I really like to play video games as well as watch movies. There are so many forms of entertainment these days it really is amazing,


Yeah that is pretty scary. You ever see the crashes on that game? Big difference between reality and a game, you don't get extra lives lol. What is even more scary about cars and racing is how in south-Africa you can have a flame thrower on your car to prevent someone car jacking it.


That's pretty cool, I wish you could equip flame-throwers on cars in the US


People would just abuse that ability lol. Could you imagine NASCAR if they had flamethrowers? Now that would be insane entertainment.


Nascar with flame throwing cars would be awesome but I think it might be legal to have flame throwing cars at destruction derby


Probably is. I think though it is safe to assume that mankind has enjoyed many different kinds of entertainment over the years and thankfully it is not just in royal courts anymore.


Yea apparently golf is pretty popular, the size of golf courses in the US is larger than Rhode Island and Deleware combined


I am surprised people enjoy watching it though. It seems like it would be boring to watch instead of playing it. I once heard about a golf course that requires about 4,000,000 gallons of water a day. Seems like such a waste lol.


Especially for a golf course in Dubai, I thought that was a desert


I think so. That is probably why it needs so much water. Even actors like golf. Especially Samuel L. Jackson. Supposedly his contract allows him to play golf like twice a week during the filming.


The average US course consumes 312,000 gallons a water a day, such a shame


Yea video games is cool, I remember the NES, it wasn't discontinued in Japan until 2003, that's crazy


That is a lot of water and what is even sadder is a lot of it gets wasted. I can only imagine how many of those  consumers are expensive condos or waterparks.


yep, 312,000 gallons in the US and 4,000,000 in Dubai, such a waste with places that have no water. Well it was nice talking with you


Yes but you can still play the nes games via Nintendo switch. Hard to believe that the old Nintendo system could only have 54 colors compared to their newer ones.


Playing Nintendo and watching Bill Nye back in the day was fun, I never knew Bill Nye won a Steve Martin lookalike contest


Neither did I. Bill Nye is pretty cool. It's funny how Bill Nye can win a look alike contest to Steve Martin but Ronald Reagan supposedly didn't look presidential enough.


I wonder what year that audition was in, if Regan was young I can see him not looking presidential enough


I can understand that. Entertainment has really changed though over the years. Used to be sitcoms and playsand game shows but now it is all about reality tv.


Back in 50bc chickens were used for entertainment in Britain so I guess entertainment is always changing


people still use chickens for entertainment but now it is in a bad way and pretty much illegals. I guess some things don't die out but others get popular.


Jann Mardenborough was able to become a professional race car driver from playing Gran-Turismo, that's kinda scary


Have you ever had a pet fish? The last one my roommate had died after she'd had it for about a year


People who live in rural places probably still use the rental service. They started producing their own content back in 2012, and now people have Netflix sometimes just for the original content


From 9pm to 12am, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America. What else is there besides Netflix? I wish I could go back in time and buy the stock. I could retire and watch Netflix all day.


Most people are watching Netflix all day, but without all the money. If you add YouTube into the mix, the two make up half the peak internet traffic. I had a feeling people spend a lot of their time watching videos


Lots of movies to watch. Do you watch movies? Stephen King was terrified when as a child he saw the movie Bambi. He called it the first horror movie he saw. Scarred for life, he wrote horror stories, but none quite so scary as Bambi. That movie will *haunt* you.


I think what made it scary was how young he was. I still won't watch any of Stephen King's movies because the one I saw as a kid was too scary for my taste. I guess I'm missing out on the extra 180 calories I could be burning by watching films in that genre


Danny, the boy from The Shining, did not know he was acting in a horror film until years later. They should have showed him Bambi. Then he would have understood. And maybe burned some calories.


Things must not be as scary while filming. Horror in literature has been a while for much longer. I'm more likely to read something by Edgar Allen Poe than I am to watch The Shining


You are strong in the reading. I am not so strong. I stick with the video stuff because I can follow the pictures.


I can do some thriller movies. Like Shutter Island. Maybe the few thrillers I like will be enough to help me appreciate abstract art like horror supposedly does


Well, I must say that I've had a horrific time chatting with you, and burned thousands of calories. More entertaining than watching Netflix, and much less bandwidth. Stay scared and scary!


I've never had a pet. I wonder if fish are easy to care for.


Can't complain about burning calories while sitting!


Most of them are, especially if they're freshwater fish. Saltwater fish require more work because you have to keep the salt level right. Saltwater fish can drink water both from their mouths and via osmosis, but freshwater species only use osmosis


Ok, I'll have to be careful about that. There is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal. Would a pet jellyfish outlive you? What would it do all day? It seems like a dull existence, just floating about.


How do they know for sure that it's immortal? I mean, how long have they been keeping track of it, and is there a way they could have known how old it was when it was discovered? Seems fishy to me


Oh, the whole scientific endeavor is quite fishy, if you ask me. Do you use Netflix? Its origins are based on vengeance. After a $40 late fee on a  copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix


I'm not sure if it's vengeance as much as it is necessity. I wouldn't be happy about that large of a late fee either. Sometimes inconvenience sparks creativity


Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million. Netflix is now worth $2 billion. Netflix succeeded just to spite Blockbuster, and where is Blockbuster now? Netflix should do a documentary about Bb.


There probably is one. I always find it ironic when a company declines an offer like that and ends up out of business while the other company succeeds. Netflix was started in 1997, but I don't remember hearing much about it until years later


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth. That's a holdover from those days. I guess some people don't have good Internet.


Well he wasnt much of a slam-dunker anyway.


phrasing! he will get a tremendous payout when he is 55. i envy him.


he could start his own shoe company. i bet he could buy part of a team. he could make a sequel to space jam with bill murray.


lebron can have his sequel and allen can have his own. there is plenty of room in the space jam universe for a man with money. as long as they dont do it on comedy central.


The key is to stay away from comedy central. Although, I thought all publicity was good publicity.


100 shows in the graveyard. that is horrible. somebody get bill murray on the phone. maybe he can help.


CC is a careening vehicle on the highway of comedy. a wreck is bound to happen. will they remake green lantern with jack black? who knows.


hi how are you? do you like these things? which do you like the most of all?


I think it would have been better with Jack Black. Have a good one.


I love these things. Basketball is my favorite.


basketball is a good favorite to have. i have never played professionally though. you?


i figure that is an excellent strategy! Kareem abdul-jabbar's dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basketball for over a decade. i would have let him slam. he was cool.


I see no problem with a good slamming every now and again.


yes, kareem should have been allowed to play. the man was a legend and league could not handle him. The us supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor known as "the highest court in the land." i wonder how much those players get paid and if they are allowed to dunk.


I think kareem and allen iverson should go play on the highest court in the land.


would they be allowed to dunk though? the justices interpret the law strangely sometimes.


Things certainly are not like they used to be. I guess thats to be expected. In authoritarian regimes, a dictator or leader of a one-party state may also be called a president.


That's new info to me! I always thought a president was a democratic thing. Random fact: Brian May, the guitarist from Queen, has a PhD in astrophysics


Yeah did you know that eddie van halen recorded the guitar solo for "beat it" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.


I did read that- thats insane! When it says "set" though, I wonder if that means he did it on purpose or if it just spontaneously burst into flames? I'm assuming the latter haha Did you know Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the record for most smashed guitars on tour?


Yeah i read that, i hear some crazy story from back in those days. Brian May from Queen also used coins for guitar picks.


Yep! Rock history is pretty interesting. Speaking of musicians, apparently Taylor Swift walks backwards to avoid having her photo taken...weird. And I find it a little hard to believe hah


Yeah that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Speaking of Taylor Swift just had a birthday


Did she? I can't believe the kind of money she has for someone so young. She's got a $40 million private jet and airport hangar.


It's just no reason for the people in this country to be suffering the way they are. Not to bring up a sore topic but Kanye west did an snl skit mocking himself for interrupting award shows... 2 years before the infamous Taylor swift incident


Yeah for real. And I read about that too! I don't think I ever saw the skit, but I wonder if that gave him the idea


He was just trying to walk it back. Taylor swift removed her music from spotify because "music should not be free."


Yeah i agree, he must. It was nice chatting with you!


Nope don't have one either. I here they covered the Florida shooting. Did you hear about that?


I did! I read a few of the student's tweets, but I didn't realize teachers were involved in tweeting about it as well. Its interesting to see how younger generations are making their voices heard though


Yes it is, technology is in know way slowing down and today's youth know how to use it well.


For real! Were there any other topics you found interesting from your reading? I had a random factual section about Taylor Swift- apparently at one point she accidentally released a few seconds of white noise and it topped iTunes charts in Canada. Did you hear about that?


I read about it, makes you wonder if she did it on purpose for publicity. did you know the top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


Yeah I wouldn't be surprised. My article said that too! I figured JFK would be one of the wealthiest, but I didn't know about Washington and Jefferson. Mine also said that the President's guest house is bigger than the White House- I wonder what it looks like


Pomp & circumstance. The first president of Zimbabwe was called banana.


