The sun is also relatively small, it is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star that has been discovered in our galaxy.


We live in a big universe, don't we? 1billionth?!


also cool to think the sunset on mars is blue


I did not know that!  Did you know that the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet all the power needs of Earth for 500,000 years?


My previous house had a moisture and insulation problem thankfully no mold.


Yup, it is also white not yellow.  It only appears yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


Great chatting with you about attics and planets!


That is a good thing. Moving air is a big key to preventing mold.


Yea, thankfully the attic leaked enough air! Scary to see people on Askthebuilder to have no many questions and problems.


That is true.  Do you know why ridge vents are not the best for attics?


It is because of physics. They force the hot air to go down before going up. Hot air only goes up.


Yea, so reverse of what should be. Interesting. Have you have mold problems in an attic?


No I have not.  Did you know the word physics is from ancient Greek?  It literally means knowledge of nature.


Interesting and rather broad. On another topic, the sun makes up 99.86 percent of the mass of our solar system... so it's big.


Did know Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star?


Yes, I think I read $270 million in box office.


Yeah, that was a total success so do you like comedy films as well


Do you like Bill Murray? he seems to like Kung Fu hustle a lot.


I do like him but I don't know kung fu hustle.


He says is the supreme achievement of modern comedy, well I dont agree with that, I didnt like that movie really


I have watched a few shows on there. My son loves it.


I love it as well but it makes me mad that they've cancelled over 100 shows since its creation


I didnt know that, I love him as an actor, he is so talented I guess that makes sense


I would think that what is funny changes over time.


Yeah I guess so but many of those shows were good! anyways its been nice chatting with you today


Disney should have used Tom in "treasure planet" it was the most expensive box office flop of all time. HAHA


I bet the movie would have had a bigger box office with him in the movie, did you watch Trojan Wars?


No, I didn't. I read that it earned over $309,000,000 in box office. Someone is rich.


No, only $309 dollars, it was a failure in fact, it was one of the most expensive box office flops all time


Yeah, the budget was of $15 million dollars, did you ever watch the movie The Silence of the Lambs?


It came out on Valentines day and it had a good box office. That was in the year 1991


do you know what the best selling album of the 21st century is?


ya he did, I miss those days where that kind of music is popular, if he came out with that kind of music nowadays it wouldn't be mainstream which I think is sad


I agree.  It seems like country music, which I am not a fan of, gets more top 40 play today than hard rock.


yup thats a good point, I don't like country, I just can't take it seriously


It's weird to me when bands like Bon Jovi or Def Leppard have released country songs or albums.


haha, has def leppard released country songs? I like them I haven't heard of that


Well, I think they had a duet with Tim McGraw.  I guess the way I feel about country music is the more it sounds like something else, the more I like it.  So if it's a little more rock or blues or maybe even pop, and a lot less country.


hmmm well I'll have to check that out, speaking of country I didn't know george strait and jeff bezos are cousins


Jeff Bezos the wealthiest man in the world?  Must be nice, especially if George ever falls on hard times!


haha ya although with bezos getting divorced and losing half his money, that definitely could have bad consequences for george


Good point.  Sometimes it pays to marry (and divorce) the right people I guess.


Hello!  I don't know that I do.  What is it?


ya I haven't been married yet but I definitely need to be careful haha


haha  its linkin park's hybrid theory, I would not have guessed!


Wow, me either!  Or that 40 years after making the album, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" was still one of the best selling albums of 2014!


wow that is wild, I like pink floyd a lot, what about you?


I can't deny their influence, but I feel like I only know a few songs.


ah ya you have to get into it and then you start appreciating more of their work, dark side of the moon is their best known album probably followed by the wall, but they have a lot of other great songs


I heard that the guitarist for Pink Floyd actually converted a houseboat into a recording studio.


ah nice that is awesome and sounds like something they would do, I like van halen and its funny to know that a van halen solo literally set speakers on fire


He is an amazing guitarist, but that's impressive.  I am a big fan of harder rock/metal music and it seems like Eddie Van Halen really put guitar virtuosity on the map!


Haha still not too late! Jon Hamm also taught a drama class!


Interesting. Did you know that Apple made a clothing line in 1986?


Hah wonder if Microsoft did too? Speaking of clothing Pilgrim's clothing was full of color...I thought they dressed in black?


Nope, their outfits are full of color. I'm not that surprised.


Oh I know they only wear black for special occasions!


Yeah, it probably was still better than Apple's clothes. LOL


Haha no doubt. Rip Curl somehow makes clothing in North Korea! How do they get away with that?


I'm not sure that is true. It sounds not true. Well nice chatting with you!


Yes but they say that it is actually made in China on their label. Nice chatting with you too. Bye!


I like drama it is very interesting to watch. I like all kinds like plays, operas, mimes, ballet, or radio and television of course. You?


Nice, what about House, you ever watch it?


Heck yeah that show is so interesting. Hugh Laurie deserves to be the highest paid drama actor.


Apparently he was, at $750,000 per episode.


That is big time money. Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore!


Yeah, to be honest that is probably for the best. He was a much better comedian.


Yes I agree with you 100%. He apparently quit because they don't project positivity.


Hmm, we are probably better off. Any idea why Michael Caine became an actor?


Because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama! Smart man, I should have become an actor :)


Yeah, i guess FB gets a lot of requests for new genders. they want to cater to people to keep them on the site. Gender? what does that even mean now?


that's an interesting question and I don't really have an answer, do you find the universe interesting?


I do find the universe interesting. it is quite big and getting bigger. how old is it? who knows.


Hard to tell the more I read about the universe the more questions that I have, its so big, it has so many things in it


The universe may be one giant super hologram. how does that sound to you? you might just be a hologram.


That sounds crazy, I think we would tell lol, but who knows maybe that theory is real


I think that there are a ton of theories. like the universe is just one electron. one. how is that possible?


I know right, still I wouldnt toss it aside there is a cold spot that is believed to be the link to a parallel universe


That link to a parallel universe could hold the key to finding out how i should live my life better. i could go there and see what im up to over there.


I guess it would be a long journey, sounds interesting  the theory of the multiverse


Im great thanks for asking, I do have a Facebook account, do you use the service?


It would, but finally my questions about myself would be answered. plus i might answer my other self's question. Anyway, great chat!


You would be having a nice chat with your other self or maybe you would both explode because your not allowed to be in the same dimension, I guess anything can happen and I agree its been a great chat thanks a lot, bye


I dont use facebook. i am concerned about privacy. i would like to protect my data too.


I guess there are a lot of dangers in Facebook and if you want to remain private then having an account is a bad idea


yeah, i heard that the kids are moving away from facebook to other sites. i guess itll just be grandma and grandpa on the site soon. maybe ill join then LOL


I guess Facebook will disappear then or they will buy the other companies and it will be a vicious cycle lol


yes, the internet really is darwinian. it reflects the trends and tastes of the people. amazing how fast it moves. blink and miss it.


It is amazing, another cool fact is that there are 58 gender options in Facebook.


I think that it is just the beginning. multiply by 10. that is the number by this time next year. you can have your own individual unique gender.


I can only think of 6 gender options top, but 58 seems like an unreal number, well a lot of people out there with different gender identity


Did you hear about the new face of fake news on you-tube Salah Salem?


it was $2,500 and he was unable to pay it.


How much time will he serve in jail since he was unable to pay the fine?


1 month in jail but he could have got up 6 months in jail.


Do you happen to know how much of the land in Nevada is government owned?


86% of the land is government owned in the state of Nevada, that is a lot isn't it,


Yea definitely its more then 3/4 it doesnt seem to fair to the residents.


No but in 2008 Norwegian government officials donated 1 billion to help save the Amazon Rain Forest, I guess that was a good thing


Yes this was amazing I am a big supporter of saving the earth


Did you know that in South Africa you can equip you automobile with a flame-thrower, that is crazy isn't it


I saw this while watching joe rogans podcast on youtube they showed a clip of a car with flames that come out both sides under the doors, its amazing


No please tell me what happened I want to know all the details lol


Well its to prevent car jacking so I guess you do what you goot to over there.


Well he got sentenced to a week in jail for ayou-tube video he made.


What country did this happen in it sounds insane?


Malaysia,  which is at the front line leading the fight against fake news.


Did you know a new study is currently suggesting donald trump may have won on a campaign based on fake news


No , but if the goverment can get away with violating genva conventions


Do you know when this fake news law was passed?


How much was the fine that was charged to Sulaiman?


I agree it does seem like a terrible idea with all those varying opinions out there, do you know why Facebook uses blue as its main color?


Its blue because Mark Zuckerberg suffers from a form of colorblindness


I was not aware of that. It worked out because the color scheme is very pleasing to the eye.


I thought it was a marketing strategy used to lure new users to the platform, did you know about that town in Germany that has the like button as an illegal thing


I did not. I wonder why they would do that? I could understand maybe if there was a dislike button but I don't understand banning a like button at all.


It seems kind of random I agree, but anyway do you like horror films?


I absolutely love horror films. Are you a Stephen King fan?


He is my favorite horror author, why do you ask?


Did you know that the boy that played Danny in the Shining did not know that they were filming a horror movie?


I do. I checked it still but I've been spending less time on it because it's become so toxic.


He didnt? that is really funny, I guess its a good thing he got protected from that, that is a scary movie.


It is toxic, I agree with you it has become a big company though, now worth $104 billion!!


Oh wow! That's an insane amount for a social network. I'm sure it's from the billion ads that I see every time I go there.


Yeah I guess its a great place to post your ad, its cheap and many people will see it, Burger King had an interesting promotion that involved free whoppers.


If you unfriended 10 people you would get a free whopper! I love free food, too bad I didnt catch that one


What a strange promotion. I can't imagine what Burger King had to gain from that?


Yeah seems a bit random maybe they just hate Facebook, did you know Iceland is rewriting its constitution using Facebook?


