I think its posible, reptilian menaces called Silurians, the theory is that they evolved before mankind


My mind is blown with that information! Do you think there was anything else on different planets?


I think theres life in other planets yeah, other advances alien civilizations must exist across the cosmos, that is a sure thing


I think it's a crazy fact that if earth was a 24 hour period, human history only takes up 1 min and 17 seconds!


Thats not much at all and in 1 min and 17 seconds we have managed to destroy the planet, we are the best species


I agree with you on that one! It's sad what we've done while we've been on this planet!


We have destroyed it, interesting how you can fit all of the planets between the earth and the moon and still have room left


Interesting. How was it? Did you know that dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing?


It was a beautiful place. I was stationed there for a few months so I didn't get to see too much. I didn't know that. I always thought that dogs were color blind, but they're not they just can't see as many different colors as humans.


Yeah, that's what I've heard. The first cloned pet was a cat, did you know that?


I didn't know that, would you call that a "copy cat?" haha


Hilarious, well there are more tigers living as pets in the US than living in the wild in Asia.


That's crazy, I heard that Theodore Roosevelt had over 20 pets, including a bear and a hyena.


Yeah, he was a big conservationist. What number president was he?


I believe he was the 26th. Did you know that in Japan there's more pets than there are children under 15?


No, I didn't know that. They have a population growth problem it appears.


It seems that way. I've heard that it's illegal to "own" pets in Boulder, Colorado, but you can be their "guardian." Does that mean you can claim them on your taxes?


I do, did you know that dogs were the first species to be domesticated?


Interesting. I know people in Boulder, I'll have to ask them that. Well nice chatting with you.


No, I didn't. I bet that is why they call them man's best friend.


I guess so. They perform so many roles for humans, like hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, and companionship. I guess there's a reason why they are called that. They do a lot for humans.


Yeah. Apparently there are 12 different types of blood that a dog may have.


I didn't know that. I wonder if they get good prizes at blood drives?


LOL, good question. Google prefers dogs to cats, did you know that?


I did not know that. Did you know that Istanbul has vending machines with food and water for stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles. I think that's such a neat idea.


No, I've never been to turkey. Have you been?


How familiar are you with the hunting and gathering culture people used to have?


True, but because evolutionary development is progressive, it is diffiult to define cleanly where it is apes stop being apes and became humans instead. Considering some of these early hominins were capable of using fire, displaying high intelligence, I believe they should still be consider humans or at least an early precusor.


True, they gave rise to anatomically modern Homo sapiens in Africa about 315,000 years ago


Rather than simply anatomy, I believe the social behaviors and communication is what distinguishes modern human. While most early hominins were capable of using tools, homo sapiens were able to use societys for protection and use their advance communication to capture even the most abstract of concepts for the exponential accumulation and spread of knowledge.


Did you know that If earth's entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


I only happened upon that information on a Did you know? video. What advantages do you believe allowed us to dominate within this small window in history?


Advantages that explain this evolutionary success include a relatively larger brain with a particularly well-developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex which enable high levels of abstract reasoning and language


Although early hominins have similar adaptations, what do you believe made us stand out and survive while the others didn't?


A silly one is that Humans are the only mammals that can't breathe and swallow at the same time


What purpose do you think this serves? Is it to seperate the lungs and stomach to prevent drowning or getting food in the lungs?


Perhaps so, although such adaptaptations would be more likely to occur as gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits came to land.


Not too familiar,      Although I've read a bit from researcher Nicole Kruspe discussing odor.


Speaking of fish, I recently learned that it is negatively labeled as a parphyletic group and not a formal taxonoic group since the classification isn't as clear as perhaps mammals.


Fish are pretty amazing.      There was a koi fish named hanako that lived for 226 years    Thanks for the chat!


Although our sense of smell may not be as developed as some species, odor played an essential role in our survival. However, odor is unique in that people don't name the specific odor itself, but rather what it reminds us of.


Interesting.   Western scholars dismissed scents as unknowable, or at least unnameable for millenia.


True, but recent studies by Majid found that the Jahai, who are hunter gatherers still, are able to identify these odors by abstract names. It seems that these hunter gathers & horticulturalists can identify odors, unlike the rest of their world due to their unique cirucmstances.


True, Kruspe and Majid propose that, when people settle into, say, horticulture or postindustrial society, other senses become relatively more important than smell.


McGann states that this ability to distinguish the differences in odor receptors would play a greater role in a more natural, wild environment than the secure urban areas that most horicultural people live. While distinquishing complex smells may save a hunter/gather's life in the wild, it would be as much a life or death situation in most instances in an urban setting. In fact, simple odors like smelling sulfur are enough for most people to avoid dangerous situations.


Did you know that Humans (taxonomically, Homo sapiens) are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina.


I recently read that the defining characteristics of Hominina are bipedal locomotion, high dexterity, complex brains, and complex language.


Early hominins‚ particularly the australopithecines, whose brains and anatomy are in many ways more similar to ancestral non-human apes‚ are less often referred to as "human."


I read about that, he was very smart to do what he did...self taught, wow and in law that must have been tough. But yes libraries are amazing, the books in print in your hand has great meaning for me, I like to collect books. You are illiterate?


I can't read even one word! It's a miracle that I can type the words that I do. How are about you? Are you literate? Did you learn to read at the library?


It's a noble pursuit. Learn to read, and you can teach yourself. Maybe you could even run for Congress one day.


Sorry that last text sent on accident lol...I learned to read in school. But did go the library a lot too. I am sure a lot of people teach themselves a lot through books on their own. Run for Congress? No way lol, I wouldn't do well in Congress and politics.


You couldn't do worse than the people in there. Plus you could ride on the exclusive subway lines that they have for Congress.


You are right on that! I wonder if their subway plays any music at all? Have been to any concerts lately?


Naw, concerts cost money and I'm broke, baby, I'm broke!


That's too bad, me too! I have been to concerts throughout my life though. Seen a lot of my favorite bands.


Have you seen Linkin Park? I heard really good things about their concerts.


I wish! One of the few bands I didn't get to see live, and now Chester Bennington has passed so I probably won't see the band without him. They played 324 concerts one year, that's a lot of shows.


Ah, the energy of youth! Maybe they didn't sleep? I don't know how they did that.


Well, the Ramones played 2,263 concerts over a 20 year span, non stop. I think they just make it their life. It has been great chatting! Have a great evening!!


The Ramones are fueled by drugs and passion. I could never manage to sustain that kind of energy. They are not human.


You have a point there, I know I couldn't do it!


I am great! Thanks :) So do you like reading and going to the library? Half of Americans have library cards. I still go sometimes.


I don't go to the library much. I usually do research online. Still, there are more libraries than Mcdonald's in the US.


Yes, not a lot of people still go to the library much anymore, but I like to because they have actual books and I love books! In Sacramento you can go to one and check out sewing machines among other items, lol that is great


Yeah, other places have a similar setup. In Berkeley they have a tool library. Some folks can't afford tools, so they can borrow. Oh my GOD, socialism! Some folks need temporary help, and I don't mind if some of my tax dollars go to something like that.


I agree! I don't mind my tax dollars going towards helping people. I would like to write and publish a book, in Norway the government will buy 100 copies and send them to libraries throughout the country.


The Norway gov't has a ton of money from oil. I guess I would move there and become a children's author if it weren't for the cold and snow. Still, the women are inspirational.


Very true, it's a great idea and very valued there I am sure.


I like that a man falsely imprisoned  spent most of his time at the library to study law and prove his innocence. Books, man, they are SO powerful. Makes me wish I could read. But I'm illiterate.


That was was the same case but for Brazil 4 years ago because the US national team failed to qualify.


Yeah that was really sad, I do know there are no economic gains for the country that hosts.


I have heard that. I would think with so many people attending that that would be huge for the country. People would need to eat and sleep so that seems odd.


I agree, that is very surprising to me, but I guess it costs a lot to build a lot of what they need.


Oh true, I didn't think of that aspect. So the money the country makes probably covers the cost of being the host.


Yeah I guess it must not, still boggles my mind though that it would be true.


Same here. It is amazing this has been going on since 1930


Yeah it sure has, I love how it can bring different countries together to celebrate.


Yes! I was reading an article about it. Sounds amazing to be able to join in on such an amazing gathering of people.


Yeah I hope to go one day, I think it will come back to the states soon enough though.


Hello there, how are you doing? Do you watch the World Cup finals every 4 years?


So I guess I don't understand how it all works but I think if it did come here to the US I would definitely consider going. Imagine how many countries and different people you could be in celebration with? Sounds awesome.


Yeah it sure does, I think it works well here.  Anyways, it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night!


I am great! I don't usually follow the world cup, but I have heard the American team has never placed below 3rd since 1991


I usually do, I get pretty excited for it.  And that is interesting, I think they are talking about the Women's team, they dominate.


Women's team dominate? That's awesome!  So who is the current World cup champion?


Yeah the US women's team has been the best since the sport started basically.  And France won it this year for the men's.


Very cool. Maybe I should get into it more. So I heard that the 2022 Qatar FIFA world cup final ....the city doesn't yet exist?


You are right, I don't know why they voted to do it there.  It will have to be played in December rather than the usual June/July due to the hot weather.


Wow, that is very interesting. So I understand that for the past World cup, the most tickets sold to fans in the USA more than any other nation?


I didn't know that but that is very interesting.  I am a bit surprised by that to be honest.


He was chasing the girls and they were in drama class. Do you know who pioneered the use of wide-angle lenses?


Yes that was James WOng who was married illegally to a woman until 1948 due to racism


That is so sad, glad that part of the history is over now


Yes me too. Did you know in the Spartacus movie, Kubrick was the cinematographer?


