Yes, I use it a lot. What about you? It seems like Burger King likes to do a lot of funny promotional things like that. I know they had one recently where you could unlock a coupon for a free whopper if you opened their app within however many feet of a McDonald's


that is so strange, I guess competition does that to you, makes you get super creative


If anything it definitely gets people talking because the promotional tactics are outrageous


exactly. did you kmnow nowadays there is 3g service in mt. everest?


I'm surprised to hear that. I'm used to not getting service in places like that. Sometimes I don't even get service in high rise buildings. But I guess the internet has gotten more essential in our world


it has for sure. it has become so important that the library of alexandria has saved a copy of it in case it burns dowm


I can't even imagine the internet burning down. Did you know the 3 line horizontal menu is called the hamburger button? I never knew that but I can see how it looks like one.


Yeah I did not know that either. do you know what percentage of people read the full terms when buying online?


oh that was so heartwarming to see actually. nice of her to meet the little girl


I was surprised to read that it's 7%. I guess most people don't read them. I wonder what kind of people do read them.


Yes, I thought it was generous of her especially since she's probably very busy. The mother of the child said Obama's staff reached out to set it up and they spent about 45 minutes together.


so cool, i love reading stories like these. do you enjoy dance much?


I enjoy watching it but I'm not very good at it myself. I really like that video game Just Dance though. What about you?


I used to dance tango but do not do that anymore. heard tupac was a dancer too


Yes, I was surprised to read that. I didn't realize he danced ballet. That would be really cool to see.


For sure, dancing ballet is no easy feat. they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


I can't imagine how hard that must be on your feet. I was also surprised to read about Bruce Lee and his dancing career.


yeah the guy went on to win a cha-cha championship. good for him


Yes it sure is big. Do you know why they had to up their view count?


Yes it was because of the Gangnam Style song


I know so crazy. Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?


Yes it is Baby by Justin Bieber, go figure


Yes that is the police youtube where they have various stunts


Yeah pretty cool. DO you like Pixar movies?


Yes I do. Did you know they have a room accessed only by celebrities?


Interesting. Did you know Robbin WIlliams was the voice of Aladdin?


Yeah and he started that trend of celebrities lending their voices


I sure do. Do you know which movie Bill Murray thinks is the funniest?


Yeah kind of nice but also bad that others cannot get a job


Yes it is Kung Fu Hustle but I really do not think it is the funniest


Me either. Did you know the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy?


Yeah and the star was supposed to be Jack Black. Glad they changed that


Me too. Did you ever watch 3rd rock from the sun?


I did and it even won a golden globe beating several other shows


Yes I am surprised it beat Frasier , friends and Seinfeld


Yeah it sure did. Do you use youtube a lot?


Yes a lot. it is the second largest search engine after all


I think our sun is relatively small in the grand scheme of the universe.


A lot of things are. It is only 1 billionth the size of the largest star in our own galaxy


Yet it's still 330000 times the size of earth. The universe is amazing.


It really is! Theres a planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500mph in 2000 degree weather


Remind me to not put that on my vacation short list. YOu know Ganymede would be considered a planet if it orbited the son instead of Jupiter.


That must be a big rock. I wonder how it compares to our moon


I don't know. Venus doesn't tilt so there are no different seasons.


Its also the only planet that rotates clockwise!


Yea but I dont hold a candle to anne jones. She can read 4700 words per minute


Wow! Me either. I wonder how much of the complexities she gets. A lot is depended on previous knowledge, expereince, attitudes, culture etc.


I bet its a lot of practice, development and refinement


Yeah, think we've come a long way from the 1700s when there was a panic over excessive novel reading.


I really cant see what would ever be wrong with reading


Even the military gets into it. They have a couple of sci-fi novels on their recommended reading list


Loved that book. The other is Ender's Game. Another classic.


Hello there, I hope you are doing well.  Are you a fan of country music?


Yeah that is an interesting theory, you may be correct.  And unfortunately I am too young to have lived through the 50's and 60's but I do know a bit about records.  I love music from those era's.


hahaha, is because we had the best music, lol, no, I like more like the 70's and 80's, I am old but not that old, lol. I remember those records, if they stay long enough under the Sun, you were going to be mad.


I would have loved to have had that problem growing up. Do you know what the best selling album of the 21st century is?


I guess it is Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory', which is a complete surprise to me.  I am not a fan but know who they are.


Oh, wonderful, thank you for telling me. I was reading that the country music was called Hillbilly, that is so funny, the only country singer I like is John Denver, RIP.


Yeah John Denver was great, I could listen to him.  I'm more of a classic country type if I do listen to that genre.


Which one is the classic country type? I like classical music, like Rachmaninov, but I like classic rock too.


Well like Hank Williams Sr. and stuff like that.  I love classic rock as well.


I didn't know that country music originated in the celtic music. Love these Irish.


I don't know too much about it, but I was just reading about the sad story of Carrie Underwood, with all those miscarriages.


Wow, that is another very interesting fact.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.


Yeah that was quite sad to read, I feel for people who are in that situation, and especially those like her that go through it more than once.


Yes, have never heard about somebody with that missfortune. But I am reading that she was mad at God and she told Him, and it seems that He listened at her. Perhaps we are always afraid to make Him mad and not tell Him what is going on with us?


Yeah I think you are right, or it seems to me that a lot of us, myself included only reach out when we are at our lowest points, or are experiencing extreme pain.


Well, I contact Him daily, but I think I am pretty boring. I am not like the preachers that can say a lot of nice things, lol. I didn't know this, that we can fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and still have room left over to spare. I though, that it was closer.


Wow, that is very interesting, I didn't know that.  Did you know that more than 80% of the Earth's natural forests have been wiped out?  That is a sad but true fact.


I was just thinking that I hope we can reforest it again, all the 80%. And it says that the Hudson bay  has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth, i am sure I can be 3 pounds skinnier, there!


Yeah I think if we could get even 20-30% back that would be a huge help for healthy oxygen levels coming back.  And wow, I didn't know that, I wonder why that is.


I think it could be because of the minerals, some minerals have more magnetism than others, I don't know, I studied Chemistry a long time ago. It could be that. Perhaps in that part of the Earth, since the mantle, it has less magnetic particles. Well, I don't think you are old enough in order to know about the 45 and 78 rpm records.


A dream. that kind of cash would be nice. he deserves it though. he did a lot of comedy in the UK back in the day.


Yeah, I had dreams of being an actor too.  I think I would have wanted to do comedy.


Comedy is much harder than drama, but many people think it is easy. I find fewer actors can do comedy well.


Comedy Central has canceled over 100 of its shows.  Maybe it is because comedy shows that are at one time funny are no longer funny.


It is easy for the comedy to become stale. A couple of good seasons, then nothing more. I would hate to be a comedy writer.


In ancient Greece comedy was used to influence the opinion of voters.  It is interesting it had a political origination, since not all comedy today is political, though a lot of it is.


Yes, i bet humor and public speaking were key to winning voters in ancient greece. no tv, no radio.


I liked the show 3rd rock from the sun.  I watched that show a lot growing up.


i didnt really see it much. i watched seinfeld. anyway, great chat!


3rd rock from the sun beat seinfield for best comedy series in 1997.  I watched seinfield too and liked that show too.  Have you seen Frasier?


Oh, I have not watched Frasier either.  I have seen Cheers.  Yeah, nice talking.  Goodbye!


I love to watch movies. one of my favorite ways to pass the time. You?


Yes, I do too.  My favorite actor was Jim Carrey since I was a child.  I admire that he now chooses not to be in a movie that doesn't project positivity.


Jim has his reasons i guess. I figure that dramas can have a positive message too, but he is Jim.


Yes.  Drama comes from a Greek word that is derived from "I do".  So that could be seen as a positive thing, because you are taking action perhaps to fulfill some obligation or need.


at this point, he has made enough films. he knows what he likes.  i guess he does not do many films now anyway.


I like the two masks associated with drama.  I remember seeing that growing up and I thought it was an interesting symbol.


Yes, i think that drama has a history and tradition that goes back millenia. I never did acting, but i wish i had.


Imagine if you became a popular actor.  Hugh Laurie makes $700,000 per episode!  You'd have it made!


Were you aware that "Association Football" is the proper name for soccer?


Homer was all over the place until he went steady at the nuclear plant.  The Simpsons without Bart would not work.  Did you know that there is only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart is not mentioned?


No but I'm not surprised.  There have been a lot of celebrities doing voice overs on the show too. Daniel Radcliff for one.


Speaking of voice overs, did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have all narrated "Thomas the Tank Engine" at least 52 times.  Somehow I can't see Carlin and Baldwin doing it with their salty tongues!


I have to admit I can't either.  Are celebrities are so different from back in the day. Look at Shakespeare, he'd never talk like them.  He was and is so popular that all but one of his plays has been made into a movie or tv show!


Shakespeare had a thing for snakes in is prose.  Living out in the country, I am used to snakes and even have a 5 foot common garter snake that lives among my fig trees.  Its amazing how she climbs the branches and stalks birds.  Did you know that for (most) humans and monkeys the fear of snakes is hard wired into our brains?


I can't say that I did but it makes sense.  Snakes are just weird and creepy. For instance, when they are born with two heads they fight each other for food.


Those mutations are creepy and heart wrenching in any species.  What amazes me is how they can intentionally "dislocate their jaw" and swallow big prey.  I have not watch the garter snake in my fig trees do that, but I have seen the big lump in her middle when she is digesting a bird.  That is an unusual evolutionary adaptation.


That is weird.  Did you know that some owls keep blind snakes in their nests?  Apparently the snakes keep away parasites.


I did not know that.  I never mess with my garter snake and she does not mess with me.  If she helps keep the mice and birds from eating my figs, then that is just fine by me.   Often animals are used as sports mascots.  My alma mater is the LSU Tigers.  Do you know of any sports teams with snake mascots?


