wonder whats inside it!  That would be kinda cool to visit.


ya it would, this says robin williams started the celebrity performing voices in animated film trend


he was amazing as the genie in Aladdin!  Have you seen they are remaking Aladdin?


haha I did see that, I don't know it doesn't look too promising to me, what do you think?


It looked kinda cool in the preview but now that I have seen some stills of it,  I don't think I will be too impressed with it.  Also,  I absolutely loved Robin Williams as the Genie, and I know Will Smith is funny too but he will never be the genie to me lol


haha no, no one will beat robin williams at that role, I wonder how much will smith will get paid, probably more than judge judy who makes 123000 per episode, even though that is already a lot


he will get paid a ton of money I am sure.  Wow Judge Judy has been getting paid,  thats a nice pay check!


ha it is! I want to see this ethiopian chef who believes he can combat his country's hunger problems with more diverse food, I don't know how many different ways you can eat NOTHING


Apparently! That's certainly a shame. Although it's interesting the Women's team is so dominant on the other hand!


I know and it makes me very happy as a woman :-). PLacing in top 3 since 1991 is crazy impressive.


It should, it's an incredible sustained feat! It's surprising that the hosts of the olympics and world cup still do not benefit economically though


I know. I wonder which city will host the 2022 qatar fifa world cup final? ISn't it late not to have picked??


It does seem late! Soccer isn't my area of interest so I'm not 100% sure! Considering they had the last one in Russia, perhaps they will go for the other side of the world!


Yeah, interesting!! My boss is from France so it's pretty exciting that France won last year for me since he's the best!


Oh that must have felt amazing for him! The U.S. frequently dominates in many sports, I wonder if they felt the same level of emotion to receive third place in 1990!


I would think so, can you imagine the pride of the he hungary national football team , they only have lost one time in six yers in the fifties


That is crazy, and even then they made the final game! I doubt American football has ever seen teams with that type of dominance.


I agree, which is sad because i just want to support our own national team. I guess we have college american football which has some cool stats of their own and ESPN who even won an emmy for football content!


Hi! I am , i love football. Are you referring to soccer or american football? I like both. Football can mean so many different things... association football (known as soccer in some countries); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby football (either rugby league or rugby union); and Gaelic football.


Absolutely, ESPN certainly helps sports maintain their hype here. It was lovely talking to you!


You too! hvae a great night and hopefully we'll both get to watch the 2022 world cup where it is!!


I mostly meant American football! Although it's interesting how many sports share the name. Did you find the facts on football interesting?


Very much so. I think it's so great that the university of iowa's locker room for visiting teams is pink. Pink happens to be my favorite color but i assume they mean it to be offensive?


It seems so, definitely an outdaded concept. I thought the highest score ever being 222-0 was crazy, it doesn't even seem possible to score that much!


Yeah, so crazy!! I don't really follow soccer but i think that i should start considering it has 250 million players in so many countries and is the world;s most popular sport! may be time to get into it!


Absolutely! I wasalso surprised that Jon Stewart was such a skilled soccer player!


i know! I also love watching them give back. Seeing a soccer player give his world cup bonus for surgery for 23 kids is amazing. Most athletes keep it to buy luxurious things.


It's truly amazing! Although it certainly helps that soccer makes more money than a lot of other major sports combined!


That's true. The only soccer that i have watched is the world cup. I wish the US would get good, isn't the last time they placed in 3rd in 1930? sooo long ago!


Actually it is the KIng of Hawaii, KIng Kalakaua


Good for him.  I'd like to see someone travel to Jupiter where they could take in its massive radio storms.


Yeah, I have never been able to catch it on the am radio


Maybe it's because you were in Canada where they require 40% of the music to be Canadian.


True maybe I had to switch to another radio to be able to hear something less. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios?


I heard with razor blades and a pencil or two.  I don't think I could pull that off.


Me neither but that is very creative. Do you speak any latin?


Just a few well-worn phases.  I can't believe some people are still lamenting NE's loss in the Superbowl. Move on...


Yeah. There is a radio in Finland that gives the news in latin


I wouldn't understand much.  I was surprised to learn that IGN is owned by the same corporation (i.e., News Corp.)  that owns Fox News.


It depends on if it's for pleasure or a rushed business trip.  Did you know that the Olympics actually serve to divide rather than unite?  Sad.


Yeah, they are so huge. Nice chatting with you :)


That is kind of sad. Did you know the Dutch are creating a bus that can go as fast as 160 mph


Cool.  They need to invent a bus that can fly over traffic.  Also one for Japan that can fly over toll booths...


Yeah I guess, and maybe people can save the $300 to tour the country


They wouldn't let it on Mackinac Island unless it it horse drawn.


Yeah that place must be so quiet without cars and other motorized vehicles


...and with breathable air.  I read a rather negative article on the Olympics.  The author complained that there was little "diversity" in the snow skiing.  Whose fault is that?  Like there's a conspiracy or something.  I'm sure it's who goes out for what.  Sick of that way of thinking. Count the white people and judge.


There seems to be a lot of politics involved in everything. Do you know who the first king to travel the world is?


Yeah and I'm tired of it.  No.  Anyone I know? The king of Iceland where there is no public rail service?


That makes sense since they are so busy all the time but that is a lot of steps


Yeah for sure. Do you know who their first customer was?


Yeah it was this guy who spent less than $30 and got a building named after him.


Yeah that is awesome. do you use your computer much?


I do all the time actually. Mine runs on a bigger ram than the space shuttle one


Haha true story, 1 mb of ram is nothing nowadays. Russians once made a computer that ran on water


That us pretty amazing. Do you have an Apple of a PC?


I have an Apple and I hear that you are not allowed to smoke near that as it voids the warranty. Glad I do not smoke


Yeah good for you. Transhumanists are trying to upload their minds to the computer


Wow I wonder if they will manage to do that eventually. Do you like animals?


I do actually I do a lot of shopping on Amazon, and you?


I do, I have a dog and two cats. And you?


Me too. Do you ever use AmazonBasics products?


I do and I find they to be of good quality despite the fact they are not believed to be so


Yeah I think so too. Did you know Jeff built a clock in a mountain?


Yeah heard about that and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


Yeah wonder what that is about Did you know Amazon own IMDB?


Yeah they have owned it since 1998. They are everywhere it seems


Yeah. And they now deliver on Sundays because of a contract with USPS


That is convenient for sure. Their workers seem to work up to 15 miles a day


Its in the USA, motorized vehicles are banned there.


Ah I see that sounds like a good idea to be honest.  To ban civilian vehicles and create privatized public transportation.  I bet it is very nice to live there.


It must be, the air clean and things peaceful, you know that the first king to travel was the king of Hawaii


That is interesting I wonder why he was the first king to travel.  Did you know that Disney used a super computer for a movie.


I didnt, what is the name of the movie? I might search for it in Netflix later, hopefully its there


It's called big hero 6.  it's actually a really good movie you should watch it.


I will, if its not on Netflix I will rent it, did you watch Bill Nye the Science Guy?


Yea I have seen him its okay.  I prefer other peoples material.


Oh I see, well he appears in the movie Flubber as a scientist


I love that movie as well, I didnt notice he was in it either.


I love to travel as well, you know there is a project for a bus that can travel at 160 mph


Wow that sounds quite dangerous I am not sure how well that would work out.  A train would make more sense imo.