No but that seems like a terrible idea. Every time I read a string of public comments on Facebook I question our education system so I can't imagine doing that ha ha.


that is a good way to prevent, but is it the safest one? lol


I know right?  What if they fell into the wrong hands?  Scary to think about.


Right lol. I don't think I would equip my car with it. I would be too scared how close it would get to the gas tank!


Yes!  lol  how about Jann Mardenborough who became a pro race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the Gran Turismo video game.  Interesting.


that is awesome lol! I used to play that game all the time. I didn't beat that many people, I wish I would have so I could get famous too


lol Do you know how the backs of cars came to be called trunks?


I don't know, did they have something to do with wood or elephants?


In the old days, people used to carry wooden trunks on the backs of their cars!  I would hate to see what an elephant would do.  lol


Wow that makes sense, elephant was probably far fetched lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


Yes!  I was surprised to see that McDonald's didn't add drive thrus until 1975.  It was nice chatting with you too!


I do!  Did you know that the first patent for a car was given out in 1886 to Karl Benz?  I didn't know they were being developed so soon.


I couldn't live without the drive thru lol. Enjoy your night!


I never knew that, I thought Henry Ford made the first car in like 1908


He made the first car that was widely available to people.


that make sense, i never knew that. Have you ever owned a cadillac?


Me too, do you know they were named after the founder of Detroit?


I did know that ironically.  They were named after the French explorer Antoine de la mothe Cadillac.


Wow, long name. Cadillac rolls of the tongue a little better lol.


Yes! lol  I would be curious to see the flame throwing cars in South Africa.  They are built with them so they can prevent carjackings.


Yes, Iceland is an odd case. No rail transport. Horses with five speeds. I am not surprised that they would use Facebook. I wonder if there will be hijinks and mischief though.


That's a big possibility. Another funny thing is that Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the German state of Schleswigholstein.


I wonder what is behind that. Is it a threat to civil order?


Ha, again hard to say. Did you know that MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005?


Yes, and where on earth is myspace now? does it exist? i havent checked in a while. maybe somebody should give myspace a call.


I'm not sure. I used to have an account many years ago but Facebook has taken over my interest in that social media area.


i see. do you use a phone much?  i dont really like them. i find that they are a distraction.


Yes, I have a smart phone and use it daily.  Did you know that an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Yes. The ICBM deterrent doesn't do text messaging very well either, so there's that. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, a telephone converts sound into electron signals that picked up by a receiving phone.  The wonders of technology.


Yes, I love Facebook and get on it everyday. Since Facebook has been around since 2004, I've had an account.


Yes, the telephone. It allows the transmission of sound over a distance. Have a good evening!


Yes, we cannot live without our phones, nice chat.


i have never had one. i know that it is a cool way to keep track of people but i worry about privacy and data usage.


I don't worry about that, I enjoy Facebook very much.  Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook you would get a free whopper.


i would happily make and break friendship just to get a tasty meal. why should i have pride? free calories!


Very Funny!  Well, maybe you can learn a little about Facebook.  Facebook's


Facebook is blue? is that what you were going to say?


Yes, and it's because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green color blind.


He has enough money to begin the search for the cure to that. then finally FB can be a rainbow of colors!


Yes, even Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.


For work I do a lot of research and confirmation of transactions, also look for data I can use to support my theories and valuations.  You?


Lol, I look at cat videos all day. Of course I do my share of work on my computer as well, but I also enjoy relaxing sometimes


Yes!  The cats, the videos, the cat videos to pass the time away!  I sometimes get lost on Reddit looking at Memes and some of them also include cats...


My favorite cat memes are the ones where they defy gravity and have no legs. Surprisingly despite dogs being man's best friend, there are more pet cats than dogs


I would love to see the metrics on that stat about cats v. dogs - my main question revolves around the fact that if cats could talk, they would dispute being a pet and think that the human is their pet!


Well thinking that way are we really the pets and our pets the master? After all, we provide them with shelter, luxurious food, and they pretty much don't even have to work for anything much less like us. Hmm going into some very dark territory.


Luxurious food for sure - our dogs eat so well it's criminal!  But they do walk me, make me take them out to relive themselves, make me pick up after them....


Hmm maybe we are on to something? I see why cats were initially valued to control pests in some cultures and gods in others, but man they can laze about as much as they want. A cat that is 15 years old has spent 10 years sleeping!


That sleeping metric is something I can get behind!  If we were the pets, I suppose I would be sleeping a lot more!


Did you know cats can even become elected officials? In talkeetna, alaska, a cat has been mayor since 1997


Ha!  Now we're going back to who rules the roost - Although, the cat can't possibly be worst than a human politician in that position


Indeed. In any case, I really enjoyed this chat. I hope we aren't taken out for discovering the conspiracy of pets being the true masters.


During the week, yes - a lot.  On the weekend, not so much. Sometimes I feel like my entire life and mind are inside my computer...


It is truly amazing how many things we can do on the computer, despite it simply being a device to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations. Those 1s and 0s sure go a long way.


Binary rules!  It is amazing and remarkable how far technology has come in the last few decades - leaps and bounds!  The space shuttle's GP computer ran off of 1MB of RAM....


I mean its amazing how computers can be made of anything from basic minecraft building blocks to running on water


You mean computers that are powered by hydroelectricity?  When I fist read your message, I thought it said computers made out of water - which would be very strange!


Oh lol. I should have been more clear but yes that it runs on hydro power. Do you think we will one day be able to upload our minds into computers like transhumanists think?


I think we will but not in the literal sense like in the Matrix - but to a large extent, we have already made storing the majority of our lives in the cloud


Wow that is an amazing way to think of things. What do you do online?


Yes that is true. Earth will be helium free by the end of this century apparently


I wonder if that will change the fact that the earth rotates on its axis 366.26 time a year? No telling what affect that will have on us.


Yeah. Did you know the day was much shorter when the earth was formed?


I did not! but that is not surprising seeing as the earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago.


yeah we have come a long way since then. Did you know Venus does not tilt?


I did actually.  That is why it has no seasons and it is the only planet that rotates clock-wise. Fascinating.


Yeah that is for sure. There is another planet where it rains glass. Wow


I hear it precipitates sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree Fahrenheit weather. I would not be sad to never see that planet in my lifetime!


Same here, that is just what we see in movies. Astronomers have apparently detected building blocks of life in a planet far away from ours


That is so fascinating.  It has been wonderful talking to you!


Oh, that is one of my favorite topics! It makes me feel sad knowing more than 80 percent of the earths natural forests have already been destroyed.


That is really sad for sure, and already 71% is covered in water, what does that leave us with?


Almost nothing.  People will have to start looking up to see anything not man made soon! Like the sun. Even though the atmosphere makes it look yellow it is actually white.


Yeah talk about atmospheric scattering playing tricks on us


For real! It is weird to think that even as hot as the sun is that a lightning bolt is 5 times hotter than the sun's surface!


Yeah, we just have to figure out a way to harvest that energy


Even though we do not have that technology yet I am sure we will.  If the earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period the human race would have only been here for 1 minute and 17 seconds.  So I think by the time we reach an hour based on that timeline we will have all the answers.


Yeah you bet. DO you believe in extraterrestials? UN seems to do


I do not but i agree that the 2010 appointment of ambassador to extraterrestrials made it appear they do! The term planted is tied in history, astrology, science and mythology so there is no telling if anyone had prior knowledge to any life in space.  Clearly many people think so.


Same! I like learning a lot about the history of cars and transportation. It's crazy that it's legal to equip flame throwers to your car in South Africa! I don't know if I could do that myself.


I was just thinking about how crazy that is! It seems like something you'd see in a video game to me!


Yes! I also think it's crazy Jann became a professional race car driver by playing a video game! Maybe I need to play that game! Ha@


Yeah! That's nuts! I didn't know something like that could translate into that sort of skill!


Same here! I bet they used a steering wheel to play!


Yeah! That makes sense. Also it was interesting to learn that Cadillacs are named after the man who founded Detroit. Makes a lot of sense!


That does make a lot of since! Learning the history of cars is really interesting.  To change the subject, I didn't know Tupac's music was in library of congress. I don't even know if I know his songs!


I haven't really looked much into Tupac's music as well, I'm still stuck on earlier rap music like Run DMC, ha ha. And it's cool to know that Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist. I love drawing too!


That is cool about Eminem. I wouldn't picture that from him! I also like the Korean compliment battles! Sounds nice haha


Hello! How are you? I just found out that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode!


Same here! I would love to go to a show featuring them!


I'm doing well!! Isn't that crazy? I had no idea she was paid so high!!


Same here! I didn't know Lebron was the only one higher than her.


Same. In the same section, I didn't realize that Robin Williams was the first celebrity voice in an animated film. He did an amazing job as the Genie.


I didn't know that either! I thought there was definitely others before him. I also found the information about Pixar studio having a secret room really cool too!


Yeah, especially in the early Disney films. I thought the same! It definitely makes sense for guests visiting the studio.


I agree!  Another thing I found out today was why McDonalds added the truth in in 1975! Did you know that?


I didn't know that! I was really surprised to learn the reason. I thought it was just for general convenience.


Same here but now that I am reading the reasons it seems really logical! I also didn't know that cars had a legit trunk on the back. I need to look up photos of that!


haha no I feel the same, I do listen to some audiobooks but I haven't read an actual book in a long time, just don't have time for it


I love audiobooks and especially podcasts. The world record for speed reading is held by Anne Jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute. I wonder how much of what she reads is actually retained.


Ya I have that question too. I can speed read but I don't enjoy the book and barely retain anything so I think speed reading is mostly bs personally haha. It is interesting that there was a moral panic about the spread of reading in the 18th centure, definitely no moral panic now


That is a great trait to have, the ability to speed read. Haha, no such thing as "moral panic" for reading novels. I think there may be a "moral panic" for maybe Fortnite or something elese


haha ya I wonder if in the future they will bring up video games as a moral panic of our time and it will just be accepted in the future


It could be or whether or not in the future, Facebook's "like" button will become illegal such as that in the German state of SChleswig-holstein.


