No I could not! At least the policies have changed since 1805 and the runner up in a presidential election is not automatically made the vice president.


Come on that would have been fascinating to watch Hillary Clinton be President Obama's Vice President.  Maybe if she served as VP she would not have bungled the Russian "reset" button with an "overload" button.  Freudian slip I am sure.


hard to believe that she was president of the young republicans in college.


Yes the guy is set for life, trust me. Do you like LeBron?


I do actually. Did you know he refused an offer from Reebok for $10 million when he was 18?


WOw how come ? He is going to be in the Space Jam movie sequel


Yes because he said Nike or Adidas will offer him more so he did not settle for that


Wow he knew his self worth did he get a better offer then?


Yes Nike offered him $90 million the next year


Nice, good deal then , Did you know he is the highest paid  celebrity?


Nice, he is involved in many things so I guess that makes sense


Yeah. He once raised $6 million when he televised the decision, it was all for charity


Nice. He was really hated in 2012 when he decided to join MIami Heats


Wow I guess people did not like him leaving his old team


I do. Tim Duncan did not go to the NBA until he finished college


Nice, good kid. Miller was great but his sister was always better than him


Wow they must be a very talented family in the sports


Yes she once scored 105 points and broke 8 national records


Wow impressive, Most NBA players have financial difficulties though when they retire


That is unfortunate. Did you hear of the deal Iverson signed with Reebok?


Did not, did they make him a good offer?


hey there, do you know much about presidents?


Oh what what a career she has made. Do you know where Siri send the questions that we ask?


I never really thought about it. Do you know?


It is in a large database in North Carolina


Apparently Siri was developed from a DARPA US defense research program. I wonder how it was used for defense?


I really do not know either. Did you know SIri was supposed to be for blackberry and android phone originally?


No, I didn't! I wonder if that's why Siri uses Bing as its search engine. Though, to be fair, I don't know which company makes Bing either, so...


I think it is Microsoft. Yeah Siri was bought by Apple in 2010 hence she is with Apple now


Weird that apple would use a Microsoft search engine. I worry sometimes that apple is shady. Apparently the voice of Siri in the UK (Jon Briggs) didn't even know they used his voice until he heard himself on an iPhone 4s commercial. Very shady.


Did you know in Britain the voice of Siri is a male?


Yes. It's Jon Briggs. Who I just mentioned. I wonder if Delta Airlines uses him instead of the US Siri lady at it's UK terminals?


Not an enormous amount, but my teenager is a history buff, so I've been learning. Did you know the only pres to have a PhD was Woodrow Wilson?


WOw, good for him. Did you know Trump is not even the wealthiest president?


I'm sure that's true, since he's been misrepresenting his net worth for decades. So who was the wealthiest? Do you know?


apparently three of them, jfk, washington and efferson


Interesting that two of them would be from the beginning. Lincoln was the first to have his inauguration photographed.


Cool,, the introduction of technology I guess. The president of indonesia on the other hand is a pop star


Are you serious? I can't decide if that's awesome or awful! Do we really want celebrities running the world? Not sure. Apparently, John Wilkes Booth (who was a celebrity at the time) is also in that picture from Lincoln's inauguration. Awkward!


Yeah and the guy has already released like 3 albums. Never heard them but good for him I guess


That's the kind of info I would usually ask Siri for. Did you know the voice of Siri (Susan Bennett) is also the voice you hear calling out your flight at the Delta Airlines terminal?


Hello how are you doing?  Did you know Mcdonalds' added drive-thru in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


Sure.  Do you watch any tv? When south park aired its family guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


I certainly watch TV.  However, I do not watch much animation.  I have never watched a complete South Park episode.  I respect the art however.


I see ,  you probably wont find any of the facts I just learned interesting then lol


Knowledge is different that enjoying a broadcast.  The South Park guys did a lot of sophisticated political commentary in a humorous way.


yeah he did!  It was a really funny show that had real life stuff in it,  really creative.


I would just learn about it by reading rather than watching.  How about basketball?  I had two kids go to Kansas whose only losing coach was the guy who invented the game.


lol thats sad. Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.


I remember when a lot of backboards shattered from the dunks.  Materials got better over time.


Looks like the college teams get a lot of funding in football In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


Do you think that pay situation is a good thing or a bad one?


I learned that a few days ago.  It is surprising how often a minor cause creates a lucrative new business.


Good.  The coaches dont have to play so their health is good and not in danger lol anyways good chatting with you


Any examples? This was also a fun fact I learned: Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


The original Sony portable tape player was because the Chairman of the company wanted to listen to music when he jogged.  Thus the "Walkman".


Nice!  That kinda cool like how the creator of Netflix got the idea after he received a $40 late fee on his rental lol


Wow! That is incredible.  I have been to South Africa and have seen neighborhoods with constantino wire on top of their walls in gated communities.  Yet a legal flame thrower on cars is really something.


In South Africa. That helps keep you from getting carjacked.


I see.  I feel like it would be more useful in a colder place,  where you can clear the driveway of snow or something lol


That is a practical point of view.  However, think of approaching a car with evil intentions and a 20 foot flame shooting your way.


Yes and lets add elephants to that list. They are one of the only animals that understands pointing.


And here I thought elephants were known for their memory.


Not as much as I used to.   Maybe it's the fans I dislike.  Or maybe the political statements from players.


Yea I think so too. A long time ago bowlers made more than football players lol


Now that's interesting.  Hardly ever see that anymore.  Don't even see bowling alleys as much.


Yea There used to be 2 in my town but it was torn down and made into a convenience store.


Never knew there was a Eagles tailgate show on local cable.  Guess I didn't miss much.


Yes nice chatting.  Find some bowling alleys  it was fun!!


fine ty and yourself.  are you a philly person?


No I am not but I have been there before.


Thought it funny that Wawa pretzels are mentioned with Rocky films.  Wawa pretzels are Wawa pretzels.  They're not the Philly pretzels!!!


Yes I do.  Man's best friend and a finicky cat!!


Thats cool. Did you know the dog was the first domesticated animal?


Yes for thousands of years.  I did not know they drank with the underside of their tongue though.


Hello there, are you a fan of Tom Cruise, or at least his films?


Yeah Top Gun is a classic.  I like Risky Business and The Color of Money, but there are many more.


Color was great! So was Born on the Fourth of July. He has a good sense of story. Picks interesting scripts, and gets good co-stars.


Yeah that was also really good, and really sad.  I am trying to think what his weirdest role was?


He had some movie where he was a fat bald guy with a bad combover. Crazy dictator type. Can't remember the name, but it was a comedy.


Yeah now that you mention it, that rings a bell but same here I can't think of the title.  Do you know which movie he starred in with Dustin Hoffman?


Rain Man? Yeah, perfect casting for that. He was the hard-driving, high-pressure salesman, self-absorbed, couldn't relate to his brother with autism.


Yeah good call!  I thought that movie was awesome.  They both were really good, I liked the casino scene the best when he was kicking butt.


We all wish we had a friend like that, able to count six decks at the Black Jack table.


Right, just get him a tv and some underwear from Kmart and then bring him in and make $30,000 quick.


No more college loans! Well, I enjoyed chatting with you about Tom Cruise. Also, check out the film he did with Jamie Foxx.


I've seen many of his films! He's a real Hollywood success.. Tom Cruise threatened Tom Kruse, the inventor of the Hoveround, Seems shallow.


Sounds good I will.  It was nice talking with you as well, I hope you enjoy the rest of the night.


Yeah doesn't that seem pretty silly, he should have helped endorse it as a joke and it would have helped a smaller business person.


I didn't know that Jerry Seinfeld was so rich! He has a net worth roughly $820,000,000.more than Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise combined!


Wow, that is a crazy amount, I wonder what he did to earn so much more than those guys.


The TV show has residuals. He was producer, creator, and actor, and got money for all three. In 2007 Tom Cruise spent $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens. What?


Yeah I guess when you add it up for both people and subtract what they spend as well, like money for a bunker then you get what you get.


$10 mill these days just doesn't get an anti-alien bunker like it used to. The guy is dedicated though. He trained for two years to learn Japanese and swordplay for a film.


Yeah he does go all out for his movies that is for sure.  What is your favorite Tom Cruise movie of all time?


I'm not sure. I liked Top Gun because it captured a spirit of the times. It was a real Hollywod film.


it would not surprise you that wearing clothes is common to all human societies, would it?


Great point.  I don't know what the enforcement would be.  Branding is so common on the outside of clothes nowadays that it is interesting to find that Apple was one of the first, making a clothing line in 1986.


I wonder who would put a tech company's clothes on. I think that it would be computer people.


They were kind of a boutique tech company back then.  Perhaps some thought it was a way to stand out.  I have known some Apple snobs in the distant past.  Have you ever used a rotary dial phone?  New York has area code 212 because it is the shortest 3 digit code to dial.


I used a rotary. Very slow. Almost painful. And very crude. Not useful for voicemail system. Hated them.


If you tried to hurry up the backward rotation, you miss dialed too.  Those cables for overseas calls just lay on the ocean floor.


I think that's amazing. So thing but can carry enough data. I guess they don't get disturbed by marine life.


I started my career in the phone company.  There is pretty good shielding on the cables.  They are only 2.7 inches in diameter, and voice is digitized so the entire data stream is productively used.


So it fiber optics? That makes sense. I would guess the traffic must be quick.


It is now, but even when it was copper, it was digitized for a while.  It was co-axial cable then which has pretty high capacity.  Of course, rates were much higher which kept down the volume of calls.  Now, Unicef will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


Can you really get people to stop using their cell phones? I wonder. It's for a good cause though. Interesting about the undersea cables. What's the next step past fiberoptics?


I suppose. Clothes can be basic, just covering genitals. Without machinery, clothes take a lot to make.


There have been several leaps in fiber technology.  I don't know what is next.. Thanks for the chatting.


Yes.  I have heard that they are supposed to be of thin layers of materials.  A knight's armor might be an exception.