It would, that seems really dangerous indeed lol, the tolls in Japan are really expensive.


I see I don't know much about Japan.  Where have you traveled?


I have traveled to Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay, mostly South America and within the states, what about you?


I've been to a few states, Spain and South Korea.  I would love to travel to South America, but am worried it might be difficult to travel there.


Its actually cheaper than other places and with easy acces you should try it out, I would like to visit Mackinac Island


I definitely will.  Where is that island?


i hear some email apps could be exposing encrypted messages


yeah...better to just pick up a book. It allows for more creativity


I don't know, computers can be great tools for creativity! Ever hear about Google's first computer? They built the case out of lego!


They should try Eggo. Wonder if that would void the warranty...like smoking does


I think that's less "computer" and more "toaster." But, if computers can control microwaves, I don't see why they couldn't put one in a toaster.


Well, transhumanists want to upload their minds to computers...so anything's possible


Here's hoping their brains don't get infected with that efail business.


LOL. Their brains are already infected. someone call 911, or 212 if its faster


What would you even tell the operator? "Help, my friend's brain has a virus! ...no like, an email virus! ....yes really!!"


Ha! I guess people thought the same about readers at some point. IN the 18th century there was a moral panic because of the spread of reading novels.


Really? I know reading out loud used to be the standard up through the Middle Ages, but I can't imagine that people would panic about it.


Oh really? I'm using Thunderbird, so I wonder if that puts me at risk.


maybe they were reading terrible poetry and laughing


Or maybe they were describing some of the illustrations on those old illuminated manuscripts!


Yeah it does. It's called Efail. The attacker can modify encrypted email


Efail, huh? Is that the one that goes after weaknesses in PGP?


Yeah...better to just use a telephone these days


Or maybe switch to a service that doesn't use those flawed third-party plug-ins. I wonder what would be good to use instead.


The workaround is called "Efail" with a capital E. Apparently its the way encryption is used that is the problem..not the encryption software itself


I guess that's the case with any tool. It's only as good as how it's being used!


Yeah..if you can't fly a space shuttle it ain't the shuttle's fault


Rocket science, computer science...it all goes over my head! Unless it's video games.


The biggest serial killer in out history, a lot of evil in just one man


It is and so do 58 billion of Americans that subscribe to the service, cant believe its that many


That is amazing, and the amount of bandwidth that is used in North America during the night hours is also incredible.


Its about 33% right? thats a lot for only one site, I bet Blockbuster is regretting the decision of not buying the company for only $50 million back in the day


Yep that is a ton for one site.  And agreed!  I'm sure they are thinking that same thing.


Yeah and it all got started becauses of their unfair fees, guess they digged their own graves


Yeah old Reed didn't like being charged those late fees!  Funny how some great ideas are hatched to solve a problem!


I know right, now another problem Netflix faces are the  high fees on postage, they spend 20 more times in postage than in bandwidth, wonder why is that


Wow! I think they will do away with the physical stuff in the next few years.


I guess they will so do you like to watch drama series or movies?


I do enjoy movies quite a bit but I'm not into the drama tv series very much, how about you?


This sounds just awful, Kermit Gosnell did not sound like a good person at all.


I do like dramas, I like the opera the ballet so yeah, drama is represented closely by them or they are closely represented by drama


I guess some critics boycotted the movie as well.  24 felony counts of abortion, wow so bad.


I know right, I have to see that documentary, it earned $4 million so it must be pretty good, I cant believe such evil exists in the world


Yeah i'm not too sure if I want to see the film, but I agree it must be pretty good, but disturbing.


Yeah could be a bit too disturbing for my sense but Im intrigued by it, the movie will receive 270 media reviews, thats a lot of them!


Yeah that really is!  On a different subject, do you use Netflix?


I do, I used to like it more at the beginning now the content seems a bit repetitive


I don't have an account, I mostly watch sports, but I think it is a very useful product.


hello,  do you know much about Kim Jong Un,  the supreme leader of North Korea?


I did!  That is weird,  I wonder why it needs to be so big.


I don't know. Until 1805 in the us, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president.


That would never fly nowadays lol hillary and trump would not make a good team lol


No they would not. Want to hear something funny.  The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana


Actually,  it was his actual name,  President Canaan Banana.


That's awesome. Do you like the Thor movies. It's based off the marvel comics.


Yeah absolutely,  my favorite is Thor ragnarok. How about you?


I like it. Did you know Ant man made his marvel debut before spider-man, hulk, thor and iron-man


I read that recently,  but where?  Like in comics?


Probably. I haven't seen  any movies. Hugin and munin, odin's ravens, appear in the avengers film, during thor and loki's argument on the mountaintop


hmmm I never noticed that.  Ill look for it next time I watch it lol nice chatting


I recently read that he started driving at age 3 haha,  can you even reach the pedals at that age?  I wonder what the driving age is in North Korea.


Not sure. He is often called the Marshal.


I see.  Did you know Forbes magazine ranked Kim the 46th most powerful person in the world in 2013?  That is crazy and scary.


I did see that. I also saw he was voted most sexiest man alive by the union. Bet that was rigged.


I guess the Asian countries. Speaking of leaders. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


I like the fun fact that they dont know how old Kim Jong Un is lol


That is crazy. Speaking of crazy. Did you know the guest house is bigger than the white house


Me either. Lol The New York public library is the home of the real Winnie the pooh toy teddy bear.  I saw it once on a school trip, it looked old and raggedy.


I didn't know that. So they still have it?


Yes, they do. It's hard to believe that toy bear hasn't fallen apart, yet. It's like WW I era, that's old.


That's pretty cool. I wonder if they offer the movie on Netflix?


They probably do, I'm going to look for it and watch it, if they do.


Apparently netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in north america.


That I can totally see.  And the other half is on Facebook.. lol


I believe it, although you have to wonder how much of that is actually instagram?


How true.  I heard that Blockbuster had several chances to buy Netflix and didn't.  Big mistake on their part.


I believe it, although you don't know if they would have ran it as successfully.


I'm doing well, how are you? Do you have kids, if so do you watch Cupcake and Dino?


That's true.  Well, it's been nice talking with you, I'll see you around.


Doing good, thanks.  No kids here, but what is Cupcake and Dino?


Apparently it is a kids show, but I've never seen it. Maybe it is a movie.


Have you seen the Christopher Robin film?  I was wondering how it was.


No, I didn't. It sounds like it could have been good Ewan McGregor is a pretty good actor.


Yes, he is.  I didn't go see it, because I thought people would look at me strange seeing a "kids" movie.  But I always liked Winnie the Pooh, as a child.


It was a good show. Did you know Christopher Robin was a real boy?


I heard that he was the author's son in real life.  That's so cool, talk about having a book written about you.


I don't know if I could handle that to be honest.


Good evening partner. I love comedy it is such a lighthearted and uplifting genre.


Oh that's right. Do you like the fantasy genre as well? It's kind of refreshing because it doesn't reference the real world as much.


Yes fantasy is a good genre, they even have Fantasy congress where players draft members of congress and you get points off their legislative success.


Yeah I find that kind of funny it doesn't sound that fun. It sounds just as fun as doing a fantasy draft with the national spelling bee!


I'm a fan of fantasy football and basketball both are more common and makes you get into the players more.


