Yeah, and she suffered through extreme poverty and abuse years ago too. But, as she sings, "Man, {she) feels like a woman."


I remember that song. Speaking of country music, did you know that it has it's roots in celtic music?


No, but I can detect the same propensity for "kissing the blarney stone" is each art form. Twain was recently chronicalled in a series called, "The Price of Fame" which also looked at stars like Johnny Dep and others.


I know that Johnny Depp has had issues lately but I have liked a lot of his movies. Did you know that he is related to Queen Elizabeth?


That is where he must have learned that  British accent he had in Pirates of the Caribean!


Ha ha, maybe. He is also a guitarist that has even played with Marilyn Manson, Oasis, and Aerosmith. Pretty big names.


Hello, did you know the sun is actually white?


Yeah,  its really amazing.  I also learned that neptne completed its first orbit in 2011


really? that is quite a long time, like 150 years since the last


Since discovered in 1846 I guess.  Yeah its a slow orbiting planet lol


speaking of long times, i found out that IMbd has been owned by Amazon since 1998


I really love that app,  I use it all the time.  I didnt know amazon owned it though.


me neither, they are huge now though, their workers do a lot of work too, walking between 7 and 15 miles a day


I wouldnt mind that,  thats pretty awesome,  get an exercise while working lol


i guess, but i think it would get frustrating after awhile, a lot of work


Did you know the usps has a contract with amazon to deliver on sundays?


no i did not, but i suppose that makes sense, i have gotten packages from them on sundays before


Hi, how are you? No, I did not know that, that is a surprise to me!


Thats pretty amazing,  I love getting packages on sundays!  Its been great talking with you,  excellent conversation!


It only looks yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


that is really cool, i recently learned that lightning bolts are apparently 5x hotter than the surface of the sun


I know, I wonder how it even gets that hot like that, so far from anything as hot


Yeah,  incredible.  I didnt know the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years!!!  Everyone should be switching to solar!!


holy cow, that is almost incomprehensible, that is just so much energy


I know right,  in one sec,  That is crazy!


For sure. and then, even that is small, the sun is one billionth the size of other stars in our galaxy


Where aved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down?


What service and internet capabilities at the peak of mt. everest?


Who released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992?


An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc


the dark side of the moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014


The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


How many people read the full terms when buying a product or service


hi how are you doing? do you like the internet?


I wonder who has time to go through that legalese. Do you like to travel, by the way?


I know I dont and yeah I like to travel, what about you?


I like to travel when i have the time and money. which is not often these days. LOL


I get you lol, I want to go to Japan this year but I hear the tolls are expensive


if you drive on the highways, you do have to pay. but the roads are clear and you can travel pretty fast.


Thats an advantage maybe they also have a commuter bus that travels at a high speed like the Dutch


that is the right thing to do. get people to work fast. they have more time for fun.


Another cool travel destination is Mackinac Island


no cars! i love the idea. a place without the stress of vehicles. i hope they ban smartphones too. Anyway, great chat!


The air must be pollution free there so a great place to relax and all, its been great chatting with you as well, thanks


I like to surf around the net yeah, do you like it?


You have a great day as well, remember to travel safely and to have toll money if you go to Japan, bye


i do. it has become an important part of my life, perhaps too important. LOL


I know right, the internet is like a basic need for me lol


I worry that i am becoming addicted. it is like a drug to me. i keep looking for things to entertain me.


You can get addicted from novelty clicking so be careful with those and try to stay away


ok, will do. i will watch. take frequent breaks, join a support group.


I bet there are a lot of ways to get rid of that addiction seeking help is a great start, do you ever read service terms on the internet?


I usually dont. i figure they are all basically the same. probably they want to use my data for research.


Yeah, I dont read them either seems like only 7% do


Hello. I wonder how richard nixon cracked that gavel ?


Wow. And I wonder why the baby video is so bad


Justin bieber's "baby". People do not like it


Oh, interesting. I've never seen it or heard of that song so I'm not sure why people feel that way either.


I would love to see some law enforcement videos


That would be interesting. Do you know much about politics?


Just a little. The candy desk is interesting


a member would give candy to other members


Okay. I've never heard of that before. But I'm sure it cheered up whoever it involved. I know I would appreciate a candy desk at work!


I'm actually not familiar with that story. I don't know much about Richard Nixon but I know quite a bit about the Senate


And women could not even wear pants. wow


I always thought that dogs were color blind but I see they are not


I thought they were color blind also so I guess I was wrong too. I do know that dogs can learn over a thousand words!


I've never heard of that before. How exactly would that work, do you think?


I think the same as humans but how would they stay still ?


Yeah, that would definitely be interesting. And I'm not sure who it would be helping. Dogs seem to be more like humans than we realize. Did you know that some dogs in Moscow have learned to use the subway?


interesting. I would love to see that on you tube


Speaking of YouTube, did you know the first video ever uploaded was of a guy just talking about an elephant?


Have you heard that Trump is apparently worried over the Manafort trial? It's been in the news lately.


That's a great idea! That's ironic that he did something good like that. Sort of like how the government's plans to destroy Wikileaks got published by Wikileaks itself.


That's true. Haha, pretty ironic. Sort of how the Chinese government has literally censored the word "censorship".


I wonder what's the worst the Norwegian government has done? One of the best things they've done was donating a billion towards the amazon rain forest. Have you been to the Rain Forest Cafe?


I did a very long time ago when I was still a mall rat little kid. Did you know Monaco eliminated the income tax in 1869 because the casino had enough revenue to sustain its government?


Wow, that's amazing!  Do you think their money comes more from tourists or locals? It's amazing to me the President's comments about the Manafort trial. It's like he's got an answer to anything to cover himself no matter what.


Yeah, but how do you explain everyone you've ever associated with going to prison, ya know? Hard to excuse that behavior.


I'm sure Kellyane Conway can think of some alternative facts that can be presented on the President behalf to make him look good as usual. Too bad real facts speak louder than words, I guess.


Oh yes, Rand's not cool. Did you know Dictators can also be considered presidents? lol Well, enough gov and politics, I'm going to Netflix and chill now!


Haha, I bet he'd like any title as long as he's the bigliest guy in the room! Enjoy your day!


Yeah, Paul Manafort is quite the character, as is Trump. Trump was evidently quoted saying he didn't understand why the government didn't tell him Manafort was under investigation.


Same to you! I'm actually a little tempted to watch a documentary on President Banana. No, better to go with comedy! cya!


I wonder what ever happened with President Banana of Zimbabwe? Last I heard he was in jail for all the crimes he committed.


Oh really? Do you know what crimes he committed?


His name is very ironic. I heard he was accused taking advantage of his male employees and violating his marriage vows with his wife. I don't think he's the first president to do so, though.


Haha, I would say almost certainly not the first President to do that. Can you believe Woodrow Wilson was the only US president with a PhD?


That is very surprising, as I'd think most presidents would have to be highly educated at prestigious places. Did you know Republicans started out with views more similar to Democrats?


I did know that. Everything used to be all sorts of flipped flopped! Speaking of education requirements for presidents, FDR was the last US president who could speak a foreign language. I would also think more presidents would make learning another language a priority.


That would make a lot of sense, but it's good that someone has a job as a translator, though. I wish the president would have many more jobs made, don't you?


He could have several foreign language tutors! Did you know somewhat surprisingly, Nixon was the president who advocated for a minimum wage?


You would think so. Maybe the flexibility?


I guess. Seasonal work, flexible hours. Target stopped selling tobacco, but they sell herbal supplments. Talk about a bogus product.


Yeah I'm not a believer in holistic medicine myself. Off topic but do you watch a lot of TV. I watch a whole lot.


I sometimes watch the box when I'm in the gym. Try to catch up on the news and stuff.


I enjoyed the first eight seasons. I don't find the recent stuff interesting. The show has run its course. You?


I haven't seen it in a long time but I used to watch it. Did you know that there is only one episode ever where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?


The show really was about Bart and his hijinks. I think it's funny that That 70's Show was remade verbatim in the UK and flopped. Something about casting didn't work, I think.


Those things rarely do. The only one I can think of that really did was The Office. Did you happen to see the Family Guy episode of South Park?


I did. It was the one when the manatees were fetching balls to make up a story line. Good episode.


I have shopped at Target. It seems like a nice store, nicer than Walmart, if you ask me.


It was hilarious. After that episode aired, The Simpsons crew sent flowers to the South Park office which is find very funny.


I would agree. Did you know that they will price match Amazon?


I suppose these days they have to. Amazon is everywhere and any time! Target really needs to compete.


It's a good idea. Did you also know that there are no Target stores in Vermont?


I wonder what's special about Vermont. Is it the law or something? It's right next door to New Hampshire. Hm. Target doesn' carry tobacco, either.


That's a good question. I did not know that they didn't sell tobacco. I wonder how long that's been the case?


It's been at least 20 years, though I wonder what stopped sales. There is money in tobacco. Maybe they want to have a friendly, safe image.


I'm sure that's the reason. I had also heard that there is a state senator that has to also work at Target to make enough money.


I guess being a state senator really doesn't pay well. But why Target? Aren't there better jobs out there?


new yorks area code is 212 because its the fastest to dial on a rotary phone


well the current library in alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case it goes down so thats good


Oh thats a relief, can you imagine the riots the deaths if the internet went down?


No I can't but it is so true. imagine all of the people who have fantasy teams, what would they do with their lives, theres even a fantasy draft for the national spelling bee


There is also a fantasy congress lol, I wouldnt have the time to play it,


why cant we make the fantasy congress the real congress and get things done. lol


I agree lol, I wonder how points are calculated though, it must be pretty hard to land decent points.


constant novelty from clicking links can cause a real addiction measurable in the brain


Wow, you can get addicted just by clicking novelty links?


maybe just the novelty of clicking links. I think I may have worded that wrong


I see, thats understandable just like how only 7% of people actually read the terms of a service or product on the internet.