I would call that protection from weapons, not from the sun or the elements.


True.  And perhaps uniforms wouldn't be considered clothing by the experts.  The pilgrims wore colorful clothes and only wore black and white on special occasions.


That makes sense. Who would want to look goth all the time? Probably a downer. The Pilgrims liked their fun.


I suppose so,  I think they thought it was fun if they survived a winter.  Now, people of style look for collar gaps to see if your clothes are tailor made or not, at least men's collars.


I'm amazed because I couldn't tell the difference, but I guess the expert eye can spot detail.


Rip Curl clothes say "Made in China" but they are really made in North Korea.  I bet they would not sell as much if they told the truth.


I think they would be prosecuted under the law if the gov't chose to. I don't it's legal to do business with NK.


I do, I love going to concerts, live music just inspires me


Me too. Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


Linking Park is one of my favorite bands, 324 concerts sound excessive though, they had no life during that year and no free time im guessing


They are one of my favorite bands too. Stinks that Chester killed himself.


It does, the world of music lost a lot that day, he had a unique voice I guess the life of an artist can be lonely as well


Yep, I love listening to Linkin Park. Did you know that in 1974 Pink Floyd played a live concert in Pompeii?


No I didnt hear about that concert, well I wasnt even alive back then, was it good?


Linkin Park's hybrid theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


Its my favorite album actually, another one is Dark Side of the Moon,


Hello - no I am not. I actually had a snake as a pet growing up. What about you?


It is a cool album, still one of the best selling albums


As a pet? wow, I am really afraid of them I find them facinating though


I had a corn snake as a pet. It never bit me. Did you know there are no snakes in New Zealand?


Then New Zealand is a great place for me to settle down lol, I didnt hear about it, you know that the fear of snakes is not only a human thing but monkeys also have it


LOL. That's funny that monkeys have a fear of snakes. I saw that crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to snakes and lizards.


Thats a cool fact, they look a lot more alike snakes and lizards, theres a breed of snakes that can fly


I agree. There is a species of flying snake that can actually launch themselves at prey.


I would be really afraid of those, you know there are legless lizards but they arent considered snakes


I didn't know about the legless lizards. Very interesting. Do you like music?


Hi there. Are you a fan or follower of celebrities at all?


I like him, he seems to be a great player. Did you know he and Warner bros have signed a deal for a space jam sequel?


I didn't know that.  I wonder when that will come out to theaters.  You know, he's the only person that makes more than Judge Judy.


I do not know that either. Even in high school he had like 1750 people come and watch him and tickets were over 100 dollars.


That's really impressive.  I was impressed when i learned that he has won two olympic gold medals as well.


And on top of that raised 6 million dollars for charity when he televised "the decision"


He's another celebrity doing good things I guess.  He is a great player, there's no denying that.  He's earned four NBA most valuable player awards.


Interestingly, he rejected an offer from Rebook for 10 million dollars.


Because he said that nike or adidas might offer him more and nike eventually did


Well when you've accomplished as much as he has I suppose you can do that.  There are people that consider him the best player in the world.


Not really but I pay a little attention when they are on the news.  Are you a fan or follower?  I've heard recently that Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode.


Yeah that is true. Really nice chatting with you.


I am not surprised, she has really risen to stardom with her show. I do not really follow them either, just hear about them sometimes. Apparently Pixar has a secret room visited only by celebrities


I've heard that too.  i don't think it's very fair. In my opinion they are no better than anyone else and don't deserve special treatment. It seems really unfair to me that just because a person is a celebrity they can make more money.


I know, this has really blown out of proportion. I guess this is the society today. They are everywhere too, including animated movies.


That all started with Robin Williams. He was the first actor to voice a character in a movie.  Seeing as how he died though I can't really find fault with him or be angry with him though.


Of course, he was a great actor too. And Carol Burnett too, was the first celebrity to appears in Sesame Street


I agree.  I guess some people use their celebrity status for good.  There's a celebrity tv chef in Ethiopia that thinks he has a way to cure his country's hunger problems.


That would be so good for everyone if it worked. How about basketball, do you watch much of it?


I do watch a little basketball, mostly college though. What about you?  Are you a fan of LeBron James?


Do you know Dean "demetri" Martin was accepted to Harvard but got board and decided to pursue a career in comedy instead.  I can't imagine leaving Harvard for comedy, can you?


I'd rather watch comdies myself, wonder what calorie counts that burns, speaking of abstract art, have you ever watched forms of dance?


I enjoy ballet. Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in school?


I've never had the patience for ballet myself, but I am impressed with some of the dance moves of modern dance.  I read that ballet dancers can go through 4 pair of shoes in a week.  I wonder if that is expensive?


Interesting. I wonder how many Michael jackson went through. He had a patented device to help him get more lean in his dance moves. Pretty cool.


Hmm, wonder waht he patented, I read somewhere that Michael Jackson wanted to play spiderman and tried to buy the rights to the franchise.  I have a hard time seeing that.


That would not have worked. Tupac played the Mouse King in a school production of the Nutcracker. Maybe he could have played a boy who is bitten by a spider too?


Maybe, I can't see that either.  I read that babies dance spontaneously when they hear music, maybe that's why some people play music before they are born.


Could be. Some things we just don't realize as kids. The kid that played Danny in The SHining didn't even know he was in a horror film until years later apparently.


That's probably for the best, a child that young could be traumatized by a horror film,  I much prefere comedies, what is your favorite


The Hangover or Pineapple Express were great, very funny. I kind of like the bromantic comedies.


No, but I guess he felt his calling. Ryan Stiles did something similar. He dropped out of high school too.


So you are into bromances, some of them are good, I don't car much for slapstick which was one of the first type of movies,  I like British Humour like Fawlty Towers?  Although I do like some horror like World War Z, not slasher movies though, How about you?


Anything horror with the weird creepy metallic noises is good with me.


I hope he got his GED, I think school is important.  Do you know Rowan Atkinson who plays Mr. Bean is considered a genius intelectually, you would not think it based on his comedy


That's funny. Wonder if he dances too. Some celebrities have surprising backgrounds. Bruce Lee was a championship dancer.


I didn't know that, my husband likes him, Can you believe that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the best comedy around?


To each his own. What I think is surprising is that 3rd Rock from the Sun won the Emmy for comedy beating Seinfeld.


That is suprising, I prefer Seinfeld or Friends myself.  It is amazing comedy was the first genre of film although the Horror genre has been a part of literature for some time.


I think Horror is in the eye of the beholder sometimes. Stephen King says Bambi was the first horror film he ever saw.


If he thought Bambi was a horror film that explains a lot about his movies, did you know watching a horror movie can burn up 180 calories?


Nice! No need to run every morning. Apparently watching a horror movie can help you enjoy abstract art more.


Yeah, that doesn't surprise me, I think it is the expensive housing to be honest.


Probably due to less financially sound decisions


Yeah, I think they don't realize how much property taxes are.


It is a shame about the high percentage of players going broke after retirement


Yeah, I suppose that is true. There used to be a show about it.


Really? Do you remember what it was called?


30 for 30 or something like that. I can't quite remember.


Yeah, I think it was a pretty good show.


What about Air Jordans, are you familiar with them?


You mean the line supported by Nike and Jordan?


Yeah, they were great shoes. They are still around.


Well Nike is a very successful brand. Had spencer haywood accepted the 10% stake in nike instead, it would be worth 8.5 billion today


Interesting, I bet he regrets that deal.


I mean he still got 100k upfront which is a lot then, but still


Yeah, that is a lot, but nowhere near what he missed out on.


I hope he didn't go broke after retirement. 60% of players do


I mean it was while doing such research we have the glofish of today


That is true, did you read at all about the black swallower fish?


I saw a picture of one where it ate something so big it's stomach had burst


Yeah that is truly amazing, I guess they can eat prey 2x the lenght and 10x it's weight!


I guess that prey was simply 1% too big and too heavy


Lol, you are probably right, i wonder if us humans could do such things, I wonder what the Nathan's hot dog competition would look like?


Is that the one where people eat as many hot dogs as they can?


Yeah usually they do it on the fourth of july in New York City if im correct.


Wow they must look like the balck swallower fish with their stomachs bulging out. Strangely enough, I remember than many winners of such championships are really thin since they train themselves for years


Yeah that is some dedication and commitment those people show that do those competitions.


Hello there, I do like fish and I like to fish, how about you?


I wonder if that is healthy though. In any case, thanks for the interesting chat. I may go look up some more information on binge eating after


It is interesting how the labeling of fish taxonomically isn't as specific as say mammals or reptiles.


Yes, that is very interesting.  Do you know what the only fish is to have a neck?


A seahorse? I am still not sure if a seahorse is a fish though


Yes good call!  That is true, that is one interesting fish if it actually is one.


Is jelly fish also fish? If anything it is at least immortal


Yeah I think they are considered fish, and isn't that incredible!  I think I watched a program on tv once about them.


Well fish are very interesting since human scientists not only use mice for genetic experiments but fish as well. 84% of genes associated with human diseases can be found in zebrafish


That is very interesting as well, I hope that we can come up with new ways of fighting those diseases using zebrafish genes.


Hi, I am obsessed with shoes. How about you?


I heard the most awful story about a MS-13 slaying.


Oh, isn't is just terrible. We must keep them out! To many have been viciously murdered in this country already!!


Yeah it's horrible. The 15 year old girl will have to spend the rest of her life in prison.


These gang members have done such evil and sick things.


Yeah,They lured the poor girl too. They stalked and lured her to her death. The to video ape I too, gosh.


Its upsetting to know about!  Do you know why its illegal to warm up your car in Ohio?


No, I thought you might know? I was curious when I heard that. It gets cold there and would need to early in the morning I would think.


Oh,lol. Nope. I do know hat McDonald's added the drive thru to accommodate the soldiers in 1975 because they were not allow to get out of the car with their fatigues.


Yes, interesting. Respect for the fatigues! Wooden trunks carried on the back of cars is why we call it trunk.


