So true! I even remember the old rotary phones. Speaking of which, they say New York's area code is 212 because it's the fastest number to dial on rotary phones. I figured 111 would be fastest. Ha!


Yeah how did they come up with 212 being the fastest anyways?  I remember using them too.


I even remember phone books. Hard to believe they're obsolete now. In fact, did you know it's virtually impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped?


Oh yeah, I remember looking up girls phone numbers from school in those.  No, never knew that, wonder who had the time to test that theory.


What's even crazier to me is the cables that carry internet and phone data across the oceans are 2.7 inches in diameter and simply lay on the ocean floor. Would have never guessed that!


That is crazy, that must have been a really slow boat ride across while that was being laid.


No kidding! I also think it's wild the Russians made a computer that ran on water back in 1936. Like, how is that possible? Ha!


Yeah I wonder what they even looked like!


Nice and Tupac was one too but in ballet


Nice one and he stared in a production of the nutcracker too


WOw the guy is just everywhere whether it be music or dance


Yeah true, Babies are also good at dancing as soon as they hear music


Yeah and smile more when they hit the beat


Yeah pretty smart and in sync with the music


Yeah that is true. do you use the internet much


I use it a lot actually. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yes that would be the thee horizontal line menu


Yeah. Did you know you can develop addiction by clicking too much?


I love it. Do you have a favorite singer?


Yeah I can see that, anything too much can lead to that


Me too actually and they have the best selling album of the century


Yeah Hybrid Theory was a huge success for them indeed


I have, they had to rerecord their hits because lots the rights to them


WOw what dedication. Twins in their 100s in Japan released an album in 1992


I love it, Bruce Lee used to be a dancer too in cha-cha


Are you a fan of basketball by any chance?


My mistake. That's even more shocking. I would love to see Jordan in it too. I did hear that James raised 6 million for charity by televising "The Decision". That was a very nice thing to do. He seems very charitable.


Yes he does a lot of good work with school aged kids he is very generous. He's certainly a very savvy person. When he was just 18 he turned down a 10 million dollar sponsorship for reebok only to get 90 million from nike later.


Well that was a very good decision. Did you know that he was a huge star even as a high school football player?


No, that's cool. You don't hear too much about 2 sport players anymore like Bo Jackson. I do remember people used to scalp his high school basketball games tickets. They went for over $100 for a high school basketball game!


Same kind of thing with James. His high school games would attract 1750 people and tickets were $100-$120.


I guess even back then people knew he would be the best. Now he's the NBA's all time playoff scoring leader, and a 14 time all star. Those people who paid those prices have stories to tell the rest of their lives.


Oh I'm sure they share them often. Are you familiar with Allen Iverson?


I remember him. He was good, but not on the same level of Jordan or James. Didn't he sign some crazy endorsement contract though?


Yes he did with Reebok. It pays $800,000 per year until age 55 and then a lump sum of $32,000,000. That's an amazing deal!


Yeah, he's not as recognizable as Jordan, so you wouldn't think a 50 year old Iverson would sell shoes. Speaking of shoes did you know when Air Jordans came out they were not allowed to be worn in nba games?


Hi, Yes. Raptors fan! The only team in Canada.


I had heard that. I believe he wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines.


So strange that there is one Canadian team. Do you remember Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?


Why is it strange? There used to be 2. I do remember him. He got the dunk banned from college basketball now that is strange.


I just forget that it's the North America league rather than the US league. Yes he did. It's crazy that his dunk was so dominant that that happened. They kept the ban for over a decade.


That kind of ban would never fly now. Especially with so much more money in college basketball. Did you know that in 39 states, the highest paid state employee is actually either a basketball or football coach?


That's very upsetting to me. We are placing way too much emphasis on sports at that point.


Yes, its fine for pros to get paid big bucks because they are pros but college is basically just a free minor league system for the nba. It doesn't bother me LeBron James makes a ton now that he is a pro. Apparently only judge Judy makes more then him as far as celebrities.


I would not guess that Jude Judy would be number two. How odd. I did hear that he is going to be in a Space Jam sequel.


Judy is #1 Lebron is #2. I never would have guessed that either though. Yes. I loved the first space jam movie. It would be great if they brought back Jordan too and did something to decide who is the better player him or Lebron.


Hi. I think it's so fascinating to learn facts about the earth. Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st-century. I wonder what is causing that?


Yeah that is very interesting and something I did not know. He was a very smart man. Pretty cool he was  able to accomplish that back in 1953.


Yes I have it I thought it was really cool. Gal Gadot did a great job. DC comics must've been very impressed.


Definitely! She actually served in the Israeli Defense Forces for 2 years.


Wow she is really an amazing woman. Explains why the fight scenes were so realistic. When wonder woman first appeared as a member of the Justice society in 1941 the group made her their secretary. Oh how times have changed.


I did not know it was the highest grossing superhero origin movie!


Yeah that is a huge accomplishment wow. It is also the highest grossing world war one movie.


Very impressive. I really did like that movie.


Yes it was a great one. 2017 was also a great year for movies and it was the first year since 1958 that the top three highest grossing domestic films were female lead.


Makes sense! Gal did not even know she was auditioning for wonder woman. She thought it was Catwoman!


Good question! Humans only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds if the entire earths history was viewed as 1 day!


Ha ha that is hilarious.Patty Jenkins was a great director of that movie. Well it was nice chatting with you have a good day.


Wow that is hard to believe. And back when the earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.


That is wild! Over 80% of Earths natural forests have been destroyed!


That is quite sad. Only 20% remaining, well I hope we can conserve that at least.


Hopefully! Do you think extraterrestrials will ever make contact with us?


I don't know that is a good question I think at some point but I don't know if it will be in my lifetime. There is definitely a lot of sightings in the literature but no specific evidence. The FDA once burned 6 tons of literature in an active US censorship.


That is absurd! I love how there is a literature contest that challenges people to come up with the worst opening sentence to a novel.


That is very funny I would love to read some of those sentences. One surprising thing is that romantic kissing is a fairly recent development and is rarely mentioned even an ancient Greek literature.


Very interesting. Love how Churchill won a nobel peace prize in literature and not peace.


Oh my! 85% I wonder if people know that, or just accept it as gospel? Did you know Teddy Roosevelt would not allow christmas trees in the white house?


Yea, he was a conservationist. Jimmy Carter also cared about the environment and wouldn't set the thermostat more than 65 during the winter, crazy


That is crazy! And Cold! Bush had the solar panels put back on the white house. Good for him!


Yea Ronald Regan had them removed after the Carter administration installed them, I wonder why?


That is a good question! I might have to look that up!


Apparently you can mail a birth announcement to the white house and they'll respond back, I never knew that, sounds cool


That is cool! Welcome to the US kid! Did you ever see the show Thomas the Tank Engine on PBS?


I saw a couple episodes but thought it was pretty boring as a kid while watching it on the telly


Did you see any of the episodes narrated by Ringo star?


Can't say that I have. Do you watch SNL? Weekend update is their longest running skit appearing on their first episode


No I don't watch any new networks but I read about them. Looks like Fox wants to make programming for their "superfans"


Really? I think thats the best part of the show!


I'm a big simpsons fan, apparently Homer has had 188 jobs throughout the first 400 episodes, that's almost a new job every 2 episodes!


I read that too! I wonder if it will be popular? I would think with their sexual harassment scandal Fox would tone it down a bit.


I don't think their fanbase really cares or believes the sexual harrassment scandal, I mean Fox news is still in first place in the ratings despite it


True. And hannity and Chris Wallace are superstars for Fox. I heard Fox once wanted a channel dedicated to the Simpsons.


Lol yea and then they wanted to sue The Simspons for parodying its agenda


Fox news was created by Republican media Strategist. I had no idea. I guess that is why they are so Right leaning!


Yea, I didn't even know it was broadcast in 86 countires, that's crazy people in other countries watch it


And that they believe all of it! They broadcast from the White house a lot too. I wonder what people think of that?


Lol if true fox nex dedicates 55% of airtime to opinion, at least it's not 85% like msnbc


Are you comfortable about talking about voting and the election for president?


It is too bad no other states than nevada has none of these candidates option when voting for presidential elections. Sure could have used that the last election


Agreed.  It is kind of a nice option to have.  But, why so serious?  The current system provides so much entertainment.  Maybe thats its true purpose.  The top banana was voted in as president.


True it is sometimes entertaining to watch, but I still am worried that sometimes people are to choose from two, not so great candidates, despite having so many people and probably more qualified people


In a two party system, it means that half the population is disappointed in any election. the whole random draw allotment would stop that. If you were in space, would you care to vote?


I never thought of it that way, though I don't expect it to be half and half. I like the idea of voting that we currently have, but would like voters to make more informed choices and have better candidates. After all, the US has among the lowest voter turnout


Yes, low turnout is a problem.  62.8% is the highest in the last 100 years for presidential elections.


Even when people turn up, I wonder why the taller candidates seems to fare better at the elections since 1900


Popularity contest?  It is more important to have a commanding presence than a worth while idea. I wonder what happened to electoral observers in 2012.


I wonder it was legal to block international electoral observes from the polls in 9 states?


Sounds like it happened, legal or not.  Did you know the president of Indonesia release 3 pop albums while in office.  Popularity, popularity.


Sure, why not.  Things like the first president of Zimbabwe was President Banana.  He was the top guy.


That is pretty cool of him. In any case, I enjoyed discussing about voting and elections. Thank you for your time


I think voting helps people within a republic to express their perspectives and interests. It is too bad that 34% of blacks in alabama have permanently lost the right to vote.


Voting is the method for a group to make a collective decision.  Some one made a rule that it was possible to get thrown out of the group.  There is a reason.


I recently read the racism has changed from being open to being reinforced more through laws such as the war on crime according to some documentaries. While I understand it is bias, I can understand where they are coming from. I wonder if that contributed to being thrown out


Perhaps people want voting to be serious and useful.  We joke that congress votes them selves a pay raise, or that Austin TX changed the name of a dump to Fred Durst.  But what if the 34% voted themselves $50,000?


