Hmm? That is a valid point. The report states that Ms. Wilson was also angry about the inability to have a private area to pump breast milk for her child.


The company denies that Wilson was ever an efficient worker.


Oh, that changes things for sure. I am not sure that I see Laura Ingraham keeping an assistant more than a day whom she was not happy with.


That is true. It's tricky because it seems it's mostly one person's word against another.


When I was a kid I used to always collect baseball cards. I heard a man found 3 million dollars worth of 1900s baseball cards in his grandfathers attic. Have you ever collected baseball cards?


I dunno because my friend told me that the women's world cup had higher television ratings than the world series.


Worldwide I think Soccer rules.  But, baseball is still pretty popular, too.  I read somewhere that kickball is called soccer baseball in Canada.  That's kind of strange.


Speaking of strange I heard that the cubs have employed a pitcher with 6 fingers. I do not know why my dad likes that team


Yeah, they have had pitchers with 4,5, and 6 fingers on their pitching hand. Uncommon, but totally true!


Another weird thing about the cubs is the last time they won the ottoman empire was still going. Do you really think they were cursed?


I don't know about cursed, probably just bad luck on their part.


They started out so good, they were the first team to win back to back. seems kinda weird maybe baseball is fixed.


I've said that before, myself!  Did you know the great Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 World Series with his team down by one run?


People do not care even if it is fixed, they still wanna watch it. in 2005 a couple scheduled 2430 games!


Yeah, I heard that they did that for 24 years.  They must be very organized to keep all those schedules straight.


That's cool.  Sadly, bo I never collected baseball cards.  What about you?


Baseball is a fun sport, I like seeing it in person live. Have you ever seen baseball in person?


Yes, I have seen many baseball games in my lifetime.  I still love it just as much as I did when I was a kid, playing.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to get to work.  I'll talk to you later, friend.


I love baseball so yes, but none are worth any crazy money. Do you watch baseball at all?


Yes, I do watch some games.  I read somewhere that managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play for their teams, if the need arises.  How wild is that?


Yeah baseball does have some weird rules. I think its because the sport is so old. My dads favorite team is the cups and they started in 1876! They also had one of the longest droughts ever, 108 years. What is your favorite team?


My favorite team is the Atlanta Braves and they have been around as long as the Cubs, too.  Both were founded the same year as the Little Bighorn battle.  Wow!


Both those teams have so much fans. My dad said when the Cubs won in 2016 over 5 million people celebrated in the streets. Have you heard of the cubs curse?


Yeah, it's pretty funny actually. It started in 1945 when stadium security wouldn't let a man named Billy Sianis stay in the stadium with his smelly pet goat.


The best part about baseball is watching the world series. I remember when the red sox came back and beat the Yankees down 0-3. Its crazy how its been going on since 1903. I wonder how many people actually watch it still.


I think it's still pretty popular.  You know in Japan is so popular, many fans are surprised to discover its status as America's national pastime.


How's it going? Did you hear about Melania Trump's visit to Africa? She got to feed baby elephants in Kenya


Probably. I wonder if Teddy Roosevelt allowed christmas trees in the guest house since he banned them in the white house


I know, That's really being a staunch conservationist.


I bet Teddy was glad that George W Bush put solar panels back on the white house during his presidency


Yes, he would be. I can't believe in 2011 it took four days to know bullets hit the white house.


I can, especially if the white house still uses floppy disks


True, John Adams was the first president to take residence in the 1800's.


That's pretty cool, when you zoom into the white house on google maps you can see Obama


I guess so, I wonder if you could see the secret service next to them; they're called the Obama Renegade


Yeah, I don't know. FDR vetoed alot of bills compared to Obama! Good chat!!


Yea, also there is a highway in Kenya named after George W Bush, that's crazy


Really, interesting.Oh, I see, the garb was, safari casual! lol


Yea and Melania Trump got to visit an elephant orphanage near Nairobi, Kenya with Margaret Kenyatta


Yes, I love elephants. The animals to see there would be interesting.


Yea, I wonder if the visited zimbabwe, their first president was known as president banana


Our president's guest house is bigger than the White House.


I wonder if the president of indonesia has ever stayed at the guest house, he could play one of the 3 pop albums he released


ha, ha, ha, yes, omg! Wonder what they sound like. Bet there is a lot of drums.


How's it going, do you follow baseball? The Nationals recently traded Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams to the Cubs


Yea, wonder if he called the infamous Billy Goat game


How do you play that? I heard that when the Cubs first started playing baseball they were the Chicago Orphans. I wonder what the story behind that is, though?


I don't know, the Cubs were founded the same year as the Battle of Little Bighorn so maybe it has something to do with the times


That's a fun fact! I also hear they're called the North Siders because of where Wrigley Field is and The White Sox has their field on the South Side of Chicago. Have you ever been there?


No but I'd love to visit Wrigley field, it is one of the most historic baseball parks


I hear that it's a really nice place and the culture is cool there too. In example, when the visitors hit a homer into the bleachers the cubs fans throw it back into the field! lol I'd like to see that.


THat's pretty crazy. I heard Japan has a crazy baseball culture too and are shocked to find out baseball is America's pasttime


I've heard of that and wonder what the food is like at a Japanese baseball game. Do you think they'd serve both sushi and hot dogs?


Probably, I wonder if Japan has baseball cards like in the US, a guy once found 3 million dollars worth in his grandfathers attic


That sounds like a really cool find, especially if you know the right baseball card collectors. I think I'm gonna go collect some dinner. TTYL!


I don't follow baseball much, but I do think I heard something recently in the news about how the Cubs won over the Phillies? It's so confusing when they trade players for me to follow!


Yea, I guess the manager Martinez isn't doing too good in Washington and traded them away


I think the Cubs have been having a lot of trouble with their player's health. I hope they can turn it around and have a good season!


Maybe, but the Cubs haven't been too lucky since they started in 1903


I think I've heard about that...are they the team that one back to back and then haven't won another World Series since then?


The Cubs didn't win until 2016, they beat the Royals I believe


Oops meant won not one. I remember a long time ago they lost in a famous World Series game to the White Sox. I'm glad they won recently, as it's been a long time!


Yea, When the Cubs won 5 million people celebrated in the street, they have been waiting a long time


I bet that was one of the best baseball celebrations ever! I heard that Ronald Regan was a broadcaster for the Cubs in the thirties. He had a very interesting life!


Hello there, how's it going. Do you enjoy watching television?


I'm sure they are doing well haha. Do you like to travel at all?


Yeah I'm sure they are living ok, and yeah I do, but I don't get to very much.  How about yourself?


I try to travel as much as possible. I'd like to go Iceland. In Iceland to go between cities you usually have to take domestic flights since they don't have public transportation.


That is very interesting, I would like to go as well.  A close friend of mine recently visited and it looked amazing!


It's really beautiful. You can see volcano's and glaciers in the same country!


That does sound very cool. I know the highways in Japan all have tolls you must pay, wonder what it would be like to visit there.


From what I've heard, Japan is supposed to be a very fun place to visit. Tokyo in particular. Unlike Europe, I don't think English is spoken as much so it might be tough to understand things there.


That is very true, that would be a bit tough and I agree, I think it would be very fun.


Probably have some of the best sushi on Earth in Japan. They're whiskey is pretty solid too.


I would love to try some Japanese whiskey!  I have only tried sushi once, I need to go again.


Hello there, I do, I love the Simpsons (the earlier seasons), how about you?


Definitely! It was nice chatting with you. Have a great rest of your day!


I never got into the Simpsons, I was more of a South Park guy. I think I've seen every episode of South Park. You ever watch it?


Yeah I remember when South Park first came out, I watched the first few seasons.


It got so much better. I think from like 2007-2009 was the golden age of South Park. Now I think Parker and Stone took a step back and have a team of writers.


Yeah that tends to happen with most shows, I do like how they stay super up to date with their content.


They used to, they don't as much anymore. The Simpsons are actually still pumping out new episodes too right?


Yeah I think they are, they should have done like Seinfeld and quit while they were on top, have nothing but quality re-runs to play on tbs lol.


Everyone from Sienfeld has so much money. The guy who did the Simpsons must be super loaded, since they don't have to pay on-screen actors.


That is probably true, I wonder how much the writers were paid for that show?


That could get really expensive quick! Have you heard about a start up and Uber partnering for flying cars, more like drones, that would take a trip around chicago from 1.5 hours to 8 minutes...


I did not. That would be a better wat to get around Iceland also. When do they plan on testing it I wonder?


2025 is what I heard. I think it was a segment on a podcast I was listening to. It wuld be nice to have it but I wouldn't trust it yet.


Yeah, there's no failsafe if your flying car breaks down and you plummet to your death. It would be cool to fly an Uber to my Cricket game. I think I'd look cool landing on the pitch.


Yeah, that'd be baller! The worst would be the poor peole on the ground that get killed by a falling drone like machine.


Yeah, not a great solution. Sorry Jetsons! But seriously do you play Cricket?


I do not. I cannot understand it for the life of me. I do love sport though.


It's kind of like baseball but with only two bases or bowling with only one pin to try to hit.


I was on a US born team from COmpton. We won the British Cup twice.


Good. And you? Do you like to travel? Ever been to Japan?


There's so much to unpack there. Maybe next time. Take care.


I do like to travel but I have not been to Japan. What about you? Do you like to travel and have you everbeen to japan?


I have not but it's on my bucket list. I'd think twice about driving while I was there though. EVERY highway is a toll road.


Really! That's strange. Why do you think that is?


Probably to keep traffic down. That's my guess anyway. At least they're not like Makinac Island where they don't allow any cars at all. That's some serious traffic control.


I think it would be good, if the island was small enough and nice enough. If it were in a nice area, where you could ride bikes year round, I would love it.


Yeah, that would be very leisurly. They use bikes or horse drawn carriages I think.


I couldn't do the horse drawn carriage thing. It would take too long... "I have to go to town, get the horse and buggie ready!"


Would be a little smelly too. In Iceland they have to fly everywhere if they don't have a car. There's no public rail service.