Yes very true. There's even a single fold in the brain which makes the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy.


Even a fantasy author Terry Pratchett was knighted for his "services to literature".


Very big accomplishment. I also think it's cool that the fantasy genre has expanded into various media like film, television, graphic novels, and video games.


Yes anyone can get into fantasy a janitor from Chicago wrote a 15,145 page fantasy manuscript and it was only found after he died.


Holy cow that gives me hope! He had a manuscript with over 300 watercolor illustrations! So cool. It was insightful talking with you today. Have a good night!


Yes I enjoy comedy as well, I can't believe green lantern was going to be a comedy starring Jack Black.


Awesome. Yeah that would have been funnier I think. He was so funny in Nacho Libre.


Yes, did you know Jack Black has his own YouTube channel he started recently, he is funny I think his son is helping him run it.


Awesome I need to check that out. I like Comedy Central too but they have canceled over 100 shows since its creation.


Oh wow that is rough, the origins of Comedy come from Ancient Greece I would've never guessed that.


Yeah kind of cool. The public opinion of voters in Ancient Greece was even influenced by satire!


I enjoy watching political satire very funny especially on shows like Saturday Night Live.


Yeah I love Saturday night live too, luckily Comedy Central never canceled that. Or was it even on Comedy Central?


It's on NBC which has a lot of good shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and This is Us those are both great.


Hi, do you know who the top three wealthiest Presidents were?


Now i think that's ridiculous. Apparently there are other white houses in other countries and there identical.


Yea France and Ireland have a White House, I wonder if they are exact replicas


I wonder why they have them! The white house apparently still uses floppy disk.


That's pretty sad, so is the fact the secret service didn't know the white house was shot at for four days


Our tax dollars hard at work. George Bush put solar panels back on the white house.


Yea, it's pretty ironic Regan took them down then Bush put the solar panels back up, I'm surprised Clinton or Gore didn't put them back up


Me too. The term president is used as a metonym for the president and his advisors.


Interesting, I wonder what Roosevelt's adviser thought when he banned christmas trees from the White House


Wow i also hear when he was sworn in that he did not use the bible.


Odd. Speaking of presidents, when Regan was an actor he was rejected for a role because he didn't have a presidential look


Yea, the wealthiest are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson, I guess rich people have better things to do than be president


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Right, Don't tell trump though, lol. You know there is a President named President Banana?


Yea, from Zimbabwe, I wonder if it's because President Banana liked bananas or not


To funny! Did you know that there use to be a rule that the runner up was automatically the VP?


Yea up until 1805, too bad the runner up didn't become vice president in the last election, that would be fun


I know a real reality show for sure, lol. I can see Hillary right now yelling at Trump


As long as Trump doesn't try to release 3 pop albums like the president of Indonesia


Wow i can't imagine that, but he does have the hair for it so you never know, haha. They even call authoritarian regimes presidents.


I would if Trump will upgrade the White house so it will become larger than the guest house


Really? Maybe the original script had some heavy breathing on the telephone call ET made when he phoned home. I was mesmerized by ET. Some say watching a horror movie will help you enjoy Art more.


Oh I forgot about that! I do enjoy art but am also fascinated by the solar system and earth. Did you know Earth is the densest planet in the solar system and also the largest of the four planets?


AND politicians are the densest matter on earth, sworn to turn politics in a horror production. And in 2010, the UN appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials, in preparation for ET's next phone call. It all comes together...


lol, now that is a genius observation! I think you'd be a great writer for SNL's "weekend update" which is the longest running television show.


I'll only accept a position on SNL if you promise to be my co-writer!  Like the earth is slowly losing it's helium, all my hot air would escape without your gravitas.


You're extremely witty! Haha, now that second line sounds like something I would hear from Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory.


We shared a slide rule and pocket protector once upon a time. But what is time? If earth's history was condensed to one day, humans would represent only a little over a single minute, but a good joke will last forever!


Lol, you could fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and still have room left to spare.


The space between the planets is inhabited by radio waves carrying reruns of the 750 episodes of that immortal series, "Pokemon."


That beats the length of Home Simpson episodes which was a little over 400 episodes


Yes, I am entertained by magic. I especially enjoyed the movie with Hugh Jackman about magician, though I forget what it was called. Do you?


Nice, and only one of those episodes failed to include any appearance or mention of Bart.  And the rest, is as they say, history. Chow my friend.


Oh that's right! Have you seen the movie? I really enjoyed that movie, I have not found a TV series that captures my attention quite like that movie but really surprised to find that most deals on "Shark Tank" are never followed through.


I did watch and enjoy the movie, The Prestige. Christian Bale made a deal with his brother, and Hugh Jackman made a deal with himself. But they both went through with their deals, unlike Shark Tank. I loved the mix of science and mysticism, not unlike many of the early 20th century magicians.


Those are very good comparisons. I also like that mix of science and mysticism as well. I am absolutely terrified of horror films though, I can not manage to watch any horror films.


I can watch, but I get bored by the predictability of many modern horror movies. I prefer classic horror films, like Bambi, which Steven King claims to be the first horror film he remembers watching.


Bambi is considered a horror film in King's eyes? Well then, I think I may be able to stomach horror films after all. However, I did not know that Christopher Nolan meant for inception to be a horror film.


That IS interesting, or should I say, that WAS interesting, or maybe that WILL BE interesting. In any event, it has been said that watching a horror movie can burn up more than 180 calories. And a bad horror movie can help you lose your lunch.


Oh my! I wonder if that diet trend will ever make it big like I see some of these other diets. But horror films also overlap with fantasy, supernatural fiction, and thriller genres so ET was originally scripted as a horror movie.


That is awesome, speaking of ballet dancers, they can go through like 4 pairs of shoes per week. Really costly i think


Yeah that is very costly indeed. Emilia Clark who acted in the game of thrones did the funky chicken at her audition!


no way, I want to see that! I wonder how that led to her getting a major role in the series lol


Yeah I bet she is so fun! Do you like Drake? He is pretty young, only born in 1986!


Wow, that is young. I like a few of his songs. I know he got his start as a canadian actor


Yes exactly right he was on a show called Degrassi I believe.


I have never seen it, have you? I like some rappers, like Tupac, did you know he did ballet also?


Did he really? I never knew that. I did know that Drake had a cameo in Justin Bieber's baby music video though.


I never knew that lol! I will have to check it out. I know that Baby is the most disliked video of all time on youtube lol. It was so nice chatting with you today!


Maybe it's because Drake was in it! He also owns a pair of shoes that weigh a hundred pounds. It was great chatting with you as well!


I like to dance although I am not good at it! It is a beautiful form of human movement.


What would the point be on wearing those shoes lol! Have a great weekend!


I love to dance too, but only with a few drinks in me lol!


Yeah good point I definitely have to have alcohol to dance. I like to dance because it has both aesthetic and symbolic value!


For sure, did you know bruce lee was a great dancer in cha-cha?


No I never knew that. That is surprising. The first moonwalk ever recorded was performed by a tapdancer in 1955!


What? I thought it was by Michael Jackson at a concert, I was wrong this whole time!


Yes well Michael Jackson definitely made it famous! There's even an episode of Mr. Rogers where he learned to breakdance. Everyone loves to dance.


That is awesome, even my baby who is 10 months dances to music, it is so cute!