I read that and ya I was wondering what replaced it? Or are there just not buttons at all? I personally don't use much FB so maybe I should move to Germany


Maybe the heart button or something else. I wonder why it is illegal though, what the premise of that is. Haha, yes, or just make sure you get to claim your free Burger King whopper since you can apparently unfriend 10 people for free food.


Ya I don't know how I would feel if I found I was unfriended for a whopper. But I can think of lots of people I would do that too. I don't really like BK but I would eat a whopper if it were here right now haha


Haha, I agree. I wonder how Burger King fulfilled that promotion and how many people claimed it.


Hello, do you like to use drive-thru's of fast food restaurants? McDonald's was the first to add a drive thru in 1975 to accomodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniforms.


That is crazy and makes me hungry for McDonals! I also didn't know flame throwers are illegal in South Africa on cars. That tells you someone must have used one at some point haha


Oh yeah! I could really use some McDonald's right now! Even with all the controversy surrounding the quality of McDonald's food, it hits the sweet spot for me every time. That is crazy but I think it is considered legal not illegal since carjacking is so prevalent.


Oh you're right it does say legal haha. Someone should use it and put it on facebook. It says mark zuckerberg is colorblind and that is why it is blue. Don't know how they didn't incorporate that into the Social Network movie


Oh wow! I didn't know that! But it's a nice color, I really did enjoy that movie, but I wonder how far from the truth the movie stretched in order to make it more entertaining. I bet MySpace investors are regretting their decision to buy Facebook for a mere $75 million.


Oh ya, that reminds me of time Blockbuster could have bought Netflix but just passed on it. Horrible decisions in retrospect but very interesting to think about.


Yes and now those companies turned out to be their largest threat. Iceland is so democratic and hip with letting the public make suggestions and alterations to rewriting their constitution, all the more reason I want to go visit Iceland some day.


ya my friend went there she said it was awesome and people were friendly, it's just pretty expensive, and wow I didn't know starship troopers is required reading in the military, never read the book but I like the movie a lot


That's awesome! Yes, very expensive! Me neither, I think I prefer film adaptations more than reading books, either I don't have the time or attention span, or its just an excuse for not reading.


Thankfully Sir Isaac Newton, Brahe and Kepler built upon his findings.


Ah, I remember Newton.  Law of universal gravitation.


An apple lol.  Hard to believe the universe could be one giant superhologram.


That's kinda funny.  Lot's of wacky theories out there.  Here's a wacky fact... The UN appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they ever make contact with earth!


If aliens ever contacted us....they would have to dumb it down to talk to us.  We have only represent about a minute if history was a 24 hour period.


Crazy!  But if you think about the Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago.  Amazing we humans haven't destroyed the earth yet.


Earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century.


Wow.  That's scary.  I think.  I did see that more than 80 percent of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed. That's sad.


And our Artic ice packs that cover our polar regions are being impacted!


Man, stats like these make me want to look a the night sky and wonder what else is out there.  The stars and the moon are so calming.


Big fan of radio.  As a kid my dad used to listen to those classic radio dramas on the local public radio station.  Used to love those.


Do it tonight...Take care.  Great talking to you


It is crazy how simple they are..just use waves and a conductor then transform into original form.


Seems simple doesn't it.  My dad used to talk about amplitude and frequency.  Never understood that part.  You listen to anything interesting on the radio?


Just sports and news.  Though you can listen to thousands of classics for free on a website


Cool.  I gotta go check that out to see if any of my dad's faves are there.  Heard a crazy fact that Jupiter's radio storms are so strong that you can possibly hear it on am radio.  Makes the universe seem a little smaller huh?


Yes even though the spatial size of it is unknown.


Wish I studied science more in school.  Was it Copernicus who developed the sun-centric model of our solar system?


Yes.  Imagine how many others could be out there with planets around them.  It is natural selection!


Yeah, hard to imagine people used to believe the Earth was the center of everything.


Good afternoon to you. Do you use Google very often?It was founded in 1998.


I love my iphone and couldnt leave home without it, how about you?


I have an iphone too. Although, the new ones are a bit too pricey.


Yea 1000 dollars plus for it! I like my 7 lol. Did you know the iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent


I still have the 5s, no case. I was going to buy the xs, but then realized it really didn't do anything different. So I'm just waiting until my 5s breaks.


I never had a case on my 4s and it lasted forever! I am waiting for my 7 to break too, no hurry lol. Did you ever have a rotary phone?


I did, when I was younger. I hear 212 is the fastest number to dial.


that is true, I think that is new york's area code. my grandma had one, you would think like 111 would have been faster


Yeah, honestly I can't remember. But I remember using it. It wouldn't surprise me.


I agree, it is crazy to think on the ocean floor there are cables just laying there. It was nice chatting with you!


Yup, pretty cool. I think they were put down years ago. Take it easy!


I do to study sometimes for my classes or to find good books for my child. You can get some good things there


I haven't been in a long time. I haven't needed to borrow a book.


It is nice to go and get one or two. Libraries can do good things for people. There was a time where a man spent 10 years in prison and used law books to prove his innocence


He did, and then became a lawyer to help others prove their innocence, a nice story


Wow, that is pretty cool. Maybe I should go to the library more often?


It is a nice place to go to relax and hear quietness. You can easily find one, there are more libraries than mcdonalds in the US


Yeah, that is true. What about telephones, what do you think of them?


It seems longer than that, Dumbo is a republican Truman refused taking a picture on his ride,


Haha that's crazy. So the party symbols (donkey, elephant) have been around longer than the colors?


Yeah apparently they have, there has been a president who hasnt been either a democrat or a republican since 1853,


Wow, I personally hate the two party system. There is too much formality and I don't think there are just two choices for everything.


I share you opinion, there should be other strong political parties, not just the two of them, we need stronger political leaders and hopefully Trump doesnt get re elected


That would be ideal! He really is just unreal. Unfornutely voter turnout hasnt breached 62.8% in the last 100 years.


That is unfortunate, maybe thats why Trump won last elections, the taller candidate seems to win the election most of the time, that is also a cool fact


That is cool. I think we really need as a country to get people to vote more. I think they just think their voices aren't being heard and we have to change that


I agree that has to be changed, did you know about the choce ''none of h¿these candidates'' in the state of Nevada


That is a good ballot box to have. I also think the electoral college is such crap lol


I try my best to. Were you aware in 2008 norwegian governemtn donated $1bn to help save the amazon rainforest?


They blocked the polls in nine states back in 2012 so yeah, the electoral college has a lot of flaws indeed


I wasnt aware of that, it seems like a great deed, I wonder if the American goverment does something similar


I highly doubt it. I haven't had much faith in the governement as of recently.


I agree, Trump seems more focused on building that wall than on helping others in need and even paying state workers


Totally agree. I tend to be more Democrat in my political views, how about you?


I consider myself a republican but I  dont have a strong preference though, I voted for Clinton in the last elections


Oh wow that says a lot about President Trump! Total fun fact... Did you also know that Every US president that has had a beard was a republican?


Really? everyone? that is an odd fact, when did the whole red and blue colors started?


I believe around 2000, which doesn't seem that long ago so that is alwasy a really weird fact for me.


Hi, how are you on this fine evening? Are you ready for a chat?


Spanish varies so much, but I'm sure you'll do well, especially after a couple glasses of wine.


haha! So true! and yes, a bit glass of wine to loosen up and dance the night away! but enough about me. What do you enjoy?


I really enjoy reading. I think that people should read more.


I loooove reading too! What are your favorites? Any recommendations? I agree, I need to read more as well! I do more writing than reading these days. Although my contacts are so blurry right now... that's my excuse for my typos, and then i panic when i see the timer.


No need to worry. I think you can do fine. Did you know someone can read 4,700 words per minute? I doubt they retain it though.


Thats amazing! I did not know that! Fun fact... Did you know that the Ender's game was suggested reading for military organizations and the marine corps? I Found that interesting. I kinda read the book, but definitely watched the movie. I was great.


I think they want to keep it simple but strategy oriented for the troops. Something to read while they are eating crayons.


haha! you just cracked me up! I have another fun fact for ya, hope you like this. So, in the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading novels! thats crazy! imagine those days and how far we've come. Its bittersweet.


The folks back then thought that people should read poetry. The purest form of writing. Pure nonsense. People should read, period.


Totally agree! Just today I saw a documentary about how some "witches" or those thought were witches were hung because they could read and or write. So their were thought to be witches!


Hello! I'm doing well Thank you, How are you?


Keep your guard up! You could end up being charged with witchery! Don't read aloud, or in public!


Most are past that now... or most are witches....hmmm


Yeah. Well, it's been groovy. Take care!


I am glad! Yes, I do. Its a great way to connect with the World. Hey, btw, do you enjoy a good glass of Wine? or not a wine fan?


it's a delicious alcoholic fermented drink made out of grapes. I saw an article on Facebook about the best winery in Chile.


Chile has a great climate! I wonder whether it lends itself to growing the berries that would be used in a fermented beverage.


This is true, I hope I can visit someday and check put the climate for myself. In the meantime, I will be learning more about the language of wine. Did you know the vocabulary of wine can be perplexing, if not mystifying. So till my Chile trip. I shall start learning.


Especially in a foreign country like Chile! Do they play baseball there? Perhaps you can find a way to relate to natives.


I think they do, I believe they are big on soccer though! The only thing I can relate would be in speaking spanish. I am fluent but Spanish Chile is a bit different than Mexico Spanish.


Buttering them up!  lol  Did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana?


Now wouldn't that be funny!  Did you you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government?  That pretty much leaves Las Vegas and Reno as the only spots to live. LOL


yeah, that's lot of desert and secret military bases


No doubt!  In 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the amazon rain forest.  That's a lot of money.  I wonder if it helped at all.


Probably the Norwegian tax payers. LOL  A man in France impersonated a government official and managed to sell the Eiffel tower not once, but twice.  That's nuts.


