Do you subscribe to Netflix? I love some of their original content.


Besides Sherlock I also like Black Mirror, Luther, and the Great British Bake Off.


I was thinking about watching black mirror. I like sci fy too and heard it was pretty good.


I would compare it to the Twilight Zone but more focused on modern technology. Some of the stories are so imaginative


I have seen reviews that compare it too the twilight zone.


It's hard not to, I believe any sci-fi/anthology series would automatically be compared to one of the best all time.


I watched an original netflix western series that was pretty good. Godless.  Had Jeff Daniels in it


I have not heard of that show before. I will definitely have to check it out. Did you watch the Ballad of Buster Scruggs?


No. I saw it up there but didnt check it out


It's a series of short Western stories based on a book. It has some big actors in it like James Franco.


yes. They do have some good original movies, and series


A final recommendation I have is The Good Place if you're looking for a comedy.


Do you have any particular favorites? I am currently watching The Punisher.


No. I was just looking around the last couple of days to see if I could find a series that I can start watching.


If you like action and comic book characters, the Punisher is really good. If you are a horror fan, Haunting of Hill House is one of the best shows I've seen in a while.


I will check them out. Been looking for a good mystery series


Sherlock is a good mystery series and does not have a lot of episodes to catch up on. There are only 3-4 episodes per season so they feel more like movies.


I find that a lot of British shows have a briefer and more consolidated television season. I believe it helps keep the quality of their shows higher.


yes. I was looking through them last week trying to decide if i liked anything


Hi, do you watch a lot of TV?  If you watch Pokemon, there is a lot to see.  There are over 750 episodes.


I used to program them.  They are what they're programmed to do.  AI is a little iffy.  Now they are programming them with rat brains.


Thats a bit of a relief, snakes are also scary beings


Yes, the poisonous ones are.  I used to catch them when I was a kid. Maybe you should live in New Zealand where there are none.


That sounds like a great place to live, snake free zone for me please!


As I got older, they got creepier. I didn't know that crocodiles were more related to birds than snakes and lizards.


That is an odd fact, I dont see the relationship there, doesnt make sense at all


It's really odd that there are flying snakes that can launch themselves at prey.


They must be really scary,  are you trying to scare me?


Hee. No.  The fear of snakes in hard-wired in human and monkey brains.  Strange...


Because that would be mean, and yeah that is strange, I guess we have a lot of things alike with monkeys


Over 750 episodes? wow I used to watch the show as a kid, only 150 Pokemons back then


Yeah, we are both primates.  Thanks for the chat!


Did you ever watch the 70's Show.  They tried a UK version and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


That show was great, and yeah? I guess the remake was pretty bad then


Not sure, it may have been a cultural difference. I wonder if they like the Simpsons.  There is only 1 episode where Bart doesn't appear or is mentioned.


That episode seems interesting, I have to watch that one for old times sake


Did you know Michael Jackson planned to build a 50 ft. robot to roam the desert around Las Vegas?


I didnt know that, robots will eventually take over society, Im afraid of them


Most robots are industrial and don't even look human.  There is one now that can debone a chicken with surgical precision.


That could be handy, but dont be fooled robots can be dangerous foes


Good morning! How are you today? I'm hanging out watching some Fox News.


Oh yeah. There's a part in there where Kathy Bates breaks this guys leg with a sledge hammer. I can't stand to watch it.


Oh yuck! That would be gross. On the bright side watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories.


I didn't know that, but that's good. Did you know ET was supposed to be a horror film. I can't see that, can you?


I think I could see it initially, but I bet ET was just to cute.


I do. It is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


I know there are popular. Do you think they actually are fair and balances?


I hope they are, but who knows. There must be a good reason they top CNN an MSNBC.


I think they lean conservative, but I think they are more fair than the other two.


Doing good thanks. Do you like Bill Cosby?


Yes, that could be why. It was good chatting with you today! Have a good day.


I do not. I am glad for the guilty verdict against him.


I agree, there were just too many women who came forward for it not to be true. I have loved his comedy since I was just a kid but this changes everything.


Yes, it is disgusting. So, do you like horror films?


Yes I do. My favorite was the exorcist but at the time the cast didn't know it was a horror film.


Yes, I heard Danny, the boy from the Shining had no idea he was in a horror movie until years later, but I'm glad that was the case. That was scary!


That's probably the best. What's the scariest movie you ever saw?


That I'm not sure of as I don't watch many. Did you know that as a child Stephen King was terrified when he saw the movie Bambi?


Stephen King no doubt has a different way of looking at things. Did you see his movie misery?


I can understand that! I just sold my car now that I live in a major city, there is almost no reason to have one!


Oh, wow. I wish I didn't need a car. I live in a big city but we all have cars. Do you take a cab everywhere?


Never, We have trams and a subway that takes you all through the city quickly.


Oh, ok that makes sense. We have a light rail train here now which is pretty nice. So do you like comedy films?


I do, how do you feel about the bromantic comedies?


I love those comedy's! Really all comedy. I loved The Hangover movies!


Did you ever watch 3rd rock from the sun? I really liked that when I was younger.


Yes, I loved that one too. Hard to believe it won a Golden Globe over Seinfeld and Friends along with Frasier though, Seinfeld was hilarious!


Yea for sure, Well its been good talking to you, take care!


Thanks so much! I need to watch a comedy movie now lol, have a great day!


Hi! I am great! So do you like ballet at all?


I do like many types of dance, but not a huge fan...I  heard that Jerome Robbins ballet show was really good.


He works in New York? I was just there recently, really big city!


Yes, it was in New York. I have never been, but I would go see a broadway show if I did visit. I bet it is huge! Jerome Robbins finds his idea's on the streets in Manhattan, very creative!


He worked on West Side Story right? I have seen the movie but never the musical!


I am not sure on that one, but I have seen the movie! I like musicals it is so entertaining with all the singing and dancing.


I have an older model Honda. It has lasted a really long time! I like not having a car payment lol.


Hello, How are you today? Do you listen to the radio?


Did you know Astronaunts vote in space? I'm am watching a rocket on Nasa Live right now getting ready to launch in 48 minutes!!


Exciting. I would think they could do a mail in ballot.


lol, Too bad Japan have to give cheaper cups instead of the silver ones with so many healthy people living to 100!


True, I don't know if I want to live that long.


I know what you mean, only if I have my health!!


Yes, it would be more if I still had my friends and family and health.


That's so true! My mother is 90 and a lot of her friends and family have passed away! How would you like to have to vote in a forest full of lions? lol


Indian government do it for a single voter!! Crazy


LOL. That is crazy. It's been nice chatting with you.


You too! Have a nice evening! Enjoy your radio !!


Yes, I use to use the radio more, I am using my phone a lot more now!


I use YouTube a lot to listen to my favorite songs.


I do too among other apps. Love the audio book. Have you ever heard those  storms from Jupiter on the am radio. I would like to hear that!


No I haven't but wouldn't that be cool to hear.


Would you be interested in hearing classic radio drama? There is a website where you can listen for free.


lol, I do too! I would rather watch the television with drama!


Yes, I just like others ideas more than my own. LOL


I know some stuff. DO you know who the three wealthiest are in the US?


Yes that is Washington, Jefferson and JFK


Yes. Do you know what the first president of Zimbabwe was called?


Yes. Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?


Yes I guess they get a lot of people there and need the space


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


Yes that was the runner up that got that position.


Yes. The president of Indonesia is a pop star as well as a president


Yes and has already released 3 albums while in office


I know that sounds on Mars have a different pitch


Yes that is because of the differences in atmosphere


Yeah. Did you know there are organisms that can survive there?


Yes some of those are cyanobacteria and lichens


Yeah. Did you hear there are plans for a Mars colonization in 2023?


Yes and it will be funded by a reality show that will follow that colonization


Yeah. Do you know how long it takes to get to Mars under 1g acceleration?


Yes it only takes 2 to 3 days, pretty cool


Yeah. DO you know much about presidents?


Hello, dis you know that JFK, Jefferson, and Washington are the three richest Presidents in American history?


I am not either.  There is actually a saved copy of the internet in case the internet burns down.  That's a good idea.


Thats crazy to me...I wonder how much space it takes up. And I wonder how often they have to update it to stay on top of growth. Do you shop on Amazon?


I use Amazon weekly.  Did you know that Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon built a clock into a mountain that should run for 10,000 years.


same here! And I was just about to say that- I think he has too much money if he can do something like that haha did you know USPS has a special contract to deliver their packages on Sundays?


I figured because I get their packages on Sunday.  The first customer on Amazon.com had a building named after him.  He spent $27.95


I'm not sure Ive gotten a Sunday package so I was surprised. I read that too...and I'm kind of jealous! Is it a building at Amazons headquarters? Or maybe a warehouse? Did you know warehouse workers walk 7-15 miles each day while working? Thats insane!


That is a lot of miles.  I didn't know Amazon.com has owned Imdb since 1998.


Thats interesting...although I feel like they own everything so I'm not too surprised! Like what can't Amazon do anymore, right? lol


I know, Jeff Bezos is amazing.  He started Amazon in 1994.


Its been around a lot longer than I thought! Its amazing he's grown it so extensively- kindle, fire TV, echo...crazy! Do you use any of their devices?


I just read that as well! I'm surprised no one has surpassed Washington and Jefferson more recently. Did you know the first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana? not sure if thats just a nickname or his real name haha


That is funny.  I heard somewhere that the White House is actually smaller than the US Presidents guest house.


Yeah thats kind of strange- I wonder why there is such a large guest house? Maybe to host multiple guests or something


I guess so.  i also like that until 1805, the runner up in the Presidential election automatically became the Vice President.


Yeah that was interesting- I wonder how difficult it was for opposing candidates to have to work together after being elected. Did you also read that the Indonesian president has released 3 pop albums while in office? Thats kind of funny to me


I wonder if Trump can sing, lol.  Changing topics a little, are you online a lot?  WWW Stands for the World Wide Web.