Yes he had a cinemaographer but was not happy with him so did it himself


Yes and then the other guy got the award when they won for best cinematography


Yeah . No woman has been nominated so far for an Oscar on cinematography


Yeah too bad. Roger Deakins has been nominated 13 times to far and has never won


I know some stuff. We have already destroyed 80% of the forests on earth


Yeah too bad. When earth was formed the day was only 5.5 hours long


Wow that is so short. And we will be helium free by the end of the century


Yes I loved it, Laurie made $700 000 per episode in it


That is a lot of money but it was a good show after all


Yes I do. DO you know why he does not do drama anymore?


Yes because they do not project positivity, he is right


Sometimes, there is a free website for them on the net


Nice. Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?


Yes me too, from time to time. Linkin park played something like over 320 concerts in 2011 alone.


Wow, Linking Park is a great band that is for sure, 320 concerts in a year is a whole lot,


For sure. I think the Ramones top the charts though. They played for over 20 years straight.


20 years! wow they must have given a lot of concerts, you know a woman was on her way to a Dave Matthews concert and she stoped to help a standed cyclist, interesting fact the cyclist turned out to be Dave Matthews!


So cool. Yeah it was something like 2263 concerts. There are all kinds of concerts though, some good some bad.


Yeah I can imagine a few bad concerts out of those 2263 the band performed, the group Abba turned down 1 billion dollars they didnt want to do a 100 conert reunion tour, I guess they must be loaded to reject an offer like that one


I bet, they were so popular. Pink Floyd once held a concert without an aidience in an ancient roman amphitheatre


Wow, I wonder what was his angle, maybe he wanted a quiet scenario for recording, there is a band with the loudest concert ever, do you want to know the name of that band?


The band is called Deep Purple, they broke the record back in 1972 although it was innetentinally


I do like to watch tv, I think that Aaron Tveit is a great actor, did you watch Catch Me if You Can?


Wow, crazy. Are you a fan of the oceans at all?


Not really, Im a fan of sea life, there are many interesting species like the Koi Fish.


I did, so good. Do you watch dramas that are animated like the simpsons?


No not really I do like the Simpsons but I see it more as a comedy cartoon, its funny how Homer had almost 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes


Haha they can be so funny. Bart, the son, did not appear in only one episode.


I wonder whats the name of that episode, must be interesting to watch an episode of The Simpsons without Bart in it


I know, he is one of my favorite characters. And pokemon, there are like 750 episodes of it already.


There are a lot of Pokemons now! to think 16 years ago only 150 of them existed, man I loved that show


Yeah a lot of people did. Do you attend concerts at all?


I have, some concerts, one of my favorites The Foo Fighteres concert I attended once, what about you?


That sounds like a site I would like, I hear there is a radio station that picks up Jupiter's radio storms


It is crazy, there is also a latin news program, its been around since 1989


I bet it has a good segment of fans, its been around almost 20 years.


true, ww2 soldiers made radios with razorblades and pencils!


That is a cool skill, I bet that saved many lives during the war, interesting skill to have and odd materials.


Yeah, it is, well the whole concept of the radio is interesting, how it got started, how we use electromagnetic energy and who had the idea.


no new ones, but dark side of the moon was released 40 years ago and was still one of the best selling albums in 2014


It is an invention that wont get old, we still need the basics in case of an emergency, it was great chatting I agree, thanks for all the cool facts, bye.


That was a great album I really like it, another good one is the Hybrid Theory by Linking Park, that album sold a lot of copies


I heard that one was the best selling album of the 21st century!


Yeah it was the best selling album, the band also toured a lot during the year the album came out.


how about japanese identical twins releasing a rap album when they turned 100


I guess its never too late to follow your calling that must be funny to watch, wonder if its on Youtube


might be, canadian law requires 40% radio music played be canadian


40% of them? I guess I respect that law, if you dont support local talen no one will


true, if you are into classic radio dramas, you can listen to thousands for free on the internet


Right lol with no buildings named after me. Did you know amazon owns imdb


I did not know that, but I am not surprised.  Once a company gets so big, it can easily absorb others.  Jeff Bezos is making a profit, but the warehouse workers that put in 7-15 miles a day are truly carrying the load.


Man I should work that in the winter to get my rock hard abs look for the summer! That is a lot of walking!


It would be hard work, but better than a desk job, I think.  I'm not much of a sitter, by nature.  Staying active is good for ones mental health, I've heard.


That is a good point, I couldn't do an office job. Too much sitting and getting chubby lol


Exactly.  I see so many people who are face-deep in social media that they just lose all desire to move and stay healthy.  Plus that, they don't really get the sleep they should.  Too much FOMO, I guess.


For sure lol. They need to get some sun also, the sun is amazing


Yes, yes it is.  Summer needs to get here soon, so we can finally get some sun.  This winter has been brutal.I can totally understand why some people get seasonal affective disorder.


For sure, I am in Iowa and boy it was rough! It was so nice chatting with you!


Nice chatting with you as well!  May your winter end soon. :)


Reluctantly, I do.  It's the only social media that I use, though.  How about you?


I think we see the light at the end of the tunnel! Enjoy your weekend!


Likewise lol, reluctantly is a good word to describe it! Did you know myspace could have bought facebook


They probably regret that, in retrospect.  Who would have known that Facebook would eventually be worth over 104 billion dollars?


Right, that is a lot of money, it would have only costed like 75 million


Pocket change. :)  My budget is more along the lines of "unfriend 10 people, get a free Burger King whopper," so buying anything for that kind of money is hard to fathom.


lol I am on that budget also. I unadded 500 friends so I could have whoppers for weeks!


HA!  That was thinking!!  Speaking of good investments, it would be nice to have stock in Amazon. That's a huge money-making enterprise.


For sure, I wish I was the first buyer at Amazon, they have a building named after them!


That would be cool.  And he only spent $27.95 to get that honor.  I could have handled that.  Unfortunately, I spend way more on Amazon than that now.


I didn't know that either until just now about him.  Do you like any other celebrities?


I used to like Robin Williams, he was the voice of one of my favorite animated character, Aladdin.


I liked him too.  Sad he's gone.  He was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films when he did Aladdin.


It is sad, I guess celebrities also suffer, he started a trend and left a legacy behind him. Did you ever watch Sesame Street?


I did watch Sesame Street when I was a kid!


Carol Burnett was the first celebrity on the show, I really liked her, and Sesame Street was a cool show.


How neat is that!  I wonder what Pixar studios has in their secret room that often visited by celebrities?


That secret room must be awesome I bet many celebrities have seen that room, maybe Judge Judy has as well she is the second highest paid celebrity out there.


Nice!  I can't believe it's been 30 years since Comedy Central was created in 1989 and they've also cancelled 100 shows in that span.  It's been fun chatting!


It has been a long time, many fans were disappointing over the years I bet many of those shows had a good number of followers and yeah it was great chatting have a nice day, bye.


I am a fan, I find that jazz is relaxing and I like to listen to it while working


Me too.  My favorite style is Kansas City jazz.  Did you know that there is a Harlem woman who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment every Sunday for 20 years?


She did!? woah, I wonder if her neighbors liked that. I would be like change it up a little lol


lol  Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is currently topping the charts.  Don't expect that kind of music from there.


That orchestra is really talented I hear, I know its a surprising fact, I wouldn't expect jazz to be a big deal over there its more of an american thing.


Yes.  Jazz trumpeters grew goatees as it provided comfort when playing.  That's interesting.


That is interesting I've always wondered why they grew those silly goatees I guess mystery solved now.


lol  Did you know that Clint Eastwood is a lifelong jazz enthusiast, pianist, and scored several films including Million Dollar Baby?


He did? I didnt know he was a jazz enthusiast, he is a great actor though and his role in that movie was really good


Yeah, that's probably not a good idea. I'm not a huge fan of self driving cars to be honest.


I think it's a good idea in theory but they have a lot of kinks to work out. There was a man in New York who bought a house and he found a barn full of classic cars. How did they miss that when listing it?!


That's hilarious. I'm not sure, what type of cars were in it?


I'm not sure what kinds but if it was full of classic cars I'm positive that that's a lot of money. I would have been thrilled if I was that guy. Probably could have sold them and paid off my mortgage that I just acquired.


Yeah, espeically if they were in really good condition and classic.


I must admit that it was only like three years ago that I discovered that the little arrow on your gas gauge represents what side of your car the tank is on. I felt really dumb for never noticing.


That's hilarious, I was a trained mechanic when I was younger and didn't know that. LOL


Ha ha, then I don't feel so bad. This is going to sound like a strange question but do you wear jeans a lot? I wear almost exclusively jeans.


I wear them when I'm not at work and it isn't summer. What about you?


Summer, winter, it does not matter to me. I wear them a whole lot. Did you know that they are illegal in North Korea?


Occasionally. I like it but it's pricey. How about yourself?


I'm not surprised, a lot of things are illegal over there. Welp, nice chatting with you!


I stopped, due to the PRICE! $2.50 for a cup of coffee is just absurd if you ask me.


It definitely is. I was not happy about the employee who called 911 because two black men were sitting and had not made a purchase.


I don't remember exactly when but I'm thinking maybe a year ago or so now. In my eyes it seemed to kind of start the trend of people posting white people calling the police on African Americans for ridiculous reasons like finding a student asleep in a common room or when the police were called on two Native Americans who were on a college tour.


I do. There's really no other way to get around where I live.


Well, did you know that your trunk is called a trunk because old cars used to have wooden trunks on their backs?


I did not. That had to be a huge hassle. I recently discovered that Google self-driving cars have an aggressive mode which I find to be terrifying.


Hello,  do you like drama Tv shows?  Did you know Michael Caine joined drama class because cute girls were taking that class lol


Did you know Jon Hamm taught drama at his high school?  Thats awesome!


No, not really could you tell more about it?


It was at John Burroughs High School in St. Louis, Missouri


I see, speaking of highschool one of my favorite actors became an actor because of all the pretty girls of the classroom and how they all were in drama class.


I know,  it was the first thing I said in this conversation.