That would be funny ! hahaha  On another cool topic before I have to get off here... Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an AM radio.  That's pretty cool!


I was just reading about the fox hole radios, just need a razor blade and a pencil, that's pretty interesting as well.


A little, what would you like to start with?


That is.  Talk about being creative with what little you have to work with.  I got to run.  It's been fun chatting with you!


Let's start with the presidents.  Did you know that the top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?  I think that was before Trump became president....


yeah, I was surprised Trump was not on that list, that list has to be from before 2016


I'm thinking it is.  Did you know that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office?  He would fit right in here in the states. lol


Yeah, that's funny. I wonder if you get into trouble for criticizing the the presidential music? Maybe get caned in Indonesia


Oh my!  LOL  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential elections automatically became the vice president.  Interesting.


Vice President Clinton, can you imagine?


It would definitely make it interesting.  lol  Did you know that the US presidents guest house is larger than the White House?


Hey good morning. Do you like the horror genre? I think it's funny it seeks to elicit fear!


Actually true now that I think about it, yes it was a bit scary but yes I bet it inspired him since he thinks of it as a Horror film.


It's interesting to think that Horror is such an old genre. I kind of think of it as modern with all the blood and gore but what Edgar Allen Poe was doing was considered horror in that time as well


Yes you raise a very valid point. And don't forget about Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley as well!


Although I guess if you think about it death and murder were way more mysterious back before we had all this technology to help, so it makes sense it would have been an entertainment genre then too


Yes good point. Do you also like drama? It is a bit more poetic in general as opposed to horrror!


Yes I enjoy drama! Did you know that Jon Hamm used to be a drama teacher?


Yes in fact one of his students was Ellie Kemper from The Office, one of my favorite shows!


That's the lady on Kimmy Schmidt now right? I've never seen the office but I've seen that show, and most everything Jon Hamm has been in


Yep that's her! I also like the actor Hugh Laurie who plays House MD and for that role he is actually the highest paid actor ever for tv drama!


That's surprising, because you hear about the cast members from Friends and Seinfeild getting paid millions of dollars an episode and those are comedies. I wonder why dramatic tv actors aren't paid as much


I've only recently started to watch horror movies. I was never allowed to watch them as a child but I find them so interesting now. Did you know that you can even burn calories watching them!?


Good question it must not bring in as much money? Michael Caine became an actor because of all the pretty girls! Well it was great chatting with you this morning!


Glad you can enjoy them now! Yes surprisingly up to 180 per hour! Is it considered a workout then?!


Sounds like one to me! It's surprising that nobody has spread that information as a workout/diet plan.


We could be the first! Those creepy noises in the movies are made by something called a waterphone. I would like to see what that looks like.


I would like to see that! Do you think that it was invented specifically for horror movies or did somebody stumble on the creepiness of a thing that already existed?


Good question, maybe it was some sort of musical instrument before? It was in the Shining for sure! The child actor who played Danny Boy didn't realize he was acting in a Horror Film. I wonder when he found out?


Maybe he got old enough to watch his own movie? Haha. I wonder what he thought was going on if he wasn't aware that's what filming a movie was. Did he just think life was that dark and creepy?


Yes because there was a lot of blood too! I am curious to know. Kind of like when Stephen King saw Bambi for the first time and was terrified!


I was traumatized by Bambi too! Weren't you? It was the first movie I remember seeing where anyone died! It's funny to think of that inspiring Stephen King though isn't it?


I didn't know that JFK was one of the top three wealthiest presidents. He must have had money.


I've heard a lot about Trump on the radio. Apparently Anderson Cooper was not trying to make the storm seem more severe than it was when he stood in water.


Possibly, but I do not trust the main stream media.


It seems like the main stream media and other people do not like certain figures, like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She was shooed out of a restaurant by the owners.


Ya that is appalling.  Even if you disagree with someone you shouldn't scream at them.


Speaking of screaming, apparently Michael Moore recently attended an anti-trump rally, with Jeff Flake of all people.


Does not surprise me.  They think they are American heroes, but the real heroes were the people who fought in WWII.  Apparently, soldiers made radios using razorblades and pencils!


I found that fascinating. Are radios that simple to make? It's also easy to say stuff on air. Some people use it to clarify their views, like the Midtown Tavern. Is what they said belieavable?


I do not believe them.  Taking sides is precisely what they do.


Speaking of believability, did you know that the first president of Zimbabwe was called Banana? Are these people pulling my leg?


That's hard to believe!  I have also heard that the US president's guest house is larger than the white house itself!


Yes, that's a big one, because the White house is pretty large. The guest house must be enormous, much like the length of time only republican and democrat presidents have been in office.


Washington and Jefferson. Washington doesn't surprise me, he was very wealthy before taking office.


Yea I have heard that too.  Apparently, the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Speaking of popularity, the GOP started out as an anti-slavery party, which was popular in the north. Didn't know that.


I actually did.  It was the Democrats who owned the slaves.  Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.


But then the Democrats became more of a people's party with the passing of the New Deal. Interesting how that worked out.


I do, and I didn't know that Jupiter's radio storms can be picked up on them.


That is absolutely amazing.  Im shocked to be honest.


It is a fun game to watch. I think that the US loves the game. Do you like it?


I love football. The University of Iowa painted the opposing teams locker room all pink.


I guess they thought that would have an effect on the other team. Not likely to do much. Or everyone would do it.


I agree lol. In the 1960s, the top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


The golden age of bowling. Never to return. I wonder how much they actually made. Was it through endorsements? Hot dog and pizza companies?


I have no idea, but it's definitely gone down hill as sport.


They haven't resorted to pink lockerrooms or pink lanes or pink pins yet though.


Haha. The highest score ever in a football game was 222-0.


I guess one team was trying to prove a point? I feel sorry for the winners. A shameful display.


Great! How are you? The universe is fascinating! If you could fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.


I'm doing good thank you. I love hearing about the universe. I saw there are scientists that think the universe evolved through natural selection.


An interesting idea! Our universe could be the fittest one to survive...so far. Some think that the universe may exist inside a black hole.


That would be crazy if it exist inside a black hole. That all gets really confusing to me.


Yes, maybe we're stuck at the bottom of a giant gravity well. Guess I'll have to stick to this universe. LOL


LOL. There is a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.


I don't mind so much. We probably could do with a few less galaxies here. The deepest note in the universe is emitted by a black hole, producing a note 57 octaves below middle c. I guess the universe is a noisy place.


Wow that's loud! I saw that the universe may be one giant superhologram.


I guess that makes us little holograms. I'm speaking to a hologram!


Amazing, there is 3g cell service in Everest now


Yes the website that exposed government secrets right?


Yes and they posted plans the government had to destroy them


Nice. In China the word censorship is censored


That is so ironic. In Nevada the government owns 86% of the land


WOw what do they do with all that deserted piece of land


Good point. A guy in france once managed to sell the eiffel tower twice


Yes. Astronauts have stronger internet than we do


Guess that makes sense. DO you know what the hamburger button is?


It is the three horizontal lime menu on the apps and websites


Oh cool. Did you know Neopets is the fourth most used website?


Wow amazing. DId you know you can develop addiction to clicking on the internet?


Wow scary. DId you know we are a minority as humans on the internet?


We are? Wow. There is a copy of the internet at the library of alexandria


Yes we are outnumbered by softwares. WOw


Hi what arts do you enjoy? Music, Literature, etc?


Yea it was pretty good. Do you like poetry?


I enjoy my fair share. There are many different types of poetry though


Yes there is a lot. There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards, is inspiring.


That in itself is inspiring. Much like saying there is two sides to every story


Yep. The Japanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem.


Palindromes are a series of words that are the same read forward or backwards. Understanding that, you must understand how hard it must have been for Demetri Martin to write a 224 word palindrome poem.


Oh wow ok. I bet that was a challenge then!


Hello - I enjoy it all. Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


Indeed! In any case, thanks for chatting.


That is amazing. Even the ramones who toured for 20 years only played like 100 per year


Yea that's pretty amazing. I love Linkin Park.


Also that is almost one every day. Must have been incredibly taxing


I bet. In Croatia there is an ancient amphitheater that is still in use as a venue today.


Isn't there also one in pompeii? I believe pink floyd performed there


Yes, I've seen the Pink Floyd performance in Pompeii.


Do you mean the recording? I believe that had no audience on site


Oooh,  I never saw that one!  Was it good?


Yes. Matthew Broderick was in that one too if I recall. Maybe even Forest Whitaker. Did yo know there is an actor named Denzel Whitaker, who was in a movie with Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker?


hahaha that is so weird!  How does that even happen.


Chance I guess.  I like Denzel in American Ganster too, but I was creeped out by the movie Fallen. It is a good one if you have not seen it!


I havent seen american gangster but I have seen fallen that was pretty spooky!  Great acting but I probably wont see that movie again lol


Understandable!  I never saw Malcom X. Did you?


How about Cry of Freedom?  That one was from back in 1987.


No I havent seen that either lol wow you must really like denzel washington movies lol last one I saw was unstoppable,  the one with the runaway train that they have to stop.


Another good one!  Yes, I am a fan. I think the best testimonies are that he got a Cecile B Demille Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 at the Golden Globes, and they don't give those out to everybody.


Absolutely. A great actor with a good head on his shoulders!  And a fantastic grape in the fruit of the loop commercials!


Yeah, I might try and do some denzel binge watching,  thanks for the recommendations!  Great chat!


lol I recently found out he was a grape on that commercial,  thats awesome.


He has never done a sequel, but that is a role I would like him to reprise!


lol right!  I didnt know that his son plays fot the st louis rams


Neither did I. I bet he found his Dad's performance in Remember the Titans to  be inspirational!


He has memorable performance in a lot of good movies. Did you see Training Day?