Oh, I agree, I can never have enough! Hard to believe Persian soldiers wore high heels in the 9th century!


Yeah, that is cool. The brand cadillac was named after the french explorer Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac. He also founded Detroit. Kind of a cool thing to know.


True, Scary self driving cars have an aggressive mode!  Good chat!!


HA, I don't wanna ever sit in one of those cars. I prefer to drive myself. Although, I wouldn't mind a car with a flamethrower. Its legal in South-Africa because they have so many car jackings.  Gotta love fun facts, take care.


Yeah, that's a super cool fact. I am amazed with the professional ballerinas they go through four pointed shoes per week!


I know its a lot! They must be really hard on them. Bill Nye holds a patent for pointe shoes! Who knew?


No way, that's is an odd thing for the science guy to own. I bet he is super rich by now. I like how the NFL receivers will leave their shoes on the field to bring awareness to the homeless without shoes.


Really, I love that idea!! It must be nice to have a shoe stand in to make sure your shoes are comfortable like Queen Elizabeth.


Aww, to be the Queen. Must be nice and wonderful. I know a little trick for kids with stinky shoes. You just put a tea bag in there and it absorbs all the stink from those smelly things.


I bet that works good with gym shoes. I wonder what brand that grey t shirt Zuckerberg  always wears that cost a lot?


Hmmm, I would guess a polo maybe? I don't really know though.


Could be, I think Polo t shirts cost a little less than 300 to 400? They must really wash well and last! lol


Hey! So are you into Basketball, I am a LEBRON fan!


Yeah, I get that. He seems to be pretty upset.Durant has gotten pretty upset several times before and heads for the Twitter lol....that gets him into not water.


Yeah, he has a hot hand everywhere,lol. Speaking of rich people did you hear Judge Judy makes $123,000 for each episode she makes?


Very true! Really? Judge Judy? That's surprising. I was thinking it was Oprah. I like how Lebron James for a new Space Jam...that will be some money lol.


HA, Yeah! I know that James raised 6 million for charity by televising "the decision".


That is awesome, he is an amazing player and person. Really like the guy. He is often talked about as being the best NBA basketball player ever.


Yes, I love him. Some players also chose to go to college before the pros and give up the money. That's a hard choice to make. A player from the Spurs did that.


Oh wow, that is a huge life changing choice for sure. So are you a football fan


Yep, I am a Packer fan, all the way!! I like the FIFA World Cup too. Did you know that 715 million people watched the final game.


I am a Packers fan too. FIFA is great! I didn't know that! Doesn't surprise me that many watched though!


I guess I just wish they were all Packer fans.lol The United States got 3rd in 1930, though.


Oh, cool. I am too. Yeah, basketball is great. I like the NBA mostly.


Right! Haha, we did get 3rd place, I forgot about that! We have never ranked lower than 3rd in the World Cup since 1991!


You too! I must go read up on my Football news lol....Have a great day!


I like the NBA, especially the granny style shooting technique lol


Oh, that is the best! Did you know that its a legal shot to take but players are embarrassed and wont do it.


What? That is crazy, whatever it takes to make the points! They need to follow in Lebron James footsteps and do the granny style and attract almost 2,000 people like James did in high school!


I know pretty funny. Man, James was crazy good in high school too. He has the name King for a reason. He dominates at the game and over many match ups. Reggie Miller was really good too.


Exactly! That is why Lebron is the highest payed celebrity since he mad it big, he once rejected a 10 million dollar deal with Reebok at age 18...but got a better deal with Nike for 90 million!


90 million would go a long way, I cant even imagine. Some good players never get signed like Reggie Millers sister, I guess she could out play him.


Haha, that's really funny! I bet he felt weird about that! So I was reading about Kevin Durant and something about the NBA, not sure what it is all about yet, have you heard anything?


I am a Thunder fan so I have mixed feelings about Durant.lol


Hello there, do you watch much television?


Yeah isn't that just crazy how many there are?  I wonder how they keep coming up with new material after all those shows.


Well I think there are thousands of different pokemon. So they would have no shortage of characters toto make it new. throw in


Wow, well in that case yeah I guess they could just pick a character and make a few shows out of that.


Dont quote me on that number. I know there are a lot of them though. Were you a that 70s show fan?


Yeah I really like that show when it first came out, have you ever seen it?


Yeah I thought it was pretty good. I guess they remade it over in the UK. It was canceled after 10 episodes.


I heard it bombed over there when they tried yeah, I wonder why/


I guess it just didnt translate well. They remade the show verbatim so it was exactly what we saw here. Or maybe the actors werent very good.


Yeah that could be it, I know the actors really made the show over here.


I know I enjoyed it over here. Almost as much as my son loves Thomas the tank.


I love tv. How about you. Whats your favorite show.


Yeah I heard that show has had some big names narrating.  Anyways, it's been good talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Yeah same here, I love tv. I would have to say either Seinfeld or the Simpsons are my all time favs, how about you?


Never cared for seinfeld myself. I love the simpsons. Did you know there is only one episode where bart isnt in the show or mentioned.


I think I have heard about that before, but pretty sure I have never seen that one.


I have seen a lot of epeiodes of the simpsons. I dont remember seeing that one either.


Yeah I think Simpsons should have done like Seinfeld and quit while they were still very funny, I think after season 10 it started going downhill.


I never really thought seinfeld was funny. I liked cramer he was funny. I could wathc the simpsons anytime. Homer is always funny.


Yeah the Simpsons is just classic.  Have you ever seen Pokemon?


I have not actually. I do know there are over 750 episodes. thats about 50 a year for 16 years. It was pretty popular.


I have, apparently they ran a special episode after receiving flowers from the simpsons crew.


Yes I did see that one. It's actually pretty funny, you should check it out if you haven't seen it. It involves manatees that pick the jokes out of a giant aquarium LOL


Hilarious. Is that the manatee episode then?


Haha yes it is. In that episode South Park really roasts Family Guy. They're spot-on with their humor and yeah, The Simpsons producers sent South Park the flowers after that episode aired


Yeah, that is funny. Did you know in the UK they tried to remake That 70s Show?


I heard about that. Actually likes the American show, I don't know how they messed it up in the UK though haha. You'd think the sense of humor would be about the same


Yeah, it sounds like it got cancelled after 10 episodes.


Yep. Also I bet it didn't help that the name was "days like these", that name doesn't exactly sound too good haha


No, it doesn't. Did you know the first horror movie Steve King saw was Bambi!


No I didn't. That's crazy. I guess it is a kind of horror movie, it's definitely very sad haha. It scared me when I was a kid, what about you?


Hey there I watch TV from time to time, what about you?


Yeah, actually you have a good point! Well, nice chatting with you.


Not that much anymore, I was a fan of the simpsons when I was younger, were you?


Yeah I like the Simpsons a lot. I think all the earlier seasons were the best though, what about yourself?


Yeah, you mean when Conan was writing for them?


Was he? I never knew that. Maybe he was the magic key to the Simpsons being actually good haha. Have you seen the episode where Bart is not mentioned and doesn't appear in the whole episode?


No, but I heard there is an episode. Curious why that happened?


ya I wonder if they just forgot or if they did it on purpose, I really like the episodes with mr burns myself he's so ruthless haha


Yeah, he was hilarious. I thought all of the characters on the show were funny though.


Speaking of TV shows, have you ever seen South Park before?


Hi! Did you watch the Super Bowl the other day?


I don't think it was in ancient times, but the venue dated to classical Roman times.


I am more into indie music and rock. Although not all rock. I side with the Creed audience members who sued because they were so bad live


I love ice hockey. I think football is the most popular sport in the US but I'm not sure.


Foot is my favourite. The NFL has no written rule against female players. women would in fact be allowed if they met the eligibility requirements.


That's interesting. I wonder if someone will make it in as a kicker someday? They don't treat cheerleaders very well. The Saints even ban them from eating at the same restaurants as players.


Yes, NFl uses tracking chips embeddded in player shoulder pads to record a players move on the field.


Bill belichick lists tom brady on the injury report every week, even though he shows no sign of injury.


Yes, Tom brady's jersey from the locker room was stolen. Did you know ?


It's a clever move. Belichick is pretty cage-y when it comes to giving out information. Some reporters compare his code to the Omerta of the mafia.


Its very interesting. Who is your favourite musician ?


Oh like I said, I love U2 and Peter Gabriel. What about you?


Oh cool, we have something in common! What is your favorite type of concert? I know some people really prefer recitals.


Symphony is my favourite. What about you ?


I just love the accessibility of rock. It's so raw


Yeah it was nice talking to you, too. I guess football and music kind of do go together in some ways LOL.


Oh I thought that happened a couple years ago? I just know the game was pretty slow, especially for the playoffs. Did you know Brady has never, ever eaten a strawberry? More for me I guess LOL


They both happen in big stadiums sometimes for example. They can both take a physical toll. Linkin Park played over 324 concerts in one year after their debut album hit it big


Amazing! Its make ourself stress-free and make happier.


Yeah, music is pretty great when you're just listening. no stress


Yes, most of the time it make ourself calm and patience.


Not the Ramones, though. I mean they punked out for 20 years straight at one point LOL


You ever played football in school days ?


Yes, one of our teachers made us play. I actually have to go now, but it was great speaking with you. Have a great night :)


Tom brady in NFL history to have won five super bowls and he also won all with a single franchise.


Oh wow. You know, for all that, the average engineer earns more in a lifetime than the average NFL player. But then, Brady isn't average I guess


He is the most valuable player in the history. He never eaten strawberry in his entire life.


Yes, I love concerts. My favorites live have been U2 and Peter Gabriel.


Pink floyd recorded a live concert at ancient time with no audience.


Do you think prisoners should be allowed to read books?


Yeah, it's a cost effective intervention too that could help prisoners succeed in society.


Yea, reading is important and requires continuous practice, refinement, and development


I understand the regulations that rule out books that might facilitate criminal activity, when it comes to book that tells readers how to make weapons, to escape prison, or to incite riots. Other than that, it doesn't make sense.