Hah! I would love to hear that! And I actually had no idea thats what WWW stood for- did you know that the button with 3 horizontal lines is called a hamburger button? Now I finally know what to call it lol


No I dis not.  If you ever climb Mount Everest take your phone.  They have 3g cell service and internet ability at its peak.


Thats kind of cool- maybe for safety reasons? Or maybe just a weird fluke. Did you know only 7% of people read the full terms when shopping online? I'm definitely not one of that 7% haha


Do you watch a lot of news programs? I find that they focus too much on the negative sometimes, it can make you depressed.


I never knew they threatened to sue the Simpsons before. I guess they angered them enough to push them that far.


They really did.  They wanted them to stop parodying its famoulsy anti-democratic party agenda.  It's weird to considering both the news and the simpsons are owned by the same company.


It's pretty interesting that they had no issue with all of the other parodies the Simpsons have done but they couldn't take it when it was their turn.


Maybe they thought the simpsons should show some loyalty and they didn't.  Speaking of being disloyal, did you know that a guy in france was able to sell the eiffel tower twice by pretending to be a government official?


It's amazing what some people would fall for. Not only did he pull it off once, he got someone else to believe it a second time. This has to have happened before the internet and globalization of the news.


I don't know.  You would think it does. I mean, a person can just google information nowadays.  Thanks to wikileaks people can find out all kinds of things even though our government had a plan to destroy the site.


I know some of the Wikipedia story but not all of it, certainly not that there was a plan to destroy it. I know their founder went into hiding for a while.


i heard about that too. It surprised me to learn that the government wanted to destroy the site. It seems very undemocratic of them.


I would agree that is seems undemocratic. It shows that every government has a dark side.


i guess no matter what type of government it is that balance between individual freedom and tyranny gets blurred at some point.  I wonder if it is blurred in Nevada. The government owns 86% of the land there.


I don't really watch them but I agree with you. They seem to focus on drama and making people tense and afraid.  I've watched some Fox News knowing it has a republican bias but I have found that it is sometimes more balanced and unbiased in it's approach.


I think that is more of a result of a lot of that area being used for military bases, former weapon testing sites, and state protected land. A lot of it is vast desert.


I haven't watched enough of either Fox News or CNN to weigh whether one is more impartial than the other.  I wish there was an option that told it without any bias and worked in some positive stories.


I do too. I would like just straight information, no emotional content at all.  I want information that is important and relevant.  The news makes you think there are no good people or anything good happening in the world then when you come across good in real life you are totally surprised by it.  Another thing that surprises me is that fox news is watched more than cnn.


It also was surprising that they own IGN, a gaming website. I guess media companies do want to be involved in all sorts of ventures.


I suppose they do at that.  Fox News is, or at least tries to be, a serious news organization and yet they've been reported to wanting to start a channel that shows only the tv show the simpsons.


I know that the FXX network, which is owned by Fox, airs a lot of Simpsons reruns. I believe that they have done days where only the Simpsons airs. I wonder if those were test runs for that network?


It might be.  They might be looking to see if there is enough of an audience for an entire channel of it.  It seems strange to me that they'd do that.


I think they would definitely want to air a channel that solely shows something they already own, don't have to create new content, and can add in more advertising revenue.


They can save and make a lot of money that way.  However, they did threaten to sue the simpsons at one time and now they want to make a channel for them.


The CEO might have some very strange plans and ideas but most of the time he seems to be doing pretty well with how to run the company. It has gone a long way in 24 years.


Yeah I think he has so much money it is getting to him, to build a clock into a mountain for some reason, I just don't get it.  But they sure have in that amount of time.


Yeah I was wondering why the clock in the mountain. I guess it will run for thousands of years too. He is a bit of an odd duck but certainly a business genius.


Oh yeah and I think most of those super smart ones are a bit eccentric.


I wonder if Facebook and Amazon have any contracts for ads. It seems like whatever I search for on amazon pops up in my ads on facebook. It is kind of creepy.


Oh yeah they are constantly tracking what items you even look at while browsing around, it can get a bit creepy I feel.


Facebook is another company that started with this little idea and grew into something huge. I mean it was originally only going to be  social site for ivy league schools and now look at it!


Yeah just like amazon, facebook has grown into something huge!  Do you know why the colors on the page are primarily blue?


Yeah I guess Zuckerburg made it that way because he is colorblind. Pretty cool work around for something he has to deal with on a daily basis. Certainly makes it unique and eye catching to look at.


Good call!  I don't think most people know that or would ever even realize that fact.


Hi there, I sure do, their prime service is really helpful.  How about you?


Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have a wonderful day.


Yeah same to you, I hope you have a good one!


I love amazon. I think I order something from them at least once every other week. It is awesome for someone who lives in a rural area without a lot of options.


Yeah that is very true, I never even thought about those that have to drive quite a distance for regular items.


They have really come a long way from just a little online bookstore. I remember going on there in college looking for books.


Oh yeah good call, I remember buying a $400 book for a computer class and I got it for $40 on Amazon, the front cover no longer existed but who cares!


It would have been really neat to have the distinction of being the first amazon customer. I guess the guy has a building named after him now. Not too shabby for only a $27 purchase.


Yeah that is pretty funny to me, I wonder why they would even have that option to purchase, and for that to be the first is so funny.


What do you think of Prime's new sunday delivery contract? I'm loving getting things on Sundays when I normally would have to wait a extra day or two.


I think that is very cool, I was surprised the first time I got a package and was like, wait it's sunday lol.


Can you imagine spending millions of dollars on suits?


Probably. Speaking of clothing brands, would you buy Rip Curl? Some of its clothes are made in Nort Korea but the label says made in China.


I have some rip curl now i'm curious as to where it was made.


So back in the Pilgrim's time I guess everyone got clothes tailored so it was not anything fancy. Their clothes were actually colorful. I always thought they were black.


They did wear black but it was only for special events.


So only humans wear clothes. I wonder why. But actually it is cute when humans place little sweaters on tiny little dogs.


I find it odd when people dress up animals. its like when someone manages to impersonate a goverment offical before being caught. Like a man in france who even got to sell the eiffel tower twice.


Well he must be pretty smart if he got that far. What do you think about the witty thing Oscar Wilde would say upon arrival to U.S. Customs? "I have nothig to declare except my genius."


I like wildes famous last "my wallpaper and i are fighting a duel to the death. one or other of us has got to go"


Wow, I can't imagine being that witty when I'm about to die. Haha.


Can you believe kissing wildes lipstick covered tomb could get you a fine of $12000


I can not imagine. I like nice clothes but dont think it should costme more than i make.


I would probably take selfie of myself pretending to kiss the tomb. Sounds pretty gross to kiss a tomb, let alone one that's been kissed by thousands of other people. Well, going to go research that more. Have a good night!


Apparently some people spend a million bucks to buy one blue and one grey suit that aren't all that flattering.


I would probably rather shop at the store in alabama that sells clothes cameras and what ever else is found in unclaimed luggage.


But what about the ostrich jacket? Or maybe you could find one at that store in Alabama.


ostrich jacket is funny. I wonder if he had the shoes to match.


They also have a python jacket. I'm confused, is that a real Python? And how many Pythons would you need to make a Python jacket?


I don't know, if you use different pythons does the pattern change?


Yeah, maybe it would end up somewhat striped. I wonder if the jacket would need to get tailored further or if the high price tag includes the tailoring. Fashion and style aficionados look for collar gaps on clothing to see if you get your clothes tailored or not.


For that price it better look right. I wonder if Apple clothing from 1986 is worth anything today?


Do you like basketball? I read that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade.


I can get goals if I shoot granny style. it has been proven to help you be more accurate but it does not look cool


I know.. That's crazy that granny form is more reliable.


Yeah. did you know that Air Jordan's were banned upon introduction by the nab?


I'm honestly not sure how many there are today. But I think a few years back it was 30


I think you are right.. 29 in the states and 1 in Canada.


yeah something like that. I do know that The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946.


I think the headquarters are in Olympic Towers.


I'm not sure we might need to look that up, The NBA is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada


I don't even think the WBNA is around anymore.


I bet. Kareem was a beast on the court. Gheorghe Muresan was one of the tallest players in the NBA. He was 7'7.


I think they are. but most people don't know that the NBA merged with National Basketball League


He was great!  James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, is the only losing coach in the university of Kansas's history. I am not sure if it is true though.


We'll have to google that fact. However, Muresan had to have his house built oversized...


Yeah, do you like Tim Duncan? He sacrificed money and stayed in college for four years instead of going directly to the nab.


That's a smart move in my opinion. Education is important.


Yeah I like Allen Iverson's deal he gets 800.000 a year from reebok until he turns 55


Very smart business man! Muresan was so tall because he had an overactive pituitary gland.


I have heard that effects many people. I read that In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach. I wish I had their money lol


Maybe we should have been coaches? Muresan was in a Billy Crystal movie The Giant so being a superstar pays off.


Hi There ! Looking forward to chat with You !


Facebook's "like" button is illegal in the german state of schleswig-holstein - I wonder why


Yeah that is a curiosity indeed. I cannot think of a reason though.


Hmm.... maybe it's worth investigating ;)


Maybe. I find Iceland's use of Facebook even more interesting. Talk about transparent government.


They are putting the constitution out there for everyone to have input, not just those who hold certain positions


Yes, all citizens of Iceland can make suggestions and alterations to it


Seems unbelievable !  Hopefully somebody is actually reading those suggestions ! ;)


Considering how things are in Iceland and how happy people are there with their government, they probably are. On another topic, more connected to nature, I have always found it intriguing the jellyfish that never dies and keeps regenerating


Same here. I was not aware that Myspace passed on the opportunity to buy facebook. That was not a smart decision.


What ? Immortal Jellyfish ? How come we haven't steal that property form them yet ?


Trust me, there is so much research going on that but scientists have not been able to pinpoint yet how they do it


I don't believe that :) I think there is couple of scientists who figured it out, but they kept it to themselves and they are immortal ! :)


I don't know, that would unleash a whole new potential for humanity.