I can't think of any.  Snakes are different though, some lay eggs and some give birth.


No I didn't know that.  I wonder how the name soccer came about since it's actually association football?


I was reading somewhere that a professional U.S. soccer team, the Philadelphia Union, selected a snake for their mascot.  To me, that does not make sense...  In soccer you kick the ball and a snake has no feet!


That doesn't make any sense.  Then again the baseball team the Atlanta Braves has a mascot that looks like bigfoot.


Seems like soccer is American slang.  We already had gridiron football, so we could not call it football here.  What I did not know is that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined.  Must be because it played internationally in a big way?


I bet it is.  Soccer players are very important in other countries. I heard of one who stopped a civil war in his home country.


I did not know that.  It seems that there exist a variation of soccer in which 3 teams face off at the same time.  I wonder where and how that is played?


Now that sounds like something I would like to see!  I can't imagine how the game would work or even look!


Neither can I.  But I do remember seeing advertised a TV package with an all soccer channel.  I guess it is needed for die-hard soccer fans since it is not as big a sport in the U.S. compared to international play.  Do you subscribe to cable / dish TV or have you cut the cord?


I've cut the cord, happily I might ad!  I still watch everything I did before at a much lower price.  I watched the SuperBowl recently.  DId you?  it's hard to believe it's not as popular as one of soccer's biggest events.


Well, football has gotten too political with the kneeling, etc. and that has hurt attendance and viewing.  I have a dish primarily because its how I get internet since we do not have cable service in my part of the parish.  Were you / are you a fan of the Simpsons?


I've watched a few of their shows.  I know enough to know that Bart is a major character and it seems like homer has had a lot of different jobs.


That is crazy, i saw the white house once, but never saw a guest house. I wonder why that is


Probably to accommodate the family of the guests and not just for a single person plus the White house if more for Official business type things.


That is true, good point. Did you know there is a nickname for Zimbabwe's president?


Yeah, i heard it was Banana or something along those lines haha


That would be hilarious but very fitting too!


For sure, I like it. Or Kim Jong-un's best friend sounds good too.


Even though nothing was done at this last one, oh well. Trump is winning, lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Yeay, maybe they will eat big macs together, who knows! It was great chatting with you too! Bye


same, not very into him. He lies a lot I think. I think it would help his popularity if he released a pop album like the president of indonesia lol


For sure lol. Him and Kim Jong-un were probably working on one at this failed summit


Exactly! Could you imagine if Clinton became the vice president as the runner up? OMG


that would be a great reality show for sure. I don't think anything would get done!


I agree and i'm sure Bill would be happy to be back home as first Man haha


that would have been crazy lol. That could be a show or a movie or something!


lol yeah for real he can just stay in the guest house which is actually bigger than the White house.


OH! That's genius and creative! Even though they don't use the same terms, they should learn a thing or two from the German soccer player who donated his $300K world cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil, how commendable!


There's also Didier Drogba, who helped stop a Civil War in the Ivory Coast. He's a big star there. Some athletes do good work off the field.


Yes, those who use their platforms to do good deserve all their successes. How many players usually play on a team for soccer because there is a variation of soccer where only 3 people play on a team. I'm guessing that's not what we see normally in the World Cup.


It's normally 11 on the field at a time, but you can use 3 substitutes during the game. They run about 7 miles a game, so some of them are probably tired at the end of a match.


Oh my goodness! Run and seven miles, they really need those substitutes! Jon Stewart, the talk show host is also a skilled soccer player and he played in college and even represented the games, he's so talented! Any other talented celebrities you know?


Gordon Ramsey used to play but was injured and turned to cooking. As popular as soccer is, he's probably more famous now.


Oh yeah, I love watching his shows! Amazing to see how these celebrities entered the field of entertainment, like Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


I'm glad Caine made that choice. I know that Jon Hamm (from Mad Men) used to teach high school drama.


He's a great actor too! Did he teach anyone that later became famous?


Have you heard of Ellie Kemper? Not sure if she counts as famous, but she was his student. She's was in The Office.


Yes, mostly football (NFL), baseball and soccer. I'm one of the nearly half of the world's population that watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup.


Yes, I have heard of her since I used to watch that show a lot and she's also in the show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt or something.


I'm also a football and basketball fan but haven't quite caught onto soccer yet. Do you have a favorite team?


Buffalo Bills. In soccer, I root for the USA. I cheered when they won games late in 2010 and 2014.


That's it, you only cheered when they won? From what I see on TV, it seems like when a team that a fan is rooting for, they get pretty wild and crazy! Will you be tuning into the 2022 World Cup, it's in a city that doesn't even exist yet! Know which country it's going to be in?


Well, I cheered the US on all the time, but only jumped up and down when they won :). 2022 will be in Qatar. I hear they'll air condition the stadiums.


Do they usually not air condition the stadiums? It's a good thing they decided to use all that money they make to something good. Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined! Does that mean soccer players get more lucrative salaries?


They play outside, so no air conditioning. But Qatar is hot. I suppose they'll play in domes. I know the top soccer players make a lot. Not sure if it's more than the other sports.


Oi, those type of climates sitting in the hot sun really establishes a case for air conditioned stadiums! I wonder how the word "soccer" came to be a slang for association football, which is what it is formerly called or more commonly as football or soccer.


Maybe "asSOCiation" turned into sock-ur somehow. They play it in 200 countries so not everyone uses the same terms, of course.


That's brilliant! I do not underestimate those type of minds. I am always jealous of that forethought.


He knew that he was creative. he had successful films before Star Wars.


James earl jones only spent 2.5 hours recording his part in star wars?


Just a few lines. I don't think his character was on screen much. I wonder if he got residuals for that role.


If he only got 7500, I hope there was some backend points!


I hope so, but then again, he probably got a pile for the next two movies. They needed him for the franchise!


Yeah. I heard something like that the other day. Someone signed on for the first movie and made almost nothing. Then they forgot to write in the second movies so the actor took them to the cleaners!


Yeah, that sounds fair. I bet the actors have trouble guessing what's going to succeed. Alec Guinness made a fortune, even though he didn't like the story.


I am always happy when they make a ton of money. I try not to hate...


Well, if the movie succeeds, they win. If it doesn't, they lose. They take the risk. No quality, no payoff. It doesn't bother me.


I am well, thanks. Do you like star wars


I enjoyed the first three moives. After that, not so much. I guess the charm just disappeared, or I got old.


I think Jar Jar Binx spoled it for a lot of people. I wish the next three were better.


Lucas had a lot of guidance on the first three movies. People helped him develop the plot and the characters. His wife edited.


Didn't she win awards for that? Seems like she is very capable


Yes, she did. He never did. He got billions instead. I don't know what Disney is going to do with this property. It doesn't look promising.


I agree. They are saturating the market with the franchise and diluting it. It's sad. I at least hope they make great rides out of it!


That's a good possibility. There is a lot to mine in that franchise. 20th century Fox, convinced that star wars was going to flop, agreed to George Lucas's proposition to forgo an additional $500k directing fee in return to keep licensing and merchandising rights for himself. George saw the potential in toys.


If given the opportunity, would you become president?


Oh man... but his resume would probably look killer with all his titles.


Yeah... they would have to have a special ballot for him in the election?


Right?! What do you think a potential song title he would create for a song if he was president?


Mmm, sounds about right. But living in the white house seems amazing doesn't it?


I guess, if i was president i would spend more time in the country than the city though.


Right, that would probably be useful for dealing with elections and studying about elections would probably be helpful in this process.


i think they should bring the runner up is the vice president


Well if the people don't like any of the candidates, at least Nevada can vote to opt out on any of them. Pretty interesting stuff!


for sure!  If Jay-z was ever elected maybe him and the president of indonesia can get together and make an album?


I don't think so.... although you can get rich like JFK


Oh man. I'm wondering if that would create a better economy. Having collaborations and establishing a stronger relationship with neighboring countries.


have big ole parties in the presidential guest house!


Jeez. Do you think music producers can end up having high political power? Idk if that would be a good thing though...


well, it's a free country and they can run in an election if they wanted


What do you think the voter turnout would be?


hmmmmm... probably pretty big... he could tour the country performing while campaigning


Oh that's very true! You think places with higher proportion of fans would benefit him? He would defintely need to study psephology.


Na... he would just pay someone to do that


Ah very true... Must be nice to be rich man. The net worth of both him and his spouse is probably insane.


Could possibly be the richest president ever.... even more than Washington?


Right, the fame and richness from being president does seem interesting but do you think it's worth the stress and responsibility?


They could probably end up running their own country...


Oh myyyyy.... they could probably buy a country


Well it was nice catching up with you and discussing this topic.


It's not worth dealing with all the bureaucracy!  Would you?


Not at all. Have you seen those before and after pictures of presidents before their time sworn in and after their end?


Yeah i know!  Maybe we can convince Jay-Z to be president?  LOL


Oh man, I'm sure he'd end up writing a bunch of rap songs about it. I wonder if he'd let us know about Alien secrets?!


i think he would develop a organization researching aliens


But imagine the election process. Having to gather up a bunch of orgs to support him... sounds too stressful.


Hahahaaaaa.... yeah right!  Maybe he should run as Shawn Corey Carter?


How's it going, do you watch youtube much? It was started in 2005


It's nuts myspace wouldn't pay 75 million for facebook


LOL  Burger king offering a free whopper to unfriend 10 people on facebook


I've unfriended 10 people on facebook but have never gotton a whopper for it


I probably have too!!  If we lived in the german state of schleswigholstein we wouldn't have a llike button


Well that's better than rewriting the constitution of facebook like Iceland


For sure.  What a way to use the internet.  Kinda redefined it.


Yea but only 7% of people read the terms of service on the internet, they shouldn't be writing a constituion


They might as well be at the peak of mt. everest with 3g cell service.