Yep, that was back in 2008. Do you like basketball?


I watch some, I am excited for the NCAA tournament, you?


Me too. I love college basketball and March Madness.


Abdul-Jabbar was so good at the dunk he got it banned from college hoops.


That's interesting that they banned the dunk. Naismith who was the inventor of basketball was the only losing coach in Kansas's history.


I cant believe he could lose at the game he created.


I know...so sad. In 39 of 50 states, the top paying employee in the state is either a college basketball or football coach.


Looks like it is time for me to have a career change.  But on another note that is ridiculous.


HAHA. The New Zealand basketball team was nicknamed the Tall Blacks.


I am sure there is something behind that name, but in todays climate that sounds a bit racist.


I do.  I love watching it in the Olympics!


I think so too. Well, it was great talking. Have a good day!


Me too. There is a type of swimming where the swimmer has their hands and legs bound and swim like a dolphin.\


That sounds equal parts cool and dangerous.


I agree. All Cornell students must pass a basic swimming test before they are allowed to graduate.


I am surprised more Florida schools don't have that standard.  The US is pretty strong in swimming, they have more gold medals than the rest of the world combined.


That's really good. Native Americans introduced the front crawl swimming stroke.


I heard it was to beat the British who only used the Breast Stroke


I heard that too. There is a banned swimsuit that is so good that 94% of all swimming races were won with it.


That was back in the 2008 Olympics wasnt it.  They were so fast that year!


Yes, it does not seem like a social network even though it is. I was surprised to find Police has its own Youtube which is called bluetube


i wonder if every police force has one...and if they post fun memes


They must have funny material!! Do yo know by any chance which is the most disliked video on Youtube?


Baby by Justin Bieber? is it still that one?


That is right, I have never seen it and I do not think I will!


its not that bad of a song, idk why everyone disliked the video so much


who knows, on the other hand Psy's Gangnam style was the opposite, everyone loved it!!


hahaha All right I have enjoyed this chat.. In fact I want to check some exercise videos on youtube in a few minutes!


good idea, i want to do some exercises to get some dates. if only youtube were still a dating site like it originated as


Wow , that would be interesting! well Im going to let you go. Have a great day!


All the time!! It already exists for almost 15 years! since 2005


wow! I didnt know it was that old. it uses a lot of bandwidth too. in 2007 it used up more than the entire internet did in 2000


Wow! It is massive because it is the 2nd largest search engine on the internet!


i bet the first biggest one is google! both are owned by google


that is what I thought too. Google had vision because they purchased Youtube 1 year after its creation!


they definitely know a good thing when they see it i suppose


That is right, in my case I am not into social networks except for youtube because you can get very good content from individuals as well as large corporations


me too. i dont even really consider YouTube a social network, but more of an entertainment network. But that's just how I use it. I regularly watch content but have never posted anything.


hi how are you? are you a basketball fan?


a second space jam? i wonder what that will be about. will lebron get nominated for an oscar?


Haha, maybe he'll start playing baseball like MJ did?


Oh boy, that was an odd situation. playing minor league right around the time he was supposed suspended for gambling?


Funny. Did you know LeBron was offered $10 million from Reebok when he was 18?


Yeah, that is nothing. he had so much interest surrounding him.


Less than a year later, Nike offer him $90 mil. Haha


He could have waited another year and gotten more. the man was bigger than the brand.


Allen Iverson negotiated a pretty good deal with Reebok. He gets $800k a year until he's 55. The he gets $32 million.


What is he going to do with all that money? start his own shoe company? LOL


Haha. He's set for life, at least. A lot of athletes blow through their money quickly after they stop playing.


Hi! I do like basketball. How about you? Are you into basketball?


true. they need help with money management. Anyway, great chat!


i do like basketball. havent watched a game in a while. i did go to some games years ago.


I like steph curry. he is not big but he is effective.


Yeah, Curry is pretty good. LeBron James is pretty good, too.


lebron is better. he is a franchise player. he can raise the level of any team to a competitive level. steph is good, but i wonder how well he would do elsewhere.


James is quite decorated, too. He has like, four MVP awards, three finals MPV awards, two Olympic gold medals, and a lot of others.


Yeah, he is one for the record books. recently passed MJ on the scoring list.


Wow. Then I suppose it's only fitting that he signed on to do the Space Jam sequel.


Hello do you know much about Presients or U.S, Senate? The first President of Zimbabwe was named President Banana,  aactually full name was Canaan Banana,  like banana was actually his name!


Haha. I agree! The Senate has to elect someone if noone is elected for Vice President.


in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for Vice President. I'm not sure how that could be, either,


lol k.  me either.  That is interesting though.  I just thought the President and vp ran for office together so they would be elected together.


You would think! The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson.


I doubt it,  I think that might be inaccurate.  Trump has got to be the wealthiest President.


That could be. I wonder how much President Banana of Zimbabwe made?


That's pretty funny. I don't know a lot about politics. I heard that the President's guest house is bigger than the White House!


Haha,  good question!  been nice chatting.


I know right.  I wonder who stays there and do they use the whole house?  Or do multiple guests stay at a time like a hotel?


I was wondering the same. Apparently, the candidate that lost the election used to automatically become Vice President. That would never work these days!


lol I can't imagine Trump and Hilary making a good team at all.  A President of Indonesia made 3 albums !  That must have been a fun president!  Concerts all the time!


That's funny! The us senate used the same gavel for 165 years until richard nixon cracked it.


That is a long lived gavel!  i wonder if they kept in,  maybe in a museum or something. lol


Probably so! I like the idea of a candy desk in the Senate. We need that at my work.


lol nice!  I would've preferred like a yogurt desk,  fruit desk or beef jerky desk!  I am not much into sweets lol Its weird that women were not allowed to wear pants until 1993,  like what do they do when it is cold!


Seriously, how old fashioned! Apparently the rule was changed when two senators protested and wore pantsuits.


It is cool. DO you have a favorite planet that you would like to visit, or a star?


Well I am particularly fond of the sun. Did you know it is actually white. It is only percieved to be yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


That is so cool. And it is so hot that we only need one second of its energy for 500 000 years on Earth


The sun is actually only one billionth the size of the biggest star in the galaxy. that kind of puts it into perspective doesnt it.


It sure does, the universe is so vast. And a lightning bolt is hotter than the sun


Yes. About 5 times hotter. It is amazing to think of.


Yes I do a lot of my christmas shopping on amazon. I buy electronics on Amazon alot as well. Cant beat the prices.


Yes very true.Did you know the CEO built a clock on a mountain?


I didnt know that. Seems like a waste of money to me. I dont think he is hurting for that though.


Oh yes. I love to travel. How about you.


Yeah and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years. Nice chat


Me too. Have you ever visited Japan or Iceland?


No i havnt. I have always wanted to though. Is it nice.


Yeah but I heard in Japan the roads are tolled pretty much so it will cost you $300 to travel across the country by car


Wow. Well I guess that is one way to pay to keep the roads looking nice.


Yes that explain it. Did you now in Iceland there are no public railways?


I didnt know that. Did you know that the first king to travel around the world was from Hawaii


Yeah if I am not mistaken that was King Kalakaua


You are correct. The one place I have always wanted to travel to is space. Though I will never be able to. I am just fascinated by it.


Hello, do you watch a lot of television?


That was another show I watched when I was younger. I think I only watched the first series with the original Pokemon in it.


I never got into that whole craze, but I was shocked to find out there are over 750 episodes!  Wow!


Yeah there are a lot of Pokemon and episodes now. I guess it must be very easy to produce!


Must be, just not my cup of tea!  Do you own any dogs?


I do, I have a goldendoodle. How about you?


How cool, a goldendoodle.  I have a poodle and a Lab.


I wish I could have more dogs, I love them.


Me too, not so much a cat person.  I can relate much better with my dogs!


I've never had a cat, I found out I'm somewhat allergic to them.


Good you have a dog, then.  I hear Google is a dog company.


I wish I worked in a dog friendly office although I would probably spend all my time chasing my crazy girl around the place. It was great chatting dogs and cartoons with you!


I watch a couple of shows. What are your favorites?


I like The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones.  What are your favorite shows?


I like Game of Thrones as well and Brooklyn Nine Nine. I'm excited for the final season!


That's cool!  Have you ever been a fan of The Simpsons?


I watched it a lot when I was younger but haven't watched it as much recently.


That sounds like me, too.  I read yesterday in the paper that there is one episode where Bart doesn't appear and isn't even mentioned.  And for the life of me, I can't remember seeing that episode.  Do you?


No I don't remember that one at all. My favorite episode I can remember is the one with Hank Scorpio in it.


I remember that one, as well.  Did you ever watch Pokemon?


Hello, did you know the dodo bird is actual a sub-family of the pigeon.


That is true. It looks hard. Did you know babies spontaneously dance when they hear music. They are cute.


Music is a wonderful thing, so much to come out of it.  Symbiotic relationship with dance and music. Tupac was able to do both- never would have thought ballet for him though.


Yes, that definitely does not fit his image. I was surprised that ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes a week. That is a lot.


The tip starts to break down and doesn't hold form.  Same with skates, have to keep them sharp or can't get the edge for spins and jumps. Would have to assume that Nagasu goes through a lot of skates for this reason.


I like that she wanted to do the triple axel so bad that she dreamed she could . That shows heart for wanting to do something.


Especially when she had been passed over for the previous Olympics.  Rippon omitted his quad jump at the start, not as much heart I guess.


And she is part of the record books for being the first U.S. lady to land triple axel in olympic competition.


She had her wish of making America proud.  Guess the same can't be said for the Russians because of the prior doping scandal.


Yes, the doping scandal can be hard to come back from. It is amazing the amount of doping in sports today.


You would think that rather than compromising, like the Olympic committee did, they would just start to ban them.  Isn't teaching them anything to allow certain numbers to still participate and medal.


I didn't know that- of course I believe the bird is extinct, isn't it?  This year we recently had a bunch of hummingbirds..that was a first for me and so exciting. SO TINY..


