Maybe you can find the one episode of The Simpsons where Bart neither appears or is mentioned.


i saw that, what did you think about him doing that?


It seems like people find a reason to condemn anything he does.  If he didn't, he would have been called heartless.


I agree, I think that even though she committed a crime, she was way too harshly punished


He is also accused of rolling back Obama's criminal justice changes.  But Obama's were all done under executive order, not through Congress.


yea I just think Trump shouldnt be taking so much from law enforcement and throwing it onto illegal immigration. I agree the federal prison system is flawed, but illegal immigration isnt the #1 threat our country is facing


Trump wants changes to be through legislation, which is how it should be.  His critics seem to believe the ends justify the means.


I do agree with that, they should use the proper channels to get thigns passed. Did you know that Trump isnt even one of the 3 richest presidents in history?


That's surprising.  JFK is one of the top three, although I don't recall anyone criticizing him for his wealth, which also got from his daddy.


Hey! Eli Manning just had a birthday earlier this month. He turned 38 and my guess is, has more cash than everyone I know will ever see. (!)


lol lol lol How much do pro bowlers make today? If they made more in the 60's than pro football players surely it's more than I'm making now.  I'm more into being lazy and I need/want a new job. Maybe I can take up bowling...


Have you ever seen King Pin with Woody Harrelson. Everytime I see bowling on TV, I think to myself "I'm in awe to be around so many great athletes..." and giggle...


Gosh yes - I forgot all about that flick. Should rewatch that.


Maybe you could be a movie critic as your new gig! Just watch netflix all day!


I'm not flamboyant enough to be a movie critic but bowling and drinking beer is something I would certainly give an honest effort haha.


That's the spirit! I wouldn't be sober enough to practice or compete. Drinking beer at the bowling alley is almost pavlovian...


If Uncle Buck could do it, so could you and I! One rule: No toothpicks allowed haha


HA! It's like playing darts... you just have a beer while doing it...


Did you see the youtube vid where the guy who built the exploding glitter bomb package had also built a dartboard that moves for a bullseye every time? I would need one of those to be successful in darts. Otherwise everyone nearby would need a helmet and pads lol


HA! I did see the exploding glitter bomb. If he sold it on amazon, he could make a killing. People, like me, are so vindictive!


I know! And he was not even the best manning!


I am as well. I use the heck out of Amazon Prime Now and Instacart. I can't even tell you the last time I was even in an actual grocery store or mall... And would be as mad as a baptized cat if someone swiped my stuff off my porch.


I know. I am glad I live in the woods with security cameras! Nice chatting with you!


LOL! I don't really know too much about football and what I do know is a direct result of my husband and sons being die hard Steelers fans. Aside from food, I have no dog in the fight haha. I do know Iowa's visitors locker room is all pink, and I also know The Oregon Duck's have an amazing stadium.


You're like my wife but she hates the food I cook because it is usually fatty and not good for you…


I self-identify as a fat woman when in reality I'm 100 lbs soaking wet - - - Chili, beer, wings, nachos, and some spinach dip are what I'm doing this Sunday for the Super Bowl. Definitely not healthy but, tastey so I'm down for that!


Damn! That sounds great! Im going to make sume jubalaya. I may add some wings now. Although it is supposed to be -40 this week so I may not be able to grill...


That's tragic. I wonder if Eli Manning's name is spelled Elisha rather than Elijah or if that is a typo. For a man who has a genuis level IQ I'd suspect he'd be po'ed at his parents for such an unusual spelling of that name


When you have 2 super bowl rings and your dad has none, you can be a little mean to him...


I suppose so. "We're winners, and we can do what we want." Wait. That was NASCAR and Talladega Nights, not NFL. I find it hysterical someone was quoted as saying, "Competitors last in this league" speaking of The NFL. I thought NFL stood for "Not For Long." ?


Maybe he can paint his room pink like the University of Iowa painted their visitor's locker room.


Do you think sexual misconduct allegations fall along partisan lines?


Fox definitely is a biased news channel, maybe it has to do with the fact that it was created by a Republican media strategist and Nixon. I always have to change it in the apartment gym because that's the only channel people watch here.


true. Nixon was a different kind of conservative though, he actually had a lot of programs that helped peoples welfare. It's so twisted. it's for old people who dont have a progressive way to think the average age of their viewers is nearly 70 years old.


That's the best way of describing that news channel! I've never heard of the gaming site IGN, but apparently it also owns Fox, I wonder if the games are conservative as well. Do you know?


that is interesting. I didnt realize they owned it. I think they cover all games though. fox confuses me because it's a subsidiary of the fox entertainment group and not all of their stuff is so biased and right winged


Yeah, perhaps it has something to do with leadership. I've learned that great leadership goes a long way but when you have a president focused on proving his wealth, then his agenda gets distorted somehow. The top three wealthiest presidents in American history are actually JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. I wonder if that's adjusted for inflation too?


thats a good point. do you have a favorite president? mine is Lincoln and FDR. FDR was the last person to speak a foreign language fluently in the presidency.


I liked Obama but because I really find his ability to capture the audience through his speeches is great and worth paying attention to. I also like him because Michelle was also a great role model to the public as well. Which foreign language did FDR speak fluently?


Oh wow, I guess as some would like to call "The Romance Language". Fashionistas can tell whether or not you got your clothes tailored by looking at the collar gaps on your clothes, I don't think any of my clothes are tailored.


I am learning to sew to tailor and make my own clothes. i think it is interesting how clothing is different through cultures. the greeks made clothes out of asbestos!


I think it is an issue for everyone to be concerned with. I think it's too pervasive in society and was actually just harassed in the last conversation I had.


Oh wow, I've attempted to hem my own jeans once and that was a disaster. How are you learning to sew and tailor? From asbestos? I hope they know there's a health risk to that! Would people buy asbestos clothing?


i dont think people will buy them now that they know about it. I am really just teaching myself...i watch a lot of youtube videos and trial by error.


Wow, that's talented! I wish you good luck in those endeavors.


It was harassed? How come, I wonder what other people's opinions about it are. Do you mind sharing?


The dude was just making inappropriate comments about women in the NFL.


No matter what people believe about the issues surrounding Kavanagh and Dr. Ford, it is very wrong to treat a woman and call them offensive names like that.


Thank you. It is crazy how much it is entangled in society Harvey Weinstein has had so many allegations


It is sad and very alarming to see people mock tense situations like sexual harassment, I believe the president does that to a certain extent as well.


no doubts about it. I can't believe he's even nominating kavanaugh to the court.


Yeah, the president is supposed to be a leader but his actions haven't warranted any great leadership skills in my opinion. This is the case where I hope the runner up in a presidential election automatically became vice president like back in the 1800s, I wonder how that would've worked out since the runner up is someone from the opposing parties. Maybe there'd be some sort of checks and balances in place.


yeah and i think the way the news is so left or right winged is messed up too. Fox is too conservative and they dont report facts, in my opinion.


Hi, how are you doing? Do you use Facebook?


I guess there must have been an issue. Some social problem or addiction. FB can create problems for people.


It really can.  Unless you own it, that is. It's valued at $104 billion.  I imagine Mark Zuckerberg has no problems at all.


He seems to stay busy. Probably FB could acquire a bunch of companies.  He could help Iceland rewrite their constitution.


I like how other companies use facebook.  Take burger king for example. They used it for publicity by having people unfriend people to get a free whopper.


I wonder what BK hoped to achieve by that. It seems odd to promote unfriending for food.


I think they know so many people are on facebook and who knows, maybe facebook made a profit along  with them.


It's hard to say. I guess BK and FB could work together. I would probably friend people just to unfriend them.


Yeah, I've seen some people with thousands of friends, most of which are complete strangers to them so those could be unfriended.  Facebook makes money from advertisements so the more BK advertised their promotion the more facebook made.


And I guess it got people to try BK. Maybe new customers? Young people with 1000s of "friends?"


Exactly.  What do you think about it being all in blue, the facebook screen I mean?


Hi, I do use facebook. It's crazy to me that it's been around since 2004. It seems like much longer for some reason.


I understand that a colorblind person would do that, but how does it appear to average users? Maybe they would prefer a different color scheme. Well, anyway, nice chat!


I would like the option to customize my colors.


I guess at the start they worked hard to get people at just a few colleges.


I heard about that.  I never realized that colleges had social sites between each other.


The internet predated FB by decades, but the connections were basically text. Not cool enough for regular people. Can you believe Myspace?


Didn't myspace turn down a chance to buy facebook some years back?


I guess they thought they were better than FB, or that they could beat them at that game.


You're probably right.  Have you heard about the like button being illegal in part of germany?


I wonder if they would accept a HATE button.


It is odd to ban a like button.  I could see banning the love button if you just had to ban one but the like button?


Hi there!  do you like to watch television?


I've seen so many Simpsons episodes I can't recall them all.  lol


Then maybe they should send flowers to you in honor of  your patronage!


Nice!  lol  I find it amusing that Ronald Reagan was once turned down for a role because he didn't fit the role of a president.


Entertainment is in the eye of the beholder. When Caesar visited Britain around 50BC, he noted that the Brits considered breeding chickens to be their entertainment.


They must have been pretty bored back then.  I used to play the original nintedo that displayed 54 colors for my entertainment.


Nice. Too bad the system was discontinued in 2003.


I think that's when they switched over to the Game Cube.  Did you watch Bill Nye the science guy?


No. He is a poor substitute for Steve Martin.


lol  I didn't think he looks like him either even though he won the lookalike contest to get discovered.


Not my kind of entertainment. I prefer cruising in my Cadillac, a brand named after the dude who founded detroit.


Yes I do. I have spent countless hours watching Pokemon.


Nice.  Do you think you've watched all 750 episodes?


Twice. That amounts to about two weeks of my life every year for 16 years. No wonder I am odd. It could be worse. I could have spent the time watching That 70s Show...


lol  I liked that show. I saw they redid it for the UK and called it Days like these but it flopped.


