I did not know that. I will have to check it out. Nice chatting with you!


I do. Just about anything too! Did you know Edgar Allen poe wrote a story about a cyborg? I thought that was weird!


Wow, that's weird. I do not associate him with cyborgs.  And I definitely do not associate Julius Ceasar with Hercules but he did...


I know right! I can't believe some of the things people have tried to ban in books. History can be a mess.


Yeah. I had no idea there is a wiki that ranks fictional characters by their powers and abilities. Who has time to do that?


Maybe people who love that stuff? I like to watch Tv in the evenings, do watch the Simpsons?


I do watch the Simpsons. I love them, do you?


I do! They just got renewed for 2 more seasons too! There was 1 episode that Bart was not in. I wish I had seen it!


The episode was 4 women and a manicure. Good episode but I had no idea he wasn't in it. I guess I just wassn't paying attention.


LOL, yeah who knows. Did you know the first cloned pet was a cat?


I have a dog, I am a dog person, dont really like cats, you cant own pets in Colorado


Nice, well apparently you can be their guardian.


I guess thats fair, some people treat animals in a really bad way, you can take pets away from bad guardians.


Seems like a sort of weird rule to me, to be honest.


It is a weird rule, Roosevelt had more than 20 pets, he had a whole zoo I guess lol


Interesting. He must have been really into pets. Well, nice chatting.


Yeah he even had a bear and a hyena lol that is so odd, and it has been great chatting I agree, have a nice night bye.


I do, I love watching TV, what about you?


I watch it sometimes, but not all that often. Did you know there are 750 pokemon episodes?


750 already? I used to follow the show as a kid I guess there are a lot more Pokemon than the original 150


Hilarious. I've never seen it, but I played pokemon-go.


Pokemon Go is a really cool game I dont play it anymore though, do you like The Simpsons?


I used to watch it a long time ago. Not anymore, what about you?


I used to watch it as well, really liked it, there is an episode in which Bart doesnt appear at all.


I have no idea, maybe the writers wanted to confuse the fans or Bart was being a little brat lol


Hello,I was just thinking about the NBA and its players.Have you heard of Kevin Durant?


No you dont.The players are also the best paid in the world.


I think professional athletes get paid way too much, but that's just my opinion


I agree on the athletes salary.Lebron James rejected a 10 million contract offer from Reebok when he was just eighteen.


That's insane! I know he's good, but wow. I would be more than happy with 10 million dollars just once


I agree.Only Judge Judy who makes 123,000 an episode is a higher paid celebrity than Lebron James.


I didn't realize she was still making episodes, I thought she had retired. Good for her


I guess later on the same year Lebron turned down the 10 million offer he accepted a deal from Nike for 90 million.


That is just a bonkers amount of money. Do you know if he's done anything with it all? Like set up a scholarship or something?


I have not heard about any charity work from Lebron.I agree he should do something worth while with his millions.


I think athletes who make over 10 million a year should do something useful with some of their money. Make it a mandate in the NFL, NBA, etc.


Yeah, he's a great player I've heard he's a bit of a hothead though


I agree with you.Its society that puts these people in their positions anyways.


I have heard that too.He sometimes has issues with team mates.


Yeah, but he seems to get upset pretty easily for such a great athlete


He should be a role model instead of seeking personal celebrity with his tantrums.


I agree! So many young people look up to him and other basketball stars


Did you know there are thirty NBA teams.


Oh wow, that's a lot. Is that just the number of teams in the US?


There are thirty teams in the US and one in Canada.It is considered the best Basketball league in the world.


I don't doubt it, you don't hear much about basketball teams outside of North America


Hello, were you aware that the first Zimbabwean president was referred to as "President Banana"?


Yeah, they aren't the most observant bunch. A friend's husband works there. It's interesting that Washington is still considered one of the wealthiest presidents today.


I know, I wonder how wealth was calculated back then. Was he just a big land owner?


I think he and Jefferson both were. Of course, they adjust for inflation. Same with Kennedy, as he is in the top three.


I wonder where Trump falls in that category? Could you imagine if we still had the runner up in the election become the Vice President like they did before 1805?


That would be awesome. To think of Clinton as his VP, lol. I'm sure she would have done something about restoring voting rights to the 34% of black men in Alabama.


I know, maybe that would cause the parties to want to work together more. That statistic makes me ashamed of my state.


I guess it's more of a southern thing? I haven't heard what it is here in Ohio. Did you hear of Austin, TX voting to rename their dump after Fred Durst?


I think it's mostly because of felonies. I believe 34% of the black male population has at least low class felonies which makes them unable to vote. I do think that's a good name for a dump!


I think it's hilarious, as I do like him. In India, there is a polling booth in a forest that has a lot of lions. All for a single voter. I couldn't imagine that happening here in the states.


That's really generous. I find it odd that not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918. I wonder what that was all about?


I didn't know that. I wonder why? Speaking of presidents have you heard that the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office? Can you imagine if one of our presidents had done that?


I've wondered that as well. Even our Astronauts can vote in elections, they do so from space.


I've always wondered why we didn't have a Prime Minister, I guess countries that are republics have presidents.


That's an interesting question. Well I have to get going, it was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


I think Clinton and Obama would have been the ones to do it. Both are music lovers. Maybe JFK, though I suspect he may have been more interested in the White House look-a-like in Ireland.


I would like to hear a joint Clinton-Obama album. I'd also like to visit the White House twin in France.


France also has a Statue of Liberty. I was surprised that Bush installed solar panels at the White House, I wonder if they are still there.


I wonder that too. Jimmy Carter was the one who installed them in the first place, then Ronald Reagan took them down. At least he wasn't a scrooge like Teddy Roosevelt and banned Christmas trees from the White House.


Teddy Roosevelt was very interesting, some of his customs were strange. I can't believe the White House still uses floppy disks for storage. How antiquated.


I know, I wonder where they would even find floppy disc. I haven't seen them sold anywhere in years, even at yard sales. They must have bought all the stock in the world.


I haven't either, not even on eBay. I bet it really annoys trump to know that his guesthouse is bigger than the White House.


That is pretty wild, the White House is huge too. Heck, it took the Secret Service 4 days to realize that bullets had struck the White House on November 11, 2011. That's kind of scary to me.


Is so sad how that girl died, she was barely 16.


Ok so the promotion consisted on unfriending 10 friends and you would get a free whopper because of it.


That is very interesting! I do not use Facebook as much anymore, i would get a bunch of free whoppers!


I don't think the promotion is still valid, I've always wondered why Facebook chose the color blue.


Facebook has a lot of interesting facts but no one ever knows why it was made like that.


I agree Facebook has a lot of interesting facts, for instance, there's a town in Germany where it's illegal to push the like button


That's crazy! Facebook also uses your personal likes to bring out advertisements that you may want to choose!


That seems a bit invasive but I guess all those sites dont respect privacy.


It does not, which brings me to our current society. People use social media to track down their prey witch causes killing.


Yeah social media has a lot of negative aspects as well, there are many predators lurking in the web.


I wouldn't allow my child to use it anytime soon. Its dangerous and unsafe.


It is terrible on how our future society is, violence and killing.


I agree with you, although Iceland wouldn't, they are basically rewriting their constitution with Facebook's help.


I agree, there is a lot of violence and its a vicious circle as her dad also got killed when he was 17.


It is crazy how half of the victims are teens.


It is crazy, it;s sad because they have all their lives in front of them. You know the police detained a man but didn't file charges.


Its idiotic! People not being charged for crime that should be punished for a lifetime!


I agree, Police should do a better job as the death of Taiyana Aaliyah Thompson is not the only one, there are 16 more in the district


With this being said, i think teens shouldn't go on social media, facebook claims you can be 13 years old or older to join. That is ridiculous!


It is ridiculous, you can always lie and say you have a different age. Did you hear about the Burger King promotion?


Facebook has a whole bunch of different types of people, its the future of our society. I did not hear about the burger king promotion?


Hello there, do you follow baseball or MLB much?


Yeah and I guess the records began being kept in 1988, so who knows what it was before that.


Yeah, I guess 1998 is considered the modern era. Before that teams didn't watch stats too closely.


That is crazy, that doesn't see that long ago.  I'm sure there are all kinds of crazy records before then.


Cy Young apparently won 435 games, now 200 is considered incredible.


Holy cow that is a crazy amount of baseball games to win, not just start, but win.


I can see why they named the yearly pitching trophy after him.


Yeah I agree with you on that. Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball up in Canada?


I didn't know that. Did you by chance read about that in the library which is a collection of information sources?


Yeah isn't that pretty funny?  I read that in some random facts I saw online.


Ha, I like random facts. Did you know North Korea holds the record for the largest mass gymnastic performance?


I do, although I haven't followed it much the past couple of years.


No, I didn't know that, what a weird record to go after.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


I am the opposite, I have been following more closely these last few, especially this last season as my team almost made the world series.


Oh, which team is that? Is it the Cubs? They were the first team to win back to back World Series.


No, I am a fan of the Brewers, I have never seen them play in a series, one game away.


What was the longest at bat you've ever seen? There is some question as to what the longest at bat ever was.


I don't know probably only 20 pitches or so, but I figure the longest is pretty darn long.  Did you know managers can technically play if needed?


I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Also, apparently the longest at bat ever was 21 pitches.


That is all, that doesn't seem like very many considering a full count is minimal 5 pitches.


Well, apparently there is some dispute. The 'story' doesn't match any game on record, but the story has been told for over 70 years.


That is true. I do not know how good they are in lacrosse though.


I don't know much about lacrosse. I couldn't even say whether or not there are televised games, though I'd guess there are. Everything is on television these days.


That is very true. DO you watch any shows on TV?


I watch a few, mainly reality competitions and cooking shows like Top Chef, and a few sci-fi or fantasy ones. What about you?


Nice, I like watching shows like the Simpsons, they are very funny


I've never watched the Simpsons, but I have caught a few episodes of South Park, which I think is similar. I enjoy the comedy of it.