That's true. Did you know Michael Jackson had a patent on his leaning dance move.


I didn't know that there was a device involved in it.  Wonder with his death if the patent transferred to someone?


Maybe it got passed down to his children.


He certainly was talented.  Wonder if he did his own choreography?


I think he did. He worked too hard and I think that is what caused his death. He had his whole family to take care of really.


So much control.  At least after he left Jackson 5 he had some freedom unlike the kids in K pop. Agencies controlling everything. Yikes!


That is true and to think K-pop had it's first group of women in the 60's is surprising. I thought k-pop was pretty new.


I was vaguely familiar with H.O.T. , Korean version of Backstreet Boys. Social networking and YouTube have launched a lot of the Korean Wave.


Yes and they have the loudest and most loyal fans.


I wonder if because they are now going global with this music if you will start to see fusion music.  Would mix well with Latin beats.


I also find it interesting that some birds can fly from alaska to north america without sleeping when they migrate.


I like that when North korea sank a south korean warship they blasted the k-pop song hit your heart on loud speakers.


I wonder if that song was by their own K pop girl band, moranbong,  or if they selected it from someone else?


Moranbong  band was  the most popular music group in the country. They must have a lot of fans.


It is generally classified that way..K Pop.  Seems to have a more narrow sense of description and influence than back when they were around though.


And they say with social media and tv  shows  k-pop are gaining a widespread global audience.


To think that   different styles and genres of music can influence modern culture to such an extent as to become an "idol" like culture is mind boggling.


Yes, and I did not realize that when they are in bootcamp they are charged for everything. So when they make it famous they have to pay it all back.


Just like any other job, pay for the training.  Unfortunately in this instance the control extends beyond all the way to love lives, behavior and diets.  Not for me thank you.


It is like they control every part of their lives. That would  be very hard especially if they are young.


Maybe they will evolve, like the birds.  Sprout wings that give them flight.  Would think they would be more like an Ostrich or penguin in comparison..flightless.


Birds are very interesting because of a lot of facts.  I think it helps with their flight that their bones are hollow so not weighed down.


Yes, they are interesting. I did not know that hummingbirds steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests. I find that very interersting.


I have watched them pull some to make them nearby.  The way they flit about is so beautiful to watch.  It is almost elegant like a dance. ..performing art!


Yes, did you know that Jackie Chan manages a k-pop band. I did not know that but i think it's cool.


It seems that so many you wouldn't think to have other interests do.  Jackie in music, Bruce Lee in dancing.  A championship even!


It seems to be in a kpop band you have to be tough because they go through bootcamps before being signed.


Boot camps for bands.. Guess it takes a lot of stamina for the dancing and singing.  Kind of the same I would assume for figure skating.  Can you imagine the work to land a triple axel?


Did you hear that Disney wants to buy 21st Century Fox?


yes Disney does own Pixar, and Disney makes a lot of computer animated movies to now like the movie Frozen


I have Frozen Dvd.  I have young granddaughters. I understand that Big Hero 6 was produced using a 55000-core supercomputer.


wow that is impressive, have you shown your granddaughters the old disney movies? apparently disney reused a lot of frames of animation during the 70's which made scenes in some of their movies exactly the same


No, I have not.  Apparently, the four vulture in Disney's original jungle book were supposed to be voiced by the Beatles.


oh wow that would have been cool! do your grandkids ever play with disney toys btw? apparently the toy industry gets involved with Disney before the movies even begin to be made which is scary to me


Yes, they do.  Thank you for the info about the toy industry and Disney collaboration, Are you familiar with Disney/Pixar movie "Up"?


yes I have seen it, it made me cry in the beginning when the grandma dies!


Apparently, it would take over 9.4 million typical party balloons to lift Carl's house in Up.


wow thats crazy! I'll have to remember never to grab too many balloons I don't want to float away! did you see frozen though? apparently that was the first animated disney movie directed by a woman which is interesting


I saw Frozen several times.  I'm glad that a woman got to direct such a major animation movie.


Yes, I heard.  I think it is going to happen.


ya I did like that movie, also have you seen wreck it ralph? that movie was in development since the 80's which is incredible


Yes I think so too. It's just scary that Disney will have so much power if they go through with it. They would own so much in terms of movie collections


I do not think it will effect average people.  Fox' CEO Murdoch supported the merger.


Yes and I think even the stockholders approve, Disney stock ended up increasing by 1.3%


So, how much did Disney offer to acquire Fox?


I'm not sure but I know that is valued in the multiple billions of dollars, so definitely too rich for my blood LOL what do you think about other Disney movies by the way


They produced many - which ones are you talking about?


Well which ones are your favorites? I know that I really like the Lion King and that movie was actually dub into Zulu when it was released


I like Lion King. I'm not very familiar with many of them though.  By the way, does Disney own Pixar?


I really love the piano bar on the cruises,  that you can requests songs and sing along,  those are my favorite entertainers.


Yeah, they're not bad to listen to either! Although singing along is always more fun.


Do you know Ryan Stiles?  He dropped out of college to pursue comedy


That's so interesting! Do you know Demetri Martin? He is a comedian with a few comedy specials out there, some on Netflix. He was accepted in Harvard Law and actually decided to leave and drop out because he was too bored! So he left to do comedy.


I dont know him,  but that sounds crazy lol I guess law can be kinda boring.


Yeah I would hate law school! Do you like the Internet? Apparently it can actually be addictive in the brain!


I do like the internet,  I use it all the time.  I believe that,  I wonder if they offer support groups for that kind of addiction.


Yeah I wonder! It's definitely not recognized as a real addiction I think in today's world but if they can see addiction in the brain then I'm sure it's real, you know?


yeah.  Did you know the 3 horizaontal line menu on apps is called a hamburger button ?


I think yeah, I knew that. Only 7% of people actually read the terms of conditions when buying a product online, that's so funny. I wonder what the percent is for people who complete online surveys, I wonder if they read the consent forms.


I do! I love bromantic comedies, that's a real genre! Harold and Kumar is an example. Do you like comedy films?


Probably the same lol,  Its been great chatting with you!  Have a good one.


Yes,  I love comedies.  Those types are really funny movies too,  like american pie?  hangover?  I really liked Deadpool,  if that is considered a comedy.


I LOVED Deadpool, what a great movie. It's a little dark but it's so funny. Have you heard of "The Last Cruise"?


Yeah absolutely,  funny dark humor lol No I havent seen that ,  is it good?


I haven't seen it either but I heard it's good. It's by Kate Christensen, it's about a journey on a cruise ship from California to Hawaii. Apparently it's a little dark and has a sad ending.


Ah i see,  ill have to look up the trailer,  sounds like a long journey lol Thats already 5 hours by plane lol


I know! But I guess that's why people like cruises, because they get to enjoy a long vacation on it. Although it sounds like the cruise in this story isn't too enjoyable!


Yeah seriously.  I like cruises,  Ive been on like 4,  but the longest was 6 days.


I've only been on one cruise. I have a friend whose sister worked on a cruise ship as an entertainer. There's a character in "The Last Cruise" that works as a violinist in a string quartet. It must be nice to get paid to get a free cruise!


Hi. I don't use a cell phone much anyway -- I live in a wireless dead zone and only go into town for errands a few times a month, so I just keep a tracfone for emergencies


I also thought the factual info on humans was interesting. I wasn't sure what the "behavioral modernity" 50,000 years ago meant though, or what they were arguing caused it.


I'm not completely clear on that either.  We are the only species to use tools at a much higher level than any other animal.


Yeah, and we and our direct ancestors have been doing that since homo erectus. And we've been anatomically modern for 300,000 years. So I'm not sure what they're saying changed just 50,000 years ago.


Not sure, I'm surprised to learn that fingers don't have muscles.


Yikes -- I didn't even notice that part.


It makes me wonder if you damage the certain muscles in the arm could you lose the function of your fingers?


Probably -- I don't know. I'm also skeptical about the claim that ribs will regrow.


I think I'll drop out now. It was nice talking to you!


They just don't have the answer yet as to rather or not it causes cancer.


No? I'd be interested in knowing what the sound frequency is that causes fear in humans. That could be useful, heh heh.


That would be interesting to know.  I didn't know humans couldn't burp in zero gravity which makes me wonder what astronauts do.


That's another yikes -- sounds like there's a high risk for strangulation.


How do they stay up there so long?  They have to burp some kind of way, I wonder how they manage.


I never heard it. Must be some way around it, maybe pressuring it out.


Maybe,  I wonder how a ventriloquist act becomes a popular radio act?


Not sure, but I think I'll drop out now. It's about time for me to wind down for the night. Take care!


Yeah, I'd rather be safe than sorry. I'd probably use headphones if I was on it a significant amount of time.


Yea, that's why I think it was premature of the FCC to drop the recommendation that people buy lower radiation phones.


I'm even more concerned about EM radiation from cell towers.


Not sure TBH. But the federal govt preempted localities imposing safety regulations on the towers, and I think exempted them from liability.


Yeah. Also irritates me -- so much industry relies on federal indemnities against liability to be profitable.


Me too, I heard another person took that, Ellie Kemper I think from the office


That is interesting. Do you know why Jim Carrey doesn't do dramas anymore?


Really, I never knew he did those first of all. Why is that?


He did the Number 23 movie. He says they don't project positivity.


True, crazy weird movie, I would have to watch it again. He is right, he should stick to comedy!


Have you seen any good movies lately at the box office?


I saw 50 shades of grey the other day. I always wanted to see Tyler Perrys new film too, looks super funny. How about you


Oh cool! Can you believe how much Tom Hanks has brought in for box office earnings?


I heard it was like billions. I want to create a movie and just have him in it, it should be successful then, right?


Exactly, you can even call it Tom Hanks starring Tom Hanks. Anyways, Good chat!


I do! It is very interesting to me, how about you?


That is a good idea, I will get working on the script. Good chat, enjoy your night!


Me too, I love a good drama. Did you ever watch House years back?


I never got into that. Hugh Laurie made bank off that show though! Did you?