True. While I do think voting should we equal, do you think it fair that the vote of someone who did the research is the same as another who randomly picked? Do you think there is a solution?


The tallest candidate has won the presidency 75% of the time since 1900.  In a sense, it is nothing but a popularity contest.  The solution is not good though.


Do you think electoral reforms are doing a good job at introducing fair electoral system when not in place or improving the effectiveness of existing systems in regards to elections?


Electoral reforms are a nice idea.  The ancient Athenians had the right idea.  Political offices were filled by allotment.  Meaning a random draw.  King of like jury duty.


Yeah, I didnt know they could do that.  I wonder if the singer had any influence in that.  He seems to be a bit ego driven.


You are right! I wonder if his name was hidden in the dialogue of Penguins of Madagascar since the film had a running joke, hiding the names of celebrities in the dialogue!


I love the penguins!  Robin Williams lead the charge of actors voicing animated characters.


That is awesome! Do you also like the rapper Drake? He actually had a cameo in Beiber's music video "Baby".


Ive heard of Drake, but didnt know he was in the Bieber video


He really found fame playing a rich guy named Jimmy who becomes a paraplegic and pursues a career in music in the Canadian teen drama called Degrassi.


I guess that is why he finally graduated high school at 25.


Wow! At 25? That's insane! And now, he went from graduating high school at a very late age to owning a pair of solid gold ovo Air Jordan 10s that weighs roughly 100 pounds. Can you believe that?


I couldnt see any use for those.  But that is pretty incredible.


Same here. Like old phones, they're useless. Speaking of phones, I think it's crazy there's really no correlation between cell phone connection quality and service bars. I always thought it was!


I follow quite a bit! What about you? I recently followed Stormy Daniels and her friend who confirmed Stormy's affair with Trump. She defended her efforts to get out of that  $130k hush agreement made before the election.


Same here.  I guess I ll have to be more observant!  Anyway, Ive got to go!  Nice chat, have a great day!


I heard she wanted to be on the Apprentice too.


Do you also follow the YouTube celebrity Jenna Marble? It's crazy she earns over $346k annually from her channel. I need to start a YouTube channel now!


I dont.  I need to start a youtube channel.  I could leave my current job for that.  Thats crazy.


Agreed. But I respect celebrities like John Cena because he holds the celebrity record for wishes granted with over 400 for the Make A Wish Foundation.


That is amazing.  As a cancer survivor myself, things like that are important.  Especially when it comes to kids.


So very true and congratulations on surviving yourself, my friend! You, like Cena, are an inspiration to many! But since we're on the subject of celebrities,  I loved how Paris Hilton was in the Guinness Record Book for most overrated celebrity in 2007!


I didnt know being over rated was something you could even measure.  I wonder who won it next.  Kardashians, Kanye?


No telling! Ha! Maybe even Justin Beiber? Speaking of which, did you know a guy named Justin Beiber was banned from Facebook just for having the same name as the singer? That's just flat out wrong.


Good afternoon. Do you like cars? I think the 1908 model T was a classic because it was the first car available to everyone!


Yes good call. Do you like it in the drive-through? It was invented in 1975 to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of their cars while wearing their fatigues.


I like those old fashioned ones where you'd pull up and use a telephone to call your order in.


Oh yeah those are awesome. You can just wait for your food and listen to the radio. Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up and heard by a.m. radio.


I can imagine that after listening to that for a couple of minutes you might want to change the channel, even something in Latin sounds better than that.


Ha ha yes I agree. In Canada all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


Hopefully they have enough music up there to keep it interesting.  Might get a little repetitive.


Yes I agree. Isn't it interesting that soldiers in World War II made a radio using just the razor blade and a pencil?


More inventive that I'd ever be.  I suppose they were trying to stay in touch with those storms on Jupiter.


Yes probably so LOL. Do you like radio dramas? There's a website where you can listen to thousands for free.


I think I prefer my dramas on TV, if they are free maybe I'll give it a go.  I might be missing out on something.


I drive a car so I suppose I do.  More out of necessity than anything else.


Yes they can be a little boring I think. You can also try your luck at listening to a Finland radio station that broadcasts entirely in Latin! Well it was great chatting with you today.


Yes it definitely gets people from point A to point B. The trunk of the car is called that because old cars used to have actual wooden trunks on the back.


I'm originally from the UK, there it is called the boot, I wonder if they had an old boot strapped to the back before.


Oh that's cool. I've been there a few times. Yes that would be funny. The brand Cadillac was named after the French explorer who found Detroit!


I wonder why they used that name.  I guess because he is associated with the city.  Cars and Detroit used to go hand in hand, but not so much now.


Yeah you're right, but now that city is in ruin from what I've heard. it is not like south Africa where it is legal to put flamethrowers on your car.


That sounds like a crazy idea, I guess if you want others to get out of your way quickly, or if someone is going too slow in front of you, it might be useful.


Yes actually I think it was meant to deter carjacking because that must be a big problem there.


Not that I was ever likely to go to South Africa, but that may be another reason for me to avoid it.  I don't think I need to ask an advice columnist for that help.


Good evening! I was just reading about horses. Guess what Icelandic horses are famous for?


Yes. I'm fascinated by the Przewalski's horse, the only remaining wild horse. Did you know that they're endangered?


what is considered wild horse?  No I didnt.


Yes, it's a subspecies that's truly wild - never domesticated. (Mustangs, for example, are just feral domestic horses.) Przewalski's horse is considered endangered.


Thats sad,  horses should be in the wild.  Its their nature to run with their hair in the wind!


Yes, I hope their population can recover. It's interesting that the Lipizzaner undergoes a complete coat change from black to white while they're growing up.


very interesting!  Do you like movies?  Michael caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.


Interesting! Yes, many people make choices for reasons like that. Did you know that drama is considered a genre of poetry?


Sounds about right!  Jim carrey doesn't make dramas any more because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity


Yes, it is interesting! I wonder if it's a formal religion or just his personal beliefs.


Hello,  so was I!  Icelandic horses have a fifth speed, tolt, that is basically speedwalking for a horse


I have no idea, but it's an unusual for an actor to take a stance like that. It's been good talking to you. Have a good evening!


Yes! I wonder what it would feel like to ride a tolting horse!


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


Yes, but they're such high strung dogs. I thought they were bred to run beside the fire vehicles, and that's why they have so much energy. Did you hear about the kids who got suspended for riding horses to school?


Yeah,  thats crazy,  but I guess thats safer for the kids.  It probably poops everywhere while the kids are in school lol


Yeah. It was "no vehicles day". If it's in an area where some kids have horses, they should have expected something like that. I wonder what got them suspended. No farm animals allowed on campus?


haha thats a rule i never heard before1 Clint eastwood, who has been on horseback in many of his movies, had a mid-life allergy to horses.


Yes, I've heard that too! I wonder how it affected his career.


A lot of claritin and benadryl probably lol


Hmmm, probably. That is an interesting question.


did you know canadian radio has to play at least 40% canadian music.


I heard that. I'm not familiar with any Canadian stars, are you?


Yes, nickelback, avril lavigne, Celine Dion, Bieber! There's a ton!


Interesting, I didn't know they were from there.


They are. I don't think they are the best representations of Canada but...


Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe's last name was called President Banana?


Huh, they have president banana and we have trump!


His last name is banana apparently. Well, nice chatting with you.


That makes the joke less funny but that's ok. I wonder if he was any good?


I listen to spotify, does that count? Do you listen to the radio?


I'm not sure, I don't know much about their history. Anyways, have a good day. Nice chatting!


I listen to pandora. Is spotify better than pandora?


I like it more. I got a free 3 month premium trial and never went back to either pandora or basic. I prefer commercial free.


Interesting. Is it a pay service? I've never used it.


It is, like $10 a month. The way I see it is most people pay for netflix, I pay for this. It also helps curate playlists I may like.


Yeah, not a bad deal. Did you know you can hear storms from Jupiter on AM radio?


I did not know that. I wonder what it sounds like?


I'm not sure, I also wonder what station it is on.


I wonder if WWII radios could have picked it up? Made from razor blades and pencil...


I think Reed hastings did go ballistic....he took off on a rocket called Netlix with 137 subscribers!


And Blockbuster declined buying them for only 50 million!


Yeah, they are kicking themselves still for declining to buy it.


They don't even exist anymore and netflix worth 2 billion


Yeah , but Netflix better be careful because racking up debt in the billions could haunt them if anything wrong happens opr a deal falls through.


agree!  do you watch television or the tele as well?


I watch a little bit of tv mostly watch reruns like friends or the Simpsons


There was one simpsons where Bart was not in or even mentioned!


Yeah, that is so weird. I wonder why the producers decided to do that?


I do, do you use it too? Its crazy that they use 33% of the bandwith from 9pm to 12am!


Who knows, maybe the actor who plays bart was sick haha.  Have a good night and good chat.


Yeah, maybe. Great talking to ya! Have a good night! Bye


Combined with youtube half of all north america!


Me too, i thought mailing the dvd's and waiting to receive new ones took too much time as far as convenience was concerned


The whole concept started from inconvenience and late fees so you are right!


Yeah, i would have gone ballistic if i received a $40 late fee for a vhs tape!! Really??!!


wow, I will stop eating strawberries and see if that helps me at all. Maybe I can get a wife making twice of what I am making! lol


Yep, we cracked the code. That was easy.lol Now onto some fun info about Pink Floyd. They actually were able to play in an ancient roman theater in Pomeii!! No audience allowed.


lol, I loved Pink Floyd, that would have be an interesting concert to not see!


Yeah, nobody got to enjoy it but the ruins of Pompeii. I heard the Creed concerts are so bad they have been sued by concert goers. Now that is embarrassing.


I would never see creed. How many people sued?


I heard it was four people. Maybe they were all friends,I don't know. I have seen the Ramones at OU over twenty years ago. They have played a total of 2,263 concerts and toured over 20 years non stop. That is some love of music.