Nope, I wonder if they banned Starship Troopers, it's on the reading lists of three US military branches


Hmm, and I wonder what Ender's Game is too. It was suggested reading for military organizations.


Who know, I wonder if it would be one of the novels in the 18th century to cause a moral panic


Wow, imagine what 18th century people would think of the internet. Haha.


I don't know,i wonder how they would react to Merida's curly hair in Pixar's Brave


That was some pretty awesome looking hair. Well, Pixar did take three years studying curly hair physics.


Yea, I don't know if that's more crazy than Kim Jong-Un having a degree in Physics


Yea, I don't think knowledge should be denied from anyone. Messed up NJ attempted to ban the "The New Jim Crow" book


Wow, I didn't know that. I never thought physics could explain where the universe came from, but apparently it would not violate physics from coming from nothing.


Yeah, that book was meant for prisoners or those who are isolated from society


Books have the potential to make people better, I think it's a good thing they have groups like Books Through Bars giving books to prisons


I'm glad the ACLU got NJ to reverse its ban.


Yea, and books help educate prisoners and can have a huge payoff


Yeah. Too bad for prisoners in Texas there are 11,000 books that are on the banned list, including Shakespeare works. They aren't allowed to read E=MC2: Simply Physics. I wonder why?


I have no clue, having access to education can lower recidivism by 43 percent, seems like a no brainer to let books in


It can also help them to get essential skills to help them find and maintain work after they are released.


Yea, a lot of prisoners get their GED's in prison too


Do you know where YouTube headquarters is?


Wow.     I heard they had to change something because of the popularity of Psy's video.  What was it called?


The video is called Gangnam Style, they had to upgrade the view count, that is crazy!


Crazy for sure.    Kind of like Justin Bieber's video.    I heard it was voted worst.


Yeah It was of the song Baby, its amazing how much influence Netflix and YouTube have


True.    Police have even copied it with something called BluTube.


I heard about that isnt that like the police version? I wonder whats different about it.


Yeah, probably not great viewing unless you like law enforcement videos!


Yeah I guess so, so do you like to watch TV? time has gone by fast to think it began with just black and white colors


Yes.   I enjoy watching entertainment, news and sometimes even advertising!


Whats your favorite show? I used to like That 70's show it was really fun specially Fez.


I actually do, they are located in San Bruno.


I heard they did a version of that show in the UK


I heard that too but apparently it got cancelled on the first season, must have been pretty bad.


Then they sold it to Google a year later?    Quite a windfall, do you know how much?


Yeah it was sold in November for about 1.65 billion, that was a great investment for sure!


A bunch of companies use it know.    Do you know which ones?


Some of the companies are CBS, BBC, Vevo and Hulu but Im guessing a lot more use it as well, maybe all of them lol


Probably true!     They have some sort of partnering program.   Do you know what it's called?


Im not sure what the name is but what I can tell you is that Youtube is after google the largest search engine, its #2!!


Funny how reading is so important today when perhaps in the past people survived without it


Interesting that the year my grandma was born is the year congress in the us played a baseball game republicans vs democrats (1909)


Yeah they have an annual game, and the republicans are leading by 3 wins. I really hope we get to see trump play in it.


Well interestingly, they let Elmo testify before Congress, so who knows.


I think its interesting that apple had a clothing line in the late 80s.


I didn't know that. I wonder if it had apples on it?


Actually a lot of their clothing had the word APPLE on it in very large letters.


Interesting that the pilgrims really had colorful outfits mostly but only wore black for special occasions, who would have known?


Did you know there is a store in Alabama that only sells items from the unclaimed baggage at airports?


I've heard of that but not that store specifically.  I guess there are a lot of interesting clothing and items there.  I wonder who gets ownership of unclaimed luggage and the profits.


Also all the clothing from the baggage claim is professionally cleaned before being sold.


Yes people in the past survived without it, but there were also far less intelligent people because of it.


That is good.  Must have some nice items.  I've seen doggy outfits, those are fun.


How do you know they were less intelligent?  They survived in conditions I would never survive in.  They just didn't know so much about reality sometimes in a different way than us.  Anyway, it is interesting someone could speed read 4700 words per minute.  I wonder if the person comprehended.


I am a pretty fast reader, at around 350 wpm. I imagine reading at 4700 wpm means you do not retain much of the information you are reading.


I don't know how fast I read, but I wonder how fast Anne Jones eyes move


Skilled readers move their eyes during reading on the average of every quarter of a second, so I would imagine she moves even faster than that.


Interesting how there was moral panic in the 18th century from reading.  Perhaps the wealthy were scared they would be found out for oppressing the poor


They were afraid of the poor gaining new knowledge and trying to over throw the wealthy. Its very similar to how the Government today treats the poor. They would rather the poor stay poor and uneducated because then they can be swayed in which way they vote much easier.


Hopefully some way that congress can represent the people fairly.


Unless we fix the two party system and get rid of the electoral college i do not see that happening. Congress is just as corrupt as every other form of government at this time.


Hello!  Have you seen the Incredibles 2?


LOL  I know.  Speaking of actors...Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because they thought he didn't have a presidential look to him.  How funny.


Omg, that is hilarious. I always forget that he was an actor.


I thought he was great in Groundhog day, did you see it?


I love that movie.  We still watch it a few times a year.


WOW! I haven't seen it in years. Does it stand the test of time?


Yes it does I think.  Bill Murray thinks that Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age.  I don't believe I have seen that one.


I didn't like the Green Lantern film, did you?


I didn't care for it.  That was originally supposed to be a  comedy starring Jack Black.


Yeah, I don't think it was that great. Didn't know python programming was named after Monty Python.


I didn't know that either.  It was nice chatting with you!


I have.  I was surprised that it's already been 15 years since the first one came out in 2004.


I did!  I had the original one, then I think I had the super nintendo.


I believe it!  I think that was around before Bill Nye the science guy.


He won a Steve Martin look alike contest!


Serious? The actor? I don't see any resemblance whatsoever.


I love the guy so funny. Do you like Jim Carrey?


Jon was a high school teacher and one of his students was Ellie Kemper.


Nice. Jim Carrey does not do dramas anymore, do you know why?


Hmm I am not sure. I know he has been troubled a bit but why?


It is because they do not project positivity


I sure do. Linkin Park has the best selling album of the century


That is awesome. Legend by Bob Marley is stil number 69


All the time. Have you seen their movie Fireplace for your home?


Wow that is impressive, that was so long ago


Hmm I have not seen it, what is it about?


Nothing really, just an hour of a fireplace


Haha that is awesome. Did you know netflix uses one third of the bandwidth in the morning in NA?


Wow that is amazing. Did you ever hear of Blockbuster?


Yes they had the chance to buy Netflix for just $50 and did not


Yeah and Netflix told them to fix their online services and they laughed at them


Yeah to bad, that was a bad decision not to listen or buy them


But they're so good. Does he know what he is missing out on?


I use them in my protein shakes, So good! I heard he eats avocado ice cream. Have you ever had that?


Oh wow yes it is really nice. do you watch dramas?


Me too! I loved that show. I aspired to his level of snarkiness.


WOW! I would do 2-3 episodes and then retire to a nice coastal town and eat lobster rolls all day!


Oh yeah that would be nice. Do you know why Jim Carrey does not do dramas anymore?


I did not. Wow! I hope they are safe. Do you know who Tom Brady is?


He recently said that parts of football were not fun. I wonder why?


I wonder why. He is so famous though and he makes so much money.


Yeah. I think it has to do with deflate-gate and how he was treated by the patriots.


Oh I see. That makes sense then. He has apparently never eaten a starwberry.


It is the act of looking oneself up on the internet. I don't do it because I'm very boring and uninteresting lol.


Same here! lol  Do you know what they call the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites?


isn't it called the hamburger button? How original lol.


Yes!  I never heard that before today. lol  Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addition measurable in the brain.  I can believe that!


I can totally believe that! I'm sure I find myself doing that sometimes haha. Can you believe that astronauts in space have better internet than we do down here!


That's incredible.  There is 3g cell service and internet at the peak of Mt. Everest.  Crazy where you can get the internet now.


That is crazy! Probably for people to ego surf while on top haha. Do you remember neopets?


Hahah .. Yes I don remember them.  The current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.  How exactly would the whole thing burn down?  lol


That is a good question, it's almost like an abstract question lol. In 2001, neopets were the fourth most trafficked website, 8 spots in front of Google!


Not at all but she does put on a good show, how about you?


How interesting!  I've had a good time chatting with you and I hope you have a great day!


I know who she is and I'm reading up on her.  The first fan hit by a puck at the Florida Panthers current arena was a 5 year old Ariana Grande!


That is one crazy fact! She was also caught licking the display donuts at a donut shop!


lol I remember that.  At 10 years old she co-founded a youth singing group named "Kids who Care" and they performed for charitable events.


That is a nice group to start! I can't believe she is Italian! She is always pictured as being hispanic!


I didn't know she was Italian!  You're right too!  Her son "Dangerous Woman" is an anthem to female empowerment and was written by 3 men.


That is pretty ironic haha. It's sad nobody writes their own music anymore!


I agree.  Do you use the internet a lot? I'm connected constantly it seems like.


I think we all are! Have you ever ego surfed?


Apparently Bill Cosby attempted to make jokes in front of a crowd after the assault allegations against him. Do you feel he should have been allowed to renew his career?


I love comedy. I am a huge Bill Murray fan. Did you know he is a huge fan of the movie Kung Fu Hustle?


Yes, I know a little bit about him. Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer


Yes and an amazing one. Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, Scrooged. Amazing movies. I did not know that the programming language Python was named after Monty Python.


Yes, Caddyshack is a nice film, it is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis.


Yes it is. Ramis was also amazing on the world of comedy. The Green Lantern film was apparently supposed to be a comedy starring Jack Black. It couldn't have hurt because i thought it was an awful movie.


Yes, The Green Lanterns have little regard for humans


It was a superhero movie. Did you ever see 3rd Rock From the Sun on TV?