Yeah...I wonder if that was a nickname or their actual name? And the president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums, which is strange enough, but also while in office haha I can't imagine that


So, you familiar at all with wrestling?  I used to watch it regularly (that is, TV wrestling) years ago, but haven't seen it in awhile.  Did you know Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame because he only lost once out of 300 matches?  I find that amazing!


Yeah, it's amazing how detailed they can get with the graphics on football games nowadays.  I remember back when it was just one guy (usually Madden) and he had to "draw in" the white line pointing to everything. ("And you got the guy going here...")  hehe.  So, did you play any sports when you were younger?


I played football in high school.  But I was a back-up at QB and only got on the field as a corner back on defense.  I never saw anything as debilitating as the pink visitor's room at Iowa University.


Yeah, isn't that a trip?  Pink has a psychological effect on people.  They say they did a study where the turned a weight room pink and found the lifters suddenly couldn't lift as much as they normally could.  Me, like I said, I was never much a sports player, but my brother got a football scholarship to college.


That's great for you brother and for your parents.  I have heard that about the effects of pink walls.  When I was on our JV, we played the varsity of another school and lost 74-0 which does not compare to the highest score by Georgia Tech of 222-0


Oh man, can't imagine what a blow to one's self-esteem losing 222 to zero would be!  Especially crazy considering the average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.  I think after the first 100 points you'd be like, "Uh, can we just forfeit, please?"  LOL


No doubt about it.  I think in our blow-out they let the clock run continuously even after incomplete passes.  Did you watch the 2 of the 32 NFL teams square of in the Super Bowl last Sunday?


No, I missed it.  Heard a lot people say it wasn't the most exciting of games though.  Many were even ragging on Maroon 5 for playing the half-time show.  Hey, get this, do you know they put chips in the players shoulder pads and the football to track movements?  Neat, huh?


Technology continues to change our lives.  That game is usually on the first Sunday of February and this year was no exception.


Some of the rules to play football are pretty strict.  Did you know for instance if you're a cheerleader for the Saints, you're forbidden from EATING at the same restaurant as any NFL player, and if they happen to show up in the middle of their meal, they gotta leave?  Guess they're serious about the no fraternizing rule...


I read that those chips are also in the football so they can tract the dimensions of forward passes and other things.


It is surprising to say the least.  I used to sell coca-cola at pro wrestling matches when I was 12.  Of course it was fake.  Wrestling can be entertainment or true competition.


Yeah, it's probably helpful for keeping all the players stats up to date.  Did you know patriots RB Benjarvus has never fumbling the football in his NFL career?  That's pretty impressive considering how fast it can travel and all the other pressures.


Sure is.  By the way, I know track from tract.  Just a type.  Nice talking with you!


I've got a friend who was a wrestler (not professional but still) and he always preferred the term "scripted".  Tell him it was fake and he's liable to body slam ya and say, "Did that feel fake, to you?":  LOL.  My brother used to wrestle in high school, course he was the sports guy in our family so he did about every sport imaginable.


I saw video of Hulk Hogan caused hearing damage to John Stossel by slapping his huge hands to Stossel's ear at the same time.  They put on a show and wear costumes.  Macho Man's wrestling gear was designed by a guy who designed clothes for Aerosmith.


Wow, I can see that.. you look at 80s rockers and 80s wrestlers and their costumes are so flamboyantly similar.  Did you ever meet anyone famous while selling cola at events?


There was a wrestler named Gorgeous George who was semi famous year's ago.  Even Plato wrestled before he decided to start writing smart things.


Believe it or not, I know a bit about Gorgeous George, he's the guy who really defined being a heel: going around calling people "peasants" and trying to be the daintiest wrestler he could, having a valet spray perfume on the other wrestlers and the audience... hilarious stuff


Well, I met him one evening when he toured to wrestle in my home town (Oklahoma City).  He is sort of like Ali and Dieon Sanders who made themselves more famous by far out behavior.  Great marketing of self.  Football did some marketing to go from paying less than top bowlers in 1960 to salaries today.


Yeah, I've heard about that.. I've been told back then bowling was a way bigger deal than it was now, they even had celebrity bowling shows and stuff.  Seems unfair that bowlers made more considering football is more dangerous, injury wise.  Did you know, there's actually no rule in the NFL barring women from being football players?  If they pass the requirements, that is...


I doubt that we will see any female in the game except maybe for a kicker.  I love the yellow line marking the line to reach for a first down that ESPN developed.


Heated seats are nice.  Trunks got their name because old cars used to have wooden trunks on their backs.


Better than no trunk at all, I guess. Did you know that the Dodo was actually a pigeon relative? I have seen pictures of Dodos. They are strange looking.


No, I didn't know that.  I just knew they were extinct.


have seen real pictures of the last Dodos. Too bad they went extinct. Many species are going extinct because of human activity.


That's so true.  I was shocked to learn that most birds have bones that are so hollow the entire skeleton weighs less than the feathers.


That is so they can fly using less energy. Hummingbirds steal spider webs to use n their nests. I hope they leave the spider behind!


Hopefully, they do.  I read somewhere that there are wild birds in Australia that can mimic various sounds, like car alarms and chainsaws.


You know, I saw that on a nature show. I think they are a member of the Raven family. They sounded exactly like what they were imitating. One was making a sound like a camera clicking. Unbelievable.


That is unbelievable!  I saw on a nature show that some birds fly from Alaska to Northern mexico without sleeping when they migrate.


That must be exhausting! I know hummingbirds go from New England to Mexico. Poor little things.


I am good, yourself? I hope they find the missing Chinese tourist. She is too young to have been on her own and I am sorry that she got kidnapped


That must be exhausting!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you this morning.  I hope you have a very good day, friend.


I'm good, thanks for asking.  I hope they find her too.  So much bad stuff in the news all the time, it seems like.


I guess good news doesn't sell. Someone should be watching over young girls at all times. It is very unsafe for them.


I agree, little boys too.  They are some sickos out there, always on the prowl.  On a different note, do you own a car?


I do not have a car. I use public transportation and do not have to shovel snow anymore.


Lol, I hear you on that.  Cars have come a long way since Karl Benz invented it in 1886, though.


I would probably buy another one if it was not so expensive now. When I was younger cars, insurance and gas were cheaper.


That is true.  You probably know why trunks are called trunks, then?


I think I have seen that type of trunk at a car show. I like a trunk that you can open from inside the car. And heated seats.


I can't believe the US federal debt is about $15 trillion dollars!


Yes he does.  Did you know that the top 3 wealthiest American presidents before Trump were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


is trump the wealthiest now? i dont know how much money he actually has.


I believe I read somewhere that he is the wealthiest president ever.  Crazy.


i think now you need money to run a campaign for higher office. i think that he is going to be a tough candidate for 2020.


Yes.  I agree with you there.  Here's something funny....the first president of Zimbabwe was called president Banana!


that is an awesome name. everyone will remember the Banana! Hail to the fruit!


Hahaha  Another funny one is the president of Indonesia.  He's released 3 pop albums while in office.  Sounds like he didn't get much done on the politics side of things.


he probably has underlings to get the real work done while hes in the studio with the babes.


Haha  Up until 1805 the runner up in the US presidential race automatically became the vice president.  I couldn't imagine that working now.  They would never get nothing done but fight 100 percent of the time.


True. the duets would suck too. Anyway, nice chat.


hi how are you? yes, it is hard to believe, and it will only get worse.


The tax cut last year is estimated to increase the deficit by more than $2.3 trillion too over the next decade.  Do you follow Fox news?


i dont watch the news much. i find that it is mostly editorial.


I hear that.  I was surprised to find out that though that Fox news was created partially by Richard Nixon.


nixon was troubled by his treatment by the media. i think he wanted a pulpit for his views.


Quite possible.  Fox news is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined so there are a lot of people out there watching them


every network has its bias. i would rather not hear any biased news at all. it manipulates the emotions but doesnt help us think.


Yes.  The gaming website IGN is owned by news corp, which also owns fox news.  I've never gone to that website.


i havent either. news corp is murdochs company. it is huge. he has a lot of power and a megaphone to trumpet his views.


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


He is,   He is the #1 on the list of wealthiest presidents.  First is Trump,  2nd is Washington and 3rd is Jefferson,  if I remember correctly.


That makes more sense.  I couldnt imagine him being left off.


Yeah hes the wealthiest by far. Its like not even close to anyone else.


I didnt know if inflation was accounted for and that was the cause, but I didnt think it was close, it would be hard for a politician to come near his wealth.


I think if they followed the procedure like they did back in 1805 where the loser of the election became the VP that would be interesting, and by interesting I mean a disaster.


That would be crazy,  I dont think they would make a good team lol Hillary and Trump,  I mean.


We would be a reality show for the rest of the world if that happened.  LOL


I bet that reality show would do really well too,  because amaerica is obsessed with real life drama.