Oh, sorry, well what about Hugh Laurie and his big 700000 salary


That is a nice paycheck!  i do like dramas,  but I like comedy too!  Did you know Jack Black was suppose to be The Green Lantern?  That wouldve been a totally different movie lol


Yeah I dont see him as Green Lantern or any hero really, although it would have been interesting to watch.


Have u ever watched 3rd rock from the sun?


Nope, havent watched it, is it any good?


Yes I do like drama TV shows, I wish Jim Carrey would do dramas but it seems like it goes against his beliefs.


Oh yeah its hilarious!  It won a golden globe in 1997.  Its been fun chatting.


I read that too,  he is good in dramas,  but they really have to put themselves in a serious state of acting,  some actors or actresses say it can get really dark.


I think Bradley Cooper is a good actor, I liked his latest movie, "A Star is Born" his role is pretty decent.


I havent seen it yet,  but I hear it is amazing!  Have you?


I have and its pretty good, Lady Gaga also acts good, I thought she would be a lazy actress.


lol I heard she is great too.  I have seen her in American Horror story she is good.


Yeah, not only a good voice but a talented actress, A Star is Born has a nomination at the Golden Globes but surprisingly as a drama and not a musical.


yeah,  I read that it had a better shot at winning an award in the drama category.  I guess its strategic to get an award.


Yeah, it makes sense, I think its going to win the movie is really good although I dont know what the other movies are.


beer would be nice but the broken wrist from a mis-thrown ball doesn't sound pleasing, but i like the shirts


Hawaiian shirts are cool, that's what I'd wear.


lol, at least then you would be in official business attire in hawaii right.


In the 1960s, bowlers made twice as much as football stars. What happened along the way? They should still get paid buckets!


im sure its due to the tv ratings going up in other sports over time.


True. Bowling could use a bit more blood and violence to get the ratings.


What color is Iowa's locker room? This is going to pave the way for women in the NFL.


pink of course, im from IL so we know all about the pink room of doom


ESPN has been around for a while. Why are you surprised? Do you think their content is bad?


no it seems to get them more angry. makes for a great head game though


Gotta love the NCAA! Should the players get paid, do you think?


no they shouldnt be going to school to play games and get paid,


But the schools make so much cash! Something seems unfair.


a little but they are there to learn first not work.


The schools should guarantee a degree even if the players get hurt.


if they cant pass the tests then they dont deserve a degree,


not the schools place to reach out for the student to get help, if i needed help i had to ask for it myself not the school hand it to me


The schools get a benefit from the athletes. Shouldn't the schools owe something to them for their services? Doesn't have to be money.


not bad just didnt think it was up for awards other than the announcers


an education with out paying for it, i paid over 125k for my degree, thats payment enough to play a game.


How much value does the athletes provide for the school? Is it more than 125k?


the monetary value maybe, but after the education is paid, the staff, training, and everything for the athletes, i bet its not that much. sport programs arent free to have


No, they're not free, but without the athletes, would the schools get the revenue? The players are key to the whole business.


sure they would, through other avenues like they did before the sports boom. well man im out of here. thanks for the talk though


not since the late 90s, thought it was cool to see a guy never fumbled once though. you?


i believe so. what are your thoughts on a 222-0 defeat.


There should have been a lawsuit! :) I never thought tech schools had good football teams.


i bet it was a protest happening, i know basketball had a few high and low scoring games due to protesting


I think I would prefer to be a bowler. They don't get the injuries or protests. Just beer.


Very true; it kind of took away from the moment when he went on his tirade


Are you a fan of Meryl Streep? Do you have a favorite film of hers?


Not a big fan to be honset. I dont specifically remember any of her movies.


She has won many awards to include Oscars


Yea, I've definitely heard of her and I shoudl watch the post.


She was thought to be too ugly when she auditioned for King Kong. Ridiculous!


Oh, weird. Maybe they valued actual acting less back then.


I did not, but I read a bit about his speech


I am going to find one of her old movies on Neflix now.


More blabber about the wall; he should pay for it since he is so wealthy


He could. Did you know the presidents guest hous is larger than the white house?


I did; Doesn't the First Lady live in the guest house currently?


Would be surprised to see th first lady live so separately? Maybe because of Trump? maybe she agrees with DeNiro


Oh, my, DeNiro is definitely not a fan of the sitting President


In my opinion Trump is divisive. But then again I think every president has been called a pig or a dog.


In my opinion Trump hasn't been the best; we need a cool nick name for him.


I'm glad DeNiro got back on track and was able to congratulate Meryl Streep


Yeah I sure do, I grew up watching them.  I don't care for episodes past season 10 though.  How about you?


I watched on and off for years. Did you know that of all those episodes, in only one did Bart neither appear nor is mentioned?


No I didn't know that, but I don't think I have ever seen that one, so most likely in the later seasons.


Simpsons have been successful for many years. Disney has put out a lot of successful films too over the years, but also a few major flopos. Did you know that Disney considered closing down their animation studio after Sleeping Beauty was such a box office bomb?  Now, everyone seeems to have seen that movie at one time or another.


That is pretty crazy, think about what if they had closed down?   There are so many movies that never would have been made.


Exactly!  Did you ever see the film, Treasure Planet?


No I didn't, it sounds like a pretty strange movie though.  Have you seen it?


No. Based on the box office numbers, it doesn't sound like many people did watch it. If only they had Tom Hanks in it...


Yeah Tom Hanks is one of my favorites. What is your favorite Tom Hanks movie?


Hello there, I haven't seen any recent movies but watched Jaws the other day.  How about you?


With over $8 billion in film earnings, Hanks has done so many great films  A couple memorable ones: Castaway and Forest Gump.  Nice chatting with you!


I watched Stargate last week. I loved that movie, and the resulting TV series!  I really enjoyed the humor, the characters, and the cinematography


I remember watching that at a sleepover when it first came out when I was younger.  It was pretty good.


I enjoyed the TV series too. I am not one to usually embrace remakes of original movies, but the TV series added much to the story and characters to make it interesting. One TV series that did NOT go well as a remake was the UK remake of That 70s Show. It was canned after 10 episodes. Epic fail!


Wow, that is an epic fail, I didn't know about that one.


Some TV shows just go on forever and will never be remade, like Pokemon, that aired over 750 episodes over 16 years. That would be too many episodes to remake!


That is crazy there are that many episodes of one show.


Even Thomas the Tank Engine has over 150 episodes, although they did switch narrators a few times.  Ringo Star, George Carlin, and even Alec Baldwin each filmed over 50 episodes ...


I think that is so cool they each did narration for that show.  And it sounds like it wasn't just one or two episodes.


I think he has retired maybe I am wrong. But apparently he decided to stay in college and finish before going to the NBA


Oh wow, I think he's one of the few! But seeing that they can make millions from endorsements, I guess they don't need to. Like Lebron James who rejected a $10 million offer and accepted a $90 million from nike years later.


Smart businessman for sure. Do you know what granny styl eis?


Yes! Of course! I wish pro basketball players made the granny style shot famous, I want to see someone incorporate that technique during one of the games.


Yeah and to think that the only reason they do not do tjat is because it looks funy. who cares, just score


Yeah! You think the name is what makes it embarrassing for the masculine players to use it? Even physicists have proved that granny style is the best technique!


Yes, I enjoy watching TV, my favorite genre to watch are dramas, how about you?


Yeah I like them. Did you ever watch House?


I used to watch it all the time and it's crazy to think about how someone who portrays a doctor make more than actual doctors! I think he made over $700K per episode!


Hi! Yes I'm excited for March Madness. I don't have a favorite team though, do you?


Man he has made so much money but it was a good show for sure. nice chatting with you


No I do not have one either. do you know who reggie miller is?


Yes, though I often confuse him with Reggie Bush, but Miller is the basketball guy. Anything he's famous for?


Well, he is a superstar but his sister was always better


I am not sure, maybe. She broke 8 national records once


Wow! That's no easy accomplishment. Same thing with Allen Iverson! He was so smart to sign a lifetime contract with Reebok to pay him $800K a year until he reaches age 55 and he'd get a lump sum of $32 million, talk about a great retirement fund!


THey can make so much money sometimes. Do you know who TIm Duncan is?


Yes! I used to really like him, does he still play for the Spurs?


Jazz has many fans such as myself or famous celebrities such as clint eastwood, who even scored several films like the million dollar baby. Also, speaking of guitar, I wonder who made the very first one?


I personally don't know who made the very first guitar, but I do know that nokia's ringtone comes from a 1902 composition by Spanish classical guitarist and composer francisco tarrega.


What do you think about Matthew bellamy considering he has the guinness world record for most guitars smashed during tour?


That is crazy, but it's crazier that Aerosmith made more money from guitar hero than from any of their albums.


Indeed, guitar hero was an amazingly popular game. I wonder if Aerosmith played the guitar with a pick, coin, or fingers?


Maybe they used all three. I find it hard to believe that Led Zeppelin decided to not name their fourth album so they could confuse the hated rock press.


I didn't know that. Personally, I enjoy that these artists are so dedicated to their craft. The guitarist of Pink Floyd even turned a grand houseboat into a recording studio


That is really interesting. Did you know that Bob Marley has been on the album chart for over 914 weeks and is currently sitting at 69.


I did not. Personally I enjoy listening to albums such as hybrid theory or dark side of the moon


Those again are really good albums, but did you know that walmart won't see albums if they aren't clean versions of the album.


A version that isn't full of swear words. Artists have to be willing to come out with a clean version or they can't sell their albums at walmart.


Oh that makes sense, thanks for explaining to me. In any case, thank you for the enjoyable chat.


I enjoy how music albums contain collections of the best audio recording such as Linkin's hybrid theory or dark side of the moon


Those are both excellent albums. I also find it interesting how some artists like tupac went to school to study ballet, acting, poetry, and jazz at a baltimore school.