Wow that is nuts, 4 people were that mad lol. I wanted to see the Ramones, that would have been a good show. I did see Linkin Park in 2001, great show!


Oh cool, I heard they broke record with their first album?


Yea and they had 324 shows in just one year alone! It was so great chatting with you!


That is also a lot of show like the Ramones. Ya nice chatting and tome to watch some Patriot game reruns. Thanks.


Yes, I miss football season the day its over. Whats up the Patriots always having a mystery around them? I am not a Brady fan, myself.


Yea, there is always something dealing with the Patriots in the news! Same with the saints, have you heard about their cheerleaders?


Oh geez, yes! They are restricted from being in the same place as the players. Wow, thats super messed up and ridiculous.


yea pretty sexist. I wonder if they have chips in them like nfl players do in their shoulder pads


HA, yeah. I want an investigation called Cheer-Gate. Well, lets start with Bradys wife Giselle. She makes double what he makes, pretty impressive.


that is so impressive. She could play in the nfl technically, there is no rule for women playing


Oh man, that would be a hoot. They could probably make her a QB too. lol. Bill Belichick lists Tom Brady on the injury reserve every single week so maybe she can be ready, jk.


I knew that was their plan all along! She would be fine because the actual gameplay of a game is only 11 minutes!


Oh great point! A factual one too! Ya, Tom Brady had never thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season prior to 2007. But then he threw a record 50 that year. I think its because he doesn't eat strawberries,lol.


Hmm good question but I do not have an answer


It was just 1. And Carter kept the temperature really low during winter there


He must have liked the cold. Roosevelt did not allow christmas trees in there


Wow. Jimmy Carter was the one that brought back the solar panels when Reagan removed them


Wow. They are still using floppy discs to save stuff


Hmm interesting. There is a copy of the white house in Alabama


Wow cool. The white house was hit On November 11, 2011 and they did not figure it out for 4 days


Wow with all that security around and no one noticed it?


I do Goldman Sachs donated $1 million when he was running for his campaign


I know that WIlson is the only one to have a PhD


Wow good for them, he did win. Nice chat


Wow cool. DO you know who the three wealthiest ones in the US are?


I do not. Do you know which is the only one to have a PhD?


The three wealthiest are Jefferson, Washington and JFK. WHo is it?


It was Woodrow Wilson, the only one so far


WOw. DId you know the president of Indonesia is a pop star?


He is. Do you know the last one in the US to speak a foreign language?


Yes he was released three albums so far. WHo is it?


It was FDR. Do you know what was the first number of the white house?


I didn't expect Facebook was going to valued at $104 billion


yeah, that's is a surprise. I believe this is one of the states that has less private ownership but higher income due to its special status. Also 7% of people reading the full terms when buying products or service on the internet didn't surprise me. Would have that no body reads full terms as most of those are in many paragraphs and difficult read


I don't know if I have ever read the full terms of a disclosure. It just seems like a bunch of mumbo jumbo but I'm sure a lot of companies hide a lot of stuff in those disclosures. Have you ever read a full disclosure on anything?


True. me too never read full disclosure. Really happy to see governments donating $1 bn to save amazon rainforest. It really important that governments saving the nature and preserve for future generations


Yes it is very important. We need to make sure that we are taking care of what is around us. I wonder what they are using that billion dollars for. Seems like a lot of money to make sure that trees don't get cut down.


May be spending the money to employ more people to guard from the bad people and create facilities for rare animals and birds


Yeah that's true. I'm sure poachers and such are a major problem when it comes to rare animals.


Now a days courts and prosecutors are also reliance on internet and face book shows the times have changed and people started to believe in internet has increased


Yeah. Facebook and Internet usage in general has blown up from just 15 years ago. I'm sure that eventually though something else will come along and replace facebook. I feel like it always does.


true. its a constant evaluation. for every 15-20 years there seems to be some thing new replacing old. Next big thing could be autonomous cars.


Yeah. It seems a little scary but it feels like we are not that far away from that becoming a reality.


Yeah, it is pretty crazy. What about My Space passing up on a chance to buy it at 75 million. I bet they wish they would have now.


Agree. we have been using internet from many years but didnt know about he 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button. nice fact to know


I did not know about that at all either. Its pretty fascinating,


Agree. it shows the confidence face book founders had


Yeah, it's a good thing they held on to it because now it is worth 414 billion


the facts provided in the articles were worth reading. For instance, Lot of folks don't know "like" button is illegal in one of the german states


Yeah that is pretty weird. I wonder why that is. I think it's pretty interesting that they government is dropping a lot of the rioting cases after the election. I guess there just wasn't enough evidence or not worth their time to try and convict all those people.


True. there could have been innocent people charged as this was group protest


That is true. It just seems pretty useless to riot in the streets like that. They didn't accomplish anything except damaging things that other people work hard for.


Strongly agree. Silent protests, submitting memorandums without causing destruction to public property is always best thing to do.


Yeah for sure. Did you know that 86% of the land in Nevada is owned by the U.S. government. I wonder what they're trying to hide out there.


I think most news channels are slanted one way or another so I try to stay away from watching them if I can.


I agree.  It is funny fox tried to sue the Simpsons for making fun of them.


That is pretty funny! Do you like the internet?


Im addicted.  Science even shows there can be an addiction to clicking on links.


I bet. I use the internet on a daily basis for pretty much everything.


Same here.  I just learned that what I called the menu button, the one with three lines, is called the hamburger button.  Who knew?


Oh who I didn't know that either and I work in IT. LOL.


Im pretty sure it is a name people called it because they didnt know what it was and it just stuck.  LOL.  However we all know if it is not on facebook it didnt really happen, so there is a good thing there is 3G cell service at the top of mt everest.


That's crazy they have cell service up that high. 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the internet.


Im definitely not one of them.  So Ive probably agreed to some things I wouldnt otherwise.  Lol


Some, mainly through netflix.  I am a fan of the Simpsons, I find if funny that there is only one episode with no Bart


That is pretty crazy. There are over 750 episodes of Pokemon.


Yes, very long time. I heard the Simpsons have been going on for 30 years now.


Wow.  Thats amazing.  To keep coming up with fresh ideas for the characters.  Some shows like That 70s show try to go overseas but fail


I cant say I am a fan, I find them like most very slanted


I think I watched a majority of those as a kid. Did your kids watch Thomas the Train?


Yes they did.  Who was the voice of Thomas?


There were many different, Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin along with many others


That's right!  I remember Ringo and George now.  Not Alec though. lol  Did you ever watch that 70s show?


I used to love watching that show, its on netflix and youtube still. Do you?


I did.  If you go on youtube you can find all 10 epiodes that the British remade of it called "Days Like These"


That is hilarious, that poor show! Almost like that 80s how that probably lasted that long too!


lol Nice.  Did you know that there is only 1 episode of the Simpsons where bart was neither mentioned or appears?


That is so crazy, also the simpsons sent south park flowers when they made their famous family guy episode. Good chatting with you!


I didn't know that they did that.  I'll have to look it up on youtube for sure!  ...and good to chat with you too!


I watch Youtube more which is also the second largest search engine on the internet.


I like youtube, I have only disliked one video ever on that, it was Baby by Justin Bieber


lol  That was the most disliked video on youtube!


Well I was part of it lol. Were you into the big gangnam style phase? That song almost broke youtube


That song was catchy as heck.  I played my fair share.  Did you know that Youtube and Netflix make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America?  People love their videos!


That makes sense, you only hear people talk about youtube or netflix. Do you ever catch television shows?


I do watch the telly!  Even watched them in black and white when I was a kid!


WOW! that would have been interesting. I need my color TV. Did you ever watch pokemon?


I never did but my kids watched it a lot and still do even though their grown!  lol  I'm pretty sure they've seen all 750 episodes of it.


Where is the coolest place you've traveled?


Oh man...that's tough.  I guess I would have to say the Grand Canyon.  My jaw dropped when I saw that for the first time.  One day I would like to go to Japan.


I have never been but I'm sure that would be my reaction. Make sure you save up money for the tolls in Japan!


I see that.  It would cost me more than $200 to travel across the country!


I'm sure it would be worth it! I can't believe the dutch are designing a bus that goes 160 mph!


If I could take that to where I wanted to go and get there safe, I would be traveling every weekend!  lol


I agree! You would probably see many animals since there are 20 quintillion individual animals on this earth!


Holy cow!  I wonder if the Loch Ness monster is included in that list?  The 1912 Scottish protection of animals act lists the Loch Ness monster as a protected species!  lol


Haha how can you protect something that has yet to be seen lol.


I know! hahaha Did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when early land animals had both gills and lungs?


That is very interesting! I'm going to go look up around when we lost our gills haha. It was great chatting, have a good night!


I do! I actually am watching it right now, how about you?


I watch it a lot.  It's how I usually wind down for the night.  From 9  PM to 12 AM Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.  I'm in that 33% because that's my hit zone for when I watch. lol


Same here haha. I can't believe it all started because of a late fee!


No doubt!  I wonder if Reed Hastings got that $40 late fee on the vhs copy of Apollo 13 from Blockbuster?


I think he did! Just think, blockbuster could have bought Netflix for 50 million dollars.


They really blew that one didn't they?  Netflix is now worth $2 billion!


I bet the blockbuster execs still cry themselves to sleep at night over it haha. Do you like to travel at all?


You know they do!  lol  I love traveling!


Do you like reading books? I think its an important habit that is getting lost


Wow that is really fast, I wonder how they meassured her speed, I might have to look for that info later,


yeah not sure about it. imagine, there was a moral panic because people were reading novels


That seems like a silly idea to have a panic for lol, do you like cars?


yes, i do actually. do you know how the drive thru came about?


No not really, how did the idea started?


soldiers were not allowed to get out of the car in their uniforms


Oh I see so thats why the drive-thru service was created, do you know what food chain came up with the idea?