10 episodes was all the Brits could take of it. They have more common sense than we have...


Nice.  Since you watched Pokemon, did you also watch Thomas the Tank?


Oh, yes!  My favorite narrator was George Carlin.


Didyou see him on the Simpsons? I think it was the episode right after the one where Bart was not present or even referred to on the show. Only one of those...


Yeah, and I respect that as I have people in my family too that have fallen but it is what it is. do you have a favorite news channel?


Cool. When I do watch cable news, it's Fox News. I just haven't had time lately. I started tuning out of Fox News a bit when they started to sue the Simpson's cartoon. What news do you like to watch?


I do not really like politics much so I kind of stick to netflix and watch shows only. have you heard of IGN?


No, I haven't heard of IGN. What are they? I just heard something really surprising, did you know the NFL has a rocket scientist as a coach?


Oh cool who is that? And women can play if they qualify actually


Matt Patricia is the guy's name, he was a aeronautical engineer before he started coaching. Really? Women can play? That's wild!! I haven't heard of any women playing, have you?


No I do not think any have tried to get drafted but if they want they can.


They sure have come a long way in the NFL since the first playoff in 1932 in Chicago Stadium. I just can't see a woman out there playing, to be honest.


yeah well, you never know. do you know about that rule for the new orleans cheerleaders?


No, I don't know much about cheerleaders, what rule is that? Do they have tracking chips now like all the players and footballs on the field?


Yes, I use Facebook. Every day but with caution. lol


They are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the players. go figure. nice chatting with you


Nice. did you know Myspace had the chance to buy it and didn't?


No, I didn't know Myspace had that opportunity. I bet they wish they had. I was surprised to learn a third of divorces in 2011 had the word Facebook in their filing, though. Did you know that?


Wow, what? It is literally everywhere. Do you know why it is blue?


I'm not sure why it's blue, do you know the reason? Maybe something to do with Mark Zuckerberg starting it at Harvard originally?


It is actually because he is red-green colorblind


Wow! Didn't know that. What do you think about Nike's choosing Colin Kaepernick in their latest ad campaign? Do you think they've sold more shoes because of it?


I do not know about that but I support their decision actually. did you hear about burger king's promotion?


Well, I sincerely respect your opinion on Nike, I have to confess I threw out my Nikes to honor the deaths of my four relatives killed in war.


Have you seen Deadpool 2? I saw the first one but had too many distractions going on to enjoy it. I liked what I saw because it was sort of funny.


No, I'm not sure, do you know? I know it's by 20th Century Fox but that's it. Did you know Ryan Reynold also is the voice of the mystery villain in Deadpool? That's funny!


Who was the mystery villain, I can't remember them from that movie? I think it was something Miller as the director


I think it's the guy who gave Deadpool his mutant powers and he's trying to find him at one point. It's kind of complicated...that's why I
am disappointed I didn't get to watch it with interruptions. lol


that makes sense lol. I will have to rewatch it and listen closely lol. Do you read any other comic books?


No, the most reading I do lately is for work or kids books. It's been awhile since I've gone to a bookstore like Barnes and Noble to get some reading material for myself. What about you?


Me too, I have a bunch of comic books, mostly marvel. I heard marvel created a generic comic book with purposes only to trademark super-hero and super-villain


i guess that's a good idea if it worked out! I learned in school that people questioned morality of reading novels. I wonder what those same people would say about the comic books of today?


That is a good point. I really got into the movie starship troopers when it came out and the book was even better!


I remember that..I think I even saw it in theater. I guess those people panicking about novels in the 18th century would feel pretty silly in today's world!


ha for sure, books have changed a lot since then! It is making me want to read my book. it was so good chatting with you!


I loved Deadpool 2, Lady luck was my favorite in it, and of course the Juggernaut!


I think I'll make it a goal to do more reading! ttyl!


I'd really like to read the Deadpool Comic books. I haven't done any good reading in awhile. Have you?


that would be fun, I have read other superhero ones but never his, they would be so interesting. I love reading though


I think the Black Panther is a good comic book. Did you know that in the original Deadpool comics that he's described as Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar Pei? This was before the movie!


no way, his name was actually in the comic book? Do you think that is why he was hired?


That would be really cool if he read it himself and found out that way!  Brianna Hildebrand is in Deadpool 2. She's a good actress.


Who does she play in that movie? Deadpool is the highest grossing r rated film of all time that isn't directed by james cameron or george lucas, I wonder how close deadpool 2came


She's that teenager who's got short hair and I think she had a yellow suit. She was also in the Exorcist. I wonder if they'll be making a Deadpool 3? I hope so.


lol I never knew her name, I liked her. I hope they are making it, I would watch that for sure! Do you know who the director was?


Are you a big horror fan? It's starting to make a comeback.


I can't imagine.. They call the last episode tragically dumb!


That makes me not want to watch it at all, since I don't like horror in the first place.


How funny is this... Stephen King said the scariest movie he ever saw was Bambi!!


I watched Bambi when I was a child and I remember it being pretty scary! Apparently you can burn calories when watching scary movies though.


Maybe that will be my workout regimen for 2019!


Funny! I guess we just can't eat too much buttery popcorn while watching.


That's the best part. Heck imagine how mad BlockBuster is for not buying Netflix.


Right. I remember going to Blockbuster, and then getting DVDs from netflix in the mail. How things have changed!


It sure will. In the nighttime, Netflix accounts for 33% of bandwidth in North America. That is insane!


I really am not. I don't like things jumping out at me. How about you?


Reed Hastings had the right idea by creating Netflix.


Me neither but Netflix has a show The Haunting of Hill House that is suppose to be decent.


I do like a good series. Maybe I will have to binge watch it.


It's based off a 1959 gothic horror novel by Shirley Jackson.


Maybe extremely an extremely scary version of This Is Us. HAHA... Its ten episodes.


And it seems the main character becomes somewhat of a ghost whisperer. Interesting.


I guess he buys a mansion and plans on flipping it.. Then things start to go down hill from there... Pun intended.


Haha. Apparently the ending isn't that great though.


Yes he is the guy who became a professional driver by beating people to gran turismo


Yes he beat a staggering 90 000 people though


Yeah. In South africa you can put flame throwers n the car to protect it


I sure do. Do you know who Kareem Jabbar is?


Yes he is the guy that used the dunk shot so much it got banned


Yeah that was crazy and for a good decade at it


Yeah. Do you know who invented the game?


Yes James Naismith who was a coach at U of Kansas


Yes and the only losing coach in their history as well


Yes I do. Do you know when the drive thru was invented?


Yeah pretty ironic. Nice chatting with you.


Yes and do you know why they invented it?


Yes because soldiers were not allowed out of cars in their fatigues


yeah. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called such?


Yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks


Yes. Do you know how cadillac got its name?


Yes if was after the founder of detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah Do you know who Jonn Mardenborough is?


Are you familiar with Jordan Peterson who wrote "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos?"  He's into self-improvement


Justin Bieber may both love and hate Youtube because although he is widespread on youtube, his "baby" video is the most disliked video on youtube.


I am not a JB fan, so put me in the dislike column.  What is interesting is how YouTube evolved.  Did you know that it started as an internet dating site?


I didn't know that.  But if there were any unsolved mysteries, then the police can search them on their youtube channel called "blutube."


I did not know that.  It seems that there is a place for almost anything on the internet?  For the "pet-less", you can create a virtual pet at neopets.com.


My kids used to do that on a similar site.  Do you follow Reddit online?  Lots of people can text posts, links and images and vote on them.


I am not into social media.  It seems to the primary source of "fake news".  I am not sure I like the concept of social news aggregation and ranking.  News should be factual not necessarily popular.


Well, only .53% of people going on Reddit actually vote.  That might skew what is thought as real or fake news.  It's so hard to tell, but must be some bias.


What is of real concern is the invasion of the "bots".  Did you know that there are more automated software programs (bots) on the internet than people.  So was that Reddit vote real or fake?


Who knows?  Am I talking to a bot now?  I can read a magazine People made based upon Reddit.  I'm hoping that real people would be writing People magazine haha


You never know?  I read an article about bots fighting over a Wiki page on Israel.  One would change Israel to Palestine and the other would change it back.  The page was always edited a few seconds ago.


No, this is the first time I have heard of him.  He seems to be a strong traditionalist.


Well at least on Reddit people can learn about kind deeds and maybe pass them on. They have a page with 25 of the kindest deeds done on reddit.


Lots of men are purchasing his books and looking at him on Youtube as a father figure.


I found is anti-PC viewpoints quite surprising for an academic professor, considering the "safe space" movement in academia today.


I appreciate that he is trying to help youths get their lives in order to mature into productive adults, though.


I agree.  I think that is very important considering many youths view media stars as role models.  It is unfortunate that traditional parenting has been replaced by Kardashians,


The truths he tells can be depressing though as he tells the truth about how people exist in the world.  But, he does seem to offer some hope.


Real life can be depressing and not fair.  Families have issues, economies fail, and the next social fad / norm is being pushed by liberals.   I appreciate his focus on unalienable truths and the hope within those.


Do you watch much Youtube?  It's the second largest way to search on the internet.


I watch occasionally for self-help videos, for example bicycle repair.  You can find almost anything and some of it is scary.  Apparently  Peterson's got a YouTube channel for "Antidote to Chaos".


Hello, do you know much about the presidents?


Yeah otherwise they would have been sued multiple times and not just for one concert


They should pull a Pink Floyd and do a concert without an audience


I wonder why the did that. In Croatia there is still ancient theater where you can have a concert


I would like to see a concert in the potus guest house


How about elections, did you vote in the last one?


Do you know how they were elected in ancient athens?


hilarious! that should increase turnout above what we get


Yeah imagine if that happened today. Nice chatting with you


Yeah and along with Jefferson and Washington that makes the top three wealthiest presidents


If Oprah runs its game over. She got $$. However Indonesia got a dude with 3 pop albums


Yeah, speaking of music, do you go to concerts?