It is sad but true, especially frivolous drama.


Yeah, I head that.  I wonder how Trump feels about that.  lol


I know. Like, why is Keeping up with the kardashians still making money?


Because not everyone is like us, some people actually watch T.V. like that and feed into their celebrity.  Id much rather read.


Same,  I enjoying reading a lot more than tv.  It has been good talking to you,  have a good one.


He just always seems to want the biggest and best for himself.


He is the president though,  his guest house is bigger than the white house.


I wonder what the President of Zimbabwe's house is like?


I know the first president of Zimbabwe's name was Cannan Banana.


Its actually Canaan.  Yeah thats a very unique last name.


It is indeed.  Did you hear about the wealthiest 3 presidents of the us?  Supposedly Trump isnt on the list.


I think because it doesn't look "cool" lol


Yeah i am sure!  We don't care if we lose or win as long as my ego is in tact!


I know right lol They get paid to get points not to look cool


You would never believe it, hearing how disrespectful many of them speak


They are an NBA team,  from California.  Anyways,  they have a player named Stephen Curry,  he is the 5th highest paid player on their team!


The fifth... so he doesn't get paid that much? LOL


lol Im sure its still a lot.  He has been MVP a few times.  He grew up in the same town as Lebron James.


Oh really?  Do they know each other from the younger years?


I actually am not sure.  lol I know they know each other now .


Yeah, i would imagine so... playing in the same league, same state!


I hear Lebron is going to be in the next Space jam,  do you remember that movie?


OMG yeah!  LOL... that's funny!   Hope he's a good actor!


lol me too,  I dont know if he has been in any movies before.


Me neither... Maybe he will get acting lessons!  well great chat, have a good one!


Ah,  I see.  Same here,  I only watch a few games a year.  Did you know air jordans were banned but nike paid the fine so Jordan can wear them anyways lol


LOL... that is crazy!  Must be nice being that enabled!


NBA is so full of themselves!  Did you see how they fined vangundy because he voiced his opinion on them having to play on Christmas day?


Yeah thats crazy,  but at the same time,  these professionals get paid a crap load of money,  I guess the nba has a right to ask.  The players should have a choice though.


Yeah, they do get paid a lot... so in reality... you made a choice to play in that league and knew what the sacrifices were... so shut up and play!  LOL


Haha what else are we going to watch on christmas.  Did you know its proven that granny style shooting is the most effective way to shoot lol


OMG really?  Well, then i wonder why more don't do it?


Good morning, do you enjoy watching comedies?


I only saw a little bit of that movie, I did not enjoy it at all.


Me either. Did you know that is was originally going to be a comedy starring jack black?


I did not know that, I don't think that would have done much to save the movie.


I agree. I cannot see how it could have been a comedy though.


I don't know enough about the Green Lantern to even begin to imagine, I did not follow that comic as a kid.


I have seen a couple of their movies but not a lot of their sketches. Do you watch them?


I have. The creator of the python programming language named it partly after the film.


That's cool, I would not have made that connection.


Me either. I guess he was a big fan of the movie to name his program after it.


Yes! Comedy is my favorite genre. What about you?


Yes he must have been. It was fun chatting with you today, have a great one!


I really enjoy watching them! What are some of your favorites?


I really like Will Ferrell. I did not love the movie Evan Almighty.


I did not like that movie much either. I am also a fan of Will Ferrell but his recent movies have not been that great to me.


I agree. It is crazy that Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy ever made! Do you know its budget?


That's an insane budget for a comedy! Probably cost a lot to have all those animals.


Probably. Did you see the Green Lantern?


That's very nice. I'm always happy to see people or the government help worthy causes that aren't monetarily beneficial to them.


I agree totally!! I frequently try to pay it forward every chance I get because I feel one never knows how a small act of kindness could help or make a difference in another's day, week, month or life.


Everyone should try their best to live their lives in that fashion. Things would be so much better. On the flip side, did you know that in 2006 legislation was passed that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the Geneva conventions?


I did know that and find it interesting that the same government will allow such events to happen and then protect those involved. Interestingly enough did you know Babe Ruth the baseball player was a famous golfer?


Yes I find it to be pretty disgusting. They should not be above the law in any way. I had no idea that Babe Ruth played golf.


I live in the south and Golf courses are everywhere here; they take up more space than Rhode Island and Delaware combined in America


That seems like far too much. I have also heard that the average American golf course consumes 312,000 gallons of water per day. That's so wasteful when so many people are without drinkable water.


I agree very much with you on that; very wasteful. I have heard of a golf course in Dubai that requires more than 4,000,000 gallons of water per day. I mean really do they have to water the grass that much?


I agree. I also believe Dubai is in the United Arab Emirates which is full of desert and could use that water for much better purposes.


I feel the same way, I think resources are being taken advantage of badly. I feel that those that play golf are not really caring of what it takes from other things to have nice green grass to put on. they just see the sport of it.


I have on occasion watched and listened to politics but am not really a fan of constant battles of wills by those claiming to be in politics for the right reasons. You?


I don't think that they really think about it. I would place blame on them but much more blame on the golf course owners for being so wasteful.


It often makes me furious but I am very interested. Do you have any guess as to who the 3 wealthiest presidents were?


I do watch some on the history channel as they have shows about past presidents and the three were Washington, Jefferson and JFK.


That is correct. How about the first president of Zimbabwe. Do you know that he was called?


I do as I found it funny they would call him the Banana president.  Do you know a man in France was able to sell the Eiffel Tower not once but twice by imposing a government official.


It is very funny. I actually did see that tower story on TV. I think it was Drunk History that I caught it on. What a crazy story.


I can imagine how the buyers felt when learning they did not actually own the tower. Do you know that in Nevada 86% of the land is owned by the government?


I did not. I am assuming that it's protected lands then. So much of Nevada is uninhabitable anyway.


I have only driven through Nevada so I found it interesting that much id owned by the government and not the people living there. I have also seen where the Norwegian government has donated so much to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


Disney has made a lot of movies, which is good, but I wonder how the fans feel about Marvel now. Do you read DC comics ever?


DC stands for detective comics, so DC Comics stands for detective comics comics. I think Marvel is more popular in general.


I always found it interesting that Google got its domain from Garfield


I didn't know that! Garfield?! I think it is one of the boring-est comics out there. Lasagna + Mondays = humor? Not to me!


I was a huge Garfield fan when I was a kid


Comics are a good way for kids to learn to read. I liked reading Peanuts.


I wish I had a copy of the first comic, Famous Funnies. That is worth a lot of money I bet


I bet! I wonder what was in it. Famous Funnies, but I have no idea what characters where in there. No so famous now, I guess.


I wonder what the early Japanese comics were like?


A little. I have read a few of the Marvel comics.


Probably different from today's. Maybe based on samurai and ninja, not cutesy characters.


I don't think I would find them too funny either


LOL! I agree. Maybe people didn't see the medium as inherently funny. Might have watched live entertainment for laughs.


I enjoyed our conversation about comics. Thanks


I know that people call them "graphic novels" now. The story lines have become more serious. I don't know how I would go about picking the best books of the year.


Comics go back as far as the 1830s and started in Japan


Really? I didn't know that. I imagine that pictorial story telling went back to the Egyptians.


Comics actually started  out as strips in newspapers in this country


The name is a bit misleading because many of the stories are quite serious. I heard that Stan Lee ends his converstaions with the word "Excelsior!" I wonder what that's about.


Stan Lee will forever be remembered. His passing was a great loss to the comic world


I heard that he got $1 million per year just to stay alive! That's a great incentive. I heard that Marvel trademarked the names super-hero and super villain.


I am just glad that Michael Jackson didn't get his hands on Marvel, he would have likely ruined it


Hello, How are you? Are you interested in the planets?


That's upsetting! I love nature and old trees that been around for 100 years  Wow, the earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century!


It's amazing how much damage humans have done in such a short amount of time. If Earth's entire history was 24 hours, human existence would only be 1 minute and 17 seconds long!


I was thinking about that! Our time here is so short. The United Nations has appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they make contact. I wonder if they will tell us?


We're so small in the context of the universe that it seems impossible; did you know that the sun is only a billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy?


Oh my that's unbelievable!! A lightening bolt is about 5x hotter than the surface of the sun!


That's incredible, especially when you consider that the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the energy needs of earth for half a million years.


I know for a half a million years!! The sun is white but because of atmospheric scattering it looks yellow.


No matter what color is, it's absolutely huge compared to the rest of the solar system--it accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass.


That's true Jupiter has a moon called ganymede. Good chat!!


Yes, if it orbited the sun instead, its size would make it a planet.


You know, I used to be when I was younger and still naive enough to think that maybe someday we'd be able to live on another one haha. I think we have an awful lot going on here on Earth.


Yes, I agree we do! Astronomers detected building blocks of life in a system 455 light years away!