I agree. I also find it a testament of music quality when albums such as the dark side of the moon still remain among the best sold albums today despite being released decades ago


Good artist seem to stay good artists through the times, but it's a shame that a lot of young people don't always discover the greats. For instance Louis Armstrong ended the three month stay of the Beatles atop the billboard hot 100 in 1964.


True. But music doesn't necessarily only need to be about quality to be meaningful. Two identical twins released an rap album when they turned 100. I bet it was quite meaningful for them


I completely agree with that and that's a really cool fact. I also think it's crazy that the les paul gibson es-175 guitar has never gone out of production and it debuted in 1949.


What type of music do you enjoy? Jazz is a personal favorite since when it spread, it absorbed and amalgamated with each national, regional, or local music cultures to develop distinct style of jazz that were both jazz and yet not jazz, maintaining its core essence, but absorbing the best of the existing music culture


I love all types of music. My favorite band is queen and a cool fact about queen is Brian May built his guitar out of parts from an old fireplace and his mother's knitting needle.


Wow. There is a theory that the universe is just a giant superhologram.


that is interesting. If thats the case then we dont really need to worry about the threats of quantum computers.


Haha, well that's true. And does that mean that everything we do doesn't really matter anyway?


Well that makes hard moral decisions a lot easier. haha. Did you know that there is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that could be a link to a parallel universe. Id love to go visit myself in a parallel universe.


That's interesting. Well, we are a mere speck in the universe. Apparently if Earth's history was a 24 hour period, humans would represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.


Thats not a lot of time to do anything, and that would be a terrible nights sleep.


Haha, true. It's sad that as humans, we have destroyed 80 percent of earth's natural forests.


Its terrible what we are doing to this planet. I dislike the argument that there is no real evidence that suggests we are ruining this planet. Even if there isn't wouldn't you want to do the right thing anyway. What is wrong with clean energy and replacing trees that are cut down.


We are going to run out of helium by the end of the 21st century. That's hard to believe.


I have heard of them but i don't know a great deal about them. I know that they use a much more advanced form of binary language, utilizing multiple probabilities and simultaneously measuring and comparing the results. I have no idea how it does all that though


Right. Apparently they might be more of a threat than AI. I am terrified of AI!


The concept of a "skynet" like future is a little terrifying. The threat from Quantum computers is that once they exist they will render all current encryption algorithms obsolete. nothing will be secret anymore.


A quantum computer can do work in seconds that would take laptops 1,000 years to do. That is scary


Yes but the beneficial things that we could do with that amount of computing power and speed is impressive too. Better weather forecasting, the search for Earth like planets, and the research that could be done on diseases and drugs.


Even Albert Einstein says quantum mechanics were spooky action at a distance. But those benefits you told me are interesting.


Einstein said that "God does not play dice" but Stephen Hawkins countered with "God may have a few tricks up his sleeve" In my humble opinion, the minute we claim to know everything about a certain subject, the universe sends us a curve ball that puts everything we thought previously needs to be re-addressed.


Large tech companies say they are close to getting quantum computers to work. I wish we could go back to simpler times. Such a race to build things to find out all of the mysteries of the universe.


I too often wish for simpler times. Isnt this scary: The universe could possibly exist inside a black hole.


oh wow, like I guess, I just don't know what he could be planning with all that, that poor doggo that was with him haha


Yeah it is so strange. I dont get why people would even try to break in there you know that its got guards everywere.


ya you know you're gonna get caught, and your life will be ruined, this says the presidents guest house is bigger than the white house itself, that doesnt make sense but I guess


I think they have mental issues because the guy who said he was sent by god promised that he would keep trying to get in lol


how worrisome. this says the president of indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office, that sounds kind of awesome!


That is funny I wonder if they are any good. i have heard the first phone number of the white house was "1"


haha that makes sense, did you know that kickball is called soccer-baseball in canada? thats a mouthful


I had no idea but they come up with all kinds of interesting things.


haha they have them mind clouded by the cold maybe haha, and baseball being popular in japan is always weird to me


I have heard that A 17 year old female pitcher was banned from professional baseball after she struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig in succession..


Im good I was reading about how these three men got arrested trying to breach the white house.


wow weird I wonder why I've never heard that before, it seems like a fact poeple would like to know, I wish I were the guy that found 3 million dollars worth of baseballs cards in his grandfathers attic


I never collected those. I read that The chicago cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back world series; and haven't won since. i wonder how close they have gotten?


ya I think they're cursed or something? Anyway great talking with you!


ya that is crazy, did you know the white house has twin buildings in ireland and france? like are they exactly the same I assume? never heard of that


You know i have heard that. If i recall the oval office desk has a twin as well somewhere.


huh that is more than I knew, and I didn't know the white house still uses floppy discs to store files, seems very backwards to me


Im not sure that is true lol. But yeah turns out those three guys were unrelated  and all tried to break in on the same night lol.


lol that is wild, I don't know what they were thinking.


Oh yeah one guy was really not well, he told the arresting officer "that God asked him to change the world".


ya, its also weird that trump isn't one of the top 3 most wealthy presidents, but this is probably taking inflation into account so taht explains it somewhat


Yeah I wonder who the richest were? I think Jefferson was rich. But get this, One of the other guys who tried to break in had a Yorkshire terrier on him and two book bags filled with clothes.


I bet woman could be as capable as men in the game if they had the same strength


Sounds like the increase of females in engineering will be worth it over a career in football, anyhow, as the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than that of a football player.


Oh I see, and I do agree sexism can be another issue, amazing how much money engineers make


It's pretty crazy how much football players make though, considering the average game only has an average of 11 minutes of actual gameplay.


Only 11 minutes? what a scam, the game lasts 60 minutes and only 11 minutes accounts to less than a quarter,


A televised game lasts even longer than an hour, in my experience. I suppose we could use the tracking chips in the players' pads and the balls to find out how they really spend most of their time.


That is a great idea, that way we can tell the distance they actually run, the calories and many different stats about the game, cool facts and stats


More specifically, they use the tracking devices to track velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location.


I like it less than football, but I think it's funny that the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court on top of the building called "the highest court in the land".


I am. I'm a big fan of sports and sports trivia, in general.


That is a great name for a court, must be really nice to play or watch a game there, judges must play tournamets all the time


Great, sounds like we will get along, I am a fan of sports as well, do you have a favorite team?


Definitely not the Saints. They have a pretty sexist policy I'm not a fan of regarding the cheerleaders and players.


That rule is so unfair, makes me angry, its really humiliating


Yeah, can you believe they can't even eat in the same restaurant? Not only that, but if a player comes into the restaurant while a cheerleader is already mid-meal, the cheerleader has to leave.


Terrible rule, I would be so angry and feel so bad if I had to leave, specially if im with friends and family, humiliating and really unfair,


Oddly enough, though, did you know the league itself has no written rule saying women can't play?


I don't think that will ever happen, watching a woman play in the NFL


Apparently, as long as they meet the league's eligibility requirements, they can play.


All I know about Ariana Grande is that she's a famous singer who's the subject of a lot of memes and controversy on social media. But I love album rock going back to its early days in the Progressive Rock era. How about you?


No, I don't know much about her. I did see there was some controversy over her artificially darkening her skin for magazine covers with primarily non-white readerships, and leaving it lighter for magazines with mostly white readers.


yup that kind of stuff doesn't surprise me anymore unfortunately, interesting that shes not actually hispanic too


Yeah, I think that's what made people so mad. Did you know Bruce Lee was also a dancer? Those skills seem like a good fit for a martial artist.


ya I guess he won a cha cha championship! Martial arts is just a series of dance moves technically haha


It definitely requires being aware of your surroundings and being able to react quickly to the movements of others. It makes me happy to see babies dancing to music videos -- I've seen a lot of that on Twitter.


haha yes they will dance to the beat! I need to look that up, do you watch ballet?


No, I've never been interested in it at all. Do you?


I used to date a ballerina, and yes they go through like 4 pairs of shoes a week, its ok


I know it must take incredible levels of physical control and strength.


yup and her toes would always be messed up, idk I'm not the biggest fan I guess


yup I love that too, crazy all the formats we've had, CD's, minidiscs, cassettes and vinyl, now everything is digital!


Sounds like the kind of thing that could cause severe repetitive stress disorder. Nice talking to you!


I still have a pretty good CD collection. I don't like the idea of not actually owning the stuff I pay for because of digital copyright, and with a Chromebook I've got limited space for downloads. Listen to a lot of albums on YouTube though.


do you have the Hybrid THeory album in your collection? I guess it is the best selling album of the 21st century


No, but I've listened to it on YouTube a lot. I love Linkin Park. Do you like them?


they're ok, not my favorite but I like pink floyd a lot, they still have best selling records!


Yeah, I love them. Not very much since Mark Waters left, but just about everything back in the Barrett and Waters days. I'm glad Dark Side of the Moon is still popular. Did you ever try that thing syncing it up with Wizard of Oz?


I think you mean Roger waters but its all good haha, no I didn't, does it actually sync up perfectly?


Yeah, Roger. I sometimes say Mark because Knopfler is another favorite of mine. Supposedly if you start the album and the movie together, there will be all kinds of weird coincidences between the music and the movie scene.


I'll have to check that out. Did you hear how a puck hit ariana grande in the face when she was just 5?


He surrounded himself with smart folks and got good advice. He was the hottest player in a decade and every shoe brand was going to go after his endorsement.


I guess it won't be long before he is making some extra money in the movies as he is slated to be in a Space Jame sequel.


Another Space Jam. Boy, I can't wait. I guess he is the next Jordan in terms of stature, but I bet he'll do better on camera.


I think that with Jordan and the commercials, films, etc. the next eras of basketball players added a little extra off the court.  Maybe not ready to start in dramas, but getting there.


He is not ready to make his Oscar run, that's true. Maybe they'll remake Hoosiers or something. He has shown his generous side, too.


If he is good at it he might not have to take much of a pay cut when he leaves the NBA.  After all, Hugh Laurie got like $700 K for each House episode.