I don't think our planet is ready for that :)


Not at all, we are overpopulated as it is, it would be chaos.


yes it would :) looking forward to it ! :) people would start sword fighting like in "Highlander" ;) lol


hahah true story. And then how about the seahorse being the only fish with a neck. Way to stand out in the crowd


lol ;) hey thanks for chatting ! It was a pleasure ! :)


From time perspective - absolutely not ;) Facebook really grew ! Did You ever had MySpace account ?


I did, but not for a very long time, and then it was out of sight pretty soon after Facebook.


Yeah after Facebook got so popular all other social media got forgotten...


Pretty much. Just reading through the article here though, the Burger King promotion, wow, I wonder how much rift that may have caused between people


I don't think many people actually did it ;) I mean can You "friend" back people from Your "Unfriended" list ?


I would think so, I do not think there is a ban on that. Just wondering why they would launch that king of promotion, it is not very positive


I guess... I've never actually tried that ;)


Yeah me either. Either way, I guess companies need to be creative on how they use social media to get attention from users


Hey how are you, can't believe that Georgia senator got arrested!


Oh wow, that's pretty crazy. I'm 6'4", I should run for president lol.


Ha, maybe you should. Officials in Athens didn't have much faith in elections. They thought it would lead to oligarchy.


Oh wow, that's some forward thinking. What is an oligarchy again?


It is where power is concentrated in a small group of people.


Ah I gotcha, they're kind of right I'm sure. I wonder what the perfect government system is? Any ideas?


Not sure I have faith in any, as all great civilizations come to an end. It seems like we are still barely progressing though. Women could not wear pants in the US senate floor until 1993 after a couple of women senators protested by wearing pantsuits.


Oh wow, that's crazy how sexist they still were. I agree about the great civilizations coming to an end, they all thought they'd be around forever too.


I think it's interesting that astronauts vote from space. Yet, we have low turnouts for presidential elections for those of us on earth, haha.


For sure, I wonder why people don't show up so much, I wish they would more!


Yeah, the Indian government set up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for one voter, that is pretty neat.


Very cool. Great chatting with you, I'm going to take off though, take care!


That's interesting, I wish voting was different now, no reason to still have ballots with no federal holiday for Election Day.


It's interesting that astronauts vote from space!


For sure, I wonder if it's confidential up there? How does it get back to earth?


Right, I'll have to look that up. Indian government sets up a polling booth in a  forest that is full of lions for just one voter.


I wonder if that person even shows up to vote, or why he's in the jungle like that haha. Did you vote last election?


Yes I did. And even though we don't have to go to a forest full of lions, voter turnout for US presidential elections has not reached 62.8 percent in the last 100 years.


That's crazy, I wonder if they'll ever fix that, plenty of things they can do about that but never attempt it.


Since 1900 the taller candidate has won the US presidential election. Hope that's just a coincidence!


Yeah that is. Uranus also rotates sideways and does not spin like the others


So awesome. DO you know much about the government?


I know some stuff. DO you know what wikileaks is?


Yeah that is the website that reveals secrets of the government


Yeah and they once published documents showing how the government is trying to destroy them


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


That is a lot and I wonder what they do with all that land, most of it is just a desert anyways


True. A man in France once managed to sell the eiffer tower twice


Yeah he must have been really good at impersonating state officials


Yeah indeed. THe Norwegian government donated $1 billion to save e the Amazon


Hello, I love space and planets. Did you know that a moon of JUpiter's could be a planet if it rotated around the sun?


I hope that helps somehow because it is heading for a great destruction at this rate


Nice that is awesome. I believe that is it's moon Ganymede.


Yes that is it. ANd Venus does not even tilt like others


Yeah and that is the reason why there are no seasons there


Yeah and it is also the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


Yeah all sorts of cool with Venus. There is another planet where it precipitates shards of glass


Yeah heard about that and it does so at 4500 mph in 2000 degree Fahrenheit. Scary


That is super scary indeed. Astronomers have found building blocks in another planet


Yeah but that is really far away, like 455 light years away. Interesting though


Nothing will happen like that they use protective measures to prevent fish from harming the cables


...and they keep the agent on the ocean's floor as well ? ;)


Did You know that an iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent ?


ya it is a new technology which was added as a advantage to the iphone


I prefer Android personally. I like Huawei's phones


that's a popular choice, using androids over iphones


...so why don't You have an android phone ?;)


i have to own an android phone after this Christmas eve


great talking to You, Merry Christmas  !


annoying so far: ) I'm waiting for UPS to deliver my boxes and they keep rescheduling ;) how was Yours ?


yeah I don't get it... 212 was the quickest number to dial ? Wouldn't it be 111 ?


ya it may be and it is easiest for dialing


...so the cables carrying phone and internet data across oceans are only 2.7 inches in diameter and just lay on the ocean floor ? What if some big ass fish will bite through them ?


Haha yea that would be funny. I heard that the huddle derived from a quarterback who was deaf and used the circular huddle to hide his hand signals.


Thats actually a very intelligent tactic for him to come up with he changed history and the way plays are made with that idea.


I love them I love tropic thunder and superbad and pineapple express.


Yes, those are all very funny movies. I didn't know that Demetri Martin was accepted into Harvard but didn't go out of boredom and wanted to chase a career in comedy.


Demitri martin is the best the comedian bert kreischer talks about him on his podcast on youtube and he said he was very generous and he would take lesser known comics on tour with him to give them a chance at performing in front of huge crowds


That's pretty cool. I also love Bill Murray.


Have you ever seen caddyshack or groundhog day?


I love both of those movies. They are so funny.


They're classics a lesser known movie of his is Where the buffalo roam, where he plays the crazy journalist hunter s thompson


I love football my favorite team is the miami dolphins whats yours?


Mine is the Cincinnati Bengals. Do you follow any quarterbacks?


Yes!! I love Cam Newton which is your current favorite quarterback in the league?


I really love Mahomes and am curious to see how he does in the NFL. He's a beast.


Who are you hoping wins the superbowl this year?


I really want to see the Saints go. What about you?


Definitely the saints if the chief win I wouldn't be too mad though they deserve it.


Yep, I like the Chiefs as well. The Rams too. Did you know Baker Mayfield once considered quitting football to pursue competitive gaming? He really likes Halo lol.


Lol imagine a huge athletic talent like that winning a video game championship while also holding a superbowl ring


They did, why was that. The trunk is because the old cars used to have wooden trunks


Oh I see. It was because their horns broke down from overuse


Wow that is crazy. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


I have no idea but I think it is  great brand of cars


Yes it is and it got the name after the founder of detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


Nice that makes sense. Do you use Google a lot/


All the time. Do you know how much power a search requires?


I am not sure of that but I know their new employees are called nooglers


That is cool . It requires more than it took to send Armstrong and 11 others to the moon


I love cars. DId you know in Ohio is illegal to warm up your car?


WOw that is no good. Do you know who invented the drive thru?


Considering I use it a lot I have no idea who it was


It was McDonald's back in 1975 to accommodate the spldiers?


When you say soldiers, what do you mean by that?


Well they were not allowed out of their cars in their fatigues


Oh I see that makes sense, and it was good for business too


Yes that is true. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called that?


I have no idea. Did you hear what AUdi had to do when they entered the Indian market


Well I think he is at least well paid. In most states, the best paid state employees are football or basketball coaches


Maybe, that is why he is still continuing his job as a losing coach. He should switch to football then.


Well the field of basketball is constantly changing. Kareem Jabbar's dunking was banned for over a decade, but now dunking is a art


Especially Steph Curry's dunks! On point!


I agree. In addition to the fame and skill, basketball players also rake in the money.


I mean they just earn a lot. Like Allen Iverson signed a contract with reebok, earning 800K a year until he is 55 and then receiving a lump sum of 32 million. Also rake in the money is kinda like using a rake to rake a bunch of leaves which are supposed to be cash


The last meaning is funny. That is what I thought of it.


In any case, I had fun chatting. I hope you did as well.


I only like basketball. Do you like any sports?


I like most sports from basketball to football


I don't have particular teams, but rather players. If I had to pick one I would say lakers.


Do you have a favorite player in the Lakers?


It is a shame that James Naismith who invented basketball is more well know for being the only losing coach in Kansas U's history rather than making what is arguable among the most popular sports


He should have thought of another career if this is stressing him out.


I suspect you're right.  Though I'm not a Taylor Swift fan she successfully crossed from country to pop.  Wealthy young woman owning a private jet worth 40 million!


Yes, it's amazing how young she was when she became famous. Probably the most successful female "country" of all time.


OK now I have just seen something interesting and wonder if you know about it.  UNICEF will donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone.  How do you get onboard with that?


This seems hard to believe, kind of like how an Iphone has more computing power than the entire US ICBM deterrent.


Good comparison.  I mean how do they know you're not using it.  Is it not using it when you need to or anytime your phone is idle?  Are you supposed to use email instead?  What is the benefit of not using your cell phone anyway?


Exactly. If Unicef cared about children, they would just give them clean water and not link it to lack of cell phone use.


I just don't see the benefit - Anyhow, do you think the hype of G5 is because it will replace those tiny transoceanic date cables?


I think 5G is just for cell phones so it can't cross the oceans. We still need fiber optics for those.


You bring up a good point. I didn't think about satellites.


I listen to it occasionally when in the mood.


Do you like the oldies like Conway Twitty or the more modern like George Strait?


The only country I really listen to is Johnny Cash.


Oh.  Did you know George Strait and Jeff Bezos of Amazon are cousins?


That's interesting. I had no idea. Talented family for sure.


That's the truth.  The fender stratocaster guitar was designed for country music.  I find that odd.


That is really odd. It's such an iconic fixture of rock now.


That's what I thought too!  Henry Ford promoted country music to defend against jazz which he found indecent!


There are probably racist undertones to this move. After all, only 2 blacks are in the country hall of fame.


Ever heard of Kacey Musgrave?  She's been described as a "country music singer for people who don't listen to country music".


Not just a tour, but w/o any support of airplay.  Can't imagine going platinum even though you have so little support from the "traditional" system.  They really struck a chord with people I think.