It was a great idea indeed, you know that you can equip flamethrowers on your car in South Africa and it will be totally legal!


i guess they really need to protect their cars. do you know who jann mardenborugh is


yes, for sure. have you ever read starship troopers?


a professional car drivers. guess how he got the title


He learn how to drive at a young age and he was a natural?


he just beat many people on gran turismo. nice chat


Yes I have, I think its a great book full with tips that can come in handy in real combat or at least it seems that way.


I guess that is why it is on the reading listof three of five military branches


Yeah I heard Enders game is another of the recommended books, I thought the movie was good, havent read the book yet.


she is the woman that holds the speed reading record


There is a record for speed reading, that is a new one of me lol, whats her record?


I enjoy a lot of music. How about yourself?


It was. It was actually the first album to reach platinum without the support of airplay.


That is so cool. I wonder why it didn't get much airplay. It seems like the radios really missed out on a chance there.


I remember the language being very graphic. It probably would have just sounded like a series of beeps ha ha.


Thats a good point. They could probably get away with playing now though. the radio stations seem like they are bit more relaxed in what they play.


They are a lot more relaxed than they were then. Do you also remember Reel Big Fish by any chance?


Briefly but not as much as the other bands we have talked about. It was during that whole ska phase. They lost the rights to their old record label so they re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album. I've never heard of a band doing that.


Huh. I wonder how that didn't infringe on copyright law. I think someone's lawyer dropped the ball there.


I was wondering that as well. On a lighter note, two identical twins in Japan recorded a rap album at 100 years old. That has to be something to hear.


That would be fun to hear. Sometimes we discount older people but if it was released it had to be pretty good.


I love music. I think there is something about music that just speaks to the soul of a person.


Agreed but rap seems like a very odd choice.


I agree. Did you know that Linkin Park had the best selling album of the 21st century? That's very surprising to me.


Oh wow really? That is surprising to me. I would have thought it was something much more classical.


Them or the rolling stones. I guess people really love Linkin Park. I know I enjoy their music.


Yes the Stones would also make sense. Did you know that Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was still one of the best selling albums in 2014?


Wow. You would think that by now everyone who wants a copy would have one.


Apparently new generations are discovering it and still like it. Do you remember NWA?


Yes the straight out of compton album seemed like it was very popular even though you never really heard it on the radio.


That was also interesting.  By the way, do you like football?


Yes I think football is pretty good. I watched the Superbowl and it was good this year, what about you? What do you think


I watch football. I prefer college football to professional one though.  Apparently, the University of Iowa's locker room for visiting teams is painted pink.  I wonder why.


Yes I wonder that too, if it was to psych out the other team, it would actually make me play better I would think haha. it's crazy too, there is a high school that just build a football stadium in Texas, cost 60 million dollars


You were probably right, U of Iowa wants to psych visiting teams out.  $60 million dollars?  Are you serious?


Yep I'm serious. And it only houses 18,000 people, which seems like not a lot of people. And it's for a high-school, I don't know why they would need a football stadium of that magnitude, do you?


Do you know the name of the high school.  I live in Dallas suburb.  Americans love football.


No I don't know the name unfortunate but I do know that they are probably going to put one of those huge American flags in that Stadium. Have you heard how much those cost?


No I don't.  I'm sure it is a lot.  By the way, the highest score in a football game happened in 1916.  Georgia tech defeated Cumberland (scores 222-0).  Talking about the flag, do you know how much?


Yes so hear this, it would cost like $50,000 per flag, and each bag weighs 1100 pounds, like how is that possible? That costs as much as a car LOL


Hey I'm good, what do you think about humans? I know that I'm a human haha


It sounds like a lot of money for a flag.  Anyway, I've got to run.  It was enjoyable chatting with you.  Take care.


Ok you have a good night, and yet it so much money. I also wonder how much Snoop jog would charge a regular High School to write their fight song LOL he did his sons for free, but I bet anyone else it would cost a lot


I'm too.  Haha.  Apparently we are adapted for persistence hunting.


Yes that is interesting. Although I don't know if I got that adaptation haha. It's weird to that humans can't burp in zero gravity, I wonder if other animals can


I never heard that (human can't burp in zero gravity).  Apparently, there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


That's interesting. I wonder if it's like the sound call the brown noise? Have you ever heard of that haha. Also humans are the only mammals that can't breathe and swallow at the same time, so maybe that is what is affecting our burping in zero-g


That was funny.  I was surprised to read that humans will regrow a rib within only 2-3 months after having it surgically shortened.  Have you heard that?


No I haven't. I wonder if other animals can do that? Like can we Harvest ribs from animals and have them regrow the ribs?


I don't know.  It's an interesting idea.  Apparently, human may have lost body hair as recently as 240,000 years ago.  A strange fact.


That is strange! Also, anatomically correct humans existed in Africa about 300,000 years ago, which means that anatomically correct humans had hair all over them apparently


They just need a better marketing plan. Maybe connect with younger basketball fans to give them inspiration and help boost viewership.


Right. It could just be a marketing problem.


Did you know that in 39 states the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach?


Interesting. Speaking of college, I think it is cool that Tim Duncan of the spurs stayed in college for four years instead of going right to the NBA


That's awesome that he did that. He can definitely be a role model for his younger fans. It'll show them that an education is more important than going to the NBA.


Right, and that it is good to have a backup plan. After five years of retirement, 60 percent of players are broke.


That's crazy, you'd figure that they'd learn from other's mistakes. Allen Iverson signed a lifetime deal with Reebok, he gets $800,000 until he's 55. That's a smart deal.


And NBA legend made a not so smart deal. He chose $100,000 up front over a 10% stake in Nike. Had he accepted the stake, he would have 8.62 billion now.


Ouch that's not a smart move. I bet he's kicking himself now.


Right. Speaking of deals, did you know that most of the deals on Shark Tank are never enacted?


Sometimes, I do but rarely. How about you?


I watch a pretty good bit of it. It's sad that the WNBA doesn't get as much love as NBA. They just can't seem to get a winning formula to win over fans.


Half of the league's 12 teams are losing money.


It's sad, I wonder how long they will keep it going? They did seem to do better in attendance in 2017. There was an average of over 7,700 fans per game. That's the highest since 2009.


That's horrible for a professional athlete. It's barely more than the G-League players make.


They think part of the issue may be that they need to move the season to a different part of the year.


They would probably do better in the summer, there's not much going on and basketball fans would like something to watch during that time.


Yes, moving the season to the fall would carry risk because football dominates then and NBA starts in October or November.


That's funny. I did not know that. Did you know rapper Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist growing up?


interesting, one last thing on the internet, real addiction in the brain can be caused by constant novelty from clicking links


I believe that. Addiction can be anything. Did you know rapping and hip-hop music are interchangeable in todays music.


sounds right, speaking about rap, Tupac's music is in the library of congress


That's good to know. He was a good rapper. Eminem's favorite super hero was spider-man.


interesting, in the 1998 rugrats movie the reptar wagon was voiced by Busta rhymes


That's cool. Korean rappers have invented a new type of freestyle called 'compliment battle'.


wow, the judge in a Eminem cased delivered her ruling as a rap.


That's funny. Rap consists of flow, content, and delivery.


there are three components to rapping, they are content, flow and delivery


good, I would like to discuss presidents. republican presidents have been the only ones to ever have a beard


interesting, rap can be traced back to ancient Egyptian practices.


I did not know that. It goes back a long time.


yes, The word originally meant to lightly strike


Rap is also now used to describe quick speech or repartee.


interesting , DJ hollywood is the person credited with creating the style


Really? That is interesting. I hadn't thought about that. Did you know that republicans refer to their party as the GOP which stands for Grand Old Party?


I knew about GOP, did not know it stood for that. red and blue terms for the parties first started in 2000


That's interesting. I thought they would have started before that. Did you know that the last time there wasn't a republican or democrat president was 1853?


wow, its been since 1928 that a republican was elected without a nixon or bush on the ticket.


Changing subjects real quick. Did you know that there is 3G cell service at the top of Mt Everest?


I did not, a hamburger button is the three horizontal line menu on apps and websites


I did know that. I'm not sure why it's called a hamburger menu though. Did you know 7% of people real the full terms and conditions of products or services online.


interesting, the library of Alexandria saved a copy of the internet just in case of the internet burning down


Sweet. It is too bad the real christopher robin disliked winnie the pooh


Is that true?  I hadn't heard about that.


Ya I guess he felt it was too close to his real life and perhaps he would rather have a father than a child's story


Wow!  That's really interesting!  I can understand that.  Unfortunately, the movie didn't really address any of that.  That would have been cool to know as just a side bit of info while watching.


Well regardless of how the real Christoper felt, it is hard to deny the place of winnie the pooh in the hearts of millions of children and adults today


True.  Disney really hit it big getting to make that movie.


Well disney has always done a good job in making great movies that are appealing to both children and adults


Yeah for sure.  Mickey and Minerva Mouse have sure laid the groundwork for many decades of great entertainment!


True. I mean there is even a whole subculture dedicated to finding the hidden mickey mouse references in all things disney


Do you think there actually is Mickey in every disney film?  Do you think that applies to Pixar too?


Yes I do. People love their easter eggs. In any case, thanks for taking the time to chat.


Do you usually watch them on netflix or at the theater?


I used to watch movies at the theater a lot, but nowadays it's usually on Netflix.


What you watched any walt disney films of late?


I recently watched Christopher Robin with Ewan McGregor.  Have you seen it?


I heard about it. Christopher Robin is the adult version of winnie the pooh right?


Yeah, that's the one.  Ewan McGregor is Christopher Robin as an adult.  But he ends up going back to the land that Winnie the Pooh and Tiger and all of them live in.


I think it's plot sounds wonderful for not only children, but also adults to reconnect with their childhoods in a similar manner


Yeah.  It was pretty nostalgic for me since I used to love Winnie the Pooh as a kid.  It was fun.  I recommend it, if you're interested.