He made so much money, 700,000 per episode! That is like 14 million dollars on a 20 episode season!


Now I know why I never see him in shows anymore haha. Do you know how Michael Caine got into acting?


I would have bought an island after 7 seasons lol and never worked a day in my life again. I don't know how, do you know?


That would be the life! He got into acting because all the cute girls at his school were taking drama class lol.


crazy, now he is so rich all the pretty girls are flocking to him!


Oh for sure. I wish I would have taken Jon Hamm's drama class.


Possibly lol. Sonic the Hedgehog was originally going to be a rock band member.


That is so funny. He does look like an '80s band member. I am sure he could pass for a member of Kiss.


LOL. Did you know Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


That is no rest at all. Obviously they must be sleeping on a bus, plane, etc?


Not sure lol. In 2002, Creed concert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band.


That is bad. I wonder what happened? Pink Floyd recorded a live concert in the roman amphitheater in pompeii with no audience. Is that considered a concert?


I watched that concert on video. It was really cool.


Really? You are a rock fan. I myself loved Tom Petty. Dark side of the moon is still on of the best selling albums for 40 years? What is the band?


OHHH! I should have known! Can you believe that identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old? I wonder if anyone listened to it?


I am great but it is freezing her! and yourself?


I'm doing good myself. Pretty cold here in Ohio as well. Where are you from?


I grew up in Indiana. I am now in kansas city.


I am a fan of some groups. I like Bon Jovi but have never been to his concert. How about you?


I love rock music. My favorite band is Linkin Park. The state rock song of Oklahoma is Do You Realize by Flaming Lips.


OMG. Yes. Linkin Park makes Bon Jovi look like they are ready for a nursing home!


LOL! Rock band Whitesnake has over 50 members throughout its history.


Could they possibly be the same band? It is more like an employer.Did you know that Hanson had the most requested song on an alt-rock station in Chicago because the djs did not reveal the artist?


How's it going? Did you know the prime minister of Australia isn't in the constitution and exists through custom?


I wonder if President Banana's vice president was the runner up like the US Vice presidents were until 1805


Oh my God i would have loved to have seen Trump & Hillary or even Obama and McCain. What a reality show it would have made, to funny!!


THat would be awesome, like when Austin TX voted to rename their garbage dump


Right, now that's just cruel. I wonder how that came about? The Indian government set up polling booths in the forest with the lions, wow!


That's pretty cool, voting must be important there. In the UK not all men were allowed to vote until 1918


Cool...You think showing up to vote with lions is cool? You are a braver one then me my friend...the lion won.


Well voting from space like the Astronauts would be cooler


Your ideal of interesting differs from mine, lol! Nah the space thing sounds really cool.


Yep, but it's unfortunate 34% of black males have lost the right to vote in Alabama


I know somethings got to be done about that. Apparently there are different systems for collecting votes and everyone who lives on the planet should be able to.


wow i did not know that. I did hear you get a silver cup when you turn 100 in Japan.


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


That's pretty cool the Japanese Prime Minister commemorates a citizens 100 birthday.


Yup, there trying to figure out how to save though because i guess a lot of ppl live to be 100 so there looking for a cheaper solution.


Maybe they can give them a cat or something, the UK prime minister residence has a cat with the title of Chief Mouser to the cabinet office


Too funny, some of these politicians have way to much time on their hands. Do you know who the top three wealthiest presidents are?


Apparently the wealthiest presidents were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Yeah not Trump go figure. Why is the guest house a the White house bigger than the actual white house?


Maybe so the President of indonesia can rehearse songs from one of his 3 pop albums when he visits the US


Wow those albums must have been awesome if he made three, i mean at least the first two. Even so better than being call Banana even if it is your real name.


Do you follow football at all?  I am getting back into following it recently.


They have had a up and down history over the years.  I also followed Oaklahoma when Baker Mayfield was playing for them.  He is a good QB


He was a good QB I agree, didnt he want to quit football and become a pro video game player?


Yes, but I think he will make a lot more money in the NFL than he will playing Halo for a living!


Yeah, pro players get paid tons of money, do you know who Alex Smith is?


Yes I do.  He was drafted 1 overall back in 2005.  He has had a good career in pro football


He is also a smart man, he got his BA in 2 years and also has a masters degree


Yes, he took a lot of college leve courses in high school and it gave him a heads up on his education.  It is good to be smart when you are a QB


Then you can really manage your finances, many players tend to waste their money after they retire,


They do.  It is sad how often you hear of athletes declaring for bankrupcy when they made millions in their careers.


its actually really sad, so do you have a favorite football team? mine are the Eagles


Yeah I do like the sport, what about you?


I actually follow the Jaguars myself.  But the Eagles are a good team.  The have some unruly fans for sure


I do as well.  I always thought it was interesting how many different types of football there are.


There is Canadian Football, Austrailian football and other regional football sports


Thats interesting, is Rubgy like another version of the sport?


It is.  Rugby is a variation of football.  Also, of course soccer is called football in most parts of the world


I see, well do you like Amrican Football?


I do.  I follow college more than the NFL.  I was always a fan of the Navy Midshipmen.


I heard they had a hard time reaching the bowl


I think it would with dogs, since they perform many roles for humans!


I didn't know that they have 12 different blood types.


Me neither! They also have dog blood drives for them to donate to!


I need to take my dog to one. I give blood all the time so he should too.


I'm sure he would save many dog's lives! I wish I lived in Hawaii as far as business attire goes!


I'd like wearing an Aloha shirt instead of my uniform. I dress pretty much like Billy Mays' pallbearers. Blue shirt and khaki pants.


That is one nice style you have there! I wear polo shirts but didn't know they were invented for tennis players!


I never knew that either. They were invented by Rene "The Crocodile" Lacoste.


What a nickname! I can see why it was later adopted by polo players, hence the name!


Yeah I can see that too. In China during the cultural revolution, gang fashion involved layering as many shirts as you could and popping their color. That's a fashion that I'm glad died.


I do, I have a dog at home and a cat. How about you?


I am too. I always laughed at those people. Well it was nice chatting with you, have a great day!


I love dogs. I have one as well, and it's so smart it can understand pointing. I guess dogs and elephants can do that.


Yeah they are smart. Did you know that they are not color blind, but they can't see as many different colors as humans?


I didn't know that, but that's cool. Did you know google prefers dogs to cats?


I've heard that their code of conduct specifically states that. That's pretty cool!


Speaking of cats, when a cat reaches 15, they've spent 10 of it sleeping. Must be nice!


That's funny. Did you know there's a town in Alaska has had a cat as its mayor since 1997.


They have my vote! Cats are famous sometimes, even one from the Godfather part 1 that was a stray on set!


Did you know there's cat cafe's in Japan and Taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks. I wonder if that would go over well here.


glad I don't live in canada! I would like to listen to a jupiter storm on the radio, you can pick it up on the right AM channel apparently


oh Lord, that must be very scary, but yeah going to to drama, there is a website where they have classic drama episodes and you can listen to those for free.


wow I should check that out, do you listen to classical latin btw? there is  aradio station that does all their news in that language


No unfortunately I can't speak Latin, Yeah I guess it's a finnish radio in Finland.


I always wondered why people would want to hear radio in a dead language. have you ever listened to a concert on the radio before by the way?


Probably not, Linkin park had the most successful concerts ever back in the early 2000's. in 2001, they have played in 324 concert.


Incredible amount of concerts, The Ramones have a crazy amount too, they did 2200 in about 20 years


Yeah, being a singer would be so much fun, they get to tour all over the world, and visit different countries. It must be fun and exhausting at the same time.


Yes I think you're right. If you are a singer would you ever put on a concert for an empty crowd? thats what pink floyd did in 1972


I'm not sure about the circumstances that made them do that, probably because they were recording it? There are a lot of failed concerts like the one in 2002, where people filed a lawsuit against the band.


oh I love them, it's my second favorite movie type after comedy.  I love to be an actor someday, The highest paid actor is Laugh Laurie, He earned $700000 for episode of the House. That was a brilliant show too.


Yes I think that band was Creed correct? if I were them I would have been so embarrassed I would never have toured again


Yep he was the only one who could ever do that role! That's why I think he deserved that money, what do you think about Jim Carrey


He played some brilliant roles as well, however, I've watched some of his interviews lately and he seemed kind of different. He will not participate in drama movies anymore because he will only do positive roles.


Yes I think that's a really dumb thing personally. Some of his best roles were dramatic, and dramatic movies can have a positive impact in my opinion


I totally agree, being an actor would be a really interesting job to do. they make good money as well as singers .


yup they do, btw I had thought about pulling a Michael Caine and learning acting just to meet girls haha, what do you think about that haha


That is funny, some people enter a profession by coincidence. Michael Cain had some really good movies, he is an old school actor and his work is still relevant, it reminds me of the black ans white movies and radio times. Do you still listen to radio?


Yes I listen to the radio sometimes. I wish I could make my own Foxxhole radio though, all you need is a razor blade and a pencil apparently


That would be cool, I listen to radio sometimes on my way to work, therefore I just listen to whatever they have on. There is a law in Canada that require radio station to play Canadian music and it has to be at least 40% of what is being played.


I love wearing a baseball hat. Did you know British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point in the House of Commons up until 1998?


Wow that is pretty crazy, like how in the old west the most popular hat was the bowler hat and not the cowboy hat.


That is odd. I would have figured it was the cowboy hat.


Also tipping hats originated from knights lifting their face mask to show friendliness.


Did you know that over 80% of earths natural forest have been destroyed? I don't think people realize just how bad off the planet is right now.


Also earth will be pretty much helium free by the end of this century.


Yes I do, I have two wiener dogs. Did you know dogs have 12 different blood types? they can also donate blood!


That's also scary. Well, it was good talking to you. See you on the other side.


Very cool. I didn't realize they had so many blood types and also blood drives for dogs.


Also dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing. I figured Gorillas would also understand pointing but maybe i am wrong.


Wow that's interesting. Did you know Google prefers dogs over cats and considers themselves a dog company?