Horses in their videos would gain traction. Horses are odd toed animals that have been domesticated since 4000 BC.


Yeah, that's true.  Speaking of horse, they say Dalmatians are used with firefighters because in the old days they would help calm and protect the horses.


I love dalmatians. They are pretty dogs. I wonder if they would calm the icelandic horses with their fifth speedwalking speed capabilities.


I don't know, maybe.  Ironically, Clint Eastwood has developed a mid-life allergy to horses.  Must have made it hard to do all those cowboy roles he's known for.


I wonder is he is allergic to the przewalski horse, the only remaining wild horse species.


What I find neat is Lipizzaner horses.  They are born black or brown but turn completely white in about six years.  Neat, huh?


I have never seen one of those. I will google it later. That horse would be quite a show for the students if the kids that rode horses to school on no vehicles day rode a white horse!


Yeah, the would be pretty amazing!  I've heard those student got suspended though... even though they technically didn't break the rule.. LOL.


What a wild day that must have been! Nice meeting you! Bye!


I have heard of her, but I am not really a country music fan. I'm of the group that considers it bad music.


Oh, don't tell some of my relatives that.  They'd skin ya alive!
 LOL.  Still, there's a rumor she took acid while making her album "Golden Hour" haven't heard the album so I don't know, but now I'm curious about it.


I should give it a listen. I assume the album is available on CD, vinyl, and tape.


Probably not tape... but who knows?  What type of music you listen to, then?  I like various kinds myself.  Grow up with 80s rock, but I also like 90s techno-industrial.


Same! The 80s are hard to beat. Lynkin Park's hybrid theory album was great. No surprise it is the best selling of the 21st century.


Oh yeah, that was a good album!  I'm told they did like 324 tours the year it was released!  Pity what happened with Chester Bennington though.... :(


So sad. Mental health issues are too often ignored these days.


Yeah, they are.  Speaking of big albums, did you know Dark Side of Moon was one of the best selling albums of 2014?


I love pink floyd. They have stood the test of time. As has NWA. Straight outta compton is a classic and the first to reach platinum status without a tour.


I would think so.  They will experience higher pitch sound than on Earth so they may have broadcast issues.


Yes. It seems like a lot could potentially go wrong there.


Well they lost a satellite there because of the difference in the metric and the imperial system.


Yes, I heard about that. Did you know there's a dwarf planet that orbits between Mars and Jupiter?


No, I didn't know that I know that Neptune only completed it's 11th full orbit since discovery in 1846.


It is amazing.  Do you realize Pluto is 4 BILLION miles from the sun?


Wow. It's hard to conceptualize that kind of distance.


Indeed!  Did you know lightening bolts are hotter than the surface of the sun?


Yes, I have heard that! And the direction of Earth's magnetic field reverses every 200,000 - 300,000 years. I wonder when the next reversal will take place.


Yes! And gravity 1/16 as strong as Earth's.


There's a famous heart shaped basin on Pluto as well and it has surface ripples which means there's wind on Pluto!


Yes, and the dunes may be made of methane grains. It's a completely different environment, with temperatures as low as -380 F.


But still somewhat Earth like!  Jagged mountains, dunes, a lake basin, wind . . .  Just so darn far from the sun.


Yes. And the wind can get up to 20 mph, which isn't much compared to wind on Earth.


It's because of the weak gravity.  Now on Mars they would have stronger winds.


Oh, I didn't know that.  There's a Mars colonization project that will be funded by creating a reality TV show!


Yes! I heard about that. So I guess the TV show will be about the colonization?


That's pretty amazing! I saw that Google maps calculates traffic by how fast Android devices are moving on the road.


I never knew that! I wonder whose? I know I heard that back in the day Google used goats to keep the lawn under control instead of hiring people to mow.


That's hilarious! Google went down for 5 minutes back in 2013 and took 40% of the web traffic with it.


I can imagine. I use it a lot. It's hard to believe its only been around since 1998.


I agree. When there is a dispute on a border, Google maps tailors the map to the claims of each country where the internet browser is located.


That sounds logical. I wish I would have gotten on board with the 2004 initial public offering to buy stock. I can't even imagine the outcome.


I love shoes!! I know that shoes made 5000 years ago perform better than today's shoes!


That's pretty amazing they perform better than the shoes of today!


I agree. I can't see how though. I find it amazing the array of choices like ones that can cost thousands of dollars a pair.


Not really. I just know each player uses a strung racket and they hit a hollow ball.


Did you know Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis?


I did know. I know Lacoste shirts had the crocodile and it was a symbol for Rene "the crocodile" lacoste who was a famous player.


Yep. A black man won the first US open tennis title back in 1968 and no black man has won it since.


Wow! Over 50 years and still holding the record! I think the next year in 1969 they used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the US open.


I agree. They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US open.


Yes, they did. The longest tennis match went on for 11 hours over three days. I bet they were exhausted!


I agree! It's amazing the facts you can find on Google. Did you know that a single Google search requires more computing power than it took to send Neil Armstrong to the moon?


There you go. Do you use your phone much?


I love my phone. It's nothing fancy but I use it like a computer and I can stay in contact with distant friends and relatives. I like to travel back home too but it is expensive.


Yeah it has become very useful these days. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


Yes, I grew up using a rotary phone. We didn't have a cordless phone until I was in my 20s lol...best thing ever!  The phone books were a pain back then lol.


Yeah it seems that if two books got stuck together it was impossible to separate them


Exactly lol! It is amazing too that UNICEF donates a day of clean water to a child that needs it for every minute by not using your cell phone.


Yeah such a great initiative. DO you know why NY area code is 212?


I believe on a phone that is the fastest numbers you can dial...on a rotary phone anyway.


Yeah, exactly. Apparently an iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear icbm deterrent


Wow, that's crazy! Great fact! Do you like to travel at all? I love it!


Hi! Yes I love dance and I like to dance as well, how about you?


I love it too. Have you ever been to Japan?


No I haven't been but would love to travel to Japan and many other countries someday! Have you been?


I have been actually but I traveled around by bus. Good decision since I now learned that travelling the country by car costs about $300 in tolls


That is amazing! I hope to make it there one day. Well it has been great chatting! I must travel to the store now lol...have a great evening!


Nice. Yeah me too, I enjoy it. Even Bruce Lee was a great dancer


Wasn't he? I believe he won a cha cha championship long ago! He must be a very good dancer.


Yeah he did, good for  him. Same with Tupac except for he was a ballet dancer


Wow, that is awesome! I love ballet, although you go through 4 pair of pointe shoes every week which gets expensive. I never stayed in it but do love it!


Yeah that I can see getting expensive. Babies apparently dance to music spontaneously


Awe, I love babies. That is true, they can stay with the beat too, and they smile more when they hear music. I was on the phone with a friend and her daughter was dancing to a video on tv it was so cute being on video chat!


That is so cute and so much fun. Did you know Michael Jackson has a patent on a device that helped him make his dance moves smoother?


I read about that! And I always thought he was just that talented and couldn't figure out how he could lean so far hahaa!


Hi.  I guess for those people missing NFL games they can do fantasy.  I know my grandson is really into it.  He's a huge Andrew Luck fan and hopes to ride him to a good season.


Just fooling around.  How about starting a betting site that covers all the football varieties?  Like soccer, NFL, Australian rules, rugby and Gaelic.  That would be a hoot!  A new internet sensation.


I dont think i could keep track of them all. too many variants. i do like soccer though.


Me too, except watching Real Madrid, what stinkers!  How about just reading a book.  Simple, enjoyable, cheap, low stress.  Try a Terry Pratchett novel and have a good laugh in a completely different world.


I have not read him but i know people that rave about terry. quite droll, very clever.


Or, for the ultimate in just chilling out, listen to some music.  That Drake guy is pretty good.  Quite popular with the teenagers that's for sure.  I get to listen every morning in the car while taking the kid to school.  Some is quite good, even for grown ups.


drake is canadian, right? i guess he is the right sound for the kids. even grown ups? i guess ill have to take a listen.


Born in Canada.  He was a TV actor before taking up music full time.  Finally graduated high school when he was 25.  Look up his song "One Dance", not rappy at all, just a fun pop tune.


25? i wonder what took him so long. doesnt really matter. he is a great singer and talented writer.


Drake also apparently loves children's book too. While touring in the UK he bought first editions of Charlotte's Web and Winnie the Pooh.  Not cheap those either.  Hope he enjoys them.


He should read audio books for kids. He has a great voice. Anyway, great chat!


i have never tried fantasy sports. how does it work? do you bet or something?


That's a great idea.  Nice to talk to you.


Nice talking to you too! Have a great day!


Yes. press <tab> <tab> after your comment. it should be highlighted.


Don't see any done button.  I'll just send you this message.


There's different systems but the basics are that you make a team based on individual players and then play games.  Your points are based on how well your players do.  Some leagues you pay to join, i.e. bet, others are just for fun.  It's perfect for a statistics nerd.  Like one who knows Luck's QB rating is 102.4.


could i choose the same players as your son then? no limitations?


Usually you all choose players from the same pool.  So only one person can have Andrew Luck, others have to choose different quarter backs.  To make it more complicated, in some leagues you can sell your players.  Use that money to buy new, hopefully better personnel.  Or just sit that player out for the game and don't pay for him.  Like Michael Thomas the WR will have a stiff defense to contend with so don't waste him on that.


oh, so it is like a draft. you take turns, and plan your choices?


Yes.  If that's not your thing but you need to bet on something there is betting on the National Spelling Bee.  Pick who you think the top spellers will be and sign up to back them, with money that is.


I wonder how they handicap talent for the Bee. that seems funny, but people will bet on anything now.


You can get the results from the preliminary spelling bees.  You have to qualify for the nationals by winning at a state or regional level.  Or, call up the kid's English teacher and sweet talk, or even bribe, him/her into giving you some information.  Like a report card?  That would be a real scandal !


you seem to know an awful lot about betting on spelling bees. you should start a blog. you could handicap the whole thing! LOL


I know, he worked so hard and long. The difference in the brain for reality and fantasy is a single fold, Wow!