It's been off the air for a long time at this point. It starred Jon Lithgow who is an amazing actor. It won the Golden Globe for best comedy series in 1997.


Yes, He is a good actor. He is an actor, musician, comedian, poet, author, and singer.


I do not know what to answer. Do you want to say anything?


I do not believe that he should have been able to stage a comeback and I'm glad that public agreed. On the lighter note of celebrity, Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities.


I also think about it. But i don't know Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities.


It is interesting. And since we are talking about animated movies, Robin Williams in Aladdin was the first to start the trend of big celebrities doing voice performances for animated films.


Yes, When street rat Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for the lamp -- and for Princess Jasmine.


That is correct. It's been a long time since I've seen that movie. Also, Carol burnett was the first celebrity to appear on the children's series Sesame Street. She's amazing!


I think Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer and writer, whose career spans seven decades of television. Is it right?


Yes it is. She is a comic pioneer. Speaking of comedy, did you know that Comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989?


Much of modern life is spent worrying about the future and not enjoying the present.


Yup I drive a 2011 lexus suv what about you


I have a 2015 Hyundai sonata, bought it new for under 20,000, great value.


It is definitely an awesome car newer hyundais and kias have awesome warranty and quality control they are basically on par with honda when it comes to reliability on all there newer vehicles after 2013


Yes, 10 years ago they were a lower tier car now they are comparable to all the Asian brands.


We can definitely agree that Hyundais and Kia's are more reliable then american cars lol


Yes, Do you think we are close to self driving cars?


Yes the technology is very new but i think with elon musk's blue print in 20 years it will be near perfect


I agree, The percentage of Tesla's getting into crashes is very low.


Did you ever see the video on youtube of elon musk with joe rogan? he talks a lot about the cars and the new electric trucks also


Yes, great episode. Very smart man, great talking to you we can hit done now.


You're awesome my friend have a great day


I think it at started with the invention of cars and the ability then had to travel.


But i believe cars allow us to travel and enjoy our time i think the technology that doesnt allow us to enjoy the present is out phones that are constantly distracting us from our surroundings


I agree, the constant mobile access to the Internet has not been for society as a whole.


Have you ever seen the show Game of thrones before?


Yes, I have watched all the seasons I think it is a great show.


Who's your favorite character on the show?


Mine would be the "mountain" How about you?


Yes they are born a dark color and change to white as they grow


I know some stuff. Do you know who the three wealthiest ones are?


Yes that is JFK< Washington and Jefferson


Yeah. Do you know what the first president if Zimbabwe is called?


Yeah. Did you also know that the white house is smaller than the guest house?


I guess they get a lot of guests so need more room


I guess. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes that was the runner up that moved into that position


I love them. Do you know in Iceland they have a fifth speeD?


Yes that is a good way to go about that I think


True. It was really nice chatting with you today


Yes it is called a tolt and is like speedwalking for them


Yeah. Do you know Dalmatians are associated with firefighters?


Yes because they can calm and protect horses


Yes. CLint Eastwood is also a fan of horses and has played in many movies with them


Yes but he is slightly allergic to them ironically


Yeah. Did you hear of those kids that got suspended because they rode horses to school?


Yes but it was no vehicle to school day that day


Yeah. Do you know what lipizzaner horses are?


I've heard rumors of it, but never if it was true or not. I do feel bad for him, he never really was a child.


I know.  With his popularity back then Marvel should have financed a movie with him in it. It probably would have been a blockbuster.


It would have been interesting, to say the least. I can see why they didn't want to risk Spiderman though, make him into a joke.


I suppose.  Are you interested in outerspace?


Yeah, I love space and science stuff. Big nerd. :)


What do you think about Jupiter saving us from asteroids?


I don't see a reason why it wouldn't be at least partly true. It's a big gravity well, protects us. As does the moon


I can see how it would stop some asteroids.  You know, on the subject of gravity, the hudson bay region in canada has less gravity than anywhere else on the planet.


Interesting, I wonder if its due to the density of rock below the bay or if there's something else going on


I don't know. Would rock density make a difference in some way?


hello! I'm good! How are you? Do you like comics?


Yeah, a great deal. Mass and gravity are intertwined.


I see.  That's interesting to think about.


Yeah, to some degree. I don't read many though.


I don't read many either but I do like Marvel.  Have you ever heard of Lady Killer?


Honestly, no I haven't. I've read more on the DC side of things


Really?  I heard recently that back in 1938 DC paid $130 dollars for the exclusive rights to superman.


Yeah, they've got their money's worth, that's for sure.


They definitely did!  I guess comics really got popular in the 1930s.


I would say a bit later, but they do call it the golden age for a reason.


I guess they do at that!  Did you know that Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel so he could play spiderman in a movie?


Agreed. Same with Thomas the Tank. Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each. Have you seen that one?


No, I think I missed Thomas The Tank but am a fan of Alec Baldwin!


Me too! His voice is so soothing... And he's easy on the eyes too!


Totally agree. I am really enjoying the Netflix show Stranger Things because it is a throwback to the 80's.


I want to see it but haven't had time. Is it scary?


No, it is a mystery about a disappearance and supernatural events.


Really? That sounds like something I would like. Are both seasons good?


Yes and the third season is set in mid-1985. Thats a fun walk down memory lane.


Speaking of Netflix, from 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


Nice, Looking forward to a nice chat. I only recognize NYPD Blue on that list. Do you recognize any?


Yeah, Steve Bochco, the creator of NYPD Blue recently passed away. He was a great influencer.


It sounds like it. Also sounds like a lot of his shows were short lived.


Yes, Steve Bochco was a able to create a pathway for many shows like The Practice and The Good Wife actually.


They were outside the top 20 but still great shows! It sounds like Emmy nominations helped his cause!


That is very true. Many of Banchco's tv hits became more well known and appreciated after the original run.


Doing something bold makes a small group of people care passionately. And that's enough for these subscriber-based companies, which require devoted niches more than they need mass audiences. Seems like Netflix to a T


You have an excellent point of view. Hulu could also be part of this bigger picture with the recent hit called Stranger Things.


Yeah I am totally with you. I don't prefer to live there.


The Norway government donated $1bn to help save the Amazon.


Yeah and think about China's contributions compared to Norway.


The US gov't owns 86% of the land in Nevada. In China, I believe the gov't owns 100% of the land. Hm. Nobody takes care of things they don't own.


Yeah that is a very interesting fact and point, I never thought of it that way.


Yeah I use it quite a bit, how about yourself?


I've used it a bit. I can't imagine working there.  Amazon warehouse workers walk  7 to 15 miles each day as part of their  shift


Yeah I don't think I could work at least not in there regular departments.  Did you know that Best Buy price matches Amazon?


Hello there, I am good thank you.  I hope you are as well.  Did you hear what happened in Peru?


Didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. I don't think they have a choice at this point. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Yeah I think everyone has to if they want to stay relevant.  Nice chatting, I hope you have a good one.


I guess there were a couple of terrible bus crashes along a road called the devil's curve. Very sad to hear.


Don't they have guard rails on roads like that? It seems that tragedies like that can be anticipated.


Yeah I don't really know about that, I do know there are usual reports of fog along the stretch which makes it really dangerous.


Are you interested in government much? I think it's funny that the government had a plan to destory Wikileaks. And Wikileaks published the plan.


Yeah that is pretty funny they did that.  Did you know the government actually shut down 3 times in 1977?


It think Carter was having a lot of problems with Congress. The most recent shutdown was the longest ever, I believe. And it might continue in a couple of weeks, who knows.


Yeah who knows, but I think you are right about that.  Did you know the Chinese government censored the word, censorship? Isn't that crazy?


yeah, I wasn't a fan either. I remember when Shawshank came out. It didn't do well.


Do you drive a car by the way? I drive mine almost every day to work, I know that they started back in the late eighteen hundreds I think


I do, but rarely. We use public transportation a lot here. Did you know in South Africa it is legal to equip your car with a flame thrower?


No I didn't know that! I could use that where I am though it's, freezing cold haha. I also go to drive-thrus when it's freezing cold, do you know when those started?


So I heard they were started by McDonalds in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to get out of their cars wearing fatigues.


Yep you're right! They're so useful, I'm shocked that they weren't invented earlier, do you know the origin of the term trunk btw? like the back of your car?


I heard that cars used to have big trunks on the back, is that what it was?


Yep you're right. They would be big wooden Trunks, and you would put stuff in them, definitely a fire hazard if you were in South Africa and someone else had a flamethrower LOL


Hilarious, I can't seriously believe that this is legal in South Africa, but maybe so.


I guess! speaking of cars, have you ever played the car video game Gran Turismo? It's a racing game, and apparently someone was so good that they beat 90,000 people then became a professional race car driver


Yes I've heard of it before. I use it almost every day actually, what about you? I do know that Amazon owns them


No, but I heard it is pretty good. I wonder who that person is? Well, nice chatting with you.


See, I didn't know that Amazon owned them. That really surprised me.


It's very interesting that IMDb has about 5 million titles and 9 million Personalities in their database, they also have about 80 million registered users, and I'm one of them haha


I know that Shawshank Redemption is the highest rated film on it. Good movie btw.


Yeah I love the Shawshank Redemption! Also crazy that Harrison ford and Robert De Niro share a lead for most film appearances in the top 250 movies, those are some good movies though have you ever made a goal to watch all of the top 250?


Yeah, they are. Did you know IMDB started out on Usenet?


No I didn't know that! That's really weird, do you know the order for all the Star Wars movies? Apparently IMDb does, which is why I think they're useful haha


Yeah, I mean I know the release order and the actual order, if you ask me, all of them after the original 3 sucked though.


Yep I agree with you. I don't like any of the new ones. Especially the last Jedi, I thought that movie was absolutely terrible. It said no like you said, that the Shawshank redemption is a great movie, and only made back about 3 million dollars more than its budget


Oh my God that needs to be stopped immediately. I don't know how i haven't heard of this. What kind of stuff? I do know youtube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


like turning on the oven, sticking forks into the electrical sockets, really bad stuff.