Yes they are pretty similar and in one instance the staff of SImpsons sent the crew of South Park flowers after they wrapped up an episode of Family Guy


That sounds almost sweet, but knowing the cast and crew of those shows, there was probably a joke hidden in there somewhere!


Oh I am sure that was out of irony. Have you ever watched pokemon?


No, but it seemed like all my friends did when I was little. That series had so many episodes I'd never catch up!


I only occasionally watch it, but it's always a ton of fun when I do. Are you a hockey fan?


Yeah it has way too many, 750 of them to be more exact. Nice chat :)


Oh nice that is even better. I am not a fan per say but watch the games sometimes. An average hockey player loses 8 pounds per page. Has that happened to you before?


Oh, sorry, I should've realized! I don't think I've ever lost that much in one activity. It sounds exhausting!


Yeah it sure does. Did you know a player was once traded for $1 and then went on to win 4 Stanley cups?


Depending on who you are, that's either the best or the worst deal ever.


I guess so. In the first olympic games Canada scored 132 goals and let in only 3


That's one stereotype I bet they don't mind reinforcing! Especially since it's one of their national sports.


Yes about 20 quintillion individuals ones


I do not even know how many zeroes are in that


I have a cat. Domesticated animals have a white patch on the forehead it seems


I do not think my pets have that though to be honest


Mine either. Do you know who we have hiccups?


Yes they are left behind from when animals had gills and lungs


Yeah. Did you know the loch ness monster is a protected species?


I do just like the pilgrims, do you know when they wear black?


Yeah. Do you know how they can tell if you need your clothes tailored?


Yeah. Did you hear of that store in Alabama with stuff from airports?


Yes they sell stuff that are left unclaimed at airports from people


Yeah I bet you they have all kinds of stuff there


I am so saddened to hear about the van accident that caused 10 deaths in Toronto.


The 1924 Olympics was Canada's shining glory with 132 goals and their opponents only getting 3 during the entire competition.


Well, what would you expect when it is a national sport!     Canada has another sport at that level, don't they?


Yeah. Their other national sport is lacrosse.


Interesting.   I've always found multiple sports venues fascinating.


It is pretty nifty that they can have a basketball floor on top of a hockey rink.


Yes, quite an engineering feat!    Are you a fan of the nba?


The NBA is fun to watch, but I have to admit I like less professional basketball team play like college. I am always amazed though by great talents like Reggie Miller.


OK.    I would've loved to be a fly on the wall for his matches against his sister Cheryl.


No kidding. Breaking 8 national records is no small thing.


Still not Michael Jordan, who was so good that Nike would pay per game fines because his shoes were not approved for game use.


Yes, it was quite a tragedy, and caused a number of safety measures to be implemented.


It's just a bit crazy when you have to have your shoes approved to play. I can't believe that physicists proved that Granny shots are the best technique for consistent free throws.


I've tried it, but never been able to master the underhand thing!    Perhaps I will go practice.   Thanks for the chat!


I'm glad they observed a moment of silence. It's important to recognize that life is more than sports.


True, but sports help too, and it is good the Stanley Cup game continued as planned.


The fans needed the distraction and sports do bring people together. It's too bad that a tragedy has to happen for us to see a need to change security measures, but we can't always anticipate tragedy.


Too true.        What do they call that black disc they use in hockey?


That would be the puc. Not much of a hockey fan, eh?


I see. I live in a part of the world with a lot of snow, so I'm more used to ice hockey. Canada is a powerhouse in ice hockey. Especially at the Olympics.


I know Canada is still one of the best, although in the early days of the Winter Olympics they really dominated!


I actually want to try that. Do you know who the first king to travel the world was?


Yes If I am right, the first king name Kalakaua, I didn't know there are kings in hawaii, guess I never thought about it.


Yeah me either but so cool of him. How about tv, do you watch much?


Yes, when I am not working I watch TV in the livingroom and sometime when i am lying in bed. I try to watch news every night.


Oh cool. Do you ever watch shows like the Simpsons?


Yes, I have watch the Simpson and other shows like the Flintstones and Dad.


Nice. Did you know there is an episode where Bart does not appear and is not mentioned?


No I didn't know that. Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types and dogs donate blood to other dogs?


That is so cool. In Istanbul they have a vending machine where you put plastic bottles and then it dispenses food and water for the dogs,


Oh wow, I didn't know that. did you know dogs and elephants are the only two animals understand pointing?


Yes, I like to travel, I planned to take a month vacation in Las Vegas, NV in march, do you?


Nice, that says a lot about how smart they are I am assuming. Nice chatting with you


Oh that sounds like fun. Yes I try to as much as I can. Have you ever visited Japan?


Wow now, I have never visit Japan, what about you? I feel a little nervous thinking about a plane ride that far.


I actually have but did not know until now that had I travelled the country by car, I would have paid $300 in tolls.


Are you saying that one can get to Japan by car, wow, If yes how many hours is that and how many days it would take to get to Japan?


Well you can get the car across by a large ship, I was just referring to travelling with a car around the country. But yeah I wonder how long that would take to get a car shipped there


As you mention earlier $300 or more to travel across country. One day I hope to visit Japan, I will make sure I take lots of extra money with me.


Yup do that for sure. And if you go to Iceland make sure you rent a car there or just fly a lot


Did you know the dutch creating a commuter bus designed to travel 160 mph? I don't think I want to travel on a bus with that king of speed?


Thanks for the reference, knowledge should be always free.  Do you think Jeff Bezos is some kind of celebrity ?


Well he's famous, so I guess so. I mean you don't have to be an actor or musician to count as a celebrity, right?


Yeah, you just have to be really good or really bad to get media attention.


LOL I guess we know where Bezos fits into that scheme.


He fits in both categories, but some celebrities try to do good, like the Ethiopian chef that tries to solve hunger problems.


Yeah, did you ever watch that TV chef who died recently, who promoted world cuisine?


I think I have of the news of his death, but I never saw his show, was it good ?


I never did either. I don't have cable. I should try to find it online.


I do because I live in the middle of nowhere, but I feel guilty about it because of the crappy way they treat their workers. Do you?


It never ends... and I will get worse, they now have low cost products that will invade the world, the AmazonBasics line.


At least until some other systemic stuff makes their profit unsupportable and leads to positive change, I hope. Nice chatting!


Yeah, they are the cheapest and the most efficient, and since Jeff Bezos is also the richest, somebody has to pay and it is the worker.


Yeah, it makes me mad that they're not only on their feet and walking that many miles a day, but also peeing in bottles because they don't get adequate breaks.


And Amazon, is so big now, they even possess IMDB. Why do they need to own that ?


The more you own, the easier it is to buy up other stuff. I couldn't afford to go in Whole Foods often in any case, but I stopped going at all after Bezos bought it because of how much worse working conditions got.


Do you have an amazon device like a Kindle or you boycott that also ?


All I have is a Chromebook laptop, but I can use it as an e-reader. You have a Kindle?


Yes I have a Kindle, I bought a long time ago, I use it to read free books, 18th century classics.


Do you ever use Library Genesis? The main site was shut down in most countries, but there are a lot of mirrors. I can find a free pdf of just about any academic book out there.


I don't remember that in the song. Im going to have to go back and listen. I used to love that song... Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


That's a cool connection with McDonalds!   In regards to the song, it's one of the later versus.  He says "I like the whopper, f' the big mac." LOL


Nice... I do like the whopper more than the Big Mac. Although I do not go to either often.  The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


I wonder if he had an "aggressive" mode like Google's self-driving cars apparently do?


I hope so! At least he doesn't have a flame-thrower in his cars like they do in south africa!


That's pretty scary! Wouldn't it be funny if there were hip-hop songs about using flame throwers.


I would think so. Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by an am radio.


It might be better than some of the music we get today I'm afraid.  I am really curious to know more about Signmark, a deaf rapper who uses sign language.  Does it have a beat and get played on the radio?


I do not know... that's an interesting thought. I know deaf people like radio because they can feel the beat of the car. They listen to it at a deafening rate (no pun intended).


That's interesting.  I guess vibration and, if it's a live performance, lights probably go a long way.  I wonder if deaf people in the 40s had to feel Bing Crosby's tones most of the time the radio was playing?


Hello.  Are you a fan of rap music at all?


That would be a pretty soothing beat. Might fall asleep to it...


Not a good thing if driving!  I guess Karl Benz probably didn't count on the radio or Bing Crosby back in 1886 when he invented the car.


Wait, yours is about rapping? Mine is about the killing of a black man by two white men for dating a white woman!


Agreed! I cannot imagine this happening in Chicago, where I'm from, now.


I know it's not much, but they kept on pursuing this case until they finally got the killers years later. There is some solace in that I guess.


That's a ncie perspective to have. I'm going to concentrate on the factual sections so I don't ruin my day... Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


I am curious about that.  Did he just start driving real cars after virtual ones?


I guess. Seems like a fun way to become a full-time driver...


Probably a lot cheaper!  One thing that isn't so cheap I guess is McDonald's paid rappers $5 when "Big Mac" was referenced in a rap song.  What's funny is I recall Rob Base in "It Take's Two" saying "f" the big mac.  I wonder if he still got paid?


At least they'll still have Popovich. He's been there for over 20 years, which is pretty rare in professional sports.


Strategies still work, I guess. I wonder how much he gets paid. Do they get more than entertainers?


I mean Hugh Laurie got paid 700k per episode in House, so even if there was 20 episodes a year on that, which would be $14 mill a year. I'm not really sure how much NBA coaches make compared to that, but I doubt it's that high


they aren't the athletes who can get endorsements like Air Jordan. I should investigate this on my free time.


That's true, I mean Allen Iverson signed a lifetime contract with rebook that paid him 800k a year until he's 55, at which point he'd get a final lump sum payment of $32,000,000


That's crazy. I wish I got 32M. I would have had to have started when I was a kid. Playing all through my life, and hope that I don't stray away or get injured. Beats NFL.