That is so funny! There are ballet slippers that make drawings from dancers movements. That would be cool to see.


Yes, it does.  Just binge watch it, all seven seasons.  The eighth season doesn't premiere until April, so you have some time to get up to speed, it's worth watching!


Eight seasons? That means it came out in 2011. That is a long time for a show to be on and still being successful.


Yeah, that long.  It has a big following, so much so that Arya the name of one of the characters is the fastest rising baby name for girls in the U.S.


That is a little disturbing. Not sure I would name my kid from a TV show. I think the actor that played Arya was actually her first role in anything.


I know right.  I wouldn't either, but some people are very big fans. Lol


I'm not that big of a fan of anything. Lots of celebrities are overrated. In 2007 Paris Hilton was voted the most overrated celebrity.


Me either and I remember when Paris Hilton was everywhere.  I wish the Kardashians would go the same way.  They are way overrated, as well.


Yeah, the Kardashians are the very definition of celebrity. They garner so much public attention by mass media and I have no clue what they are actually known for.


I don't think nobody does. Lol Do you know that Robin Williams started the trens of celebrities doing the voices in animated movies?  He was the best doing the Genie's voice in Aladdin.


I didn't know he was responsible foe that at all. That is very interesting, but I did know he was the voice of Genie. The guy was a national treasure.


Yes, he was, gone much too soon. Well, it's been nice talking with you this morning.  I hope you have a good day.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Do you watch Game of Thrones?


I've never actually seen GOT. The only thing I know about it, is that it's a drama show.


I've watched it a few times, it's a pretty good show.I've never seen the National Geographic show called Game of lions, though.  Have you?


No, I can't say that I have. I haven't even heard of that either. What did you like about Game of Thrones?


I like fantasy type shows and this one has a large cast with several plot lines going on at the same time.  It holds your interest and is never boring. Scenery is beautiful, it gets filmed in Ireland, Canada Iceland, Malta Scotland, Spain, and the U.S.


I think the only guy I really know from the show is Peter Dinklage because he won an Emmy for being on the show.


Well. Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter plays Talis on the show, also.


That is interesting! The show comes on HBO right? I'll have to check it out sometime.


That's a good way to put it! Having women who are part of the sport might help reduce anyone's skepticism about their aptitude for the sport announcing job.


I wonder if they'll move on to bigger sports announcing jobs. Maybe they could cover a FIFA tournament someday.


Its possible. So do you like American football too?


I do! I watch it more than I watch association football. What about you?


I love it too with all of the action it includes


Same here. I tend to watch it on ESPN more than on Fox Sports, though.


Me too especially when espn utilizes a yellow line to indicate a first down line that they won an emmy for!


It's funny how such a simple addition to viewing a football field was award-winning, but it's been so useful over time that it's clear why it deserved it.


Yep, makes me think why wasnt it developed sooner! haha


Hello, i'm not that much into Soccer but i do like to watch Fox Sports


There always has to be a first time for everything! It was great talking to you. Hope you enjoy the next game you watch!


Do you have a favorite sport to watch on there, or do you watch it more for their TV personalities?


I like to watch American football and their personalities


Have you heard that Fox Sports has incorporated an all-woman announcing crew into their team?


Yeah, but its only for one game of the dc united match


It's still an interesting move on their part. Maybe they're trying to get more women interested in their sports coverage.


I do agree that it was a great change especially when the women announcers have the experience


That's true, each of them had a background in soccer as well as some network TV experience.


Yep, so they were a perfect match for the match haha


How's it going, do you like comedy? I love watch standup and comedy film


Yea, they used to play their sketches on Comedy Central but stopped. I guess they cancelled it like the other 100 shows they cancelled since 1989


I'd have watched Comedy Central a lot back when I had cable, but for some reason always had a really snowy connection.


It's kinda crazy they never had Seinfeld, friends, Fasier, or the 1997 golden globe winner 3rd Rock from the Sun reruns on there


Agree. Seinfeld is one of my favorites -- I managed to record every episode on VHS just from reruns.


Seinfeld is pretty funny, so is the fact the White House still uses floppy disks


That's amazing. I read somewhere that before they retired the space shuttle, to repair it they had to scavenge 80s-era computer hardware from junkyards and abandoned hospitals and stuff to find parts for it.


Lol, I'm sure they find a treasure trove of parts in the White House then


I'll bet! Probably doesn't help that most politicians are they type who had their secretaries print out their emails for them to read and dictated replies. Dianne Feinstein was surprised her encounter with the Sunrise kids showed up on the Internet so quickly.


Well at least they aren't releasing pop albums like the President of Indonesia


I wonder if those were any good. I should google.


I keep seeing that Bill Murray recommends Kung Fu Hustle, which makes me think I should check it out. Have you ever seen it?


Me too. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


No but I heard Bill Murray isn't the only person who thought Kung Fu Hustle was hillarious


I should definitely see for myself then. Are you a fan of Bill Murray?


Yea, I like his films from the 80s, so much funnier than Jack Black, so happy he was never in Green Lantern


I never saw that movie, but if Murray's in it I should. You know he likes to walk up to strangers in restaurants and eat food off their plates, and say "no one will ever believe you"?


Lol no but that sounds like something Bill Murray would do


I saw him crash a TV weathercast once in a giant cowboy hat and start doing his own impromptu "forecast," and it was hilarious.


Sounds like he's a living Monty Python sketch. Did you know that is what python programming was named after?


I only recently found out. I love Monty Python. Are you a fan of theirs?


Hello!  Just got back from taking my dog for a walk.


I initially checked it out because of a video game subreddit.


There seems to be a subreddit for everything under the sun!  The internet is marvelous!


I can remember when it was a dial up modem to connect!


At the time it was ok, but knowing what we do now, even our chat, it's unbelievable.


Yes, it certainly is.  It's like magic.  Supposedly, the novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause addiction and its measurable in the brain!  So, there is a downside to it all.


I am probably hooked and don't know it, but I know about the "hamburger button" because of it!


Yeah, weird name isn't that.  Wonder who came up with it?


Well, he would have called it the Big Mac button.


She is  mix breed that is fairly big.  Do you have a dog?


Not at  the moment though I have in the past.  Did you know there are 12 different blood types for dogs and they have dog blood drives!


That is amazing and I wonder how long since they were domesticated that people found out?


I assume it was after they found out how to type human blood and I think that was around WWI time.


You might be right and I can always check the internet to confirm.


Did you know you can have your dog's genotype run and find out his ancestry.  You can look on Reddit for where to go to do it.


Amazing and I have just started to get into Reddit.


I don't hang out there much.  It's a different kind of group from the person I am but on occasion I find it useful.


Did you hear about actor Anton Yelchin getting ran over by his own Jeep Grand Cherokee?


Does the conservativeness hold true for Ohio because it's illegal to warm up your car there, so much for remote start buttons.


I think that's because cars kept getting stolen.  Stupid to ban it for the entire state.  One can get a flame-thrower for their can in South Africa.


Oh, that's the reason why it was banned?! I thought it had to do with global warming or something. Flame-throwers are a little excessive for combatting stolen cars, they should copy India and just create a new car horn to withstand the heavy use


That too probably.  It does seem extreme.  Also extreme is a fake flute in Star Trek, worth $300, sold for $50,000.