Wow that's terrible. Netflix and youtube together make up for half of peak hour traffic.


im sure, i got my cable disconnected and subscribed to both nextflix and Hulu


Me too friend. Police actually have their own youtube its called bluetube.


lol thats awesome, im gonna have to check it out. thanks


yes, she has a huge social media following. She's known for dating r jay and is now the wife of kanye west.


Right she also use to be Paris Hilton's personal assistant.


now she probably has more money than paris.


Yes, i watch youtube all the time. do you watch youtube?


I'm sure, She even written a book. Nice chatting with you.


I do you can learn anything on there. In November of 2006 they were bought by google for 1.65 billion.


I did not know that google owns youtube. you have a lot of knowledge about youtube.


A bunch of useless knowledge, lol! What do you watch Youtube for?


i watch mostly people cooking and organizing.. it makes time pass


Yeah i generally get music from there but if i'm stuck on something like fixing my car or computer then it's good to have.


i agree, i was able to learn alot of things through youtube, its very helpful at times. did you here about the momo challenge?


momo is telling kids to do bad things while their parents are sleeping,


Well did you hear about how the dunk was banned for a while? I guess Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was just too good at it or something


I didnt hear about that, too bad it got banned but Im glad the ban was temporary, I love the dunk shot


I know it is so iconic! also the Supreme Court has a basketball court in it. That is so weird!


It is weird, it must be nice to play in between rullings, its called the Higuest Court in Land, thats an awesome name for a court


I agree with you lol. in 39 out of the 50s, who do you think are the top paid state employeees btw?


I dont know, maybe the mayor or a senator?


Nope it's actually either the college football or basketball coach. That seems like a waste of money to me but again I don't like sports


It does seem like a waste of money, there is a team in New Zealand nicknames ''Tall Blacks'' that seems inappropriate


Yes I agree with you. have you ever shot a basketball "granny style", Apparently that is the best way to shoot and the most accurate


It is? I wonder why players dont use that technique more often, if it gets things done then it seems like a waste not using it


Not really, they look silly in my head, do you?


Yep I agree with you. If I were like Allen Iverson and made $800,000 a year for Reebok I would definitely be using the granny shot if it was the best way to shoot haha


I agree, I wouldnt care if I got paid as much as pro players do, I might look silly but who cares Im rich baby


Yep as long as I win that's fine with me haha. Allen Iverson will also get a lump sum payment of 32 million dollars when he turns 55. You can't argue with that


Thats a lot of money, wow, did you ever buy a pair of Air Jordans?


No I never did. Aren't they like $100 or more? Have you ever worn them? I wonder if they were comfortable


I wear a hat last night actually haha. It was just a regular ball cap though haha


ball caps are nice, hats can have an interesting story behind them, do you know the origin of conical party hats?


No I don't. Can you tell me more? Interesting that tipping a hat is used to show friendliness


Well conic hats were derived from dunce caps, foolish behavior wanted to be encouraged so thats how they appeared on scene


That makes sense. Do you know what a hat pin is? I guess they were dangerous back in the day and so a law was passed in 1908 to limit their size


No not really, sounds dangerous though, I wonder why that law was passed


I do, its one of my favorite sports, coaches have a high salary


hey there, do you know much about politics?


Yeah that is really said as we are depended on them tp get our food.


Fortunately the Freedom to Farm Act that was created in 1996 has really eliminated some of the worst programs that affected farmers.


but still wasteful farm subsidies remain the greatest block of freer trade


That's true. Did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the US government?


It is a dessert so I am not sure that they do with that land really


I've been hiking in several parts of Nevada and it's beautiful. I like that they own it and don't allow people to build on it so there is more natural land for us to explore.


yeah considering their is so much urbanization happening now. good for the


Definitely. Reminds me of the Norwegian government donating 1 billion dollars to help the amazon rainforest


that is indeed a lot of money. do you know much about farming?


Well I do know a couple of peanut farmers but I don't know a lot of details!


Well, a little bit. I know a lot of trivia about Congress in particular, such as the republicans and democrats play a baseball game against each other annually!


there were so many rules that restricted farmers in their work. it does not make any asense, we need them and the food


That's so true. Well it was nice talking to you


and the congressmen get their own three subway lines to move beweeen the capitol and the house and senate offices


I assume that's for protection? That would make sense.


Probably so that they are not threatened in public spaces. do you know the only non human to testify before congress?


Oh yes, I heard that it was Elmo! I don't know the circumstances though.


Me either I want to know what Elmo testified about.


Haha, yes! I'm also interested in farming. Do you know anything about farming or agriculture?


I know some things about it and how technology has changed it a lot


Yes, and I know the government has implemented lots of policies that have hurt some farmers, like peanut farmers.


hi how are you? how do you feel about football?


Yeah, i guess the QB plays such a huge role. without a top notch QB, it is hard to win the SB.


that is true, you need a good quarterback who is enough to not hamstring your team


I think that the salary cap helps, but there are only so many QBs to go around. What about coaching? that matters too.


that makes a huge difference, that is why the pats are so good, bill belichick has so much success, he is coaching genius


Yes, but didnt he get busted for cheating? does he often work in a gray area?


he certainly does, but even with that, it is hard to discount long term success


Yeah, you could not just cheat and win. you have to have something more. I guess Bill will be in the game many more years.


he probably will be, and even though brady has been here for 20 years, he still likely will stick around for awhile longer


He could retire and live on his endorsements and his wife's salary. anyway, great chat!


yeah it was nice chatting with you so far, what do you think about Brady having a rule named after him though?


i am a huge fan of the Eagles, how about you?


it is most likely the tuck rule which was enacted after the playoff game against the raiders in the snow


I like to watch the superbowl. did the eagles win last year?


they did, it was an amazing time, they beat the new england patriots in a shootout


I think that it was a good game. there was a big comeback at the end, which is unusual in the SB.


that is for sure, every patriots superbowl is close, they are usually with 3 or 4 points, but we won by 8


The pats keep winning the sb. i would like other teams to have a chance. how many more seasons does brady have in him?


he was drafted in 2000 and is still chugging, he is so consistent and with good coaching, they are the winners nearly every year


Yeah, they will be competitive, but the injuries have to be a concern.


even still, since 2002, every championship game has had brady, manning or roethlisberger


I have heard about that. That's hilarious, I'd like to hear it.


Me too, I was wondering if I could find it on utube. There is another Japanese group called baby metal, have you heard of them?


I have heard of Baby Metal. Have you ever heard of the punk band Reel Big Fish?


I have heard of them. Didn't they lose their rights to their old record label?


Yeah and they re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album.


I hope they did well on the re-make. Did you know Bruce Lee was a great dancer?


I heard he won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship in 1958.


Yeah. I guess if you think about it some martial arts are a lot like dancing.


Yeah, it kind of is. Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the Mouse King in a production of The Nutcracker. I guess that was before he started using the gangster persona.


Must have been. I remember reading years ago that some professional football players were taking ballet lessons to become more agile. Hard to imagine.


I'm good how are you? What would you like to chat about?


Yeah, I'm sure it helps keep them loose and limber. Well I have to get going. Have a great night!


I like albums but of course it depends on the album. I tend to like classic rock. How about you?


I like some classic rock and some newer rock. Did you know that Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century?


No, and I'm not familiar with the album. What kind of music is it?


They're an alternative rock. Do you like Pink Floyd?


Oh yeah now you're talkin. Do you like the moody blues?


I do like them. Did you know that Dark Side of The Moon was one of the best-selling albums of 2014?


That's really amazing after all this time. Did you hear about the 100 year old twins that did a rap album in 1992?


yeah its like youtube for for cops, I don't know if htey have a cop version of baby shark though haha


What is on there? Is it like porn to them where they watch how to take perps down?


haha I think so, but ya its like where they share law enforecment training


Justin Bieber's baby is the most disliked video on youtube. HAHAHA...


haha I don't think it deserves that though! but ya I don't think gangnam style deserves to have the most


That had to upgrade the view counter to 64 bits for that video. When I read that I thought it was the william hung. Ha!


haha I forgot about that guy! crazy that netflix and youtube make up half of all internet traffic!


wow that is a huge amount, crazy that there is like 400 hours of content uploaded to youtube every minute


yes I do, did you know its the second biggest search engine on the web


Wow, I had no clue. I use it to learn how to do house chores and fix stuff. What do you use it for?


ya I do that, I listen to music, its cool that a user can upload unlimited videos on the platform


Not all of those would be worthy of uploading though. My kids watch some weird stuff on youtube kids...


haha ya my friends kid watches Baby Shark, he loves that show haha


Mine do too. My 7 year old acts like he is too cool for it but I catch him watching it all the time. My daughter loves her some Jojo. The WORST!


haha I'll have to look into those, have you heard of the site blutube?


I have grown up in an era when Arethra Franklin has not been active as an entertainer. I did not expect so many famous people to attend her funeral.


I did not watch the entire service. I only watched Clinton's remarks aside from Ariana Grande.


All those who spoke, did well to speak of her impact on the country in her music and personal strength.


Can you elaborate more on her personal strength? I have a vague understanding that she overcame some personal challenges.


She became hugely successful during the height of oppression and discrimination in this country.


I see. It now makes sense to me why a number of civil rights leaders were at the funeral.


Aretha will always be known as the Queen of Soul


I'm not sure I am too familiar with Soul music.


I enjoy listening to her more popular songs on the radio, but I don't seek out her other recordings or go to her concerts.


I went to her Manchester Bombing fundraising concert.


She was admired by many who came from different backgrounds


Oh, that's very interesting. I'm curious to know what the mood must have been like.


She kept it an uplifting concert and it was a really good time.


That is fair to say. I wonder how Ariana Grande was chosen to sing at her funeral.


I am not sure myself but maybe Aretha's family were fans.


To me, they seem to come from entirely different generations and probably musical styles as well.


Did you watch the live stream of the funeral?