Yea no kidding, but even if you're not being injured, you've still got people telling you how to do your job. Physicists proved that shooting "Granny style" is the best technique to score points on the line. But that looks stupid, so nobody does it


And If i do become injured, I can become a coach! Win Win..


Then you can coach players like Lebron and Kyrie Irving, both former members of the Cleveland Cavs, and then win a championship and make a ton of money that way.


Yah. And they were two of three number one picks to have ever won a championship in the last 20 years. Just having 1 player isn't enough. It's a team sport!


Happy new year to you. Are you excited about the Spurs game on Monday?


I am, I really enjoy Popovich as a coach, he brings a real energy to the game


Definitely. When you think of San Antonio, you always think of the Spurs. This is common knowledge for those who know or don't know basketball.


True, but lately it seems to be all about the Warriors, who were actually founded in Philadelphia in 1946. They've been so dominant as of late, it's hard to think of anyone else, especially with Seth Curry playing the way he does


They played the spurs recently, and the spurs won.


Yea that's true, but the Spurs seem to be changing. With three of Popvich's assistants possibly interviewing for head coaching jobs, and Parker aging (the guy is 36), they're going to be rebuilding possibly


Yeah, many say it's the end of an era for the Spurs. Manu Ginobili retired at the age of 41. I wonder who will pick parker up.


Yea but they held off Father Time for a while. They shifted from Ginobli to Parker to Leonard, and won 5 titles along the way. So it's not like they haven't had success along the way.


There doesn't seem to be stability left in the team. Future may appear to be murky.


lol me too, put that sucker on my prius, make it more intimidating lol! I can show it off on Facebook then


Yep, I don't use it as much anymore like I used to, but it is ok. Did you hear myspace turned it down?


I saw they turned it down for $75 million.


Yea, I wonder how myspace is doing. Facebook is worth like 104 billion dollars right now!


I bet they are really kicking themselves in the you know what for passing up on that offer now.


right, I bet really bad lol! Did you ever participate in the burger king promotion?


I did not, but I would have loved to. Would you have?


If you deleted 10 friends you got a free whopper. I wanted to delete like 1000! lol, it was so nice chatting with you!


That's awesome. I would have loved to do that.


Hello, yes I have a Ford Fusion. What about you?


Enjoy your day, unadd some friends, lol!


I own a cadillac actually. Have you heard what is it named after?


I heard it was named after a French explorer. Heard he founded Detroit too.


Yep his name is Antoine de la mothe cadillac, cadillac rolls off the tongue better lol. I think Ford was founded in Detroit also


Very cool. The trunk of a car was named that because older cars actually had wooden trunks.


wow, didn't know that. I wonder if it was easy to break into trunks back in the day


I bet it was super easy. In South Africa, it's legal to equip a car with a flamethrower.


I heard that, must be a lot of carjackings. Would you equip the fusion with one?


I would love to have a flamethrower haha. What about you?


Well, that's unbelievable!  Have you had the hiccups lately?


i have not. i have gotten pretty good about drinking and breathing. LOL


Anyway, they are a holdover from when you were an early land animal had still had both gills and lungs, supposedly.


i guess there is little that i can do to escape history and legacy. by the way, do you go to concerts much?


Sure do, going to see George Strait and Chris Stapleton in Atlanta this year.  Do you go to concerts, much?


i used to go when i was younger. had the time and money. now things are a bit tight. i liked to go to rock and pop, and jazz too.


I saw Lynrd Skynrd, last year on their farewell tour, when they played for the hometown crowd in Florida.  It was awesome, once in a lifetime show.  Glad I went, it was fun! What's the last concert you attended?


i saw aerosmith a few years back on one their final tours. it was pretty loud LOL it was fun. very nostalgic.


I love Aerosmith.  Steven Tyler has always been wild!


he is a pretty wild guy. he did an interesting interview on the joe rogan show. i wish i had seen pink floyd in concert. people said those were pretty cool.


I'm great! how are you doing today? Do you like animals?


Me too! Well, it's been nice chatting this morning.  Happy Friday to you!


yes, i have enjoyed chatting. have a good day!


I'm good, hanks for asking.  Yes, I like animals.  How about you?


I do like them. im amazed that there are 20 quintillion individual animals on earth. cant even imagine that number.


The world of animals truly is amazing. and we as humans are a part of that world. Did you know that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated? THat is because of us!


Never knew that.  I just thought that was their pattern. How cool!


human beings have a profound effect on the world of animals! In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights. i wonder who the lawyers are that protect them.


Wish they would extend those rights to unborn babies.  Animals are great, but human life is, as well.


i dont know how germany treats the unborn, but we do need to make sure that all human beings are protected. Did you know that under the provisions of the 1912 scottish protection of animals act, the loch ness monster is a protected species?


hi how are you? do you watch tv these days?


Yes, it burned down long ago, though there is a rumor that it has a backup of the internet. LOL


I wish that were true! All of the ships visiting Alexandria had to give over their books for copying. I read somewhere that there were thousands of books there. What a waste! Too bad they couldn't have backups like we do.


yes, knowledge is precious and we need systems to preserve and disseminate it.


But we also need physical copies of everything. If we have a solar storm that is strong enough, it could wipe out all our internet data.


Yes, that is true. and it could certainly happen. it has happened in the past and navigation was impossible.


I am afraid that we rely too much on our technology. It's scary to think about what would happen if it really was gone in an instant.


Yes, we really cannot function without technology. many kids cannot go to the library and look up information in a book.


haha most kids can't tell time on a real clock and hey have no idea what a Roman numeral is. Shame!


Yeah, the library is a great resource for learning, but if you dont use it, you cant learn. Anyway, great chat!


I watch a lot of BBC programs. I don't watch much mainstream TV like Greys Anatomy, etc. Right now I am watching all the Silent Witness seasons on Prime.


That is a good idea. i dont use prime. just mturk. LOL I try to watch south park.


My son loves South Park. lol. I got rid of my cable 2 years ago and bought a Roku. Best thing I ever did. I like to read a lot too. We have a great library in my town!


that is something i never considered. i cut the cord long ago. but maybe roku is. i love reading. i usually get reading material on line, though libraries are great.


I just love to lay down and have a good book. My cats cuddle up and we are so happy. They like to listen to Brahms on the computer for entertainment. Do you have a Kindle?


I dont have a kindle but they look cool. I guess it is useful for low light conditions too.


It would be great to read at night with a KIndle. I still like books better. I like the smell of a new book too. It's like a new car, or money. haha


Yes, the smell of books is endearing and nostalgic. i havent been to the library in a while, but they are great for concentrating.


I would have like to see the library at Alexandria. So much knowledge! Too bad it burned down so long ago.


Do you follow what is happening in Colombia ?


Or you could listen to a radio storm on Jupiter. It feels weird that phenomenon's so far away can be picked up by a simple AM radio, that I only use for traffic news.


Haha, I know it is wild!  All that advancement and back about 70 years ago half the allocated music time on radio was dedicated to Bing Crosby recordings!


He was good or maybe he paid radios to play his music, I suspect the president of Indonesia to do the same thing with his 3 pop music albums.


That is wild!  What do you make of all the government shutdown news?  They make such a big deal about it, but its actually happened 17 times in the last 37 years.


It think it is part of the media circus of our time, politicians like the drama more than an efficient government.


Haha, totally.  We just have career politicians now, with the exception of Trump.  In fact, only one US president has ever had a PhD!


And who was it ? I am always surprised by presidents, like Washington being of the richest presidents.


Yea, has to be adjusted for inflation I think.  Woodrow Wilson is the only president with the PhD.


I hope it was adjusted for inflation, otherwise Washington would have been richer that the King of England.


Haha, good point!  Speaking of rich governments, Monaco was able to get rid of their income tax all the way back in 1869 because the casino was generating so much revenue.


I have a little bit.  The problem in South America is that all these socialist countries are realizing too late that socialism is a terrible way to govern!


And Norway, who is also rich because of its oil, donated 1 billion to save the rain forest.  Great talking to you !


On how is socialism related to the peace accord with the FARC ?


A lot of Colombian government is rooted in the communist uprising that occurred about 30 or 40 years ago.  So now they want a right wing candidate, Duque.  But unfortunately, his only experience is as a one term senator.


But reversing Santo's peace accord would mean war again with FARC, is it worth it ?


Probably not.  I love the freedom we have in the United States especially when you look at China and realize that the word censorship is actually censored!


Yeah, China's censorship is problematic, before internet, western world used radio programs to send uncensored news to the communist countries.


Yes, the radio used to be such a useful communication device, especially for entertainment.  Shockingly, a ventriloquist was one of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s!


People used their imagination at the time, radio dramas were very popular, you can still listen to them on a website. Do you still listen to the AM band ?


I do for sports talk now.  It is very interesting to me that a radio station translates solar activity into sound and anyone can listen to the "music of the sun."


Perhaps. Well the current internet is built about several ancient networks developed by a dozen or so universities


Yes, so I would expect multiple backups of information that could be used in combination to reconstruct the information on the Internet. One repository would be risky and inefficient.


I usually look up information for work. I use email. I don't put a whole lot of private, personal stuff up. You?


Google has been a godsend. I use that so much in my daily life. How did I get anything done before google?


I didn't. I even use it too look up stuff about the earth


That is a good place to learn about our home. The earth has been a great place to live.


I guess we could go to Mars. Soon Google will have a map of that. You could pick out a good neighborhood. Anyway, great chat!


I do, unfortunately. I'm practically addicted.LOL


Lol then aren't you glad there is a copy of the internet just in case it burns down.


I have trouble believing that. How could anyone make a copy of the whole thing? Sounds fishy.


Well apparently the library of alexandria has a copy


The Library of Alexandria burned down many centuries ago. I wonder why it would backup the internet.


Yes, I understand, but the logistics of making a backup of a huge system that changes all the time sounds improbable.