Hopefully those are not saved in the Library of Aleandria's copy of the internet


The Iceland constitution will be there.  Nice chatting wtih you


Hi there.  Not very much.  They offer quite a variety  though


It's pretty crazy that a year later in 2006 google bought youtube for 1.5 billion


Wasn't aware of that.  Between Netflix and youtube, looks like the marked is pretty much covered


That's crazy but youtube is the second largest search engine


I wonder if we can view blutube? Or if it's exclusive to police.  Gonna google that one  lol


I wonder what they're most disliked video is, on youtube it's a Justing Bieber song


I'm sure there's quite a few.  Makes me want to go search on it later to see if I an find some Hulu material.


Maybe you can find it on facebook. It's crazy how much stuff is on there now since it was founded in 2004


And to think Myspace turned down an offer from facebook.


I guess this Hamilton thing is a big deal?  Not enough tickets and too many people.


Doesn't seem like a Valentine movie, I guess people didn't mind.  I rarely get to the movies now, watch most through the internet.


I don't intend to but so much of what I do is through the internet now, such as this.


Same here. The 3 horizontal lines on the menu of apps and websites is called a hamburger button.


I wonder how they are saving the internet in Alexandria?  It does not seem like something that can be saved.


Yea I'm not too sure how that works. There is 3g cell service and internet on the peak of Mt. Everest.


I guess after all that climbing you'll want to see if anyone has messaged you.  Or you could book your Hamilton tickets.


LOL! Only 7% of people actually read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


I'm surprised it's as much as that.  Have you ever tried reading one of those, would take half the day.


I have not tried reading those. I would never be able to lol.


We could be signing our lives away for all we know!


I'll use the box office if I have to, so much easier with online now though.  I guess it didn't work at the Kennedy Center.


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


I did not.  I suppose he's been in some big movies. I would have thought the kids from the Harry Potter movies may have been.


Apparently, the box office has made over $8.5 billion worldwide.


I would guess there will be a movie version of Hamilton, that will do well at the box office.


I bet there will be too. The movie Trojan Wars had a budget of $15 million and only made $309 at the box office.


That must suck, there are movies like that all the time.  Treasure Planet was another, and wasn't there one called Ishtar?


I haven't heard of Ishtar. Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentine's Day and had a box office of over $270 million.


Not like when the Us remade the Office, where was originally in the UK


I love that show though, too funny in the US


I do too, Ive watched it several times.  Unlike where there are 750 episodes of Pokemon, and I havent seen a single one.


wow yeah, they have been in air for 16 years


Did you know that Ringo Starr acutaly narrated 52 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine?


yeah and so did alec baldwin and george carlin


I wonder if anyone else famous ever narrated for it.


probably, I do not know. do you like horros movies?


I cant do horror movies.  After I saw Scream I kept seeing that scary mask everywhere, even when it wasnt there.  Although, I dont think Bambi is scary, like Stephen King does.


I really do not see what is scary in Bambi that he sees and we do not see


quite a bit. do you have any favorite shows?


Maybe it is the tragic beginning where Bambi's mom is killed.  As a kid I could see where that could scare someone, but it is a cartoon.  So I dont get it.


Yeah me too. do you know how they make those terrible sounds?


Its something called the waterphone.  Ive never seen one in action, but I have seen something similar.


I am a big fan of Family Guy, American Dad, the Simpsons, and the food network


nice. I watch the simpsons as well, love that show


Did you know there is only one episode where Bart isnt seen or mentioned?


I wonder which episode that is though. I cannot recall that


Neither can I, it seems like he is always there.  I guess that is because he is only missing once.


yeah true. did you ever see that 70s show?


I ve seen a few, never fully got into that one though. Didnt the Uk try to remake that one with no success?


Hi!  Did you catch the Stanley Cup last year?


Wasnt it 222-0?  How does one team even score that many points?  Was Cumberland not even there?


You got it.  They got smoked.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars of that era.  Times sure have changed sine then.


It really has, I couldnt even name a top bowler now, or ever for that matter.


LOL That makes two of us!  Here's a good stat:   Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his NFL career!  Impressive!


Ha!  I actually couldnt believe that one, so I checked up on it, he had 5 fumbles in his career, all in his last two years with Cincinnati.  Never fumbled with the patriots though.


LOL  Nice!  I wonder about some of the facts I've read.  Have you ever heard the story of how the University of Iowa's locker room for the visiting team is painted pink?


I wonder about facts too, but after all if it is on the internet it must be true.  LOL


LOL  Right!  I was reading that soccer makes more money than all of the other major sports combined.  I'm guessing that's the whole world.


Probably, definitely not just the US, soccer isnt that big here.


No...which brings me to the last fact....Americans call it soccer because it was slang for association football.


Yes! lol  I had fun chatting with you!  Hope you make a full recovery!  Have a blessed night!


It was pretty incredible,  Ive never been a huge hockey fan, but one of the local teams made it, and whey I was laid up with cancer it was the only thing we could get reliably in the treatment center.


That's good.  Who won?  ...and I hope you are now ok.


I am on the mend, thank you.  10 pound tumor removed from my leg.  It was the Washington Capitals.


Oh my.  I'm glad at least you were able to have a little relief by being able to watch some hockey.  Are you a football fan as well?


I watch some here and there, mainly a fan of college ball, you?


I watch it.  Did you know that ESPN won an emmy for creating the superimposed yellow first down line on tv?


That line totally changed home viewing!  I dont know what I would do without it!


Right? lol  Do you know what the highest scoring football game ever was?


Bowler! I find it to be so funny looking. I chuckle everytime I see it! What about you? What do you prefer?


I usually wear a baseball cap. I probably should wear a dunce cap, too. The origins of the conical party hat was derived from dunce caps, worn at parties to encourage foolish behavior


You could wear it to british parliment if you were going to make a point...


Wearing a point to make a point of order. Are you interested in our friends beneath the water?


They are interesting, and can be quite tasty. There is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal. Something about that seems unfair.


I think we should study that so we can live longer. I have a pension and could use another few years of wealth for my future generations!


But what will you do with your time? Immortality goes on for quite a while. Fish don't have to be entertained, but we do.


Netflix! There's so many options there. Or I could work and grow my fortune even more! Like vampires do. Why do you think . they are so rich?


I thought they stole stuff from their victims and sold it on eBay. Hm. Netflix probably should do a better job catering to vampire viewership.


I DONT WANT TO STEAL! Just live a long time and get rich. Nice chatting with you!


I have. I usually only go to the cheap restaurants. My time is spent gambling and drinking. What do you enjoy there?


I usually try to catch some of the shows. There are some upscale restaurants too.


I have not been in a long time though. Ever sine my wife gave me culture.


That's very kind and thoughtful of your wife to give you culture. When you have a chance, please remember to return it to her. Do you wear hats on occasion?


I try to give her as much grace as I can. We have 2 kids and I try to take them as much as I can so she can have some personal time. I do love hats.


Which would you prefer, a bowler or a cowboy hat? The most popular hat in the old west was the bowler, not the cowboy hat.


I know listening to music still makes me smile inside.


Music is great,  I love listening to it while snowboarding.


What type of music genre do you listen to while snowboarding? I'm sure it's fast.


It doesnt have to be fast,  I like anything that sounds good,  I have a mixture of music, rap, dub step, disney, dance music, country, soundtrack stuff.


Do you like the snow? I live in Florida where it is usually warm.


lol yes,  I really like snow.  Florida is cool,  at least you have Universal studios and disneyworld right there. Really warm though.


It is about an hour from where I live. You have to watch that you don't get heat exhaustion here.


I like to watch movies. I do watch the news for a few minutes but usually it is the same so I turn it off.


awesome, do you have any favorite tv shows?


The Good Doctor. It was great chatting with you. I hope you have a nice evening.


Yes,  It is entertaining. Bruce lee once won a cha cha competition!


I've heard that. I'm sure he had some fast moves.


Ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes!  That is insane.


Yes, it would seem to be a very expensive activity.


Speaking of ballet,  did you know Tupac used to take ballet classes?


Yes, he is very talented to be able to act in the Nutcracker too.


i hear babies spontaneously dance to music.


Yes, we all have a beat we want to follow. It makes them smile too.


Hi there! How are you today? What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to read.


I do. It is so cool! Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


I didn't know that! Very cool! I heard that Tupac was in ballet dance in high school, but that sounds too funny to be true!


Yeah, Bruce won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship in 1958. I heard Tupac did take ballet in HS.


I guess it was for a Nutcracker production and his dance part was the mouse kind. That must be a very popular family holiday video in his family!


I would have liked to see that performance, that's for sure!


Meant to say mouse king. I heard Patrick Swayze is a good dancer too, but most of us know that from that famous Dirty Dancing movie he was in.


I have still never seen that movie. I need to though. Did you know Michael Jackson has a patent device?


Yes I did hear of that. I didn't know what it even looked like and so I looked it up and it's a type of shoe he used for his dance that lets you lean forward to appear to defy gravity. Would you try them?


I think I would, they sound cool. Besides I don't think there's any other way I would be able to achieve an extreme lean like he could with it.


I was always better at reading than I was at dance despite taking lessons as a kid. I'm going to go read this book by Michener now, ttyl!


I do love to read. What's your favorite thing to read? Books?


I just like to read in general. It's hard to believe that in the 18th Century there was a moral panic because of the spread of the reading of novels.


That's pretty funny! I hope not too much bad came of it. I would like to try some audio-books, but ultimately my favorite is to read a hard copy book. Just something about it is great.


I seem to read the most online or from magazines.


I read news online from time to time. Also some trivia. I learned that the Republican red Democrat blue thing has only been around since 2000. Did you know that?


Oh, that is surprising to hear! I know there has not been a President who was not a Republican or a Democrat since 1853.