No, I actually did not. The only footage I saw was the controversial way the pastor hugged Ariana Grande.


Given all the powerful people sitting right there,I was bothered as well by it.


I think it's unfortunate that this controversy overshadowed what should have been a respectful service.


Did you enjoy the other performances of the other entertainers?


That's a funny rule, isn't it. It must be a holdover from early days when a player also served as manager.


Yea, I remember back in the 1970s when Pete Rose was a manager he would sometimes play in the games too


Pete really was a competitive guy. He also bet against his team sometimes though.


Yea that's not good. I have old Pete Rose baseball cards but they're not worth 3 million like the cards a man found in his grandfather's attic


That guy must not have been able to believe his luck. I wonder what he did with the cards. I would have sold half and kept half. Money now, plus a long-term investment.


I'd take a trip to Japan where baseball is also very popular


The baseball there is just not as good as in the US. Still, it's a difference experience at the stadium. It's an interesting lesson in cultural difference.


I'd like to visit England too, it's funny how until 1998 their politicians had to wear a top hat in the house of commons


I guess rules get held over for the sake of tradition. The old guard wants politicians in top hats and managers in player uniforms.


And Johnny Depp wears his Jack Sparrow costume to make visits to hospitals


Good. Do you watch baseball? Back in August the nationals traded Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams before a game


He really does his best for the kids. I like that he's willing to make some kid's day better.


He is a good person. Well I got to go, nice talking with you


Sometimes I follow baseball. Usually around playoffs. Did the Nationals make a mistake?


I don't think so, they weren't doing too good in the standings plus they're stadium was half empty


I guess it was time to make a change, maybe rebuild.


Yea they weren't doing too good, they were in third place in their division behind the Phillies


I think it's tough to the lineup just right. Too many variables, and the team needs to gel as well.


Yea and the fans weren't too happy with trading Daniel Murphy, guess he was a fan favorite


Did he sell enough tickets though? Probably most fans would want a winning team.


Probably, they can always let their baseball manager play as they are technically allowed to play


hi, did you know the us senate had a gavel for 165 years?


yeah that is strange but I guess we need to account for inflation. so who are the top three?


Washington, Jefferson & JFK of course the playboy! haha.


I know right! The president of Indonesia has 3 pop albums out.


talk about a star president. did you vote in the last election?


Sadly i did not, im guilty. could decide either way. You?


Well, maybe it would have been more handy if you were in Nevada where you can choose not to vote for either candidate


Same difference but thats a good option. Could you imagine Hilary and trump in the white house together? back 1805 it wold have been possible.


Honestly no, I cannot imagine, yeah back in the day it was automatic but not sure how it would work now


Couldn't be more of a reality show then it is already, haha. Well maybe!


I heard something like that. Are they still using it?


Leave it to Nixon! Apparently the sergent of arms can arrest members of the senate who are absent when it's time to vote.


yeah that is strange and they did it one, dragged the guy feet first into the senate


I guess that what you get for not doing your civic duty. I did not know that woman were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor for a time.


that is so strange and it was actually until very recently 1993


Since the 1900 75% of candidates that were taller have won the presidential elections.


I wonder if there is any correlation there between the candidates and how we perceive them


Since we really ever see them on tv i don't know. You know Trump with all his money doesn't even rank in the top three richest presidents.


I never knew that the reason a baseball manager wore a uniform was so that he could play if needed. Did you?


Possibly.  I do like Zimbabwe's first president being called president banana.


yeah that is a great name i am going to have to look more into some of these things they are very interesting and i want to know a little more about certain things i read about in this article


I never knew Martha Stewart had been a model before. DId you?


I know me either.People say you learn something new everyday and i definiley have today


As have I.  I learned that I should have collected baseball cards!


LOL right could be rich .I did not know that about the mona lisa


I didn't either.  Why would Norman Rockwell apologize for rosie the riveter's size?


maybe he made her to fat and it was unbecoming for her as a model to be represented like that


I've seen it and thought it was size appropriate for the time period.  Strange.


I did not know that at all thats a cool thing to learn


I suppose.  Hey, did you know that kickball is called soccer-baseball in canada?


I've never seen one play though.  Do you watch baseball?


I dont anymore i use to play in my younger years i loved playing it.that really neat that a man found baseball cards worth millions of dollars


That is cool!  I didn't know that a married couple was scheduling all the games either.


Yeah i like to learn new things like that.ho w about the guest house being bigger then the white house i wonder why its built like that


I don't know.  Maybe they wanted to show a degree of humility or humbleness back in the day.


yeah i guess so and did you read about the president of indonesia releasing 3 pop albums what is up with that


It is interesting.  I am surprised that Trump did not make the list of wealthiest presidents.


I think it is because its from american history trump is not part of that yet


I bet costs are reduced with volume, do you like to play video games?


I am, funny how video games were called Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Devices


Yeah, that must've been a long, long time ago. Vacuum tube screens haven't been around at all for a long time, LOL.


It does seem like it lol, do you know who Jim Hanks is? apparently his the voice of Woody in video games


I never heard of him. I don't even know who Woody is, I'm afraid.


Really? Woody from Toy Story, the cowboy? well Jim Hanks is Tom Hanks brother


Oh, that Woody -- I know the cowboy from the movie, but not the video game.


Yeah the same one, you know that its illegal for kids under 16 to play video games past midnight in South Korea?


That's amazingly paternalistic. I wonder how they think they can enforce something like that?


I would, but I can't go very far because I have responsibilities that prevent it. I like taking day trips by car. How about you?


Maybe fear is enough, but I agree it must be hard to enforce that, you know its been a great chat I really enjoyed talking with you


I like that too, its expensive to so at Japan though, tolls are really expensive


Yeah, I don't have a problem with highway tolls, but I think they should come mostly from weight-based tolls on trucking since they cause almost all the highway damage.


I agree, they do the most damage on roads, did you know Iceland doesn't have a rail service?


I only found that out recently. I wonder why? You'd think there would be at least enough population centers to pay for some kind of light commuter rail.


I know right and travelling by air all the time must be really expensive as well


It must be or maybe gas is cheaper out there, I wonder how much flights are worth


They'd be pretty short flights, so hopefully not too expensive.


That's nice of him. Not many people would have done that... I can't believe DC united played in front of 72K.


Well soccer is considered the world's most popular sport after all.


They also played in front of 4K that same week! It needs some help in the US...


Did you know there is a variation of soccer where three teams play each other at once?


I did not know that. I wonder how that works...


Who knows?  I'd like to see it though.  You know the nfl has 32 teams and soccer has 250 million players.


I had no idea about the 250 million soccer players. That's a ton!


that really is.  i never knew until recently that soccer was called association football.


I had no idea Jon Stewart was that good. To play in college is an accomplishment.


That is definitely good.  Hey, did you know that all of japans highways are toll roads?


Hi, I am good.  How are you?  Do you like to travel?  I've heard that the dutch are building a commuter bus that can go 160 mph!


I do like to travel. Have you been there before?


No I haven't but it does sound interesting.  Have you been there?


No. I have only been to Mexico internationally... Do you travel a lot?


No, not much.  I do some national travel although I haven't been to Michigan as yet.  Mackinac island with their ban on motorized vehicles sounds interesting.


Yes. I have never been there but looked it up and it looks awesome. They have really nice homes too!


So you've been to Mexico before. Do you watch soccer any?  I've heard that soccer makes more money than football and other sports all put together.


Yes, I do watch it but the european league. I know it makes a ton of money. I wish I could get in on the money!


I wish I could too.  Are you a fan of german soccer player msut ozil?  I heard he donated the bonus he got for the world cup to pay for some children's surgeries.


I find I often look for television shows that are more geared toward educational information. Do you watch television?


I again agree totally!! I feel the children would be so uplifted as well as the parents to see a glimmer of happiness in them. In turn, I feel that little bit of uplifting moment could do great things for their moral.


Yes! I think you are my soul family! lol This would be a different place if we did that all day everyday to everyone we come across but the way society is at the moment its hard to stay uplifted I trust in a great new change coming :)


I totally feel you on that! I am constantly trying to pay it forward as often as I can because I never know just what kind of difference I could possibly make in one's day.


Indeed, another thing that is good or you is reading, I try to get some reading time in, do you enjoy reading?


I do actually love to ready! My Favorites right now are the wicked series by Gregory McGuire. I actually have his last book Hiddensee autographed to me.


Oh really?! Neat! I Love reading too! Edgar Allen Poe is an interesting read, anything from him he was such a visionary. I'm into Metaphysical, Quantum  and Philosophical topics.


I have never been into E. Poe for some reason not sure exactly why though. I do like fiction and nonfiction equally though.  Do you have a preference of either or ?


I can see Poe being the one who wrote the oldest known example of a cyborg in fiction. But, I like to read it all, Im just a student of life and find everyone's view of life interesting.


I as well feel the same! I always feel like there is a teaching moment in every thing we do or say as well as see.


I agree, life is so much more than our senses register.


Hi! Yes, I do! Not as much as I used to. I really enjoyed watching the Simpsons when I was younger. Nowadays I watch Netflix or Youtube when I have the time. Have you watched the 70's show?


I feel so many are all caught up in the rat race of life to get to the next destination to really slow down and take time to see what is around them as well as experience life as it could be rather than skirting by in a hurry getting nowhere fast.


Yes! It took me a mental breakdown to realize that! All the material in the world is not enough, because there is so much more than the material can buy. BUt its all about the hype and what we see on TV. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon? anyway, nice chatting with you!


I too have watched That 70's Show but it had been a long times since I have seen it. I mostly watch the news for the weather segment and like you Netflix often.


Yes, I watch the 70's show on Netflix, did you know they tried to remake it verbatim in the UK, but it didnt go so well


Yes, I have read that as well. I think I remember it being cancelled after only 10 episodes aired. Occasionally I will watch the Simpsons show. I find at times it can be funny.


Yea, It reminds me of my childhood so I try to watch it when i catch it on sometimes. Feed that inner child. Did you know that there is only 1 episode that Bart simpson does not appear in? I thought that was interesting.