Lebron could certainly parlay his celebrity into a number of things. Restaurant in Vegas. Line of shoes.


Absolutely.  Are you into dramas much... when it isn't NBA playoffs time of course?


I enjoy a good drama. I think that many stories have been told and retold, so it's hard to find something truly new.


True.I guess one person that wont be retelling old dramas is Jim Carrey.  I guess what he follows doesn't allow him to do movies that aren't positive.


I am well, thanks!  Are you a fan of the NBA?


I disagree with him. Dramas can have positive outcomes and messages. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


I watch games from time to time. I usually pay attention during the playoffs. You?


Pretty much the same. I was more into it in the 90s though mostly because of Michael Jordan. Did you know that the Air Jordan shoes couldn't be worn without a fine initially?


I think that's probably a rule that was meant to be broken. Nike got a LOT of publicity from that stunt. And the NBA got more viewers.


Absolutely.  It definitely ushered in a new era though.  Allen Iverson signed with Reebok and gets like $800 K per year until he is 55, whereupon he gets $32 M!


He should start his own line of shoes with that money! LOL. Seriously, he could buy part of an NBA team.


Funny how that works, yet someone like Tim Duncan chose to stay in college and likely lost money for not going to the NBA earlier.


I would never have done what Tim did. I would have taken the money because too many bad things could happen, like injury.


Think about how LeBron James was able to skip college altogether.  Within a year of rejecting a pretty big show endorsement from Reebok, and when he could have been in college, James got a $90 M deal from Nike!


Me too. I really like smart comedies like Modern Family.


Yes.  I love 3rd rock from the sun - it won a golden globe even


That's a good one. Demetri Martin was accepted into Harvard law but choose comedy instead!


That is pretty funny.   Ryan Stiles didnt even finish high school because he loved comedy so much


Bill Murray needs to go back to school if he thinks kung fu hustle is the best comedy of all time...


I always felt like it was one of the best in the universe.  But again the universe evolves through time just like our taste in movies


Some people think the universe only has 1 electron so who knows!


That is pretty crazy.   But you never know - the universe could just be a giant super hologram


I hope we are not pulled outside the observable universe. Who would find us?


No doubt..  But maybe if we got lucky enough we could get sucked towards one of the cold stars that are actually cool enough to touch


I am good.  Internet dating can be challenging, do you think?


Check out some of Isaac Newton's writings!


Are you coming on to me? Just kidding! I never did internet dating. Some of my friends have and one found his wife on a site. Have you ever done it?


I tried years ago without much luck.  Sometimes you meet people who are not very interesting.  At least you don't have to deal with telephone calls with them these days


Yeah. I am fearful I would be one of the boring ones. Pretty sure my dates would escape through the bathroom windows.


laugh.  These days there are apps on your cell phones which can fake a call and let you escape - after all an iphone now has more computing power than the entire us nuclear arsenal


Yeah. I just don't think I would survive in today's dating world. I would just want to sit at a bar and watch some ball games with a few beers.


Well you might could go out to a comedy film with your date - bromantic comedies like Harold and Kumar could be good for date night


I could date them but I don't smoke weed. I do love comedies. Do you?


Yes.  I don't like slapstick and visual comedies, as much as more modern styles.


That is a play on the name of their rugby team. I think that their name would not work in the US.


Yea that would not fly in the US. Do you like Lebron James?


I do like LeBron. He is a great guy. Quite talented, very generous.


He is a great guy. Warner Bros and James have signed a new deal for a Space Jam sequel.


I guess a sequel was needed, but maybe he should have waited for something that would earn him an Oscar.


I agree. Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode making her the highest paid celebrity after James?


She deserves it. I think she has a lot of fans. I think Lebron probably makes quite a bit more, but she does keep an audience entertained.


Yea she makes a ton of money. James raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising the decision.


That is great! Good for him. He has helped many people that he did not need to, but he saw that he has received many blessings in this life.


That's awesome. He seems like a pretty stand up guy.


Anyway, great chat! Maybe one day we'll meet Lebron.


I sometimes follow the sports. The championships are exciting. I have watched the basketball.


Did you know 39 of 50 states, the highest paid employee in the state is either a college basketball or football coach?


That is a shame that the highest paid person is a coach. What about our scientists? What about our doctors?


I agree. Did you know the supreme court has a basketball gym on the top floor?


There are only 9 justices though. Do they have enough for two teams?


I'm not too sure. They call it the highest court in the land.


That is a perfect name for the place. I guess that they must have fun up there, shooting around between decisions.


I agree. New Zealand has a basketball team nicknamed the tall blacks.


Hello! Did you know the white house has twin buildings in France and Ireland?


I'm guessing someone was in big trouble. I never even heard about it, I wonder why someone even shot it in the first place.


Oh, some disgruntled citizen thought that they could "fix" things. it is not the way to do that. I would like to see better people run for office.


Yeah, the white house is a little crazy right now. We could certainly do with some better equipped people running it.


It is a bit behind the times technologically. The white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files.


That's pretty weird. I wonder if they are somehow safer or we really just haven't bothered changing the system.


I think that the govt at all levels tends to be way behind. i mean, WAY behind. like 30 to 40 year old computers and stuff.


Crazy! There was a president in Indonesia that released 3 pop albums.


I guess he didnt have better things to do as president? LOL I wonder if he is any good as a singer.


Yeah, at least Trump isn't out releasing pop albums. I guess things could be worse, lol! Although I would be curious to see him singing pop.


He could team up with Kanye and bust some rhymes. Anyway, great chat!


I heard that! I guess people in those countries admire that aspect of the US. i would love to visit.


Yeah, I never even knew those existed! The white house guest house is bigger than the white house! Crazy!


Yeah, trump must be mighty pleased about that one. LOL still, he could rent out the guest house for cash.


I'm surprised he hasn't put on an extension so his house is bigger, lol!


Yeah, add a couple storeys to the thing and really impress the neighbors! LOL


One actually impressive thing about the whitehouse though, is that it has solar panels in the back. George bush apparently put them on.


Yeah, carter put them on during the oil shock. reagan took them off, and then Bush put them back on.


Yeah, that's kind of weird. It took the secret service 4 days to notice bullets had struck the white house in 2011.


There was no govt shutdown at the time, but there may as well have been one. LOL. What happened there? Anyone get fired after that?


Good for him. education is very important. I'm glad they still took him. Did you also know that Air Jordan's were banned in the NBA initially?


I didn't know that! Crazy considering how huge they are today. I bet most of the Warriors players wear Jordan shoes. Are you familiar with their team?


Jordan wore them anyway and Nike paid his fines. I have heard of the Warriors.


I'm sure it was worth it for them too! The Warriors have been dominant recently, it's nice to see them do good with a foundation that protects families from mosquito borne diseases.


That's very important. Mosquitos cause so much disease. They are actually the most dangerous animal. Did you know that granny style is actually the most effective method to score points on the line?


That's funny haha, maybe the Warriors should have Steph Curry start shooting that way.


Maybe. Did you know that his brother played for the Santa Cruz Warriors?


I didn't! That's interesting, he must be worse of a player. I think a lot of the brothers of players on the Warriors did the same too!


Yes Klay Thompson is the brother of Mychel and he played for the Warriors as well.


On another subject, are you a fan of jazz music at all?


Hi! Yes I do, I'm a huge basketball fan. And yourself?


I think it's interesting. I just recently learned that Clint Eastwood like jazz which is surprising to me.


Not as much as football but I think it's interesting. I recently learned that one of the 30 teams is Canadian. Were you aware of that?


I was! It's definitely interesting that one team is outside the U.S. Have you followed what Denver has been doing at all?


Basically they've improved a bunch since firing their coach a few years ago, but now they need to win more on the road to be really successful.


Always nice to see a team improve. Are you familiar with Allen Iverson?


I am! It's smart he signed a contract that would pay him over time rather than all up front where he might spend it all,


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


100%! Although not everyone values money more than everything else. Tim Duncan actually stayed in college all four years rather than go to the league early to make more money,


Have you seen the new incredibles movie?


Really!? I guess if you spend a lot of time on the radio it makes sense to make the transition to voice actor for animation.


Yea, I would Love to do that, Just do work based on your voice! I also enjoy video games sometimes, do you play?


Not as much as I used to. I want to find a vintage console so I can introduce my kids to duck hunter and vintage mario.


Yes!! Oh the Origional Nintendo was my stuff! I would spend hours playing mario or duck hunter. Oh the memories :)


Hard to believe it has been 16 years since they discontinued making them. They have those new ones with the games already in them but it just isn't the same.


I know! I was so sad. They started in Japan back in 2003.


Kids nowdays don't know what they are missing. It might have only had 54 colors but nothing was as fun as standing right next to the screen with the gun trying to hit those digital ducks.


I know, and we thought it was the best thing at the time! better than in 0BC when they bred chickens for entertainment!


Yeah I don't know about chickens for entertainment. That seems odd even for ancient times.


We sure have come a long way since! with VR soon we wont be able to tell the difference from reality and VR, anyway it was nice chatting with you!


Hi! Yes! Love that movie! Did you know it was a video game before a movie?!


VR freaks me out to be honest. I alway get a headache watching the screens. Yes it has been a lovely chat.


I didn't know about the video game. That makes sense though because it was 13 years between movies. They had to keep the fans interested.


It's facinating though and amazing, I never noticed how the events in the incredibles is based in the 1960's i thought that was interesting!


I always wondered about that because sometimes it seems like the 60's but then there is modern day stuff mixed in like the behaviors of the characters and cars.


yeah that is interesting. Im gonna have to watch the 2nd one again. I didnt know that Edna Mode was voiced by a Man named Brad Bird


I always thought that they got hedy from ncis la to voice that character. It almost seems based on her.


oh, not sure, but I wonder if it got to Brads head though since he would intentionally used artists that were likely to quit or get fired because he was sure he had everything they needed, lol thats confidence!