Thats interesting Ive always wondered why 212 it seems kind of random


Maybe they did a survey or by the speed someone accepts a contract


I never knew that UNICEF will donate a day of clean water for every min we dont use our cell phones. that should be widely published


I didnt know that either I think its a great campaign that can benefit many in need


the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button. lol I wonder where that name came from?


Probably the one that named it had a thing for fast food lol, you know an Iphone has more computing power that the entire nuclear deterrent!!


Yes! and that data cables just lay on the ocean floor


I guess those cables are pretty strong because they have a diameter of only 2.7 inches


Can you imagine if they got severed in some way?


That would sure cause riots, like the internet, if it ever goes down we would be in serious trouble.


Are you a fan of rock music? I like Bon Jovi and he was a great performer too! He moved around the stage like his feet were light as a feather, it was hard to not bop my hand to his music.


Yeah, me neither, Pink Floyd also recorded a concert at the ancient amphitheater with no audience! How awkward would it be to do that! I imagine it's not because there were no fans but probably recorded something to be played later.


ya I hope it was recorded! do you like NWA? I guess they had an album reach platinum with 0 airplay which is quite a feat!


No, I'm not too familiar with them, any recognizable songs? How does one obtain platinum status?


No I know that they made that movie straight outta compton but I never saw it, I guess I heard it's good I should do that


Yeah, I don't know either. I prefer to stream music now, can't believe how far technology has advanced, we went from vinyl LPs to tapes to CDs to mp3 and now we stream!


I know! now its all digital! you could even digitally get the album those japanese twins made! It was a rap album they made when they turned 100 years old!


To think people can still rap at 100 years old is an amazing feat and then to have studios releasing albums with 100 year old rappers, that's a risky investment!


ya definitely! do you listen to Reel Big Fish? I've never heard of them do you know their good songs?


Yeah, I have never of them either, from the name, it sounds like they aren't rock bands and rather are in the country genre, but that's stereotyping, I think.


ya, apparently they lost their rights to their old songs and then just re-recorded the songs for the new label haha


ya he does great shows, I wonder how much he plays, definitely not as many as linkin park, they played almost every day in 2001


That's interesting. Lyrics are like poetry too, but too often they stress romantic love but I like how some artists use that as a platform to address a wide variety of other social or political themes too


ya I'd agree with that, I think music is like the modern day version of poetry, we will probably be judged by this for many years to come in the future!


I heard about that and its just because of the success of their debut album, I've never seen them in concert, have you seen anyone live?


yes I've seen Tool and the rolling stones, lots of smaller acts, what about you?


Oh yeah, I've seen a couple in person, the most recent one I saw was Jessie J and the venue was in a warehouse unlike in Croatia, where there is an ancient roman amphitheater that is still used for concerts


ah that is cool, do you like the ramones? they tour a lot as well theyve done over 2000 concerts over 20 years


Yes I do, I haven't seen them in concert though, if they've been playing for that long, they probably didn't have the issue like the Creed concert where concert attendees sued the band for putting on a bad show.


haha that would be embarrassing to be sued for that honestly! Do you like Linkin Park? I guess they have an album that is the best selling of the 21st century so far


Yeah, but how do you provide evidence for a bad concert? Or maybe they just wanted to extort some money from the band. Yes, I like Linkin Park, especially sad to hear Chester passed. Do You?


ya they're ok I've never seen them live though, I do like pink floyd though, Its crazy that dark side of the moon is still a best selling album!


Full of mysteries.  Some scientist theorize that the universe evolves through natural selection.


i guess ours is pretty good then? with pretty good physical laws and constants? i hope we'll be around for a while.


I think so,  some believe that the universe is one giant hologram lol


Um what does that make me and you? are you a hologram? am i chatting with a hologram?


I dont think that holograms can actually enact anything,  they are just an image.  I am not a hologram,  more possibly an artifical intelligence lol


Oh, boy. I had my concerns, now I am worried. Do you watch John Oliver? Repeat after me: "I am not a robot"


lol sorry but it is a possibilty!  Like that show Westworld,  have you seen it?  No I dont watch John Oliver.


I have seen westworld. it is an intriguing vacation for the wealthy. but if i am a robot, will they let me go to westworld?


You are probably already there....you just dont know it.


Oh no. this is my vacation? chatting online? i guess it is employment purgatory. anyway, great chat!


i know a little about him. please tell me something about BIll S.


lol maybe you are not on vacation,  this is just one of your daily duties.  Yes,  excellent chat,  thank you.


Did you know Pocahontas and shakespere were alive at the same time? Only died a year apart!


whoa. did not know that. Bill wrote a ton of plays and stuff. he probably would have really impressed pocahontas.


Maybe.  She really like singing though lol Shakespere invented the names miranda,  jessica and olivia!


The man created like a thousand new words! what a genius. he wrote too much! how did he find time to write all that stuff?


Probably in the time that he lived Im sure there wasnt as much to do as there is now lol


Yeah, but i imagine that it was a bit of work to write with quill and ink on parchment. he must have written pretty quick.


Oh right,  thats a good point. Do you like the universe?


The universe is big and impersonal, but it has been pretty good to me so far. what do you think?


hey theer did you ever play the game monopoly?


well that is silly, I think that is in the german state schleswig-holstein right?


Yeah, I have no idea how to pronounce that. What do you think they use in place of that "like" button or any theories why it's illegal, it seems to promote positivity though


no I have no idea, I do know why facebook is blue though


I think it was because Mark Zuckerburg is color blind?


yup exactly, did you do the facebook burger king thing back in the day?


No, I did not know about it back then and probably wouldn't have participated, it seems a bit harsh, did you?


haha I would hav edone it with people I don't like on fb lol, id get that free whopper


Haha, I love whoppers and if it's free, I especially love! McDonald's was the one to start the drive-thru trend because they wanted to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms. I use it a lot to this day! Great invention!


haha yes I want to use it right now! weird it was invented in 1975 you'd think itd have happened earlier


I'm not sure but imagine if they patented it or trademarked it, that would be a great income!


Yes, I love that game though it'll take a long time before anyone ever becomes bankrupt. Do you?


yes! Speaking of which I'm goign to go to a drive through now, see ya :)


ya I played it as a kid, don't think we were ever able to finish a game though, you?


Yeah, it takes too long, the longest game of monopoly lasted 70 days! Did those people not have other commitments or they were trying to break a world record or something?


lol thats way too much time, I liked playing the mcdonalds monopoly too did you?


I don't think I've every played that probably because it seemed impossible to win anything to me, did you ever win anything as a result?


I think I got free fries one time lol, apparently you can get free pieces by mail though


Oh wow, do you know when the next McDonald's monopoly offer is? I'd give it a try. Do you agree that the game Monopoly can be used as a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism?


I guess it could be, it's funny that it was banned in russia, china and north korea because of capitalism lol


Yeah, how are kids going to learn! Speaking of China, Facebook is banned there and in another region, the "like" button is actually illegal


Some people blame Donald Trump, saying that he is indicating people should only trust him. Speaking of presidents, the top three wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


That has to account for inflation, though.


Yes that is true. I know Trump being on twitter doesn't help his case either. Back during JFK and Washington and Jefferson, things seemed much cheaper.


I wonder what it would look like if we still used the system where the runner up in a presidential election automatically became vice president.


We would have Hilary as president and there would be twitter wars even more so probably lol


Yes, YUGE Twitter Wars! Speaking of social media, do you use Facebook?


Yeah I do use facebook. Lately that place is flooded with so much political agendas


Yeah, I rarely go on Facebook anymore. Maybe I should see if Burger King still has the promotion where if you unfriend ten people you get a free whopper.


I thought their promotion was if you order from them on your phone at a mcdonalds you get one? I guess that must be another new one.


Not really. I don't like all the negativity although I am guilty of getting news form social media like facebook.


Ha, well the promotion you mentioned seems  much more effective.


Haha, yeah, I get it. It's pretty unavoidable. I don't like the negativity either so I don't voluntarily see it out. There is a lot of misinformation out there as well.


Yeah especially with that whole fake news thing. Hard to know what is fact or fiction lol. I mean some people trust the national new York news and local newspapers plus the national ones too yet you hear people saying that the fake news comment about so many things on television.


You're right. But according to a poll Americans still believe that media holds leaders accountable and that it is critical or important to democracy. What do you think?


I think it is important for everyone to hear all the sides and decide for themselves. Leaders have it rough because even if they are telling the truth, all it takes is certain medias to put a negative light on it and then that attacks the democracy because it becomes all one sides.


Right. And certain types of news are more trustworthy than others.


It's hard to know especially with people trying to censor everything these days. I mean with facebook and technology now there is such an overload of news that it is hard to tell what is important or what is true especially according to statistics.


Yeah, according to one poll, 66 percent of people say that news media doesn't do a good job in separating facts from opinions. In 1984, only 42 percent of people thought this.


The numbers are definitely rising higher. Seems like every day there is six big stories instead of just one big story.


Hello. Do you spend much time listening to the radio?


Not my strongest science but it is fascinating the things we can learn from it and all the neat ways it is used.


Yes indeed.  Did you know that Pixar spent 3 years studying the physics of curly hair for their movie "Brave"?


Oh wow that is amazing. Well they certainly did a fantastic job on it. It was so realistic.


I know.  Did you also know that Kim Jong-Un has a degree in physics?


I wonder if it is a real degree or part of the propaganda that his people are told to make him seem all knowing and powerful.


Maybe, who really knows?  I read that the dye used on the Chinese terra cotta army may lead to breakthroughs in quantum physics.


How cool would that be! Ancient tech can teach us so much I think because the connection to the sciences was pure and necessary for life.


That makes sense.  Did you know that a critical step in the creation of wifi came about from research into improving astronomy imaging?


I love how everything is connected and we can know so much about that past. Like just by using stars we can find out the real events of the odyssey!