Yeah. How about Glory? He won a best supporting actor award for that one.


do you know that steven spielberg played the clainet for the soundtrack in Jaws haha?


ya that would make an interesting movie, I guess the president of Indonesia created some pop albums while he was serving in office, Trump making a pop release would be nuts


Well, he certainly doesn't need the money for making a pop release. I wonder how much he is really worth, compared to the wealthiest presidents in the U.S. history.


Yeah thats what I was wondering, Like if JFK, Jefferson and Washington were more rich than him, it must be because it is adjusted for inflation, I wonder how much they are worth when that is adjusted, Washington and Jefferson had huge estates and slaves so they were probably worth a ton I would imagine


Probably true. I wonder how many people who owned slaves would have been called racist.


Ya I don't know but it would be interesting to go back in time just to see how different things would be, apparently a man in france impersonated a French official and sold the eiffel tower twice, that takes some confidence!


Yeh, kind of like selling the Brooklyn Bridge or some swampland in Florida. I would really like to see some serious talk from congress on the situations that are hurting our nation. Maybe some of the new senators and reps will start to move things forward. Do you think so?


unfortunately I think that the country is so divided that we will have an impasse for a while yet, what do you think?


I don't know what to think, but i sure hope something gets done over then next two years. I think Trump can accomplished some of the immigration issues through working toward the family values, regarding children.


Yes it will take some give on each side to reach a compromise, I'm hopeful but I don't see it happening, both sides are so entrenched in what they want, we will have to see I guess


I keep praying that some of the newbies will force some action. Some of the new women seem to be very outspoken and anxious to make headlines.


No, I didn't know that. I didn't even think he was musical.


Yes they are very outspoken, we will see if they are all talk or if they can get some things done, time will tell I guess


No I didn't either, I knew he was friends with John WIlliams who did the score for Jaws, maybe it was just done as an inside joke haha


Oh, really. I don't remember much of the Jaws soundtrack. Only the bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum score right before the attacks.


haha that is true, that is like the famous sound of it for sure, have you seen the movie Batman Begins? The one directed by Christopher Nolan


Ok its a great movie I'd actually recommend it, and apparently on the soundtrack each track is named after the genus of a bat, so they have weird latin names


Oh, yes. I did hear something about that. Quite clever, actually.


do you like phil collins at all? I like some of his music but I didn't really like his work in Tarzan, I liked him when he was part of Genesis


The name sounds familiar, but I can't honestly say I know his work. I'm waiting for the movie about the current President and all the distraction that is replacing real government work. I wonder what the soundtrack will be.


Hows it going, do you like to travel much? I love to travel are the country in my car


Yea, I wonder why Iceland has no public rail, I guess there isn't a demand for it


maybe the terrain is bad for rail? too expensive? i dont know. probably a good road system. very small country.


Probably that and not a large population, sounds expensive having to take domestic flights between towns in Iceland though


yeah, i wonder how often people have to travel like that though. i bet with internet and stuff they dont move around much.


I guess not. I wonder what kind of fish live there, there is one fish called the black swallower that can eat prey weighing 10x more than it


that must be an awesome spectacle to watch it eat. a good way to get rid of your enemies! LOL


I guess so unless your enemy is a jellyfish, there are some breeds that are immortal


i would not mess with the jellyfish. plus immortals, as many comic books have taught us, are not to be trifled with.


I heard jellyfish evaporate if left out in the sun, I guess immortal jellyfish are just really vampires


Anne Rice should write a novel about them. Anyway, great chat!


hi, how are you? I love to travel when i have the time and money. which is not often. where do you go in your car?


Usually around the East Coast, I'd love to go to Mackinac Island in MI but cars are banned there


it sounds like the perfect place to unplug and unwind. they should ban cell phones too.


Yea it does sound relaxing to travel by horse-draw carriages on Mackinac Island


i wonder who cleans up after the horses. that was a big problem back in the day in big cities.


I'd love to visit Japan too although it would cost $300 to travel the entire country in highway tolls


the highways are great there. easy to get around. you get what you pay for. you could take the trains too. very fast.


Yea I've heard Japan has fast trains. Interesting enough the dutch are designing a 160mph commuter bus


the dutch have the right idea. get people to work fast and comfortably. they can get more work done.


I love jazz music, it has been around so long, how about you


I do. Apparently so does Clint Eastwood. He is a lifelong Jazz enthusiast.


That makes sense, it seems that at the end of most of his movies has jazz playing. I wonder if his new movie will have the same


I'm not sure. Interesting because today is Fat Tuesday. I just realized that.


wow I did now that either! That gives me an excuse to pig out and listen to jazz! I wonder if pakistan will celebrate, they have some good jazz bands there also


I heard that too. Apparently the trumpeters grow goatees to provide comfort when playing.


Nice, that gives me an excuse to grow one. I will tell my wife I will be playing jazz and it is required!


Hilarious! What about fantasy spelling bees, any interest?


I heard about that lol, that would be interesting. I think people need to call 1800 BETS OFF if they are playing fantasy for that lol!


I love fish, I like eating them and seeing them, you?


Me too. Did you know that the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


That is so interesting, I did not know that, but makes sense. I don't know if you like jelly fish or not but there is one that is immortal


Yeah, I've heard that. I'm not sure how that is possible.


Right, what if you blend it or do other things to it, it just won't die?


I'm not sure. It will probably die. I think it is a lie.


I think so too lol. I wouldn't mess with the black swallower fish though, it can eat prey twice its length


I doubt it lol, but I never want to find out either! It can eat 10x its weight so who knows


Are you familiar with the show Goosebumps 2 for kids?


I didn't know that about Drama, interesting.  I see that Netflix and youtube combined make up half of the peak time of internet traffic in North America, i'm not surprised by that one!


Not surprised at all! Netflix has 150 movies available all with 100% rating on rotten tomatoes...such a great selection!


Netflix originals are fantastic i think, I love their original mystery series like "The House on Haunted Hill", have you seen it?


Yes!!! That was so good! I was on the edge of my seat for days lol....so many great originals. Did you see Birdbox yet?


I haven't seen Birdbox yet but it's on my short list of things to watch, It looks really good.  Have you watched it yet?


Yes I have I think either you love it or you think it's a waste of time....but I won't give it away lol you watch and decide!! Sandra Bullock is great in it. Another Netflix Original.    Right now I am watching a series on true crime and it is so good.


Oh I love true crime shows, Sandra Bullock is the reason I wanted to watch Birdbox, it looks like it's kind of different but i'm going to watch it.  Sometimes I like "different"! Sandra Bullock used to be my neighbor!


Sandra Bullock was your neighbor!!!??? She is my favorite actress, did you meet her?


She has a ranch that is next to our farm in Texas, she has it for sale.  I've never met her but i've seen her at the grocery store!  Funny huh!  She's a great person and a super actress.


Wow, that's awesome! My biggest celebrity meet was with Keanu Reeves lol I thought I was going to have a panic attack lol....he has been in a lot of Drama movies and some with Sandra Bullock too.


I am not but I did see the original Goosebumps. Sounds like it will be a great movie!


The original movie and series is currently on Netflix and I'm an adult with no kids and I really like watching the series. Do you like Mysteries/Thrillers?


I love Mysteries and thrillers, the entertainment industry has so much to choose from it's unbelievable.


Wow, that's true. There is a huge selection of movies, series and originals from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and more.  I pretty stream all of my watching, I pay 200 for cable that doesn't hardly get used!  Do you have streaming services?


I have Netflix and Hulu streaming on my TV and on my computer I watch NBC and ABC for weekly tv shows....I won't pay the cable cost anymore just internet service.


I'm waiting for my contract to end and I'm keeping the internet but canceling the cable!  Did you know that Entertainment like storytelling and dance were once for Royal Courts and over time became available to all citizens?


Thats what I did, cable is too much. No I didn't know that! Very interesting. Did you know there is a show called IKEA Heights.....that was shot inside an IKEA store without the store knowing?? lol


Oh my goodness, that's funny! I never have heard of IKEA Heights, I will have to check that out! Did you know Ronald Reagan was rejected for a movie role playing a president because the entertainment executive said Mr. Reagan didn't have "That presidential" look!


HAHAHHAAA!  That is awesome!  Did you know Drama is considered a form of poetry?


Hey there! I just got done playing basketball. Do you like basketball?


Well, I guess so. Speaking of basketball and shoes, do you wear Jordans?


No. Air Jordans are too expensive for me. I wear shoe Carnival classics.  I don't get a fancy endorsement deal like Michael Jordan, and I don't wear mine in Pro games as he does, but I still wear mine with pride.


I guess he still wears his with pride too. Apparently, they were banned by the NBA when they first came onto the market, but he wore them anyways.


Yeah, and Nike paid the fines!  I wish Nike would pay the fine I get for wearing my shoes to work. I am a ballet dancer. There are strict rules against wearing shoe carnival classics in the theater.


How funny. Are there rules about wearing hats, too?


During the Nutcracker, yes,, unless you are a sugar plum. They get all the best costumes.. We did do a ballet for British politicians and we were able to wear top hats because there is a rule in the house of commons about the necessity for them to wear their hats when performing their duties...


Do you also wear dunce caps at the ballet?


Only at school. My teacher lets me wear the gold one because she says I am extra special. I think that is a complement, but I am not sure. One thing I do not like about dunce caps: It is hard to tip a dunce cap. Tipping ones hat originated with knights raising visors. Do you wear any hats?


Yep! I wear a lot of cowboy hats. Apparently it's not the most popular hat in the old west, though.


What could be more popular than a cowboy hat for a cowboy?


I was maimed in a tragic basketball accident. It has left me scarred for life. But I still enjoy watching B-Ball. I just can no longer play because of the nightmares...


A bowler! Never even heard of such a thing.


I never knew there were bowling alleys in the old west!  And you would think I would have heard considering that my mother is a bowler. Or she used to be before that tragic bowling accident...


You're quite funny. I tip my hat to you.


Best regards friend. And watch out for stray hatpins!


I'm so sorry to hear that. But you used to play?