Me either other than keeping mice away they are pretty much just a nuisance.


may be some day they can put an album and outsell hybrid theory as best selling album of the century


They probably wont have the support of the airways or a major tour, but hey NWA did it why cant they.


may be they can create a new format much advanced than CD and MP3


Hey I heard about a set of identical twins released an album on their 100 year birthday. What a way to celebrate, huh.


thats a interesting way to celebrate. It is easy to use a piano keyboard with 2 people composing


do you know that Pianos are from 1700 .. almost 300 yrs old


Thats crazy. If you have ever looked inside one they are pretty intricate machines or instruments I guess I should say.


yes  strings and hammers and levers .. not what we wish to see


No i am dog person .. cats will sleep a lot i like to engage more with my pet


That is true I heard when a cat reaches 15 years old it has spent 10 years of its life sleeping.


yes i remember a fun fact that cats have a cafe in japan


Amazing. There is a town in alaska that has a cat as its mayor since 1997.


Mayor , well that's something to be checked. may be because of it natural hunting ability lol


Lol. That town probably has like 11 citizens or something like that. Wonder how the cat tells them what decision he has made.


may e he has ability to write , i have heard a cat was co-author of a book. Didnt quite understand whats with obsession of cats


Yeah, it is still a best seller. have you ever tried dark side of oz?


No, I am not familiar with that?  Is it related to Dark Side of the Moon?


Yeah, you use dark side as the soundtrack for wizard of oz. start the album at a certain point in the film. I never tried it.


That sounds pretty trippy.  I have been getting into rap recently.  I really enjoy Straight Outta Compton


i only know one or two songs from the album. it was a huge album.


It reached platinum status and did not even have much radio play


i cant imagine that album on the radio. the language was pretty rough. great tunes though. i know that the bush administration hated it. LOL


Rap music led to rap/rock like Linkin Park, which had the highest selling album of this century.  I am a fan of theirs as well


They also did a lot of intense touring in the first year. quite a band. too bad about the lead singer. Anyway, great chat!


I am well, and yes I do like poety but I do not know a lot about it


You too, fun talking about music and poetry with you


I am not a big fan of poetry. I am not smart enough to understand it. who is your favorite poet?


Poe is the one that comes to mind quickest.  It is funny he only was paid 9 bucks for the Raven


he wrote great stories. I guess I read the raven in high school. it was a fun poem but again, a bit too abstruse for me.


I think it is amazing they can trace poetry from all the way back to 25th century BC


I bet human beings have always played with words and made stories in different forms. Demetri martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. how long did it take him to write that, I wonder.


I do not know but I bet it was good.  Demetri Martin is a funny guy.  I have one of his comedy albums among my many music and comedy CDs


I dont know his stuff. he sounds great. have you ever listened to dark side of the moon?


Oh yeah, even though it came out half a century ago, it is still really popular


Have you ever watched The Flash on The CW?


I used to like all the police procedural dramas a few years back, but then there were so many of them and they all seemed the same.  My wife used to love House.


House was a good show. I remember the first time I heard Hugh Laurie use his real voice. I was shocked!


You mean that he's British?  I heard he got a lot of money for that show.  My wife also watch Mad Men, I think mainly because she liked Jon Hamm.


Yup, his American accent was very convincing. He made like 700k an episode that's 15 + million a year.


Not bad a bad job if you can find it.  I like Michael Caine, at least he's honest that he did it for the girls.


Ha, that's funny. I suppose it is cheeper than buying a car.


It's always interesting to learn how things got their names, like the trunk of a car comes from when cars used to have wooden trucks on the back


Or that the Cadillac is named after the founder of Detroit.


I like the idea of equipping my car with a flame-thrower.  That should make the person doing 20 on a 35 mph road go quicker.


That might be legal in South Africa but I doubt it would fly in the US. Also, it would be good for melting snowy roads.


Hey, Yes I have. It is one of my favorite shows.


True. Well, it was nice chatting with you.


I have never seen it, only just heard of it.  The are so many DC and Marvel shows on now.


There are! In fact, Morena Baccarin who voices a character on the Flash has been in 3 different super hero shows and movies.


I guess the Flash has the ability to move very quickly, anything else?


The Flash can also vibrate through solid objects, heal at an accelerated rate, and throw lighting bolts generated by his speed.


Is it still on?  I'd like to see him vibrate through solids.  Not your average drama show.


Yes, it is still on. It airs Tuesday on the CW.


Who's in it? Anyone famous, Hugh Laurie, Jim Carrey or Jon Hamm?


None of those people. Jesse L Martin is probably the most known. He was on Law and Order.


How long will Trump remain president of the United States? That's the real question!


There is a better road system in Japan, even though they have a lot of trains too.


yeah japan has a lot of great things. Did you know the first king to travel the world was from Hawaii.


Hawaii is pretty small. I'd probably want to travel too.


yeah I like traveling I would like to see Mackinac island they have banned motorized vehicles for over 100 years


Probably people enjoy not having to deal with vehicles. Too much pollution noise and danger. I wonder what they do about ambulances and fire engines though.


you better hope you have a fast horse and carriage. Did you know there was still an ancient romal amphitheatre  that still gets used as a concert venue


I heard about that! It's in Croatia. I wonder if Creed ever played there. They were sued by fans for giving such a bad concert in 2002.


Back in 72 pink floyd recorded a theater in pompeii with no audience present.


Pink Floyd must have had a reason for that.


they probably wanted the recording to sound really good. I wonder what was so bad about the creed concert in croatia


I don't know. did you know the top three wealthiest presidents are jfk washington and jefferson


In contrast, Linkin Park had a tremendous debut album. In 2001, they did 324 concerts. I wonder when they slept.


they probably slept on the tour bus when they could . that is a lot of concerts in one year


plus lots of energy drinks and coffee to keep them going!


wow. possibly. The Ramones toured almost non stop for over 20 years


I expected Trump to be one of them. Did you know that the president of Indonesia has released pop albums? I can't wait for a US president to release an album.


maybe obama will come out with an album. Did you know the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana I wonder why


the United States presidents guest house is bigger than the white house. I wonder how many square feet it is


The guest house is where all the fun goes on. That's why it needs to be big. I wonder how big the VP's guest house is.


The dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph. We need something like that it would probably help with a lot of traffic in big cities


Commuter buses are good. Trains would be good too. I wonder why Iceland has no public rail. It's a socialist country. Maybe geography?


I wonder how much flights are since people use them between towns. sounds pretty cool


So someone was moonwalking for anyone (literally) moon walked?


Ha! That's a funny way to put it. I wonder what the called it back then? Maybe if he had been wearing those ballet slippers that make drawings from the movements we could come up with a better name.


I hear they go through four pairs of pointe shoes a week. Lots of wear.


Soundtracks are important in dance, as well as movies, too.


Yep. And some become bigger hits than the movies, such as the soundtrack to "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?". It went octuple platinum.


Alicia Keys wrote a song for the Men in Black soundtrack when she was only 16!


That's impressive, although I haven't heard the tune. I know that Channing Tatum got his start dancing in Step Up when he was young. Met his wife that way.


It appears to have been amicable, which is nice. They still describe each other as best friends.


Sure. I find the movement very aesthetically pleasing.


But I think the critics hated it. I think it has 19% approval at Rotten Tomatoes.


Rotten Tomatoes has some pretty high standards, though. Neither Ashton Kutcher or Jennifer Love Hewitt have been in movies with a "Fresh" rating.


They say that babies spontaneously dance to music. I suppose that shows there's something very fundamentally human in dance.


Not just human! Parrots are able to dance perfectly to music. They speculate it's tied into their ability to mimic.


Wow, I guess everything with a heartbeat probably feels some impulse to dance. More advanced forms of dance have aesthetic and symbolic value.


Did you know Emilia Clarke did the funky chicken and robot dance to audition for Game of Thrones?


LOL, no. Can't imagine how that would help her get the part? I do know that Bruce Lee once won a cha-cha competition in Hong Kong.


That's pretty funny. Apparently, Mr. Rogers learned to breakdance on an episode.


And rapper Tupac Shakur danced in the Nutcracker in high school. Sounds like he and Mr Rogers swapped paths along the way.


Haha. Like Bill Bailey, an old tap dancer and Michael Jackson! Bill Bailey was first recorded moonwalking in 1955.


So I'm betting I can guess but how do you feel about Kanye West?


Yes it does unfortunately. Did you know that YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet?


I did! But did you want to know something even more interesting? The police actually have their own channel called 'blutube', you can see all kinds of law enforcement videos there! They're some of my favorite. Have you seen anything that interesting lately?


The last thing I looked at on that was guidance because I got stuck on a video game ha ha. I like lists so I enjoy WatchMojo. Netflix is huge also and between YouTube and Netflix they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


Wow, that's amazing! I bet those You-tubers make the big bucks, but from what I've heard. Being a basketball player or coach is where the money's at, in most states they're the highest paid employees!


The most watched ones certainly do. Pro coaches make a lot of money. Speaking of basketball, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got the dunk shot banned in college for over a decade because he dominated with it.


That's not half bad! Funny thing is, the inventor of basketball was the only coach who lost in the University of Kansas's history. That's a bit embarrassing, right?


Oh wow, that is embarrassing. Were you aware that the supreme court building has it's own basketball court?


I was! It's known as the "highest court in the land", that's pretty funny. I think it'd be pretty nerve-racking to play in that court, though!


I would be so nervous. What a silly name. And it's on the top floor of the building.


Speaking of the top, did you know that Rapper big sean had a GPA of 3.7?! He turned down a full scholarship, but was later signed on by Kanye west. I guess he made a lot of money either way, right?


I don't like what he said about Tubman, it felt like he did her a great insult.


I did not. It's a good thing that it worked out for him.


Well he has quite the history of that. He thinks he knows more than he does and should not speak as much as he does. He faced some backlash because he said that slavery was a choice which is hugely offensive and obviously wrong.


Of course, he misinterpreted her words. She helped freed hundreds of slaves, and all of the ones she couldn't save she never once said their rescue had failed because they didn't want to be saved.


Yes that's true. He also believes AIDS is a man made disease.