Seems pretty useless from a practical standpoint, but the information about other planets is interesting nonetheless. There's a planet where shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 MPH in 2000 degree weather...you can't make this stuff up!


They have gathered so much information we don't even know about! The different planet Uranus rotates sideways  and rolls instead of spinning like the other planets!


It's crazy, right? Venus actually rotates clockwise and it the only planet to do so. It's also not on a tilt in the way Earth is, so it has no seasons.


Yes, so interesting, very hot planet!  5.5 hours a day when the earth first formed.  Wouldn't get as much done.


Well, luckily it's done forming and now it the densest planet in the solar system. It's odd to think that at the center of it is a solid core of iron when all we see is land and ice!


Yes it is. The earth and the moon causes ocean tides. I love to walk the beach at night looking at the moon. Its so relaxing. In the Virgin Islands the stars are unbelievable!


Is that so? I bet there's not much light pollution the way there is in more developed areas; heck, over 80% of Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.


I know! I listen to him on the dan patrick show and he is funny! He told that story a few months back. So good!


Yeah I love that story! I also love how Allen Iverson makes like 800 grand a year from Reebok too, he's just loaded in general


He does have an off-the-court-history with alcohol though. It's really kind of sad. The typical story about an athlete trying to hide their pain...


Oh I didn't know that. That is sad. What do you think about Tim Duncan staying In college for four years instead of just going right into the draft?


I am for it. It worked for him at wake forest and I am not sure he would have been as successful had he not stayed. David robinson got injured so they won the lottery and got duncan.


You seem to know a lot about the NBA. Did you know that Air Jordans were initially banned and that Nike had to pay a fine each time they were used on the court?


I did. David stern was afraid of the new shoes... It was a lot like luther campbell and 2live Crew in the 80s going against the government. It heped sales.


Did you also know that granny style is the best way to shoot a basketball? You think that top players will ever use it in actual game snow?


I hope so! That would be fun to watch. Like eating popcorn with chopsticks...


That sounds interesting actually, kind of like the basketball court on top of the Supreme Court building haha


I am good, what do you think about the NBA? Do you ever watch it?


I think it's ok, I have friends in Canada to watch the Toronto Raptors, they're the only Canadian NBA team actually


There used to be the Vancouver Grizzies but they moved to Memphis. I remember a lot of that squad, starting with Bryant: big country reeves.


Whatever happened to that team? Also how did Allen Iverson get to be so rich by signing with Reebok LOL.


They moved to memphis. AI has a great reebok deal. He's getting rich off of them!


He definitely is! He's going to get a 32 million dollar payout when he turns 55, that's crazy!


I know, right? Did you read about reggie miller and his sister Cheryl?


Yes his sister was really talented, he thought you broke a record one day and she actually broke more on the same day LOL


Hi there. You a fan of fashion? I am not a huge fan but I still enjoy picking out nice clothes!


Haha very out of touch. Over 67 million too unbelievable!


Agreed. Like Collinsville which has a law prohibiting saggy pants!


Very conservative of them!  Aladdins pants were actually modeled after MC Hammer!


Mine too! People wear pants because they were more effective on horses than robes.


Interesting. Now that I don't ride a horse maybe I can stop wearing pants! The romans thought pants were barbaric.


Have you ever been to Rome? Do you like traveling?


Never been but I love traveling. I have actually been to Italy. My favorite form of travel is flying out of all of them.


I am afraid to fly but it is the fastest!


Yeah. Maybe you should try the Dutch bus that travels at 160mph.


Unless it turns into Speed! That would be scary...


I am 6'6. Fashion is literally beneath me. Nothing fashionable fits me so I gave up fashion when I was like 6'. I am just happy if something fits me right!"


True. Unfortunately in japan all highways are tolls! Expensive for sure...


Haha that is hilarious. I wonder if any of the Apple shirts would fit you...they made clothing back in 1886.


That might! I know Jobs was tall! Although he was not into fashion.


Yeah I don't know a ton about him other than what he created. i need to watch his movie. Pilgrim clothing was apparently colorful.


I am reading the Walter Isaacson book on him now. They only wore black for special occasions? Seems backwards?


yeah you're right. There is a store in Alabama that sells stuff found in unclaimed baggage at the airport.


I wonder why rip curl makes clothes in north korea yet puts made in china on it? Political sanctions?


Yeah I have no idea kind of mysterious. I think it is odd how Britains call their pants trousers, it just sounds so funny to me.


It's even funnier if you say it in a british accent. Imagine if you are a judge and sue a small dry cleaning business for loss of a pair of pants. Seems out of touch.


Yes since 1998, they just seem to be everywhere


I love them. Do you like Demetri Martin?


Yes he is so funny. He got into Harvard Law but dropped out to be a comedian


Yeah and he did pretty well. Same with Ryan Stiles


Yes he dropped out even earlier , in high school


Yeah but both did pretty well with their careers so no regrets there I guess


Yeah true. Did you ever see Kung Fu Hustle?


I did it was quite good. Do you like drama too?


Yes a lot, did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain somewhere?


Yes and it is supposed to run for a whole 10 000 years, amazing


Yeah. Did you know they named a building after their first customer?


Yes and all he had to do was spend under $30


Yeah. Did you know they deliver on SUndays now?


Yes that is because they have a contract with USPS


Yes it is very convenient for us as well as buyers


I just read the DC weather forecast for today.


I used to live there.  By the way, are you familiar with Amazon Alexa?


I am familiar with it but I do not use it.


I do not use it but am thinking about buying one.


It seems like it would easily give you the forecast every day.


I wonder if Amazon has sold many of them.  It sounded very popular.


It does seem popular but I prefer to look up my weather and get all my information by just looking up on Google.


I guess so.  Do you know that Amazon CEO built a huge clock on a mountain that would last for 10000 years?


I heard about that but am still confused as to why he did that.


It's interesting that the first Amazon customer got a building named after him.


It looks like it is milder for a few days, but that still seems cold to me.


I know.  Anyway, I need to go.  Nice chatting with you.


Though temperatures are quite cool, there is a lot of sunshine. I wonder if it feels warm enough under the sun.


Perhaps.  You still have to wear a jacket though, I'm sure.


What is the weather like where you live?


It is sunny today. I live outside of Dallas (a suburb)


It's sunny where I am too. I think yesterday the high was 75, and it's December! We had a Christmas party and it was actually too hot in the sun.


I am in Phoenix, Arizona. It's usually too hot for me, any time of the year.


When students and parents visit college, the best way to do it for most is as an informal vacation type trip.


They were.  And rotary phones were a thing.  New York's area code was 212 since that was the fastest number that could be dialed on old rotary phones.


Crazy to think that all that lead to Iphones having more power the Nuclear icbm. wonder whats next


The fusion of phones to the internet is fascinating. I'm not sure what we'd do without the internet.  There is even a back up copy of the internet saved in case it burns down.


what that's crazy to learn. things got really creative and innovative after WW2. All started with the TV I think


Television and it's evolution of the shows is neat.  Especially some of the animated shows.  There are quite a few and many have run a very long time.  Pokemon has over 750 episodes.


wow!  makes me think of how long shows like family guy and south park have been on. SO many years


A long time. When South Park aired it's family guy episode finale, the Simpsons crew sent the producers flowers.


so nice to hear. makes me think about Dawsons creek. wonder if they did that. Wonder if they visited college before filming too


I'm not sure. There was so many episodes of the Simpsons.  In all that time there is only one episode where Bart doesn't appear and isn't mentioned.


hahah really very interesting to learn. these kinds of facts are what the kids love and need the internet forever for


maybe, ive done that person. talking  to the advisers i feel is one of the most imporant as well


Well, tell them to read the terms when they buy a product or service on the internet, only 7% of people do.


The best place for parents to do more intense college research is online, not forcing it into actual college visits.  It could embarass kids.


agreed. kids need to be the ones seeing it as a vacation.the best time would be in april. So much fun times then


Different kids will find different traits about the colleges they use to select where they want to go.


agreed. so much you can see from TV and even the internet. Which Ive always wondered how they even have working serive on campus. SO much internet happening during that time.


Speaking of which, there is some evidence the internet can be addictive and the effect in the brain is actually measurable.


I think it is.so much onlline info and art that peple are obssesed with form history they want to stay in formed in.


But the internet has spread everywhere, even Mt Everest has 3G service at the peak now.


crazy to think of that. remember landlines? times were so different


Wouldn't it be kind of sad if he didn't even realize he was in a movie? Like if he thought that was just real life and he was being told what to say and do. That would be super scary!


That would be!  I know some of the scenes in that movie for sure would scare me a bit.


Yes, like the wave of blood coming out of the elevators or the twin girls (though they weren't in the book I think. I didn't like the movie compared to book, but it was cool at least that they made a movie at all. Apparently watching a scary movie like The Shining can burn up more than 180 calories!


That is wild!  But, some people get really scared and I guess that gets the old heart beating pretty quick!