I think they would just keep the backbone of the internet so we can build it agin


I guess, but why Alexandria? Why Egypt? It seems strange. How often does the backbone change? It sounds like a made-up fact.


I think the thought was do you like the Whopper so much that you would unfriend some of your friends. It was fun and lots of people I knew did it.


I guess I missed my chance. I would have had to join Facebook just to lose some friends. What do you think about Iceland and Facebook?


You know I had heard they were allowing their constitution to be rewritten via Facebook.  Allowing the public to make suggestions and alterations.  I think it's a cool way to get more citizens involved in government.  Probably should allow something like that in the good old USA.


I hope that it works out for them. Hackers sometimes can get into that process and wreck it. The election in 2016 had some meddling.


That was going on way earlier than 2016 and will probably continue.  All you can do is stay informed and know that it is going on, so stay WOKE.


Facebook helps you stay connected, but to what? I'm a bit leery of the information that comes through the Internet.


Me too.  People get fed incorrect info all the time from the internet and believe that crap.  Did you know Facebook's "like" button us illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein?


I guess there was a problem with people liking things that were either against the law or it was creating some social problem. That's a strange law.


Yes, it is strange.  Did you know the reason why Facebook is primarily blue is because Mark Zuckerburg has red green color blindness?


He started the site, so I guess he wanted to make sure it worked for him.


I'm great! How are you? Do you like to use Facebook?


That's very true.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning. I've got to go take the trash out, talk to you later.


I'm doing good, thanks for asking.  I use Facebook, mainly to keep connected with family and friends.


I don't have a facebook account. I understand the appeal, but I find it's a bit too public. The privacy settings are probably pretty good, but it seems the data keeps getting out.


That's so true, you have to be careful.  But, that's with everything, nowadays.  Did you know Myspace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in 2005?


I wonder what Myspace was thinking. That Facebook wouldn't go anywhere? I guess back in 2005, nobody real knew what Facebook would become. Did you use Myspace? I never did.


I'm ashamed to admit it, but yes, I did.  I was alot younger back then and it was fun.  But, that was a big mistake on their part, I bet they've kicked themselves many times over that mistake.


Myspace was probably fun and probably a lot better about protecting user data. Nowadays it's hard to know what is leaking out. Did you ever participate in the Burger King promotion?


Again, I'm ashamed to admit it, but yes I did participate.  Lol


That's great! I would have made friends just to unfriend them and get a free Whopper or ten. I wonder why BK even had that promotion. Why promote unfriending? Did they hate FB?


I think realistically if someone feels like they are being bullied and are unhappy with things being said online they should just not partake in the sites.


I don't think too many people would agree with you.  Since they know it's out there and about them.  All those sites are supposed to self-police and ban people who are abusers and if they don't they should be taken off-line.


Again, sounds good in theory but everyone has different things that may hurt them or make them feel a certain way.  Everyone could be banned if you look at it that way


No. I don't agree.  But changing focus here, did you know the UN appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in 2010 in case we ever have contact?  I wonder who it is.


No, I did not hear that do you have any guesses as to whom?


None whatsoever.  I will have to find out though!  Today is the shortest day of the year, when earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.  I guess our orbit changed (?)


Me, as well.  I could go for 5.5 hours for my work day! Something changed that is for sure.  I have to delve into that a bit more.


Well, you'd have a short night too. 5.5 hours of sleep as a steady diet would be tough.


We only have so many hours in a "day" how would it be divided up if the days get longer?


I guess if the orbit is irregular you could have much shorter days and longer nights or if the axis was tilted differently.


I am well.  What do you think about Davidson being bullied online and online bullying in general?


Yes, and the gravitational pull can be changing as well.


I think that part of being famous opens the door to a larger amount of criticism.


Don't you think the internet to make it much more immediate and harmful than bullying in pre-internet times?


Oh, I do.  I also think it feels much more personal when it comes to your phone or your inbox.


Yes, it is as though they are in your home, car etc.  Which in a way they are.


I really think that people who bully online should have their social media sites shut off.  I don't know how to keep them off the internet totally but shutting off those sites would do something.


It sounds good in theory but who would judge what constitutes shutting down a persons website.


Hey there! Are you interested in Astronomy at all?


Me neither! If you were to look at Earth as if it only took place in 24 hours, did you know humans would only have been around for 1 minute and 17 seconds of that?


That is incredible! We truly haven't been here that long, have we? That makes me wonder if extraterrestrials visited before humans came along here. Speaking of which, the UN did appoint an ambassador to extraterrestrials in the event they ever make contact with us. So who knows what the future holds!


Yeah, back in September of 2010! But it's still hard to believe that earth is not only the densest planet in the solar system but of the four terrestrial planets, it's the largest as well!


Wow! Can you believe there's a planet that will precipitate shards of glass horizontally at 2500 mph if it gets to be 2000 degrees?


Is there really? Thankfully we don't live on that planet then. Ha! I think it's cool that Ganymede (Jupiter's moon) would be classified as a planet if it orbited the sun!


Oh yes, it's HUGE! Did you know Venus doesn't actually rotate on a tilt like earth does?


I have heard that and actually, Uranus rotates sideways, rolling around the sun instead of spinning like the rest of the planets!


How funny. Well, it's been fun talking to you tonight!


Oh, even better than that, astronomers detected a planetary system that has building blocks of life roughly 455 lightyears away! That is so cool! Well, it was fun chatting with you as well! Hope you have a great night, friend!


Hi! I love astronomy and am fascinated by it! I think it's wild that the sun is really white and only looks yellow due to atmospheric scattering. Are you a fan of astronomy as well?


I am! On the topic of the sun, did you know it produces enough energy in one second to meet all of the energy needs for the planet for half a million years??


Is that so? Well I'm surprised we haven't found a way to utilize it, honestly! Did you also know that a single lightening bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the sun?   That is crazy!


Wow! It's crazy that people can survive lightning strikes! The sun is actually only one billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy


That is truly amazing! And yet, Neptune only completed its first orbit around the sun back in July of 2012, since it was discovered in 1846. Imagine how long it would take to orbit even bigger stars!


2012! I thought it was 2011! Still, that's crazy!


My apologies, I meant 2011! That was a typo I didn't catch! But it is crazy that it took that long , isn't it? Meanwhile, here on earth, over 80% of our natural forests have been destroyed. That's very upsetting to me!


No worries! It's still incredible! That is pretty devastating about the forests. Did you know when the earth was formed, the day only lasted 5.5 hours long?


Is that so? We wouldn't get anything accomplished if we only had 5.5 hour days today! Can you also believe that by the end of the century, earth will pretty much be helium free? I don't know if that's a good thing or not.


It is a very popular genre of music. Even the indonesian president released 3 albums during his term


Could imagine if one of our presidents released an album that would be crazy!


What would even be crazier would be if the music was actually good


Yeah that would be pretty wild. Did you know that Ricky Gervais was a pop singer before he became a comedian? That's hard for me to imagine.


Well I'm happy he is a comedian now. Do you follow any other people like Ricky Gervais or Lady gaga?


I do like Lady Gaga. Did you know that her name came from a predictive text glitch?


That is unconventional, much like her work in visual experimentation


Yeah it is. She's also godmother to Elton John's son.


I think here music like poker face or just dance are quite enjoyable as well. Her fashion sense, well is sometimes weird by my standards


Yeah it is. I guess that helps make her more memorable.


I do, I enjoy watching the Voice. I was excited that Brynn Cartelli won. She's so talented especially for being 15.


True. I guess any publicity or buzz is better than none. In any case, I enjoyed the chat very much and I hope you have a nice day.


Yeah she was. Kelly Clarkson, her coach, said that she had a maturity that's way beyond her years. They say she could become the show's first mainstream star.


True. I think she may have the best chance to break through as a star


I think so too. Not too many contestants from those types shows seem to make it as big. There's been a few, but plenty seem to struggle.


True, do you listen to any music in particular?


I listen to a little bit of everything. I really like Queen. Did you know that scientist have voted "We Are The Champions" the catchiest pop song of all time?


It is a great song, even I sing it with my team after tournaments. Do you enjoy pop music as well?


I do like some of it. There was a study in 2012 that concluded that Pop Music has grown louder and more musically homogeneous since the mid-1960s.


Not particularly, but I think she has made significant achievements in the field of music


She moved to Tennessee at 14 to pursue her country music career.


Yes and she was the youngest album of the year winner.


I didn't like how taylor swift made the infamous incident at the award shows though


Agreed and how she walks backwards to avoid people taking photos of her.


I think that is her right. Sometimes paparazzi are too extreme and in my opinion some deserve to get the same treatment.


Also agreed but thats the price for being super famous.


I guess. I was surprised how the white noise accidentally released by her reached the canadian itunes charts. I guess under her brand anything is good


Yea, did you know aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than any album?


I'm not surprised. Guitar hero was a very VERY popular game


That game is very fun, but I never was good at it.


In any case, what matters was that you had fun, not your skill. I enjoyed our chat and I hope you have a wonderful day


It is definitely a go to for myself. There is a good reason why it is the 2nd largest search engine


Did you know the first youtube video was of a guy talking about an elephant?!


I didn't! Well youtube has come a long way, together with netflix accounting for 1/2 peak internet traffic here


Did you know justin bieber's baby is the most disliked video on youtube?


Thats hilarious! YouTube actually started as a dating site!


On the opposite side of the spectrum, police have their own blutube like youtube that share law enforcement videos


Thats hilarious. Are you a Taylor Swift fan?


yeah, me too. did you know that the nba paid a fine for each game that michael jordan wore his air jordans?


Yes, I did know that. I can't think why anyone would be fined for wearing what they liked.


I know it's weird. Do you know what shooting granny style is? It's supposedly the best way to shoot a basketball.


I have heard of that but I don't actually know what it is. It must work, though. My granny never played basketball, lol.