It's hard to believe our Government has had the same main parties in office for such a long time. Did you know Republicans started out with views more like Democrats?


Yes, I've heard. Such a rivalry between the two.


Definitely a political dance. Do you ever watch dancing with the stars on TV?


kanye west believes aids is a man-made disease, with such a good gpa.


neither are the people who have watched all 750 episodes of pokemon.


lol...I will give him credit for his work on criminal justice reform movement


and giving his mic to a fan i bet that made the fans year


Oh yeah, that was a highlight in his career too most definitely


i guess he hates the attention most "celebs get,


Have you ever seen the Ethiopian celebrity chef show?


never heard of it, but spreading the message about eating a diverse diet cannot be bad.


I think its admirable and much needed to spread the hunger message in his country


I had not realized that Carl Burnett was the first celebrity on Sesame Street


Kanye needs to stick to music and not conspiracy theories


i still cannot believe ringo voiced thomas.


he manages to mix indie rock with soul, and gospel - a hard task! maybe he should stick to music.


I am surprised that he had such a high GPA in high school and even more by him turning down a good scholarship


he could always get voice over work on the simpsons, I was surprised to see alec baldwin voiced Thomas.


Kanye's infamous interuption of Taylor Swifts award will never be forgotten


maybe he watches too much judge judy, maybe thats how they can afford to pay her so much per episode.


I still can't figure out how his Gold Digger song did so well and was so popular


I don't see how people consider him someone who is capable of cultural movements. He is not all there often times.


Its almost time for Manafort to leave the U.S. District Court. I think we're closde to finding if there is any truth to Mueller's accusations of tampering with witnesses.


Absolutely!! The investigationhas alreadt gotten admissions of guilt from 5 Americans, 13 Russians , one person from the Netherlands and another from Ukraine. We have no clue when this investigation will be done and over with.


Weird, it kind of seems like he went collecting people and charges over the years.


Scandal has been going on for years. To get a clear picture, the previous years has to be taken into consideration. Election processes are supposed to be fair and this investigation will help us identify some areas for improvement.


Oh, and I guess that's what Trump meant by "witch hunt" but yes, hopefully some positive change will come from this!


Yes!!! Nevada is the only state that has a none of these candidates option for voters. That would have worked best for those who supported neither Hillary nor Trump.


Interesting. It's funny that in Ancient Athens officials were appointed by lottery. They thought elections would lead to oligarchy.


there might be some truth in their logic. Even though there was alot of attention on the presidential elections, still only 63% of people vote. We haven't reached 100% voter participation in the last 100 years.


Yes, sometimes I think we might as well just use a lottery. It's sad.


Maybe. Pinedo got mixed up in scandal when he figured out how to setup Paypal accounts without going through a bank. That;s pretty scandolous to me!


Interesting. Even the name of the company sounded scammy-"Auction Essistance.


Mueller filed a lot of charges, 98 in total.Trump says that it's a witch hunt.


Right!!! The scandal definitely continues. This case is gaining more and more momentum everyday. Its so sad!! Our country is so divided!


Yes, it's sad. Speaking of different parties, I find it surprising that Hillary Clinton was president of Young Republicans in college.


A very large witchhunt I might add. Four people have been indicted by Mueller's investigation team.The charges reach back as far as 2006!!


The charges include conspiracy and financial crimes and are part of an ongoing investigation. They are all a part of the 98 charges filed by Mueller.


I just am confused as to whether the charges were filed in 2006 or the events happened in 2006.


I'm not sure when charges were formally filed. Mueller filed more than 40 criminal counts against 13 officials from Russia who were accused of committing fraud among other charges.


I just find it interesting how some people suddenly file charges about things that happened long ago. Not sure if that's the case with this.


This is such a huge case with so many people being indicted that now cases are being referred to as alleged crimes instead of alleged criminals.


There are a lot of different tyeps of charges too, from wire fraud, to identity theft, to false statements, to defrauding.


Yeah, me too.  I believe Trump is the richest.


I wonder...  Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana?  What a cute name!


Maybe they have a lot of bananas there?  I just looked on Google and I don't see Obama.  Am I doing it wrong?


I'd like to look also.  Maybe he's hiding.


Maybe!  Do you like voting for a vice president or do you think it should be like it was in 1805 - the runner up for president automatically because VP?


There would probably be a lot of arguing in the white house if you had two opposing sides trying to make decisions all the time...


So when Barack Obama visited India, they removed all the coconuts in the trees around his destinations.  Do you think they were affraid they would fall on him?


Hi!  Did you know that Busta Rhymes voiced a character on Rugrats?


Wow, I didn't know that. Rapper tupac shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


I've never really listened to his music, maybe I should check it out if it's so significant!?


It's pretty catchy but rough lyrics.  Before he became a rapper, eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist. his favorite superhero was spider-man.


I could see that, he's skinny like spider man!  Did you know Korean rappers have a "Compliment Battle" kind of freestyle rap?


I know, it's nice that they rap nice things about eachother instead of insults!


When you zoom into the white house on google maps you can see barack obama


Is that right?  I'll have to give that a try!  I was surprised to learn that the wealthiest presidents in US history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I guess JFK wasn't a surprise, but the other two...


Really? I wonder why lol, sounds like an interesting fact, I will definetely google it, do you like horses?


Yes, The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature.


I like Icelandic horses they are beutifull and are fast.


Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because they would and protect the  horses.


I like dalmations as well, they seem like they can bring peace to anyone, did you hear about the two high school students and how they showed up to school in horses?


Yes, They are got suspended from the school.


Well it was a pretty dangerous thing to do, funny prank though, its a good thing nobody got hurt.


Lipizzaner horses, know for their classical dressage performances, are born black or brown and take 6 years completely to turn white.


I  would like to have one of those horses for sure, do you know the actor Clint Eastwood?


Yes, Jazz is seen by many as Americas classical music.


Well he has done many movies riding horses and it turns out he is alergic to them


I like it too, and it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression, I like the style and the flavor Jazz has.


Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, Jazz has roots in west african cultural and musical expression.


Yeah and also European American influences, I like the blue notes that characterize jazz.


Jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass-band marches, french quadrilles.


So it has more than 100 years of history! you know theres a programming language that is influenced by jazz


A harlem woman held free jazz concerts at her apartment every sunday for 20 years.


Thats a long time, I wonder if she was any good, Pakistan has a Jazz orchestra.


Jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing


I read that humans are among the best long distance runners in the animal kingdom. That surprises me cause even in my prime I would have trouble going a block.


So they claim. I personally deplore their bias, far too far right for me. But a significant portion of the citizens actually listen and take it as gospel. It cracks me up that they threatened to sue the Simpsons.


You know they wanted to sue the Simpsons?


I remember that the Simpsons made fun of them very often, especially the more outrageous hosts.


Which is weird because i thought Fox own them. Apparently they try to create a channel exclusively for the Simpsons.


I know strange, huh? I grew up in the days of radio. We didn't have TV until I was about 12 or so. It was a totally different world then.


Yes it was my friend. Two republicans created Fox.


They felt the need to get some type of positive feedback, it's about the only place they do.


Both named Richard one a former President.


You must be referring to 'Tricky Dick'. He was pretty paranoid and need to feel that everyone trusted him and thought he was great.


Yeah old "Trick" and a Republican Media Strategist name Richard Ailes.


Too Funny! We are pretty resilient apparently we can grow a rib back equally if not stronger than the previous one.


Nixon was actually an effective Pres other than the obvious Watergate fiasco. He did open up China for trade and managed to run from Vietnam.


Before my time my friend. Hoiwever i thinks it's kind of cool that Canada set a law making 40% of music played be in house.


Yes, and we complain about Trump's nationalism Canada does have some good musicians though.


There is a website that you can listen to thousands of classical radio drams for free.


I remember many of them because of my age. My favorite was The Shadow and a SciFi show called X-1. Radio was great cause you could do anything else and still keep track of what was happening.


Now i do remember the Shadow. It later became a movie played by Alec Baldwin. nice chatting with you.


Why not other body parts I wonder? It's amazing that we have changed as a species so rapidly, geologically speaking. Most of our present traits happened in less than 200,000 years.


I heard that, pretty interesting, stuff. Apparently fear is a frequency.


Yes, I think it's called rap music. That sound always send me running! Who would have ever thought that we, as a race would develop so strangely?


Yeah and it aint over, technology is not slowing down at all. You know why we can't synthesize vitamin C?


I have no idea. It's probably a corporate plow initiated by the orange growers assoc. They probably know more over at Fox News.


So I hear. They do have high cable ratings due to the fact that they are the only conservation tv network. I watch Fox News Sunday just to get their slant on the week's happenings.


I really don't ever watch Fox but they are watch more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Do you follow politics and the president?


lol yes!  Do you know the name of the first president of Zimbabwe?  It's a funny name.


Haha! Our president can be "orange!" The first phone number ever of the white house was "1". I bet they got a lot of weird calls then, by mistake! Haha


That's funny!  I bet they got a ton of calls for sure! lol  The White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France.  I wonder if they have anything to do with the White House or if it's just a coincidence.


Oh really? There is also a white house replica in atlanta! It's a private home.


What are the odds of that?  lol  The white house still uses floppy disks to store files.  I'm surprised they haven't caught up with the times and use flash drives.


Storing anything on floppy disks sound risky! Did you know that Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the white house and then Ronald Reagan took them down? I wonder why!


I don't know.  What's funny is that George W. Bush had the solar panels put back on the White House! haha


Thank goodness! It's best to set a good example for the people, if your the president, in my opinion.


Yes, as much as I can! I try to avoid Twitter mostly.


I don't go on Twitter.  I've found 99 percent of the things on there to be a waste of my time.  Same for Facebook.  Didy you know that the top 3 wealthiest presidents in the US before Trump were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Really? I wonder why the only President to have a phd is woodrow wilson!