That is pretty impressive. Did you know people do fantasy drafts for the national spelling bee?


Yes, Very nice to be Knighted for comedic fantasy!


I know, who knew? Would you listen to classic radio dramas for free?


Hmm I am not sure how I feel about them but I know there is a radio where you can listen to them for free


I do she is so funny. Do you know who her high school drama teacher was?


Jon Hamm, Did you know Michael Caine hardly ever blinks in his movies. lol


Oh wow, no did not know that. Do you know why he became an actor?


Hi there, yes I do actually. Did you know women can play?


lol, funny reason, just because he liked pretty girls.


Hahah I guess he knew what he wanted. Nice chat


Yes, that is interesting. So is a New Orleans cheerleader in the restaurant at the same time as the NFL player!


Actually that rule about cheerleaders is so wrong in so many levles, especially when they have to leave mid-meal


I agree, crazy !  Interesting live gameplay is only 11 minutes.


Yeah that is so short yet the game is so long. Engineers also make more in a lifetime than football players


Yes, I believe that. The tracking chips are a good thing.


Yeah they must be getting so many statistics now like velocity, rotation and many more


Yes, The 300 watercolor illustrations called, "in the realm of the unreal" sounds really interesting.


Too bad it was discovered after the death of the janitor


Wow. That's ironic. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?


I didnt know that! I wonder how many Pokemon, 16 years ago there were about 150 of them.


Bart was excluded from one episode of the simpsons. The 4 women and the manicure...


So thats the episode were Bart is missing, it must be interesting to see an episode without him.


I have watched a lot of them and I do not think I even noticed he was missing...


I see, well I would notice it now that I know he's missing, did you ever watch that 70s show?


I do watch, well, I did watch it. Do you?


I used to like it, there is a remake of the show, I wonder if its any good, its a british remake


I am not sure. I do not think it was around long enough for anyone to watch...


I think it only lasted 10 episodes but who knows maybe the show is as good as the original. I also like dramatic films and shows,


They are fine and I do not go out of my way to watch them.


I see, I personally dont like them although that movie Wont You Be My Neighbor seems interesting.


I heard really good things about that film. A lot of people liked it. I wonder if that is because it brought them back to their childhood?


I think that might be one of the reasons although I didnt like the movie God is Not Dead, I thought it was terrible and a waste of time.


Im not sure about that but I didnt like it at all, do you like to watch TV?


I like it as well, one of my favorite shows is Pokemon, I also like The Simpsons.


Hey there. Do you use Amazon often? I use prime all the time. It's hard to believe it's been around since 1994.


Yeah they will probably be replaced by robots soon enough anyways. The USPS has a contract with Amazon to deliver packages on Sunday. That explains why i get mail on Sundays!


That is pretty cool and yeah I remember one day getting a package on Sunday and I'm like, cool!


Yeah pretty awesome. I almost don't watch TV anymore because I use Amazon prime so much. But are used to watch the Simpsons. Never seen that episode where Bart wasn't present though.


Yeah I was a huge Simpsons fan in it's prime.  It must have been a later season in which they aired that episode, I don't think I have seen it either.


Yeah interesting. Pokemon was also very popular to amounting to 750 episodes. I can't even imagine making that many. Let alone watching.


That is crazy, I don't know how you can still come up with new material for that many shows.


Yeah I definitely agree with you there. I also like South Park. When South Park aired its final Family Guy episode the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew.


That is really funny, I know those guys at South Park will make fun of just about anything too.


Ha ha yeah they well. No boundaries for them. I wish that 70s show was never remade in the UK. Didn't sound like it did that well.


Yeah it sounds like it just bombed, I wonder why?


Hello, I do use it and I have prime as well.  Yeah crazy how long it's been.


Yeah maybe because they renamed it two days like these. Well great speaking with you today. I hope you have a good rest of your day take care.


Yeah it was fun chatting with you, I hope you have a good day as well!


The company even owns a publishing arm, a film and television studio, among many other things.


Yeah I think most people don't know about all the things they own, and that will continue to grow i'm sure.


Yeah definitely. And they also on IMDb which came as a surprise to me. They acquired it back in 1998.


That I didn't know either.  Do you know that the first ever Amazon purchase was?


I'm not sure what the first ever purchased was. But I do know that the first customer got a building named after him.


That was it!  They paid $27.95 I guess to have a building named after themselves.


Very cool. I would probably do the same. Amazon warehouse worker sure to walk a lot. Between 7 and 15 miles each day all a part of their daily shift.


That is quite a bit, I wouldn't think a warehouse job you would walk that much.


Definitely. I loved seeing them outdoors. Outdoor concerts have so much personality.


for sure, I saw CCR outdoors, but it was the revival band, it was amazing


I have several CCR CDs that I love reviving. I actually have one of their vinyls but I rarely play it.


i love their music, i was 18 when i saw them, still remember it. The ramones had 2263 concerts, that is nuts!


Wow! I feel like bands tour less now but maybe I'm just paying less attention.


for sure, they are greedy I think. Overcharge so they can only do so many per year.


One person I'd love to see live is the comedian Demetri Martin. Have you heard his stuff?


I saw his specials back when he was on comedy central, funny stuff


Yeah, I heard he wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. It's pretty clever!


that is a talent, he deserves the big bucks!


never heard of him before, I believe he is a famous musician, who is he?


Yeah, I appreciate people who use linguistics in their humor!


He's an author but also has recorded music with many bands before.


interesting, does he have anything good or recognizable?


Most of his work has been somewhat in the background, not with anyone incredibly famous.


interesting, do you go to many concerts?


I used to go to several a year. Don't have the time anymore. What about you?


I have only been to a few in my life, did you know linkin park played 324 concerts in one year!?


If I'm correct, that was 2001. I actually saw them that year!


no way! sad to hear about their frontman


I started in like 2006 I think, it was so cool to start. I didn't like the blue look though


Oh, that's only because the founder  suffers from red-green color blindness.


well that makes sense lol. I wonder why no other colors were put into it though. Oh well, what am i to say, it is worth the 104 billion


They get money from advertisers. Once, Burger King had a promotion to unfriend people for a whopper. LOL.


I loved that promotion, did you take part of that?


No, but if I was hungry enough I would have. LOL.  I do use the like button on Facebook, but did you know it's illegal in a German state?


Me too, I should've did it, I have 100s of friends I could have deleted lol. I wonder why it is illegal, thoughts?


I am unsure.  I know in Iceland they use it for suggestions about their constitution.


That is awesome, power to the people! I am sure they hear crazy ideas though lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Yes, I watched, YouTube this morning. I  even subscribed to new videos.


Enjoy your day, unadd some friends for that whopper!


nice, it is awesome! It is the second most visited search engine


It is popular, it's been around since 2005.


that is a long time. I think Google owns it now. Good investment, they have #1 and #2 popular search engines


Wow, that's incredible. I like Facebook as well,  it started a year before YouTube in 2004.


wow, how time as flown! I like facebook most of the time. Can you believe myspace turned down buying it?


They must be kicking themselves. That's a 104 billion dollar company!


Right and it would have only costed 50 million. They should have bought it anyways since it was the competition!


True, I have been on  Facebook so long I remember when it was expanded to people in higher education institutions.


Old movies are not as popular. But there really was some good dancing in them. What kind of newer movies do you like?


I like movies that aren't remakes or reboots. I want to see an original story that has not been done before.


I hear you on that. Sometimes,it seems they advertise part 4 of some old movie.


I also am not a big fan of splitting a movie into two parts to capitalize twice on the same movie.


Yes, like they did on the last Harry Potter movie. And How many times have they rebooted Spiderman?


I do like the newest reboot of Spiderman, I feel like they finally got back to having a young actor who doesn't seem to be a tailor made super hero. Michael Keaton was also excellent in that film.


I have not seen that, yet. We did see Into the Spiderverse. WE liked it, although parts were a bit too jumpy.


I did not see that movie either although co-workers have given it rave reviews. I don't see a lot of movies in the theaters these days.


Me neither. We try to be choosy. Recently, I saw "A dogs way home". I thought that was pretty good.


I'm always nervous to see a movie about dogs. I think those would possibly make me the most sad out of any kind of movies.


I enjoy watching soccer when it's country versus country like the World Cup. I have not gotten into individual leagues as much.


There were parts that made me cry a bit. But not too much. So, did you watch the big game? LIII? I only saw a few minutes here and there.


Yes I watched the whole game. Mostly I was watching for the commercials since my favorite team didn't make it.


Sometimes, the commercials are the most entertaining. I missed the opening. I would have liked to see that.


The commercials really let me down this year, a lot of them were very forgettable. It seems like there aren't as many funny ones as in the past.


That is true too. Disappointing. What is your favorite teem?


My favorite team is the Eagles, I can't be too upset since they won it last year.


Yeah. I grew up in California, the bay area, so I kind of like the 49ers or the Raiders. But, like I said earlier, I do not follow the sport much.


We're in a big football town and near the stadium, it was hard to not be a fan.


That is fun. Do you go there when you can?


I try to, the games are often very expensive.


My wife likes it better than I do. But it is still fun to watch.


It does cost a lot. that is probably why I do not follow sports much.


I find that I would rather watch the games from home more these days.


Usually, that is where you get the best seating.


I totally agree plus I already paid for the food and drinks there.


Plus, you can have what you want. And there is no waiting for the restroom.


The bathroom lines can be quite a chore at the games.


Especially for the women... Have you ever seen a Sumo match?


I have not ever seen a sumo match. We do not get those where I am from.


I do not either. But I have had occasion to see a match or two. It is entertaining.


Do you have a sport you prefer to watch? Mine is football.


I am not a big sports watcher. If I had to choose, it would be either soccer or maybe basketball.


What do you like to do for fun? Besides watching sports I like to play video games, read, or go out with friends.


I like reading books. In fact, one thing my wife and I enjoy is to go to a bookstore for a date.


I miss having a lot of book stores nearby. They seemed to close down with the rising popularity of Amazon.


Oh, that is so true! Same with old video stores. WE used to enjoy getting old movies. Now you have to pay through the nose to see an oldie.