Wow that is a pretty bold claim as a company! Istanbul has a vending machine that gives stray dogs food and water in exchange for recycled plastic bottles.


That's a very good way to help the environment too. We should do that here in the US.


Well it is hard tog get things like that implemented in the US when our political leaders are climate deniers, unfortunately.


Yea that's true. Did you know dogs are not color blind like many people think?


Yeah they just can not see as many colors as we can, it is one of the reason why as big screen tvs have gotten better and better resolutions and HD Dogs can actually see what is happening on them now.


Yeah they really have, and it's just in time for today's game.  No, I didn't hear what was it?


So for every 10 people you unfriended you would get a free whopper, too bad I didnt know about that promotion, free burgers are my favorite


Yeah that is pretty hilarious actually, I wonder how many friends got unfriended during that one?


Many friends were lost that day for sure and all for a free burger lol, you know that Mark Zuckerberg is actually colorblind


I think I have read that before yes, isn't that why most of everything is blue on facebook?


Yeah thats the reason of the blue color, that was a suprising fact for me, I always thought it was because blue attracted users or something like that.


That is interesting, funny how you always think one thing about something until you find out the real meaning, and it's usually always something very simple.


I agree, the simple explanation is often the right one, so do you follow the Fox News channel? its amazing how much viewers the channel has


I don't watch it much but there are some really interesting facts about that network.


I agree, like how they threatened to sue The Simpsons once


I do, I have an account since 2015, do you have an account?


Yeah isn't that pretty funny.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Nice, yeah I had my roommate in college start my account in 2008!


Wow, so more than 11 years now with Facebook, thats great, its a good way to have your memories stored.


Yeah it really is, I use it now mainly to keep up with old friends and I run a few soccer teams so that helps too.


Thats sweet I love soccer, and yeah I guess having Facebook allows you to keet in touch with others special friends that live far away


Yeah it is helpful, and with the teams, I can post the gametime and everyone can see it, instead of having to call or text all the guys.


What teams do you do that for? I am a fan of Barcelona and also Manchester United


I do that for my teams that I play on and run.  I am a fan of Liverpool, and your Manchester has a huge game later today!


I know Im excited for that game, the team has been playing so much better since Mourihno left, did you ever hear about the Whopper promotion that Burger King had on Facebook?


I do the same. I love going to live concerts. Linkin Park played 324 shows in 2001.


They put on a good show; I saw them about 15 years ago.  Have you ever seen the Dave Matthews Bad live?  That's a real good show.  DM seems to be a good guy.  I've read that a fan once picked him up on her way to the show after he was stranded on his bike.


I have seen Dave Matthews twice live. Very fun to watch. The Ramones played 2263 concerts in over 20 years.


That's a lot of shows!! It's hard to imagine how they have time for anything else.  Maybe that's why ABBA turned down a billion dollar offer to do a 100 show reunion tour.


That is a ton of shows! Croatia has an ancient Roman amphitheater that is still used today for concerts.


Oh wow! Going to a show there would be an awesome experience.  So much history in that place.  I wonder what kinds of shows they have there today: classical, opera, rock?  If the Foo Fighters played there, they might rattle the walls with their loud concerts.


I think so too. I bet they play all kinds of music there.


Speaking of, do you like opera?  That's one kind of show that I have never seen.


I do not like opera at all. No desire to watch it either lol.


I'm afraid I have to agree.  It's just never interested me.  Give me the Foo Fighters any day.  Or, for that matter, ABBA if you have to.


I like reading it but not writing it.  How about you?


That would be cool. Good talking to you. Have a good day.


I do as well. Did you know there is a poem when read normally is depressing and when read backwards is inspiring?


I have read that one before.  It's pretty cool.  The history of poetry is interesting as well.  I like that Vikings were considered warrior-poets and that poetry was once an Olympic sport.


I would like to read that one too. The Javanese alphabet forms a poem when recited.


Really?  I did not know that.  I like classic poetry that has stood the test of time.  Even though they are difficult reads, I enjoyed the Illiad and the Odyssey. So much to learn from those epics.


Those are very good reads. The Hobbit character names are mostly taken from an old Icelandic poem.


I didn't know that either.  I've read the Lord of the Rings series once, but I didn't get into like some people.  Tolkien is definitely a giant in his field.


I saw the movie which was really good. Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem.


Wow, that would be difficult.  That's why I leave the poetry writing to others.  I don't have the talent or the patience to do it well.  I feel the same about music.  I like going to live concerts, but I can't play or sing to save my life.


Have you seen Boy Erased? I heard it's really intense and tackles some really heavy topics like suicide, sexuality, sexual assault, and more.


I love Netflix. I would've loved to be an early investor, I would be so rich now! Blockbuster actually had several opportunities to buy Netflix early on, they would now have it for 40x what they paid for it!


Poor old Blockbuster.  I heard they still have a few outlets in Alaska.  The way Netflix is conquering the world they'll soon put those last stores out of business.


Netflix is definitely growing, but so are its competitors! I think Hulu, HBO, and other emerging platforms might give Netflix a run for its money! (Although I think I'd still stick with Netflix)


Over Christmas we had that video of the fireplace on just to add to the ambiance.  Not as good as the real thing.  Had it playing while we watched The Grinch, an older version, not the one with Benedict Cumberbatch.


That's so funny. I think just having things on in the background can be comforting. I love watching The Office and using it to help me fall asleep because I know it so well already and won't be confused if I miss a few episodes before it automatically pauses. What is the older version of the Grinch? Is that the one with Jim Carrey?


Yeah that one.  I wanted something all the kids will like.  I don't want any cursing because of the little ones.  Commonsensemedia.org said it was appropriate.


I've heard about that website. It basically just provides ratings and reviews of TV shows, movies, websites, books, etc. right? I think that's a very useful thing to have. Some kids movies still have raunchy humor that some kids may pick up on, so you should always be careful and use commonsensemedia.org


That's it, a friend of mine told me about it.  It's best to know before hand than find out half way through that you don't want the kids watching.  When I watch dramas myself I don't care what's on, so long as the kids aren't around.


Exactly. I 100% agree! In fact, I think I'm going to peruse Netflix now and see if any of these shows/movies are on there. I know I'm going to add The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!


I like looking through what Netflix has to offer, with offices all over the world they have shows from those places.  You'd never get that with regular television.


I have not, I've heard a little on the radio about it, I know Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman are in it.


Exactly. There are some phenomenal ones out there. Boyhood, Room, Schindler's List, The Dark Knight. Time for me to stop watching The Office for the 1000th time and start watching some good movies!


That's a big cast, they're really good. If you like films with deep motifs, there's also this movie about a teen that's bullied for presenting androgynously. There's some language and some sexually graphic scenes, but apparently the main character is really inspiring and a good role model


Do you know the title?  I'm always looking for things for the kids to watch.  It might be too old for them, they still like Dr. Seuss and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.


Yeah, I think it's called Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. It's on Netflix. I think it's based off Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but an older and darker and cult-ier version. I like Dr. Seuss and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, they remind me of when I was younger


I have Netflix, I'll check it out.  I also heard about this show called Brainchild, it's a lot more educational.


Yeah I'm going to check it out too. What's Brainchild about? I like educational shows like Bill Nye the Science Guy


They show Bill Nye at my kids school, they love it.  Brainchild is similar, different science concepts done in a way kids will enjoy and get involved in.


I love that. I remember in science class when I was younger we would watch some science videos that weren't too interactive and I got bored. I like that Brainchild is scientific but involved and interactive! I think it's on Netflix actually.


Netflix seem to be the future of television.  I cut our cable when we got Netflix, there's so many good movies and you can watch them when you want.


I never knew that ringo starr narrated some episodes of thomas the thank engine.


Gaelic indicates an Irish game, 15 players somewhat similar to rugby football.


i never knew that. you're really smart! it's crazy how much football players make these days!


Yes.    In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars


Then again, salaries all over are huge.    Look at 2011 superhero film Thor!


I'm a huge fan of superhero movies. I really liked Thor. Chris Hemsworth was a good actor in it.


i did not know that Kenneth Branagh was such a good director!


I also enjoyed Natalie Portman in it. She's one of my favorite actresses.


I prefer Rene Russo's acting in the film.


Yes.     Funny that he was the more mild Narrator, compared to George Carlin and Alec Baldwin


Both were really good, as was Anthony Hopikins!


Not as good as Tom Hiddleston, who gained 50 pounds of muscle for the film!


I thought he looked heavier than I'd ever seen him!


I also can't believe there are that many pokemon episodes. My son used to watch these all the time as a kid.


I heard it was something like sixteen years worth!


it's been around so long. I can't believe it's still even popular to this day!


At least Pokemon was not around in the black and white television days!


In your country, do people call the sport soccer or football?


Football.     It is amazing so many different games like Australian football also use the same name!


I agree! I never even knew there was such a thing as Austailian or Canadian football!


True.    One version I just learned about is Gaelic football


No I didn't. Wasn't his dad a football player too?


Yes I believe that he was a player also.  Did you know that Eli has a genius IQ???  He must really love playing football.  At least he will always have his IQ to fall back on when he is no longer able to play football.  Though I honestly dont see that happening any time soon.


I could see him being one of the former players that takes his intelligence and turns it into a career with sportscasting or maybe improving the safety of the sport in some way.


Yes that would be great that he could fall back on his intelligence.  Sportscasting is where its at!   Thats where many greats end up at when they finish their football career.  He has a great mind and it will make an even greater announcer some day.  I agree that improving sportscasting and improving safety is a good idea!


There are so many concussion injuries that lead to long term brain damage. I think more could be done for the former players as well as current ones in the ways of medical support. Especially since if they don't get endorsement deals they aren't really bringing in tons of money.


Yes I agree there are far to many concussions in football today.  There has to be a way to prevent them.  I agree more could be done for the former player and current ones to help assist in eliminating concussions.  Do you know much about quarterbacks and what they do?


They are pretty much the leader of the team right? It seems like all the plays center around them.