Yes that's probably it! Did you know that Stephen King (author of the Shining) actually considers Bambi to be a horror movie?? He calls it the first horror movie he ever saw.


I wonder why he would ever say that.  I do know that movie scared children when the mother gets killed, but I don't know about mr. King.


Yeah well he was young when he saw it, too. It probably stuck with him a while. I wonder if that experience influenced some of the books/movies he's created!


That is a good point, you are probably right.  Do you know that the instrument that makes all those metal sounding noises in horror movies is called?


Yeah, I heard it was called a waterphone! Did you know that if you watch a horror film before viewing abstract are you actually enjoy the art more?


No, but why would anyone have tested or ever thought of that theory is what gets me.


Hi there, I am, I use it all the time for music and if I ever need to learn how to do something.  How about you, do you use it much?


Yeah that's crazy! Well, it was very nice talking to you! I'm going to go watch The Shining right now!


I love YouTube! Honestly, I use it mostly for vines and funny videos, but I occasionally do watch a good how-to video! Did you know it was founded by three former PayPal employees?


Yeah the how-to-videos are lifesavers sometimes!  No, I didn't know that, very interesting though that finance company employees would start a video page.


Agreed! And it's the second-largest online search engine, so much more than just a video page!


Yeah it really is, and I think it is owned by Google now so those two make up two internet monsters.


Yeah, I think they make up a really significant portion of internet traffic online. I know Netflix and Youtube make up half internet traffic in North America during peak times!


Yeah I think that Netflix peak time is just crazy for internet traffic!  Good call.


There are so many good movies on Netflix. Did you know The Shining is on Netflix? I heard the young boy, Danny, didn't know he was acting in a horror movie until years later!


I think I have read about that before too funny!  I'm sure they didn't want to scare him but I wonder what he thought the movie he was helping film was about?


Do you like drama movies, novels, films?


Do you know how he became an actor? its actually a funny story


I do not know what led him to acting, what was the reason?


He became an actor because of girls, all the pretty girls were in his drama class so he decided to join the class, guess that ended up well for him.


Yes I would say that it worked out well for him, he has had a long and successful career.


Yeah he is one of the best actors, do you like Jim Carrey? his one of my favorites as well.


I do like Jim Carrey, he's gotten a bit strange recently.


He has and he also doesnt make dramas anymore, he is a weird character.


I tried to watch some of the Netflix documentary about it but it was a bit too crazy for me.


I didnt catch that one, I guess comedy films are better for the soul, do you like them?


I am a big comedy fan. They are my favorite types of movies.


I do like watching dramas, how about you?


I like a lot of the SNL alumni, it was fun talking about movies with you, have a great day!


I love them, I love the opera, ballet, plays and drama in most of its forms.


I have not been to the opera or many ballets, it's something I would like to experience more.


I agree, same here, do you like the TV show House?


I watched that show when it aired! I liked how they had some homages to Sherlock Holmes throughout the series.


Yeah I liked that too, the main actor of the show is the highest paid drama TV celebrity.


I read a fun fact that the producers of the show never knew he was British when he auditioned.


I bet that was a big selling point, he fooled them, do you know the actor Michael Caine?


I am familiar with him, he was great in the new Batman films.


Good morning, do you like watching football?


Sorry, I was trying to write a poem, but got hit enter too quick. Did you know that the Japanese Alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem?


interesting, The names for most of the Hobbit's were taken from an Icelandic poem.


I've heard that, it's the old peom called "Dvergatal" right?


yes, there is a 224 palindrome poem written by Demetri Martin


I'd like to read that. I heard that Poe only received $9 for "The Raven." Isn't that insane?


crazy, Lets talk about Jeans next. Some jeans like skinny jeans can cause nerve damage


I'm glad that I don't wear those. My nerves are loose!


When people used to use pocket watches is why jeans have a small pocket inside the larger one


That's pretty neat. Did you know that Vans, North Face, Nautica, Jansport, TImberland, Lee Jeans and Wrangler are all owned by the same company?


I did not. If you buy Old Navy jeans at a waist 41 look for jeans at size 36 , that's how they market it.


Morning, I do. Lets talk about football. Back in the 1960's bowlers use to make more then football stars


They're jeans sizing are so messed up. Well speaking of jeans, I have to get mine out of the dryer. I hope you have a good day. Great chatting with you!


That's crazy to think. It's flipped the other way tenfold now hasn't it?


I would think so. There was a game in 1916 that was the highest scoring ever, 222 points.


I've heard about that. Georgia Tech beat the crap out of Cumberland. I wonder if their visiting locker room was pink like the University of Iowa's?


I am not sure. The creation of the yellow first down line won ESPN an emmy


Green-ellis has never fumbled throughout his entire career.


Lets talk about Poetry next. There is a poem that if it is read normally is depressing, but backwards and it is inspiring.


That has been so nice! I remember having to get around without a navigation system, it was so hard! What kind of car do you own?


I own a Jeep. I think it's crazy how it is legal in South Africa to put flamethrowers on your car!


I think it's the way to protect the car. The cars are propelled through internal combustion engine which have fossil fuel to run, but it create so much pollution.


It really does! Did you know that some birds navigate from Alaska to Mexico without sleeping?


It is very interesting. There no trees or any building to have shelter.


I'm sure they find a way to make it work. Have you ever been to Australia? There are some neat birds there.


Crows is the most intelligent birds, and sometimes it imitating human speech. Do you know ?


That would be awesome to see! I know some birds like to mimic the sound of cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws. I bet that messes with people!


Surely. Parrot is also good and Pigeon race competition is held.


That would be fun to see! Anyways, it was great chatting, have a good day!


Oh cool. I can't believe cars were invented in 1886. I thought it was in the early 1900's.


In 20th century only cars come to human uses. Firstly for the Military uses next only for civilian uses.


They were rapidly adopted in the US, and it took longer in Western Europe to be accepted.


Yes. In US only large number of people have cars compare to other part of the world.


Did you know that the car brand cadillac was named after french explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac who found Detroit?


Yes. In the middle century cars reached biggest change due to technology like navigation system, air conditioning and parking alarm.


Human ancestry is an amazing thing to study, don't you think?


Yes, another species that had little defense against hunters, including humans. Their demise was fairly recent.


I think it's fascinating that there are some birds that can mimic the sound of car alarms. I bet the Australians feel as if they are in a horror movie when they start mimicing chainsaws.


I would think so. Imagine hearing a car alarm go off miles from ant road.


I think it's cute that hummingbirds will steal spiderwebs, to repair their nests. I've never witnessed that behavior though.


Neither have I. I do get to watch eagles every fall when the salmon runs start.


That would be fun to watch. I recently learned that there was a group of birds (now extinct) that didn't have wings. How odd.


Yes, apparently there a lot of species that have lost the ability to fly, if they ever had it at all. Like everyone's favorite bird, penguins.


The flightless birds have a different digestive and respiratory systems than their flying cousins.


Probably due to what they eat. Change happens slowly over thousands of decades. Maybe in the future humans will be able to fly.


Maybe. I just learned that we can regrow a rib. Somehow that escaped me.


It truly is. I wonder when we lost the ability to create our own vitamin C?


That is amazing! I wonder why we can't regrow limbs also?


It's been fun chatting with you, enjoy the rest of your day.


That is a good question. I assume that there was some genetic reason for it. To think that at one time the human race only numbered in the thousands blows my mind.


I wonder what the sound frequency is, that causes fear in humans, and what does it correlate to.


I am guessing that it's a low frequency that simulates a predators growl. Instilled fear response.


That may be it, since we are among the best distance runners among all running animals. Yes, it came in useful for hunting, but escaping as well.


I wouldn't want to try out running any animal living or extinct. Maybe that's one of the reasons we developed a reasoning brain, so that we could outwit rather than out run.


Maybe, I wonder why we lost almost all of our body hair. Was that due to discovering fire?


LOL! It might have well been but it was probably due to the climate in which we evolved.


At that time, we may have been migrating though. All in all, it's amazing we didn't go extinct like the dodo bird, and amazing that it's cousin the pigeon still survives.


Wow, I did not know that. That's very surprising to learn. Cars really are a global phenomenon, did you know that the American car brand cadillac was named after a French explorer with the same surname?


I didn't know that, and you are certainly right about it being global. Cars were actually invented by a German man (Karl Benz). I learned that recently and found it surprising because cars are something Americans are so proud of with their love of Ford and everything.


Yeah and people don't just love driving cars, people race them too. Car racing has become a super popular sport. In fact a guy named Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by winning a competition on the racing video game Gran Turismo.


I used to play Gran Turismo! The physics in that game and other games are pretty realistic so I believe it. Playing a game about race cars definitely beats playing a game about horse drawn carriages and carts, which was what people drove before the advent of cars.


Yeah I agree. Cars have come very far in their development. In fact, the trunk of the car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


I wonder what kind of car Drake drives. He actually probably owns several! He's been on the Bilboard 200 so many times and he's won so many awards he is probably loaded with cash and cars.