It seems like streaming services don't carry a lot of old movies anymore,  it makes it hard to find them sometimes.


I used to be. But I've noticed that now I don't understand all humor. Maybe I'm getting older. How about you?


I only ever liked the show okay. It wasn't my favorite, but my spouse and my stepson liked it a lot.


Nice. Did you know that New York City area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone


No, I didn't. I lived in the NYC area for a while, but I didn't remember that being the area code.


Really? I've never lived in NYC. Did you know that cables carrying phone and internet data just lay on the ocean floor?


No, I had no idea. I wonder how they get the cables to sink. I know there are phone and cable lines buried in the ground. The cable guys dug up our yard a couple of years ago to lay the line. We ended up having a mole decide it was his personal tunnel.


Yes, my dogs thought so! They would walk all over the yard following the mole above ground. I'm glad for my cell phone, like a little computer in my hand.


Yes, we used some organic mole repellent, and I haven't seen the little guy in a while.


Yes, I have had to call 911 before, sad to say.


Ok. It was my pleasure to talk with you. Have a good day!


I'm sorry. I just realized I've never done it. Did you know that there 750 episodes of "Pokemon". I was sure it's much shorter.


I can believe it. I remember babysitting some kids in graduate school, and they were watching and playing Pokemon back then, and it was a little over 15 years ago.


well, 50 episodes for a year, so totally 16 years. It's just difficult to imagine. Were you interested to watch it?


I watched it a few times, but I didn't like. But, when there was the video game, "Pokemon Go!" I played it. It was fun to be a part of that.


How long did you play "Pokemon Go". I've tried once for about 20 minutes, but didn't really enjoy it.


I played a few times. The best part of it was buying the portable charger for my phone, which I used a lot.


Ok. I didn't that there is the only one episode of "The Simpsons" where bart neither appears, nor is mentioned


I didn't either. It seems like he is in every single episode. Were you a Simpsons fan?


Hi. Are you a fan of Dierks Bentely?  He's a country music singer/star.


That is pretty cool I have to say.  Some old albums are still pretty popular.  The dark side of the moon was still one of the best selling as of 2014.


that is cool I like Floyd! sad though that Aerosmith actually made more money from Guitar hero than any of their albums


I guess it's just a sign of the changing times.  In a way it increases their popularity though.  I am surprised albums, vinyl albums, are still made.  It seems like everyone would either by a cd or a digital download.


ya I agree, I remember even cassettes were super popular through the 80's and 90s, funny that vinyl is still coming back in a big way in our modern times


It is weird.  I'd like to see the original way albums were done, in books, come back in to production.


ya that would be interesting, I would never however buy an Album at Walmart though


Really, why not?  I might be persuaded to by a rap album done by a couple of 100 year old japanese twins.


ya they only sell clean versions of albums, very lame!


Well you could always listen on the radio.  Say, talking about country music earlier, did you know that Jeff Bezos and George Strait are related?


ah no I didn't know that, ya I guess country music started in the 20's and can be called hllbilly music, but I would never call it that haha


hey Ya I like him, crazy he's been nominated for 13 Grammys!


Neither would I .  I had no idea that Ford had a hand in country music.  Apparently he didn't like jazz so helped finance country music back in the day.


It really is.  He's about to release his ninth album. i had no idea he had been around for so long!


ya I might actually go see his concert, tickets are only at most 250 bucks, not bad


I don' t know, that seems a little steep to me. I might go for the cheaper seats.  I think they are around 50 dollars.


ya I'm still making up my mind, do you have any favorite albums btw?


Oh his?  I can't think of any. I like some of  his songs like Drunk on a Plane.  Do you have any favorites?


oh I was thinking about artists in General, like I like Led Zeppelin IV for instance


In general, I would have to say my absolute favorite is The Eagles Greatest Hits, the one with the skull on the cover.  Although I've heard the Linkin Parks album is the best selling album of this century.


ah yup youre right, THe Led Zeppelin Album I like too wasn't titled in order to confuse the rock press which is awesome haha


Some people love Texas.  I was born there but moved when I was young.  I guess the pol Beto is pretty controversial.


No.  He's already tried once and lost.  Did you know astronauts vote from space.  I've heard they got extensions from the IRS on their taxes.


That's fair. They're stuck in space. What are they going to do?


Yeah.  I think it's wild that not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918.  I think that's about the time women got the right to vote in the U.S.


I think that maybe land ownership or something was necessary. Not fair, but very British.


Yes, they are an aristocratic bunch.  I sure there's a few that want to bring back debtor's prison.


Did you know that in Guatemala close relatives of former presidents cannot legally run for president? That system should be put in place here.


I do now.  Nepotism is rarely a good policy. I didn't know horses were the reason for trousers.  The again, I guess a kilt wouldn't do,


Horses. Trousers. I guess it's easier to ride? Can't really ride in a skirt.


I would hurt in a kilt if one did it authentically... I didn't realize the White House's has a guest house that's bigger than it.


That must make Trump so angry! The guest house is bigger! He could put a TRUMP sign on the thing and rent it out!


Who is this Beto person? Is he a politician?


As a taxpayer, I'm all for eliminating waste.


Yes.  I think he ran and lost to Cruz for senator.  Some say he has fake hair.


Fake hair? You mean like Trump looks? I guess hair really is important in politics these days. And being tall.


Is he a contender for the dem's presidential candidacy?


I've heard he's running.  He had a save the invaders rally in El Paso recently.  He pretends to be a hispanic and fails.  His draw was 1/20th of Trump who had a rally at the same time.


I guess he wants to try, but there are so many Dems in the field right now, it's hard to distinguish yourself.


Yes, the last I heard there were 20+. I don't really like Cruz but I like him better than Beto.


Does Cruz have a chance against DJT though? He is the incumbent.


They'd be shocked for sure.  Did you the know the Supreme court has a basketball court on the top floor and it's known as the highest court in the land?


I think I have read that before, what I want to know is what kind of bets are placed on those games!


Probably if the notorious RBG aka Ruth Bader ginsberg will fall and break her hip.  Sorry, I know I'm terrible.


That they might have bet on as well, and it's ok I like humor like that!  Too many people today are too wussy! LOL


Amen, you never know if you'll encounter a snowflake or two.  Lol  Do you realize the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks"?  How in the world is that allowed?


Yeah the New Zealand names for their sports teams are a bit weird.  I think their rugby team is nicknamed the 'all whites'.


And yet here in America, we can't even honor the indians by using a smiling one as the mascot for the Cleveland Indians. It's a good image, he's smiling, happy, and has all his teeth.  What's not to like about it, but oh, it's racist.  That's a bunch of BS.


Agreed, yes the native americans here were screwed over pretty bad but yeah really, the Indian logo is a problem?  It is a bunch of BS, like that Christmas song that was banned because now its sexist or something.


Exactly, I know what you mean.  Baby it's cold outside.  Somebody has way too much time on their hands to sit around and think that crap up.  Man, get a job. Do you watch any golf?


Exactly, and yeah I do watch a bit when I can, how about you?


Hello there, I am well thank you.  Do you watch much television?


Yeah, I watch and play.  I'm no good, but I keep trying.  I read somewhere that golf courses in America make up more land space than Rhode Island and Delaware, combined.


That is crazy! And yeah I tore my ACL and had to get surgery this past summer, so I didn't get out once!  Anyways, it was nice talking to someone with a sense of humor, I hope you have a good day.


I watch a little.  I remember as a kid watching tv in black and white monochrome.  Do you?


Yeah I remember watching a bit on an old black and white at a friend's house when I was younger.  I watch a lot of sports now.


Yeah I sure do, my favorite team actually has the best record in the league right now, how about yourself?


That's cool.  My favorite all time player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.


That's awesome, Kareem once played for my favorite team and won them a title!


Cool, his dominant use of the dunk, got it banned from college basketball for over a decade.


Yeah that is pretty funny looking back at it now, I wonder what those people who banned it would think of the game today?


Hear about the girl that was part Neandertal and part something else?


The first humans appeared around Africa about 315000 years ago.


Humans also didn't lose their body hair until 240,000 years ago


Some humans are still pretty hairy. We started modernizing about 50,000 years ago, tools and clothes and such.


Yea, before that humans were adapted for persistence hunting making us great distance runners


Pretty amazing. There's a good book about that actually, Born to Run.  In the grand scheme of the universe we've been here a very short time. The earth started forming 4.5 billion years ago.


It's a shame that 80% of natural forest have been destroyed by humans


That is very sad. It's not like we have a lot of planrts we can go to close by if we mess this one up. Not like we could live on the planet that precipitates glass sideways at 4500 mph.


I'd rather live on Venus despite it not having any seasons


Well, if you don't like tilting planets and seasons then that's the planet for you.


Well it sounds better than Uranus which rotates sideways


Yea, it was a 13 year old girl that was also part Denisovan


They found it all from a finger bone too.


Yea, it's pretty wild that there was another species of humans cross breeding with Neanderthals


Seems like the Denisovans were an obscure offshoot of a common ancestor. Split off like 400,000 years ago.


It's amazing how molecular geneticist were able to discover the Denisovans by looking at it's DNA


It's so fascinating that Denisovan and Neanderthals shared the same cave, I wonder how they reacted when they first saw each other


I guess they didn't distinguish that much. Seems like they intermingled with more modern humans too.


Yea, some scientists do not even consider Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans separate species


Yeah. Some men did not vote in the UK until 1918.


That is surprising. That is what makes a democracy so great is having a say!


Unless you are a woman or minority, then you can vote after the white men.


Yes that's how it worked in the past. Unfortunately 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.


I'm sorry I threw that in your lap, I did chuckle about it though. Wh did they lose the right to vote?


Not sure. But citizens of Austin, TX voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst!


Seems about right. I would have loved to made that vote. That just seems funny.


Yes it is hilarious. Is also very important to vote in the presidential election. Did you know the president of Indonesia has released three pop albums while in office?


I did not. I wonder if they are any good?