Yes they are one of the leader of the team.  They are referred to as QB usually.  Generally speaking a Quarterback is the one who lines up behind the offensive line and they throw or run the ball depending on the situation.  Did you know that the QB touches the ball nearly every offensive play???  Thats insane!!!!


Wow I wonder how that reflects in the earnings? You would think with that kind of ball time they would be the highest paid on the team.


I honestly couldn't tell you, as I dont really pay attention to salaries as well as earned income from football matches.  I do disagree that they are tax free.  Thats just crazy how they are like that.  Any who what do you know about American NFL?  Did you know that women could play football if they really wanted to?????


Yes I watch football every week and weekend its on TV.


wow I think that would be awesome for the league. I would love to see a woman kicker. Maybe someone from the soccer team could transfer over and do some damage.


The Bears is my favorite team of all time!  I have been to several of their matches!


They seem like a decent team. I would have to go for the packers. I love that they play in an outdoor stadium. It takes guts to play in the snow.


I really dislike the Packers!!!!  They are one of the Bears enemies and I cannot support them nor associate with their fans!  Sorry I am a bit of a sore sport when it comes to matches between the Bears and Packers.  I lived close to Chicago growing up and still do and I seek out their matches every year.


That's cool. I am more interested in the statistics and data about football than the actual teams. I want to see some of the info from the chips they put on the players and the balls.


Stats are great to go off of to.  I love stats.  Without them it would be hard to predict which teams will match up with each other prior to the years beginning of Football.  I am a major fan so its nice to stick to the stats.  Do you like Eli Manning?


I don't mind him. He seems like quite the player.


I think he is quite a good player to.  Eli Manning was born to play football!  He and his brother both were made to play.  He did play college football for a bit.  Did you know that?


true, I wonder what their reasoning was. Kind of hurting facebook's business. Maybe they were mad at the data breach


I don't know but it is concerning that Iceland is using facebook to rewrite parts of its constitution with all the data issues and trolls


That is pretty cool. Power to the people! I am sure they hear some crazy things. What do you think of it?


I have no clue, I could only imagine the trainwreck it would be if the US tried using facebook to rewrite the constitution


yea, it would be a huge trainwreck. Seems like trump is using twitter to rewrite it, lol. Kidding


did you there are no snakes in New Zealand?


lol, I need to move there for both of those reasons lol! Snakes are crazy, do you like them?


Yea I find snakes pretty cool and fascinating, I guess I'm not one of the humans with the fear of snakes hardwired into my brain


I am one of those, but they are so interesting to say the least. There are flying snakes too!


That's pretty cool, I know there are legless lizards that are often confused for snakes


Yea but I don't like how facebook is being used for surveillance like with the company that would look at babysitters' facebook profiles


I wonder what the difference is. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


yikes, that is kind of scary. I know they do a lot of stuff with our data, not good. I wonder how myspace would have ran it


I don't know I'd imagine it would be similar to how companies intrude on the babysitter's data despite facebook banning it


wow, I am sure there are rules around that unfortunately. It is kind of like a german state banning the like button


Possibly, I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook ends up going to court over it since some lawyers argue it is legal to snoop on people's profiles


Or in front of Congress again. They need to figure that out and stick by their word


Yea, I don't like how advertisers use facebook, like with the Burger King promotion that offered a free whopper to unfriend 10 people


I kind of liked that lol, free whopper for deleting friends I don't need. lol


I don't know, sounds like a very mean spirited promotion that Burger King was pulling


The dramas were sponsored by manufacturers of soap so they ended up with that name


Oh yes I vaguely remember now. Speaking of something that seems surreal, kind of like out of a drama, NFL wide receiver Steve Smith leaves his cleats on the field after every game. This raises awareness about homeless people who do not have shoes.


That is amazing that he does that, we can all contribute in our own way. Did you know Bill Nye actually holds a patent for ballet shoes, the pointe ones?


Ha. No, that sounds odd. Speaking of pointe shoes, professional ballet dancers can go through four pairs a week.


that is a lot of shoes. Do you know how many ways are there to tie shoes?


I don't know but probably a lot! Speaking of shoes, they were way better 5000 years ago than they are now!


Yeah they were certainly more durable back in the day. We need to figure out that secret


Stephon Marbury promoted $15 shoes and didn't get paid to endorse them. I wonder how durable they were though.


Yeah they seem pretty cheap. Queen Elizabeth employs people to wear her shoes to make sure they are comfy


Hi there, I actually do. I love watching House MD


Ha, that sounds very odd. You can put dry tea bags in smelly shoes to get rid of bad smells.


I used to watch that. Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for tv drama ever.


Yeah the guy used to make $700 000 per episode, that is insane


Jim Carrey doesn't act in dramas anymore. I thought it was just because he did better in comedy.


Well he is good in comedy but apparently he does not do dramas because they do not convey positivity


Michael Caine is another successful actor. But he only became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


Wow, I guess he knew what he was after. Patrick Steward also is a great actor and teaches drama class in the UK


If you're really into drama, there is a website where you can listen to episodes of classic dramas at no cost.


Oh that is nice that is good to know. Do you know how the term soap opera originated?


Hello, How are you doing? Do you watch basketball?


For sure. Hopefully they do a good job. I did not realize how popular Lebron was in high school, I know he was drafted from HS but his games used to attract 1750 people and could cost over $100!


Thats a lot of people for a high school. Also dude was a millionaire at 18. If you can turn down a 10 million dollar shoe deal you got some confidence.


Slightly, he is the highest paid of all celebrities. He has so much money, more than and one person needs.


Yeah I think I would be good with one million. Lol. So who is your favorite team if you have one. I like Golden State, thats just cause I like Steph curry though.


10 mill and I could be set for life, live off the interest earned. My favorite team is the Celtics. Stephen Curry's first name is actually Wardell.


Yeah I didnt know that. I knew his dad was dell curry who used to play in the nba. He was a pretty good shooter. Not as good as Steph though.


I didn't know that. Did you know  that Stephen Curry is only has that 5th highest salary on the team?


On his team or in the league. That is crazy if its on his team. An nba mvp making less than the rest of the starters. I dont believe it.


On his team supposedly, that didn't sound right to me either. Maybe that is outdated or false information .


It has to be I can see Durant making more but nobody else. Well its been nice talking with you today. I feel like I learned some stuff and Im gonna look that up about stephs salary.


Hi. I am doing good today. How bout you. I havnt been following it to much this year but I have in the past. You.


Nice chatting with you as well. Have a good one.


I am well thank you. I like playing more than watching, I watch occasionally I fell like there are too many games to follow.


Im kinda the same there. I love to play basketball. My little brother and I play all the time. So what do you think about Lebron being considered the greatest of all time.


He is really a great player. He is very accomplished he's won multiple MVP's, Olympic gold medals


I agree he is a great player, but in my mind nobody is better than Jordan. Jordan didnt have to leave to a stacked up team to win either. I thought it was just wrong what Lebron did to cleveland twice.


Jordan was great I didn't really watch basketball then. But he was an amazing athlete


Not just his athleticism, but his unwillingness to lose and he always came through with all eyes on him in the biggest times in games. I just havnt seen that from Lebron.


That is very true, I agree. Did you here that Lebron signed a deal to make a sequel for Space Jam.


I did hear that. I think thats a cool idea. I loved that movie when I was a kid.


I guess I know some useless facts about Brady, like he has never eaten a strawberry in his life. Haha. That's odd, I love strawberries! Do you?


That is so odd!  How do you not accidentally eat one!?  I think it is funny he only makes half the salary of his wife!


Oh yeah! Gisele! I wonder how she makes all that money!


She must have so many modeling contracts!  Maybe Tom is hurt by that and it's why Belichick lists him in the injury report ever week! Haha


Tom Brady had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season prior to 2007. that year he threw a record 50!


I know a lot of people started the steroid discussion after that season.  I wonder if there is any truth in that...


Yeah, it's really hard to say if we should get into an athletes business in that way. I'm not sure what type of steroids, but personally my doctor is always trying to give me steroids for this or that. Interesting topic!


Yes, I think in football it is an issue because it is strictly prohibited.  However, in the baseball steroid era it was technically not illegal so the reaction of everyone being mortified might be a little much.


Did you know that the circular huddle was created by Paul D Hubbard, a deaf QB, so the other team couldn't read his hand signals?


Yes, I did!  Nice of the NFL to do that.  I do not think there are any deaf QBs in the league right now.  Surprising though there is only 1 left handed QB in the league.


Good morning!  Yes, I often listen to sports talk in the car.  Do you listen to the radio often?


Oddly, Kellan Moore is the only left handed QB in the NFL. It was really nice chatting with you! I hope that you have a wonderful day!


Thanks, enjoyed the chat!  Have a good one!


I miss the radio. I don't get a chance to listen much these days. There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free!


That would be very interesting.  I need to listen to the AM radio station that plays Jupiter radio storms!


Oh yeah? I'd love to hear Jupiter! On YT I've found videos on the "sounds of our planets" it's very interesting to me!


That does sound very interesting!  Radio used to be such a huge part of our lives prior to YouTube.  Soldiers used to make radios in WW2 with razorblades and pencils!


Oh yeah! I've heard of that. I believe they are called foxhole radios. That's interesting for sure! I doubt I could make one.


Yes, no chance I could make one!  Are you a football fan at all?  I am getting sick of the Patriots!  6 Super Bowls appearances with Belichick and Brady.  I am ready for new blood!


Yeah, I hear so much about Tom Brady! I'm into football, somewhat. I find the sport interesting for weird reasons such as TBI research.


That is an interesting problem they have going on.  I did not know until recently, a deaf QB is the reason the huddle was created!


My daughter wants to do ballet. Did you know they can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week


That is alot of shoes. Did you know that Tupac danced ballet in high school?


I did know that. He played the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker


I love the nutcraker! Dancing comes naturally I think in fact babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.


That is so cool. Did you know that there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


Yea it's about 50 a year for 16 years straight!


Cool . The Simpsons crew gave the prdocucer of South park flowers after the family Guy episode


That is really nice.  Did you know that there is only one episode in the Simpsons that bart neither appeared or mentioned.