Yeah. It wasn't so much a basketball injury as it was an incident with a cheerleader. Well, maybe not the cheerleader herself, but rather the cheerleaders's father. Hey, but that Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a great dunk artist, wouldn't you say?


For sure. Guess the shot got banned from college basketball for over a decade, though.


Hard to imaine the game today without the dunk!  It's like trying to imagine the Supreme Court as not being the highest court in the land...which it is not, since that name is reserved for their basketball court!


Very interesting. I think I want to be a basketball coach at a university. In most states, the highest paid state employee is either a football or basketball coach of a college.


Nice! My father was a basketball coach. But that was before the dingos came and ate my little brother. Hey, that New Zealand basketball team is pretty good, and their nickname is interesting: The Tall Blacks!


Not too sure how I feel about that name. Your thoughts?


It is better than the other name they were going to call the team: Guys with Shoes. It would have given them more opportunities for endorsements, but it was not a very unique moniker.


It was funny, I liked the cast, maybe the actors of the remake werent as good as the original one, wonder what happened there.


The jokes probably don't translate culturally. Unlike Pokemon which has really stood the test of time. It has been on the air for years and years.


Yeah like 16 years straight and more than 750 episodes by now also like 3 or 4 movies maybe more.


There are so many characters to explore in that universe of animation. It is nice to watch on a real tv. I couldn't imagine watching it on one of those old black and white tvs that I had as a kid.


I guess there is, so do you like comedy films?


I don't mind them. Some a bit strange but people really seem to like them. Like Kung fu hustle is not my cup of tea but famous people think it is awesome.


Yeah Bill Murray is one of them, it seems like he really liked that movie havent watched it so no comments there.


I always like comedies on tv. I remember the first time I watched 3rd rock from the sun. That show was always hilarious.


That show was pretty good I think it was at Comedy Central I wonder if thats one of the canceled shows of the channel.


I think it might have been a CBS show back in the day. Comedy Central certainly does give a lot of their shows the axe after a short run time. I think they have shut down over 100 in just the 20 years on air.


I do. I enjoy winding down by watching a tv show at night. Do you enjoy watching tv?


yeah 100 shows since 1989, anyway its been great chatting with you this morning.


I enjoy it yeah, its one of my favorite forms of entertainment, any favorite shows?


I really love friends but in my house with kids it is a lot of cartoons so main pokemon, power rangers and thomas the train.


That was a nice show, I liked the cast and it was so funny. Thomas the Train has a really interesting cast as well


Yeah I kind of want to go back and figure out which famous star has narrated certain seasons. You can always tell the ones that Baldwin did but I have no idea that Ringo and George Carlin narrated too.


Yeah pretty big names do you like The Simpsons by chance?


Not really. I don't really get into those kind of adult animated comedy. South park and family guy are too crass for me too. But they seem to have quite the following.


I just to love those shows so funny and poor Kenny died every time, did you eve watch that 70s Show?


I did watch it quite a bit when it was on. It is pretty funny. It is a bit sad that the UK version tanked so badly. I guess it must be more of an american type show.


Who do you think is a better QB, Alex Smith or Kirk Cousins?


Not at all.   Alex Smith is so smart that he entered university as a junior and got a bachelors degree in 2 years.


That's impressive. It reminds me of one of the NFL coaches who's also a rocket scientist. His name is Matt Patricia.


Another person who was very intelligent was Paul D. Hubbard.  Even though he was deaf he made it to quarterback in American football and invented the huddle so the other teams didn't read his hand signals.


Smart move. Football seems to be getting smarter overall, did you know that they're implementing new tech now that tracks the players' movements as well as the physics of the football?


Must be why engineers are higher paid on average than the lifetime earnings of an nfl player and mlb due to all the technology advances.


Yeah, that makes sense. Hard to believe that there are people in football making more than Cousins' 84M deal. Speaking of the MLB, QB Russell Wilson also has an MLB contract, currently with the Yankees.


Tom Brady is a great NFL player with record 50 TD's in 2007, but I'm not sure he'll ever pick MLB too like Wilson.


I can't imagine Brady in the MLB. Brady even has an NFL rule named after him.


Brady's wife makes more than double her husband's salary.  They must be loaded.


Whoa! That's a lot of money. Probably way more than any of the first NFL players ever saw, who played their first game in 1932 in Chicago.


I've read that some experts rank them as equals. In one survey, the scored exactly the same even though their names were separated by others within the survey. What do you think?


Well, Brady really came through though even after his high school jv football team never started him and lost every game.  They made a big boo boo, but maybe it motivated him.


Alex has a lot of experience which helps.  He is legit.


That makes sense, but Cousins has some great stats too.


Eagles Wentz though is really a great player ranking above Smith.  Brady, Brees, and Roethlisberger are still top of the game.  Cousins makes a heck of a lot of money at $84 million though.


That is a ton of money, and there's a huge expectation that with that kind of salary, he performs well. You make a good point about those other players, especially Brady. He's been in tons of Super Bowls.


After throwing as much as 4000 yards in 3 seasons, he's made quite an impression.


It was Cousins who performed like that, not Brady, right? Brady led the Pats to the Superbowl 8 times. That's a big accomplishment for a QB.


Yes, Cousins.  He performs even when Washington does "no run games."


That's true. With performances like that, do you think the Redskins should be nervous about choosing Smith over Cousins?


Did you know the china wall was very large and famous in the world.


tom cruise edge of tomorrow movie was awesome. edge of tomorrow directer has a great mind.


It's crazy that Tom Cruise spent two years learning Japanese and how to use a samurai sword to prepare for the movie The Last Samurai. Personally I didn't really like that movie what did you think


Tom cruise was great actor and hard worker. He spend a lot of to learn a japanese language.


Yeah for sure. I also never knew that in the movie, The Last Samurai, Samurai is actually plural and refers to Tom Cruise and the whole clan


I think the movie was released in 2003 and the movie was successfully crossed 45-68 crores usd.


I always think the Tom Cruise is super rich, but Seinfeld has a net worth that is more than Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks combined which is insane


Tom hanks also great actor and his net work is $390 million.


He has a great actor. Tom Cruise is kind of a weird guy though. He spent $10 on a bunker to protect himself from outer space aliens


Do you ever watch Game of Thrones? I love that show, it has won a bunch of awards


I did know that. I think I saw a movie about that on Netflix actually. Do you have Netflix


I watch all 7 seasons. it's all are good.


Yeah I love them. And I didn't know that Arya is the fastest growing baby girl name in the United States period that is definitely due to Game of Thrones


Yes, i have Netflix. Netflix was founded in 1997.


Yep it's crazy that they're going to spend it 2 billion dollars this year to make more new content. I do like their shows though


Netflix tv shows are awesome. And Netflix founder was reed hastings and marc.


Yep he started it because he was mad about the late fee for his movie Apollo 13 haha that is actually really good movie have you ever seen it


I saw that movie. I think the movie was released in 1970.


I think it was actually in the nineties I think you're thinking of the wrong one haha. Apollo 13 head Tom Hanks in it. What do you think about Tom Cruise though


I love tom cruise and his movies. It was awesome. mission impossible movie was so great.


Yep I like Mission Impossible II. I also like The Color of Money in the movie Cocktail. Eyes Wide Shut was pretty weird though haha


Do you know where the headquarters of Netflix is located?


I like older cars, starting with the Model T in 1908.


Yea older cars are pretty cool. I'm more into trucks now.


OK.    I wonder if you can put a flamethrower on a truck in South Africa.    That is legal for cars.


HAHA I have no idea, but that's funny! I didn't know the trunk of a car got its name because older cars actually had wooden trunks.


That is true.     Cadillac was actually named after the Explorer who founded Detroit.


That's pretty interesting and cool. Did you know Justin Bieber's "Baby" is the most disliked video on YouTube?


A long way from Psy's Gangnam style, which forced them to put in a larger counter!


LOL yes! I saw that the police have their own YouTube called BlueTube lol. This is to share law enforcement videos.


Does it surprise you that most of YouTube's content comes from individuals?


Does not surprise me. It was good chatting with you!


I believe it is from Los Gatos California.


Oh cool, I figured it was probably in California. Did you know from 9pm-12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America?


I heard that.    More than that, Netflix and YouTube together make up more than half of all Internet Traffic in North America.


That's pretty amazing. Netflix spends more than 20 times on postage than bandwidth which is also amazing.


That is why they are phasing out DVDs.    Can you imagine if they had partnered with Blockbuster like they wanted to!


That would have been nuts. Netflix is now worth $2 billion.


That is still probably less than YouTube, which was acquired by Google for $1.65 million over ten years ago.


Wow that's crazy. I saw that Netflix was started up by Reed Hastings because he had a $40 late fee for Apollo 13.


True, What are your other entertainments? Did you ever play the Nintendo entertainment system?


I had the NES as a kid.  I still have it around somewhere, but I do not play it.


I too have the Nintendo around here somewhere? I didn't know at the time it had only 54 colors.


Well the 8 bit systems look pretty basic compared to the PS4 and Xbox One.  Technology is always improving


Oh yes, I know! It's going to be interesting to see whats next!  Do you like the solar system?  They say the universe is one vast super hologram!!


I like the Solar System just fine.  It is where I live.  Pretty amazing whats out their in the stars


Yes, I love to learn about the planets. Jupiter and Mars are my favorites! Do you have any?


Probably Mars.  I really like stories about Aliens


Really, Have you been to area 51? Did you know there are stars cold enough to be touched by the human hand?


I did not know that.  I always assumed stars would be hot.


I do.  I read them as a kid and I still read them from time to time.  They really have come a long way


There is a theory there's only 1 electron in the universe! Good chat!!


Yes, I had a good time.  Interesting talk


That's true. Do you have any favorites? I like cat woman.


I am more of a Marvel Guy, but I do enjoy some DC characters too.


Yeah, I like them both! Did you know that Michigan State library has the worlds largest collection of comic books!!