Probably. I think those directors get huge egos sometimes. It would do them all good if they had a few missteps to keep them humble.


That's true, as we are learning many abuse they power. Which interestingly Sarah, the voice of Violet is a Political commentator!


Are you planning to watch the Grammys this year?


That sounds like it would be very funny to hear! Who was the ruling about?


I wonder what Eminem thought about that. If it were me, I would be applauding.


Yeah that is amazing.  I hope people did lol


I wonder if any of the songs from Eminem's latest album will be nominated for an award at the latest Grammys. Some other rappers like Kendrick Lamar have been nominated.


I think his songs that got nominated were the ones from the soundtrack of the Black Panther movie.


It was great, and I think the music really added to how good the movie was.


absolutely!  Music adds so much to movies!


hello,  I am not sure.  Is that going to be on soon?


I agree, and I like the way soundtrack albums take me back to seeing the movie when I hear them.


This year's Grammy Awards are in two days. They sound like they're going to be exciting.


Oh ok that is soon,  I might watch it.  do you like music?  did you know linkin parks hybrid theory was the best selling album in the 21st century?


I love music and I'm a fan of Linkin Park, so I did know that. Do you listen to their music?


I do!  I like all types of music.  Did you know that eminem wanted to be a comic?


He has a sharp sense of humor in some of his music and funny deadpan delivery, so I can picture that.


I hear Korean rappers invented a style of rapping,  compliment battle!


That sounds like a very positive spin on the diss tracks that some rappers make.


in 2001 a michigan judge delivered her ruling in a rap lol


WOw that must have been hard for them to keep from laughing


True. Did you know art and poetry were olympic sports?


I love dogs. They can learn up to 1000 words


Nice and they also understand pointing like elephants do too


Yes and they also are better at reasoning than the chimps


Nice, They also have 12 different blood types and have blood drives


Nice. They drink with their underside of the tongue


Wow neat. Google have it in their code of conduct that they are a dog company


I love it. Have you read the poem Chaos?


It is a poem with 800 irregularly pronounced words and it has 274 lines


WOw that is awesome. Have you heard of that poem that is different when read normally and the backwards?


I cannot say that I have, how different?


Normally read is depressive and backwards is inspiring


WOw cool. Do you know who CS LEwis and TOlkien are?


Yes they are both great authors from their time


Yes and they had you laugh you lose games over bad poetry


What's up? Are you into pop music? It originated during the mid-1950s


I guess they concluded that pop has grown louder and increasingly musically homogeneous since the mid-1960s


yes and in  2002 CREED ocncert was so bad that four concert goers filed a lawsuit against the band! wow !


I don't blame them, I don't much like Creed myself.


yes they are !, it was great talking to you about music, i loved it , thank you


No problem. Did you know the Ramones played 2,263 concerts? That's wild


Apparently they toured non-stop for 20 years


cool! and did you know that when eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for Beat it  that he literally set the speakers on fire


Lol, no but that's awesome. Pink Floyd recorded a live concert with no audience


I don't think so, they did it in the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii.


thats really interesting , thank you for the conversation. good bye


Until the 1960s rock and pop were considered the same


right ! and do you know that korea has its own k-pop band which is the most popular musical group in the country


yes thats right. and another cool fact is that the president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office ?


Lol that's nuts. I didn't know Ricky Gervais was a pop singer in the 80s, it's hard to imagine


i know ! i never would have thought that either!


Apparently scientist voted "We are the Champions" as the catchiest pop song, I wonder how they came up with that


im not sure , but they are probably right.


There was even a bugs bunny game on the NES.  It was pretty great!


I did not know that bug I am not surprised.  Warner Bros never misses a marketing opprotunity.


I have always prefered Looney Tunes characters of the Disney ones


I would agree there.  My favorite was always the Roadrunner.


He is a good one.  I liked the Tiny Tunes as a kid


Ahhh..  I forgot about those!  They were awesome.  Buster Bunny, Dizzy...  good memories.


And then they also had the Animaniacs, which might have been my favorite cartoon growing up


Plus all the Nickelodeon cartoons.  What a trip down memory lane.


Yes, Ren and Stimpy and Rocks modern life were a major part of my childhood.


Yes, I am actually a big NBA fan and follow it pretty closely


They should all be in the movie, that way kids today will be introduced to how awesome they were.  Great chat!  Have a nice day!


I have been out of the loop for a while with its happenings.  I tend to watch college during tournament time.


While I like college ball, I prefer the NBA.  My favorite player of all time is Tim Duncan of the Spurs


I was always a Jordan fan.  90s Bulls all the way!


Hey I liked Jordon too.  Space Jam was an awesome movie!


Yes, it might beat the original as the highest grossing BB movie of all time.  Lebron is going to star


I wonder if kids these days will recognize the Looney Toons. or if they will just something they will relate to.


I imagine so.  The looney toons are classic and timeless.  Everyone likes Bugs Bunny


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


I'm from Poland and I got here like 16 years ago... I've never seen it but I admire who he is and what he did...


That's cool.  I've never been to Poland.  There are ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancer's movements


Probably looks like a 2year old drawing :)


Probably, the first moonwalk ever recorded was performed by tap dancer bill bailey in 1955!


I guess not.  He must have taken it and run with it though....and screamed also


lol ;) but that walk got famous just because Michael ;)


Absolutely it did.  That dude could dance.


Yes he did ! and sing ;)  ...and I don't believe to all that nasty stuff they were saying about him...


There has been some rough stuff said about him for sure.


yes... but once he paid... everything was fine... sorry, if something happened to my child, no money in the world would make it fine... that's why I don't believe in that...


Money makes people crazy seems like. Enjoyed chat.  Can you click done?


Big time ! Did You hear that Bruce lee was also a great dancer and he won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958 ?


I did hear that.  Emilia clarke did the funky chicken and robot dance at the audition for daenerys targaryen.


Did you know that there was an episode of mr. rogers where he learned to breakdance


I would love to see that. Did You see a movie about him ? I've heard it's good.


No, I haven't seen it but watched his show growing up.


Don't do those things. If you are down big, you shouldn't steal. If you have not gotten a hit, you shouldn't bunt.


I don't think I like those either.  It would seem to me you would want to steal and try to make some runs.  Hey did you know that a team will get three bases if the opposing team catches a ball in their hat?


I know a ton about baseball but had no idea that is a rule. Thanks for the knowledge!


I've watched my fair share of games and never knew that till recently myself!  I just thought of some more common sense rules though.  How about don't drop a gum wrapper in the dug out?


Or be hygienic and don't spit seeds all over the dug out. So gross. Or chew tabacco!


I don't think there's much chance of this one:  don't throw an Eephus pitch to anyone named Eephus.


Who the hell knows someone names Eephus let alone someone named Eephus in the MLB???


I know, right?!  Some of these rules are so odd!  Some I don't understand like don't throw a four seam fastball to a five tool player.


They need to write these down because I am getting confused...


They really do but these are the "unwritten" ones.  I guess you're supposed to just know.  Not wearing a batting glove to brunch is one I would just know.


I am good. How are you?  Do you like baseball?  Have you ever heard of their unwritten rules such as if you hit one of our we'll hit one of yours?


Well, Yes and yes. I do not like the unwritten rules. Seems too unfun... Do you like them?


Some of them seem more like common sense to me.  I mean, not bringing a pet to the batting cage for one makes sense.


That one does make sense. Mine are more like, pimp your HR trot. Go ahead. Ill be better next time...


I like the unwritten rule of don't eat baked beans before a double header and don't order out for sushi during a rain delay.


I understand the baked beans, that's common courtesy... But what's wrong with sushi?


I don't know, maybe they think the guy will get sick or something.  The players do do some running to bases and maybe they think that'll slow them down.


Makes sense. I do hate the rule about stealing when you are down or trying a bunt when you are getting no-hit.


yeah it is so popular. the show has been on air for 16 years


I'd have liked the show on TV as a kid for sure, I bet. I don't get how the phone game app thing works though. The pets you can "catch" are randomly generated anywhere?


yeah that is true. and they already have like 750 episodes


It must have been amazing to have been around when black and white televisions went to color!


Yeah that must have been interesting. Do you watch The Simpsons?


Yes I watched a lot when I was younger. My mom used to limit what I watched on the television, though. Did you know there is only one episode of the Simpsons comedy show where Bart isn't mentioned or seen?


I do not recall it but that is interesting considering they have been in air for so long.


How do you feel about the fairly new "bromance" comedy film category? Harold and Kumar was one of them. I thought it was hilarious!


Yeah and I also liked the Hangover a lot, so funny


I tried to watch that comedy film but I wasn't able to watch it without interruption. I like slapstick comedies, too, like Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges episodes.


Yes, I watch TV but it's more YouTube than traditional TV. I guess I do miss out on some things like free comedy films.


Nice, there are some good ones out there for sure. Nice chat.


No, I've never seen House. Is that a television show or movie?


Oh, I see. When I used to watch television I like comedy shows the best. The Big Bang Theory was one of my favorites!


Oh yeah I loved that one too. Hugh Laurie on the House was the highest paid drama actor though


I heard there is a comedy with Kristen Bell called "The Good Place." I think I mix that actress up with another one, though, with last name Wigg, I think.


Maybe CHristine wigg, not sure. how about pokemon, did you ever watch it?


No, I've never been into Pokemon, much. I think my generation was a kid just before it came out so I never saw it on television or anything. I hear it's one of the most popular games on Earth, though!


My family is the same.  Both parents, both Grandfathers and 5 out of 7 of my siblings all served.  I'm the only Marine though.  LOL.  Have you ever been to the White House?  The guest house is larger than the White House!


Yes, I have been to the White House, and Capitol but not the guest house. I saw the President running past while sitting in traffic.


That's cool.  I've personally met 2 presidents while I was active duty.  The 1st Bush. Not really a big fan.  But he was a nice guy.  I also got to meet my favorite president, Ronald Reagan, in the White House.