Yeah, I saw U2 recently. Would love to see Pink Floyd. I wonder which one's Pink.


Oh nice I have not seen U2 ever in concert. Do you know the Ramones?


yeah. they r like bob dylan. always touring


Yeah they did that for 20 years in a row


I wonder too. Native Americans were the ones who introduced Europeans to Front crawl


Oh right, because the Brits only ever used the breaststroke.


Yep, and they must have been very shocked when they were beat by Native Americans. I sure hope they learned their lesson from that.


I imagine everyone learned the importance of swimming from that. It's so important at Cornell, every student must pass a basic swimming test in order to graduate.


I think that that is an excellent idea. Do you play hockey?


I don't, but I enjoy watching it. I assume we're talking about ice hockey, as there are many types in addition to ice hockey, such as field hockey and bandy.


Indeed. Canada is the only country in the world with two national sports: Hockey and lacrosse.


Yeah, Canada is awesome at hockey. In the first Olympics, they scored 132 goals. Only let in 3. That's impressive!


Agreed. Furthermore, in 1993, a hockey player was traded for $1 and that player went on to win 4 stanley cups!


Geez. Can you believe the average hockey player will lose over 5 pounds in a game?


I do! Did you know the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land"? LOL.


I believe it was 8 pounds. Anyways, that is still insane. I can barely even lose 5 pounds on a diet!


Yes, I believe the lose up to 8 pounds, which is likely over 5 pounds. Definitely a lot of play time to warrant that weight loss.


The Ice Hockey ring remains under a basketball court when switching between sports. Amazing right>


I have actually seen them do it many times. It's pretty cool!


Haha. Very punny. Did you know that the New Zealand basketball team are called the "tall blacks"?


I agree, and slightly racist may I add. Do you swim?


I meant it was offensive because it was racist. I do like to swim, not competitively. I had a friend compete in the Olympics; needless to say, they're pretty good considering the US swim team has almost as many gold medals as the rest of world combined.


Wow! Good for him! I wish I could be that good at anything! There are banned swimsuits because they were too effective.


Haha, I wish I could get one of those swimsuits! Though even the best suit couldn't prepare me for that weird type of competition where you have your hands and legs bound and you have to swim like a dolphin.


That is very weird, must be very tiring. The swimsuits were so good that 94% of the winners of races were wearing those swimsuits.


That's crazy. I wonder how they are made.


Hi. Do you like entertainment? Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight.


I know. Netflix has almost 150 movies available with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.


Wow, that's impressive.  Certainly much better than Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Love Hewitt.


Yes,  also did you know that no film based on a video game has achieved above 44% on Rotten Tomatoes?


That doesn't surprise me.  And Kutcher and Hewitt never had a film rated fresh.  I guess they're not on NetFlix huh?


I'm sure they are.  Did you know that Spykids received a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, better than say Lincoln or the Dark Knight Rises?


Spykids wasn't horrible.  Both my boys liked that movie as kids.  Toy Story has an average rating of 100%


True. Did you know that Rotten Tomatoes is owned by Warner Bros.?


I did not know that, but it doesn't surprise me.


Yes, and Michael Bay's average Rotten Tomatoes film rating is 38%


Sure, who doesn't like entertainment?  I especially like the NFL which is considered entertainment rather than sport by legal definition.


Cool. Did you know that Bill Ny the "science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest? Isn't that wild?


That is pretty neat.  Lots of interesting little facts out there.  Like the "E" in Chuck E Cheese actually standing for entertainment.


Entertainment is a strange industry. Did you know that Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment exec didn't think he had "that presidential look"?


How ironic is that?  Almost as ironic as the Olsen Twins owning a billion dollar enterprise.  I remember them as the little girls on Full House.


Content?  Did you know that the Nintendo entertainment system could only display 54 colors?


I actually did know that.  I had one of those systems and loved it as a kid.  Now I watch more movies and play less video games.  I use Rotten tomatoes to give me my reviews so I know what to watch.


Yes, I've used Rotten Tomatoes to see the reviews for films and television as well.


Hard to believe it's been around since 1998.  Doesn't seem like that long.


Do you like tennis ? The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.


He has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks


Holy smokes!  I wonder how much money he has made?  Novak Djokovic has more career earnings than Federer.


I love Netflix.  During Christmas we had the hour long fireplace video Netflix has on there on a loop at our house.


Wow. did you know that Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


That surprises me.  Who rents dvds through the mail anymore?


I thought that had went away years ago. lol. I know Blockbuster is mad for not accepting several offers to buy netflix for $50 million


Me too!  lol  That wasn't too smart of a move for sure!


Netflix and youtube is taking up most of the the peak internet traffic


I believe that.  People love videos.  Netflix employs a team of taggers who are paid to watch Netflix and tag the content.  What a job to have.


Wow.  That's a long time. I haven't played since I was in college...and even then I stunk. lol  I much prefer table tennis which is also called ping pong.  lol


pIng pong is fun. did you know that a A black man won the 1st us open tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won it since


I had no idea.  Maybe it was Arthur Ash?  I remember him from when I was a kid.  Up until 1978 a tennis player could use any object as a racket.  That would have been interesting to see what some might have used.


I was thinking Arthur Ash. I love the Polo shirts


I used too but am more of a tshirt guy now.  lol  Did you know that some consider grunting before a shot to be a form of cheating?


I never know that. I did know that They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 us open


That would have dried them fast.  Tennis generates good money, but not as much as soccer which makes more than all of the other big popular sports combined.


Roger Federer is a good player Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles


Wow.  Since beginning his career in 1998, that has to make him one of the best of all time?


Did You see Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey?


lol, I remember my son when he was 2 - he was obsessed with Thomas... to me it was so annoying ;) "oh no, trouble on the tracks" ! ;)


It would have been more entertaining for you if Carlin had used a few of his seven words you can't say on television, no doubt.  But not appropriate for the kids, I know.


oh come on ;) he should do it, kids wouldn't understand anyway ;) I think... ;)


The FCC would have had a field day with that.  And think of the questions the kids would ask afterward.  Those might be a bit awkward.


lol ;) they would grow up much quicker ! You're welcome kids ! ;)


Indeed, they would!  That's a funny thought.  They'd be ready to transition into cartoons like Family Guy and South Park more quickly.  As an adult, I enjoy SP probably more than I should.


oh yeah, South Park is great. I mean back then it was not as Politically Correct as now... they not as controversial as they once were. Still funny though ;)


Yes, the new seasons have been ok, but older episodes like Whale Wars and Cartman's Incredible Gift still crack me up.  Such good satire.


Yes ! People that don't follow SP think it's just a silly, rude cartoon. They don't realize every episode is about some popular real time current event. Great idea for a show ;)


So true!! The creators are much like Jonathan Swift or Voltaire in their satirization of modern times.  They take on politics, pop culture, education, religion, science, you name it.


I have not seen it in its entirety, but I have seen clips.  It looks intriguing.


Yup ;)  with awesome portion of good level humor ;) Family Guy is a little different but I love it too ;)


You're right.  Family Guy does deserve some accolades as well.  And you can't forget the Simpsons.  Back in the day, that was my go to show; it was clever and and funny as well.


When Simpsons started I was still living in Poland and I didn't understand most jokes so I stopped watching :) maybe now it's time to go back to that show ;)


Oh, wow.  You lived in Poland.  Very cool.  I can see where some allusions might have been difficult.  I haven't watch in years, so maybe it is time to return.


Yeah, I was born there, now I live in NY. ...but You know, shows like South Park, Simpsons or Family Guy ( and many many others ) kind of prepared me to what was waiting for me in this country. I knew more or less what to expect and it helped me with my English ;) fun ride it was...


Well, it has been a pleasure conversing with you.  I have enjoyed it a great deal.   Happy New Year to you from Nebraska!


it is ! Kubrick wanted 90 tons of sand dyed gray for 2001 and that was just the start.


From what I have read, Kubrick was way ahead of his time as a film maker.  It's amazing that his futuristic vision was created so vividly over 40 years ago.


YES ! Imagination on that guy had no limits. Obviously, some viewers didn't know what hit 'em, or that they were witnessing a significant moment in filmmaking.


It's no surprise that tons of people left early from the film's premier.  It had to be so foreign to them.  In retrospect, many had to appreciated the originality and vision, no doubt.


It's one of those movies that You appreciate more in time. ...oh, and the soundtrack was legendary 1 ;)


The film has definitely become a part of our culture.  There are so many references to it in others films, tv, video games, etc.


You're so right ! Hey did You know that Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each ?


I didn't know that, but it's interesting and humorous.  George Carlin narrating a children's show.  If the children only knew...


It's amazing to me that NWA could have a platinum album with airplay or a major tour. The street marketing must have been strong.


I wonder if the Movie "Straight Outta Compton" factored into driving sales?  Being in high school in the late 1970s, Pink Floyd was big. Its amazing their album "Dark Side of the Moon" was still a big seller in 2014.


It has longevity, certainly. I wonder how it stacks up against Linkin Park's Hybird Theory.


Well "Hybrid Theory" is the best seller for the 21st century.  "Dark Side of the Moon" sales span both the 20th and 21st centuries.  How do you think they determine album / song ranks.  Back when radio was king, it was based on radio airtime.  The disc jockey played something more if the listeners called in and requested it.  Today, its mainly streaming independent of human controllers.


Popularity is all focused on Internet usage. I think it's funny that Canadian law requires that all radios  have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian. They can't do that on the Internet.


True.  While AM/FM still exist, it seems satellite radio is taking over.  Did you know that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be heard with AM radio?


It probably sounds better than a lot of Top 40 now. I wonder if you can hear the storms with the simple radio that WW II soldiers could build with a razorblade and a pencil.


That would be an interesting experiment for a high school science project.  In my area, it seems the most radio stations are country; at least that's what I get on my 1960s John Deere tractor radio.  Did you know Kacey Musgraves was a bit of a longshot when she won the CMA Album of the Year?


Don't really know about Kacey. I guess women don't usually win often?