I agree with feeding the inner child, and I did not know that; interesting!! I find the different costumes over the years for any show seem to evolve to be geared toward today's era. I like seeing the fashion change with the times.


I enjoy seeing the changes of fashion as well, You know, speaking of costumes a cute and fun job would probably be working with Pandas, I find it interesting how Panda Researchers wear Panda Suits haha I would Love to see that!


I totally agree; how fun would that be? Especially to get to care for as well as interact with the baby panda's. I too would love to see that. I have heard too that while traveling for work Johnny Depp travels with his Jack Sparrow costume to make visit to sick children; I think that is very rewarding to do such a kind deep.


That would be a dream job, visit sick patients and bring smiles to their faces just by showing up. How deep.


Hi there! How are you today and what are you up to? I'm just hanging out watching TV.


Wow! That's a lot of episodes. I can remember watching quite a few of them!


Got to catch them all, lol! They should have caught them all with 750 episodes!


I would think so. Speaking of TV series' my youngest was really into Thomas the Tank engine. In all the episodes I saw I never knew that Ringo Starr narrated at least 52 episodes.


I heard about that, I watched all the time and didn't know that either. George Carlin and Alec Baldwin did some also!


I am not sure how I did not realize that there were such famous people narrating.


It would be interesting to listen to them on youtube and see if i remember the ones where they narrated


Yeah, it would be interesting. I'm glad we have the ability to use computers to look for that stuff.


for sure, I could imagine not having my computer!


Nor could I Hard to believe they've been around so long that in 1936 the Russians made a computer that ran on water.


That is insane, I wonder why they stopped it, could save a lot of energy these days! It was great chatting with you even though our computers don't run on water!


me too, I am watching south park, i love that show. What are you watching?


I know! That's what I was thinking! Well, good chatting.


So far the news. But I like a lot of shows. I like the Simpsons. Did you know that there is only one episode where Bart is not seen or mentioned?


I have heard that, but I don't know which one. I heard the simpsons sent south park flowers one time after making fun of family guy


Oh, that was a nice gesture. Do you ever watch That 70's show?


I used to love watching it, I know it is on netflix, do you?


That I am not sure of. I know the show was remade in the UK but was cancelled after just 10 episodes.


wow, must have been really bad. I think USA and british have different senses of humor. I was big into pokemon as a kid, how about you


Yeah, I think the humor is a lot different. Funny enough, my kids were both Heavy into it and they are over a decade apart!


yea there was 750 pokemon episodes made, it made a comeback, I liked it like 20 years ago and watched it so much!


Boy, where I live the one sun I have is hot enough. Glad we do not have two suns! It is nearly unbearable here in the summers of Arizona.


It gets hot in the summer here on the Mid-Atlantic coast, but winter can get very cold, like Hoth.


Denning says that Hoth might have gotten so cold and ended up with very litle CO2 because of a collision on Hoth's continents


That makes sense. That is part of how Earth experienced its ice ages.


All of these theories are very complex for me. I never really thought about the science behind Star Wars.


Tatooine and Hoth may be extreme examples of planets, but Star Wars is known for its variety of interesting and unique planets. One of the most striking planets is Coruscant. The entire planet is one giant city!


Interesting! I'm  fascinated with our own solar system. Did you know that planet uranus rolls and doesn't spin?


"Rolling" is just a sideways variant of "spinning." It's all a matter of perspective. However I think the coolest planet is Saturn, it has beautiful rings.


Uranus spins differently than all the other planets. And Venus is different too. It does not tilt, and has no seasons. It is the only planet that rotates clock wise.


All the planets are different in their own way. However I find Venus fascinating. The ultraviolet radiation from the sun separated the water in Venus' atmosphere into pure oxygen and hydrogen.


I love Star Wars! It's my favorite movie series.


Yes, of course, all the planets are different in some way. And there are many more outside of our galaxy that we can't even fathom. Astronomers detected building blocks of life in a planetary system some 455 light years away.


It would be interesting if any of those planets actually did have life! The United Nations does have an official extraterrestrial ambassador if aliens ever attempt contact.


So have you heard of Planet Hoth and Tatooine?


Yes, I am very familiar with those planets. Tattooine in particular is one of the most important planets in Star Wars, being the home of Jabba the Hutt, Luke Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi's retirement.


Interesting. I guess Hoth is too cold and Tattooine is too hot. I guess there is a climate scientist who is studying that.


Yes, there are several climate scientists who study the climate of planets, for example Scott Denning.


Quite interesting that he would study fictional planets, though. He seems to be studying why the climate is a certain way, for example, what caused the frozen wilderness on Tatooine


Tatooine has two suns, that may be part of the reason it is so hot. There is probably some carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as well.


Hi.  Do you know that Mcdonalds was the first fast food company that created drive-thru?


They are by it was named after a french explorer who founded detroit.  It was his last name.


No wonder Detroit has such a big auto industry if Cadillacs were born there.


Yes. Cadillac was built in the US only originally.    Could you tell me interesting facts  related to other topics?


Well, thinking of what you said about soldiers, did you know that dogs have historically been used to aid humans in a variety of jobs including the military?


They're called man's best friend for a reason. Hunting, herding, companionship, therapy, dogs have done it all with us for a long time. Have you ever had one?


I have a dog that I adopted from a rescue center.  Dogs are very helpful in aiding disabled and blind people.


It's wonderful that you adopted a rescue. Dogs do so much for people that it's nice to give back!


I agree with you.  I just read that dogs have 12 different blood types.


Wow, that sounds like it would make things a lot more complicated than humans with four blood types! I wonder if they can donate.


I didn't know that, but they'd probably have been my first guess. What made them come up with the idea?


They can.  They donate blood at dog blood drives.


That's amazing. I've never seen one, but I can only imagine a waiting room full of fluff balls waiting to donate for their fellow dogs.


Anyway, I've got to run.  Thank you for responding fast.  Nice chatting with you.


In order to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their uniform.


Wow, that's actually a really wholesome reason. I didn't know soldiers used to have that rule.


I did not know either.  Also, do you know why the trunk of your car is called that?


Does it have something to do with old storage trunks?


It is because old cars had wooden trunks on the back.


That makes a lot more sense than my second guess about elephants carrying things with their trunks! Cars are a lot more convenient than riding elephant-back, I'd say.


I agree with you.  Also, I always associated the name Cadillac with America.  I was so wrong.


Well he became an actor because he wanted to meet girls at his high school


Haha, that's a classic reason. I bet that's worked out for him in the long run! I doubt he knew how famous he'd get back then.


I agree, just wanted to meet girls and turned out great for him


He's probably gotten to be quite educated in drama and cinematography at this point, even if actors don't usually have as much input in the latter as directors or cinematographers.


I dont know much about that, I just watch the shows lol, do you like TV?


I don't watch much, like I said, but I do enjoy it when I get the chance. Sci-fi/fantasy and cooking competitions are my favorites. You?


I like shows like the Simpsons and South Park I also like Pokemon


I've seen a few episodes of South Park, but I haven't watched the Simpsons or Pokemon. My friends all watched Pokemon when I was a kid, but at this point I think there are too many episodes to catch up on!


Yeah too many specially if you want to catch em all, its been 16 years and more than 750 episodes by now, also movies


They must have a franchise worth billions by now when you factor in games and merchandise.


I don't watch much TV, but I enjoy dramas when I do. What about you?


It must be worth billions, Polemon Go, the new games for the Nintendo Swithch, Pikachu is a wealthy bastard indeed.


I do, not my favorite genre but yea, I like the show House


House is great. Hugh Laurie does an excellent job as the main character.


He does a great jon, crazy how much he makes per episode, a lot of money!


He earns about 700,000 per episode, so a lot of money


That's three or four decent sized houses he could buy per episode of House. Ironic!


It is ironic, he must have plenty of houses, do you know the actor Michael Caine?


I've seen him in a few movies like the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy.


Really! And yet he still has time to put on a costume and tickle audiences with performances like Edward Scissorhands, where his memorable role only required him to utter 196 words.


Wow! I didn't realize it was so few. I'm very surprised that Nicolas Cage was the person who convinced him to pursue acting. It was while they were playing Monopoly. How in the world did those two end up together playing Monopoly?


I would have like to have seen the two in the same movie together! I was not a big fan of Dep's performance in Willy WOnka, but I am too emotionally connected to the Gene Wilder version of the movie. I guess that is also why Wilder refused to watch the 2005 remake, because he feared disappointment.


I agree. Wilder was great in that role and I'm such a fan of his work. I sometimes forget that Depp's breakout role was 21 Jump Street. That was so long ago.


Yeah, and he wasn't wearing a strange costume or anything!  Did you hear he may be dressing up as Dr. Suess for a movie?


I did not. I wonder what movie that's for? I did hear that he always carries his Jack Sparrow costume so that he can visit children't hospitals dressed up as the character at any point. That's a very nice thing to do.


Really? That is so cool! I think he has been nominated for like three Academy Awards, but he has had so many memorable roles, you would think he might have more honors.


If I remember correctly Ed Wood was one of those and he was great in that. Did you know that he sold pens before acting?


Nice. The pen is mightier than the sword, but selling pens sometimes leads to acting with swords! He is a director too. He directed the 1997 film, the Brave. Have you seen it?


No I didn't. I had no idea he had directed. By the way, He never won an Oscar but he has won Golden Globes so he has had some recognition.


I wouldn't call myself a fan but her songs were catchy. It's been a while since I've seen her.


Oh, nice.  Doesn't he drive weird cars?  Maybe he has one of those cars legal in SOuth Africa that is equipped with a flamethrower! Hey, nice chatting with you! Bye Bye!


She had a bout with Lyme Disease, which ravaged her vocal chords. She is making a comeback, but she is a shell of her former "glory" so to speak. Are you familiar with her unfortunate past?


I did not know that she had Lyme disease. That's an awful thing to get. I heard about a messy divorce with a husband that cheated on her.