That is absurd! Do you think anything from the movie franchise Terminator is of value like that or at least could be sold for that amount of money?


I'm sure... Arnold only made $75K in the first one and $15M in the next two. That's quite a raise...


I wish I got a raise that steep at work. What happened between the two to warrant that raise?


Yeah, me too.  I guess the popularity of the first one.  It took 7 years to make Terminator 2.


Oh my goodness that's a long time and yet they also gave him that big raise! There's a deleted scene that explains why the terminator has an austrian accent, is that truly the accent of Arnold S.?


What? How did that happen? I think the reason I haven't heard is because I'm not too familiar with who that actor is.


I don't know.  I've wondered that.  They only gave him 18 lines in the first Terminator.  Maybe that's why. Nice chat.  Thanks.


He played Chekov in the newer Star Trek movies.


Oh, that's who Anton Yelchin is. How did his own car run him over?


There was some issue with the gear system. I guess the stick didn't settle into position and he must have been in front of it when it moved forward.


Oh my goodness! That sounds like the fault of the car itself, did his family try to sue the car maker?


Yes and they reached a an undisclosed settlement with Chrysler. It went into his foundation.


Wow, dod you know if a recall system was deployed for other similar cars for the same issue?


Yes there was a recall.  I think he probably liked the fact that the first space shuttle was named the "Enterprise".


That's a cool know, I wonder if the space shuttles have an "aggressive" mode like what Google's self-driving cars have or at least a turbo mode.


Donald Ritchie just died - man he was amazing at running long distances


He is a well known NBA player.  I like Steve Smith as well - he is an NFL player who leaves his cleats on the field after every game to raise awareness of the homeless


That's a really cool thing for him to do. Do you travel much?


I love to travel though I am not sure of going 160 miles per hour on a bus in the Netherlands!


That seems pretty scary. I heard talk of them making a really fast mode of transportation like that in America too.


But no on Mackinac Island - only bicycles or horse drawn carriages


I'm sure its very peaceful there. I walk a lot and one thing I hate are cars whizzing past me!


No doubt.  In Iceland people without cars have to fly - there are no trains there


I'm sure that could get pretty annoying when visiting. In Japan the highway tolls can cost more than 300$ to travel across country!


Yes I have been to Japan!  Everything is expensive there!  I wonder if it was back when King Kalakaua traveled the world?


I've always wanted to visit Japan! I wonder what the king thought of places in Asia and Europe.


That is a good question.  I definitely liked the food better in Europe!


I cannot imagine running for 24 hours straight like he set records doing!


Me either! I'm really not fond of running. Speaking of sports, did you know ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shoes per week?


Yes that is a lot of money!  I wonder why 5000 year old shoes perform better than modern shoes?


I'm guessing they were just made with better materials, though i'm not sure. I wonder what the first shoe was made out of.


I am not sure.  I do know I always stick dry tea bags in my sons shoes - they stink and it helps with the odor


Seems like a pretty good idea. My son also has really stinky shoes!


I need to buy him more of Stephen Marbury's shoes - they were only $15 and he was actually paid to not endorse them


Hm, that's interesting. Who is Stephen Marbury?


that would be so awesome to volunteer at. I will have to look them up. Did you know dogs and elephants are the only animals that respond to pointing, sorry cats


My cats responding to pointing, and throwing.


That is true, so I wonder if there are more we don't know about lol. Do you like horses at all?


I took a horse ride once and live in an area with lots of horses. They are beautiful animals. you?


They are so beautiful, I like petting them but never rode one. I wouldn't ride Icelandic horses because they are super fast.


I wonder if riders trained horses to do that?


I am sure they did. I just wouldn't ride horses to school on no vehicle day and get suspended like two students did. I feel that was pointless


That's funny and rather stupid at the same time.


For sure lol, it was so nice talking with you, say hi to your cats for me!


Hi! I have two cats, but want a dog. You?


I like dogs more, but dont mind cats! Google likes dogs more though


Hah. I see their code of conduct state they are a DOG company.


lol, I heard you can bring you dog to work while working there, kind of discriminating against cats though!


Kinda odd since dogs are normally louder and more likely to poop somewhere. Looks like Istanbul even has vending machines to release food and water for strays.


that is a great point! The US needs to get those vending machines, I would donate so many plastic bottles. That is nice of that country


I wonder where else the dogs go if not for vencing machines?


right, they probably go for trash cans unfortunately. Did you know dogs have 12 types of blood?


Makes sense for variety. Apparently they have doggie blood drives too!


How's it going, do you like dogs? It's interesting that dogs are more related to the originally domesticated wolf than modern wolves are


Dogs can also see as many colors as humans too, I wonder where the myth of them being color blind started


That's interesting. I always thought they could only see black and white.


Me too. Did you know google specifically states they are a dog company? That's pretty cool


I did not know that. Do you like to travel?


Yea, I'd love to ride the 160mph commuter bus the Dutch are developing


Yea, I'd love to visit Japan but they have too many tolls, it would cost $300 to travel across the country


That's so expensive just to cross the country!


Yea but Iceland cost more since there is no public rail and people have to use domestic flights to travel between cities


I can't imagine not having a public rail system.


Hello - I do like dogs. Hard to believe there are 12 different types of blood for them.


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Yea, I never knew they had 12 different blood types, I just assumed dogs had the same number as humans


That's pretty cool, I wonder if they have dog blood banks like they do for humans


I bet they do. In Istanbul, they have vending machines that dispense food and water for stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.


Nice, maybe the US should adopt vending machines that feed stray dogs and cats too


It's crazy that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing but both are 2 of the smartest animals


I bet they did too. It's hard to believe how far technology has advanced, but did you realize the Nintendo entertainment system could only display 54 colors? And now look at the video games we have around.


Yes, video games have advanced quite a bit technologically over the past couple of decades.


I read somwhere that the Nintendo entertainment system was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.


Yep, I read that somewhere as well. Nintendo was the first gaming system I had when I was younger. It it definitely a classic.


Me too and I still love it to this day.  Do you watch alot of tv?


I don't watch a lot of TV. What about you?


I watch a few shows, not many.  I was shocked to find out that George Carlin, Ringo Starr, and Alec Baldwin had all narrated at least 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine, the children's show.


That's pretty amazing! Did you know that only 1 of Shakespeare's plays has not been adapted for television. It was called the Noble Kinsmen.


That doesn't surprise me. Today, audiences want shows like South Park of The Simpsons.  Or even Pokemon, of which there are over 750 episodes, that works out to 50 a year for 16 years.


I can't believe the Simpsons has been going on for 30 years now. I don't know if they will ever end it.


What's really hard to believe is that is only one episode that doesn't mention Bart and he doesn't appear.  Out of all those episodes, just one.  That's wild.


That's just wild for sure. It was good talking to you!


Good, glad to hear that.  I'm doing well.  I just read that Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post.  Did you know that?


I did not know that. He owns quite a lot. Did you know Disney used a special camera to make older films like Bambi more realistic?


I wasn't aware of that, but I do love the old Disney movies, like Bambi.


Yea Bambi was always a good one. Disney's big hero 6 was rendered utilizing a 55,000 core computer which is pretty impressive!


That's quite impressive.  My grandsons love Baymax in Big Hero 6.


Yea that is impressive. It would take 9.4 million balloons to lift Carl's house in the Disney movie "Up".