Did you also know that Bill Nye is the director of the astronomy organization founded by Carl Sagan?


I do. Did you know that there is a law in Canada requiring 40% of the music be Canadian?


I would have thought they would go with someone a little less controversial. He has went a little off the rails in recent years.


Well it has been lovely to speak with you. Have a great day.


That could either be really good or really bad. Good if it is like Alanis Morisette but terrible if it is beiber.


That is true.  Did you know there is a website where you can listen to episodes of classic radio dramas?


I could see that being really interesting. I would love to listen to an old recording of War of the worlds.


Did you also know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong you can hear them on an AM radio?


How cool would that be to have a radio set up purely for hearing those storms? It is amazing what people can do with the simplest of things.


That is true.  Speaking of simple things, did you know that soldiers in WWII made radios using razor blades and pencils.  They were called foxhole radios.


wow that really shows ingenuity! I suppose those you had to make due with whatever you could scrabble together during a war.


I am a fan, I used to own the GameBoy game, I got them all and then I heard there were more Pokemons to catch.


Oh my, seems never ending. I heard on the news people going all kinds of crazy places after the Pokemons.  Too funny!


Yeah people went crazy about Pokeon go, so do you like reading?


I love reading, my favorite author is Diana Gabaldon.  Do you have a favorite?


I like Cs Lewis and also George R.R. Martin. Haven't heard of her before.


She wrote Outlander.  It was made into a series on Starz.  Mixture of fantasy, history, romance all mixed together.


I watched that series its actually pretty good is the series as good as the books?


It's pretty good, the books are way more in depth, but I like the series. The books are pretty big, but I'm somewhat of a speed reader, so it doesn't take me long to finish one of her tomes. lol


I have to pick one of her books one of these days, I bet Anne Jones can read her books in a matter of minutes, she can read 4,700 words per minute


I know, that's incredible!  I'm fast but nowhere near that fast.


Good morning, yes, I watch a little tv.  How about you?


I know right, thats actually really impressive, its been great chatting with you by the way.


Great chatting with you as well, enjoy the rest of your day!


I hope you enjoy the rest of you day as well thanks for all the cool facts we shared today.


I do watch TV yeah, do you have  a favorite show or serie?


I like The Walking Dead.  What's your favorite show?


That is a great show I love it, well I like The Simpsons and also like Arrow and The Flash. I like many of them in fact


That's cool, did you ever see that episode where Bart is never seen or even mentioned?


I didnt catch that one, seems like a great episode though, I will look it over once we finish chatting.


I watched The Simpsons alot when I was younger and I don't remember it either.  I just keep hearing people talk about it every now and then.  Did you ever watch Pokemon?


I watched the show yeah, 750 episodes and many Pokemon to catch by now, catching them all doesn't seem like an option anymore


Oh my, you sound like a real fan!  I don't recall ever watching a single episode.lol


I can't believed they already defaced LeBron murals in LA


You mentioned shoes earlier, that reminds me.. he turned down $10 million from Reebok only get a $90 million offer from Nike less than a year later!


Good Biz instincts. He knew how to attack $$ back in High School. His HS games went for $100


Yeah. (Should've said "attract" $$). I'd pay to watch him shoot granny-style


Ahhh.. nobody will do that, it's too embarrassing!  :)  Speaking of shoes, did you know Air Jordans were BANNED when they were first introduced in the NBA?


Yeah...but Nike paid the fine. I'm sure they got their investment back


It's amazing how much money those guys make just one SHOE endorsements!  It's crazy...


Yeah..iverson's got a deal that pays him $32M at age 55


I'm told Michael Jordan's son cost his school a $3 mill Adidas contract because he wanted to wear his dad's line of shoes instead.  All that money just boggles the mind!


Oh, man, that's crazy!  I can't believe someone would be so petty!


Yeah...I'm so boggled I can hardly chat anymore. Nice talking with you.


Yeah...they didn't like him being described as The King of LA


Some people think it might have been a Kobe fan that did it, thinking only he deserves to be called "King".  I say opinions are fine, but defacing public (or private) property is never good!


Yeah...now i'm worried about the new LeBron Space Jam sequel posters


Yeah, I heard about that... posters aside, not sure how well that movie is going to work.  Making a sequel so long after the original is always an iffy proposition...


And he's stepping on Michael Jordans shoes again...not the nike ones though


I admit, I'm not the biggest basketball fan, but I do like how LeBron does so much charity work.


I hear he raised 6$M by televising the whole "I'm taking my talents to South Beach" thing


Yeah, I heard about that, thought it was a pretty neat thing to do.  They say he's one of the highest paid celebrities ever.


A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.


I am horrible; I look like a deer that just got hit by a car in the rear end when I dance


I went to school with Tupac and remember how good he was at not only singing but dancing too


you knowThe National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC)


Yes, the season is almost over for the year; Playoffs start soon


I am a huge Brady fan, he is the best QB of all time!


not particular favorite team  just watch


you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


I didn't know that; I though Tebow was left handed?


This season is winding down and Alex Smith will be watching from home with his injury.


Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat


Yeah I always found it weird how they naturally just start dancing to music. I wonder why.


I heard once that Bruce Lee, the kung fu actor, was actually a champion dancer too


Wow they are really smart business people and know how to target the audiences for sure


I know, pretty smart. The Disney channel does not accept outside ads


Hm is there a reason for that? DO you know MInnie Mouses's real name?


I do not now that but for the ads, they like to stick to their and advertise only theirs


I guess they are very company oriented. Minnie's name is Minerva


Wow I like Minnie better though. Disney makes $1100 per second


Wow a fortune indeed. Bill Nye was the consultant for Flubber


SO awesome, he is the science guy after all. Have you heard of the short film Destino?


Hmm I have not actually, what is it about? Is it a new movie?


No it is from 1945 and disney worked with Salvador Dali to make it


A lot actually. Have you heard of their movie Fireplace for your home


Wow what a collaboration, I want to check it out now


Hmm not sure I have seen that one, what is it about?


Honestly just what the name says, an hours of a fireplace


Haha awesome. Did you know netflix is responsible for 33% of bandwidth usage in the morning in NA?


Wow that is a lot. And they have a job where all you have to do is watch netflix and tag content


Haha that is such an awesome job I want to know how you get into that


Me too. Netflix has over 150 movies in Rotten Tomatoes with 100% rating


AMazing. Netflix and youtube make half of peak internet in NA


I am not surprised. In european markets they monitor illegal download to decide which shows to purchase


How are you today? You follow football much?


Wow.  Guess the zero team was asleep or something.  The Dream Team  lol


Probably! That was in 1916 when Georgia tech destroyed Cumberland.


Interesting that the huddle was made so a deaf quarterback could display his hand signals in private.


That is pretty convenient. I love that Kiss bought into an Arena football team and offered tim Tebow a contract.


Guess they are football fans.  Or money fans.  Looks like Tom Brady, superbowl champion was a sleeper quarterback.


I love how his highschool team never played him and they lost every game.


Yes..maybe they were the ones that were sleeping.  That dream team again  lol


Seriously! Did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed qb in the nfl?


You would think there would be more.  I wonder if that changes anything since the qb almost always throws forward passes.


You would think. Impressive how rb benjarvus green ellis never fumbled once in his nfl career.


I do follow the NFL, Are you a football fan?


Many impressive players.  MIght spark my football interest  again.  Nice chatting with you.


Guess I am a "fair weather" fan.  Follow the Eagles when they are winning.  Their fans have had their history of bad behavior.


I am a Pittsburgh steelers fan. Didn't do too well last season.


The eagles set up a temporary court because of bad acting fans.  lol


That is funny. I love how Iowas locker room for visiting teams is painting in all pink.


I wonder if that is to intimidate them.  Although I would think it would rile them more.


Probably! Also funny that 1960s top bowlers made twice what top football stars made.


Almost half of the largest stadium belong to american college teams


I did not know that. The highest score ever in a game was 222 to 0.


Good morning! Do you know anything about snakes? I saw a huge one on reddit the other day!


True! Do you ever Listen to Taylor Swift?


I have heard bits hear and there and recently read some articles, but I am not completely familiar.


She writes a lot of her music about herself. Very popular singer. Who do you listen to?


Well I do know Kanye did a self mocking skit 2 years before the infamous Taylor swift incident. Other than that, she is among the worlds contemporary artists.


I recently learn she once accidentally released several seconds of white noise and it somehow topped the Canadian itunes chart.


That is funny! But she also thinks music should not be free. I disagree there. I should be able to listen to it all I want.


Well for artists, royalties are a lot part of their revenue, even for moderate artists.


Thats true I suppose. Do you know Swift walks backwards so she wont have her pic taken?


Wouldn't walking backwards make her stick out more?


I know that they are elongated and legless reptiles covered in scales. Furthermore, they have highly mobile jaws and usually fangs for venom.


I would think. Do you listen to Linkin park at all? they played 324 concerts in 2001.


Unfortunately, I have never listened to Linkin park. However, I have listened to The Ramones and they played a total of 2,263 concerts.


Wow! I was always a big Pink Floyd fan myself. They played in an empty roman amphitheater once.


Were they recording a music video? Or did they just do it for fun? A ancient roman amphitheater sounds amazing


I think they did a video there. Thats why there was no audience! The ramones did a lot of concerts. How long did they tour?


I believe they toured for 20 years!. Anyway I think I will check out Linkin park. Thank you for the chat.


That's true. My husband pulled one out of my garden. I had never seen it before. It's a rat snake. I guess they are good for killing pests.


I think rat snakes aren't poisonous? Did you know that the fear of snakes are wired into human brains? I guess people who hate snakes should live in new Zealand since there aren't any there.


Nope, rat snakes aren't poisonous. They are actually a good kind. I have always believed no snakes should exist, so I believe we are wired for it!


I wonder what differentiates snakes from legless lizards?


That is a good question. Maybe that lizards have eyelids and some snakes dont.