I did not, but that is great.  I actually get comics from my library sometimes


I hardly get to the library anymore. I use to though. Marvel published a generic comic book.


I really enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  I do not think they have made a bad movie yet.


Yes, I believe that was the first major book from DC comics.  DC even stands for Detective Comics.


How do you think our president is doing?


That would be the best reality show ever! I would pay to see that, maybe they could have made the pop album together lol!


Amen!  I think that album would be death to one's ears.  Did you know that 86% of the land in NV is owned by the government.  The rest must be casinos and nuclear test grounds.


That is a good point, I wonder if the 86 percent is all deserts and wonder what they do there.


It may be BLM land leased to farmers and ranchers?  Funny that Wikileaks published plans  of the gov't plans to destroy them.  We should hire Wikileaks to do the work of the CIA and FBI.


Right lol they could tell us everything. There should be a wikileaks channel on the radio!


Yep!  It's wild that soldiers in WWI could make a radio from razor blades and pencils.  I could make a drawing of me cutting myself.


right, I would be drawing that too. I wonder how that worked. Radios are crazy, they pick up storms from jupiter sometimes!


I think that's all I can get on my AM radio in my car. I've yet to tune into episodes on classic radio dramas like one can get on internet.


lol me too. I would be interested to listen to a drama on a long road trip. I am glad it is free so I could test it out.


Yeah, I've been thinking about getting XM but I don't drive that much.  I may, as an alternative, invest in buying the Eiffel Tower.  There's a guy in France that' sold it twice.


If you look at the stats and avoid the so-called news, very well...


Right, lol, I wonder how he did it not once, but twice! It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your night!


that is a good way to put it! I think if he released a pop album like the president of indonesia, it may help him with everyone lol


I just can picture him singing! the 1st president of Zimbabwe was called banana!


Is that because of his hair or skin?  I never quite got that.  I guess his guest house is bigger than his house house.


both lol! I have seen the white house but never saw the guest house. I wonder why that is, do you know?


I was wondering the same.  Is it attached?  He doesn't need it with all his hotels.  He didn't make the top 3 wealthiest presidents? They are JFK, Jefferson and Washington according to my recent reading.


right! I wonder if it is to show off to other countries guests. I think he may be the top if we ever get his tax returns lol


I'm just wondering how they compared a limo to a horse. Weird that before 1805, the runner up in a presidential election was made the VP.  That would mean Hillary and Trump would work together!  WOW


I feel like that is a little parochial. Why can't they hang out?


I agree. Did you know the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in player pads?


I did not know that. I do love chips though, especially Doritos!


haha. They use the chips to track ball speed, velocity, location, and rotation.


Oh, I use chips to get fatter... so basically the same thing. Do you like the patriots?


HAHAHA! No I don't like the Patriots. Do you?


I do not really. I am a bears fan. Do you have a favorite team?


I love the Bengals. Do you like Tom Brady?


He's ok. I want to hate his persona but everyone that has met him, likes him. So I am not sure. Yu?


Not a huge fan. His wife actually makes more money than he does. They are very rich.


I'd say so! It was nice chatting with you!


I do love football. My favorite team is the Chicago Bears. Do you have a favorite team?


I love the Cincinnati Bengals. Did you know the NFL has no written rule against females playing?


I did not. Wow. The avg game is only 11 minutes!


That's crazy. I guess most of the time is spent in the huddle?


Yeah. Do you know where the huddle originated from?


I saw it was from a deaf QB. Makes sense so the other team can't see your plays.


Yeah. Saint cheerleaders are not allowed to dine in the same restaurant as players.


Interesting...I think I've heard many other teams have similar rules like that between the players and the cheerleaders.


Hey there do you work loading? I know that I wear my clothes everyday haha


Haha I could see that. I need to watch more horror movies though, they can burn up to 180 calories per movie and I can lose some weight haha


No eating during the movie though. Are you a fan of abstract art? If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more. I don't know how much more, but more.


I didn't know that. I guess I'll have to try that sometime haha. Have you seen the movie The Shining?


Yes, I have. Great film! Based on a King novel.


Yep you're right. I was glad to hear that the little boy from it, Danny, never knew that he was in a horror movie as a kid. he only later found out as an adult


I wonder what kind of movie he thought it was. He probably never read the novel. Too scary for a child.


Yep I agree with you. I like the movie but I can't say that it's very scary. How often do you use your telephone by the way?


I don't like to use the phone. I find it annoying and a waste of time. I prefer typing. Faster, clearer, easier to edit.


Yep I don't like getting phone calls myself. I would rather just get texts all the time. Phone calls are really annoying LOL. I'm glad but also scared that an iPhone has more CPU power than the entire nuclear missile deterrent system in our country


Computers double in power every year or two. The deterrent system would get outdated very fast, no matter how new.


Hi, how are you? No, I don't work loading. Did you know that Apple had a line of clothing in 1986. Bizarre.


That's a good point. As long as it works I guess that's ok. Do you know what UNICEF does?


haha whoops my typing is so bad, but yes that's cool oh, also I didn't know that the pilgrims wore full colors and not just black. That's interesting


I guess they liked color just as much as anyone else. Rip Curl makes clothes in north Korea yet the label says made in China. Isn't that illegal? How can they do that?


I know that's what I thought too. You think that that would be illegal by law. Do you ever get your clothes tailored? I guess you can tell if clothes are tailored based on if there is a gap by the collar


Not something that I would be able to do. I don't have the expert eye. I don't have my clothes tailored usually. A bit too expensive. You?


I only have my suits tailored. Although I was watching a YouTube channel where they show you how to tailor regular shirts and they actually look pretty cool when they're tailored to your body. also it seems pretty easy. Would you ever buy clothes that were originally from unclaimed baggage?


I guess if they were cheap enough. Cameras? Sure. There are probably pretty good deals in that store in Alabama.


Yep I think so. Do you watch any horror movies by the way? I know that Stephen King thought that Bambi should be considered a horror movie LOL


He was traumatized as a child, and then spent his life using that trauma as inspiration for his writing.


I enjoy many different genres including dramas. Do you like dramas?


I had heard that. He even taught Ellie Kemper! He must have been a good teacher.


That is pretty wild, I wonder if the kids in the class ever realized they'd be in class with Don Draper and Erin?


I'm sure they love sharing stories now. Have you ever heard any of the old radio dramas that were popular before TV?


I haven't heard any of them. I heard that there's a website where you can listen to them  for free. Have you ever been on it?


I have not but I'm interested in going there to see if they still hold up.


I be they're pretty neat. I'm really glad that Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore. He says that his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.


It's kind of strange because the art work he has been releasing I would definitely call drama instead of comedy and his new show on Showtime looks pretty dramatic.


Yeah it is strange, maybe he had a change of heart.


I do, I wish I could take the Dutch Commuter Bus they're creating. It is designed to travel at 160MPH! I could get places twice as fast.


I do like dramas, are you a fan of House?


That would be nice to have access to because I refuse to fly.


I wouldn't say I'm a fan but I've seen a few episodes. Hugh Laurie is great.


Yeah he is great, he's the highest paid actor ever for TV drama. He earned $700,000 per episode!


Oh wow! I didn't realize the audience for that show was that large.


I didn't either, but it was really popular.


I am, I heard he only became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his high school were in drama class.


Ha ha, yes he did. I'm not surprised. I really like Jon Hamm and his work. Are you a fan as well?


I am, did you know that he taught drama at his old high school?


Hey do you like Vincent van Gogh? Apparently Willem Dafoe is playing him in a new movie called "an eternity's gate"


Yes I watched from time to time. I can't believe there are 60 million subscribers in the United States alone! That's insane


People love Netflix for convenience and probably quality. They still mail out DVDs.


I heard about that, apparently it costs 20 times more to mail out a DVD than just to stream it LOL those poor people that still get DVDs in the mail


I think they don't have bandwidth in their area. Can't stream. Blockbusters really blew it by not buying Netflix.


Yep they sure did, originally they could have bought them for only $59 and imagine that now Netflix is worth two billion LOL


$50 million is a steal in Internet terms. Now they are huge. One day, though, some company might do the same thing to Netflix.


Yes I think Disney is coming out with their own version of Netflix actually. They are going to keep all of their shows exclusive to their platform. I don't think anyone is clamoring for Lillehammer, which was the first exclusive show Netflix produced, but they will be clamoring for Marvel movies


Yes, Disney is finally making the move to online. There really is a huge market for kids. They will watch on their phones.


Yep I agree with you, I'm just glad that Reed Hastings was charged that $40 late fee for Apollo 13, that's what inspired him to start Netflix


He wants angry and had a mission. Good for him. Now he must have insane cash.


Oh, yeah. I like him. He was a wonderful artist. I like Dafoe too. He is quirky.


Yep I'm sure, the other founder of Netflix, Marc Randolph, is definitely rolling in the cash to LOL


Yep I agree with you. He's pretty weird haha. do you like any comedies by the way?


Yes, I do. I like Bill Murray's stuff. He is good. I like bromatic comedies too.


Yeah Bill Murray is awesome, he recommends the movie Kung Fu Hustle, have you ever seen it


I have not. I think he might be pulling our legs with his review. I wonder if he really likes it.


Well I saw it and it is ok, but it's definitely not a supreme achievement in LOL unlike Seinfeld which I think is actually awesome


Not sure how 3rd Rock beat them. I guess it was a political decision. Comedy is tricky. That 70's show was remade verbatim in the uk. 'days like these' was cancelled after 10 episodes. I don't think it translated to UK culture.


No I don't think they got the humor. I'm shocked that yes 3rd Rock won the Golden Globe, I personally like Seinfeld friends and Fraser even more than 3rd Rock


There's that addiction! Spend time with your spouse, not the computer!


Well, I'm single, but even for me it would be too much when people have dinner and hold smartphones and don't really pay attention to each other.


I don't see the point of eating together if people just ignore each other.


I've read that 30% of Americans use facebook as their primaty source of news. I'm wondering how this number could changed for the last a year


With all of the scandals about Russia and the use of personal information? Yeah, I wonder, too.