The music scene is apparently tough.  It took her more than 10 years to make it to the top.  Her single "Golden Hour" from that album is near the top of iTunes all-genre chart ratings.


Doing well.  Do you follow modern country music?


It's a long way to the top! I enjoyed chatting with you!


I don't know much about country music. Are you a fan?


I am more of a fan of the classics such as George Strait.  I find it interesting that Henry Ford helped finance the development of country music.


He saw jazz music as decadent! Very funny! I did not know that the Stratocaster was meant to be played for country music.


I bet he's turning over in his grave when he hears "Cowboy Troy", a black country rapper!!  I would have thought the electric guitar was developed for rock & roll.


Yeah, the Telecaster is used in country music. U2 likes country music so much that they disguised themselves and performed as a country band.


Considering that they performed as The Dalton Brothers in 1987, I wonder if they ever got any radio airtime or produced a vinyl album?


Probably not. They probably did it as a lark. I bet they could have succeeded at that, though. A country U2 album? Someone would buy it.


It would definitely be a collector's item!  It's amazing that the vinyl LP albums are making a comeback for audiophiles.  Cassettes and 8 tracks are now found primarily in museums.  CDs are still produced, but not in the quantities of the past.  Digital media has taken over.  But the term album still survives.


Yeah that is crazy , and with youtube they make up for half of internet usage during peak hours


Yeah and they still use more on postage than on bandwidth


Yes, they had a chance to buy netflix and passed on that


Yes they could have done that for $50 million and make billions now


I do. Do you know what the hamburger button is?


Yes the 3 horizontal line menus that are in apps


Yes. And you can also get addicted to clicking too much


Yeah I guess as with anything else when you do it too much


Very true. Nice chatting with you today.


Yes I do. There is an episode where Bart does not appear at all


Yeah and they went as far as not to mention him in it


Yes, it was good but in the UK it failed pretty badly


Yeah it only had 10 episodes and it was discontinued


yeah that is what happens when you remake shows verbatim


Yes I do. In the morning they account for one third of bandwidth usage in NA


Robert Oppenheimer sure changed  history and is a curious character of history


Yeah I agree, you know theres a person that can read 4,700 words per minute! thats crazy fast!


Such a talent, her name is Anne Jones and set a world record!


I wonder how they measure that though, do they just take Anne's word of is there a piece of tech that can actually measure that


I do not know why. but do you know another character that has studies a lot is Kim jong-un. He has a degree in physics


He does? I wonder if its even real, if it was issued by North or South Korea I would have my doubts, I think physics is a really interesting branch of study


Who knows, but did you know what they did to achieve a beautiful curly heir in the main character of the movie brave?


Yeah I heard they spend 3 years studying physics in order to achieve that, they had to get it right and apparently that wasnt an easy feat.


That is cool, they really achieved a beautiful hair. So much to do about studying, reading and writing. for example I did not know that Julius Caesar wrote Hercules is his youth


Thats interesting, I guess there are many facts to be discovered yet, are you a fan of fiction novels?


I love reading fiction and non-fiction. I love that reading encourages imagination. It helps with analysis and creativity


He sure was a character. It would be interesting to read "American Prometheus".


Yeah reading can be pretty good and enhance the mind.


I agree, it received a Pulitzer so it must be a really informative book for sure,


Many have the question of what goes on inside a man who contributed so much to the killing of so much people! and his cool attitude towards it.


It would be an interesting read for sure, he did led the development of nuclear weapons, the same ones that were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki


there is another book about him, called Trinity, but I thing that one has a lot of fiction and mixed reviews


That would be an interesting read as well, its amazing how you can go from hero to villain in a simple lapse of time, I guess Oppenheimer was both at the same time


today reading is considered very healthy but did you know that in the 18th century was not like that. There was literal panic because the spread of reading novels!


I didnt, although info is a weapon I guess giving people books could have an effect on society specially back then.


I guess was something new. That is probably why it was considered a danger.


Hello how are you doing?  Do you like poetry? There is a poem when read normally is depressing, but when read backwards is inspiring.


Thats interesting #1 seller?  I wonder who still buys it. Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.


Reel big fish had their hits all re-recorded for a best of album when they lost rights to their old record label.


wow! In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue


Did you know that a 2002 concert by creed was so bad they had a lawsuit put against them?


Wow thats crazy!  I wonder if those guys won?  lol


David Grubbs is a musician who wrote a book discussing that listening can feel stranger than dreaming.  Music can have that effect.


Wow thats interesting! Did you know Garth Brooks is one of the last holdout big-name musicians who still refuses to put his music on iTunes because he disagrees with Apple’s approach to selling music


Wow, I didn't know that!  Did you hear that almost all the hobbit's character names were from an old icelandic poem?


Yeah,  I think I mentioned that early!  Do you like the hobbit?


Just loving the hobbit so much had to mention twice!


That sounds really interesting.  What do you think about the man called Demetri Martin who wrote a 224 word palindrome poem?


Nice!  it was great talking to you!  Have a good one.


Thats a really talented man!  lol This fact is cool too: Almost all of the hobbit's character names were taken out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"


Fun fact is that Edgar Allen Poe only received $9 for his poem "The Raven" publication.  That's sad


That is really sad.  And thats one of the more popular poems,  I cant imagine how much he got for the others!


Do you like Pink Floyd?  They recorded a concert in 1972 live in the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii with no audience.


yes I heard about that.  I do not listen to that band really though. The japanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem. Thats amazing!


Cool :)  If you like music, you may want to hear the recording of two 100 year old identical twins that released a rap album


lol I am not into rap much,  thats really cool though.  I wonder what they rapped about.  Did you know The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years!!  Omg the party that never ends,  thats so crazy!


That's a lot!  The Dark Side of the Moon has been popular a very long time being a top seller for 40 years as of 2014


It's amazing how far technology has advanced.  It wasn't even that long ago - within a few generations - that we didn't even have telephones.  Now the US nuclear icbm deterrent is much weaker than an iphone!  A iphone!  It doesn't even seem possible considering the size of the hardware involved.


Oh man, that's a throwback!  Yes, Bruce Lee won a cha-cha championship!  You don't usually think of cha-cha when you think of a world-renowned martial artist.   then again, you probably don't think of ballet when you hear Tupac rapping!  But, next time you do, imagine him as the Mouse King from Nutcracker, because he actually did that!


Oh it was a cha-cha championship. Yeahhh I heard about Tupac playing the Mouse King from The Nutcracker HAHAHAH.  I still can't picture that lol


It's funny, but it's a lot of hard work, too.  I have to give him a lot of respect.  Ballet isn't an easy sport at all.  Dancers work so hard they go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week!  He obviously has the drive, even though it seems a leap (ha ha) from ballet to rap, that dedication and focus drives both pursuits.


Oh yeah  I wouldn't down play it. I wonder how old he was when he played the Mouse King?


High school, actually.  That's also impressive, that kids can be so focused and driven!


You're right about that.  I wonder was Jada Pinkett also in the play with him. I heard they were best friend in highschool and both were in  Drama class together.


Ha!  So they probably used the phone to talk about his dancing in high school and now she can listen to him on the radio!  :)


lol I'm sure it was a rotary phone back then.


It very well may have been. If thy were in drama together they probably would like those old class dramas.    They can kick it old school and listen to classic radio dramas and relive "the good old days" - there's free websites for that - but they could afford it either way!


lol yup... Well it was nice talking to you!


Don't forget to stay off your fun and donate water!  :)


In such a short amount of time, we've become so dependent on our phones that Unicef started offering to donate water to an underprivileged child based on how many *minutes* you don't use your cell phone.  To me, that seems like interaction is one of our highest priorities, but if we're spending that much time on our phone - to even spur these initiatives, then are we distancing ourselves from each other instead?


I know I use  my phone a lot. It hard to step away from it. It like having a mini computer in your pocket.  Do you use your phone a lot?


It depends.  I frequently use it for work, but I'm active and spend whole days away from any screen or communication device.  I use it more as a radio on those days than anything else.


Yeah, I love listening to NPR.  Speaking about radio I  read an article that Jupiter has radio storms so strong that they can be picked up  and heard by an am radio.


It's so interesting to me that radio can pick up sounds put out from space by modulating energy waves, but phone and internet data needs cables.  Granted, those cables are less than 3" in diameter and lay across the entire ocean floor - but still!  I'm not sure how cell phones compare to those types of phone lines, though.  They must use something similar to radio technology.


Hmm, that's informative.  It's funny you know in New York the reason their area code is 212 is because it was faster to dial the number on a rotary phone. Now that's old technology.  When you were speaking on phone lines you remember me of that.


That's funny!  We adapt our technology to what matters to us, though.  We've evolved phones from primitive rotary phones that based numbering systems on speed to cell services that connect us so clearly and quickly.  And I think radio technology, went beyond just transmitting information to fuel our love of something much less practical..  our love of music.  Without music, we wouldn't dance!  And everyone - from babies to Bruce Lee loves to dance!


I'm sorry for those typos smh....   Yeah  I agree. Yeah I just read somethingabout Bruce lee being a great dancer. Who knew Hahaha. I also heard that MJ patent a device that helped him with one of his dance moves. That crazy lean he did back in the day on  "Smooth Criminal", I think?


I wonder if he has a translator that says the words for him when he does that? Do you like to watch Pixar films?


I do like them yeah, The Penguins of Madagascar is a Pixar film right?


Yes they are. Pixar studio has a secret room that is visited often by celebrities. I wonder what is in it?


They do? it must be a really cool room, I wonder if John Cena ever got to see that room do you know who he is?


I do! He's a famous wrestler. He probably saw it but nobody could see him haha.


Yeah he is a famous wrestler but he also has a great heard, he granted over 400 wishes in the make a wish foundation.


That is so cool that he does that! More people need to get on board with that!


I agree, help others in need. Celebrities earn a lot of money so they have the resources to help others.


They really do! Anyways, nice chatting with you!


Even YouTube celebrities earn a lot of money, Jenna Marble is one of them and it was nice chatting I agree, have a nice day bye.