Yes, he is quite arrogant. He made fun of himself for this, constantly interrupting people and correcting others. He stated that even before his famous "Taylor Swift" stunt.


It's very disrespectful. I've seen interviews where he was interrupted and he did not take it well. He has one of the top songs of all time with Gold Digger but that was before we all knew how he was.


That song was terrible, but it still wasn't even half as hated as Justin Bieber's "Baby" on YouTube. I don't even think I can see the likes on the dislike bar anymore.


That is a terrible song. Apparently it's the most disliked video on YouTube. I get it but it kind of surprises me because he had so many fans at that time.


Yeah, I mean it is the second largest search engine ever. Having a lot of dislikes says a lot, so does a lot of likes. Just like their most viewed video "Gangnam style" has plenty of likes.


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You ! ;)


wow... that was the last time he did that probably... I hope it was not intentional... ;)


The Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series and haven't won since


wow, this must suck for them and their managers ;) such high expectations every year probably and then bum... back to square one...


The Cubs have had pitchers with a varying number of fingers including 4,5 and 6.  Do you know any of those pitchers?


No not sure, but one team had a one-handed pitched who did an amazing job named Jim Abbott


not bad... I'm sure that one hand was insured for a lot of money ;)


The Braves hadn't been in the playoffs for a while but made it this year.


Good for them, were You cheering for them ?


Thanks! Do you follow baseball?  Did you know that managers can actually play for their team if needed so that is why they suit up?


Naah, me neither ;) I don't care much for that sport - sorry, I'm from Europe, we have different interests I guess...


Nice talking.  If you find old major league baseball cards, they could be worth millions.  A man found 3 million dollars worth in his grandpa's attic


I'll start looking right now ;) thank You for the chat


I heard something like that, but I wonder how often was that actually implemented in the game. Did You ever see something like that ?


I never saw that.  But I've played kickball.  Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


soccer-baseball ;) that's a first... is even kick ball popular in Canada ? Do You know ?


I don't know for sure.  But baseball is really popular in Japan and fans are surprised to discover its status as America's national pastime


In Japan ? Are You sure ? I didn't know Japan played baseball. Did you ?


Yes! They play well at the Little League World Series.  Did you know that Babe Ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 and lose the '26 world series with his team only down by one run


yeah, Mr. Ruth was quite a legend... have You watched games with him ? Pretty exciting thing to see...


I've seen movies.  In the 1992 World Series, the U.S. Marine corps color guard carried the canada flag into the stadium upside down


The director chose to film in California because most of the super heroes takes place on the east coast!


Hmm...why is that? lol The director was Jon Favreau, right?


Right. I read that he did that because most of the super heroes take place in the east coast.


Was that the directors choice though? Or was it one of the writers? Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum and Matt Holloway were the writing teams I believe.


I read it was Jon Favreau's choice.  this film was in development for a long time,  like 13 years or something.


Holy Cow lol that is insane! And if i remember right, it came out in 2008. I don't remember what years the other ones came out. I wonder how long those were in development?


Yeah,  I think Iron Man was this first to release of the Marvel movies,  so they released after Iron Man.  I read somewhere Tom Cruise and Nicholas Cage were also considered to be Iron Man.


Yuck lol. That move would have been horrible I think. I just cant picture that lol.


Right!  lol Wouldve been totally different.


I wouldn't have even seen it lol. That would have gone on to ruin the avengers movies lol .


They probably wouldnt have made spin offs if Iron Man tanked in the box office! haha,  been good chatting.


I agree!  I recently re watched it,  very funny too. I love the part where he is experimenting with the first suit he made and a lot goes wrong lol


LOL. Robert Downy Jr was an awesome choice to play Iron Man!


I read somewhere that Iron Man's suit is roughly about 450 pieces !  Crazy right!


That is insane. i wonder how many pieces to put on?


I have no clue!  lol Did you know JARVIS stands for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System?


i dont think i did. that makes sense though givien the technology in the movie and the exoskeleton suit


The actor who plays JARVIS,  Paul Bettany,  has never even seen Iron Man!  They paid him so much money to do it and he doesnt even care to see the movie lol


I have had a Netflix account forever. Do you use Netflix?


Yes I probably watch mostly in that time frame. Netflix and YouTube combined also account for half of peak internet traffic in North America.


That is pretty amazing.  I cant believe Blockbuster didn't take the chance to buy them


Oh I heard about that. Weren't they offered a fairly cheap price to buy them?


Like $50 million.  Nothing compared to the 2 BILLION they are worth now.


Oh wow! They really made a bad business decision.


For sure.  And to think, it all started over a $40 late fee for a VHS.


I heard that the founder started it over a late fee. Do you also enjoy Disney movies?


I do!  Frozen was the first animated disney film directed by a woman


It's sad that it took them so long to do that.


It really is, it is sad it so long to have the princess not nead a love interest too.


I love netflix.  I dont know what I would do without it!


I agree. Some changes need to be made. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good day.


Me either. Did you know that they did not start the streaming part of their service until 2007?!


I guess that makes since with the development of the internet and all.


It just seems so new to have become so dominant. They also didn't start making their own content until 2012 which surprises me because they seem to have so many original programs now.


They do!  I love some of their originals!  Orange is the new black is one of my favorites!


I do too. Stranger Things is a good one also. Did you know that they still spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth? I'm surprised they still send so many DVD's.


I am still surprised anyone has a mail subscription anymore with redbox and stuff now.


I agree. But I guess you can't get the old movies from Redbox. Did you know that from 9PM to 12AM Netflix makes up 33% of all North American bandwidth?


Id believe it, that is when I tend to watch the most.  How about you?


haha hmm well maybe so! Who knows what will happen in the future. Id like to say crazier things have happened.


are you referring to our last presidential race?


I'd say telephones are pretty crazy in how they function, I mean just imagine in the future if we could transmit atoms and molecules through a device and teleport


I agree. How interesting that an iphone has more computing power than the entire US Nuclear icbm deterrent. Cell phones really are an amazing thing.


Totally, did you know that new york's area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone


I did not know that! I love that Unicef donates a day of clean water for every minute you don't use your phone!


I think they only did that for a specific month back in 2014. Crazy that a $5 donation can provide 200 days of clean water to someone


200 days?! wow! It's hard to believe there are cables laying on the bottom of the ocean floor that carry phone and internet data.


Yeah I wonder if WW3 ever emerges that enemy countries would have deep sea divers cut those cables or somehow intercept the data


Yes her name is Dodo and she likes to run, hop, and play. You?


I like the way you think...makes you really wonder!


Back in WW2 alan turing created a device to decipher Nazi messages, and it can be argued that it helped to win the war. good speaking to ya


I have two: Gunner and Ruger! I think domesticated dogs are the best pet to have!


Google would agree with you as their code of conduct states that they are specifically a dog company


I think the US should do as Istanbul does and have a vending machine of food and water for all the strays. What an amazing idea!


Yeah I just saw a video on that. Pretty cool. I thought the dogs were being primed to bring the bottles to the machine but seems like they need humans to do it.


haha well that would be pretty amazing if they were! Out of all the animals, it's crazy to think  only dogs and elephants understand pointing!


I wonder why that is. The direct ancestor of the dog is extinct so maybe during the dinosaur days these first 'dogs' befriended cavemen who pointed at all the tigers trying to eat them


That's very interesting! I don't know how I didn't know that dogs can't see that many colors.


Yeah I wonder if dogs will one day be able to talk to each other on the telephone and have their sounds be converted into electronic signals


Interesting that the 70's show was remade verbatim in the UK.


Crazy that blockbuster declined to buy Netflix too.


Yeah! It was a steal at $50 million back then, and now it's worth over 2 billion!


It looks they made the mistake, I think blockbuster is completely out of business now.


Good. I was worried about late fees on a VHS I still have. LOL


Hilarious, it sounds like a similar thing happened to Reed Hastings.


Now Netflix and YouTube together account for half of peak internet traffic in North America. I wonder if the rest is Amazon Prime video??


I bet it probably is, Google would likely know from their search business.


Google is probably suspicious of Netflix, since Netflix spends 20-times more on postage than on bandwidth. Google is jealous!


I'm sure google is a bit jealous, but they do have youtube!


Nice. Answer me this: if a single Google search requires more computing power than it took to send 12 astronauts to the moon, why does all the Youtube footage of the moon landing look fake?  The footage on NEtflix looks real!


Yeah,  but I didnt know England even had the 1970s... I guess that is why it was canceled after only 10 episodes.


Yeah, that's pretty crazy. When google went down for 5 minutes, it took 40% of the web traffic with it.


Ah, she's a jealous thing she is. She once chose to forego use of human lawnmowers and chose to use goats instead to mow the headquarters property. Google is a vindictive woman.


Interesting concept. It was made by 2 Phd students.


I was unaware that it was on over there as well. It was sort of better for the U.S.


I don't recall ever seeing the Queen wearing bell bottoms... My hat's off to them for trying! Like the nod given by the crew of the Simpsons to the South Park crew for airing a Family Guy finale episode! Gotta respect that!


I was unaware that there was only one episode of the Simpsons where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned.


Yeah I was like, all "where is Bart? Was he erased or replaced on the program?" Media is fickle that way. Like for "Thomas the Tank Engine", it was narrated by Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and Alec Baldwin, each with at least 52 turns.


I'm not sure if you can view the Simpsons on netflix nowadays.


Yeah, but there are over 750 episodes of "Pokemon" to keep us busy!


I'm not sure if Pokemon is on Netflix. Crazy how Reed Hastings decided to start the company.


He is quite the character. He has built it to the point where 33% of all bandwidth in NOrth America is dedicated to Netflix between the hours of 9pm to midnight!  That's crazy!


Ever been to Washington, DC? With kids? Or would you like to go sightseeing in our nation's capitol someday?


He'd definitely be wealthier! A lot of people seem to want to see comedies and family films today, it seems. What do you think?


I love a good comedy myself, but me and my two yearl old watch superhero movies all the time. He loves them.