He's definitely very wealthy. I once read that while he was on tour in 2011 he spent a ridiculous amount of money on classic children's books.


That is so odd, I wonder if it was an investment or if he plans to have kids some day. He was born in 1986 and is still somewhat young so maybe it was just to collect or to give a gift to somebody else.


Perhaps that could be true. His music career has caused him to experience some things in life later than other people would expect to experience them. In fact he didn't graduate from high school until he was 25.


That must have been from all the acting he did in the early 2000s. Anyway, sorry I brought up Drake again, I feel like he's one of the best things to come out of Canada; that and hockey, right?


Oh yeah I think he is very talented and has made a ton of hit songs.


No worries. I'd agree that he is one of Canada's treasures. I'd say him and hockey are both in the top three along with maple syrup!


That's really funny! Anyway, thanks for chatting about Canada, Cars, all sorts of things. It was a pleasure.


Yeah that was a good conversation. Maybe we'll see each other at a Drake concert or hockey game one day. Bye for now.


Yeah I enjoy his music too. Did you know he started his career as an actor? I thought that was interesting


I knew that because some of my friends in college watched Degrassi when they were high schoolers. I think the girls in particular had a crush on him which is pretty funny in my opinion.


That's is funny. Speaking of college, I went to a school that had a great hockey team. Are you a fan of hockey?


Yeah it's the best thing out of Canada (well I guess they like lacrosse too since that is one of their national sports as well).


Do you have a favorite team? Mine is the Islanders, but unfortunately they aren't very good.


I moved recently but I used to love the San Jose Sharks. They are alright; it doesn't get very cold in California, so it makes sense that ice hockey rings often can be converted to basketball courts so it's useful for two different sports and two different seasons.


Yeah playing ice hockey in warm weather could definitely be a challenge. That's probably a reason why people started to play field hockey.


It's odd that people call ice hockey just hockey given that there are a lot of different types of hockey. It's similar to Football having a different name globally. By the way, speaking of things being different globally -- did you know it's legal to protect your car against theft with flame throwers in South Africa? Totally nuts!


Pretty cool. Do you listen to radio dramas?


I listen to them sometimes, but not as often, do you?


I do, there is a free website where you can listen to them


Yes and I love to shop on Amazon and you?


Me too. Did you know they have created a font called bookerly?


Cool, it is for a special reason? Jeff even built a clock on a mountain


Yes it is to be used for kindle and similar devices? A clock?


Yes and it is supposed to run for 10 000 years


Hmm interesting, good for him I guess. Did you know they have the patent to 1-click buying?


Did not know it was them that had it, pretty cool.


Yesh he is funny. Did you ever watch House MD?


I did some episodes. Jon taught high school drama and one of his students was Ellie Kemper


Cool. Laurie made $700 000 per episode in House MD


Wow that is a lot of money but it was a well received show


Yeah that is true. Do you like Jim Carrey?


I sure do, he is the funniest guy ever, love his movies


Yes and he does not do dramas anymore because they do not project positivity


He is right on that. Patrick Stewart also taught master classes in drama in the UK


Hello.  Do you have music albums?  I'm old - I have tons of them.


I do not like rap music.  I also read about Tupac.  I was surprised when I read that his music is in the library of congress.


Maybe you would like the Korean freestyle rap called, Complement Battle? Sounds positive.


Rap in the US has bad language and is full of insults.  I will probably like Korean rap music - someone needs to translate it to me though.


You hear about the Michigan Judge that delivered her ruling in rap during a court case filed against the rapper Eminem? I wonder if she delivered any F-bombs?


I do not think she used bad language.  I would love to hear it.  Do you know if I can find info or video online?


Probably. Tons of Eminem stuff online. Did yo know before he became a rapper, his dream was to be a comic book writer?


I would like to hear the judge's rap. Eminem wanted to become a comic book writer?  I did not know, until you told me.


Yeah. Did you see that music video filmed down in SOuth Africa where they used those cars equipped with flame throwers?  It's legal down there...


It's illegal here, for sure.  Since you talked about cars, do you know why the trunk of your car is called that?


Because old cars used to have wooden trunks on top of them. And if you rode on top of the trunk you were called a Trunk-Driver...  Don't trink and drive! Word out.


I'm old too, and yes, I have vinyls, i have cassettes, I have 8-track tapes, and I have CD.  They are all scratched.


No, I am too old to trink and drive! Anyway, I've got to run now.  It was nice chatting with you.


I'm going to keep them forever.  Apparently, Linkin Park's "hybrid theory" is the best selling album in twenty first century.


Yeah, but that rapm album made by the 100-yr-old Japanese twins is close on it's heels!


I was surprised to read about them.  I do not speak Japanese so I might not understand their rap album.


I understand it about as well as any rap album. Word.  I prefer the Dark Side of the Moon...still going strong 40 years after it's release!


It was still one the best selling album of 2014.


Yup. And nobody is promoting it anymore!  Like NWA's Straight Outta Compton, an album that achieve platinum status without support of airplay or major tour...


That was amazing.  I wonder how they promoted the song (straight outta compton) without the support of airplay or a major tour.


Pretty legit, although maybe not as legit as Tupac's music, listed in the librabry of congress under the category, "cultural significance"


Yes I've watched all the movies. I'm probably not as big a fan as a lot of people. How about you?


I do like them but am not a huge fan. I thought I knew a lot but then got humbled by a true fan. They take that stuff really seriously!


Yes they do, I have heard a lot of them reference stories from outside the movies. I did not know there was so much lore in that universe.


I had no idea the original lightsaber is in the international space station. Wow...


That's really cool, I wonder if any of the astronauts have taken it out to pretend to be Luke Skywalker.


I would! I would also keep it secret like they did in empire strikes back, telling the crew lies!


That must have been great to watch the crew's reaction when the real line was filmed!


I think they have done that with other shows in the past to not give away the ending of finales...


Yes I have heard that they'll make fake scripts, only allow certain people on set, and put the names of actors on script pages in case it leakes.


I am not a big wine drinker, I have it occasionally but sometimes it gives me very bad headaches.


I guess Oregon wine is making a big push to be great! I had no idea!


I know California is a major wine region, I guess the entire West Coast is a good place to have vineyards.


Yeah. I really want to do a vineyard tour in Napa. Have you ever been?


No I have not. I will be traveling to Portland this year so I may have to see these Oregon vineyards firsthand now.


Nice. My sister loves a vineyard in Oregon. I cannot remember the name though. She got pretty drunk on it and spent like $500 on a few cases.


I'll have to watch how much wine I have, I don't know if I have enough space in my luggage to bring a few cases home.


No, she had them mailed to her house! We have different priorities... I do not mind wine in a box. She has "standards". Ha!


I believe a lot more wineries are using the box delivery method. I think it saves them money and helps keep the wine fresher.


I heard they are quite the animal company, goats to mow their grass, and for some reason state they are a 'dog' company in their handbook.


I think it is great that they are animal sensitive.  But those poor cats, I bet they feel left out.


Yeah I don't know why they went for the dogs and said cats no dice, seems so weird for a corporation, but hey it's google.


When you are a Ph.D. student and create the largest search engine ever you do what you want i guess.


Yeah that is very true. On a different subject, do you like cars?


Same here, I think classic cars are really cool.  Do you know what year they started the drive-thru?


it was 1975.  So soldiers didnt have to get out of the car in their fatigues, and so now I can stay in my pajamas.  LOL


Good call!  That was a really cool idea that started it all I guess.


For sure.  It has saved me so many times.


Basically every day.  Id be lost without it.


Well it's been good talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Yeah I use it a lot too, I think most people do and don't even realize it to be honest, they are huge.


It takes more power than it took to send a man to the moon too


That is just mind boggling, crazy how much technology has advanced over the last 40 years or so, the last 10 especially.


It really is.  when google went out for 5 minutes it took 40% of the internet down with it.


That is massive, and that was over 5 years ago, I wonder how big it would be if it went down now?


Instant panic!  I dont think people realize how addicted they are until it is gone.


Oh yeah, I bet the whole world would just kind of shut down until its back up again.


Google would be ok with their fancy low tech lawnmowers.


Anyways, Did you know the planet Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up from earth with a am radio?


Very cool! I would like to hear that, I can't imagine how it would sound?


I do not know what there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of old radio dramas if you into that.


I heard of that. I think its free, I would try it but I'm not sure how long I could stay on it. Did you know soldiers in WW2 made radios out of razor blades and pencils?


I believe I have heard something similar. Do you like rap music?


Somewhat,  I like some of Tupac Shakur. I didn't know his music was in the library of congress.


Wow, before he became a rapper eminem wanted to become a comic book writer,


Really, Who knew? I like comic books too! Korean rappers have their own freestyle. lol


Yes, instead of insulting each other they compliment each other!


Ha, ha, ha! yes.... Rapper Eminem had a judge gave her ruling in rap! lol


Yes, I love them!! Do you have any favorites?