I do! Tupac was my all time favorite, how about you?


He is one of my favorites as well I also like Eminem and many others.


Can you believe Eminem wanted to be a comic book artist before rapping?


He did? good thing he decided to rap, McDonals paid $5 to every rapper that reverenced big macs in their songs.


Oh Really? I didn't know that! I would be saying that every other word haha. I like how there was a michigan judge who delivered he ruling to Eminem in a form of rap.


That is so funny and so unprofessional as well, there is a deaf rapper also have you heard of him before?


His name is Signmark and he uses sing language to rap, that would be interesting to watch.


They still spend money on postage though. I am surprised. i guess some folks dont have the bandwidth.


Yeah I agree and it seems like they spend a ton of money on postage. Up to 20 times more than bandwidth.


yeah, but i guess the market must be pretty good. and in the future, those customers will migrate to online, im sure.


Yes good point. Luckily Keeping Up With the Kardashians isn't on Netflix! I don't understand how she was ranked an influential person!


she is famous for being famous. i dont think she has enough talent to warrant her fame. she does everything to be seen everywhere though.


Agreed. She used to be Paris Hilton's assistant. I would love to see that!


Yeah, that makes sense. they are perfect for each other. I don't think either of them has talent, but that they are famous for being famous.


Totally. You know the band Fall Out Boy? She was in one of their music videos.


I dont know the band. she has the look of a gal for a music video. i wonder what she is like in person. vapid, frivolous?


Yeah I bet she is not very interesting. She actually has a book that is titled Selfish-very fitting if you ask me!


Doing great thank you. I am obsessed with Netflix. As are many other people since Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide.


What a shallow topic to write about! basically about herself. Anyway, great chat!


Exactly lol.  You as well I hope you have a good day! Bye!


i used to watch netflix. i dont now. that is a ton of subscribers! and it will only grow


Yes it well. What made you stop? The company has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea. They're taking over the world LOL.


yes they are. they unseated another giant way back in the day. i wonder if someone will unseat them


Yeah that's a good question. Blockbuster had the chance to buy them but they declined. Big mistake.


Yeah, they really blew it. i bet they regret that. now there is only one store left.


I wonder how long that store will stick around? Read Hastings was inspired to start Netflix when he racked up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13. I wonder if that was from the blockbuster?


i bet it was. i bet blockbuster made a ton of money from late fees. that made Reed angry enough to start a new company!


Yeah I bet they made a ton of money from those fees. Netflix is so popular though. From 9 PM to 12 AM Netflix account for 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


Really? I was turned off by the movie so I never read it. I didn't ever watch Jurassic Park because I love the book so much I didn't want the movie to ruin the book for me.


Heinlein has some following in sci-fi.  I am not one of them.  A conversation between CS Lewis and Tolkein would be fun to watch.  Better than SNL weekend update.


I would hate to be the one who was laughed at in the game of You Laugh, You Lose. Seems mean.


But think of the poetry.  It was a dark and stormy night....Might drive me into a moral panic.


It would be one thing to get laughed at by commoners but Lewis and Tolkien? I would just quit...


How do you feel about horror films.  Marry Shelley was an author.  I read both her works.


I am not a fan... I get scared and then turn the channel. I am not a strong person.


As books go, you might like to read the original Frankenstein, a modern day Prometheus, written by mary Shelley.  The book and movie diverge.


What's better? I prefer books but I do not read enough so I usually end up watching the movie.


The book.  It is much more.  Mary Shelly also wrote "the last man"  It is a book about a virus wiping out humanity.  It was sad and tragic.  No one ever made a movie out of it.


I do enjoy a good book.  I have to say though, Enders game is not something I recommend.


I will have to check that out! Nice chatting with you!


Yes, I have.  The book is about children taken from their parents and they train to be in the military.  Like 9 years old.  Boys and Girls living in the same room.


I cannot believe that book is recommended by the Marine Corps. That seems like a strange thing to endorse. Does the endorsement fit?


In a sense.  The morality of the training is one thing. The end result is one child is the chosen one who will fight the battle with aliens.  The one child chooses to commit genocide to win a war.  The message from a marines perspective is kill, kill, kill.


Man... I understand why there was a moral panic in the 18th century if that is the message.


Enders game is also considered young adult.  Again fitting in with the level of the Marines.  I kid a small amount.  I would like to know more about the moral panic though.  Sounds lovely.


There was a spread of reading and instead of encouraging it, they called it a moral panic and began banning books. Seems logical...


I have never read Starship troupers. It is by Heinlein.  I have read others by him.  He is long winded.  Overly detailed.  Like Tolkien in a way.  Not worth reading.


that is so amazing. i wonder how many they have in there.


ya I have to go sometime, do you like Michael Jackson at all?


Yeah some of his songs are really good. How about you?


ya I do like him, I can't believe he wanted to buy marvel comics and then use that deal to star as spiderman in a movie, that would have been wild!


Yeah that would have been. DO you watch much tv?


can't say that I do no, I don't even have cable I watch a lot of Youtube though, what about you?


I do watch it from time to time. How about movies and the theatre?


I do watch movies have you seen the Wonder Woman movie? It starred Gal Gadot and I thought it was OK


I liked it and looking forward to the sequel.


yes, I'll have to check out the lego movie, I guess that was the actual first movie to feature wonder woman


I did like them as a kid but not so much now, I guess they first got popular in the 1930s, what about you?


That is really interesting it was nice chatting with you


Yeah they have been around for a long time. Do you know the name of the first modern comic relaased in 1933?


nope didn't know that, I think they were originally just stuff that was printed in newspapers but eventually they became their own books as it were


yeah the book was just a repritning of the newspaper. it was called Famous Funnies.


do you think its weird that Marvel had to explain to the US goverment about xmen? specifically that they were not actually real haha


hahhaha but they made their point so well though.Did you know Stan Lee endded his phone calls with 'excelsior'


haha that is awesome, I didn't know that gmail.com was originally used by the garfield website, google bought it directly from there


that is so cool. do you know which university has the largest collection of comic books?


haha I do because I live nearby! It's MSU and it is the largest public comic book collection in the world!


Here and there.  Baseball is so popular in Japan that many fans there are surprised when they discover its status as American's national pasttime.


I've been to Japan, before and yes, they most definitely love baseball, so I could see them being shocked to find out it's our national pastime. These days, I mainly watch my grandsons play T-Ball, now that's fun to watch.


I would have to agree with you there.  I love watching kids learn the game.  Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


That's an odd name, but it makes sense, kickball is a combo of both.


Yes.  Do you know why baseball managers wear uniforms?


To show their team spirit? I'm not sure, really.


Baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play if they are needed!  It's been fun chatting!


Wow, I didn't know that!  it's been nice chatting with you, as well.


I watch it very rarely.  lol  Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis and were later adopted by polo players.  I wonder the name of the guy who invented it?


I think it was Rene " The crocodile" Lacoste who invented them.


That's his name!  A black man won the first US Open tennis title in 1968 and no black man has won is since.  I think that might have been Arthur Ash.


That's surprising!  especially, since Venus and Serena have dominated in the past years on the female side.


I know right?  They used a helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US Open.  Bet that dried them fast.


That was smart thinking to use a helicopter!


Yes.  The longest tennis match in history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days.  It was faster to watch paint dry over that same span.  lol


I couldn't have watched that long.  I'm sure there was some die hard fan that watched every second of it, though.  Lol


Hey there what do you think about the rapper Jay-Z?


Yep they definitely have some good records. They're record Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century so far. I wonder if that will hold out or not


That would be something if it did.  Good music stands the test of time, no doubt.  One of Bob Marley's albums has been on the charts for something like 914 weeks.  That's some durable reggae.


Wow that's impressive! did you hear about the identical twins from Japan? They released a rap album when they turned 100 I wonder if that's on the charts LOL


That's awesome!  I wonder what 100 year old Japanese twins rap about?  If they kept it clean, maybe I can find it in Wal-Mart. LOL


LOL I hope so. But I know that Walmart only stocks "clean"versions of albums so you might be out of luck there LOL


Good point.  Maybe they have a Facebook page so I could read up on them and their music a little bit.  It seems like everyone has a Facebook page anymore.


I agree. I have a Facebook page but I don't use it, I only really use it to remind me for birthdays haha. How often do you use Facebook? It's crazy that Myspace had a chance to buy Facebook for only 75 million dollars


That is crazy.  It's also crazy that one-third of divorce filings contain the word Facebook.  Some people are apparently using it for more than birthday reminders.  Personally, I just like the funny cat videos.


Haha yep those are good too. Did you know that Mark Zuckerberg is actually colorblind? That's why Facebook is blue, because any other color would be a distraction for him


I did not know that.  I kind of wondered why they went with blue.  Is it true that Facebook is now worth more than $104 billion?


Not a big fan, but he and Beyonce are pretty powerful couple in the entertainment field, I'll give them that.


Yes, I think at this point it's worth even more than that, and I wish that they still did the free Whopper Facebook promotion, I would gladly unfriend 10 people to get a free Whopper right now LOL


Yep I agree with you there. I guess his comeback album known as Kingdom Come was named after a DC Comics mini-series which is cool and nerdy at the same time


Their album titles are interesting for sure.  Beyonce's Lemonade was referencing her marriage problems.  I guess life gives us all lemons sometimes, no matter how rich or famous we are.


Haha that's right. It's a good thing to keep in mind for sure. Apparently Jay-Z, The Notorious BIG, Busta Rhymes, and DMX all went to the same high school. That's really a big coincidence


Wow, that is an amazing coincidence!  It's also amazing how their influence is seen not only in music.  Like Jay-Z's 99 Problems being used to in some law school classes.  Who would have thought?


Haha yep I did not know that I can tell you that. I never knew that his first album came out in 1996 it was called Reasonable Doubt


Wow, he has been around for a long time.  I didn't realize that.  I didn't realize he wrote a song for Space Jam either.  Even Bugs Bunny has a Jay-Z connection.