Also the 70s show was remade verbatium in the UK.


Days like these was cancelled after 10 episodes


That's not very long at all for a TV show.


Yea for it not to last that long. Ringo star narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes.


Alec Baldwin and George Carlin did as well


That is really interesting.  I love television history. Such as the purpose of the television is to use as a mass medium for advertising.


Did you know the Dutch are creating a commuter bus that goes 160mph


I wonder what they did before television?


Yes it is.  It's purpose was to transmitt moving images.


Yes this is true. Do you know anything about Mackinac Island?


They Banned motorized vehicles for 100 years.


I wonder when it is expected to available for use.


I would have to look that up. All Japan's highways are tolls.


Did you know that cost more than 300$ to travel across Japan?


Yes. That's expensive. Icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns


I've heard that before.  It's because Iceland has no public rail service.


Exactly. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


I did know that Bruce Lee was a dancer.  He won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


Hello.  I love TV drama's and I can't believe that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor for a TV drama.  He makes about 700,000 dollars per episode on House.  Have you ever watched House?


That is an insane amount of money to play basketball.  Maybe Iverson is so good because he uses the "granny style" of shooting to consistently score points on the line.  Maybe those other NBA players that refuse to do it would be as rich as Iverson.


Yeah... it was an endorsement deal with reebok!  That's funny that reggie millers sister always scored more points than him in High School!


Maybe she was scoring so much because she was wearing Air Jordan's.  Did you know that Air Jordan's were banned by the NBA?  Jordan kept wearing them even if he was getting fined.  It was nice of Nike to pay that fine.


Never was a fan of Air Jordans!  My favorite basketball team is the 76ers, who is yours?


Chicago Bulls and it all stems from back in the day when Jordan played for them.


Ahhhhhh... yeah, he was definitely entertaining for sure!  One of the greats!  I thought the NBA started before 1946!


I thought so too, but I know that they adopted the name National Basketball Association in August 1949.  To think this happened after a few years after WWII.


I am sure it was a good idea, coming off of the strength of the war.


I am sure basketball was a way for people to come together and just have fun watching games.  Have you ever been to New York?  I know that there are many team offices in NY.


Very true!  Well, good chat... have a good one!


WOW... that is hard to believe!  Yes, i have seen House, it's a pretty awesome show!  You ever listened to the old radio dramas?  Apparently you can listen to them for free!


Wow really!  I have never tried to listen to dramas.  I used to like watching Jim Carrey in dramas but he's retired.  He only wants to bring joy on screen.


Talk about drama?  How about dram that is in Basketbal, Like everytime you turn around Lebron James is brining drama to another team!


I love Lebron James and yes he brings the drama.  Speaking of Drama what do you think about the New Zealand basketball team nicknamed the "tall black"?


OMG... really?  That is crazy... you would NEVER get away with that in the states!  Did you see that 39 of the 50 states highest paid state employees are either college football or basketball coaches?


Well that's good I guess, but I can't help but feel sorry for James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.  He is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas.  Not a good legacy to leave behind.


Hey, at least he has the pleasure of claiming to be the inventor of basketball?  I wanna play basket ball on the "Highest court in the land" inside the supreme court building!!


That would be a great experience for sure.  I wish I could have witnessed Kareem Abdul Jabbar's dominant use fo the dunk.  I believe he got this shot banned from college basketball for over a decade!  Not cool.


I know right!  Crazy!  Not as crazy as ALeen iverson getting paid 800,000 dollars a year from rebok and when he turns 55 he gets a lump sum of 32,000,000 dollars... WOW!


Yep it would be cancelled immediately haha. What are your thoughts on Monty Python?


He's got a good reputation, and a loyal following. Kind of quiet these days, but he's gotten older. I don't think he likes to tour much.


No I agree. I do miss them though. I guess the Python programming language was named after them, which is kind of cool


Programmers like zany humor. Put the python program language on Comedy Central. That'll take care of that.


That is definitely zany. Do you listen to any audio books? I know that that's all I do. I don't read books anymore haha


Reading is hard on the eyes and the brain. I figure with audiobooks, you might get an extra three, four years out of that brain. Good thinking there.


Haha I like the way you think. I guess spoken audio like an audiobook has been available since the 1930s. I didn't know that audiobooks were that old


You could put them on a record and listen again and again. Good way to keep kids and old people from bothering you. Audiobooks probably saved many marriages.


Haha that's a good point. Do you know who Jim Dale is? I guess he did the Harry Potter audio books and head to play like three hundred different voices


Jim Dale is a legend. Never heard of him. I should probably get going. Have a good evening.


Bill and me don't get along so good now. But yeah, he's a pretty good guy for a Cubs fan.


Great U2. I'm going to get some audiobooks for myself right now haha.


Haha why don't you get along with him? Anyway he really likes the movie Kung Fu Hustle which I agree with. Have you seen it


I haven't seen it, but I trusted Bill before and I paid the price. Maybe I'll see it, maybe I won't. Bill might be trying to pull something on me.


Haha anything is possible I guess. Have you seen the movie Green Lantern with Ryan Reynolds? It was originally supposed to be a comedy starring Jack Black


Jack Black would be a terrible Ryan Reynolds! Ryan Reynolds would play Jack Black better. I think the movie got poor reviews though.


I think either way the movie would have not been good haha. What show do you like the best out of these: Seinfeld, friends, Fraser, 3rd Rock from the Sun


Seinfeld by far. It's smart, savvy, sassy, and sophisticated. What about you? What's your favorite?


I agree I love Seinfeld. I just got back into it recently and watched all the episodes. It is so awesome. I can't believe third Rock From the Sun won the Golden Globe instead of seinfeld


I wonder why that was. Maybe a favor to somebody? Put 3rd rock on Comedy Central. That'll take care of that.


Good point and strange that they did not figure that out earlier


Well, maybe they didn't notice because they were all inside listening to the latest pop music release from the President of Indonesia?


Haha good point. Did not know the guy released 3 albums already


The guy is a machine! But he needs a better stage name. Maybe President Banana?


I do not think the president of Zimbabwe would be happy about that


He could be the artist formerly known as President Banana? I don't really care as long as I can listen to him on the radio! I love two things on my radio: Indonesian pop music and electromagnetic storms from Jupiter. Those are my go to listening pleasures!


Yeah that is so cool that if you turn your radio to am, you may capture Jupiter's storms


I wonder how Jupiter gets around the law in Canada, where stations are required to play at  least 40% of their content from Canadian artists. Does Jupiter have to book Canadian storms?


Hahahah that is funny and a great point. Maybe Jupiter is partly Canadian


Nice. I bet they have a hockey team too! Although, I hope their storms don't sound like that Finnish radio station that broadcasts in classical Latin!


Yeah I wonder how many listeners they have really. Nice chatting with you


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


Nice. Is that also true in Ireland and France, where they have twin White House buildings?


Yeah but I do wonder if they presidents live in those houses or not


Yeah, and since the White House still uses floppy disks, is this also true at the twin White Houses?


Good point. I wonder if they use the floppy discs because they might still be safer


Good question. Perhaps, since Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White house, perhaps Bush issued an executive order against CDs?


Well, it could be. Good thing he brought back the solar panels though


True. Although in 2011, bullets struck the WHite House. It took the Secret Service 4 days to realize it. I wonder if the solar panels were damaged?


Yes it puts things into perspective when you think about that


I know Do you know what the sun is mainly composed of?


Hmmm I am not sure. Do you know what its diameter is?


I do not know the diameter but it is mainly hydrogen and helium


Nice. The diameter is 1.39 million kilometer, Earth's is 109 times smaller


I sure do. Do you ever listen to Canadian radios?


Sometimes, they play lots of canadian music because they are required to


Yes by law they have to play 40% Canadian music


yeah. Do you know how soldiers made foxhole radios?


I know that it is white but we see it as yellow


Yes they used razorblades and pencils, pretty creative


Yes all because of atmospheric scattering


Yeah. Did you know lightning bolts are hotter than the sun though?


Yes it is actually 5 times hotter than the sun


Yeah. Do you know how much energy the sun produces in a second?


Yes enough to last us half a million years


Yeah that is a lot if we can harvest it somehow that would be great


Yes it is just one billionth of the size of the biggest star


Hey!  Do you have an interest in football?


True.  I mean there is a fantasy congress.  That sounds like sooo much fun.....


Haha, hilarious! Do you play fantasy football?


Nope, my brother is crazy into it though.  I just dont care enough.  lol


Yeah, me either, haha. Some people are really serious about it and dive deep into the stats.


My brother would be watching several games and just rooting for the players he had on his team, but not an entire team.  I never got it.


That is pretty funny. Hey, maybe I should try that and I'd be more into football.


Its a possibility.  I might enjoy the game a bit more also.


Usually only for the commercials. Missed it this year though.  No cable, and I was sick.


Oh, sorry to hear that. We played commercial bingo this year for cash. Have you tried that? Speaking of Super Bowls, 4 time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady wasn't started by his high school coach even though they had a terrible season. Lucky for him that he stuck to it.


Not that much as the game kind of confuses me. How about you?


I have never heard of commercial bingo, but it sounds like a great time!


Yeah, you should do it next year. Have a good night!


A bit, I do get frustrated with the small amount of active play.


Me too. The superimposed yellow line does help me out though. ESPN won an Emmy for it.


It is a game changer for home viewership.  I cant imagine watching without it!


One game I'm curious to see is the one between Cumberland and Georgia Tech where Georgia tech won 222 to 0.Too bad it was in 1916 and there isn't any footage.


That is a crazy score.  I wonder if there is now some sort of mercy rule in place?


Yeah I wonder. It's amazing how much interest in football has grown since then. In the 60s, top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars.


I cant believe bowler were ever paid that well. I wonder if there is a fantasy bowling league


Haha, probably! Yeah, bowling is a lot easier for me to follow but incredibly boring. Haha.


It's hard these days to know if what you are reading is true or not!!!  I really don't believe half of what I read when it is so easy for the media to put out misinformation!