Haha. It's where you toss the ball up underhanded, but players refuse to do so because it looks stupid.


If it worked, I would not care what I looked like. I can't see why it would look stupid.


yeah I'd be the same. Did you know that the nba has 30 teams?


That is a lot of teams! I wonder if they have a limit. I also wonder if women could play if they qualified.


I don't know, but I think there is a women's league, too.


Yes, but with all of this equality stuff I wonder why the Feminist movement hasn't demanded that they can play with the men.


Not particularly. I think it is boring. Yourself?


yeah i wonder that too. well it was nice talking to you!


It's ok. Did you know that lebron james is considered the best basketball player of all time?


I did not. I always liked Michael Jordan. Maybe because I see him on TV more.


Yeah, he was extremely popular in the 80s and 90s.


I can't believe LeBron James rejected a 10 million dollar offer from Reebok when he was 18.


I know, that's crazy. But then he accepted a 90 million dollar offer from nike.


All that money just to drop a ball through a hoop. Seems a little far fetched, doesn't it?


yeah, it does. And michael jordan's son cost his school 3 million just becasue he wouldn't wear addias.


I guess he really like Nikes. I think it's all a little ridiculous.


That's really interesting. Optimus prime has died more than 25 times in the last 30 years across comics, cartoons, movies, and video-games. it has become a running joke among transformer fans.


I'm not surprised they would have such a hole in their storyline, given that they have such low rotten tomatoes scores of 15% and 32%.


Did you know that off the top of your head? The Rotten tomatoes scores...


I follow rotten tomatoes closely. I never see a movie without checking it first. I find it to be very reliable.


I go about once a month. I like movies like transformers for the CGI effects. It took 38 hours for one frame of movement. That's dedication!


Wow. Thats cool. Danny, the boy from the shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until several years later.


That movie is scary. It makes my heart race. You can burn hundreds of calories scared watching horror films.


If you watch a horror movie before you view abstract art, you will enjoy the art more


I'm just getting back from vacation. None of my electronics worked because I didn't have a converter. I'm considering buying the Tumi model for $50 because it works in 150 countries.


Do you travel a lot? If so, it sounds like it would be worth the investment...


I travel occasionally but have never had this issue so I want to be sure I get the best item. I'm also considering the Twist World Adapter for $37 because it proves for three devices at a time.


I do not travel internationally so I am not sure. I do know I would be pretty embarrassed if I shut down the power to half my hotel...


So true! I enjoy travelling by car and train. I hate boats and planes because I get motion sickness. How about you?


I hate planes. I fly a few times a year but I hate the turbulence. Where is the best place you've visited?


I love Bangor, ME where stephen king lives. He was inspired to get into the horror genre after seeing disney's Bambi. So weird!


Iceland has no public rail service and that most icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns.


I can't even imagine using airplanes as a substantial mode of transportation! I prefer places like Mackinac Island where there are no vehicles at all.


Hi, how are you? What do you know about the White House?


Teddy was a conservationist. He did like destroying nature. Unless they were animals with heads for trophies.


Think he made clothing from fur? I wouldn't be surprised if he did


He probably did. I guess he thought he was being manly by killing wild animals. Seems senseless. There are other ways to prove your toughness.


True, though I'm sure it was good insulation in the winter


Yes, that's true. He was an interesting guy. Larger than life.


I wonder if he would have had an iPhone if he lived in this decade. Women are more likely to own them than men, but maybe he would have preferred Apple


I think he would have hated technology like that. He was an outdoorsman.


He might have tried the game "Send me to heaven" by throwing his into the air. He wouldn't have minded a shattered phone if he won


LOL. Probably not. Anyway, thanks for the chat!


He definitely wouldn't have bought anything from Apple's clothing line. Yes, good chat!


I know that there are identical versions of it in Ireland and France


It was a thing back in the 80s. It likely died in the 80s as well


That makes sense. The US has had close relationships with those countries for years.


Their versions probably don't still use floppy disks for storing like ours does partially


I wonder if that is for security purposes. Strangely outdated tech. Hm.


That was my guess too. I find it interesting how many times the White House has undergone renovations. The West Wing wasn't created until 1901, and it was expanded only eight years after that


It was a modest residence. The guest house is bigger, I hear. I wonder when that was built.


Who knows? I'm surprised Trump hasn't made any changes to the White House. Solar panels were put on the back by George W. Bush, and I've heard that's not the first time they've attempted solar power


Carter put them on first. Oil shock and that. Reagan removed them. Clinton did nothing.


At least none of them banned Christmas trees like Teddy Roosevelt did


Have you ever read a book with "Lie" in the title?


Yeah, since they make soooo many.  If they were divided among all the people in the world, each person would have 86 Lego bricks.


Well we have a couple hundred peoples worth at my house then.


LOL.  Has your son started reading? Iti is described as a complex interaction so be patient. if he's just starting :)


He doesnt read by himself yet just looks at the pictures. He is still young. Maybe one day he will break the speed reading record of 4700 words per minute. Thats reading pretty fast. Lol.


I always wonder about how well these speed readers do in terms of reading comprehension.


I would think they are tested pretty extensively on that aspect. It would be hard to put someone in the record book just based on them saying they read this many pages.


Maybe so... It may be controversial like in the 18th century when there was a moral panic because the reading of novels was becoming popular.  They should see what we're up to now.


I think thats just how the world works. People panic about what they dont understand. Then it becomes main stream and they forgot that they even panicked.


Agree.  I wonder if anyone panicked when it was discovered that Uranus rotates on its side unlike the other planets?


Im sure there is some astronomer out there that was thinking this has to be the end, we better warn everybody. Lol.


Lol.  Best of luck to you and you're little dud.  You were and excellent chat partner!


I can't remember if I have.  I think the jist of it is books that have a great deal of deceit as part of the plot.


That makes sense. I have just never been much of a reader. Unless you cont reading to my son before bed.


That counts double!  Do you read him stuff about planets?  Like Jupiter's moon Ganymede is large enough to be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


Yeah we go to the library every week and pick out new books. He really likes cars and trains and stuff like that.


Sound like a typical boy.  I have two sons.  They liked planets too and fun facts like Venus doesn't have any seasons.


Thats interesting. We read the other day that Astronomers detected building blocks of life (atoms) in a planetary system 455 light years away. All little dude wanted to do after that was play with his legos. Lol.


Legos are cool unless you step on them in the middle of the night barefooted. The are a quality product with only 18 out of 1000000 being bad.


Well anybody who has stepped on one in the middle of the night sure does know about that quality huh. They dont give any. I heard that lego is investing millions to switch away from oil based plastics. Its nice that they are going environmentally friendly.


I like how there is gypsy jazz, kansas city jazz, even cool jazz


It definitely is one of America's original art forms.


it also has many famous fans like clint eastwood


Did you know that Dizzy Gillespie ran in the 1964 presidential race?


He was a legend of the 60s jazz. He had his presidential cabinet made up of all the biggest names in Jazz.


Wow I never knew. Thanks for letting me know


No problem, have you ever heard of Ella Fitzgerald?


She's another Jazz great. By the age of 18 she had taught herself to sing 2 notes at once like Mongolian folk singers.


I do, I'm into jazz. Have you ever heard of Walter White the Jazz Musician?


I will check her out. In any case, thanks for asking


I don't think you'll regret it. I hope you have a great day.


I'm not sure of the type. He has a new album called "Breaking Good."


Personally I have been listening to frank Sinatra more lately


I like him. Did you know that the rapper Tupac actually studied Jazz?


Really? I didn't know. I personally like jazz since it maintains its core essence while absorbing the respective local music culture to give rise to distinct styles


It's such a great style of music. Did you know that the Beatles three-month stay on top of the Hot 100 in 1964 was ended by Jazz legend Louis Armstrong?


Trump and intensity, they sure go by the hand


I know right, its about time Im just preying he doesnt get another term a lot of people seem to like him still


Its crazy that 5 presidents have lost the popular vote and were still elected including the current one


It is its also crazy that a president realead 3 pop albums while in office, seems like he had a lot of time


At least they are not playing golf all the time


Well yeah, theres is also a president called Banana, he is the first president of Zimbawe in fact


It surprised me that thats his actual name! Not a nickname like president orange


That is surprising and a good president nickname would crack me up


Lincoln was the first guy to be photographed at his inauguration. John wilkes booth was in the photo. Talk about foreshadowing


Thats is scary, taking a photo next to your killer, I bet Abe didnt saw that coming


Did you know the first number the white house used was 1?


Unfortunately they do. What do you think the worst thing he has done so far?


No didnt know about that theres a lot of interesting facts about the White House and presidents thanks for all the facts its been great chatting with you


There are some aspects of his democracy I don't agree with, like foreign affairs, what about you?


There are too many to name. But I also disagree with the foreign policy


Not helping it at all and then his attacks to the press, thats  also pretty bad


The border tension has been awful and has sadly cost lives as well. All for a wall


Yeah I agree, it broke my heart when I heard the phrase ''Stop breaking up families at the border'' so sad


2,000 kids were taken from their families and put in detention centers


Thats a lot of them, in May 50,000 peoole got arrested crossing the border,


Yeah and too bad that is was discontinued in 2003 in Japan


Yeah too bad. Do you know who Bill Nye is?


Yes that is the science guy. DO you know how he became famous?


Yes he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest, hahaha


I know right? Even Reagan tried his hand at acting once but did not succeed


Yes and ironically he auditioned for the role of the president in a movie


Haha well he did well as he became a real president , I guess he did have the right look after all


I sure do. Did you know the green lantern movie was supposed to be a comedy?


Yes I like to check out rotten tomatoes, and you?