Cool, I've often wondered about that.  Lol.  On a different note, did you know that Ronald Regean was once rejected for a movie role because he didn't look presidential?


I agree. Did you know the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France/


No I didnt know that, I do know it has solar panels thanks to George W. Bush


That's a good idea. The white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files.


That seems a bit primitive, floppy discs? I wonder why


Not really sure other than maybe they are super secure.


They might be, I guess thats a good reason, did you know that Teddy Roosvelt banned christmass trees from the White House


That's interesting. I also saw that it took the secret service 4 days to realize bullets had struck the white house in 2011.


I bet someone lost their job that day lol, 4 days thats a long time they are supposed to be an elite unite


I bet so too lol. I bet Roosevelt was a conservationist too and didn't want trees to be cut down for Christmas.


Yeah he was quite a character, did you know apple used to have a clothing brand?


Im doing great did you hear about James Shar Jr and his act of heroism?


I did. Pretty amazing. Did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents is JFK, Jefferson, and Washington.


And what about our current president? he owns a guest house that is bigger than the guest house, hotels and is richer than God, or so it appears to be that way


lol yea he is very rich! The first president of Zimbabwe was nicknamed president banana.


Really Banana? is that a real fact? thats funny lol


It's a real fact. Until 1805, the runner up for US president was automatically appointed vice president.


That would be a lot of trouble now, good thing Hillary and Trump are on opposing sides and not working as a team


That would be crazy to have them working together like that. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Seems like he has a lot of free time I would be worried as a tax payer, the president has released 3 pop albums but the hospital is still under construction


Oh wow. Cameras must have been revolutionary. Was he a republican? He must have been because there hasn't been a Republican president without a beard!


Yes.    I've always found the Grand Old Party (GOP) moniker kind of old fashioned.


Yeah a very conservative old school name. The red and blue colors to represent the parties didn't start until 2000!


It is amazing how things change.    Hillary Clinton was president of the young Republicans in college.


Interesting. In 1957 Truman wouldn't take a ride on Dumbo because he associated them with Republicans.


Perhaps he should have played with the US congress in their Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game.


That would have been fun to watch. It is interesting to view the history of the parties. Originally the GOP party subscribed to classic liberalism ideals.


True.    Even Ayn Rand was on Social Security and Medicare.


Interesting. The GOP has lost popular vote in 6 out of the last 7 elections!


Of course, losing the popular vote means little, as 5 presidents were elected while losing amongst the people.


I think about it sometimes.    I know that many Americans are not these days.


Yes. Well it is an interesting system for sure. Have a good one.


Yeah. Especially among adults under 30. About 40% have no claim to religion!


Well, given the current status of both religion and politics, is it surprising?


I don't think so. Trump indirectly paying a porn star to be quiet isn't exactly something a "god" would approve of!


Speaking of presidents, did you know that the last US leader to speak a foreign language was FDR!


Oh wow. I think more presidents should it would be a helpful skill. Trump must be the wealthiest president. The top 3 richest are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Presidents are generally savvy, but not necessarily intelligent.     The only US president with a PhD is Woodrow Wilson.


Wow. I agree with what you said. It varies by country though like the Indonesian president who released 3 pop albums in office!


That certainly isn't something Abraham Lincoln would've done!    He was the first US president photographed at his inauguration.


LOL, wowzers well car have sure come a long way since it's invention back in 1886... although it doesnt feel that long considering how much has improved!


Yes that's true. It was only in 1975 that McDonalds added a drive thru. Now they are everywhere!


it blows my mind! and Thanks to the soldiers once again! since they were not allowed out of their cars while wearing their fatigues!


True. So much to thank them for but did not know drive thrus were one of them! I also didn't realize Cadillac was named after the french explorer who founded Detroit.


Wow, how cool to have something big named after you! What I cant get over is how cars barely became available globally in the 20th century, what?!


Yeah that is so surprising and hard to believe! In 2014 the number of cars was over 1.25 billion. That is unbelieveable as well!


Wow, for sure! I wonder why it took much longer for western europe to accept the change from animal drawn carriages to faster much more comfortable cars...


Yeah I would like to know that too. Very oldschool of the. Do you like swimming? There is a type of competitive swimming where the athlete has their hands and legs bound and swims like a dolphin lol.


lol, I love swimming, I took lessons as a kid..I learned the doggy paddle but not the "dolphin move" haha


Yes me too! Swimmin is a good exercise! The USA is the best at it, with almost as many gold medals as the rest of the world combined!


Hello! Yes I do. I am not a fast reader though. The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones with 4700 words per minute!


wow I wonder if they used the 'banned swimsuit" which apparently 94% have won all swimming races! lol it was fun chatting with you!


Thats amazing! I wonder what people would think of her in the 18th century! Dis you know there was a "moral panic" because of the widespread of reading novels?!


No I didn't realize that happened? I wonder why? I loved Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. Both him and Cs Lewis had a competition of "you laugh you lose" when reading terrible poetry.


I know, its crazy how times have changed! Did you read the book eders game? i saw the movie but the book was suggested reading for military and marine corps


I never saw the movie or read the book. Sounds interesting though. I saw the Movie Starship Troopers. Didn't know that was a sci-fi novel too also on the reading list of military branches.


Yeah it is worth watching! I also like cars. The trunk of a car got it's name because in old cars it was actually a wooden trunk!


Thats crazy! i didnt know! I like cars too and video games which did you know that Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people ina video game? I wonder how people who play call of duty feel haha


Wow. Yeah good question! If I lived in South Africa I would put flamethrowers on my car! It is legal to do so!


Hello, my good friend! How are you doing today on this fine fine day?


I think that Truman knew that the elephant was his mortal enemy and could not be trusted. Even at Disneyland. He knew the impact of media.


True. He just didn't want to be associated with Republicans!


I think that he was smart. The Republicans were probably trying to set him up. They laid a cunning trap, but he was too smart for those


Yeah Truman was a smart guy like you say. After the Voting Rights Act in 1965 the southern states became more reupublican.


Yes, the voting issue made many people in the South angry. They did not want the change so they went to the other party, the one with the beards.


Haha the beard party yes. Interesting that the GOP used to endorse values of classical liberalism.


That is the odd thing about the name. It is liberalism from Europe, not the liberalism of the socialists. I do not understand politics. The confusion seems intentional.


Yes it would be so nice if there were simpler terms. The Senate also confuses me. It is the more prestigious body than the House of Representatives.


There are fewer Senators and they have 6 year terms. They are special in politics.


Interesting. The presiding officer of the Senate is the Vice President!


Hi very good thanks. It is interesting learning about the Republican party back in the 1800's!


Yes, the VP has power to cast a deciding vote if there is a tie.


Wow so much power. The senate once used the same gavel for 165 years!


The Republican party has deep roots, it has a long history, but it has changed. Now we are down to just two parties. It is not good.


Yeah I agree. Since 1853 there has been no president other than republican or democrats.


I think that the red/blue division has made politics unsatisfying for many voters. They want other options but there are none.


True. That whole categorization didn't start until 2000 surprisingly.


I think that the polarization of politics came with the Bush/Gore election. I am not happy that it has not changed. Now we need for independents.


Yes I agree with you there. Interestingly every president with a beard has been a republican!