He'll probably like Incredibles II. I hope little kids still like stories, books, dancing, beating a makeshift drum (bottom of a pan, even) and dancing to lively music. Do they?


My kids love anything that makes noise. Lol


Gotcha. My favorite movie comedy is Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. Ever see that one? (t re-plays every year on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2nd)...


Yeah I have seen it a bunch of times. Its an alright movie. Did you know Bill murray thinks kunfu hustle is the supreme achievement in modern day comedy. I dont think I would go that far.


Agreed. To each his own, I guess. Used to like Comedy Central, but they've cancelled over shows now. Not sure why? Netflix? Amazon Prime? Reality TV?


Probably just because those shows they canceled werent very good. I have seen some pretty bad ones on comedy central.


Yes, some shows were cheesy. Liked  Saturday Night Live (SNL) years ago; they did some hilarious political satires and send-ups of presidents. Ever see a memorable show?


I remember a lot of Saturday night live from when I was a kid. When Farley and sandler and all those guys were on the show. I havent watched it in years though.


Not really. I could have gone in 8th grade but I got sick and was in the hospital. How bout you.


These days, you can see actor Alec Baldwin (3rd Rock from the Sun) do a hilarious version of Trump, complete with breathy voice and childish pout.


Lol. I might have to check it out sometime. Have a good one.


Sorry about that. Went on class trip, too. Then brought family back. We loved the National Museum of Natural History. First, it was free. And it's not every day you can stand close to a real, live (stuffed) wolf, coyote, bison or moose. Kids loved that.


Kids would love that kind of stuff. I think I would enjoy it as well.


You know, I admit I loved the museum, too. Some places surprise you, make you feel like a kid again. Movies can do that, too. Have you seen the new Pixar animated film Incredibles II?


Heard it is. Two actors I know who voiced characters in the 2004 Incredibles movie are in the new film too: Samuel L. Jackson & Holly Hunter. Sound familiar?


I know who Samuel l jackson is. Not sure about the other one.


Jackson has done lots of movies & TV. Did you know that Disney now owns the Pixar studio?


I wasnt aware of that actually. Disney sure does own a lot of stuff now. I think old Walt would be proud.


AI is making some pretty impressive advances. I think beating a go champion is a major milestone in AI.


I think a Google and Amazon partnership is more realistic than Google and Apple.


I would agree with you there considering Amazon is the 3rd most valuable company in the U.S.


They have certainly been trying their hardest to increase their market share. Their footprint in Seattle is huge.


I used to live close to Amazon HQ. The building is so big that most employees walk about 7 miles a day while working


That is an impressive number. I guess it means employees get good exercise.


Have you ever gotten a Sunday delivery from Amazon through the USPS?


Never. I assumed that USPS never delivers on Sundays.


I thought so too but I guess Amazon has a contract for Sunday delivery


That shows how much influence it has as the largest internet retailer in the world.


I spent a lot more than the first customer did back in the late 90s on holiday gifts this year. I wonder if I will get a building named after me by Bezos...lol


Its amazing to see how far AI has come so fast too


It's too bad the text does not say who this first customer was. I am curious to know.


I think that the pace of improvement will stall because computers can no longer keep up with Moore's Law.


I think AI is good to improve society and make things more comfortable but I think we have gone too far by thinking it will somehow take over entirely


I think it's also a problem that they are black boxes. They can't explain why they think things like humans can.


Google and Amazon are currently the foremost experts in developing AI right now and understand the limitations and impact AI has


They probably have the largest data sets to work with given their corporate footprints.


I am surprised Google hasn't paried with Apple to really take AI to the next level


They probably compete on too many different levels, like iOS and Android to want to collaborate.


Facebook has partnered with Netflix and Spotify; so to should Google or Amazon


Do you like basketball? I really could not care less for it, would much rather play or watch football.


I think that would be kind of cool to see in any sport really. I could imagine the chaos of 33 players on the field at a time in soccer and football, it would be like a sport battle royal haha.


Hahaaaa... yeah... that would be amazing!  Imagine the injuries :)  I wonder if it's actually 11 players on the field from each team?


Oh man for 3 teams at a time I would have to imagine they drastically lower the number players for each team, 33 players at a time would just be impossible to follow , there would be so much rule breaking and no real way to enforce it unless they also have extra refs.


yeah... Imagine howmany refs that would take to manage the game!  LOL  Soccer has enough money though for that!


Yeah soccer makes tons of money, which is surprising seeing how much hype and money comes from football and the Superbowl.


Yeah that's true... but think of howmany countries soccer is played in though!


That's true, football is very much an american sport, and soccer is player almost everywhere.


Yup!  250 million players in 200 countries :)


Yeah it's no wonder they can afford to pay their players so much. The average salary for soccer players is upwards of 6 million a year.


Holy cow... that's a lot of money!  I am sure they don't have to do this right here for extra cash!  LOL


I so agree!  Don't ever watch it, unless someone else does!  I'd rather watch football, baseball or hockey!


Oh yeah that's for sure. It is cool that Mesut Ozil donated his world cup bonus to pay for surgery for children to.


Yeah I have always found basketball to bit of bore, even though the Superbowl was really sub par this year.


Oh god... that this was aweful and painful!  And i think unless you are a patriots fan you are getting bored of seeing them in it!


Yep one of the most boring Superbowl i can remember watching, and Tom Brady really should retire at this point.


If he retires... that's gonna be interesting to see how that team does for sure!  Do you like soccer?


I don't watch a lot of soccer but i will catch a game here and there.


Never knew that Jon Stewart was on the US national team?


I used to watch him show quite a bit so I actually did know that already but yeah its pretty cool.


That's cool! I would love to see the variation of the game where three teams play each other!


Okay. Can you give examples of presidents who faked being presidential?


I think JFK was one of them, he was a playboy, throw into being president because his brother died. George Bush also did not have a presidential attitude and he faked it with more or less success.


I believe that saying John F Kennedy was a playboy and thrown into presidency when his brother died is discounting his accomplishments. Kennedy always had a professional front and was presidential by navigating the US through one of the worst crisis in Us History. He shows that acting presidential at some times  can pay off because he was a very well liked president.


I don't want to diminish is accomplishments, but I was saying that his "presidentially" was an act, a really good act. And he was really good at hiding his non-presidential attitude, a quality that Trump does not have. I am pretty sure there were others presidents that were racist, but only Trump who is openly racist.


Oh Okay I understand. Since we have been on this for a while, I was wondering what do you think about the status of the United States Senate today?


I am not well versed in US senate politics, I was surprised that women were not allowed to wear pants until 93. Maybe it should be a more dynamic institution...


I am sort of well versed but about the women wearing pants I think I heard about that recently. It makes sense though because they probably wanted women to wear skirts and dresses.


In know traditions can be important, like using the same gavel for 165 years, it is a symbol of stability, which is important for a country. But I thinks some traditions should change, in this case they have, but it was a little late.


Yes, I think that is why they didn't want women to wear pants for a while because it was a tradition. But like the gavel, I agree with you that some traditions should change.


Some traditions are anchored in sexism or racism, those should change as soon as society changes. But some are just for fun, like the bowl of candy in the senate. I think that is a good tradition.


hi, what is you opinion about Trump's State of the Union ?


Anyways, that was a good conversation. bye.


I believe that Trump needs to have it scripted by advisers and some of the people in the cabinet because he tends to very off topic and can get very overly opinionated like in his twitter rants.  My point is backed up by article section one " If Trump were not Trump and spoke other's others that he likely doesn't entirely grasp, we'd all be better off. "


I think, like commentators, that a president should sound noble, so in my opinion, Trump does not have a presidential attitude.


I agree. So do you think that since he is not noble that he should script the State of the Union Speech, or not?


The State of the Union Address is always scripted, whoever is the president. Do you mean Trump's speech should not sound like Trump ? In that case, I think yes, but I think that Trump cannot act presidential even with a speech.


Interesting. I do believe that Trump tends to not act presidential most of the time. However, perhaps we should have more faith because when he had to discuss nuclear weapons with Kim Jong Ung he did an okay job. So, if the speech is scripted I believe things will go as planned for the most part.


I don't think Trumps should be "fired" for incompetence, that is why there is elections. At the same time, I don't think it is worth it for him to act "presidential" since he is clearly not and his base voted for him for not acting presidential.


Okay. I guess we can agree to disagree because even though I think that he is incompetent, I believe that by showing that he can at least fake it and be presidential for the sake of sounding noble and representing the country. Like in Article section 4 they mentioned "All he can do is fake it at this point.."


I think a lot of presidents fake being presidential (some were poor some were rich), but in the case of Trump the difference between the 2 is too great and acting presidential doesn't have any effect.


She did? woah, maybe she was hired to play in the league lol , Ruth and Gehrig must had felt terrible specially because of all the sexism of the time


For sure!!  I never knew a team receives 3 bases if an opposing team player catches a ball in their hat!!


I didnt know about that rule, maybe it happens often, do you know the team Chicago Cubs?


Yes.  They're the team that only won the series twice and those wins were back to back.


Yeah they havent won the series since then, I guess the team is cursed.


Cursed for being greedy  lol!!  Your Yankees have the second highest attendance record!


I guess that was the price they had to pay and really? the second one? I thought they were first


I might have misread that.  2011 they were second highest.  Anyway  it was nice chatting with you!!


Oh so that was back in 2011 that makes more sense, and it was great chatting I agree have a nice day bye


Yes.  Just haven't followed it in the past few years.


Me neither I just like to watch the World Series from time to time, its a sport with a lot of history.


Find it funny that the isotopes, a minor league, was named after a team on the simpsons


That is funny, I used to love them in The Simpsons do you like the Yankees? that is one of the most popular teams.


I'm a Phillies person.  I like that the Yankees uniforms doesn't have the players names on their back.  Interesting concept.


It is an interesting concept, did you hear about the pitchers that swapped families permanently ?


How can you swap families?  Didn't hear that.


Yeah that happened back in 1973, and I dont know how that can work seems like both families are nuts


LOL  Must be!  How about that 17 year old female striking out babe ruth and lou gehrig.  Wonder what ever happened to her?