Haha I am glad they did not go with that plan


Yes me too, they can be pretty rough sometimes though on some movies


Yes. Michael Bay does not have a rating for a movie of more than 38%


Wow and movies based on video game have low ratings as well


Yes none of them have a higher one than 44%


yes but Netflix has 150 movies that are rated 100% in there


Yes it is actually called soccer-baseball as it has elements from both sports


WOw I see. The CUbs won back to back championships one and then went dry for a while


I sure do. It was also invented at the YMCA along with volleyball and basketball


Cool. They make very little money though, up to $6000 but that is it


Yeah that is pretty low. Do you know what is the difference between baseball and softball?


I am not sure of that, what is it? Do you know who holds the record for the longest softball homerun?


Not sure who that is but the difference is that the mound is raised in baseball


Nice and Jose Canseco claims to have the longest home run


WOw cool. Do you know they tested the bar code scanner with a player pitching balls really fast?


I love it. Do you know where the albuquerque isotopes got their name from?


Haha that is amazing, how clever. Nice chat


I am not sure I have heard of them , but why is it so?


It is actually named after a team of baseball in the Simpsons show


Oh cool. Do you know why baseball managers wear uniforms during games?


I really did not know they do that, why is that?


It is because they are allowed to play if their team actually needs them to


Nice. They use about 160 000 balls during a MLB season


Wow that is amazing. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


I have no idea, it has another name besides kickball?


Did you know that Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar so well it sets speakers on fire. Crazy stuff!


I bet. A friend of mine actual met him recently.


Somewher in virginia I believe. Did you know that one of the presidents wrote a piano concerto once lol


Interesting! Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody on the same piano Paul Mccartney used for Hey Jude.


Awesome. One of the first typewriters was initially called a "literary piano"


I believe it! The aluminum piano for the airship only weight 356 lbs.


I did too! especially about instruments.


Good  morning. No I have never played a instrument. I love music though.


Oh nice me neither. Do you listen to the radio or Sirius XM?


Yes I had sirius radio for years in my car. Do you listen to the radio?


I do listen to is. There is a website where you can listen to 1000's of radio dramas for free. Haven't tried it though.


Did u know that a hanson song once became the moost requested song on a chicago radio station only because they never said who the group was.


I believe it. When I was a kid, we hated Hanson but loved their music haha. You can hear Jupiter radio storms under AM radio, I wonder what it sounds like.


That would be so cool. there is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound so u can listen to the sun.


I bet it sounds better than Nickelback still lol.


Me either. I hate getting dressed up. I saw at Billy May's funeral the pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants.


I think that would be more meaningful to me if I knew who Billy Mays was. Was he in the khaki industry?


He was a face for as seen on TV types of things. He loved blue shirts and khakis.


Oh, well I do know who he is, I just didn't know his name.  Did he ever try selling fermented drinks on TV, such as Kombucha?


It depends on my mood.  I can get really worked up at times watching them, I understand I may be burning a number of calories at the time.


Me too. Stephen King was terrified of Bambi when he was little.


I found that very sad, but not scary.  There's a scary movie called Sunshine that I like, kind of Sci-Fi horror.


I've never seen or heard of that one. I saw watching horror movies can actually make you enjoy art more.


Must awaken your sense or something.  My son watched a horror movie with me last weekend, as a kid I thought is was scary, he thought it was funny.  I guess tastes change.


A shirt is just functionary for me, I don't really have an opinion about them.


Haha yep things change. Good talking to you today. Take care.


I agree. In China, they have a fashion that involves layering as many shirts as possible and popping the collars.


Those Asians country's have some funny habits, but they probably say the same about us.  Kombucha is another one I don't understand.


Did you know Polo shirts were invented for tennis players?


I guess they polo players saw it and thought, we'll have that and put our name on it before the tennis players know what's going on.


Did you know button down is where the collar tips fasten to the body of the shirt?


I was not aware of that.  I've always been aware of that term but never really put much thought into it.


The official business and office attire in Hawaii is an aloha shirt.


I never liked dressing up for work back when I was in an office, not sure how I feel about those aloha shirts though, it feels a little like forced merriment.


Yes, I guess it caused quite a bit of drama! Then again in Iceland, they like it so much they are rewriting their constitution on it.


Honestly, they are insane for that. Whatever floats their boat, I guess. haha


Despite possible drama, I do love to be on a computer. Did you know that it only takes one mb of ram to run the space shuttle's general computer?


Wow, I think my computer has at least 8 GB of ram. Russia made a computer in 1936 that just ran on water!


They must have had great anti-freezing technologies! Speaking of great technology, did you know a teen recently designed an app for walking home alone?


Oh yeah! It's called Self Travel I think, I thought it was such a good idea.


Yes! It was part of an App Challenge to help encourage kids to be familiar with or enter the technology field. I really love that idea!


I do too, it's such an inspirational thing for children than to be on social media all day.


I heard in the App Challenge you can work as an individual or group, so if friends can work together it's eliminating an excuse to not learn just to hang out with friends.


I believe it only took her 40 hours to design the app and her mom thought she was on Facebook for all that time!


Not much anymore but I used it all through middle and high school.


Well if you have to be using "screen time" I can't think of many better ways than making an app for people to be safer.


I heard Burger King once held a promo where you'd get a free whopper if you unfriended ten people!


Maybe some people put ten people they didn't know on and then unfriend those. The founder, Mark Zuckerburg is colorblind.


That would've been really smart. I actually knew that one! That is the reason Facebook is blue.


Myspace turned town an offer to buy Facebook. Wasn't Myspace red, too?


I think it was black, I don't remember much red. How much was the offer?


I heard it was $75 million. I think just a few years ago Facebook was work over $100 billion, too!


That is crazy! I read somewhere that the like button is illegal in schleswig-holstein, which is in Germany.


Have you read any romance novels before?


No I haven't, is there any notable books that he wrote or perhaps that was later adapted to a movie?


Oh, I think I've seen that. That film was an adaptation of a book? Good thing we live in the current century because in the 18th century, there was even a "moral panic" because reading was so widespread! I think we have gone backwards a bit and a lot of people don't read books these days haha.


Ya I agree.  Reading is great. Apparently the longest piece of fiction is 4 million words long, and it is about a video game called Super Smash Bros.


Huh, I wonder if that's still considered reading. Maybe if more people read, they would know how to get out of the predicament like when a judge sued a small dry cleaning business for $67 million for losing a pair of pants, I do not know any pants worth that amount of money.


Speaking of pants.  It was illegal for women to wear pants in Paris, France until 2013.  Can you believe that?


Does that mean women were only allowed to wear skirts or something? That's insane, I would think that Paris is where fashion originates and people would be more liberal in their fashion adventures!


Ya apparently.  Women also weren't allowed to wear pants in the US Senate floor until 1993.  I find that so odd.


That's actually fairly recent I think, I wonder what the definition of  "saggy pants" is? If I were to take a stab at it, I'd say anything that displays your undergarments when walking, how would you define it?


No I have not.  Do people really read those?


I think something MC Hammer wore would be considered baggy, it's also the premise for Aladdin's pants too!


I don't either but I don't get why people label them as bad, stupid, or for losers, would you characterize romance novels as those?


No I would not.  I always say "to each their own"


Is there a specific genre you would enjoy the most?


I would have to say Fiction.  I can not believe a judge tried to ban a science fiction comic in the 1950s!


That's crazy, why was that even a consideration in the first place, and then they suggested Ender's Game, a science fiction, as reading for military organizations, a little odd.


It was suggested by the judge because the comic featured a black character.  Awful!


Oh wow! That's why, I thought because the judge had an issue with science fiction. I wonder if that were to happen in today's society, what would happen?


Have you ever heard of the science fiction author Isaac Asimov?


I know!  That sounds so cool.  I wonder how they do that?  I know you can hear Jupiter's storms too.


Yes, its so cool! Did you know the equator rotates faster than the poles?


I guess that makes sense if you think about it, but is sounds somewhat shocking.


lol, I know... I live in the sunshine state, the weather has been beautiful! We do have to worry about the hurricanes each year!


Me too! The weather is great,  these temperature swings are killer.


Really, yes...Have to enjoy these next few months until it gets really hot!! I do enjoy a good rain though after a hot day!!


It is nice when it rains and then we have a cool evening.  It will be in the 100s soon enough


Yes, do everything in the morning and evenings. Time changes on the 10th! Do you like to read? I don't understand this recent phenomenon silent reading though?


We always silent read in school.  I have grown up with it, it is the speed reading that baffles me.


Yeah that's what I thought reading was? Yes, the winner of the speed reading contest, how do you understand what they're reading and how do they measure? lol Good chat!!


I enjoy being able to shop online. I use them every once in awhile. How about you?


Im a prime member, and often they are a life saver.  I love how I can even get things on sundays


Yes, I agree on that!  I didn't know Best Buy and Target will price match?


That is awesome for Best Buy and Target.  People are all about cheapness and convenience.


Helps read on Kindles and other digital screens. Wow, I didn't know the sunset on Mars is blue!


Ahh.  I know that the sun is white, but we receive as yellow due to scattering in the atmosphere.  I wonder why it is blue on Mars


Yes, I heard that too! I want to find that radio station where you can listen to the sun's live solar activity music!


Hey what do you think about Evolution? Apparently there was some kind of Neanderthal hybrid discovered recently


That is weird. Also it's weird that humans have a genetic defect and cannot produce their own vitamin C, and apparently most other animals can, I wonder why


Because nutrition companies and orange juice makers need to make money


ha-ha that's a good point. what do you think about the fact that humans can actually regrow ribs? It only takes 2 or 3 months to do so


That is bizarre for sure.  I guess maybe that goes back to the bible days where Adam lost a rib to make eve.


Ha-ha yes maybe Adam just regrew his rib. What do you think about planet Earth by the way? And makes me sad that 80% of our forests have been destroyed


Yes, but maybe now that people know more about the environment, more work can be done on fixing that


Yes I hope so. It's crazy that originally an earth day only lasted about six hours when it was first formed


That is nuts.  I think eventually we will move on to other planets, such as Mars.