I don't care what they did before they got to office.  Only what they were able to accomplish while in office.  Yes,  there were some bad choices that Reagan made but no one is perfect.  But overall, he was a very successful President.  Besides if acting disqualified a person from being president Hillary would never be president.


You are very angry at Hillary. That's sad.


Not angry at all!  You must learn the game and then play it to the best of your ability.  She lost twice. Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called president banana


Yes, I have read that about the President of Zimbabwe.


I wonder why democrats enlist in the military since they typically want smaller military's.  When democratic presidents take office and start shutting down military bases, like clinton did, should the enlisted democrats that voted them in lose their jobs first?


I think angry people should lose their jobs first. Sometimes Marines get PTSD which makes them angry.


Sometimes...but you avoided the question.  There was a lot of irony during the Vietnam war- there were some calling the returning troops "baby killers" yet still supported abortion. Doesn't make sense to me.


So many want to not kill babies..but in the name of war will. Hope you find some happiness and have a great rest of your day.


Yeah... but did you vote?  Did you know the three richest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


Yes, I did vote. I am an Independent. Yes, I have read that before.


That's good!  As long as you vote!  That's all that matters. I think we should go back to the old days where the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the VP.


No.. But I could imagine a Trump / Hillary.  I wouldn't want Hillary in power, personally.


No.. I read a lot!  I am also Marine Corps veteran.  Served while her husband was in office. I could tell you 1st hand stories how his policies negatively affected this country.  But I digress.  Did you know that the president of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office?


I have read that about the president of Indonesia. That's funny. My son was in the Marine Corp too. His dad was Army/Air Force. My brother was Air Force and my dad was Army. We are a very patriotic family.


Good morning!  Do you ever watch the world series?


Well I think the team gets a trophy. i don't know if they get anything more.


Do you happen to know what the trophy is called?


I honestly don't know that. I guess my memory for the series is bad.


Its okay but thanks anyways. What is the team that you like in baseball?


I like the Rangers.  Do you have a team that you like?


I like the Red Sox and they won the World Series this past year by beating the Dodgers.


I think I watched some of that.  Have you ever noticed that the managers wear uniforms?


I have and can they also participate in the game?


Yeah, but I've never seen one do it.  Have you?


No in all honesty I haven't either. I mentioned the Dodgers earlier and I found out recently that they have lost more world series championships than any other team.


I do watch it but rarely. How about you, do you watch the World Series?


Really?  That's bad and a little sad.  I like to pull for underdogs so after hearing that I guess i'd like to see them win one.  Anyways, it's time for me to go now.  It's been great chatting with you!  Have a great day!


I watch every now and then, depends on who's playing I guess.  Did you know that prior to 1969, the teams with the best records were automatically in the series? There were no playoff games.


Wow!!! I didn't know this at all, very interesting. I was wondering which teams are allowed to participate in the World Series?


I think it's the champion of the two divisions- the alcs and the nlcs.


Oh! Thanks. Do you happen to know the year in which those two teams first faced off against each other?


Hmm, I think it was back in 1903 but i'm not sure on that.


I think you're right. Do yo know by any chance how the winner is determined of the World Series Championship?


Isn't it by having to win the most out of seven games?  I'm not sure.


I believe that you're correct. What is the award for winning the World Series Championship?


Yes that is at Michigan State University and I believe it is the biggest in the world


Yes I was there, they have an amazing collection


I know that we have sadly destroyed more than 80% of the forests


Yes it is so sad, In the beginning the day was only 5.5 hours long


Yeah pretty short. Do you believe in extraterrestrials?


I do and it is nice that we have an ambassador now in case they show up


Yes I know. Earth will likely be helium free by the end of the century


Yes no more fun balloons and funny voices


I do . Do you know how Stan Lee ended his calls


Yes he ended them with the word exelsior


Yeah pretty cool DO you know which universes does Marvel take place in?


Yes. Do you know how Marvel coined the terms superhero and supervillain


yes they just published a generic comic book with those names


Yes it stands for Detective Comics, it is very redundant


Yes. Do you know where is the biggest library of comic books?


What do you think of this universe that we live in? There is a theory that there is only one electron in the universe.


The tolls are high but the traffic is light. It works out pretty well. Trains are still better.


Yeah exactly, THe dutch are in the process of making a bus that goes 160 mph


That would make for a nice fast commute. Fast like a train.


It sure would. Do you know who was the first king to travel the world?


I have no idea. I thought it would be a king of a rich nation like the UK.


I wonder how he got around Iceland. Iceland has no public rail service and that most icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns.


Yeah that is something indeed. In Mackinac Island they have prohibited the use of motorized vehicles


I think it would be a peaceful place. No cars to worry about. A slow pace of life. Not many places like that left on earth.


Exactly, sounds pretty nice. Do you know much about the Earth


That is pretty amazing. Another way says that maybe the universe is just a large hologram


No, not really. I live here. It's a nice place. Don't really plan to leave any time soon. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


I guess that would make the both of us holograms. What about temperature though? There are stars in the known universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand


That is so amazing, imagine that. Another theory says that the universes go through evolution too


We might be in one of the better universes, with more robust physical laws and stability.


I like to travel when I have the time and money. You?


I have. Interesting countries. Lots of trains for getting around.


Yeah it is, but if you travel by car across the country it can cost you $300 in tolls


Hello! Are you fascinated by the universe?


They have determined that there are areas of space that have effect on planets or light or soundwaves but yet they cannot detect this matter or dark energy.


Wow! Scientists minds must be blown everyday when researching the universe.


I would think so. It is frustrating to me to realize there are things out there that we know about but yet have no idea what it is or even how to see it.


Yes, I completely agree. I give a lot of credit to earlier scientists like Sir Isaac Newton.


It is amazing how much he was able to determine without all of the technology that we have today. Not only was he able to determine that gravity existed but he developed many mathematical equations that we still use today.


I know! I wish Tycho Brahe had some credit too though.


I am not familiar with Tycho Brahe. Who is he or she?


Okay, yes life isn't always fair. Look at Edison and Tesla. Tesla was far more knowledgeable but it is Edison that we all think about.


Hi, absolutely I am fascinated by the universe. How about you?


I know. I am going to look more into them. Have a nice day.


I am too! Have you heard of a superhologram?


I have heard that theory but don't really believe in it. Did you know that rather than slowing down object are actually moving through space faster?


That is crazy! Have you heard about the theory that there is only one electron in the universe?


No, I have never heard that. Every thing seems to be made up of countless numbers of electrons, I can't fathom that theory. You?


Me either. It hurts my brain to think how small it must be though!


It is difficult to grasp. Just think when you tear a piece of paper, you are actually separating atoms and tearing electrons away from the atoms.


That is bizarre. Have you heard about cold stars?


No, I wonder how they can make up the definition of a star and be cold. Did you know there is more dark matter in the universe that there is matter that we can see or detect?


Hello, are you interested particularly in politics?


Ahah maybe power really is that alluring. He certainly tries to appear like a loving, fun person, after all he ordered the renovation of their theme parks, who would have even thought they had theme parks!


I know, right? Plus no one knows how old he is. Not to mention he ordered the execution of his own uncle in 2013!


Wow that's crazy, presidents really do do some fascinating things. It seems in general presidents are less focused than we think, like the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums, WHILE in office!


Exactly. It's crazy! And can you believe Trump isn't even in the top three wealthiest presidents of all time in the US? It's actually Washington, Jefferson and JFK!


That's really shocking! Maybe they measure for inflation, otherwise I don't know how they got that! I bet what makes Trump even more mad is that the White House isn't as large as the president's GUEST house!


Wow! Ha! You would think it'd be the opposite! Heck, I wonder how Americans would feel if the presidential runner up in elections automatically became vice president as it used to be up until 1805!


It's probably a good thing that got changed ahah, I wonder if aliens existed on other planets, maybe they'd have different election systems. Then again it's hard to even imagine life elsewhere, like there's a planet where it rains glass! Imagine being there.


Hey, who knows? AstronomerAstronomers did detect a planetary system with building blocks of life roughly 455 light years away so perhaps we'll know how their election systems work one day!


Well we definitely can't live in some of the planets closer by haha, especially not Uranus, which spins and rolls around the sun, so maybe looking 455 light years away is our only hope!


Ha! That is true. Or even Venus where it doesn't tilt and therefore, the planet has no seasons because of that! In fact, It's the only planet that rotates clock wise!


Here and there! I do keep up with it! Although I don't know what to think of Regan's suggestion he could envision a limited nuclear war, even if it was she's ago! What about you?


Hopefully one day we will find life on another planet somewhere! Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good day!


That's crazy! I honestly would have expected that to be said be Trump, not Reagan. Although I know Trump is threatening military action against North Korea, which makes me feel like a limited nuclear war is in the possibility eventually, that's a scary thought.


Indeed. But then again, Trump's threats of military action are a bluff according to HR McMaster. So we shall see I suppose...


Oh I'm sure we will, it's funny to see two similar minds be at battle, in terms of both Trump and Kim Jong Un having a lot of media around them with their own agenda to promote the,


So true. And hey, maybe the Trump's critics are questioning his sanity in order to help convince Kim that he's serious! Ha! Who knows, though?


Ahah fair enough. Honestly though if I try to be objective, I think Kim Jong Un is more of a nut. I mean he edits pictures to depict a different history than reality!


You are right! Just as crazy people like Stalin and Mao did. Must be something crazy leaders do? Then again, Kim is no idiot though, just psychotic. They say he even learned to drive at the age of 3!


Ahah see? I wonder how many people get brainwashed into thinking he really did all that! I personally don't think anything he says can be trusted, we don't even know how old he really is!


Agreed! And can you believe Kim was voted sexiest man alive by the Onion and China of all places believes it? Ha!


I wonder if they go after those who are illegally downloading their shows?


I doubt it, as you can download from Netflix.