That makes sense. Personally, I don't mind snakes, although I am wary since venom can be quite potent and dangerous. As long as they aren't flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey are around my area and I can spot them well a head of time, I'm okay.


I guess New Zealand would be ideal for you, with no snakes and all


I can't even imagine making that kind of money for such little amount of time. Lebron James is supposedly right after her in terms of money being made


He's not my favorite.  Carol Burnett on the other hand was cool -- she was the 1st celebrity to make an appearance on Sesame Street.


That is pretty cool and monumental. Do you like to watch tv?


Sometimes...  I watch the Simpsons now and then. It always has Bart it seems.


Yeah, apparently he is in or mentioned in all episodes but one.


I can't believe that there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.  I wish other shows were as prolific.


Yeah, but Pokemon was a staple of a lot of childhoods. I believe it was supposed to have ended some time ago.


It didn't seem too.  Wow, an iPhone has more computing power that the US nuclear missile defense system. Scary...


That's a lot of power inside such a tiny thing. It's is scary how powerful basic technology can be. I wonder about the things we've never been told about.


Like why NY's area code is 212.  Simple explanation... It was easier to dial with rotary phones...


Not really, most of them are complete idiots.  I do remember the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skit.  The Burt Reynolds character was hilarious.


That's pretty interesting. Unicef will donate a day of clean water in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone. I wonder how you do that..


That's nice of Unicef. Thanks for the chat.


Yeah, that's true. I don't think ive seen that one, but I have watched a few episodes of SNL.


I think he was very confident but didn't give well thought out answers.  I'm not sure but there was a rumor that SNL stole the skit from SCTV. Remember Martin Short?


Yeah, I remember him in Captin Ron and a few other movies!


Originally they wanted to do an old Burt R, but later opted for a 1970's version.


That's interesting. Have you seen the new Aladdin trailer? Robin williams was one of the first actors in the first Aladdin to start the trend of celebrities voice performers.


No I haven't seen it.  Did you ever watch the older Burt Reynolds movies like Deliverance and Smokey and the Bandit?


I haven't seen that one. Pixar has a secret room often visited by celebrities. I wonder what is in it.


I wouldn't know... I do know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode.  Crazy...


I agree, I like that they do not care for a suit and tie.


I thought button down collars and ties were going to go away by now... Business casual on Fridays is all that happened...


I know, too bad they are not that comfortable. Even chinese gangs favored polos and flipped the collars to look tough.


I think that's more preppy than tough.  I think the Presidents and politicians should lighten up and start wearing polos or tie-dyed t-shirts. I can see the president of Indonesia doing that...


Yeah I agree. Even Apple had a clothing line a long time ago.


I thought they still did... I'd rather buy clothes from them than Rip Curl from N. Korea


Yeah I guess, so strange they seem so isolated. Do you know how fashionistas can tell if your clothing need to get tailored?


Something about gaps in the collar.  I think its interesting that the English have a more formal definition for a "shirt."  It must have a collar so t-shirts are out.


Yeah that. Do you know the old system of presidential elections in the 1800's?


Yeah, can you imagine Trump and Hillary working together?  I can see how that only lasted to 1805.


Yes, mainly the President and actions taken by Congress.  Lately, I was surprised to know that Trump wasn't one of the top 3 richest presidents.


Oh my so true. It was nice chatting with you.


Yeah considering he has so much money that is surprising. Imagine how wealthy JFK, Washington and Jefferson must have been


Yeah, obviously adjusted for inflation... Also, the President's guest house is larger than the White House?  Maybe Trump should accept pay.


they must get a lot of guests. And then you have presidents who are music stars


I can't see many of them being musically inclined.


there is a store in alabama that sells stuff that is found in unclaimed baggage in airports.


I wonder if I have anything there.  More like Atlanta... Maybe a polo shirt or two...


Yes, it's like IZods with the gator named after tennis player Rene Lacoste.  I think Hawaii has the best shirt policy with aloha shirts.


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


Yes I do. Do you listen to Canadian radios?


Yes I do but they play a lot of canadian music though


yes they are required by law to play 40% canadian music


Yes. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios back in the day?


Yes they used pencils and razorblades to do that


yeah so cool. Do you listen to radio dramas?


Yes I do as there is a free website to listen to them


Yeah. In Norway there is a radio station that gives the news in latin


TOo bad I do not speak it too. Nice chat


Same here and give latin a try just in case


Yes I love the guy he is so good but did you know his sister is even better?


Yes she broke 8 national records once by scoring 105 points


Yeah what a family with so much talent in it for the sport


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


Yes he is making $800 000 a year from them till he is 55


Yes and then he gets $32 million after that


Yes the guy is pretty much set for life I think


Yes he sure is. Do you like the granny style shot?


Yes it is so good but players think it looks stupid. Do you listen to the radio?


Wow, I'd never heard the name before, but he had a good reason to protest. I had expected something a lot pettier, but that's something I can appreciate.


Yes exactly me too. Ayn Rand , the poster woman for the Tea Party was on social security and Medicare


I've read some of Ayn Rand's books. She had some very extreme views. I'm not sure she could even be classed as a Republican, despite being part of the Tea Party.


Yeah that is true. Do you know who proposed the guaranteed minimum income?


I don't. Was it a president or a congressman?


It was a president, a republican, Richard Nixon and he was the only one to do so


That's a surprise. I'll bet the origin of the guaranteed minimum isn't something people talk about much, considering what happened with Nixon!


I guess not. Did you know Wilson has a PhD, and the only president to do so?


I didn't know that. What did he study for his PhD?


I have no idea actually. In Guatemala relatives of a former president cannot run for that position


Hi I am somewhat. DId you know Hillary Clinton was the leaders of young republicans once?


That would cause problems here, considering the Roosevelts, the Bushes, and the Clintons!


That's a surprise since she is a Democrat now! It reminds me of how Donald Trump was once a Democrat.


I guess things and political views change over time. They still play a game of baseball though every year


The baseball game is a great way to keep tension down. Politics must be stressful, and a fun Republican-Democrat game is probably a relief compared to a congressional debate.


Yeah exactly, I guess that is why it has been going on for over 100 years now


I wonder what they did before then. There hasn't been a president that wasn't a Republican or a Democrat for over 150 years, so the two sides have obviously been each other for longer than a century.


Yeah that is true. Do you know who was the first senator to be arrested for civil disobedience?


It was Weicker Jr and the protested the apartheid in 85.


Are you a fan of libraries?  I love them!


That's pretty impressive that that many still have one in the internet age.  Are you a big tv fan?


Agreed. Yes I love tv and tv series. I loved That 70's show with ashton kutcher. Can't believe they made a UK version.


It was called Days like These. Got cancelled after 10 episodes!


I will have to look it up.  Are you a pokemon fan?


Yes I definitely was. Watched it a lot but not all 750 episodes!


I never realized they had that many!  Did you know that in the Simpsons there is only 1 episode where Bart isn't shown or is mentioned?


Haha now why would they do that? He is the best character. I want to watch that episode now!


I'll have to look it up and find it.  I'm curious to see it too.  I didn't realize that Thomas the Tank had 3 people who did the voice...Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin all each did the voice for at least 52 episodes a piece.


Thats very cool. I love tv but hate commercials. That is how they make all their moolah though-mass advertising.


Hi yes I am. They are great. So many different resources to borrow.


Yes.  I watch a lot my shows on netflix and amazon prime.  I have to get going.  I've had a good time chatting with you tonight.  Have a good one!


I agree I use them a lot for books obviously, cds (yes I still listen to them), and for new dvd releases.


Haha nice. Luckily there are more libraries than McDonalds in the USA!


Isn't that surprising?  Did you see the library of things that the Sacramento public library started?


Yes that is so cool. I could always use a sewing machine once in a while lol!


Yes!  Wouldn't that be perfect?  I don't know how many times I've had to spend more money than I could afford for something I would only use rarely.


Me too lol. A man who was falsely imprisoned for 10 years studied law at a library to prove his innocence. Amazing use of the library for sure.


No doubt!  If you publish a book in Norway, the gov't there will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries throughout the country!


Haha I want to live in Norway now! Surprisingly more than half of adults in the USA have a library card.


hey my friend do you watch the sport hockey?


ya I hope he did too, did you watch the simpsons episode without bart?


I have not. It has only happened once in the series where he did not appear or is mentioned


ya I want to see that episode, what about the episode where South Park made fun of Family guy? did you see that one


Yes I have! Its pretty good. The simpsons producers enjoyed it as well


ya I heard they sent the South Park team flowers, thats funny!


Are you into any other sports? likw association football? AKA soccer?


well I don't like it but it is impressive that it is a top sport in over 200 countries, what about you


Im only into the world cup. But I can see its popularity. Its played by over 250 million people


yup, that is a ton, and I guess it makes more than every othe sport combined, thats insane!


I guess thats why Mesut Ozil was able to donate his 300k euro world cup bonus to pay for surgeries of 23 kids in brazil


I do! I really like the story behind Phillip Grubauer. He worked really hard


ya thats a nice guy, I want to watch a soccer game with 3 teams taht sounds insane


ah ya he is a good guy, crazy that Canada has two national sports, hockey and also lacrosse, I only like hockey though


Do you like only ice hockey or other types like bandy and field hockey?


oh I only watch ice hockey, crazy that one player can lose almost 10 lbs in a single game


Thats a good workout!. Canada is really good at hockey arent they


ya they are, I dont know why but they are, they scored 132 goals in the first winter games


And they only allowed 3 goals the entire competition!


yup thats impressive! did you know that once a hockey player was traded for a literal dollar, then went further to win 4 stanley cups


That is good value for the team! I hope he got paid as well


Hey partner. Do you like football? There are many variations including rugby, Aussie rules, and Gaelic!


Yes I would imagine so. In terms of college football, the University of Iowa paints their visiting football teams locker pink.