Yeah I should look them up on YouTube later. I wonder if the president of Zimbabwe a.k.a. banana has ever released an album? Well thanks for chatting with me today.


Yes I do. It is important to know about the politics going on. Especially in the senate since it is considered the more deliberative and more prestigious body than the House of Representatives.


It was great chatting with you. Have a good one!


Do you think that that comes with more responsibilities or pressure?


I think being a Senator would be very stressful. Especially since the presiding officer of the Senate is the vice president.


But there is a candy desk so that would help the stress!


Yes I think I would get fat especially with all the Milky Way bars, Mars bars, and jellybeans in the desk.


I know! I wonder if, with the current health food trends, there will be a day where there are clif bars or more healthy foods.


Yes I wonder that as well. Women were not allowed to wear pants on the US Senate floor until 1993.


Sexism of our forefathers... Sad. Do you vote?


Very sad indeed. Yes it's very important to vote. Even astronauts vote from space!


Hello there , do you shop online at all?


Haha that is amazing actually. Did you know the their first customer has a building named after him?


Cool, that must be something for him. And they have a website where they sell the returned items a a reduced price


Nice I want to know how to get to that one. Do you watch dramas at all?


I do from time to time. Do you have a favorite one?


I love House MD with Hugh Laurie He was making $700 000 per episode there


Nice. Jon Hamm was a high school teach and taught Ellen Kemper, that is amazing


Haha I guess that is why she is so funny. Do you know why Jim Carrey does not do comedies anymore?


Hmm not I do not, why is that. Patrick Stewart teaches drama as well in the UK


Sorry meant to say dramas. He does not do them because they do not portray positivity.


Oh I see , interesting. Have you heard of Ikea Hights, the show?


I sure do, I love shopping on Amazon, and you?


I have not but I know that there is a radio that broadcasts free radio dramas


Neat. Ikea Heights  is a show shot in California but the store does not know about it


Oh me too, it is so convenient. Did you know Jeff built a clock in a mountain somewhere?


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years. I wonder why though


Yeah me too. They are delivering on Sundays now so that is convenient


It sure is , they can do that because of a deal they have with USPS.


Yeah that is it. And their workers walk up to 15 miles a day, they must really be busy.


Yeah I guess they are. Best Buy and Target match the prices of Amazon it seems


Wow that is a nice deal. Did you know Amazon owns IMDB?


No did not know that, they are everywhere really. An they also have the patent on 1-click buying so apple has to pay them for the license fee


Hello, I recently found out that a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck. I never thought of that before, have you?


Didn't that just come out in October? How long did it take to make it to the end?


Yes, it came out in October. I haven't finished it, as I am on Vault 76 & Red Dead 2. Weirdly, Iceland is rewriting their constitution, via Facebook. How odd is that?


Not as weird as Burger King bribing people who are willing to unfriend 10 people on Facebook


That is weird, but maybe not a bad thing. Is it true that the "like" button is banned in Germany?


Only in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. I wonder if anyone has moved from that state because they didn't like that rule


I don't know. I still cannot believe that Myspace didn't buy Facebook when it had the chance.


They didn't anticipate that Facebook would be worth $104 billion by 2012


I don't think anyone saw that coming. It's weird how the interface is blue, especially since Zuckerberg is colorblind


Well, his colorblindness is red-green, so maybe he can see blue. It's a more appealing color compared to others either way


I guess the other types don't need one. I don't think jellyfish even have bones, and there's one species that's believed to be immortal


Maybe. Were you able to get in on their IPO in 2012?


No, I wasn't, but I'm not surprised that the ads produce so much revenue. They can be annoying at times, but I have clicked on them from time to time


Thank you for chatting with me, have a wonderful night.


That is so weird, since jelly fish dry up in the sun.Even weirder, fresh water fish "drink" through their skin.


Saltwater fish do too, but they also have the option of drinking through their mouths


That's weirder yet. So is knowing that 84% of genes known to be associated with human diseases, have counterparts in zebrafish. Maybe they will save humanity one day.


Maybe, or they could be the death of us. I've heard they're poisonous


Zebrafish are? I never knew that. Are you a gamer? Evidently, Prince William is a Call of Duty fan


I only play a few of the Call of Duty, I guess there are over 33 games of it.


I'm not a huge gamer, but I'm familiar with some of them. Apparently Black Ops 2 is worth playing since it has the best ending of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records


I feel that Nick Foles is a good quarterback who the Philadelphia Eagles are lucky to have along with Wentz.


I cannot. That is so strange that the cheerleader has to leave even if they are already there.  Did you know the circular huddle in the NFL was first created by Paul D. Hubbard, a deaf quarterback?  It was so the other team could not read his hand signals!


I had no idea, interesting fact. also did you know Kellan Moore is the only left handed NFL quarter ack in the NFL, I would think there would be more


I know, only one lefty?  That is strange.  Did you know that the Net Passer Rating is considered the "Mother of All Stats".  It is the go to thing in measuring a QB and the caliber of Super Bowl teams!


Cool.  Do yo like the new england patriots?


I don't mind them, my favorite team is the Jacksonville Jaguars though.  Who is your favorite team?


I like the denver broncos, i would like to visit all the stadiums. Like the Gillette Stadium, where the patriots play


I would like to do that as well!  I have only been to Jacksonville staduium and Tennessee Titan Stadium.  Did you know Buffalo Bills are tied with New England Patriots with number of Superbowl losses?


that is funny. It is also funny that in a superbowl, a team was avoiding to score a touchdown


Wow. That is crazy!  The Cleveland Browns last playoff win was in 1995 and it was against the NE patriots.  The coach of Cleveland at the time... Current NE coach Bill Belichick.  How ironic!  Sports is like naturally created drama.


It has created some drama. the team who avoided scoring was the New York giants and this happen in the super bowl 46


Yes, he completed three touchdowns on the game last sunday


Thank you for chatting with me today!  I can't wait to watch some playoff football this weekend!


I am curious at how much the line was able to create opportunities for him as opposed to just his innate skill?


That would be interesting to know. We are getting close to the super bowl which is held usually the first sunday in february


Yes, I agree.  It says Foles was the first Quarterback in NFL history with completions of more than 40 yards in three different receivers in a postseason game.


Cool. did you know that an NFL has only 11 minutes of gameplay in average?


Wow, no I didn't know that. That is so interesting considering the games last about 3 hours on average. Also, did you know that there is no written rule against women players?  All they would have to do is meet eligibility standards.


Yes, It would be super nice to have a team with a woman player. Did you know New Orleans Saints forbids the cheerleaders from eating at the same restaurant as the players?


Wow, I didn't know that about The Saints. I wonder why that rule is in place and if it is really a fair thing to ask?


If the cheerleader is eating in a restaurant and a player comes, they have to leave. Can you believe it?


They occurred over time when early land animals had both gills and lung


Thats interesting, we sure live in a cool planet, crazy how the earth got formed over 4.5 billion years ago, its been a long time since then.


Right, that is so crazy to think. When it first started there was only 5.5 hours in the day


It is crazy, the earth has changed a lot since then, I wonder how it will change in the future. Human are abusing the planet and that really worries me.


Right, I heard that like 80% of forests have already been destroyed sadly


Yeah 80% of the, and we only represent 1 min and 17 seconds of the history of earth.


wow, that is crazy to think about. They need to do more to protect the last 20%


I agree, the earth will also be helium free by the end of this century I wonder if the human race is also responsible for that.


Wow, what will they do about balloons lol. It was nice chatting with you!


I know right many kids and clowns will be disappointed at us and our generation, it was great chatting with you as well have a great night bye.


I do, dogs are my favorite by far, what about you? out of the 7 million species which one is your favorite one


I love dogs, they are amazing. There are 20 quintillion individual animals. Do you own one?


I do own one, his my best friend, and that is amazing, didnt know they were so many of them.


His name is Spoty, do you have a pet? animals that are domesticated develop a white patch in their foreheads


awww I had a dog named Rocky, sadly we had to put him down after 16 years. Haven't got one since though. i never knew about the white patch, i wonder why


That is sad, that must had been really painful Im sorry for your loss, and I think its like an evolutionary thing.


For sure, i still miss the little rat terrier, but great memories! Have you heard how hiccups formed?


No, how were they formed? I do hate them wish we wouldnt have those.


do you think parents should be allowed to keep their kids from doing state required testing?


sure have! i went to three this year. you guys have a big one this week, and so do we. I am VERY nervous. how are you feeling about your game?


I'm honestly not real sure about the Rams.  I know they are a great team but I haven't followed them as closely as I have the Eagles and Saints.  I'm from Louisiana and hope the Eagles slaughter the Saints.


eeek i think with Drew Brees and Kamara that is a tall order! The rams have been hot and cold, it'll depend on which team you get. and when we last played them one of their hot shots was injured (gurley) so that helped out a lot. either way, i think the games this week will be more entertaining than the ones last week (minus the eagles game, that was TOO entertaining lol)


Haha, the NFC East is well represented this year nonetheless.  I'm looking forward to it for sure.  The Eagles coach, Pederson, coached high school football in my hometown.


no way?? that is pretty cool. he has done some awesome things for the organization. it has been a rollercoaster ride of a season, but i'm thankful we at least made it this far. our last game against you gave me a heart attack!!!!!!!


Haha, the Eagles/Cowboys games are always tight regardless of which team is hot.


true it is probably one of the best NFL rivalries. you guys had a great pick up w/amari cooper!


Yes, we did.  It definitely is one of the great rivalries.


well good luck to you guys this week! and who knows, maybe we will meet in the championship!


That's right.  You never know.  That's the only way it will be in Texas.  Have a great day.


Goodness, that's a good question that I really haven't thought about it.  I believe testing is good for states to see which schools are over and underachieving.  What about you?


i'm not sure. apparently new yorkers have strong feelings as 20% of kids opted out in 2015


Not surprised by NY on anything.  Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry


haha i bet that was entertaining to see. how in the heck did someone read 4700 words per minute?!?!?!


Ouch, that's nuts.  Must be a bookworm.  In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.


yes can you imagine? the horror! lol what's your favorite form of entertainment?