No I didn't know that. Now I want to watch Space Jam again LOL! Do you listen to any other music? Like Linkin Park for instance


I like Linkin Park and saw them in concert years ago.  Meteora was a great album.


Have you heard of the author Laurie Halse Anderson?


That's one incentive to publish a book in Norway. And it's an additional 500 if it's a children's book


That is a great incentive, I wish the us would do it too


The US has so many people writing and releasing books that it's not necessary. One thing that we need more of is a "library of things" like in Sacramento. I would definitely borrow a sewing machine from that kind of place


I would definitely need that, there are things that I can use only once in a while but done need full time.


Exactly. That's a great idea! I do like what I can learn from books though. One man studied law in a library and ended up proving his innocence after being falsely imprisoned for 10 years


I heard that , then he helped others in the same situation.


There are books about every subject we could ever want to learn, even if it's about a pet fish. Have you ever had a fish?


I did, his name was Joey.  Just a plain little goldfish.


He was likely easier to feed than the black swallower fish. It can eat ten times its weight and twice its length


Wow.  That would be hard to take care of.  How bout one of those jellyfish that is immortal.


I am just learning about her.  She has some controversial books out there.


I'm not sure how they even know that it is immortal. Is there a special test to find that out? It's interesting


Good question.  Did they capture it, is it like a pet?


They probably study it to see if they can gain any knowledge about how to many humans immortal. The kind of stuff we see in movies and TV


One of her books about rape became a movie. I can see why that could be controversial, but at the same time, women shouldn't have to be afraid to talk about this because it happens more than it should


I agree.  I hope the book inspires more women to have the courage to come forward, or it helps to end rape culture.


And many of the responses she's gotten are from other girls who have had similar experiences to her own


It has even encouraged people to speak out about shootings like the one at MSD High School.


Many books like hers are becoming popular because it's addressing the issues society has gone too long trying to ignore. I haven't seen or read it yet, but I've heard "The Hate U Give" is a good one about racism


It is good that there are more libraries in the US than McDonalds so that people can have access to these books.  The more people are educated the less hate there will be.


Definitely! Sometimes it seems that fewer people go to libraries, but over half of adults in the US have a library card, which is more than I expected


Same here.  Some countries even buy 1,000 books when you publish one to put them in libraries.


Hello, how are you? Do you Facebook much?


I was not on FB at the time. I figure I dodged a bullet. But my data is probably out there somewhere else. Soon it'll just be a giant Hunger Games.


I didn't read the Hunger Games books, but did see the movies - great movies and tend to like those types of movies and characters.  Great analogy with FB!


I have not seen the movies or read the books. But I know the idea. We will all be pitted against each other in a contest to the death in order to get food to survive.


Seem plausible in the future with over population and limited resources - that idea has been a common theme for a while, but that doesn't make it any less interesting


It would be televised so that we could watch the end of the world live.


I will have the highest ratings of all time!  Trump will host it and it will be glorious and yuuuuuuge! /s


Yuuuge is right. Kanye is the man for spectacle and Trump is the man for Yuge. The Hunger games would start right after the inauguration.


That would be a spectacle and a definite sign of the times.   Seriously - what's wrong with humans?  Bad ideas are conflated when a large group of people follow an idea blindly...


Yes, the ideas that get mixed up lead to all kinds of horrible outcomes. I figure that every one of these chats that I have will lead to a further stage of insanity. Thanks for the chat!


Right!  Great chatting with you as well - have a great evening!


Good Evening!  Doing well,.thanks!  I have a Facebook account/profile, but I don't keep up with it as much as I used to - you?


I do not use the FB. It seems risky. Not enough privacy. Plus the data issues.


Totally understand - we keep it around, mostly set on private so my family around the country can see pictures of the kids.  Other than that, I don't see much use for it any more


I am amazed at the company that did not buy FB when they had a chance. What were they thinking?


MySpace makes me feel old... probably still have a profile there too!  I wonder if they even had $75 mil in 2005?


Perhaps not, but I think they might have known some VC guys with that kind of cash.


Agree - back then they were looking for the next tech boom while still gun shy from the first dot com crash.  FB was the first to be able to monetize the adverts and also, of  course, tracking users and sending them focused adverts


That is the way to make money, but selling data without telling users makes FB look evil. I think that they need to work on their rep.


It's pretty ironic that the last presidential election brought them into the light - Cambridge Analytica was the culprit but FB was totally complicit in the data mining and sale.  Even tough I was likely affected, I find it fascinating!


Hey how are you doing, ever have problem with the dust fallout while having your wood floors finished?


I was not aware of that, what it is called? Amazon owns IMDB too, that's surprising.


I don't know what it is called, I want to check it out lol. I don't mind getting an even bigger discount on amazon goods. I wonder why the own imdb


Yah, it's just out of box stuff usually. Did you know there are no snakes in New Zealand?


New Zealand sounds like the place to be, snakes scare me lol. I don't get why some snakes give birth and some lay eggs


Yah, they're pretty messed up, it is interesting to know that the fear of snakes is engrained in our brains.


Truly, very crazy. I'm surprised Crocodiles are more closely related to bird than snakes and lizards.


I would never have guessed that. I wonder what the relationship is


Not really sure, maybe closer to dinosaurs?


Yea I think that is it, they say dinosaurs had feathers like birds lol, that would be interesting to see for sure!


For sure, it was great chatting with you. I hope you have a good rest of the night, take care!


I haven't but if you were wondering, it's best to clean everything before you do so there is no dust to begin with.


That is a good point, start off on the right foot. I wonder if you can buy products on amazon


I'm sure you can, might be more than $27.95, that was the amount spent by the first customer on Amazon.


I heard that person got a building named after them, that would be awesome, and definitely worth the 28 dollars. I can't believe Amazon started in 1994


For sure, started as a book store. The USPS has a contract to deliver Amazon packages on Sunday. You think Amazon is getting too big?


I think Amazon has gotten so big, but I think in a good way. I just hope they turn into a monopoly.


For sure, they kind of already are. Or at least selling all that cheap stuff kind of hurts the market overall. The warehouse workers work a ton, between 7 and 15 miles a day they walk.


I couldn't imagine walking that much per day. I would be in the best shape of my life. Did you know that amazon has another site that sells their returned goods at a discount


Yeah,  same here.  Maybe he wanted a back up plan though,  in case the nba didnt go well for him.


i guess, but i would go to college later. there will always be school, i think.


Yeah true.  Did you know stephen curry is the 5th highest paid player on the warriors?


It is amazing to think that he does not get as much, but he has tons of endorsements.


Yeah and really popular.  His real name is Wardell.


that is an odd name. no wonder he doesnt want to go by that name. i wonder how many seasons he has left in himself too.


Hes still young,  probably a lot. I think hes like 30 or 31.


Yeah, he could get MVP again. but the warriors are a pretty balanced team now. there are other talents there, so maybe he doesnt stand out as much.


Thats true,  they have a lot of good players.


I hope that i get to see Steph live before he retires. Anyway, great chat!


yeah, sure. basketball is cool. do you like to watch?


Its been a great chat!  Have a good one.


I watch a few games a year,  I don't keep up with it though.


I try to watch toward the end of the season. i wish i had the money to buy tickets, but its just not possible at the moment.


Yeah the games are really expensive,  especially to warrior games,  which is the only team I watch lol but I dont know much about basketball.


the sport is exciting and flows well, but it has become too expensive for the average person. The college game is probably the same.


Yes,  very entertaining,  it does generate a lot of money as well.


yeah, the money cant be kept out the game, and the money changes everything.


Tim duncan sacrificed money and stayed in college instead of going straight to the nba.


i would not have made the same decision. i would take the money. too many risks of injury.


I like some of his songs. do you know when he graduated high school?


I think he was 25 and that was back in 2012


Yeah that was it. He once showed up at Drake University unexpected


Yesh and that was after they had given up trying to get him there


I like dance. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer too?


Yeah he even won a cha-cha championship, so talented


Yeah and same with Tupac, he danced ballet


Yes he was in the production of the nutcracker as the mouse


Such a talent that guy. Ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes in a single week


Quite a bit actually. did you know it is the seoncd largest search engine?


That is a lot of shoes and I bet a lot of money too


Wow amazing. Do you know why they had to up their view count?


Yes that was because of Gangnam Style, the views skyrocketed


Yeah. Do you know which is the most disliked video in there?


Yes. Together with Netflix they make half of the peak internet traffic


Not surprised there. Have you heard of Bluetube?


I have, it is the police kind of youtube and they have stunt videos in there


Hey you enjoy the company of a dog? They are called mans best friend for a reason!


Yes seriously. Must be very confusing and hectic at dog blood drives too!


Especially when the dogs don't understand. Hopefully the "donors" are dogs that are normally calm and not easily upset.


Agreed. Stray dogs have it pretty good in Istanbul because there are vending machines there that release food and water!


That's really great. I always feel bad for animals that are abandoned.


Me too. So sad. Yes so at this vending machine, all people have to do is deposit recycled plastic bottles and it dispenses food!


That's cool. I wish there was something like that for homeless people.


Yeah good idea, maybe we should implement that around the big cities! Google even prefers dogs, it says so in their code of conduct. Maybe they could help with the machines.


That's really weird for a search engine to state that kind of preference as an official policy.


I agree it is a bit atypical. Contrary to popular belief dogs can see colors and are not colorblind.


Yeah, I wonder what that means. Colorblind humans can see color -- they just see red and green as one color.


I'm more of a cat person, but I like dogs. Do you have a dog?


You raise a good point. I will have to google that! But it was really nice being able to chat with you!


Oh nice. Yes I have a 4 year old lab. He is a great companion but not much of a hunter!


I had thought a lot about getting a dachsund or some terrier breed to deal with the groundhogs bothering my garden, but decided it would be unfair to the dog to just have them for a purpose like that rather than a pet.


True although I bet they would be very effective like you suggested. I think it's cool they are derived from the wild wolf!