Isn't that surprising?  We have had more actors and reality stars than doctors!


Wow! we really need more and much better doctors!


I know.  You would think that more would have made it to be a president.  Looks like Indonesia prefers entertainment over doctors as well because the president there recorded 3 pop albums while in office.


Yeah seems our presidents don't strive to hard to succeed or excel. The last president to speak a foreign language was FDR!


Interesting!  The US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.


That's odd. I wonder why! Personally I'd just switch them since that's the case. Might as well live in the bigger house!


Oh man I didn't know he was a backup dancer! How long ago was that?


That was when he was very young before he became a rapper. His movie did not do his story any justice i give it a 3/10. The Notorious BIG movie was way better and it came out like in 2009.


I'd love to go back in time and watch him dance as the mouse king in the nutcracker though


You could probably find some of those old performing arts school dance videos on youtube. He was a cultural icon


You're right I should give it a google. I'll be there's all kinds of stuff to be found


Yes and watch a couple of the documentary's on him you see on youtube you'll learn alot. Did you see the NWA movie Straight outta compton?


I haven't yet. Those stories seem very interesting though, they're so far before my time I don't know much at all it seems


You'll love them the straight outta compton movie is very well made it makes you feel emotionally connected to the characters thats how rap films should be made. Another great rap film is Get rich or die trying by 50 cent


Good to know. 50 cent isn't still making music these days is he?


Nope he isn't he's mostly involved with TV shows have you ever heard of the show Power. He's also making a BMF show


Yes, and I am a big fan of great dancers like justin timberlake and chris brown. Who are some of your favorite dancers


No I haven't, I'll have to look these up


Yea you'll definitely love the backstory to their lives and understand the music alot more have a great day my friend


I'm not sure I have a favorite but I have read that Bruce Lee was a great dancer and even won a cha-cha championship in Hong kong


Bruce lee was a legend he's was a very small but great fighter


Small people tend to be great dancers, Michael Jackson wasn't too tall either I don't think


James brown was an even better dancer he was old and still moving


You know who is a secret surprise dancer? Tupac! He studied ballet in high school. Isn't that strange?


Actually I completely understand if you look up hardcore rapper prodigy from the new york group mob deep he not only always was getting into shoot outs and getting arrested but he also went to performing arts school and practiced ballet lots of rappers went to art schools


Ballet is an expensive dance form to get into, more so if you're a female because of the pointe shoes. Professionals go through four pair a week on average and they are $150+ a pair!


I would imagine the stuff tupac learned in that dance school helped him when he was part of the backup dancers for the group Digital Underground.


Are you aware that the taller candidate for president has won 75% of the elections of them time.


I can believe it. Did you know Nevada is the only stat that has a none of these candidates as a voting option?


Yeah, must be an interesting state to live in. Have you ever visited there?


I have been to Las Vegas twice. What about you?


Yeah, I've been. But I don't think a majority of the people that visit there vote.


Yea, I'm not too sure on that. I saw that all elections conducted in Oregon are conducted by mail.


Interesting. It rains a lot in Oregon, have you ever visited?


Never been to Oregon, but not a state I think I would want to live in with all of the rain they get.


Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of rainy states to be honest.


Me either. Did you know the government of Oklahoma has an Oklahoma shaped pool?


Hello - it doesn't surprise me. I've even heard that taller people in interviews for jobs tend to get the job more often.


No, weird. Is a hew a professional swimmer?


Not sure how true it is, but that's what I've been told. Did you know Hillary Clinton was president of young republicans in college?


I'm not surprised. Did you know Arnold traveled 3 hours a day to Sacramento when he was the governor?


Wow that's crazy. I can't imagine traveling that far for work.


Me either. Did you know Tim Leary ran for governor of CA?


I did not know that, but that's interesting. I didn't know congress has played a democrat vs. republican baseball game every year since 1909.


Yea I bet it is a very boring game. A cat named Hank placed third in a Virginia senate election once before.


I did not. Was it any good? I feel like I do not watch a ton of movies and miss a lot...


It was so good! It was a six part mini series on AMC. If you have time, you can listen to thousands of old radio dramas for free online.


I am sure some of those are really good! Like Daniel Day Lewis. He won 3 oscars for best actor!


Even Eminem has won one, which is more than people like Johnny Depp and George Lucas, who have never won.


They were nominated from 9 emmys in 2013? Is that a handshake deal? You nominate us and we'll nominate you...


Keyword "nominated". I bet there weren't enough people to fill in the categories so they said heck why not?


That makes more sense than my hairbrained conspiracy theory! Disney has 22 oscars???


I would have guessed more! I wonder who is next in line?


Probably some obscure person. I would be interested in knowing though... Google here I come!


Good move on that part. Also google how Hummingbirds are so crazy. They steal spider webs for their nest!


I'm doing well how are you? Did you watch the academy awards last week?


theifs! I am working on google now. I'll let you know...


I did not. I am not a huge fan of the awards shows. Did you watch them?


I did for a little bit but didn't really like them. I wish a movie like Blazing Saddles was nominated but they are all too serious.


I know! The academy does not appreciate or understand the comedy genre.


They really don't. They really focus on Drama. Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because they don't project positivity.


Hugh Laurie does! He makes a ton for it too!


Oh I know! He was making 700,000 dollars per episode in House. That will buy you a few things...


Like a House! Did you ever watch that show?


I never got into it. I did like his performance in the Night Manager. Did you ever see that?


They did lose 222-0 what a humiliating loss, I would retire of football after a loss like that one


yeah, the GT coach seemed to be bent on proving something. i wonder what. they must have scored on every play.


Yeah and also the other team fumbled the ball a lot or many interceptions, it would be really hard to lose by 222 points lol


the GT coach should have put in the third string and maybe even the cheerleaders. or played a different sport entirely, like basketball.


I bet he wasnt paid much so he was just like screw this, bowlers used to make more than pro football players back in the day


bowlers were lucky because the sport was very popular back in the day. now they are not so popular.


Yeah I dont see bowlers making much money these days, there are many more popular sports now


yes, quite true. football has the violence. people love combat and gladiators. i figure that football is going to change because of injuries.


I hope it does, did you watch that movie about all the damage players end up with? really sad, rules must be changed.


i didnt see that film but i know that concussions are a serious problem, even in the kids game. it is scary how the brain get damaged.


i dont really follow college football. You?


It is, I have a son and he loves to play football I get really worried, its been really fun chatting with you by the way


You have a great day as well and take care if you play football keep in mind all the injuries caused by the game and all.


I do, my favorite team is Virginia Teach, they have a good team


Ok, i did not know that. how did they do this year? did they win a bowl?


No I think it was the Clemson Tigers not really sure about that but it wasnt Virginia tech


oh, ok. well, maybe next year! what do you think of U of Iowa and their locker rooms?


I think they can be intimidating to some teams, its really funny how they painted the visitor teams locker all pink


i wonder if it works. do other teams do it? if it worked, everyone would do it.


I dont think so, I bet the Iowa University is the only one with that strange characteristic


yeah, i guess it is their trademark. it might have helped cumberland against georgia tech.


My all time favorite is probably Michael Jordan, but I like Reggie Miller, as well.


Yeah the guys is so good and go figure, his sister was always better than him


I'd say that's a very talented family. I heard when he was in high school, he scored a career high 4o points and tried to brag only to find out his sister scored 105 points and had broken 8 national records.  Ha Ha


Wow for sure they are talented. DO you know the granny style shot in nba?


Yes, it looks funny when they use it, but it's very accurate and actually the best technique to consistently score points on the line.


I know. I would use it, I would not care about it looking funny


Me either as long as I scored the point. Well, it's been nice chatting with you this afternoon, I've got to go walk my dog.  Talk to you later, friend.


Yes me too , I really enjoy it. Do you know ther eis a woman in harlem that holds jazz concerts in her house?


I had heard about that.  I wonder how many big stars have stopped by just to jam on a Sunday?


Many fo them actually, like top performers


Well twenty years is a long time to keep doing anything.  She must really be a big jazz fan.  I hear Clint Eastwood is a real big fan of jazz.


Yeah, in addition he is also a good pianist too


I had no idea, he's just an all around Renaissance man.  Can do it all.  I hear Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.


I would have never thought of that really. Good for them. Do you know why jazz trumpeters grew goatees?


I heard it was more comfortable for them while they played.


Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment and current political news.


It is Japanese anime serial. It is based on nintendo's video game series.


So, you like video game based serial ? I prefer dramas, even old one like Shakespear's plays.


It's very funny. Which are your favourite plays?


I like Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare is so good that only one of his play has not been on film or on television: The two noble kinsmen. That is incredible.


It very amazing ! No words to describe it. It is all time favourite to many of the world.


Indeed. Do you like Shark Tank ? the show where people pitch business ideas to potential investors.


Earth is the third planet from the sun in the solar system. The gravity of the sun holds the entire solar system. Mostly all the planets revolves around the sun.


OK. If you like facts, I was surprised that the density of the Earth is 4 times of the Sun, which is surprising and not surprising since the Sun is a ball of gas.


Mostly 71% earth surface is covered with water remaining 29% is land. The entire polar region is covered with snow.


Would like to go in Antarctica ? I would, it is so remote.  It must be peaceful.


Indeed, but what do you think  about television personally ?


The place is not suitable for human to live.


But there are research bases there ? I bet, Billy Graham would go preach there if he was still alive. Bye


It's a mass entertainment medium, it attracts all ages, mostly children and kids are always watching it. It occupies most of their time.


I enjoy watching television, mostly drama and comedy, some sketch show like SNL for time to time. DO you enjoy watching SNL ?


I enjoy watching serials. It's very interesting to know next details about it. Nowadays teenager are on mobiles, they have no time to watch it. In olden days football matches were watched on TV. Its very amazing.