Me either. What about shoes, any interest?


I love my shoes! I like nike mostly, how about you


I'm more of an adidas fan, but I have some Nikes.


Did you ever have the stephon marbury shoes back in the day?


Nice, I love air jordans. The marbury shoes were sold at Steve and Berrys for like 15 dollars each. They both don't exist anymore


Wow, that is pretty cheap, is that on an inflation adjusted basis?


I am sure they are more costly now on ebay since they are so rare. Marbury promoted them when he was a star NBA player and never took a dime to endorse them, pretty cool


Yeah interesting. Well, I didn't know that Apple had a clothing line in 1986, did you?


I did not know that, that would be some cool clothing to wear, I think I may go check it on ebay. It was so nice chatting with you!


I love fish, looking at them and eating them also


Yeah, pretty funny right? Well, nice chatting!


Did you know a seahorse is the only fish to have a neck?


that is so interesting, I wonder why they declared that a fish if it is the only one with a neck


Eels are scary, I always remember the little mermaid when I think of eels, lol. What do you think about them?


Not much. Did you know there is a jellyfish that is immortal?


I would not want to cross paths with that. I think there has to be something that could kill it.


I'm not sure, I don't think that can be real, can it?


I don't think so, maybe I will look it up lol. One thing I wouldnt cross either is the black swallower fish, have you heard of that one?


Have you seen the viral photo of a six year old who was comforting his dying sister?


I think it's beautiful that at her funeral they did not want people to wear black. Instead they wanted friends to wear bright colors or Addy's favorite colors.


That is a good way to say goodbye, it must have been frustrating to her parents knowing that the tumor had no cure and even more that the disease is uncommon


Yeah, they did try. She went through a bunch of radiation treatments and even experimental treatments in Mexico.


So sad, but anyways lets change the topic, its really getting to me, do you have a Facebook account?


Yes I do though I try not to waste too much time on it. How about you?


I have an account, allows me to keep up with news from family and friends far away, crazy how MySpace turned down the offer to buy the company for $75 million


Interesting! I find I spend too much time on FB. Too bad Burger King doesn't seem to have the promo where if you unfriend ten people on FB you get a free whopper.


That sounds like a great promo, I need to clean my facebook friends list and if I can get a free whooper in the process then thats great


Haha, I know right. Maybe if we used FB like Iceland does, to do useful things like rewrite the constitution, I would be more of a FB fan.


I think its a great initiative, ask people for their opinions, their though, we do live in a society so everyone should have a say


I did, that was a really sad picture, poor kid,


Yeah, but I wonder why FB's like button is illegal in one German state!


Yeah his sister had DIPG which is super rare. I'm not sure I'd even heard of it.


Diffuse Intrinsic Pontic Glioma, that sounds like a rare disease, at least  he got to say goodbye, so sad and unfair


Yeah, it shouldn't have to be like that for kids but unfortunately the world can be cruel sometime. The brother didn't leave his sister's side while she was dying.


I bet he loved her with all his heart, I have a sister and cant imagine my life without her, he had no sleep and stayed by his sister side, his parents myst be heart broken as well


They said that she passed faster than they thought she would but at least she did not have to suffer for too long.


Yeah, the last phrase he said to his sister was I love you, breaks my heart, she was his partner in crime, his play mate and best friend


So sad. The symptoms to the illness were strange, they noticed she was swinging her leg instead of picking it up and planting it on the ground but it was not really too apparent that something was wrong till she got worse.


Jackson didn't want to leave her side and his parents said they just could make him, she died with her family by her side, with a lot of love surrounding her


The word rap means "to lightly strike" and is used to describe quick speech. That makes sense because rapping sounds like the rapper is lightly striking rythmically along with the music.


Who can strike the fastest? Noclue, that's who. 14.1 syllables per second.


That is fast! Anthoney "DJ Hollywood" Holloway was credited with creating rap music.


My first memory of rap was Rapper's Delight. The genre has spread to include deaf rappers, like signmark.


Do you want to know something else that is really fast? Anne Jones has the world record for speed reading at 4,700 words per minute!


I don't know if I could move my eyes that fast! I wonder how fast she can read aloud


Probably not that fast! I don't think people can talk that fast.  Although rappers seem to talk really fast sometimes.


I've heard that silent reading appeared relatively recently. Most people needed to sound out the words. I wonder how much practice rappers need to speak that fast.


I don't know. I do know that in teh 1960s rap was a term used as part of African American culture meaning "to converse".


It really is an African American art. Just like jazz, originating in black communities in the US.


I don't know his music, but he does love language and reading. That's the start to any good rappin' career.


His sixth grade teacher, Renee Rosenblum-Lowden, said that he was a quiet kid who read far beyond his reading level. She said he stood out in her class as an avid reader.


He scored at the 12th grade level on the test! I'm impressed. He probably spent a lot of time reading on his own. Reminds me of the movie Finding Forrester.


I never saw that movie. It is interesting that Shawn became a rapper with his love for reading.


People tend to focus on the fact that he lost his father and that he was a drug dealer. Jay-Z had potential that a teacher saw in him.


Jay-Z gave his teacher a lot of credit for his career success. She said she feels great that she had a part in his love for words.


I like that she joked about his being a Yankees fan. That rivalry is a pretty big thing in NY. I didn't know that he had his own color of blue.


I didn't know that either. I was thinking about rapping, and something most people don't realize is how poetic rap is. It uses rhyme and rhythmic speech, and tone of delivery is very important for it to sound good.


Rap has deep roots in Africa. I'm not surprised. People around the world love speech and poetry. Rap puts it to a beat. It's not really my thing, but I understand why it appeals to people.


I love pink floyd. I am only 40 so they were before my time. I really like the Wall and Division bell.


Roger Waters is still touring now. What else do you like to do for entertainment?


I have 2 kids and a bunch of jobs so I do not have much free time. I try to work out in the morning so does that count? You?


I recently busted out my old NES (nintendo entertainment system). It's still fun to play but the thing only displays 54 colors!


I know! There is a clasic NES system that has like 10 games on it. One is the old classic Contra. Played it last week and it was terrible looking.


I got it way back in the 80s or 90s but after pulling it out again and looking up information I was surprised to learn it was only discontinued in Japan in 2003.


That seems too recent. I feel like it ended in 1994. When did all the other systems come out, like Xbox?


Xbox would be the late 90s I believe. Entertainment sure has come a long way. In Britain people used to breed chickens not for food but for entertainment.


Did Britain create cock-fighting? Why were chickens entertaining?


That's a good question. I don't really know just something I read about when Caesar visited Britain he discovered this. Way back in 50bc.


Hi, I am fine. What is your favorite album? Mine is Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park, its also the best selling album of the 21st century.


Wow. I really like live music so I like Dave Matthews and TIm Reynolds live stuff.  What type of music are you into?


dmb is okay. I'm glad they still release their albums on vinyl. LP's sound so much better then CDs and so so much better then Mp3's which is what most people listen to these days.


I really want to get into vinyl but havent done it yet. Seems too expensive for my wants. I just subscribe to Spotify...


I have some old 78's from the 40s but no way to play them. Today's record players only play 33 and 45rpm.


I had no idea. What genre do you listen to most?


mostly rock, but other stuff too. Albums today are so different, in part because they don't make money. NWA straight outta compton went platinum without a tour, or even radio airplay. nowadays few albums will sell 1 million copies period.


That surprises me that album went platinum. Do you listen to Pink Floyd?


Yes. Dark Side of the moon is one of my all time favorites, and it's still selling well today.


Yes, you have to give them your first born and part of your soul. Something like that. I figure the ToS must be about personal data at this point.


Eh, Never having kids, and I have already promised my soul to a few different people, so they get nothing... lol


Those ToS writers should have thought ahead! LOL. I'm more worried about the time I spend on the Internet. Constant novelty from clicking links on the internet can cause real addiction measurable in the brain


It is true.  I wonder if that makes online gambling more addictive?


Oh, I BET it does. LOL. Gambling and Internet are very similar. I wonder how people can break the addiction.


I know I cant break my internet addiction.  As someone how has been on opioid  pain meds, it was easier to get off of those than get rid of sugar in my diet and cut down on internet time.


Yes, sugar is also bad. It's easy to get and the high is subtle. Maybe you could go to the top of Everest to deal with the sugar addiction.


Yup, but there is internet there, so Id only be half way there. But hey, I can facebook my achievement from there.  Lol


Yes, selfies in the clouds. Don't understand the need for a signal there. Probably a satellite link or something.


Likely so, or something to help climbers with navigation.


I do, I use it all the time.  Did you hear how they mow their lawns.


That's true. Could be for legitimate purposes. Anyway, great chat!


I suppose they do it like everyone else: they use their goats. Don't you?


If the goats get stock options, then you can sign me up! I'll eat grass!


Same here.  Although google describes themselves as a dog company.


I would agree with them on that score. Dogs are good to have in an office. Good for morale. Keep people happy.


They do, I wonder if those happy people are the 7% that reads the full TOS.


I am surprised that it's even 7%. Ithought maybe 1% if that. Do you read them? I don't.


I dont, I think I did one time, a long time ago when they were a lot shorter, and never again.  Who knows what I have actually agreed to.


A fan of baseball? If you're Japanese there's a good chance you're a huge fan.


Costs at least $50K to make and they weigh 1100 pounds! Are females allowed to play in the MLB?


I don't think there's any prohibition. I do know that the managers technically can play for the team. That's why they wear uniforms.


Have the managers ever had to actually 'step up to the plate' before? There was a female pitcher who was banned from MLB after she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig


Probably in the early days I would imagine. That's funny about that pitcher. I can't imagine Babe Ruth was too happy about that.


But I wonder if they "let her" as bad as it sounds because she was a female and also seventeen years old, much like letting children get a taste of winning. Wouldn't you?


No idea. Could be. I hear there's some money in baseball cards though. SOme guy found 3 million dollars worth of cards in his grandfather's attic. Lucky!