I was surprised to learn that surviving species of wolf aren't ancestors of the dog, and that the dog's wolf ancestors are extinct.


Yes that's technically true you're right. But the dog was the first species to be domesticated.


Yeah, they've been around around almost as long as modern humans. We've probably evolved in response to them as much as the other way around.


That is cool to think about. Did you know there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have?


That must make it really complicated for veterinarians to store blood


hey my friend do you like the Nintendo Entertainment System?


nope doesn't sound fun to me haha, didyou watch bill nye the science guy?


Yeah I used to watch when I was younger, how about you?


ya I did, I guess he got his start by winning a steve martin lookalike contest


That is too funny, I wonder if he thought he could make it big as a tv scientist doing that?


haha, what do you think about Ronald Reagan being told hes not presidential?


That's funny as well, I always think of the line in Back to the Future when I hear Ronald Reagan and actor.


haha ya back to the future was actually reagans favorite movie, probably from that line haha


Right, he was probably pumped when he watched it for the first time, I would be!


oh ya for sure, do you like hockey at all?


I am a fan, but not a big one.  I would start to follow it more if I had a local team to cheer, how about you?


Hello there, I am a huge fan, grew up playing, how about you?


ya I like the Penguins a lot, I guess it is canada's national sport, that along with lacrosse


Nice, well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


oh ya me too, crazy it came out in 1985 and was finally ended in 2003


Yeah that is, what was your favorite game or games?


well I really like the Zelda games, I've played almost all of them, what about you?


I never got into those too much, but knew they were good games.  I really liked Super Contra, and Tecmo Super Bowl.


oh ya those are good, its funny looking back that the NES only had about 54 colors to work with


That is funny, I wonder how many they use now, I'm sure its in the thousands or hundreds.


oh ya might be millions! good thing we don't live in roman times they used chickens for entertainment haha


That is too funny, I don't know how much I would like living back around 50BC, I don't think much.


Hello, are you interested in politics at all?


I wonder if we'll ever see the end of Facebook, a lot of places don't see it too favorably. For some reason, Facebook's like button is illegal in a part of Germany.


Oh wow! Maybe that's why they added other options... At least I noticed my brother doing a smiley face instead of a like, I believe. I just found out that Mark Zuckerberg made facebook blue, because he suffers from red-green blindness! crazy!


I didn't know that's why Facebook is blue! I'm sure other colorblind folk appreciate it too haha. And that's true Facebook is becoming even bigger in other areas, I heard Iceland is actually rewriting their constitution and using Facebook to get the public to make suggestions.


Oh wow! I wouldn't like having to join just to make suggestions. But I'm sure they have other means of getting suggestions. At least I hope so. Actually I appreciate the blue as well. Not that I use facebook, I just appreciate blue! :) Time flies! Facebook was created in 2004!


Wow time really does fly, I guess Facebook came right before YouTube in 2005 then, they're both so old now. Are you a big fan of YouTube too?


Oh I love youtube! What a great website! You can learn so much there, or create videos to teach others and maybe earn some ad revenue at the same time! Truly a great website!


I think it's very useful too! Especially with the things it inspires, like there's a YouTube-esque site for police called "Blutube", for sharing law enforcement videos.


Oh I've heard about blutube! I've been meaning to check it out! Youtube is huge! I mean, wow, the second largest search engine! Easy to believe since I'm always watching youtube!


Yeah it's crazy how much the biggest sites leave their mark on the Internet. I think Netflix and Youtube combines make up half of peak Internet traffic in North America.


Two of my most favorite websites! Sometimes I use both websites at the same time! Fun fact! Justin Beibers "baby" song is the most disliked video on youtube!


I am, to a certain degree, yes. You? It's all been kind of driving me nuts lately, but somehow I have been able to survive.


See, for all the positivity YouTube inspires there's still a lot of hate on it, guess you have to see the best of both sides. Anyways it was very nice chatting with you tonight, have a great night!


I agree! People can be pretty mean sometimes! And Ditto! It was wonderful chatting with you as well!


I try to find humor in it! I take joy in the fact that Trump isn't one of the three wealthiest presidents of all time for example.


What! That's insane! How is that possible? I thought he was good at was being super duper filthy rich. !!


I'm sure they measure for inflation! Anyways I think other presidents seem to have priorities other than politics too, like the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office.


Now that is hilarious for sure! Trump should do the same, maybe he can make more money and rank top 3 riches presidents finally! Do you use FaceBook at all?


Ahah I'm sure people would rather him never sing. And I do! Why do you ask?


I was just reading about Facebook. Interesting that Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook. I'm sure they regret that. But who can know what websites are going to become huge or flop! I don't use facebook, likely due to lack of friends. lol


Oh that is interesting! And now look how far they've come. It's interesting how other companies do the opposite, and instead of engaging with Facebook they go against them. I remember Burger King had a promotion where you got a free Whopper by unfriending 10 people.


Haha what is up with that! Burger Kind has an agenda! Yeah, interested to see how Facebook ends up. There was a time I never thought I'd see the end of Myspace!


Did you know that back in Caesar's day, people bred chickens for entertainment not for food?


Yes - did you ever play video hockey games?  They are fun but not as fun as the real sporty


No, I played a little hockey with my friends in the back yard growing up though.  I like to watch it.


Canada is the only country with 2 national sports - both lacrosse and ice hockey


I didnt know that about lacrosse.  I know there have been some crazy scores in games.


That is even crazier than the 82-0 Slovakia - Bulgaria game


Wow!  Did you know that ice hockey rinks exist under basketball courts?


Yeah.  Ive seen a few like that.  I even graduated high school in an arena that usually has a hockey rink.


Nice.  Ice hockey is a lot of work to play - a typical pro will lose 8 pounds a game!  I need to get on that diet plan


Sign me up, except Ill lose the weight just trying not to fall on skates. lol


Really, thats kind of crazy.  I heard the NFL is categorized as entertainment, not sports


That is curious I had not heard that.   The entertainment industry is funny - Ronald Reagan was once rejected from playing the president in a movie because he did not look presidential


I am not sure if there was ever anyone who looked more "presidential" whatever that means.  Lol


Perhaps not Bill Nye!  He got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!


Thats amazing!  He has certainly benefited greatly from that fame.


Yes.  Did you ever play Nintendo?  I used to love that system


I loved it!  IT was one of my favorite things.  I love Mario brothers!


Yes it was a great system even if only displayed 54 colors!


That is crazy, as a kid I always thought it was full color!  They stopped making the classic in 2003 i think.


Sorry, I don't know about it. Which is your favorite team?


I like GS Warriors. Have you ever seen a player shoot free throws granny style?


Player throws the ball underhand from between the legs. It looks silly, but scientists say it's the best way to shoot free throws.


Oh! that's nice. Who is your favorite player in Basketball?


I have to go with Steph Curry. He has a pretty shot.


I think he is an American professional basketball player. Is it right?


Yes, he has been the MVP in the past. He went to college and then the NBA. Do you watch YouTube?


Yes i was. I like to watch You Tube videos.


Did you know that Justin Bieber's "Baby" video is the most disliked on YouTube?


I don't really know much about traditional dance. I'm a basketball fan though. Tell me something about dance!


Yes, "Baby" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released as the lead single from the latter half of Bieber's debut album.


There are many types of dances. American Rhythm. Bolero. East Coast Swing. Mambo. Rumba. Bachata. Cha Cha.


That's great! I was never much of a dancer. I think that people are attracted to dance from an early age.


Yes, From a young age, they learn dance and are good at it.


I've heard that Bruce Lee was a good dancer. i'm not surprised. He had tremendous body control.


Yes, cha cha. Perhaps we have this early training in Latin dance to thank for the grace and poise of his martial arts style.


I wonder how many pairs of shoes he went through while learning dance. I've heard that ballet dancers can go through a number of them quickly.


Sorry i don't know about it. Do you like Basketball?


Much more than dancing! Do you have a favorite team?


I think Facebook is one of the best of social media. What do you think about it?


Im surprised Jupiter saves earth from many asteroids. Its so far away


It's interesting, Jupiter's gravity slings long-period comets out of harm's way, while nudging some asteroids closer to Earth.


You could fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and still have room left over to spare.


If there is no earth, it would be very rare for us to live.


Crazy to think about all that stuff. Out of all the things in the universe and here we are


Bulletproof clothing mogul, miguel cabarello, shoots all his employees in order to test and enforce quality control on his wares. How scary would that be


Im worried about privacy issues but has connected the world like never before


What happens that one time it doesnt work


That's true. But social media can help people in any city.


It is true 30% of american adults use facebook as their primary source of news


Yes, But it is a sad thing for children to come to such social media.


There is suppose to be an age requirement but it is very easy to get around


I think thats the situation with everyone. But even better if you are a shareholder with facebook. Being valued at 104 billion in 2012


Yes, it is true. What is your view of the earth?


What Broadway play did Elaine May star in?


Interesting.   Do you know what the name of that production was?


Thanks - that was bothering me.    I know Jim Carrey doesn't make film dramas anymore.   Do you know why?


I think it is because he is a little off, but he claims that he only wants to project positivity.


OK.    I guess it is no nuttier than Michael Caine becoming an actor to be with pretty girls!


Now that is not nutty.  However, the pretty girls were not in drama classes in my high school.  It is interesting that the Friends stars got $1 million per episode while the highest paid actor in a drama only got $700,000 per episode and it was an hour long.


Wow.    Speaking of high school drama and pretty girls, Jon Hamm once taught Ellie Kemper in her high school drama class.


It is a small world when it comes to high schools.  Morgan Fairchild went to the one near us when we lived in Dallas.  Of course, you mean Ellie Kemper from the Office, I assume.


Yes, that is who I was talking about.     Beyond dramas, I like comedy film with an emphasis on humor!


I agree.  Of course comedy films put more emphasis on the stars than other film genres.


I do know that.  It is the Waverly Gallery.  Even though she is a comedian, she does this dramatic part well.