I think that the beard conveys wisdom, the deep wisdom that comes from age. I think that the republicans want to look like Lincoln.


Yes good point. In the pas they used animals to associate with parties. Truman took that very seriously.


Whats is your favorite pastime  Reading or watching tv shows


I love them both but I think I enjoy reading more right now. How about you?


I like to read books . It is more complex to visualize things


Yes that is right on. Did you ever read STarship Troopers?


Havent read it  but I have read few other sci fi novels


Nice. Seems to be on the reading list of three military branches. How about the Ender's Game?


Have read it . I personally like the move too


Nice. That one seems to be on the recommendation list of many military organizations too


Looks like Military is fond of Sci Fi novels very much


Seems like it. Ironically enough, two centuries ago there was moral panic because people were reading novels.


Well we have crossed it .. it was good chatting with you


Nice. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms during the games?


Oh they can play for their team if needed


Yeah that is such a cool rule. DId you hear about that guy that found super old baseball cards and made a fortune out of them?


no i havent heard about it  how much fortune did he made


He made about 3 million. THose were his grandfather's cards in the attic


i wish my grand father ha hidden some in our attic ..  but i could find only old  novels to read in mine


Still precious though. IN Japan it seems to be a really popular sport, they are avid fans of it


Well that's a surprise. I had no idea that was Yeah go figure!


Incredibles 2 is an animated flim which is released in US on June 15, 2018


Yes. They are entertain us. Entertainment is form of activity to hold the attention of people and giving joyful feeling and also make confident.


Did you know tht some people actually used to breed chickens for entertainment.


There are so many entertainment that is differ from culture to culture. Some of them are story telling, Magic shows, Concert and dance etc....


Did you ever play nintendo. Thats a popular form of entertainment.


The nintendo is Japan based multinational consumer and video game company. It first produced hand made cards.


Yep, They actually were still producing the original nintendo up until 2003. Thats a long time.


You watch movies which is your favourite ?


Dont really have a favorite movie. I like comedies mostly though.


Comedy movie is my favourite because it make me laugh very much and forget about my worries make me very happy.


Do you remember that comedy show third rock from the sun.


Yeah I have heard of it. We haven't seen it yet tho. Is it good.


The green lantern film was originally going to be comedy starring Jack black.


That would have been a whole new take on the movie. Well its been nice chatting. Have a good one.


Animated films are very good to watch, kids are loved watch this kind of animated film it is very tough to make it.


Yeah thats true. Did you know the directro did one of the voices in the movie.


Yes. Placing the superhero character is very tough to handle it requires new creativity and logical reasoning. If it is succeeded it become new brand in history.


So true. The director played the part of edna mode. She is the one who created the costumes for the incredibles.I think he did a good job.


Yes, costumes designer plays a important role. His creativity also help for the success of the character. Who is your favourite superhero ?


Those are to very different superheros huh.


Did you know that pilgrim clothing was actually full color, and they only wore black for special occasions?


I guess I never thought about it, but I guess you're right.  In order to maintain some order they would need something to rely on.


Apparently, Monaco people do not have to pay income tax.


That would be nice, I wonder if they have something in its place.


The government has enough revenue from casino operations.


Wow.  I wish we had something like that here.  But we do have the government that tries to destroy wiki leaks, but wikileaks finds out and publishes the plans...


I did not know about it.  I do not care much about wiki and the founder.  It is okay to leak documents but they are somewhat biased (my opinion only).  Anyway, do you know that the US government has 17 shutdowns in the last 37 years?


No, I guess this last one seemed to be one of the longest, or at least most controversial that I have remembered.


Also, we all know that the Chinese government censor all kinds of publications.  Ironically, they also banned the word "censorship".


It is kind of crazy that they would, and could ban a word.  That leads to scary things


I agree with you.  I wonder if the US government will do another shutdown in a couple of weeks (no. 18 in history)?


I did not know that. Please tell me more.   I just read about Paul Manafort and his leather clothing.


You never know, things seem to be unstable at time.  But there was a man in France who impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel Tower twice, so crazy things can happen


That was amazing.  I wonder if it really happened or it was fake news.  Anyway, I've got to run. Nice chatting with you!


It is rather new information to me about the pilgrims.  I guess I always had the notions that were put in my head in elementary history classes that always showed black and white clothes.  What is this about Manafort?  was he the one who wore a bunch of different reptiles?


Yes.  He is in jail now.  He used to work for Trump.  He was known for wearing all kinds of leather jackets.  He spent over a million dollars on his jackets.


That is crazy, Im not much into fashion myself, so I couldnt ever see function in spending that much on clothes


I agree with you.  The article writer said that people like Manafort look like they came from a time machine from 1980 and tried to blend in with people.


Maybe they all shopped at this one store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras and items found in unclaimed baggage.


How did the shop owner get the items from unclaimed baggage?


I don't know, I think after a certain number of days they might auction it off, kind of like the same principle as storage units on storage wars and stuff.


You are probably right.  Do you know that each government has a kind of constitution?


The sun is an amazing star, it keeps us alive and yet its so deadly


I didn't those sunsets must be beautiful can you imagine witnessing that? amazing view.


They sure do so on another subject do you enjoy live music? concerts?


Yea I enjoy listening to concerts in parks and arenas, you?


I do too, I hear there is ancient Roman amphitheater in Croatia that is used as a concert venue, must be awesome to attend a concert there.


That sounds nice, much better than the High Frequency concert for dogs Lou Reed did


That doesnt sound nice, do you like the band Creed?


Not at all, I'd take the high frequency concert over Creed


Yeah I heard they had a terrible concert back in 2002, I do like their music but the band ended up losing a lot of fans.


Do you like Dave Matthews? A fan once helped Dave Matthews on her way to his concert


Yea it's scary how the sun is 99.86% of the solar system's total mass


I do like him yeah and what are the odds lol that was a lucky fan thanks for all the cool facts by the way, I feel like I have learned a lot today.


Yeah, in fact the sun produces enough energy in a second to meet the needs of everyone for 500,000 years, we should really learn how to use that power.


That would help a lot, I wonder if the energy output is different near the sun's equator since it rotates faster than the poles


It would specially with climate change and all the issues we have because of unclean energy.


I wonder if that has an effect on helium, it's pretty cool helium was discovered on the sun before it was on earth


That is cool also its cool how a thunder bolt is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun, the heat must be unbearable on those.


Yea but I've read the surface of the sun isn't the hottest part of the sun, maybe it has something to do with all its mass


Yeah could be, interesting question but that makes sense, to think there are bigger stars in the universe than the sun.


THat's crazy. Did you know on Mars sunsets are blue?


Yeah. The homeless guy did file a lawsuit against the couple though. I'm not sure how well that went. I'm not the biggest fan of Face Book either.


Probably better to just grab a book and read. That exercises the brain.


Well, Face Book did have some compelling appeal. Burger King gave you free whoppers if you unfriended 10 people.


Well, if you live in south Africa you could put flamer throwers on your car to prevent theft since it's legal to do so.


That's coo (or hot). In contrast, its illegal to warm up your car in Ohio.


What!? But what if it snows, you can't just start your car and go. You'll damage the car that way.


I'm not sure about modern cars. Certainly thats true of classic ones.


Ohio sucks for making it illegal to warm up your car. That is one of the silliest things to make illegal. It's like that German state making face book's like button illegal.