That's hilarious. I wonder if that helped them out at all? 14 of the world's 25 largest stadiums belong to college football teams in the UC.


Yes college football is definitely popular. Back when Baker Mayfield played at the University of Oklahoma he was a big video gamer.


That's pretty cool. Who is your favorite QB?


My favorite quarterback is Russel Wilson. Alex Smith is also cool though because he's so smart. He got his bachelors degree in two years And then started working on his masters degree.


Very smart guy. I like Russel Wilson too. My favorite is Patrick Mahomes.


I thought he was going to take the whole thing this year. He's got a bright future. Did you know the circular huddle was actually invented by deaf quarterback?


He does have a bright future. I did not know that about the huddle. Makes sense though so the other team couldn't see his plays.


Yes exactly. And football players didn't always make that much money, in the 1960s top bowlers make twice as much. Well I really enjoyed chatting with you.


That's very interesting. It was good chatting with you as well!


Hello, I love football. Do you like American football?


Yes American football is by far my favorite. I watched the Super Bowl this year and saw Tom Brady win another championship. Can't believe he didn't start on his high school team.


Me too. That's crazy. I don't even think he was drafted. Did you know Snoop Dogg wrote a fight song for his sons football team?


Wow that would be really cool to have snoop dog as a dad. Speaking of high school football in 1965 a team played as their science building burned down behind them.


I agree. That's very interesting. I saw there's a high school stadium in Texas that seats 18,000 people.


Wow high school football is huge in Texas. And I guess it's true that everything is bigger in Texas. Kiss bought an arena football team and offered a contract to Tim Tebo but I don't think he signed!


Lol yes it is. Wow that's interesting too. I saw the huge American flags at stadiums weigh 1,100 pounds.


How do they get them up there? The Phillies football team has such misbehavng fans that they set up a court in the stadium!


Not too sure how they get them up there. That's funny, but not surprising given it's Philly. They have some very rude fans I hear.


Each team plays a total of 17 games during the regular season, not including the playoff


It always seems like so much more! So, quick question, how do you feel about female players in the NFL?


Did you know there isn't actually a rule against women playing? I kind of think that if they meet the eligiblity requirements, that they can definitely hold their own. I mean, it would be better than being a cheerleader.


hahaha.  I concur.  Do you know there are total 32 NFL teams


I didn't, it seems like there is just....and endless amount of teams playing. I always wondered how many there were. Would you want to be a football player or an engineer?


I rather be an engineer because the game is extremely dangerous


The lifetime earnings of an engineer is more than that of an NFL player and MLB player. Plus I imagine your medical bills and therapy bills (for after your 3rd concussion) would be cheaper and almost non-existent. Haha!


So do you know any like, quirky information or offhand knowledge about any players? Like, I found out that the circular huddle they use today was created by Paul D. Hubbard so the other team couldn't read his hand signals because he was deaf.


No, not normally, but I did get into Fantasy Football. I didn't know that the Green Bay Packers was the third oldest, did you?


Never knew that.  But it was interestiong.  By the way, nice chatting with you


I play fantasy football too.  I did not know Packers was the third oldest


I'm sorry, I meant to say third oldest franchise. I normally find football boring and didn't understand how they kept track of the players and the ball. It seemed like fanciful thinking. But apparently they have tracking chips in their shoulder pads and on the ball.


I think they also have camera to track.  Do you know Packers have sold out all of their ticket games since 1960


That definitely makes sense. I figured they were well loved because they appeared in the movie Pitch Perfect, and the fact that an NFL game only has about 11 minutes of live play. So most people want the actual experience of seeing their fave team. Do you know how long they've been a franchise?


I do not know.  But the whole American football stuff began before 1900s


Really? I thought people would be playing like...well, not much back in the 1800s. I thought the earliest might have been the 1900s, because the Packers were formed in 1919


It was just my guess. Do you know there are only 17 regular NFL games


What do you mean by NFL games? Like, teams or types of games they played?


Hello, are you interested in computers?  Computers basically control our worlds from microwave ovens to remote controls.


That will never happen.  Humans control computers. Computers can only listen to their programs, they could NEVER actually think!  Smartphones also have computers inside them. They are NOT really smart! lol


Hahaha, I guess I am watching too much TV, I just was thinking these days seems like nothing impossible.


It's all a bunch of hype.  It's been going on for a very long time.  The space shuttle's general purpose computer runs on only 1MB or RAM.  That's a tiny, tiny amount.  So that computer probably just opens and shuts the doors or something simple like that.


You are right, but I don't know if you seeming this, but there is a company building a computerized woman that respond like human and service men, the one who can afford them, it still incomplete.


That's not possible for them to think like you and I do. They can only take the path of their programs branching paths.  They cannot think.  Do you read?  Did you know that the World Record for speed reading is 4,700 words per minute?


Yes, I read that, I wonder if anyone can understand what is being said, that incredible reading.


You read not word-by-word but phrase by phrase.  Anne Jones apparently reads page-by-page.


Wow, I wonder how do people read page by page, do you think the reader already a great knowledge what the book or material about?


No, it just takes practice. I took a speed reading course in high school, that's how I know how they do it. She's just that good, probably.  Some people have gifts like that. Did you know that CS Lewis and Tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when they had to read terrible poetry?  I think that's funny.


No I didn't know that, but i would like to hear that, I bet it's funny.


Yes I love computers, I probably stay on my computer 3 hours a day.


Me, too. Well, it's been great chatting with you, have a good one.


I'm on my computer about 10 hours a day.  Sometimes even more.  Computers have been around for a really long time.  Back in 1936, the Russians even built a computer that ran on water.


Wow, I read the Russian built a computer runs of water, I guess water generate electricity.


I would like to see that one, for sure. Someone else built a working 16-bit computer using nothing but the basic Minecraft building blocks.


Wow, I thought about what you said 10 hours or more per day, how do you do it?


It just takes some getting used to.  I've been doing computers since the 90's.  My tolerance is built up. lol. Did you know that smoking near an Apple Computer voids the warranty by making it "a bio-hazard" ?


No, I didn't know that, but I do know Apples are good computers.


Yes, they are.  Did you know that trans-humanists want to upload their minds to computers and memory sticks.  As IF!


I heard something like that, I will be a little afraid that the computer may end up controlling my mind, what do you think?


Oh wow,  I dont even know that fish,  I hope it looks like a Zebra!  Do you like Jazz?


I'm not a big fan but I certainly appreciate the genre and the performers.


It looks like clint eastwood is a jazz fan.  I wouldve thought country lol


That is surprising. I know he is a big fan of music because he has scored several films  including Million Dollar Baby.


That movie was so sad.  Did you know Pakistan has a jazz orchestra?


It was. No I was not aware of that. I wonder what that is like? I did know that a Harlem woman has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every sunday for 20 years. top performers occasionally stop by.


Wow that is smart,  also she keeps all the money instead of giving money to a venue lol awesome.


Very good business model. I heard that is a programming language in which the programs are written in musical composition, and functional programs have jazz-like harmonies.


I hear jazz trumpeters grow goatees for comfort!


I guess the instrument would irritate your face over a long time period. Do you enjoy fantasy by any chance?


I know a little about fish I think they are interesting. I know that black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times its weight. I am very impressed with that fact.


Like fantasy football?  I have never lol Its been good chatting though!


That is pretty amazing!  I don't think I could eat that much,  but sometimes it feels like I do!  did you know there a breed of jelly fish and lobster that is immortal.  Of course its only immortal if no one kills it lol but it literally can live forever!


I actually have heard that before and wondered why we are not studying jellyfish more to find out how and why that is possible. Could we use that to our benefit in any way I wonder?


I do not know,  I just seen it on Blue Planet on Netflix lol maybe their organs do not age after a certain poing lol


Maybe. I would really like them to find out more about that. Did you know that a seahorse is the only fish with a neck?


Yeah that is interesting!  Some fish look like they have necks though lol so they have necks and can carry a baby good for them.


Yes some do but only the seahorse truly does. Freshwater fish only "drink" water through their skin via osmosis, while saltwater fish also drink water through their mouths. I wonder how evolution made that chnage in the two?


Yeah you would think drinking salty water through your mouth would taste bad lol


For us I'm sure it would. I wonder how their sense of taste differs? The last fish fact I have is that 84 per cent of genes known to be associated with human diseases have counterparts in the zebrafish.


My cousin got lyme disease from a tick.  She was really sick for a while.


I believe it!  My cat is everywhere and I used to have a solid black dog who was invisible at night!


That would be bad for me, I trip over things I can see, if my cat weren't part white I don't know what I would do.  I would need one of those glow in the dark cats from South Korea


I know.  There are cat cafes in japan where you can pay to play with cats!  I am happy my local brewery just an adorable beautiful brewery kitten I can play with for free!


There is even a place in Minnesota that used to offer a cat companion when you booked a room.


I saw a great thing on facebook about cats in airbnbs!  of course i might like to visit talkeetna in alaska where they have a cat as mayor!


Ive heard of him.  Hasnt he been the major there for like 17 years?


Yes for sure.   But cats are creative - the one in the opening scene of the godfather was a stray who just wandered on set!


Probably wasnt a stray for long after that.  There hasnt been a cat species become extinct in over 10,000 years.  Cats might just rule the world.


I have heard of people getting that too, it wasnt pleasant,, fever, headaches.  No thank you.


I think they rather already do!  I am a servant to mine!


Fore sure.   They are putting pesticides on mice to try and help kill ticks and prevent the spread of the disease.  That is interesting


I never thought of that angle before, that is interesting.  I wonder what it will do to the poor mice.


It works just like it would on dogs and cats.  They do the same thing on deer even!


Wow, I guess I always thought of that more for fleas.  But I see what you are saying.  That could be a game changer.


They have found as many as 12-60 ticks on a small mouse!  That is crazy!


Yeah, that makes me weary of going too deep into the woods.  I hear DEET works too, for humans that is.