I'm sure it's tough to keep up with all of the 137 million subscribers at all times. Too bad you can't get Netflix in North Korea


To be fair, you can't get the internet in DPKA, unless you are very rich.


Blockbuster sure messed up by not jumping at chance to buy Netflix


That's what I said earlier, I really like a lot of their in-house productions. They have quality content.


I agree. I am a huge Netflix fan. I dropped my other subscriptions in favor of Netflix


I think the US should adopt the policy of Guatemala, so that close relatives of former Presidents cannot run for office.


Gone are the days of presidents being scholars. Woodrow Wilson was the last to have a PHD, and its time we do away with the rich presidents, like Kennedy was.


I am not. However, I do have a lot of respect for him, for owning up to his faults as a husband, and bringing porn addiction into the light.


Did you know the president of Zimbabwe's name is Banana?


That is hilarious. I had to read that twice.


I am headed to the Guest house of the President now to hang out and watch the circus. Nice chatting with you.


I do not watch anything of his. I prefer Drew Carey, as he is from my area and a marine


He has a new special on Netflix that just came out called Tamborine that I need to watch


Enjoy.  I sometimes put on the fireplace on Netflix, when I'm working in my home office.


I haven't seen one of his acts in a while.  I even missed Kill the Messenger. I heard it was good too though


I do have to wonder if Blockbuster would still be a thing, if they would have taken Netflix up on their offer of being their online service.


Chris Rock has certainly matured over the years and had his ups and downs for sure


I dont pay any attention to him. I think its great that Netflix monitors illegal downloads in their European markets, to see which shows they should purchase. That sounds like a sound business plan.


I have an article on North Korea, what about you?


Trump is going too. I meant regular citizens.


speaking of presidents, did you see the first president of zimbabwe was called president banana. how odd, i wonder why


That is weird! The president of indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office


i was thinking about if trump did that it would be a huge record size album, golden with huge block letters of trump on the front


You are absolutely right! And he loves how North Korea is managed.


i wonder if babies would spontaneously start dancing to the indonesian president's albums


i know riight, i havent spent alot of times around babies so i would like to actually see them just start dancing out of the blue, like little crazy people


That would be fun! did you see the price for tickets to that Mass game? $115 to 915


Mass Games. surprised 100000 people all worked together for it


I don't have that much to pay to go! Tv For me!


i wont even catch it there either, i might be lucky and see a stream of it online though


i dont even own a tv. only thing close i have is this laptop. i havent watched tv since mid 90s


we live way out in the country. once the kids left, we went to laptops too. I love it. obviously you do too!


im way out there too. 45 mins from the nearest town. its great, well have a good holiday thanks for the conversation


I know! 100,000 people doing something together. He must have some hold on them.


like being supreme leader. but hey they set a new world record for largest gymnastic display


I wonder what happens if they don't want to participate?


they never participate in anything again, life included


Oh my gosh. I see this bit.."choreographed as it may have been, it was a stunning display of fervor that evoked chilling reminders of the mass rallies of the Third Reich


was literally re-reading that part, how scary to be there and see what looks like the rise of nazism again.


It just gives me chills. I wouldn't want to go to North Korea. Are Americans even allowed to go there?


we do have people go there. madeleine albright went to the previous mass games.


Yep. The three horizontal lines on the menu of apps are called the hamburger button.


Speaking of hamburgers, did you hear America's most recent president bought burgers for a college football team.


And..... That would be Trump. I heard that Trump loves burgers and consumes up to 12 diet cokes a day!


There was a president called president banana once, I wonder if he liked diet coke.


Ah, yeah, the first president of Zimbabwe. Who knows?


I don't know, but lots of presidents have weird facts, like the president of Indonesia that released 3 albums while in office.


Yes, he must have been very good at multitasking. The wealthiest US president is no longer JFK, but is now Trump.


Oh really, he should do something about the white house's size. The guest house is bigger than it.


Are you a republican or a democrat? I normally vote for whichever president gives best economic reforms.


Based on what I saw on the internet, I think I align with democrats more.


Ah, same with me, although I also do sometimes vote for the republicans.


I respect your opinion even though I have different views. Have a nice day!


Same, although my car was second hand. What about your car?


I got a decent minivan right now but have been meaning to get a cadillac.


Ah, I just have your standard canary. It is legal in south Africa to equip your car with a flame throw. Insane right?


That's crazy, you know the brand cadillac that I want to buy? It was named after a french explorer!


Really? Wow, I also want a car named after me! The trunk of your called is called a trunk because old cars used to attach wooden trunks onto the back of them.


Did you find all these facts on the internet? There are tons of information there.


I do, the world wide web! Google is the largest search engine followed by youtube.


It's crazy to think that this all started in the early 1990s.


Hi, are you a Walking Dead fan? My wife is beyond fan to fanatic on that show (I have tepid interest). Rick or any main characters death sends he into depression and anxiety.


Well Jim Carrey has that option, he made enough money to retire mostly from movie making and says that. If I did the same I'd be considered lazy. Did you see where human's can regrow a rib equally strong in 2-3 months after it is shortened. I didn't know human's could regrow anything, I just though your liver could regenerate if not too damaged.


I broke a rib by coughing so much with bronchitis.  I should have had one piece removed.  I also saw that humans only lost their body hair 240000 years ago.  I just re-read about Jacob and Esau in the Bible.  Jacob imitated Esau by putting goat's hair on his hands and neck.  So not everyone lost his body hair that long ago.


Lol, is that funny.  You mix Bible stories and apes...hair...man/evolution and you'll get a heated debate from some (not me). Sorry about the bronchitis, I've had it and that not funny. I find the whole migration from Africa to Europe...Asia..Bering Straight to America's interesting reading actually, it just seems to me if those type Ape/Human's only did that 315,000 ago, there not been time to evolve far from those creatures given the billions of years earths been around from rock dating techniques.


There are so many missing links that I do not buy evolution as an origin of the species argument.  There is obviously natural selection.  But there is no link for cats, horses, humans or any animale.  The number of chromosomes is another argument.  However, I don't argue with folks about it.


Good idea on not arguing. I didn't know there was a frequency of sound that will cause fear in humans. Seems like the army could use that as a sonar weapon to bathe enemy fighters in that sound and cause discord.


It is 18.9 hertz.  I thought maybe it was the one used in the voice on the Exorcist movie.  It is just below the limit of human hearing.


Really, interesting, so dog's can enjoy sound at that frequency and we can't or it's on the other side of the spectrum. Speaking oh chromosomes, I didn't know most animals (I knew plants) can synthesize their own Vitamin C, but Humans can't because of defective gene. Perhaps with genetic engineering some day a branch of human's will produce their own vitamin C and scurvy will be a distant memory.


You would think that we could correct one gene someday.  It is also interesting that humans are the best animal at long distance running.  Great for hunting in previous centuries.


Yes, it always struck me as odd that all the great Olympic Long distance runners in my lifetime seems to be from the Central African planes. Maybe that explain it, they were still using rudimentary hunting after a lot of the world switched to grain farmers as primary subsistence.


I think that you are right.  I am sure there have been long pursuits of gazelles and the like.


I watched a few of the first episodes.  I enjoyed the interactions among the humans, but having a mindless villain was not very interesting to me.  It appears to be losing viewers.


Well thank you, that was an interesting and broad ranging dialogue


Likewise. You are undoubtedly an interesting person.


Yes, it was reported to have shed 5 million viewers from it's peak, but still has 7 million viewers making it Cable TV's highest viewership which is really something as many seasons as it's been on.


I do know that fans are fanatic.  Apparently Rick changed over the seasons which made him less heroic.


Yes, I hide at the pub 2 blocks from from our house as my wife buys wine and hosts a group to watch the show every Sunday night, but yes when Rick was carried off by the helicopter people or Glen died you would have thought there was a death in the family. I'm from St. Louis, interesting Ellie Kemper, Erin from the Office was in Jon Hamm's (current favorite son from St. Louis) high school drama class. Small world


Yes.  Drama has those masks to represent it that include comedy and grief.  It is performed in different genres including musical and dance theater.  I thrive on it.


Yes I agree, interesting it was considered a genre (or sub-genre) of poetry, from greek "action"..."I do". Interesting etymology and history.


Yes. I agree.  It is odd that today any streaming service will have two categories, drama and action as separate.  I have never watched mime long enough to absorb a dramatic impact from it.


That an interesting insight, I had made that logical leap but right; they are separate categories or genre's now. I was told John Lennon joined a band to meet chicks orginally, but I see where Michael Caine went to drama classes for the same reason, seems the one draws the other across a broad spectrum.


Jim Carrey does not make dramas anymore because they don't project positivity.


Did you know you can pet penguins at the Maryland Zoo?


It is kind of crazy to think that they can live like that.  They are going to take over the world.  lol


Lol well in Switzerland they already have a lawyer who represents animals


Thats really cool, some places there are actually rights for animals like Germany.


That's pretty crazy but animals do share similarities with humans like animals from the same species speaking different dialects


Even the Loch Ness Monster is a protected species.


That's interesting. Did you know there is a 226 year old koi fish named Hanako?


I have no clue, I'd imagine in China or Japan since its name is Hanako


True, I would assume it is a aquarium or zoo or something.


Yea, I guess fish can live very long, the oldest goldfish lived to 43 years old


No I had no clue, I'd love to pet penguins at the Maryland  zoo


Wow that is a long time.  I had one for 3 years and I thought he lived a long time.


Me too! There are a bunch of African Penguins there. It costs $50 and you get a 30 minute encounter.


$50 to pet a penguin for a half hour doesn't sound too bad I definitely pay for it


Me too.  Plus it supports penguin breeding


Thats awesome. Apparently penguins act like overstimulated toddlers, sounds like so much fun


See, if you asked me to be in a room full of toddlers, Id decline, but little penguins, count me in.


Yea you can't really take a toddler to a small yard with a pool like you can with penguins


Did you know that when animals get a white patch on their forehead it means they have been domesticated