Hilarious, Alright well I have to run great chatting.


Ya, I like Mercedes Benz, Karl Benz invented the first car in 1886.


I do too! One of the first cars for the masses was a Ford Model T!


Wow, pretty crazy in South Africa its legal to put flame throwers on your car to prevent robberies.


Very strange, it must happen often! Not sure how that works? Do they throw them at the robber?


No I believe they are under the side of the car so when you try to open to door it shoots at you.


Oh really, I was wondering how that worked. Did you know the Cadillac got its name from a french explorer?


I did not, I did know they call it a trunk because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


True makes sense! His name was Antoine De la Mothe who founded Detroit.


I love his work. Did you know he popularized many terms that we use to this day?


Yes terms like, good riddance, in my heart of heart and such


Yes. He lives at the same time as Pocahontas did


I wonder if they had met what he would have written about her.


Yeah good point. He also invented some women's names


Yes among those are Olivia, Miranda and Jessica


Yeah. Did you know that his works have to stick to the old english language to make sense?


Yes especially with punk and rhymes, they do not work with modern language


Yeah. Did you know Tchaikozsky donated his skull in hopes it will be used in Shakespeare's plays?


I love it. Did you know Bruce Lee was a dancer?


Yes and did get used so that is good. Nice chat


Yes he even won a cha cha championship in 1958


Yeah. Did you know ballet dancers use a lot of shoes?


Yes they go through 4 pairs in a single week


Yeah that is a lot of shoes and also a lot of money


Yeah. Babies are also really good at dancing when they hear music


Yes and they smile more when they hit the beat


Yeah pretty cute. Did you know Tupac was a ballet dancer?


Yes he was in the nutcracker as the mouse king


I would agree with you there, it is a pretty annoying song.  I would have disliked it too.


I heard in 2007 youtube took up as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000. That's huge!


Wow!  It still makes up for half of the internet traffic, along with Netflix.


you should check out the 70 episodes of Joy of Painting that can be found on YouTube, you may learn a thing or two


I have a feeling hed tell me, happy little trees and not angry blobs.  lol


But I bet he would be very nice about it!


i do! every night before bed. How about you?


Probably, I love his stuff.  A local bar has a drunk painting class where you try to paint from one of his videos, while drinking.


that does sound fun! I think I'm going to go try that class out now. Thanks for chatting!


I use it quite a bit too, you can truly find anything in there.


There's something for everyone! It's a shock it began as a dating site


Really?!  That is kind of crazy.  I also remember when they used to restrict the time of videos to like 10 minutes.


Nowadays youd be hard pressed to find a good one that's less than that!


True, although Psy's Gangnam Style is pretty awesome, so good they had to up the integer counter on the video.


haha that video was such a hit when it came out! I was shocked it blew up so quickly. The song is kinda catchy though you have to admit.


It really.  You just have to dance when you hear it.


a song I dont like to dance to is Baby by Justin Bieber, the most disliked video on the entire site


Hello there, are you a dog or a cat person?


That is awesome, I think it's cool to have a snake.  Did you know that Google prefers dogs over cats?


yes. Dogs can learn over a thousand words thats intresting


Holy cow that is very cool.  I guess they are not color blind like a lot of people always thought as well.


i thought that too. And they have 'eureka moments'


That is hilarious, I guess dogs and elephants are the only animals that respond to pointing as well.


You like drama ? Patrick stewart teaches classes now. I loved him in star trek


I do like some drama stuff, yeah he was awesome in that.


erin from the office.was taught drama by Jon hamm in high school


That is very cool, I used to watch that show all the time when it was still airing.


I love the office. I would like to see ikea heights


Yeah same here, well it was nice chatting with you, I hope you have a good night.


Yeah I like both but I would have to say I like dogs a bit more.


dogs in moscow have learned to use the subway. Pretty smart dogs


That is awesome, I wonder if they get to pay a special discounted rate?


The cat is the most popular pet in the world. I thought it would be a dog


Yeah same here, I think more fish are owned than dogs too.  I  think dogs are the best pets.


I like reptile pets, such as turtles, lizards and snakes


I think it would be a bit strange to own a snake per say, do you own any reptiles instead of the usual dog or cat?


I have a boa. a gold one. He eats rats. i would be a risk in a natural disaster with my pets


A blur of windmills and tulips. Life is good there. I wish the US had some kind of proper commuter transport.


Isn't that the truth, seems like we're way behind on public transport!


It doesn't feel like the US has public transport. If the the Norwegian government can donate $1bn to help save the amazon rainforest, can they donate to our public transport?


Right? Or we could be like Icelanders who use domestic flights to travel between major towns, although that might get a bit expensive!


I think the Icelanders should build a rail system, or a bus system that goes 160 mph like in Holland.


So all of Japans highways are tolls, it costs more than $300 to travel across the country. Heck the Pennsylvania Turnpike costs about $100 to cross the state!


Japan is expensive, plus they are greedy! If you take the train, you can cross the country without fear and expense Take the bullet train, my friend! Not the highways! Do not pay the $300!


This is an excellent question, my friend. The bullet goes super fast, like way faster than any train in the US. I mean over 200 mph. It is insanely smooth, and serves beer. All your dreams will be fulfilled, plus you will get younger because of time travel.


That sounds good...getting younger lol! I want to travel to France, see the Eiffel tower. Just read that a man impersonated a government official and managed to sell it not once but twice. How do you sell the Eiffel Tower, and to who?


Doing well, just reading some of the topics to discuss, I'm clueless about the brexit issue!


The Brexit isssue is about the dissolution of a relationship that took decades to build.


Seems like it would negatively impact most of the citizens.


The issue is independence. Will the UK perform better on its own, or in the company of other countries? Remember that when immigrants want to come to your land, you are winning!


How so? Are you saying because there's more options, choice?


There is a hard Brexit, with no agreement, that leaves parties at loose ends and uncertain about how to handle visa and supply agreements. Then there is a negotiated agreement. The latter is what everybody needs.


Seems that it may help employment, with the government planning to hire 9000 more civil servants to handle Brexit.


I guess it will create jobs for the gov't and destroy jobs for regular folk. I don't know how it will all play out. A cheap pound means a vacation in the UK.


HaHa, yeah that would be good for us! Looks like the Dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel 160 mph so visiting windmills and seeing the tulips could be in the mix as well.


It was a moral panic that was cause because of the spread of novels, I guess people werent prepared for that


Or maybe they didn't like people reading novels?  Maybe before then most of literature was factual?  Have  you heard of "You Laugh You Lose" competitions?


No havent heard about them? what are they about?


Two people read funny things as seriously as they can, the first person to laughs looses.  CS Lewis and Tolkien did one of these competitions while reading bad poetry!


That sounds like a great competition, seems like they were good friends


I guess they were.  Did you know that the sun is actually white?  We perceive it as yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


I didnt know that, my kindergarten teacher tricked me all this time, many facts about the sun I dont know


I know, there's so much we're not taught.  Like a lightening bolt is about 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun!


5 times hotter wow!! seems like you know a lot about the sun


I recently did some reading about it.  Also, Neptune just completed it's first full orbit around the sun since we discovered it!


I like to read a little, but I don't get into novels.  Do you like to read?


The fist one, wow, a year really passes by slow in Neptune, you know that the sun is actually really small compared to other stars out there!


I did not know that, I thought it was really big!  It's been great talking with you, have a good day!


I do, reading is the means for language acquisition, communication, sharing ideas so I think its really important to read


That is very true, without literature we would have no idea of our histories.  Reading also requires creativity and critical analysis, people grow more the more they read.


I agree, so do you have any favorite books?


I do not, but I guess Starship Troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading list of three of the military branches!  Have you ever read that?


I did, I thought it was really good I also liked Enders game, that is another great book


I've never heard of either of these books, I assume they're military related?


They are both military related, that is correct, did you hear about the moral panic back in the 18th century?


Hello, are you a Tupac fan? I am and wasn't aware he was a ballet dancer in High school


I've always wondered how they know things like this. Especially when you think that they once thought it was hollow.


That I can't tell ya.. it's just amazing all the stuff they've been able to discover just by telescopes and pictures.  Heck, they believe there's evidence of methane based life on Satan's moon, Titan.  That'd be pretty amazing if they can confirm it!


If they were smart, they would stay hidden. Oddly, an aluminum grand piano was built for the Hindenburg. I wonder how it sounded?


That's a good question, dunno if making it out of aluminum would make it sound different or not.  Like with violins.  There's a noticeable difference in sound with them depending on the type of wood used...


I don't know much about them, as neither of my kids play piano. It's interesting that Freddie Mercury and Paul McCartney used the same piano to record songs on


That'd probably make it one of the most valuable piano's ever (if it was up for sale, that is.)  Speaking of piano, did you know there's a song designed for stress testing auto-pianos?  It's called Circus Galop.  You can hear it on Youtube if you're interested...