Have you ever watched the Simpsons ? It is a very popular show, there are more 400 shows.


Yes, Do you like pokemon ? The serial has been run for more than 2 years.


I am too old for Pokemon, even when it first came out. What do you like about Pokemon ?


haha probably not. I wonder if anyone in that Orchestra grew out their goatee for comfort


I dont know how that works, Ive played brass instruments myself and dont think that would be comfortable.  But then again I have no experience with facial hair


you should try it sometime, i bet its like resting your instrument on a pillow


I would but as a woman, Id likely have a better chance at making the NBA.


wear a fake one! could provide the same comfort. can women play in the NBA?


I dont know, there is the WNBA, so I dont know if one could even make it, I know they can join the NFL though.


i did hear about that, and there is no WNFL so it makes sense. but who knows! someone should try it out


The shoe deals are pretty good.  Iverson is getting $800,000 per year!


until he retires, then he gets a giant payout. ill take that deal!


Same here.  Heck, I'd take one year of that deal.


same haha, id be able to retire young! im gonna go work on basketball to try to get a deal, nice chatting with you


its okay! i like to listen to it when i cook or eat dinner on a hot date. what about you?


I enjoy it too!  I think it is neat that Clint Eastwood is a huge Jazz fan and even plays piano!


i believe it, an old foagie like him! He even scores some of his own films with his own music


have you seen that movie? Million Dollar Baby?


I havent, but now that I know he scored it, I might have to watch it.


me too, i wonder if his piano playing is any good


True, I wonder if he could compete with the Pakistan Jazz Orchestra that is topping the charts over there.


Wow! What country's team did he play for?


I wonder how many more people know about FIFA than about many of the countries that play in it. I know some people who didn't even know where Qatar was until they heard about the next game there.


I guess that is true. Not many people really care about other countries other than their own. Especially if they aren't heavy hitters


That's a good point. Most people also only pay attention to the later games, so they don't really hear about countries unless they win like France did last time.


Also weren't new zealand undefeated in 2010? Otherwise, I don't know when else I would think of new zealand


I didn't even know about New Zealand's standing in FIFA. To me they were mainly the home of Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings.


Too bad the actors got paid in advance so they didn't get as much of the benefits for the success of the movies


That's a shame. That probably means they got paid less for that than football players do for a game. Sometimes those bonuses get up to 300,000 Euros or more.


Well soccer is a big game. The super bowl is smaller than the 3rd biggest soccer event.


I do enjoy watching the world cup matches although I am no expert in FIFA


That's probably due to the Super Bowl being a mainly U.S. thing, rather than an international one


That makes sense. After all nfl games only have 11 min of gameplay while for soccer, players run on average 7 miles per game


Both sound exhausting. The NFL has so much physical contact that they have to endure in shocks and bursts, but running so much is a whole different kind of endurance.


I'm the same way. I'm looking forward to seeing the next World Cup when they have it in Qatar.


Im surprised that nearly 50 percent of the global population watched the fifa world cup in 2010. Soccer sure is popular


It's amazing how popular it is, but it is practically the only sport that has a global following. Some players can go to completely different countries and be recognized, like Wayne Rooney.


I heard there is a variation of football with 3 players in stead of 2. Sounds chaotic, but in a good way


That sounds like the football version of four-way chess! I played that once and it was a mess. I bet professionals handle a three-way sport match better, though.


In any case, soccer is an amazing sport. It is too bad Greenland can't join fifa since there isn't enough grass for a soccer field


Really? That's hilarious. You'd think they'd add some astroturf if they really wanted to join.


Maybe fifa doesn't allow fake grass for fields? in any case, fifa is incredible popular and has amazing players, not only as soccer players but also people. Didier Drogba singlehandedly stopped a civil war in his home country


I read that more people are addicted to video games.  Is it true?


Not all parents are aware of this app though.  Maybe it should be advertised more.


I agree but some parents show little concern for their children I think Google is a great company though! it has grown a lot over the years


The app should be used by parents because they spend too much time on screen themselves.  Google is a good company.


It is a good company did you know it was created by two Ph.D students at Standford University!


No, I did not.  Please tell me more about it.


Ok so their names are Larry Page and Sergey Brin and they founded the company back in 1998


I heard about Larry Page but I had never heard about Sergey Brin before.  I wonder why he is so low key.  He has a large voting power though.


Maybe he just likes living a private life or isnt a part of Google anymore, you know new employees at googles are called nooglers.


I did not know that.  Why are they called nooglers?


No idea, its just a nickname but they make them wear a funny beanie cap on their first friday, I think thas kind of messed up lol


I think its an addiction, its terrible because it takes a lot of time and it could appear a for leisure activity but if your not careful it can become much more than that


They are just having fun.  Anyway, I've got to run. Nice chatting with you.


Parents are often addicted to screen so kids are being ignored.


Yeah, I can see how it becomes a vicious cycle, gaming disorder is something real for sure.


World Health Organization is going to include "gaming disorder" in its disease classification manual.  Do you agree with this inclusion?


I do, I think its a real addiction, it might only affect  a small porcentage of gamers but still, those numbers can eventually grow.


I agree with some people who say that the percentage mentioned by expert (1 to 3%) is higher than it actually is.  My kids (parents) and their kids hardly speak to each other anymore.


Yeah, I can also see it in kids and the relationship they have with their parents now a days, there is a survey that indicate that one out of ten kids spended  more than 40 hours a week playing video games thats more than 2 million kids!!


The same article says that kids are more patient.  I think because they do not care about the real world around them.


Yeah that makes sense, I think google had a great iniciative they rolled out reminders for time limit and usage on apps.


yeah that is so cool. have you listened to a canadian radio ever?


No I don't think I've heard any Canadian radio stations


Well, they play 40% canadian music, it is the law


I've never hear much of canadian music, I don't know if I enjoy listening to it being played a lot on the radio


Yeah that is a lot of Justin Bieber for sure


I don't know what's worse, Justing Biber or listening to nuntii latina in Finland


Yeah I do not speak latin so for me it would be boring but it is interesting that they give the news in latin there


I wonder if there is any latin rappers, I heard Korea has compliment battle rappers


yeah I would like to listen to those really. do you like eminem?


Yea he has some good songs, I heard he's a huge spiderman fan


I used to read a lot in high school, I heard Starship Troopers was a good sci-fi novel, it is on the reading lists of the US military


yeah I heard that too. nice chatting with you


that is pretty cool. there is a woman who hold the record for speed reading


yeah Anne Jones, she can read 4,700 a minute, I wonder how long it would take her to read the bible


Pretty fast I bet. do you know who tolkien and cs lewis are?


I think he wrote Game of thrones or The Lord of The rings, not sure all I know is they like laughing at bad poetry


ahaha yeah they had those contests which one will laugh first


Doesn't sound too much fun to me, neither does reading Ender's Game which is suggested reading in the US Marine Corps


yeah not sure why they recommend that. do you listen to the radio much?


Yea sometimes, I'd really like to see if I can pick up Jupiter's radio waves, I wonder what am frequencies they can be heard on


Nice, yeah I have seen some too. He was a drama teacher and guess who his student was?


Tag was really great movie!  Loved the story.  Suckerpunch wasnt really that great though,  it was cool that girls were kicking butt, but I didn't care for the storyline.


I have not seen it yet. Do you like radio dramas?


I have never heard a radio drama lol what is yor favorite radio drama?


I have not heard them either but there is a free station if you ever want to listen to them


Yeah Ive heard of this website,  but I am not into radio dramas,  I like audio books though.


Oh that is nice. Do you listen them on your computer?


Oh I see. Did you hear about Russians making a computer than runs on water back in 1936


Thats amazing,  I have no idea how that would even work lol


Yeah me neither but it sounds cool. Nice chat


Me too, yes. Have you ever seen the show House?


I love it, it is super interesting. Hugh Laurie made a ton of money off of the show


Yeah im sure,  its very popular.  I hear jim carrey doesnt make dramas anymore because his belief prevents him from playing in movies that dont project positivity.


Yeah, good thing he sticks to comedies though he is good at them. Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


I read that he joined the drama club because all the pretty girls were in that class in school


Yeah that is the case. Have you seen any of Jon Hamm's movies?


yeah Ive seen tag and sucker punch.  how about u?


How does America make collective decisions.  By voting.


I suspect that women set the dress code in years past so they would look professional. Michael Jordan would not endorse a democrat because "republicans buy shoes too"


I heard that about Jordan but I really didn't understand what he meant. I also don't understand why Republicans started out with ideals more like Democrats today and then switched.


Jordan has his own line of shoes made by Nike.  It is a separate brand and he does not want to offend almost half of the market.  But the GOP has always been small government and low regulations.


I get it now! Well, Jordan was smart for that as far as business goes, it seems. It's also interesting to me how the Republicans are associated with red and Democrats with blue.


Yes.  I remember one election where one network had those colors reversed.  But the color code is solidly established now.


It seems like it's been so since long before 2000, but that's the year it started, I guess. I think it's funny that Truman wouldn't be photographed on a Dumbo ride as to not be associated with Republicans.


That is amusing.  It is also odd that all Presidents with a beard have been republicans.


Do you think a party besides Republican or Democrat will ever actually have a person elected as president like Independent or Green Party?


Ha Ha.  I think it is possible that one party will collapse because it is too narrow and a third party will become the second party.  It seems that the democrats are growing, particularly with immigration swelling their ranks, so the GOP is most likely to collapse.


Even though I don't fully agree with either major party, it does make more sense if Republicans faded before democrats because they seem to have the most restrictions that keep things fair. Maybe Republican's numbers with the attitude of the strong survive is fading?


Do you know the difference between the United States Senate and House of Representatives?


I understand.  However, I believe in free enterprise which has created the wealth of America.  I am not optimistic that dems will stay on that track.  Too many socialists.  Nice chatting.