I enjoy watching NFL games.  I'm a die hard Cowboys fan.  You?


oh no! don't hate me...I'm an eagles gal :) do you ever go to games?


Haha, no worries.  Oh yes, I've been to quite a few games.  You/


I agree. Did you know 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the government


Wow.  I didn't know that.  The other 14 percent must be casinos? lol


Haha probably. The Norwegian government donated 1 billion to help save the Amazon rain forests.


That's a lot of cash!  A man in France impersonated a gov't official and managed to sell the Eiffel Tower not once, but twice!  lol


That's hilarious! Wonder if he was arrested and charged for that?


I bet he was!  How could he not?  lol  Are you a fan of Hillary Clinton?


I do not like her at all. What about you?


I'm not a fan.   Hillary was the president of young republicans in college.  Funny how she switched sides.


That's pretty ironic she flipped parties lol.


I know right?  She has a grammy award for best spoken word album for the audio recording of her book "It takes a village".


I do a little bit!  I know that wikileaks published the government's plans to destroy wikileaks.


That's pretty funny. I saw that the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France.


I never knew that!  I know George W. Bush had solar panels put back on the white house.


Yes.  Wish I could put solar panels on my house and get away from having to pay the electric company.  Teddy Roosevelt was such a staunch conservationist that he banned Christmas trees from the white house!


I agree. That's pretty funny about Roosevelt. Did you know the white house uses floppy disks for storing some files?


I didn't.  Think they would have upgraded by now.  lol  On Nov. 11, 2011 someone shot bullets at the white house and it took the secret service 4 days to realize it. Wow!


I would think so too lol. Hard to believe it took them 4 days to figure that out!


I know right?  Kind of scary it took them that long.


Did you hear that an adult-film star was reportedly paid to stay silent about a sexual relationship with Trump before he was president?


The candidates must have been really opposed. Did you know that politicians in Kentucky must swear an oath that they've never been in a duel before taking office.


Interesting! I wonder how many have lied about having dueled, and what counts as a duel for that purpose.


Strange to think about!  Up until 1805, the runner up in the presidential election became VP


Yes. And in the early 1900's, there was a movement to replace politicians and business people with scientists and engineers.


they are the thinktanks often in some respects.  Back in Venice during the middle ages though they selected politicians by lottery


Interesting! What do you think of replacing politicians with scientists? Do you think that would be a good idea?


In some ways they would care about the environment and have a global perspective on that.  They would possibly see things too black and white though


Yes, and it wouldn't fit with our version of democracy, where anyone over a certain age and born in the U.S. could be elected by popular vote.


Did you know that since the 1900's taller candidates have won 75% of the time


Yes, I've heard that taller candidates have an advantage! You would think the parties would have figured that out by now, and that people would be trying to elect the tallest possible candidate in the primaries. Did you know that a cat place third in a VA Senate election? Now that would not be a tall candidate - maybe that's why the cat lost.


Yes. And more than just one. Apparently "about 100 women" were also "taken care of." Sounds pretty sketchy. What do you think?


That is one odd fact.  Nevada has a "none of those candidates" voting option for presidential elections.  Nice talking with you.


The Washington post couldn't confirm the payment , but the Wall Street Journal reported that a lawyer for Trump paid an adult film actress $130,000 before the 2016 election for silence in an incidence from 10 years ago.


Yes. What do you think about the implications?


Well Trump and Cohen say it never happened.  I don't know what to think.  Past presidents as well have had their infidelities, but I don't condone any of them.


It also raises the possibility of blackmail against the president.


It's hard to tell with people questioning the media too.


Yes, we live in crazy times. Did you know that a dog served as mayor for 13 years?


Where was that?  Did you hear that there are no Walmarts in NYC due to opposition from local unions and politicians.  I guess they make everything go out of business that NYC wouldn't be the same if Walmart came in.


Trump's home town, interestingly enough. And I'm not sure where the dog served as mayor, only that it beat two people in the election.


I'm not sure but it started with a simple idea when Reed Hastings got a $40 late fee on his VHS copy of Apollo 13.


That is a very cool story for a start to a company.  I guess they started expanded internationally in 2010.


Yeah, and now they are available worldwide except in a few countries where I presume it isn't allowed.


Yeah I think you are right.  Do you watch much tv?


I do watch TV shows on Netflix. How about you?


I do, I watch a lot of live sports on tv.  I would say that is why I still have cable to be honest.


I like to watch the Simpsons. Bart is my favorite character. Luckily he has been in all episodes except for one where he isn't mentioned and does not appear.


I also like the Simpsons, I don't care for the later seasons but the first 10 are gold.


Did you ever watch Pokemon? I used to but don't like it that much anymore. I can't believe there are over 750 episodes of it.


No I didn't but my nephews love it.  And wow! That is so many shows.


Hello there, I do and use it about once a day.  How about you?


Yeah, it has gone on for 16 years straight. It's really a hit. Did you ever watch the 70s show?


I did, I always loved that show! I still watch it when they show re-runs.  I hope you have a good night, nice talking with you.


I have it though I try to stay away from it. It's very distracting. Maybe I should have joined the Burger King promo where if I unfriended ten people on FB I'd get a free Whopper.


Yeah I don't use it nearly as often as I used to.  And wow that is a pretty crazy promotion!


I know it's still going strong though. In Iceland they even use it to help them modify the constitution!


That is very interesting as well.  I do know that Myspace had the chance to buy them years ago and didn't.


For only $72 million! I bet they have regrets!


Yeah i'm sure they are wishing they did now!  Do you use Netflix?


I do, and I know that Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America from 9 pm to 12 am. That's when I use it!


Holy cow, that is so much.  I wonder how much they did when they first started.


I think I saw the other day where there is only 1 left.  I think it was in Washinigton.


That one will disappear soon enough, do you like to watch movies? one of my favorite actors is Tom Hanks, he sure makes a lot of money out of movies


I do!  he's the highest all time box office star!  Do you have any guesses on how much his movies have made?


$8.5 billion is an impressive mark, and no idea I would say 25 if I had to guess but maybe more


8.5 is correct. lol  Disney's Treasure Planet was one of the most exspensive box office flop of all time!


And also Trojan Wars that movie was a complete failure as well.


I saw that.  Disney considered shutting down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was a box office failure.


It was? I love that  movie, she is one of my favorite Disney princess


I was surprised to see that.  lol  The Silence of the Lambs came out on Valentines Day in 1991 and had a box office of over $270 million!  Not too shabby.


That was a great movie, I liked it although its not a romantic movie at all lol, do you like comedy films?


I am, a lot of interesting movies and series in Netflix. Do you subscribe?


I do like comedies!  But, I have to get offline unfortunately.  I had fun chatting with you!


I do!  I am one of the 137 million total subscribers worldwide!


Amazing how many subscribers Netflix has, 137 million world wide and 58.46 million in the US alone


Crazy!  From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America!


That is crazy, that speaks a lot about the brand, did you know how Reed Hastings got inspired to start Netflix?


Didn't he rack up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13?


Yeah he did, $40 in late fees and then he got mad and decided to fight Blockbuster, good thing he did, the late fees used to be excessive.


Speaking of Blockbuster, they declined several offers to buy netflix for $50 million!


I bet they regretted that decision big time, there's hardly any Blockbuster stores left.


The federal government owns an incredible amount of Nevada. IMO that federal land in the West should either be returned to Indigenous nations or charge full market rents and extraction fees to corporations and use the revenue for a Citizen's Dividend.


Definitely. Scifi and horror are my favorite genres. Do you?


I'm a fan of both comedies and horror movies.  Christopher Nolan meant for Inception to be a horror film.  It eventually evolved into a heist film.


I wonder how that kid in The Shining managed to record those scenes without knowing it was a horror film. I guess they spliced in footage of him with Jack Nicholson chopping through doors and going berserk, so he didn't actually see it?


LOL That's funny!  The 1996 horror film Scream was originally supposed to be titled Scary Movie.


It would make sense, given all the movie spoofs with similar titles like Teen Comedy.


Yes!  The writer of the Rocky Horror Picture Show is the voice of the dad on Phineas and Ferb, which I've never seen. lol


I've never even heard of it, but I loved Rocky Horror. Not surprising Stephen King was terrified by Bambi -- the scene where his mother dies has to be pretty intense for a small child.


lol That doesn't surprise me coming from him.  ET was originally scripted to be a horror movie.


They really must've done some serious rewriting on it then.


I bet!  I never knew that fact before today.  On a different note before I have to go...the sunset on Mars is blue.  That would be neat to see.  It


I agree!  The US government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years.  It happened 3 times in 1977.


Yep. And this past one in December and January was the longest one in history, IIRC.


Crazy.  JP Morgan bailed out the US government in 1895.


Yeah, and I'm sure he got nothing in return, LOL. The whole idea that government should have to finance deficit spending by borrowing money at interest is just insane to me.


It is and the treasury dept. isn't much better.  The US government published the full names of anybody who chooses to renounce their citizenship.


I also see Wikileaks is back in the news for exposing government crimes.


The government sure hates them.  The Chinese government has censored the word "censorship"


LOL that sounds like a Monty Python skit: "There is absolutely no censorship in China, by which we mean more than we would like to admit..."


Did you ever have an old rotary phone?  I was always jealous of NY having an area code of 212 - much easier to dial than my 804


For sure - especially Congress!  They definitely talk too much!


Yes they do! And not enough actions! States can force congress to call an amendment-proposing convention if 2/3s of the states agree


Yes I am interested in playing fantasy congress - where you can draft members of congress


That sounds interesting. How do points work?


The points are based on their legislative success.


I wonder if declaring someone an honorary citizen is one. That's only happened 7 times


That is interesting.  Did you know Elmo actually testified before Congress?


Steven Colbert as well! And in character


Nice!   I have not ever watched the annual Reps versus Dems baseball game - have you?  That could be fun


Hopefully it stays safe! Someone was shot at one of those recently. But does sound fun outside of that


The phone has come a long way since the rotary. Its not just used for long distance voice communication anymore