Yeah, sooner or later people are going to get as aggressive as Google's self-driving aggressive mode


I like it but they should vet the person asking for money.


I wonder what the aggressive mode on Google's car actually does. I can't imagine it doing much going all of 3 miles an hour. Maybe it aggressively honks at people.


It probably just goes faster. Or it doesn't wait to warm up.


I wonder how it would handle a drive through. Just think. McDonald's originally made a drive through because of the military. Soldiers weren't allowed to leave their cars wearing their fatigues.


Interesting. Now I'm fatigued and must get something to eat. Nice chatting with you.


I agree. There are too many scams going on that platform. Have you heard about the homeless person that scammed 400k out of people?


Yeah. IIRC everyone involved turned out to be a scamster.


The real sad thing about it is I believe the guy was actually homeless.


And a Marine. The couple doesn't seem to have any redeeming quality though


Yeah, I think they saw an opportunity and took it. The homeless guy could get 10 years if he is convicted. I don't know about the other two.


I think they used FAcebook to post another story and got caught


Yeah, I'm not surprised. Over 14,000 people donated to the guy's scam. That is incredible.


There are so many people on these social media sites that it's like you have a whole stadium to scam. 30% of American adults use facebook


Yeah I think football means differnt things in many different countries


Yeah I think you're right. I want to see the soccer variation with three teams. I bet that's really insane


yeah that would be interesting to know. a german soccer player donated his winning from the world cup to kids in brazil


Wow that's really nice of him. I think it was something like three hundred thousand Euros? And it was paying for surgeries for those kids. That is so nice


that is super heartwarming. do you know jon stewart?


I do know him. I think he was on The Daily Show correct?


Yeah he is and he was also a very skilled soccer player


I didn't know that. what are your thoughts on Tom Hanks?


I love the guy he is so talented. he is the highest box office star


Yep I agree. He has a lot of awesome movies. I guess he's made almost 9 billion dollars worldwide with his film earnings. That is so much!


To be honest I don't like soccer. But I may watch the World Cup if the USA makes it to that point. What about you?


Yeah I like it because it is so international. did  you know the city where it will be hosted in 2022 does not exist yet


That is crazy. Are you going to watch it? I don't know how they can just create a city out of nowhere and have it ready for 2022, but we'll see what happens


Yeah I am looking forward to it and yes, I do not know how that is going to work


I do like the United States and soccer though. They got third place back in 1930 which was the first FIFA World Cup


Nice, maybe they manage to climb back. you never know. The countries that host it do not have any net economic gains


Nope I heard about that. That's why I wonder why they're making an entire city for the World Cup. I guess the women's soccer team is better than the men's soccer team in the United States. Is that correct?


Yup, they seem to do much better. soccer players make more money than other sports combined, well the major ones


That is really crazy. I know that football the United States makes a ton of money too. I always wondered why Americans call it soccer. I guess that is slang for association football


ive learned some interesting facts i had no idea that nyc area 212 is because it was the quickest to dial have you learned anything new


cell phones have been around since 1930? please tell me more i had a rotary phone all the way up until 2004


They have! We have hedy lamarr to thank. She is also responsible for wifi and gps.


ill have to look that up i knew she had created the gps not a cell phone in 19303


Phones are almost as important as clothes. Good thing we don't put asbestos in them like the greeks did.


i am very curious to find out what apple musics clothing line looked like its amazing to see history and culture through clothing


People get creative with clothes. For example, wearing layers to the airport to avoid paying for luggage.


speaking of airports buying unclaimed baggage is like christmas sometimes and reselling is a great business


I did not know people do that! Most clothes are gender specific, so I imagine they sold as such.


theres many things that can be found in luggage beyond clothing but clothing can tell you alot about a person dont you agree


Absolutely! All the textiles available for clothing like skin or thin material give lots of variety for expression.


NYC is a great city! Trump is from NYC. Leaders of most republics are referred to as presidents.


textiles are interesting especially the handmade woven materials from mexico


i believe what trump is doing is morally wrong


I don't know much about his morals, but he is highly educated. Not as much as Wilson though, who had a phd.


morals are important in a leader its important to be ethical its interesting to learn he isnt considered one of the richest presidents in history


that is surprising! he also did not have the popular vote. Only 5 presidents have done that.


i dont believe in the electoral college and the way trump and other presidents are put in office


i don't know enough to have an opinion. I am always impressed by those that speak foreign languages though. FDR was the most recent to speak something other than english.


as a country steeped deep in many cultures and languages you would think the ability to speak more than one language


Communication is of utmost importance. Cell phones have actually been around since the 30's. Surprising it took so long to be household tools.


that is an awesome name for the court lol! They should be coaches, 39 of 50 highest paid state employees are the highest paid


Yeah they make bank! Funny though the inventor of basketball wasn't a very good coach at the University of Kansas!


I heard he was the most losing coach in the history of Kansas!


Yep. Believe it or not he was! They definitely won't make a disney film about him! I enjoy watching Disney from time to time. Frozen was the first animated film directed by a woman.


I love disney! it took them that long to have a woman direct?


Yeah my thoughts as well. During the 70's if you saw similar parts in movies it's because they recycled animation frames!


I believe that, it takes so much to make a film they would need to. I liked the lion king a lot


Yes agreed. Speaking of the lion king, it was the first disney film to be dubbed into zulu for it's African release.


That is amazing, it makes sense, they better because it refers to Africa. I may go watch that now that I am thinking about it, great chatting with you!


Yeah it is gonna be remade too! Hopefully it doesn't take as long as Wreck-It-Ralph! Nice talking with you. Please enjoy your night.


Yeah I definitely like watching basketball. I like Kobe Bryant despite everything that happened to him.


Right, he was like the original accused sexual assaulter, I know he didn't do it!


Yeah no way. I hate how it ruined his reputation. At least he apologized.


For sure, he was my favorite player of all time, better than Lebron


Yeah I think so too. I also loved Kareem Abdul Jabbar. His dunk was crazy.


Me too, he was a famous Laker also like Kobe. His dunk was banned for like 10 years in college it was so crazy


Yeah such a cool thing to brag about. I went to Australia once, and the nearby country New Zealand, calls their team the tall blacks!


yikes, that would not fly over here! I wonder if their supreme court has a basketball court also


Funny you should ask because they do it's called the highest court in the land!


I wonder why they don't spend more money straightening those roads in Peru.


I find that a little hilarious and way ironic. Other countries seem to have a good handle on the concept of government like over in Europe.


I would be all for adopting some of the policies that have been implemented in Europe. In 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to assist in saving the Amazon rainforest.


Can you imagine the good we would do if all the countries were to buy pieces of land in their country and preserve it like that?


It's a very good idea. Off topic but do you shop on Amazon a lot. I certainly do.


I don't really unless I can't find it locally which happens from time to time. I do love their streaming services though.


Did you know that Bezos built a clock into a mountain?!


He seems like a bit of an odd duck. You can't deny the amazing things he has done with the company though.


Agreed. I just wish he would pay his works accordingly. They work hard. The average warehouse worker walks 7 to 15 miles per day during their shift.


Wow that seems like a ton of walking. I imagine their warehouses are gigantic though. It is crazy to think that this well known company started as a bookstore.


I remember that and it is strange now. I just recently learned that IMDB is owned by Amazon.