Yeah I would move to Mars or Jupiter, or even Jupiter's moon Ganymede because it is so big it would actually be considered a planet if it orbited the Sun


I spend too much time watching Sci-Fi, I wonder how feasible it would be to live on another planet.  Granted, it will be many many years before that happens


I think evolution is an interesting subject for sure.  It amazing what scientists can find, such as this hybrid creature.


Yeah hopefully it happens in our lifetime though. what do you know about the planet Uranus by the way? Apparently it rotates sideways and kind of rolls around the Sun instead of just spinning like a normal planet


Yes it's crazy that the fragment is 90000 years old, it's crazy that a fossil can last that long and you can still get DNA out of it!


Think how strange it would be to go back in time and interact with Neanderthals or other similar humanoids.  Can you imagine what you would see?


Yeah it would be interesting to see what their civilization was like. it's also crazy that anatomically correct humans existed 300,000 years ago, that's a long time ago!


Well, in the 4.5 billion years that earth has been around, there have been lots of amazing things occurring


Yes I agree. I think humans are one of the most astounding things that have occurred though. For instance apparently we lost our body hear about 200,000 years ago


Not all of us did.  I have seen some pretty hairy people.


Ha-ha that's true. What is crazy though is that there's a sound that universally causes fear in humans, I don't want to hear that at night!


Did you know that astronauts cant burp?  Apparently you can only burp in gravity.  Weird.


What do you think about drive-thru restaurants?


Have you ever heard of the iPhone game "Send me to heaven"


No, I have only played Fruit Ninja and Candy Crush on my iPhone


Candy Crush is an enjoyable game, even on a small screen like a smartphone.


Do you have visual voicemail on your brand of phone like iPhone does?


Actually, no. You mean you can see a person moving on the message?


No, It types out the voicemail for you instead of having to listen to it when you can't


Oh, I think I've seen that but I don't have it.


I use mine for its GPS features the most


Would you shop at a store that sold the contents of unclaimed airline baggage?


Maybe, If I could see what was in the bag first


I love them, I can get in and out of my favorite restaurant faster!


My family says I dress like a pilgrim so I need to shop at a store that can offer me more color


That is funny. Apparently pilgrims only wore black on holidays. I had no idea.


I love my ford. I was the first American car company.


Have you known more women or men to own iPhones?


PRobably equal actually. Apple is pretty popular with both genders.


I think I've seen more men with them for some reason.


I got one of the first iPhones released in 2007


The software on the phones allows you to just about everything you can think of digitally.


I still use their drive thru just about everyday in and out of uniform


oh The car brand cadillac was named after french explorer antoine de la mothe cadillac who founded detroit.


I have a Mercedes and a Ford, the first american car brand


thats cool The trunk of your car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


I am glad they modify that aspect of cars; horrible idea given the weather everyday


I tried to get a flamethrower installed in my car but I can't find anyone willing to install it or find someone who sells them.


Yes I do. I love dogs did you know here are 12 different blood types that a dog may have


That is a lot. What kind of dog do you have?


Oh wow, I always wanted one of those. I have a Boston, far from a wolf like dog


Oh okay did you know that Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing


Sure did. Did you take your dog for a walk?


Wow. He must be a very healthy dog. How old is your dog?


He is. Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


Yes, I heard it was 222-0. That probably was fun to watch.


I wonder how long it lasted? It would seem to take a long time to get that score!


Yes unless they just had a lot of long, quick touchdowns and turnovers.


Bowlers used to make more money then football players back in the day. It used to be huge.


I know a few of the old time football players in my city used to have offseason jobs,.


Really? like what? Can you believe ESPN won an Emmy for superimposing that yellow line?


I know one player used to be a concrete salesman when he was not playing.


Oh my gosh! That is so cool! Did you know that Tom Brady never got to start on his high school football team?


I bet that coach feels silly now. I think that he really landed in the perfect situation in New England to develop his career. I know he was the 199th player drafted when he came out of college.


Wow. That had to be hard waiting that long to be drafted. Sounds like he had a bad High school coach all around!


He did not play much in college and did not have a lot of good tests at the combine. Shows how much those matter in the end. It was fun talking football with you!


I am a big NFL fan, my favorite team is the Eagles.


i like the redskins myself. they are doing really well.


It's a shame that Alex Smith suffered such a gruesome injury.


That poor guy can't catch a break! He says it happened because of lack of rhythm.


It might affect his career in that he might not be able to play again. Luckily he was able to make some serious money before this happened.


True, but I don't know how he did it. Do you?


He broke his leg and the bone came out through the skin. Then he had an infection in the hospital following surgery.


Oh man! I did not know that. Let's hope he can play again. Did you ever hear of the highest score in a football game?


All the time. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


Yes, it is because it is easy to dial on a rotary phone


Yes. Phone cables lay on the floor of the ocean and are only 2.7 inches wide


Yeah only that wide and I wonder how they do not get tangles


Yeah me too. Did you ever use phone books?


Nope but if they get stuck together it is hard to separate them


Yeah I heard that. Do you have an iPhone or an Android?


I have an iPhone. DO you know  much computing power they have?


Yes more than the entire nuclear icbm deterrent in the US


sure do. Do you know when the drive thru was invented?


Yes that was back in 1975 and McDonald's invented it.


Yes because soldiers were not allowed to get out of the cars in their fatigues


Yeah, that was nice of them to accommodate them


Yeah and they made great business out of it as well as the others


yeah. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called as such?


yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks in them


Yeah. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes it was named after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


This is one of those rummors I had heard about prior to Hannibel Burress and it made me so sad. This and the Clippers owner being racist were both really sad.


HA! That's great. Netflix and youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in north america


Maybe one day the folks in North Korea can enjoy netflix too


Hopefully. Blockbuster declined several offers to buy netflix for $50 million. netflix is now worth $2 billion.


Worst business decision of the century. Look where they are now (blockbuster that is)


I bet they are regretting that late fee policy now.


Right! Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


I wonder what is on the horizon for Nexflix in the next few years


Lots of money! Too bad I didn't invest earlier.


Its never too late. I think they have a great business model and streaming media will be around for awhile


The Clippers owner and the Bill Cosby accusations are both disgusting and sad. They both need to be put away for a long time


I feel for that with GE and have lost about $32 per share. Going index funds for now.


I am going to go check out those shows now on Netflix.


Agreed. I was shocked at the amount of allegations against Cosby.


Its more sad to think how long the victims had to plead for someone to listen and be believed. That is a travesty in itself


Yeah. Reminds me of the Michigan St Dr, Dr Nasar...


It is good that the system is making things right again for these victims


Yeah. Hannibal was a hero to some, which is great!


He did take a lot of flack for it initially until things started to come out. No one ever apologized to him for being so outspoken and criticizing him for outing "america's dad"


I can't believe he did that. Think about the people he had on set... To change the subject.... From 9pm to 12am, netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


That is crazy but I know I am a big contributor to that after work each night...lol


I do, but I've never seen Pokemon, have you?


I have watched a few episodes lol I guess they have 750 episodes lol


Yeah, I had no idea there were that many.


Crazy isn't it? Did you watch a lot of south park?


I havent seen a lot of that either lol But its really good and funny


The episodes that I saw were pretty funny, I have to agree.


I'm actually unsure. I think they do. Well, it was really nice chatting with you.


Yes absolutely!  there are over 300 registered super heroes in the united states lol


Interesting. I didn't know that. What do you mean by registered?


I think there is a site that you can register yourself as a superhero if you think you have powers lol


I think thats all perspective to each person who is the best lol


I dont know,  I guess it depends on the person.  It could be super girl too lol


That is so true. That is why I would much rather read about lying, than try to do it. Reading, can provide an escape, ya know.


I guess that's why so many books are about lying. Instead of doing it you can read about it.


I read a cool fact about reading. The world record for speed reading is 4,700 words per minute. Can you believe someone can do that?


That's ridiculously fast.  I heard her name is Anne Jones.


That is right. I can't imagine how much she had to practice to achieve that.


I wonder how good a person's comprehension is at that speed.


I am not sure how the brain is even able to comprehend that many words in such a short time. I know when I read a lot my mind begins to wonder, I couldn't stay focused that long.


That's amazing I would love for someone to teach me some techniques on improving my speed.


Me too! I enjoy reading at a more leisurely pace though.


I would feel like a super hero if I could read that fast.


Yes, I like reading.  Have you read anything interesting lately?


I think you could actually be considered a superhero if you read at that pace!


I've been reading books like Big little lies, have you heard of it?


Yes I have.  It's really interesting how little lies can escalate.


I thought so too! People put on such a front, but when they are alone, it is completely different.


I wonder if the world would be as interesting if people didn't tell lies.  Would we get bored?


I think people would get bored, especially people who like to compete socially. How would they be able to keep up the excitement of doing things better than others.


I guess if lies didn't hurt at times, it wouldn't be so bad to tell them, but they work a lot better in books and movies.


I agree, pretending to be someone or something you are not is alluring in the movies, but in real life, it is hard to keep up that kind of act.


I have no idea but I do not think that would work very well here in the states


That's right. They should be the African New Zealanders or the New African Zealands or something. The NBA ought to get involved and straighten this mess out! They could talk to scientists about it.


Yeah well maybe it is a caring name. do you know/like tim duncan?


Tim and I weren't never really on good terms, if you know what Im saying. He didn't take my advice about college.


Did you propose to him that he drop out and join the NBA?


There ain't nothing but benjamins in this life. That college might help someone that wants to study granny style shooting, but it ain't for playas.


I guess they do not prefer it but I still think if it gets you the points then just take it


Basketball is an art form. The best players play with their heart, not their head. Tim Duncan learned that lesson late. He went to college to learn that he did not need college.


Well, he got both actually so good for him. I think he was a great player


The man has heart, but not enough soul. He lost his soul on account of school. Look at Michael Jordan. He knew what to do. Wore them kicks even though they was banned. Got paid.


Yo dawg! What up? I do like me some of them hoops yo.