One difference is 2 per state for the Senate while the House has 435 districts.  Those who are elected call the people who are represented "constituents"


Yes, and the Senate is considered more prestigious  and more deliberative. They're both important in for presidential votes, I think.


Yes.   The senate has certain rules where 60 votes are required for many bills.  I think that forces more deliberatioin.  They used the same gavel for 155 years until Richard Nixon cracked it.


The only fun think I've learned about the Senate is that they started the candy desk tradition. I remember my teachers always had candy drawers in their desks.


I have one in my office too.  One needs supplements if your blood sugar drops for no good reason.  Apparently Pennsylvania is the source of the candy right now.


Was that because of the Hershey factory there? Did you know they let astronauts vote from outer space? I think that's a good thing.


The astronaut voting sends a strong message about how important voting is.  I like that too.  For some reason, the candies are Mars bars and Milky Way rather than Hershey.


I'd think they'd have expensive candies from local shops. I wonder why the Senate used to have a rule that women were not allowed to wear pants until after 1993?


Yes, i do like baseball. i dont get m,uch chance to watch it though. i try to watch the world series.


I used to collect baseball cards when I was a kid. I heard about this guy that found 3 million dollars worth of old cards in his grandpas attic. That would sure be nice.


that sure would be nice. LOL i would probably sell a few of them, and keep the rest for the future. those things would appreciate.


# million dollars is a lot of money though. I think I could find some better investments to put that money into.


Yes, i would look for better investments to. baseball cards are cool, but money is better.


Were you aware that baseball managers wear team uniforms?


I thought about that, and i think that in the old days, one of the players was chosen to be a manager too.


Actually its because the manager is able to play if he needs to. I have never seen that happen though.


it would be funny to see that happen nowadays. all the managers playing at the same time. LOL


Or if they just had one manager pinch hitting and the other pitching. They could face off for the last out of the game. That would be pretty awesome.


Hello. I like to dance in front of the mirror sometimes. Lol. I havent done much dancing otherwise.


Yes, the old guard out there, do or die! Anyway, thanks for the chat


I am a terrible dancer. it is better if i do not dance in front of others. i could do them harm. LOL


That makes me think of bruce lee. He was a very good dancer, winning the 1958 cha cha championship. Plus he could also do some harm to people.


Yes, i hope he didnt do any harm on the dance floor. i am sure that i would have done some harm LOL


Lol. Tupac was also a dancer in high school. He danced ballet. Not exactly what I would have pictured from him.


me neither. he was a guy with a tough image. but i bet he was graceful too. he was a back up dancer for a band.


I didnt know that. I did hear that michael Jackson has a patent on a device he used in his dancing.


that is smart. michael was an innovator. it is important to hold on to clever ideas. I bet i would have trouble using those shoes though. LOL


He really was. On another topic, are you a baseball fan.


Yeah, that is true. Did you hear U2 once opened for themselves and were under disguise?


That is funny. I wonder if they did any original songs? Like do they do midnight shows as country music stars and we just don't know it LOL do you know how to play a guitar by the way?


I actually do not. Have you ever seen Sesame STreet?


I have seen Sesame Street. Wasn't Carol Burnett the first celebrity to appear on that show?


Yeah that is exactly right. Did you know Robin Williams was the voice of Aladdin?


I did know that. He did the voice of the genie. And I guess he started a trend in celebrities doing the voice acting in these animated movies


Yeah it seems. Do you know who is the highest and second highest paid celebrity?


I think the highest paid celebrity is Judge Judy right? Who is the highest paid celebrity?


Yeah the only one to get paid more is LeBron James


Oh that makes sense. And yes I think Judge Judy makes about $123,000 per episode. Which is still insane!


Hey there I do like music. What kind of music do you like? The only kind I don't like is country LOL


That is so much money, it is crazy. Nice chatting with you :)


I like them all I think. I think country has become very popular though. Do you know where it originated?


No I don't can you tell me more? I do know that I use Amazon and Jeff Bezos and George Strait are cousins somehow haha that is weird


Yeah talk about a small world. It originated in the US in 1920s


Yep interesting. I guess sometimes people call it Hillbilly music. That sounds very offensive haha. I guess in 2009 country music was the most listened to rush hour radio station in the United States


I am not surprised a lot of people like it. There are only two African Americans in the hall of fame for country music though, strange


That is strange. I wonder why that is? Did you hear that Henry Ford helped to popularize country music


Yeah but only out of fear that jazz would take over. Wonder how much he spent there


Yep I wonder that too. He was a worried about the Takeover of Urban decadence in terms of jazz. I guess he didn't have to worry because Jazz certainly didn't take over


Hello there, are you a big listener of the radio?


Yeah that is so cool that they were able to do that.  Did you know there is a website where they have a ton of old radio dramas you can listen to for free?


no I didn't I'll have to check that out, do you watch fox news? I guess they get more views than MSN and CNN combined


Wow, I would not have guessed that.  I don't watch much fox news, I use CNBC quite a bit though.  How about you?


no I don't have cable so I don't watch any of it, but I do use the website ign.com, apparently fox news owns that haha


Yeah I think it is hard especially for younger people to find news that they know is honest and fair.


the other crazy thing about fox news is that one of its creators was Richard Nixon, I don't know about that haha


Really!? I would have never of guessed that. You learn something new everyday I guess.


Have you ever visited the white house? Somehow the guest house to the white house is bigger than the white house itself.


I think that is hilarious, I wonder what guests that come to stay think.


haha ya maybe Kanye who knows, what I don't like with fox news is they tried to sue the simpsons for making fun of them, that seems really petty


Hi, well I used to as a kid, I can't say that I listen to it anymore though, what about you?


Yeah that is true, well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good one.


Yeah I still do, I found a new local station that plays lots of oldies, I listen when driving to and from work.


have you ever listened to Jupiter on the radio? I guess it has storms that you can pick up on AM radio


Yeah isn't that a crazy fact! Those must be some strong storms!


are you in Canada? I guess 40 percent of canadian radio is required by law to be canadian


No I am not, but I don't think that I would like that law.  I bet all the Canadian bands like it though.


no the only ones I can think of are Justin Bieber and Celine Dion, sounds kind of horrible up there haha


Yeah that is true, those are two examples, and I wouldn't be too thrilled if those were my choices.


Have you heard about radios in WWII? In desperate times soldiers were able to make radios out of pencils and razorblades.


I really like Cardi B I think she is the best female rapper. She is also very attractive


That is crazy! They know that people love rap. I saw last week that korean rap is popular. They like to battle each other in a freestyle rap battle.


Those seem more interesting than American rap to be honest. Actually, there is a deaf rapper that rhymes in sign language. It's pretty interesting.


I hear that they like to perform lots of live concerts. It must be tough to perform in front of so many people. The artist Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001.


Man I miss Linkin Park. A very good band in my opinion. I'm not surprised they played so many concerts. In one of the foo fighter's concerts they played so loud it registered on New Zealand's seismic monitors.


Wow concerts are very fun and usually a good time, However If you like the band Creed maybe not. The band got sued by concert viewers for being a bad show.


What!? They must have been really bad if that is the case. That reminds me of that time a band was suppose to perform on Jimmy Kimmel but had to cancel because Kanye West talked too long.


Kanye west has done lots of good things tho. He signed rapper Big Sean and helped him make money. He also gave a kid in a wheelchair the mic after his concert.


He also has done a bit of damage too. Evel Knievel sued him for damaging his reputation from the "Touch the sky" music video. There there is the whole Taylor Swift thing.


Either way he puts on a great fun show. Another artist I like is the ramones, They have played over 2,263 concerts. Have you ever heard them before?


I agree. He even knows how to laugh at himself. He did an SNL skit mocking himself. I've heard of the ramones but never heard their songs.


I personally have never heard of her or her music. I recently saw her on a commercial. Tell me about her.


Yea I think that is why people like cardi B so much, she may have a bad rep but she makes people laugh and she is not afraid to embarrass her self


She is from New York, She seems to be very tough and street smart. She also performs at the best stadiums such as the RFK Stadium


I think Kanye performed there recently too. He got a lot of jeers from the crowd that day. I wonder if that Cardi B person was there too. Does she have any albums out?


I am a big fan of Kanye West he is very unique and creates a wide range of music styles. I think cardi B has a CD called Invasion of Privacy


I like Kanye, I agree with some of his views overall. That album sounds familiar. I think it was number one for some time now. I just didn't know she made it. Does she have kids?


Yes she has a kid with another rapper named Offset. Kanye gets a bad rep because he likes trump and wears the MAGA hat. He also thinks aids is man made. Do you like his views?


A rapper named Offset huh? Sometimes I wonder where rappers get these names from. While I respect rap is part of hip-hop culture I question the artists. Some of Kanye's views I agree with but not all of them.


Rap was much better in the past. Have you ever heard of Tupac shakur? His music is considered to have cultural significance. Rap has got very popular


I agree. I wasn't a fan of Tupac but a lot of his music had a decent message. Actually did you know McDonald's paid rappers $5 every time they mentioned big macs in their songs!?


I recently listened to a podcast and they said the three biggest problems with working from home was th couch, refridgerator, and bed. Do you work from home?


I knew they owned a lot but not that much... In 2008 the norwegian government donated $1bn to help save the amazon rainforest.


The Norwegians are ahead of their times.  Do you think telecommuting cuts down on air pollution from cars?


Yes, I do. I think it saves money though...


Yes, it saves the worker money but only on gas because the other expenses, insurance, payments, etc are fixed.  It saves the government money in road repair, monitoring, etc.


Yes, there are some positive externalities with telecommuting. Radio Lab recently did a piece on telecommuting and it said telecommuting made it more difficult to get promoted...


I can see where it would because you are not there to socialize which is an important part of work though nobody will admit it.  Employers could do better and still get 8 good hours of work.  The internet is wonderful.