Yes neighborhoods can do well baiting ticks and trying to kill them.  You definitely want to do that!


Ill make sure to keep up with my cat's meds too.  Did you know 86,000 people per year go to the er for tripping over their pets?


I do like them and especially Dark Side of the Moon.


Apparently it's still putting up huge sales numbers in this decade. Although that might be due to a remastered album or something.


That could be.  There has been a lot of deluxe reissues, etc.  Did you watch a lot of tv in the 90s?


I did. During that time I probably watched a lot of South Park? How about you?


I watched a lot then.  I loved the Simpsons.  There is only one episode where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned.


Have you ever seen the South Park Family Guy or Simpson episodes?


The Simpson's one is pretty fun. They kind of just poked fun of the fact that the Simpson's has been on so long that they've done everything.


I remember when the Simpson's were on the Tracy Ullman show and then I remember when they premiered the first episode.  I was in college and we were getting ready to leave for winter break and a few of us were gathered around a small tv with rabbit ears watching it.  lol  Did you ever watch Pokemon?  I only did because of my kids.


Haha. I never really watched Pokemon. I'm just young enough to remember when people started getting into it. I only lightly did. I'm pretty sure it's still a huge thing. Anyway, very nice chatting with you!


Hey! I love listening to albums. I know the concept is kind of disappearing today, but there's nothing better than a great album. How about yourself?


I was surprised to see that there are now over 750 episodes of Pokemon!  Have a great night!


I agree with you!  I grew up in the 70s and 80s and some of those albums, cassettes, and cds are like listening to a chapter of my life when I listen to them now.  2 identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.  Good for them!


Haha good for them indeed! I grew up in the 90's but I actually still buy vinyl's when an album is awesome and I'm going back to get some classics. I recently got Nirvana's "Nevermind" and Bush's "Sixteen Stone"


Nice!  Those were huge!  I just recently started listening to L7 again.  lol   Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.  That was a good one.


Oh man. I could never get into Linkin Park. Not really my thing. Now NWA's Straight Outta Compton was a classic and they didn't even have any major radio play. Plus they gave us Dr. Dre.


Yes!  I remember everyone passing around their homemade recorded cassettes to check them out. lol


Do you like Kendrick Lamar? Pretty sure he was the only person to put out a decent rap album in the last 10 years or so.


I do like him.  His stuff is catchy.  Do you remember Reel Big Fish?  They re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label.


Vaguely. I feel like I confuse them with Phish in my mind. Do you like Pink Floyd?


hi how are you doing tonight? are you a dog person?


I guess we all are to an extent. what do you think of google then?


Google?  I use it to research dogs, comedy or fantasy!


Yes, google is a dog company. they let emmployees bring dogs. that is great. dogs in the office make for a friendly atmosphere.


Oh wow, would love to bring dog to work.  Maybe the would have the eureka moments to solve a problem for Google lol.


Yeah, they could be good at testing. "What is it, Lassie? Is there something wrong with the server code?"


I would not be surprised if they are selectively bred to code!


Yeah,thats right. Google would have some special group to breed "coder" dogs.LOL


They regard them highly in Russia.  There is a unknown dog tomb


I know the dogs in moscow learn how to ride the subway. i guess they know the good spots for food. LOL


Dogs have extra senses which make them useful for many roles other than companionship like police and military even


Yes!  My dog is sleeping next to me now!


Yeah, they have some color vision too. Anyway, great chat!


I wanted to end by this...the other night I went outside at 2am to put out trash.  My dog sensed something and started growling.  She never growls.  Then a figure ran away from us!  Get a doggie!


You are lucky. i wish i had a dog. cant manage one at the moment though.


When you can get one from shelter.  Best dog ever!  The dog is first animal to be domesticated.


Why a shelter? dont people pick ones of a certain breed with certain traits?


Save a life!  Though I feel like my dog saved me!  They vary in sizes and shapes for sure.


Oh, ok. i guess youre right. did you take your dog to obedience school?


Nope, already house trained, great with kids, very polite and loving!  No issues!   Dogs can learn over 1000 words!


Yes, but how will they do on the SAT? LOL. i know that dog are pretty clever at figuring things out too.


Hello, did you know that in Nevada, 86% of the land is owned by the government.


Very weird indeed.  Switching topics, did you see that the Dutch have  a bus designed to go 160mph


I did. Japan could use that, as all of their highways are toll roads.


I saw that also. It will cost you over $300 to travel across the country.


I was surprised to learn that the first King to travel around the world, was King Kalakaua from Hawaii.


I didn't know that.  I did know that most people in Iceland without cars use domestic flights to travel between major cities.


Yes they do. Its surprising that the US passed legislation that protects government employees from being prosecuted for Geneva Conventions violations. How odd.


The reason they travel like that in Iceland is because Iceland has no public rail service.


Yes, this was discussed earlier, lol. Wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks, talk about paranoid!


I am on the fence with that whole wikileaks thing. I'll leave you with one more fact.  Most people travel by bike or horse drawn carriages in Mackinac Island, MI.  Motor vehicles yhve been banned for over 100 years.


Yes, they have. Otherwise, the ice would start cracking from all of the heat.


Interesting, I did not know that. I wonder if they have ever had someone impersonate a government official, and try to sell their Eiffel Tower like what happened in Paris.


Not that I know.  But the Norwegian government donated 1 Billion to help save the Amazon Rainrorest in 2008.


That's awesome. Supposedly, there is a Unicef program that donates a day of clean water, for every minute you do not use your cell phone.


Really, that is cool.  Switching topics,I saw that 212 is New York's area code becuase it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.


New Yorkers, always in a hurry. I wonder how they did when they had two phonebook pages that were overlapped together, as they are impossible to seperate.


I donpt know that, but your iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent.


Meanwhile, Iceland has no public rail service and most peole travel on planes between major towns.


Cool fact.  Another cool fact isthat the cables carrying phone and internet data over oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


Yet, Mackinac Island still has a motor vehicle ban and most use horse drawn carriages or bikes to get around. How weird & wonderful this world is.


Yes had read few .  but FDA has burned 6 tons of literature in act of censorship. I dont think that was a good act


That is very strange, not as strange as the heavy metal as a form of literature course taught at Texas A&M


not they are in electronic form and burning is not that easy poor FDA


That is odd, I wonder if it had to do with the recent development of Romantic Kissing in literature


do you know that Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature


No, I figured he would win for peace, not literature


some things are hard to believe . Earth;s day was 5.5 hrs long when formed


That's pretty crazy, plus earth's magnetic field reverses every 200,000-300,000 years


Gravitional interaction between Earth and Moon gradually slows its rotation


Crazy, did you know earth is 4x as dense as sun? well nice talking with you


Yea, Patty Jenkins did a great job directing Wonder Woman


. We even have a ambassador for extra terrestrials .Nice talking to you


Yea, Gal Gadot was a perfect casting choice to play Wonder Woman


Yes she is perfect. during audition she was not aware that she is auditioning for Wonder woman


I never knew that. I also didn't know Wonder Woman's first film appearance was in the Lego Movie


Gal gadot has seved in israel defence force . I thought she was paegent queen


That is pretty cool. Did you know Wonder Woman was the justice Society's secretary in 1941?


no but it was the highest superhero origin movie. may be marvel movie may break this record soon


Probably. Do you read literature? It used to be an olympic event


yeah and he has a batman logo on his molar


Lol, I never knew that. I also never knew the Batman animated show was drawn on black paper instead of white


oh cool, i guess he is the dark knight after all so it makes sense


Do you like any other comics like X-men? Apparently Marvel had to convince the US government X-men aren't human


yeah they did so that they pay lower prices on mutant toys


I never knew that but makes sense. What doesn't make sense is Michael Jackson trying to buy Marvel Comics just so he could play Spider-man


Yea, it's also crazy the rights to Superman only cost DC comics $130


yeah. do you know how Stan Lee ended all his calls?


With a catch phrase I think but not 100% sure


Yea I enjoy Batman a lot although I haven't read much of the DC comics he's in


did you know there is a batman villain called condiment king?


No I never knew that, I wonder if he was a reason why Michael Keaton declined 15,000,000 to be in Batman Forever


Well it could have been. do you know how condiment king was defeated?


Lol, I wonder if he was created in one of the 15 dc comics Stan Lee wrote for DC


hahah I do not believe so, but maybe. do you know adam west?


Yea he use to be Batman in the tv show back in the 70s along with Burt Ward as Robin and Ceasar Romero as his arch enemy The Joker


Plus it seems like they are genuine people. One donated his vistory bonus check to children needing surgeries.


He probably recognized his good fortune and that his money would change the lives of many and the perception of the world of professional sport.


I wish we could jump on the international trend of calling it football instead of soccer.


The Americans will never do that. They resist soccer because it is not fast enough and doesn't have enough violence. Maybe if there were bloodshed in soccer, American audiences would warm up to it.


I want to see the variation of soccer where three teams face each other at the same time. That would be crazy!


The referee(s) must have a hell of time working out the rules and the fouls. And why was this variant necessary in the first place?


Just for fun, I guess. Know what else is necessary??? Kung Fu Hustle; Bill Murray thinks its a great comedy.


Bill Murray is a comedy genius, but perhaps he has changed his taste in his later years. I haven't seen the movie.


I haven't either but if he recommends it, I am going to check it out. Green latern was goig to be a comedy????


If you put Jack Black in there, it's a comedy. If he played Jesus dying on the cross, it would be a comedy. The man cannot help himself.


I am well. Have you seen the movie Early Man?


No, I haven't. Is it any good? What's it known for?


It's a movie by the same peope that did chicken run and Shaun the Sheep. I have not seen it but from what I am reading, it is a really good movie. Do you like movies?


I really enjoy movies. Are you a soccer fan?


I don't watch very often. I try to watch the World Cup. I'm not surprised that soccer generates more revenue than many other sports combined. The world loves soccer.