Yeah, and then there is the up and coming artificial intelligence!  Machines are getting more and more intelligent!  Kinda scary.


AI is fascinating. Technology is essentially a tool, it depends on who and what it is used for.


Right.  Last week I saw a newscaster who was a complete robot.  He looked and sounded just like a human.  I couldn't believe it!  Did you know that even celebrities are into AI?  Kristen Stewart even helped write a paper about it.


Interesting, I did not know that! Do you know the game 2048? AI beat the game in only 973 with out any undos and crushing any persons high score


I don't know the game, but I guess that proves the ability of AI!!!! I wouldn't stand a chance!  Facebook is getting in on the bandwagon as well. They have AI trying to understand human emotions!  I don't know how that is possible!


That's not surprising, but still I find it disturbing.


I agree.  It's weird that they have facial recognition in the photos now as well.  I notice that sometimes.  They are spying on us.  Well, they do know a lot about us.  I was in Korea last year and at the passport entry they did some kind of eye recognition on us.  It's not like here.


Wow. I hope that all the technological progress is for good and safety purposes or will at least outweigh the bad.


I would say that all depends on who is using it! It's good for use in the medical world!


Very true. There is a non-profit organization that is for the advancement of AI


I completely agree, it can be very difficult to decipher fiction from reality these days.


I hope it doesn't advance too far!  LOL  I don't want an AI ruling me!  Can you imagine an AI "being" as a judge or some important position?????


Lol, very true. Replace Judge Judy with AI, it would save a lot of money. Judge Judy makes $123,000 for every episode.


HAAAAA!  Isn't that something??? She is pretty good, but THAT much money?  Celebrities make too much money in my opinion.


She is the second highest paid celeb only after Lebron James. Yes they all make too much money.


Ultimately, we pay them, though.  Especially the sports players.


Yes, I personally think that there should be a cap on their salaries. But people always want the best and will go to any lengths to get it. No one person should have that much when other have so little.


I agree.  But that's the way it is.  But that's another subject.  Hey, it was nice talking to you.  I need to get off the computer now!


It's so frustrating.  It is more costly to look something up and investigate than to simply make something up!!!!


Not to mention, what they can do with CGI. You can see things that aren't real and they look completely realistic.


Yeah, the technology these days can be dangerous. Creating fake videos is easy, and the worst part is that people believe it!


And the technology is fairly inexpensive to create realistic videos


Yeah, I know.  I think we need technology for business and innovation, but in the wrong hands it is bad. The internet has opened up a whole new world!


Did you know that there is a 3g cell tower on Mount Everest?


NO!!!  That is incredible!  I wonder how they managed to get it up there?  Or is that "fake news"?  LOL


One never knows haha, it is supposed to be factual. But technology is everywhere.


well, I do not watch horror movies really so not sure what to think of that. I hear the shining was scary though


I prefer comedy but sometimes I can find comedy in horror movies. Besides horror can be subjective. In the exorcist, not a single member of the cast or filming crew thought it was a horror film


how did they not notice. and I heard danny from the shining did not know he was in a scary movie for years


I guess that is because some actors don't watch their own productions. Did you know the voice actor for jarvus in the marvel movies still haven't watched the same movies?


did not know that. on a happier note, do you go to concerts?


Sometimes if I really like the artists and it is close enough, but usually it is too much of a hassle to go to.


yeah that is true. creed had a concert once, it was so bad, people sued them


I wonder if it was the terrible planning and accommodation or the music and band?


I am not sure actually. the ramones on the other hand toured for 20 years


To do it for so long, he must have gotten something right. I like concerts, but I don't want the sound to be too overwhelming and loud. Like I would not have liked to be at the deep purple concert which was the loudest in history


I sure do. I recently have gotten into horror


It is usually a hit or miss. Sometimes the horror is so bad it is funny or it is just so well executed.


Yeah I guess that happens as well. do you know how they make those creepy noises?


I recently learned it is called a waterphone. It is like a giant tuning fork going in a circle


It is indeed eerie. It definitely does a good job setting the overall mood of the scene. The Scream which was originally supposed to be called scary movie did a good job with that


I guess there is an upside to watching horror movies, they burn more calories


Maybe that will become the new fad diet?  Do you like realistic horror or when they include fantasy and the supernatural?


hello,  did you know the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house?


Yes,  looks like he has a hobby already.


He does enjoy giving ultimatums, wanting to win


yup.  did you know there are are 3 subway lines for congressmen to move between the capitol,  the house, and the senate?


That way they can avoid Washington DC traffic


I wonder if they use the subway to go to their annual baseball game between Democrats and Republicans


hmmm probably!  I hear the first woman was elected to congress before she even had the right to vote in national election?


I bet that was an interesting election campaign


lol right.  Elmo is the only non human to testify before the us congresss lol


I did not know that.  He must really be a good host then


lol maybe.  Im sure there are people for that.  I doubt he entertains them himself.


Well he is rich so he probably knows how to throw a party.  Other rich presidents were JFK and Washington


Thats cool.  I hear the president of indonesia released 3 pop albums lol


I know right,  running a country and doing concerts.


I think Trump is too busy with China and North Korea to be recording any albums


I hope he never releases an album lol although he hasnt shown any musical talent so I think we are safe.


He prefers to express himself by Tweeting about Pakistan


Well said! I wish I could have used a computer that used water to run it like the Russians did!


Really!! I didn't know that the Russians did this. Do you know who wrote the first computer algorithm?


Oh cool! I wonder if she wanted to upload her mind to a computer like other transhumanists want to!


Wouldn't that be cool Ha!!! Do you know by any chance what was the number one installed piece of software on computers in 1995?


No. It was the video game Doom which I came across this fact very recently.


Thanks for that fact! I remember that game, it was so cool haha. It was nice chatting with you though and just remember, smoking near an apple computer voids the warranty haha.


I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing. It was very nice chatting with you. I hope you have a nice evening. Thanks and bye!!!


Not too bad either! Do you play any instruments at all?


I do play the guitar. I heard that the piano is an acoustic instrument.


Oh really? I never knew that! I guess the strings are struck by hammers huh?


I guess so. Do you know who invented the piano?


Wasn't in by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 in Italy?


That is correct. The piano is being playing using a keyboard that has a row of keys that the pianist presses down to cause the hammers to strike the strings.


That is one interesting fact! You know what is more interesting though, how computers have come about!


I agree. Computers are more complex than pianos in my opinion because they are devices that carry sequences by computer programming.


Yeah. I swam for years and you could always tell swimmers by their backs.


Yeah, i hated swimming. i was not good at it. i preferred soccer. probably the right build for it?


I had to do something and I was uncoordinated so I swam. I am 6


Swimming is good exercise, but it was never fun for me. I hated it. i liked running.


Sorry, premature send. I am 6'6" and the basketball players would always shake their heads at my waste of height. I am the opposite. I cannot run for the life of me but I can swim. Do you run for fun or do you compete too?


No, i dont run anymore. I usually sit on an exercise bike and pedal away. easier on the knees.


Agreed! I do that a lot more. Although I am power walking more now, at a huge incline.


Yes, i would do that but i found it hard on my knees. the bike is a lot easier on my joints.


I understand. When my joints ache, I usually head over to the bike or pool.


That is a good idea. loosen up the joints. anyway, i gotta run. great chat!


yes, i like soccer. i try to watch the world cup. You?


Me too. I like the Premier league. It is on Saturday and Sunday before college and the NFL start. Do you watch any other soccer?


I dont usually watch other soccer. i know that it is a worldwide sport that people love.


People do love it. Jon Stewart used to play in college!


I think jon looks like a soccer player. he has a slender build.


Yeah. I also feel like soccer players walk a little bow-legged and stewart does too. It all fits.


Yes, the soccer player stance. LOL I guess it is normal for playing that way for so long.


I did not know there was a name for it. That's funny!


I know what you mean though. American football players seem to have a gait too.


True, but it is also about technology - how the sensor produces an electrical charge for each pixel.


I can't pretend to understand all the technology behind it. It's like magic in a way.


OK.    I guess ultimately it is about the people behind it, like James Wong Howe who won an Oscar.


I do not know, but he frequently used a crab dolly and deep-focus cinematography to create his style.


I wonder why some people have such a gift for cinematography. They seem to be able to picture things in their minds that make such a visual impact even though others wouldn't imagine it beforehand.


Very True.     Stanley Kubrick had a vision and took the camera from his cinematographer, but allowed him to keep the credit.


I would be awfully annoyed if I were that cinematographer, haha. First I can't do my job, then I get credit for something I didn't even do!


I suppose, but the oscar and residuals from Spartacus probably help!


That's true. I wouldn't mind getting paid for not having to do my job either, and as a cinematographer, he probably had a lot of appreciation for seeing Oscar-worthy work done in front of him by Kubrick.


I've heard it's from Los Gatos in California. Do you use Netflix?


Perhaps the Internet Movie Database IMDb should create a new category for things like this!


That would be a great new addition. I use IMDB to look up moves and actors/actresses all the time.


Yes.    I heard they have a lot of users worldwide.    Do you know how many?


I don't, but I use it to watch a few shows. What kind of stuff do you watch on it?


I love the movie Apollo 13 on netflix.    Can you believe that film inspired the whole service!


No kidding? I had no idea! It's amazing what good cinematography can inspire in others.


Nothing to do with the film, but founder Reed Hastings forgot to return a VHS tape and got $40 in late fees and wanted to do something about it!


Hah, I guess cinematography isn't everything. I think we all know how he must have felt getting a late fee. If only everyone were as determined to do something about frustrations!


True.    I do like cinematography though.     It is amazing what can come from a lens and light.


Cinematography is so fascinating. It's like an intersection of physics and visual art, because of all the dependence on understanding how light and lenses work.


LOL - I bet that causes some controversy!


Yeah, that seem a little out of step with the times LOL


LOL for sure! Did you know a hockey player was traded for $1 in 1993?


Nope, but he win on to win 4 Stanley Cups.  Somebody got short changed in that deal