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


They did. Did you know the inventor of the Cadillac was the french explorer de la mothe cadillac who founded Detroit?


I did not. What a great fact. Jann mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.


Did he actually ever really drive a real car?  Did you know the reason our car trunks are called trunks was because they used to carry an actual wooden trunk on the back?


No, unfortunately I can't do that.  It's kinda like the Washington DC situation where there are security concerns about accessing internet with sensitive material.


Wow, I did now. What great trivia. Speaking of the internet, Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain


Don't know that I buy that.  Great chatting.


Nice. I can once in a while and I find myself more efficient and effective becuase I do not want to loose the privledge...


Well, it certainly saves on the commuting by car


It takes me 30 minutes to drive each way so when I do work from home, I spend an additional hour working instead of driving.


What do you think of the flamethrower idea to prevent carjacking that they use in south-africa?


I mean, if it's a problem in the country, I wouldn't want to get car jacked.


I wonder if supervisors who don't like telecommuting are more concerned with internet security or not being able to ensure their employees aren't being influenced by things like dropping acid.


Maybe a little of both... I will admit that when I commute, I may open a bottle of wine at 4:30...


Did you know the US government owns 86% of the land in Nevada?


Hey, what do you think about this: A man in France impersonated a government employee and sold the Eifel Tower...twice!


I guess their only other choice was to tune into those electromagnetic storms from Jupiter that can be heard on AM radio


Haha yeah I would have to test that out. Do you like Bill Murray? He used to do radio voices. One of them was the Fantastic Four, and you would do the Human Torch back in the 70s


Two of my favorites: the Fantastic FOur and Bill Murray!  They don't make them like that anymore!  I like to listen to old radio drams, and there is a website where you can listen to thousands of hours of old broadcasts for free!


Nope they sure don't make it like that anymore you're right haha. Did you ever listen to Bing Crosby? I guess back in the forties he would take up literally half of all radio time because he was so popular


Nice! Is he Canadian? In Canada the radio stations are required to play at least 40% of their music from Canadian origin. Between that and Bing Crosby, that doesn't leave much air time!


No it wouldn't haha. Although I can't say how good Canadian radio would be because I can't think of any good Canadian artists haha. Did you hear back in the thirties one of the most popular acts on the radio as a ventriloquist, that is definitely baffling haha


There is something magical about not seeing the ventriloquist's lips moving!  You ever hear of Foxhole radios?


I have heard of those. How are they made again? I know that they were used in World War II


Soldiers would MacGyver a radio out of razor blades and pencils!  What some people would do just to listen to Bing Crosby!


Haha I bet they would. One radio station I wouldn't listen to is one that converts solar activity into a sound that you can listen to. That sounds really boring. I'd probably rather listen to Canadian radio haha


Wow that's impressive haha! Also impressive that the Chinese governmnt censored the word for censorship!


That's wild!  No more fake news...let's ban it all?  There are governments doing some good: The Norwegian gov donated $1 billion to save the Amazon jungle.  Is that like buying Florida swamp land?


Haha that's a great question. I have no idea that's definitely a lot of money. One place I want to go is Monaco though. They eliminated the income tax back in 1869. I guess they make enough money through just their Casino stuff


Nice, Must be like Nevada. The federal goverment already owns 86% of the land there, so they gotta make their money off of gambling...


That must be it haha. I heard that one of the original Facebook investors renounced his US citizenship. Apparently the US government publishes everyone who does that, so his name is definitely on that list


I bet they pay less taxes now... Do they publish that list on Wikileaks? You know, Wikileaks published the Goverment's plan to destroy Wikileaks? Knowing how the Government works, because of this leak it may be the first time the government knows what it is doing...


Yeah that's actually pretty scary. Did you hear about that on the radio? I personally don't really listen to the radio that much, I mostly listen to YouTube, what about you?


I try to catch the latest, cutting edge news and information broadcast from that Finnish radio staion that broadcasts in classical Latin... Bad news just seems more palatable that way!


Haha good point. Do you like Hanson by the way? Apparently was the most requested track on an alt-rock radio station.


Hi, how are you? Do you like music and TV?


That is a change of topic. He is not a dalmatian, or a horse, or deaf. I think that he is ambitious and trying to create new technology. You?


Yes he seems very smart and also very ambitious. I think he has a dog but it's not a Dalmatian though haha. His wife also appeared in the movie Inception by the way


I thought he got divorced? Is he still married? She must be pretty.


I think he is still married. I'm not sure what she looks like though, did you ever watch the movie thank you for smoking by the way?


Yes, I did. A long time ago. An interesting film. I like Aaron whatshisname.


Yes I did like that movie, Elon Musk apparently produced it and I forgot that he acted in it too


I'll have to check for that. He is a talented, intelligent guy.


Yep absolutely. I love that he wants to create a vertical take-off jet, that also is electric, I think that would be cool I would love to have that haha


His ideas are astronomical. Anyway, great chat! Have a good night! Go watch Thanks for Smoking again.


Yes I'm going to check it out very soon, I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for Elon Musk haha. also I'll keep my eyes peeled for his rocket that will colonize Mars haha


Hey there I love horses. Even though I'm allergic to them they are still very fun to ride, what do you think


Yes, I will wait for Elon to travel on it first though before I go. Talk to you soon!


sounds good, I'll be waiting for Spacex!


You're allergic? Are you Clint Eastwood? LOL. I've never ridden a horse, but they seem like majestic animals.


I wish I were Clint Eastwood! But I never knew that Iceland actually has a specific horses with a fifth speed, other horses do not have this ability for some reason


I don't understand the speeds. Trot, gallop, ??? What else is there?


yes its something called Tolt, I don't know exactly how fast that is though lol


I guess they have used horses there for many purposes. What do you think of the two high school students who rode their horses to school on 'no vehicles to school day', and got suspended?


I think that was genius but pretty dumb that they got suspended haha. What do you think about Dalmatians? Do you know how they are related to horses


I know that they are used by firefighters. I heard that they were deaf or something.


Yes a lot of them are actually deaf. What do you think about Elon Musk by the way? I know that's a change of topic haha


Hello  how are you?  Do you like reading?Starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five us military branches


I dont know a lot about shakespere so all of this is really interesting to me lol Pocahontas and shakespeare were alive at the same time and died only a year apart.


I also find information like this very interesting. Imagine Andre Tchaikowsky actually donated his skull in the hopes that it would be used as a prop.


haha.  Did it?  Shakespeare invented the names miranda, jessica, and olivia.


It says it was used in 2008 in productions of Hamlet. I never knew those names were invented by Shakespeare. In the 18th century there was a panic because people were reading novels.


thats seems weird that there would be a panic!  Reading is good for people lol


I am more panicked now because too many people are not reading. Reading is good! Learning new things is good.


Shakespeare's works take on a different meaning when performed with an era-appropriate accent instead of a modern one, often introducing rhymes or puns that don't work in modern pronunciations.


LOL, yes I imagine that to be so because the pronunciation of some words were so different in that time. I will have to check out the On The Fly! Hobo Literature and songs books and get a feeling for my grandfathers youth lol


He died when I was a teen and only told me a few things when I was younger. Mostly funny things but he had a hard life then and I do not think he liked to recall it too much I wish he was around to hear more.


I did not know that, I find that interesting. Oh and yes I love to read. How are you today?


Im doing great!  The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


Glad to hear that you are well. I was just reading that. That is incredible.I can not imagine being able to read that fast! The FDA burned 6 tons of books. I never heard of this.


I wonder why they burned them,  that horrible.  Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


I find that funny they would do that. They were just regular people. Did you know that Architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture were olympic events? I can not imagine that either.


Really?  that seems like unlikely categories! There is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.


There is really so much that most of us never hear about or learn about, one reason why reading is a wonderful thing. My Grandfather was one of those "hobo travelers" in the early 1900"s


Oh really?  Thats interesting!  Romantic kissing is a fairly recent development and is rarely mentioned even in ancient greek literature.


I had not realized that. I also never realized that Shakespeare had popularized phrases such as good -riddance, laughing stock and others. I have read very little of his works though.


Hey there. I heard that Laura Ingraham is being sued. Did you hear that yet?


Yes, I totally agree! Laura Ingraham's company has less than 20 employees so I think the law changes for smaller companies also.


Apparently Ingraham gave Wilson assignments on the day she was going into labor. There may be proof in text.


But who knows, maybe her replacement is actually a better worker.


Yeah, that is America. We support fairness! I was eating lunch and remembering that Mcdonalds added drive-thru's to accommodate soldiers in 1975 who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues. Thats fair!


Sure is! Too bad the drive thrus kind of backfired and made a lot of Americans very lazy, haha


HA! That is pretty true! Great point! All those hamburgers did not help obesity.


Yeah, maybe we have to go back to the time before cars. It's surprising to believe that cars were just available to the masses only a little over a century ago. Before that most people walked and took animal drawn carriages and carts.


Yeah, that is amazing! Well, it is almost like rotary phones that dialed 212 area code the fastest.


I had one of those when I was little. I think it was after its time but my parents were too cheap to replace it.


Yeah, I heard that Laura was very demanding and when her assistant got pregnant she was fired.


Yeah, I even remember using the phonebook. Did you know it's impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped?


Exactly! I guess that the assistant was having her first child which is also a factor in the lawsuit. I guess the poor girl had to work 7 days a week most of the time.


Yes, this does seem like a good case of pregnancy discrimination under FMLA and her district's Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.


Yes, it sounds legit to me too. Karolina Wilson stated that Laura Ingraham was not easily satisfied but that she was always happy with Ms. Wilson's work.


But Ingraham did let Wilson stay with the company for three weeks so she could get unemployment insurance. Hopefully this isn't just a case of a disgruntled worker who happened to be pregnant. What do you think?