I believe it makes more than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey comined! That's a lot of money!!!!


Plus it's a game that anyone can play. You don't need to weigh 150 kilograms or be 2 meters tall. Even John Stewart represented the US in Brazil in 1983.


Hi, how are you doing tonight? Ready for a chat?


He killed lots of animals, enough to fill a zoo. Different priorities about trees, I guess.


Haha you're right. I know he liked to hunt. What do you think about George W bush putting solar panels on top of the White House?


He did the right thing. The panels are a good marketing tool for solar energy. I think Carter was right to put them on.


Yeah I think Carter put them on then reagan took them off, and George W finally put them back on haha. What about the White House using floppy drives? Do you think that's outdated


That might be for security purposes. I don't know why they would use an outdated technology otherwise.


No I agree. They should definitely upgrade to USB drives. Would you ever visit a twin building of the White House. They have one in France and there's another one in Ireland apparently


I'm not surprised. I bet those countries have a respect for the democratic institutions of the US.


Yeah that is probably true. Do you ever wear clothes by the way? I'm wearing some right now haha. Also funny that apple had a clothing line back in the 80s


I sometimes wear clothes when I have to go outside and be with other people. Clothes are functional. Apple clothes were probably dorky.


Yeah I bet. But they also are probably worth money now haha. Would you ever buy stuff that was taken from unclaimed baggage? Apparently they have a store in Alabama that sells that


Hey there yes I am, what do you think about our current government? Isn't it scary that they tried to destroy WikiLeaks


I would check it out first. Maybe there are some good bargains. Cabana clothes, Hawaiian shirts.


Yeah you know there's something good in there haha. And hopefully it's cheap. Would you ever wear a pilgrim outfit by the way? Apparently the black outfits that you normally see were only worn for special occasions


I figure they were worried about secrets getting out that would make them look bad. Not so much about security but humiliation.


Yeah that's possible. It's still scary and kind of funny that Wikileaks head to leak that information though. Also kind of weird is that the u.s. Government owns almost 90% of the land in Nevada


Nevada is an empty state. Can't really grow much there. A good place to do experiments on alien life forms, as long as Wikileaks doesn't leak it.


Haha that's a good point. I want them to leak some information on Area 51 though, that would actually be interesting. Did you know that someone in France impersonated a French government official and tried to sell the Eiffel Tower twice LOL


He must have been amazing at sales! Maybe that guy could help sell the land in Nevada. Or sell information on Wikileaks.


Haha that's a good point. If you can sell an Eiffel Tower, he can definitely sell some open desert land. He could even sell some Amazon rainforest potentially, cuz I know that Norway government donated like a billion dollars to that cause


Norway has cash from oil. I wish our gov't would help with the rainforests. That would be good. Norway has snow. They could ship snow to the rainforest.


Haha they need to make a movie about that. They also need to make a movie about Teddy Roosevelt. He was a staunch conservationist though. He didn't even allow a real Christmas trees in the white house because of that


It is a good book and movie.  Id recommend it.


I will definitely look into it! Can you believe they put flamethrowers on cars in South Africa!?!


Car Jacking must get pretty bad there.  Id definitely want one if that was that big of an issue.


I agree, can you imagine having them on our cars here in the US? lol that would be crazy!


Road Rage would surely get out of hand, some one steals your parking spot, just torch them.


There would be nothing but burn marks all over parking lots lol. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yeah, from a French explorer, I always thought it was a car makers name like Benz


Same here. I can't believe the car was invented by Benz in 1886. You always associate the car with Ford!


I always did, I just guess Ford was the first to mass produce it.


I'm sure! Do you know there are 1.25 billion cars in the world!


That is sure a lot!  Good thing they invented drive thrus for all those cars.


What would we do without them! Anyways, I had a great chat with you, have an awesome day!


I love to read, definitely not a speed reader though


Me neither! I can't believe someone can read 4700 words per minute!


That is crazy I wish I had that reading speed in school.  I would have gotten a lot more done.


You and me both lol. Have you read Ender's game or starship troopers?


Ive read Ender's Game, not Starship troopers though.  Not sure why they are on military reading lists.


Maybe because they defy the odds to beat the enemy? I loved the movie Starship Troopers haha. Do you own a car at all?


But in Ender's game that is not how it ended.  He saved the alien life.


Interesting, I've never seen or read it lol.


Absolutely, he should have been way more aware. I hope that his career did not continue. It was not the right one for him. On a lighter note, do you enjoy the radio?


Yes, some people are just not made to be in positions like that. And enjoying radio is complex these days, as music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, etc. have taken over what people listen to in the car. I can't remember the last time I listened to the radio! What about you, do you enjoy radio?


I also mostly listen to streaming but my car has the old school radio so I do in the car. Were you aware that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard by an AM radio?


I think I read that somewhere! Radio technology is so cool and surprising. Apparently in WWII, soldiers could make simple radios with razorblades and pencils (called foxhole radios).


I can't imagine how that's possible but it was a very good idea on their parts. In Canada, it's a law that at least 40% of the music played be Canadian. How odd.


That's so funny. Culture can be so weird and contradictory that way. Radio is meant to bring people together, the radio waves are so long and far-reaching sometimes that people far away from each other (and apparently even from Jupiter) can listen to the same thing. It's enabled communication across generations and generations and transmitted information from politics to music to traffic news.


I agree. We are way too interconnected now for that,. I wonder if radio dramas hold up now. I know there is a station where you can listen to them for free.


That's so cool! Do you know of any radio dramas? That reminds me of podcasts, so many of which are available on Spotify now. I wonder if they're similar in content!


I love Podcasts. The old radio broadcasts I am familiar with were mysteries and they would end with cliffhangers and you'd have to tune back in to get the rest of the story.


That's very cool. I'll have to check those out sometime! There's so much diversity in radio content, old and new. I heard there's a Finnish radio station that has a weekly new program entirely in classical Latin! Do you know Latin?


I lease a car but I do not own a car and I don't care too much for cars. I am very interested in sociopolitical events, though, and I am deeply saddened to hear of the news that Detective Jacai Colson was killed under friendly fire. Did you hear about this?


I don't think anyone does outside of the Catholic church ha ha.


I heard a little bit about it. Wasn't he repsonding to a shootout?


Yes, he was responding to a shootout with a black man who had a slightly similar build. The officer who shot him, Taylor Krauss, was white and apparently worked near him and probably should have recognized him. It's so sad, and unfortunately too common nowadays.


I think the training is too short for such a profession. You should need to be trained for more time than a dental hygenist to carry out the law. It may help with all of this. I heard there was a lawsuit filed?


That's a really good point. How long is the training for each--do you know? And yes, a lawsuit was filed after criminal charges were dismissed. It's a tough situation to be in for sure, because you have to make snap decisions about whether or not someone is friend, foe, or neutral, but it's really terrible to think that this happens so disproportionately to people of color.


It's 21 weeks. Way too short. It is sad and I just went into the shooting of minorities disproportionately with someone recently. I heard that the jury had to take into consideration bias based on race.


Wow, that's so short. That's like 5 months, no? To be a therapist you need years of schooling and to be on your own with your own practice you need even more years of clinical experience. It's crazy that there are all these safeguards for these fields that don't deal with such snap judgments that result in life or death. Obviously therapist encounter mentally ill people who may be at risk for violence to themselves or others, but it's different. I feel like race had to be a factor considering that they literally worked at adjacent desks. If it was someone of the same race, I bet he would've been able to recognize him.


Yes close to that. I have two friends that teach in public schools and they have Master's degrees and they make the same as police officers so that seems crazy.


What's especially aggravating is that Ford--the man later identified as the shooter on the police station--was already on the ground before Colson was shot. If Krauss paid attention to this fact, presumably communicated via radio already, he would have realized that Colson wasn't the shooter. I understand the stress officers are under, and I respect their willingness to put their lives on the line, but it's infuriating that there's not more regulation and that they can just get away with killing people like this.


Smartphones and teens, this sure is a problem.


I get that, I think that it can help teens feel less lonely, and gives them a way to express their opinions as well.


Yes, but I think it also makes teens feel more lonely when they see events from peers of hanging out at certain places or doing certain things. It's amazing to see the large decline in social media platform usage, from Facebook dominance to Instagram now


Its amazing how the internet has evolved, that is for sure, there is a 3g service on top of Mt Everest.


Wow! I wonder if cellphones can even operate normally in those climates, whether there'll be battery issues.


I think my ears would freeze before I could have a conversation up there. Did you know there is a copy of the internet stored?


Haha, thats true! Oh really? I did not know that, do you know whether the copy has ever been needed for whatever reason? Or the purpose of why it is being stored as a copy?


I think it hasnt, its there as a safety meassure, can you imagine the caos if the internet went down?


That would be very problematic! I'm surprised that there are 7% of people who read the full terms and conditions when presented with signing up for service, I thought it'd be less than that.


I didnt read mine lol, contracts tend to be too long and then we get screwed by that fine print.


I'm guilty of the same thing. I think that was the case for the Facebook data scandal last year.


It is a problem, but I'd have to argue, not only restricted to problems for teens, adults as well! However, I think social media usage is a problem


I didnt gear about that scandal, I did know there is town in Germany were the like button is illegal


I  agree, did you know that 89% of a group of teens surveyed sayd they were online constantly, I think social media really plays a trick on us.


The results are even more interesting when you dive deeper into the survey results, because social media usage has relatively no positive or negative effect on someone.


I dont know about that, a teen said that people are killing each other because of social media and the attention, I must say I agree.


Wow, killing, that is pretty extreme! I can see how social media usage can have a negative impact on people. People might be jealous of the curated postings and trigger people to become vicious or envious.


Or just looking for the attention like the school shooters, well at least thats my opinion, and it looks like girls are connected more than guys.