Yeah well he was certainly smart about that. nice chat :)


I have heard the dude's name. He changed it when he went Muslim, I think.


I do not know that but the guy was so good at slam dunk that the shot got banned for a while


The power-that-be did not like the dominance of a fellow of his background, so they banned the shot to keep him and his people down. But times have changed, and he and his people rightly reclaim that which is theirs.


yeah if you can manage to do it, then you should be allowed


Tru dat. The man had the talent, he should parade it. James Naismith, inventor of basketball, would say as much. Why do coaches get paid so much?


I guess it is an expensive sport to watch and they make a lot of money off of it


The money goes to the coach, so it ain't going to players. The fans watch the players. Something ain't right. Feels like a planation to me. Why the New Zealand team got to name their team Tall Blacks?


There might be some magic in that piano. What about the aluminum grand piano  built for the lounge of the airship hindenburg? How would that sound?


I to wonder how it would sound, such a lightweight piano weighing in at only 356 pounds.


Aluminum must sound tinny. Do you listen to Linkin Park?


Yes! Linkin Park was one of my favorite rock bands when I was younger. I loved their collaborative album with Jay Z.


I'm amazed that they played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


If you think that's amazing wait until you hear this..the Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts touring non stop for over 20 years.


Those guys must have been running on nuclear power or something .When did they sleep?


Ha ha. Unfortunately, not every band has had great success with their concerts. In 2002 a Creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band!


They probably deserved it. Either they got it right like Linkin Park, or they got it wrong. Well, I enjoyed the chat!


As did I, here is one last tidbit of information for you. In 1972, Pink Floyd recorded a live concert at the Ancient Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii with no audience!


I love music! In fact one of my favorite instruments is the piano.


The universal instrument! Where is the place that you would least expect to find a piano?


I can think of quite a few places, but one that certainly surprised me was when a group of climbers found a piano at the top of Britain's highest mountain.


I wonder if that piano ever gets tuned. Probably not a good-sounding piano at this point.


Ha ha. Did you know that there is a song solely composed to stress test auto-pianos & it is not remotely playable by humans!


I guess it was composed for machines!  I like that Freddie Mercury used the same piano as Paul McCartney.


Yes, amazingly they both recorded one of their biggest hits on that piano "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Freddie & "Hey Jude" by Paul.


Exactly. How about travel, do you do much of that?


Yes, on occasion.  I take some trips by car, occasionally by air. I have been all over the country.


That is awesome. Have you ever made it to Japan by any chance?


Never.  I understand all their expressways are toll roads.


Yes it costs $300 just to travel across the country by car


That's a lot of money!  On the other hand, Mackinac Island has banned cars and trucks.  No tolls there!


Yup it seems it is super quiet there, except for the horses and carriages


Yeah that is pretty nice. Do you know who was the first king to travel the world?


Yes, I do.  It's one of the few games where the defensive team controls the ball.


Yes that was him. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah it is pretty cool game. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


They can play for the team if needed.  I think Pete Rose might have done that.


Nice , I would like to see that happen. WOnder if they do that more in Japan where they are super serious about the game


Many Japanese are surprised to hear that it's America's national pastime.


Yeah exactly. Do you know who used to do the scheduling for the major league games?


It used to be a couple.  It's a lot of work.


It sure is. 2430 games every year is a lot to deal with


Teams have to play a certain number of games with each other.  Stadiums might have other events prescheduled.  Some teams want to play at home a certain times of the summer.  It's a lot of work.


I would think so. Except perhaps the extinct elephant birds. Their name, and the fact that they were featherless, suggest that they were not petite little hummingbirds.


I wonder how big they were?  Possibly even larger than today's 9 foot tall ostrich.


Impressive!  So, if birds can learn to mimic chainsaws, I wonder if they can learn to rap?  I would love to hear a cockatiel freestyle a compliment battle with some Korean rappers!


Oh my, so would I!  If they could do that then i bet their music would make it into the Library of Congress right along with Tupac Shakur.


For certain! "Who let the birds out? Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet!" Now that would be culturally significant!


That almost sounds like a rapping bird could be a cartoon character.  I wonder if Eminem would have drawn him considering he used to want to becaome a comic book artist.


Nice! Shall we name him "Dr Dodo"... or maybe "Fowl Ice T" ?


I like "Dr. Dodo".  He could do freestyle complimentary rapping like they do in Korea.


Then Dr Dodo could defend Emminem in court while appearing with that rapping judge in Michigan!


That would be hysterical!  Well it's been nice chatting with you.


Good Afternoon.  I actually am.  I don't get most of the 10,000 living species of them in my yard, but do enjoy watching the ones that I do have.


Same here. Polly want a cracker. Word up.


Ah, yes, nothing like a feathered, toothless endothermic vertebrate to warm the cockles of ones heart... and occasionally adorn the dinner plate!


Ha, for sure!  I actually have a bird feeder and pond in my back yard that attracts them quite often.  Even get some hummingbirds during warmer weather.  It's kinda neat that they steal spiderwebs to repair their nests.


Ingenious little tweeters!  Except perhaps for the Dodo bird, a less-than-successful member of the pigeon family.


I didn't know they were from the pigeon family.  i wonder if they were trying to fly without sleeping like some birds do.when migrating and couldn't figure it out.  Sounds difficult to me.


Yeah, but birds can do a number of curiously difficult tasks, such as mimicking the sounds of cameras, car alarms, and even chainsaws! Now that is difficult!


I actually heard that.  I think some birds in Australia can pull that off.  Quite skillful if you ask me.


I'll say!  Try flying sometime!  You know, in most birds, their bones are soo lightweight, they weigh less than the feathers, which is one of the reasons they do not plumment to the ground while in flight...


Right, they are lightweight because their bones are hollow.  I wonder if that makes them more prone to breaking?


Hey there what do you think of the president? And who do you think the top three richest presidents were?


Yes the rule is, that the runner-up in a presidential election used to become the vice president, do you think we should still use that rule today?


Though that would be entertaining, it probably would not be a good idea. Anyway, five presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote, greatest margin being 10 percent. What do you think of the electoral college?


I'm not sure. I can get both sides of why it's good and bad. My question is, if you only used a purely popular vote system, how would you ever do a recount? Would you have to recount the entire amount of votes in the entire country? I just don't know


I wonder if it all even matters sometimes. The faster blinker in the presidential election has lost every election since 1980.


Haha interesting. Maybe the Democrats should run someone that doesn't blink at all LOL. Did you hear about the president of Indonesia? How he made three pop albums?


Ha, your blinking comment made me LOL. I did not hear about the Indonesian President making pop albums. Well, at least the Indonesian government has not yet banned the word "censorship" like China has!


I agree that's really scary! And yes he made the albums while he was in office haha, what do you think about Wikileaks by the way? Apparently the government wanted to destroy them, and so Wikileaks leaked their plan to do so LOL


Ha, well that is pretty smart! What do you think of the shut down? The government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years.


Wow that seems like a lot actually. Another weird thing, is that the government owns 86% of all of the land in Nevada, I know it's mostly desert, but still that is a lot!


Interesting! Does the government do a lot of secret tests out there? Hopefully they are not testing missiles or something out there? Speaking of which, Israel launched a missile attack on Damascus International Airport.


I stay away from politics, haha. I'm not sure, who were the top three richest?


Oh wow I didn't know that. Did that just happen? I wonder if anyone will be giving them any foreign aid? Apparently even Norway gave a billion dollars to the rainforest as foreign aid


Yes the three richest we're JFK, Jefferson, and Washington, Im with you on the politics though. I don't really like talking about it myself. What do you think about President banana of Zimbabwe though haha?


I haven't heard of President Banana! And that is interesting to know they were the richest. And the only president to have a PhD is Woodrow Wilson.


That is interesting. And yes I don't know why Trump isn't in that list, but I guess he was not one of the top three haha. Have you ever visited the White House by the way?


Yeah, perhaps the list was made before Trump. I haven't visited the White House. How about you


I visited it back in the day. Back when we did it in middle school I think. I haven't been there in a long time though, apparently the guest house is bigger than the White House itself, I'll have to check that out


Nice! I'd sure feel rich if I were staying there haha. In Guatemala, close relatives of ex presidents cannot legally run for president. What do you think about that?


I actually like that idea. I think we should adopt that here. I think it would keep a lot of corruption out of the White House. Did you hear about the rule that we used to have four vice-presidents back in 1805?


Lol whoever did this had a great sense of humor


Haha, yes!   Talking about humor, do you like comedies?  I was a big Jim Carey fan growing up and am glad to here is not going to make any more dramas.  He is a comedian!


Well isn't drama divided into tragedy and comedy?


It sure is.  I guess he didn't want to do dramas anymore because they are not positive.  I can think of plenty of positive dramas!


I mean he is a great actor and gave me a lot of great laughs in the past


Do you like The Office?  One of my favorite shows ever!  I did not realize until recently Ellie Kemper was taught by John Hamm in her high school drama class!


Fair enough!  I like Michael Caine's approach.  All the prettiest girls were in drama, so he became an actor!


But you can't deny his talent and dedication despite his original motivation. He did well in austin powers


Yes, he is a great actor.  Loved him in the Batman trilogy as Alfred!


Good morning!  I do like pets.  I am a dog person, just like Google!  Google states in their code of conduct that they are a dog company.  That is awesome!


That too. I hope I continue to see him in all these amazing films. In any case, thanks for chatting


It was nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


If you could have any pet, which would you choose


I would choose a dog.  I could probably only do a dog and a cat, not like Theodore Roosevelt that somehow had a bear and a hyena among his 20+ pets.  That is too crazy for me!


I like dogs and cats, but I personally would also consider ferrets, rabbits, hamster, etc


Nice!  Japan has more pets than kids under 15!  That is wild!


Well sadly japan is know to have a sever birth rate decline problem too


Yes, they are a very old population.  Speaking of Asia, Asia has less tigers in the wild than we have tigers in the US as pets!  Sad.