True.    It makes one understand why Ryan Stiles dropped out of high school to go into comedy.


Yes.  Certain people just have a gift in that genre.  I have watched Bill Murray in Groundhog Day a dozen times but he prefers Kung Fu Hustle as the best comedy film.


I wonder if Bill Murray likes bro-mantic comedies like Harold and Kumar.


I would guess so.  He is sort of a renaissance man.  I am sometimes in the mood to just be amused which is the objective of some comedies.  No message needed.


Thanks    Going to go watch some Jon Stewart, a funny comedian and a great soccer player!


What was the name of her male comedy partner in the old days?


That was Mike Nichols.  Do you know what theater the play is using?


I believe that is the Golden Theater.   I forget the name of her character though.   Do you know?


It was Gladys Green and was modeled on the author's grandmother.


Thanks!    Who is directing the production?    Do you know?


Yep.  It is Lila Neugebauer.  I think that having a person with increasing dementia would be exhausting like her two children display in the show.


I agree.    I think I saw something she directed before.    A girls-soccer drama.


Yes.  One critic felt that the previous drama had a negative impact on this play.


I am not surprised by JFK. he got money from his father, who smuggled booze during prohibition.


Oh I never knew that interesting. The first president of Zimbabwe was called banana!


What a nickname. i bet he loved that! i wonder why banana, but fruit are as good a nickname as any, i guess. what about trump? should we give him one?


haha I think he has been given enough nicknames by the Dems. The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office. Wonder what he got done for his country though?


I guess he delegated most of the responsibilities to others. he needed to go stylin'.


Yeah that makes the most sense! Obama should have released an album! He had 8 years!


eight years is enough to get at least one album done, true. he could have teamed up with some musicians, and hit the charts.


Yeah that would have been funny to see. His secret service codename is Renegade.


That is a cool name. I wonder if he chose the name? What name did Trump get? Anyway, great chat!


Haha nice nicknames. He only vetoed 2 bills in all 8 years! Great chatting with you as well, have a wonderful day.


Great thanks! Yes I am. The earliest precursor of rap was in West African tradition.


Only 2? that seems quite low. i guess he didnt need to veto. FDR was different, I heard. Have a great weekend!


Yes, it is a musical form of poetry. do you have a favorite rapper? i do not know the genre well.


Tupac is a classic. His music is in the library of congress of cultural significance.


He was an amazing talent. a great rapper and a dancer as well.


Yes very true. Today though rap is so closely associated with hp hop they almost mean the same thing.


I dont know how they differ, but I dont listen to either one. by the way, do you pay attention to politics?


Yes I keep informed! I definitely pay attention to what the president says as he is the head of state!


Yes, there are many interesting facts about the presidency. did you know that trump is not the wealthiest president?


Yes apparently the top 3 presidents ranked by wealth are JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


that is true, you are right. google even prefers dogs


I am glad to hear that for some reason!  I like knowing that one of my favorite sites to use likes dogs. I am surprised though that they have taken a stand regarding it.


yeah it is in their code of conduct even


Pretty impressive!  I will tell you something equally as impressive.  I know for a fact that dogs watch television.  They are not colorblind and they understand a great many of our words.


yeah they just see less colors than we do


They have had such a long history of association with humans thought that they understand human behavior.


yeah exactly, they are known as our best friends after all


Yes they are.  It's weird to me that they can thrive on a starch rich diet.  It seems like they would prefer to have meat.


yeah, it is their diet from the wild so that makes sense


Now that you mention it, it does. I have seen stray dogs that have been dumped by people eat corn and grass in fields before.  It's sad that people dump dogs, especially when they can do so many different things.  Dogs are not only great hunters but are also great in therapy roles as well.


Hi and yes i love dogs!  I like how they are related to wolves.  I wonder what their original ancestor was like.  Do you like dogs?


They sure are, we must be grateful to have them around. nice chat


I love dogs, they have 12 types of blood


I had no idea about that.  i guess that means it's hard for them to get blood transfers when they need one.


yeah but good things is that there are dog blood drives


Are there really?  I have never seen or heard about one before. I would definitely take my dog to give blood if I could.


Yeah not sure which countries have them though. do you know how tou can help dogs in Istanbul?


I  think I have heard about that country having vending machines for food and water for stray dogs. All that is required for payment is plastic bottles.


yeah I really like that approach, that is super nice for the dogs and the environment


I like it too.  America and actually, all other countries, should adopt that approach.  Dogs are very smart. They are the only animal other than an elephant that understands pointing.


Probably quite often on the country scale, but individuals probably don't care nor notice


I think its silly that early versions of google moon used pictures of cheese for the closest zooms


Normally just random questions I have. Do you have any of their devices?


Not really. Some people browse the internet for information on celebrities, but I tend to look up information on other animals


Speaking of celebrities, Did you know a guy who shared the same name as Justin Bieber is banned from facebook


Did he do something wrong or just because of his name?


It was just because of his name. It is really unfortunate because the guy is actually older than the famous one


That truly is a shame. Well not all celebrities cause trouble. Some celebrities like a ethiopian celebrity chef tries to encourage people to eat more diverse foods to stave of his country's hunger problems


Thats really thoughtful of him! I wish there were more people that use their influence for the greater good


I do it has become a very useful tool in everyday life


In any case, it was fun chatting with you about google and celebrities. Thank you for your time.


Google sure has come a long way as a multinational tech company specializing in internet related services and products


Engine searches are what they are know for. But they have a lot of other things like cloud computing, software, and hardware.


Google sure is impressive since a single search require more computing power than it took to send men to the moon.


Their data center usees about 0.01% of total world wide electricity


It makes sense since when google was down for 5min, it took 40% of web traffic with it


Larry Page and Sergey Brin own about 14% of the shares and 56% of stock holder voting power.


I think that the leaders of google are doing a good job to go the extra mile. They put in the extra effort so that in the case of border disputes, google maps is tailored to the claims of each country when browsed


Thats interesting. I wonder how often that actually comes up


Yeah smart guy. Baker Mayfield wanted to become a professional gamer and quit football


Yes he still claims to be really good at Halo 3


Yeah and the thinks that he can beat anyone at U of Oklahoma at it


Wow good for him I guess. DO you know who kellan moore is?


Yes he is the only left handed QB in the NFL right now


I wonder if he has any advantages for that fact over the others


I like it too . DO you know why the managers wear uniforms?


That is because they can play of they team needs them to


yes. Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


I sure do . DO you have a favorite position in the game?


me too. Did you know Brady was a backup QB that never got started n high school?


Yeah that was big mistake on their behalf as the guy is awesome


you bet it was. DO you know who ALex Smith is?


Yes he is a QB who is also super smart and finished college in two years


yeah he planned ahead by taking lots of ap tests, smart kid


Yes. Do you know who invented the circular huddle?


Yes that was Paul Hubbard who was deaf and did not want the other team to understand what he was saying


People do a lot of different things for entertainment! Do you play video games?


I used to play. Don't play now. What's your favorite system?


I had an old Nintendo. They finally discontinued it in 2003.


Very popular system, even though it had only 54 colors. Much better than the Gameboy.


I wonder if they have video games at the White House?


If there are kids in the White House, sure. Trump tends to watch TV a lot. I don't think he plays games.


I heard the guest house is bigger than the White House itself. I guess they have a lot of visitors.


These days, guests are probably getting fast food because of the gov't shut down.


That's true! It used to be that the runner up of the election became the Vice President! That would never work these days.


I imagine a lot of fighting all the time.


Yeah, I can see that! I learned a lot from you, thanks for chatting!


I like comedies and dramas. Not big on Pokemon though


Me neither. But some people must like it since they made 750 episodes!


I guess kids will watch anything. Have you watched That 70s Show?


I have. I heard it was remade in the UK and got cancelled!


I'm not surprised. The show was very American. Sometimes it works well the other way. Three's Company was based on a UK show.


Would you watch a show that used chickens to entertain audiences?


I don't think so. Haha. Cesar learned about chickens as entertainment in Britain.


Being a parent can be hard, now a days theres many dangers


I agree its dangerous but also a great tool to keep in touch with others, did you ever have MySpace?


I did have MySpace!  I actually enjoyed MySpace much more than Facebook.  Not only are there a lot of bullies on Facebook, but the company itself doesn't seem to care about keeping anyone's data private.  Are you a social media user?


Yeah MySpace was cool, too bad its now a dinasour, I bet they regret not buying Facebook when they had the chance to buy it at a really low price, and yeah Im a social media user


In the current age of "Fake News" I'm surprised to learn that 30% of American adults use Facebook as their primary source of news.  Literally anyone can create an account and post whatever type of "news" fits their agenda.


Its not the best place to get informed thats a  fact lol, you know that the like button is ilegal in a town of Germany


I wonder why that's illegal?  That's a silly thing to have a law about.  It's crazy that 1/3 of all divorce filings contain the word Facebook.  Probably lots of secret cheating and messaging going on!


I agree it does seem like a silly thing, I guess Facebook is changing things and influencing out lives a bit more everyday


There is definitely a lot of influence on Facebook.  Simply put, there are more Facebook users today than there were people in the entire world 200 years ago!


Wow thats a  lot of users, amazing how the company is worth $104 billions, that is a lot of money.


Definitely a lot of money.  They even lost about 25% of their market value last year when they had the data breach and subsequent hearings with Mark Zuckerburg and Congress.  Despite the loss, he's still very rich.


No kidding, especially if your child has a peanut allergy.  Simply inhaling peanut dust in the air can be deadly.


I have one regret, not taking advantage of the promotion Burger King had, unfriending 10 people and getting a free burger because of that.


I know! luckly he isnt, its a fear Im releived not having, Im afraid of cancer thats an illness that can really break a parent


I agree... simply being out in the sun too long can cause severe cancer for a child.  Using sun screen when the child is exposed to sunlight for extended periods of time can help greatly reduce that chance of getting skin cancer.


Yeah skin cancer is a big concern, these worries are a thing of our time, I guess one has to let go of this fears and hope things go ok