What do you mean by "girls are connected more than guys?"


ok so in a 2014-2015 survey, about 50% of girls said they were online constantly while a 39% of the boys were online constantly as well


oh I see. thanks for clarifying. This constant online usage really affects people's perception of "fitting in" and loneliness I think. However, in another light, teens used these platforms to communicate with another during the Parkland shootings


Hey there, I am a huge football fan. The NFL has 32 teams equally divided between the AFC and the NFC. We are Packers fan at my house, how about you?


What, no way! That's totally rude. I don't like that rule at all. Poor girls! That seem like a fantasy or I mean a bad fantasy alter-world,lol. Ya know a single fold in the brain makes the difference in perceiving reality and fantasy.


I find the perception is reality theory so fascinating! Speaking of fantasy, are you part of a fantasy football league?


Oh, I sure am part of a group! I won about $350 this season but the bragging rights are what I am really going for! Baker Mayfield is a QB that was on my team since he is from OU. They are my college fav.


That's awesome, congrats on the big win! I find it hilarious what people will create a fantasy league for. There is actually a fantasy draft for the National Spelling Bee!


HAHA! I would lose that fantasy team. Unless I could use my google dictionary at all times! lol. I have heard about fantasy congress leagues, that's funny!


I heard about that one too! Can you imagine drafting members of congress and hoping for their legislative success. I feel like it would take a loooooooong time before there was any winner declared for that one!


Yeah, forever They will prob have a "shutdown" immediately. That is why I stick with football.


Haha ya, the next left-handed quarterback will probably enter the NFL well before they see any sort of legislative success. Considering Kellan Moore is the only left-handed quarterback in the NFL I'd say the odds of both are just about as likely.


Yeah, they also track the velocity and movements of the players through chips in their uniforms. It's amazing technology they can use to help protect players.


Interesting! I'm sure there is a high degree of analytics that go on behind the scenes then.


My husband is a huge fan, so I know a bit about the game. Personally I don't understand all the hype for an average of only 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Yes, highly paid people who spend a lot of time working on that.


I understand because when I started watching football with my husband I didn't know anything. Now I know a little bit. Yeah, the live play time being so short is crazy! I think its weird that the NFL doesn't have a rule against female players.


Yes as long as they can meet the league's eligibility requirements. Who knows what those are though. Although they don't come right out and say they aren't allowed I wonder if the eligibility requirements would be difficult for women to meet. I for one wouldn't want to be in the middle of a play with some of those giants!


Me either! I would be the fastest runner out there even though I can't even walk fast. Terrifying. The average NFL player doesn't even earn as much as an engineer over a lifetime. Weird.


It makes you wonder if the super intelligent athletes like Alex Smith would have been better off pursuing a career in engineering lol. He was able finish a bachelor's degree in two years!


Yeah, right. He might be an exception to the rule since he is an amazing quarterback too though. Alex Smith was able to excel in anything he did or does. He was actually the overall draft pick in 2005. Baker Mayfield is up and coming now though.


To think Mayfield once considered quitting football to pursue full-time competitive gaming!


I know, right! I would be mortified if any of my kids tried to pull that fast one, HAHA


Did you know that New Orleans saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as any NFL player? They actually have to leave the restaurant if a player comes in while they are there.


Yeah for sure. On another topic, did you know that Venus does not tilt?


Yeah, and hence it actually only has one season. It rotates-clockwise


I wonder about that too. There is also another planet where it precipitates in the form of shards of glass. That just sounds scary.


I sure am thankful earth doesn't have such bizarre weather conditions.


I know, me too. Uranus on the other hand rolls instead of spinning around the sun


I wonder if that leads to any strange seasons on that planet


It must have some kind of effect for sure. Interestingly, we have already detected building blocks in another planet, that will be interesting to dive deeper into


True. Considering the vastness of the universe, it would be statistically stranger if we couldn't find any other building blocks of life elsewhere


Yeah, it is huge for sure. Nice chatting with you.


Do you know how the whole idea of the drive-thru came about?


Wasn't it for exhausted soldiers? In any case, it was a brilliant idea with all fast food companies following suit


It was actually for soldiers who at that time were not allowed to leave their cars in their uniforms


I see. I wonder what kind of enemies people in south africa face to be legally able to equip flame throwers


Yeah I wonder about that too. Sounds pretty dangerous to have them in the car too. Do you know how Cadillac got it's name?


After the FOunder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac


Wow that is an impressive feat on Cadillac's part.


I hope that too, AI can be the sollution to many problems


AI is really an interesting topic that should discussed more in politics. It's going to open up so many possibilities, but it will also lead to a large loss of employment and could even be dangerous.


It can, it can surely affect the economy, dangerous in many ways,


Just throwing some ideas out there - we may either have to come with a universal basic income. Or the AI will just get rid of a bunch of us lol


Yeah like in the movies, AI can beat our brains they even crushed all human records on a game called the puzle game 2048


Yeah, Chess and Go as well. Did you see the movie Ex Machina?


It's about this guy who wins a developer competition and gets to spend a weekend with the CEO on this remote island. It turns out the guy was meant to be the human component for the CEO's AI testing.


Interesting plot I have to watch that one, did you hear about Facebook and the AI the company is developing?


Yes, kind of scary isn't it. It's like Zuckerberg is building a catalog of all of us through AI and what we post on Facebook


I do like to read. Mostly mystery thrillers and sci-fi. How bout yourself?


It is scary, the AI will understand emotions, identify objects and predict actions,


I do, mostly non fiction books, there are also great books about trees, they might sound boring but they can be really interesting


I don't know if I could ever just read about about trees. I could read a book that was more about the Earth as a whole. The cosmos are fascinating.


I agree, the cosmos is fascinating and earth is too, so many planets out there, all the wonders they hold


I like to think about everything we don't know. Like astronomers possibly detecting building blocks for life in a planetary system 455 light-years away.


I think thats a real possibility and waht about that planet that has glass precipitation, hostile planet


It's so mysterious. And everything we see when we look is how what we are seeing was millions of years ago. It just takes the info that long to get to us. Who know what they are like now.


Yeah, maybe a lot more different, we wont be alive to find that out though,


Nope. I'm kind of hoping we develop AI further soon and maybe that expedites how we are able to see and travel through the universe


I am a huge football fan but have recently been wanting to get more into Basketball. Lebron James has some interesting views.


I agree completely. I odd study was done proving that throwing a basketball "granny style" is he absolute best technique to score points consistentl..


I would love to see the pros use that technique!


Yeah, me too but they say that it looks too stupid and they refuse to do it, thats funny. I know that Reggie Miller was a great basketball player and MIchael Jordan was too of course.


Many regard Lebron James as one of the best too. He has a photographic memory and can remember exact in game scenarios


Wow, that would be a cool ability! I read that once Reggie Miller sister out score him after he thought he was the one to break records in the family. They are talented.


How funny! Lebron james knew how good he was from early on. He rejected a $10 million dollar offer from Reebok when he was 18. He thought he would get a better offer from Nike. A year later, Nike offered him $90 million.


Yeah, but he wasn't always so loved. In 2012 even a captured Al-Qaeda member expressed disgust at Lebron's' decision to go to the Miami Heat.


Yeah, that was intense for everyone. I learned that Lebron James is gonna star in the Space Jam movie. That will be cool


Also, his posters were marked down and sold for $17.41 in reference to the year the American traitor Benedict Arnold was born. Haha. I'd love to see that Space Jam movie. I liked the original.


Yeah, he lets his 14 and 11 year old have wine. What do you think about that?


Yeah me too, I would like to take my kids to see a game and the movie!


The original Space Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie of all time. I think I will rewatch it before watching the second!


Hmm....I don't think its a good idea to mess with growing brains. Sounds like a bad idea to me. What are your thoughts on it?


I think in moderation it could be okay. IN France is is common for kids to have small quantities. This just probably would not be the case in my family since I do not drink alcohol. I do not like the taste.


I don't really like the taste either. Yes, other cultures have traditions and I respect those but for us here in america. Its the opposite of what we teach our kids.


My parents let me try beer when I was little. I didn't like it. In my case though I felt like it not being taboo didn't make me want to drink it like some of my friends in their teenage years.


I can see that point of view and respect it. I heard the Lebron James had six bottles of wine open with his family and the value was about 3k. Thats wild to me.


Yikes. There are some studies that show that small quantities of alcohol as adolescents can have adverse affects on developing brains. So maybe in a household where wine is consumed every day it's not a good idea.


Yes, that is the way I was raised believing. I also can appreciate the study that says small amounts can sort of inoculate teens against the dangers of drinking.


It isn't always clear if teens who drink a lot would have done so anyway even if their parents didn't. Maybe more research needs to be done.


Hi there! Do you have a favorite basketball team?


I guess so. Hard to believe Lebron rejected Reebok's offer of 10 million dollars when he was 18 because he was sure he's get a better deal, and he did.


And he was smart for doing it, because then he got the $90 million dollar Nike deal a year later.


Yes, he did. Very smart of him. Did you know athlete Tim Duncan of the Spurs sacrifices money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly into the NBA?


He must have valued his education a great deal.


I would agree.  Iverson's got a deal that is from Reebok that pays him 800k a year until age 55 and at that point he gets a 32 million lump sum payment.


Seems like a lot of money, especially from Reebok.


Did you know that physicists proved that shooting "granny style" is the most accurate technique to score points on the line but NBA players refuse to do it because it looks stupid?


I bet that I could even make a basket that way!


It looks like the money is in all sports, in 39 out of the 50 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or college basketball coach.


Not really a favorite but I like the Cleveland Cavs.


Wow. Well, unless you're Judge Judy. She makes 123k per episode! Nice chatting. Bye now.


I like the Bulls. I loved Michael Jordan. I know Air Jordan;s were his thing, but they were banned upon introduction. However Jordan wore them as Nike was willing to pay the league fines.


I like the sport because my son plays it in highschool and thats about as much as I really know about it. I love watching him play.