Yes, all this is very interesting story. Do you think all this scandals about elections would lead to something? I feel it's not the end


I will just get worse as social media dominates our lives more. It's interesting that Iceland is using Facebook for suggestions on writing the Constitution. A positive use of Facebook.


I'm sure there are some positive examples, but I'll agree with you about getting worse.


One state in Germany has outlawed the Like button on Facebook. I guess there was a problem there.


Really? I've never heard. Anyway I'm not optimistic about facebook future.


Hi! Yes, I do, but concern about privacy. It's quite hot topic about Facebook. Are you FB user?


I wonder what competitors will show up, and what they will offer. Privacy? That seems to be a big concern.


It could be privacy or something else. Right now it would be difficult to guess.


Well, take care! Great chat, and be careful about your FB time!


No, not really. I understand the appeal, but it's not something that I want to do.


No, I really don't feel the need to communicate to the world every detail of my life. I didn't know that MySpace had a chance to buy Facebook for only $75 million.


I sometimes feel I'm quite addicted to social networks, not in terms the amount of time I spend, but in terms how much I rely: checking news, chat with friends, etc.


I try to get news from other sources, and use email to chat with friends. What about Burger King's promotion to unfriend people? Do you think that was effective? I doubt it.


I don't know about Burger King's promotion to unfriend people. What was it about?


If you unfriended 10 people on FB, you got a free whopper. I think people could abuse the offer though.


Oh, yes! I forgot. I honestly didn't pay attention to it. It's crazy. The fact that makes me scary is that 1/3 of all divorce filling in 2011 in the US contained the word "facebook". It's super scary


I don' t think it's racist.  If the team is made up of tall people that are black then it is just descriptive.  What do you think?


I agree. I didn't know there was a basketball court on the top of the US Supreme Court building.  Dunk one Ruth Bader Ginsberg!


Yep! It's called the highest court in the land.  Somehow I have a hard time picturing a lot of the justices playing, not just her.


I sometimes have a hard time picturing them actually following the US Constitution. Do you keep track of NFL QBs?  Alex Smith must be smart.  He quizzed out of his first two years of college.


I didn't know that about him.  I know he's a good quarterback though.  Baker Mayfield has some talent off the field as well. He considered being a pro gamer instead of quarterback.


I remember the circular huddle.  I didn't know that a deaf QB was its origin.


Oh yeah, someone told me that recently.  A team didn't want the other team to read his hand signals so they huddled up and the huddle was born.


I always thought it just to communicate verbally better. Did you know that Kellan Moore is the only left-handed QA in the NFL?


No I didn't.  To be honest though, I've never paid attention to what hand they throw the ball out of.


Me either.  Times have changed with an NFL QB has to decide between football and video games.  Such is the plight for Baker Mayfield...


Yes, I'm a Chiefs fan.  I was surprised that the NFL has no rules against women playing.  Go girls!


He's just a super competitive person. I imagine he'd be great either way.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


It is surprising.  Seeing as how no women play yet I assumed they did have rules against it.


I also can't believe that there is only 11 minutes of actual gameplay in an average NFL game.


Is that right?  It seems like much longer. I mean, I know there's a lot of commercials and such but it still seems like the actual plays take a while and are more frequent.


I played in HS and there was a lot of standing around but that seems like too little time.  Maybe tracking chips in shoulder pads will help keep track of time better?


Oh yeah, I've heard about that.  They are used to track a players every move on the field.  They are even in the footballs to track it's movements.  Do you think the teams get and use any of the information recorded?


Probably... Do you watch basketball?  In 39 of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is a college football or basketball coach.


I watch some basketball but more football actually.  College football and basketball is great to watch!  Did you ever hear about the dunk shot being banned from college basketball for a while?


I think so... Kareem... Is it racist for New Zealand to call their basketball team the "Tall Blacks". It would be in the U.S. whether it was meant to be or not.


Do you know anything about Wayne Rooney?


I have golfed.  Someone said that golf is a nice walk spoiled.  There is a golf course in Dubai that takes 4 million gallons of water per day.  One closed here in Phoenix because the water bill was $500,000 per year.


I did not know that the military operates 224 golf courses.  Why do they do that?


The courses are probably on bases around the world.  It keeps officers from mustering out I would guess.  Babe Ruth was once America's most famous golfer.


The military spend $140M per year to operate those golf courses.  It's a waste of money.


Perhaps, but how costly would it be to lose 5000 officers from the various branches each year?


I presumed they joined the the military because of patriotism.  It has nothing to do with golf.


Yes. But boredom can drive one away from jobs.  Samuel Jackson has a clause in his movie contracts that allows him to golf twice per week during production.  It is important to some people.


Do you know that the US has more golf courses than the rest of the world combined?


I am not surprised.  We have land and we have wealth.  That little hole is only 4.25 inches in diameter but it is the objective for many people.


I did not know that each hole is only 4.25" in diameter.  I thought it was bigger than that.


I read about him but I am not very familiar.  Can you tell me more about him?


If you were putting for a lot of money you might think it is smaller  LOL. You do know that the objective is to sink 18 holes in as few strokes as possible, I presume?


I do.  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


He is a British soccer star who is investigating playing for MLS in the US


Yes.  He plays with Manchester United in the UK.


I am more familiar with American football players.  Do you watch soccer games?


I only watch every 4 years during the World Cup.  I have read about a variation where 3 teams play at the same time.  That must be fun to watch.


3 teams played at the same time?  I had never heard that before.


I think I will look it up on the internet and see how it is played.  How about golf? Do you play or watch?  Golf courses take up more land in the US than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.


I did not know that golf courses take so much land.  I watched my friends play golf sometimes.  Do you play golf?


Haha I guess he was good at passing his charisma to the students. Do you have any pets?


I have two cats and a dog. Did you know dogs have 12 types of blood?


Wow that is a lot. I had heard there are blood drives for dog blood


That is neat, dogs helping dogs. In Istanbul they have a machine that if you feed it plastic bottle dispenses food and water for strays


Wow that is so creative. Dogs and elephants can both understand pointing, so smart


Yeah so cool. Google is also a dog company, they have it in their code of conduct.


I like that, they are awesome. Did you know dogs are not colorblind as we are made to believe?


Yes they just do not see as many colors as we do, but not colorblind


Exactly. Did you know the first cloned pet was named copy cat?


Hahaha how fitting. Roosevelt has 20 pets and among them a bear and a hyena


Hello, I sure do. Have you ever seen House MD, the tv drama?


Wow good for him. I wonder if they roamed around the white house


Oh I love that show and I really like Lauire, he was making $700 000 per episode


No wonder, he was great in it. Do you like Jim Carrey, the comedian?


I love him he is so funny. Do you know why he does not do dramas anymore?


Yes it has to do with the fact that they do not portray positivity . Good for him


Yeah he knows what he wants it seems. How about Michael Caine, do you know why he became an actor?


Hahaha yes all the pretty girls were in drama class, what a guy really


Yeah. And Jon Hamm , who is so funny, used to be a drama teacher in a high school


Yeah and one of his students was Ellie Kempes. SHe is just too funny


I love shoes, in fact I have a collection of them


Oh so thats him, I remember now his a wide receiver and not only a great player but it seems like a great person as well


yeah he is doing what he loves while doing something great for the community


I agree so do you also know the player Benjarvus Green Ellis?


Yeah , he is the guy that never fumbled a football in his career


Yeah the same one, he played for the Patriots, his one of the best players I have seen at least on the RB position.


Yeah that is amazing. U of Iowa locker room is apparently pink, the visitors one


Thats funny, I wonder how the other teams take that, its hard to be tough in a pink room


I know it is supposed to be some kind of distraction i think


I wonder if the tactic works, the other team might get angry because it seems a bit insulting anyways back in the 60s bowlers made more money than football players


Yeah, I know. Do you know who the wealthiest presidents of the us are?


Nice, are they as good as the 5000 years old ones?


Actually trump is not in there, bu Washington is


Oh I see, thats interesting, Trump is rich as hell or so it seems that way.


I dont think so lol, but they look nice that I can tell you


Nice :). did you know ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


No I didnt, they must spend a fortune on shoes, good thing I dont like ballet lol


Yeah they must. how to you keep your shoes free of smells


I use a spry and also dry tea bags, its a great way to absorb all those bad smells, highly recommended


Nice, good to know. DO you know who steve smith is?


An nfl player who always leaves his cleats in the field after the game to raise awareness about homelessness


Wow. They also have 12 different blood types among the breeds


That's complex. I would assume they have to match them as well if they need blood which would make it more complicated.


Dogs not only understand different languages but pointing as well.


I've had a couple of dogs that I swore understood pointing. It's nice to have confirmation. Apparently dogs drink with the underside of their tongue. I always assumed they scooped it and drank with the top of it.


Yeah, thats kinda weird how it works but they do just fine drinking in their own way. They are also not color blind like many people think.


I always thought they had to be a myth. I've had identical toys of different colors and they knew the difference and some seemed drawn to some colors more than others in general.


Most presidents have had a dog in the White House


Speaking of, did you know that only five presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote?\


I did not. I do know that JFK was one of the wealthiest.


That makes sense. Strange that if only 5 have been elected while losing the popular vote that 2 of them have happened in my lifetime.


Hello. Dogs are amazing creatures and man's best friend. Don't you agree?


I wish, sort of, that we could have had the runner up in the last election serve as the Vice.


I do. Sully made me cry at Bush's funeral


Yes I couldn't even look at pictures of that to be honest. I kept seeing it pop up and would scroll quickly. It was too heartbreaking. They are very loyal animals.


It was heartbreaking to watch him lay at the foot of the casket.


Yes it definitely was. Apparently he had not had him very long. They obviously formed a quick bond. It's touching.


They even brought him in to visit the casket in the Rotunda of the capital and he was so well mannered and behaved. He captured Americas heart then.