I did not. I wonder how a piano got to the top of Britains highest mountain?


My guess?  Pranksters!  LOL.  I mean, seriously, who looks at a huge mountain, and says, "Hey, lets get a piano up there!"


That sounds very difficult. I've hiked the AT, and have left water behind, because it added too much weight. The BBC once decided there was nothing worth reporting, so they broadcast piano music instead.


The AT?  What's that?  Must have been a REAL slow news day.  Way the news is today I think sometimes I'd rather listen to piano music instead!


I'm not the biggest fan of rap, admittedly, but I do like some of his work.  Neat that he was a ballet dancer.  Speaking of ballet dancers, I'm told they go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a WEEK.  Talk about being on your toes!


I know I would. Thank you for chatting with me today, have a wonderful day.


So, be safe!  The weather's been a little crazy around parts of the country.


They sure do! Michael Jackson had specially made shoes for some of his own dance moves.


Wonder if that how he was able to do that "extreme lean" move he does.  (I'm told he owns a patent on the device, but dunno if the device is shoes or something else...)  Did you know Bruce Lee was also a great dancer?


He won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha in 1958. my kids do the cha cha slide in Call of Duty.


Hehe. That's funny.  Speaking of kids, they say even babies spontaneously dance when they hear music.  I saw a youtube video once of a baby jamming out to Gangnum Style by Psy.  LOL


That is cute when they do that. I didn't know that moon dust is so sharp, it can cut through kevlar.


Not just that, but they say it can give you "Moon Hay Fever".  Had no idea there was moon hay fever... that just sounds both scary and nutty...


Yeah, it does. I can't believe NASA thought about placing a UN flag on the moon, instead of the American flag.


Ahhh... forget that!  As far as I know, the UN didn't help the US get to the moon.  Grrr... don't get started on the subject of the UN, trying to watch my blood pressure!  :)  Speaking of moons, did you know Phobos (Mars' moon) is one third hollow?


Ha ha, I can't imagine how that came about.


Me either, but nice to know it's protected.  Have you been to any good concerts, lately?


I think the last concert I was at was about 5 years ago. I used to go more often though.


Cool, the last one I went to was Merle Haggard.  My elderly dad is a big fan and I took him for his birthday.  It was the only concert he ever went to and he loved it!


Awww, that's so nice. I'm glad he had fun. Did you know that in 2001 Linkin Park played 324 concerts?!


That seems like a lot, must have been on the road continuously!


Yes. That would be insanely exhausting. I can't imagine. Did you know that the Ramones also played a lot of concerts?


I have read that they toured almost non stop for over 20 years, which must be some kind of record or something.  Just incredible!


Yes they did. They were such a fun band.


Have you heard that Creed had a lawsuit filed against them by a couple of concertgoers?


Apparently, it was so bad.  The lead singer was so intoxicated/ high he couldn't remember the words to none of their songs, much less be able to sing them.


Oh wow. They deserve their money back then. It was nice chatting with you.


Did you know that there are over 1.5 million species?


That's impressive and probably that or more that are no longer around, anymore.  It's sad what we do to our environment.


I absolutely agree. About 1 million of those species are insects.


I live in Florida and about half of them are here with me!


Ha ha, probably. As far as individually, there are about 20 quintillion individual animals on earth. I can't even wrap my head around that number.


I was thinking the same thing!  Wow does quintillion come after billion?


I'm actually not sure. Because of my love of animals I wish we would do what Germany did. They were the first country to give animals legal rights.


I agree with that.  I hear that under Scottish law even the Loch Ness monster is a protected species.


Of course. I would have to be from Jupiter to not listen to radio, and even then, electromagnetic storms from Jupiter are so strong, they can be detected using AM radio on earth!


I would love to hear that. In Canada, all radio stations must play 40% of the Canadian music. Weird law I think.


They have a strong beaver lobby... But at least it does not apply to internet radio!  There is an internet site where you can listen to classic radio dramas. Have you heard it?


I have not heard of it. I would like to find it though. Soldiers in WWII made radios using pencils and razorblades.


If you use a pink pencil, you automaticallly tune to a Taylor Swift song...  But don't use a charcoal pencil. Then you recieve transmissions from a Finnish station that broadcasts news in classical Latin.


I have learned to never follow after elephants and donkeys...or at least not without a shovel!


Haha. The government owns 86% of the land in Nevada.


Yeah, and the also wasted money buying the Eiffel Tower from a French dude impersonating a representative of the French government.  The best and the brightest...


That's hilarious! I can't imagine doing that.


Well, imagine you are the Norwegian government, and you just spent $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest ... Now they have to decide where they are going to store it...


That's pretty awesome they did that. It was good chatting with you today. Take care.


Absolutely!  I have been doing business with Amazon almost as long as it has been around back in 1994.


Very good. Bezos build a clock into a mountain that can run for 10,000 years.


Nice. Is that to keep their shipments on time?  They use USPS on Sundays and they could use all the help they can get!


I love the shipments on Sunday's. I wonder if those workers get overtime for that?


Who knows?  The workers I worry about are all those warehouse workers who walk 15 miles every day!


That's a lot of walking. I saw Amazon also owns IMDB.


Yeah. Since 1998. I don't know when IMDB started streaming movies on Freedive though...


Interesting...Do you listen to the radio?


So, it's pretty interesting that Dennis Rodman hasn't commented on that latest Trump/Kim Jong Un Summit.


Even more than Hoosiers? I'd like to see a buddy movie with Rodman and Kim Jong Un. They can go on various adventures.


That would be an amazing movie! That movie would be seen world wide.


Kim Jong Un can show us how he always shoots holes in one, or how he learned to drive at age 3 or was voted the sexist man alive...and next to Rodman he will seem like a very reasonable person!


So is it true Kim jon-un cuts his own hair for fear of barbers?


Possibly. We don't even know how old he really is, so it's hard to know anything for sure.


Very interesting character. I find it funny that his half brother used a fake passport to try getting to Disneyland.


The same half-brother he had killed? That's what you get for trying to sneak into the Magic Kingdom!


Not the happiest place on earth for that family. He also had a brother who was spotted at an eric clapton concert.


Holding a lighter and swaying to Layla, most likely. Well, after this last summit broke down, I'm not sure how much more we will see of him.


Yeah this summit did not end as everyone was expecting.


Yeah he might be feeling jealous or hurt that he was not invited.


But was it as bad as the g20 summit when Russia gave the US delegates thumb drives and phone chargers containing trojan viruses?


Although if he truly feels that emotionally connected to the cause of peace with NK, you'd think he'd be able to set aside personal slights.


Yes that is true. I find it funny Shaq has only one recorded 3pt in his whole career.


How about vasectomy rates rising during march madness. Serves as an excuse for men to stay home and watch the games.


I heard that was an urban legend, but if he makes guys more willing to go get the snip, I'm all for it. Do you think Ruth Bader Ginsburg plays H.O.R.S.E. at the SCOTUS court?


I would like to see that. The lady is quite up there in age.


Although the hoop is 10 feet tall and she's like, what?, maybe four feet tall? ha.


You never know she might have hops. Or come out in Space Jam beast mode. That movie is the highest grossing basketball movie of all time.


Thats sad.  Do you have any favorite scary movies?


I really like the Exorcist and some of the Romero zombie movies


Yea I first watched it when I was like 10 with my parents lol, I think it terrified me more than bambi terrified Stephen King


Nice, they're pretty good. Do you watch Drama at all? I use to watch House, Hugh Laurie made 700000 an episode


Thats a nice paycheck!  I never watched it though,  right now I am catching up on westworld and homeland lol


I don't watch much dramas myself I typically watch comedies although Jim Carrey has done some dramas but doesn't anymore


yeah I recently read that.  i guess if thats what is best for him.  I really liked him as the Grinch who stole christmas


It's interesting how many comedic actors have done drama like Ellie Kemper from the office who took drama in high school


Yea, I never knew you could burn 180 calories watching a horror movie


I know right.  That is cool,  but I guess to burn that you probably cant order popcorn lol


Lol, maybe if it's really gory, maybe that's how people burn 180 calories from throwing up


oh geez,  nevermind lol I dont wanna lose weight that way lol I like the food I eat I dont wanna throw it up ha


Well just cover your eyes when you hear the metallic noise from a waterphone being played


lol gore doesnt bother me.  I dont like that super natural stuff though,  I dont mess with those movies.


Lol supernatural movies keep you scared after you watched it. Stephen King considers Bambi a horror movie


Yeah thats weird.,  I mean it was super sad,  but not scary


Yeah, I guess Bambi's mother final moments alive scared him  as a kid.


Hello there, are you a fan of Lebron James?


Yeah that is true, it for is a chance on a player.  Did you know that Reggie Miller's sister played pro as well?


She played pro? Did she get any endorsement? I didn't know that Reggie had a sister.


Yeah she was really good as well.  I know she scored like 105 points in a high school game once!


Wow. What a talent! She should get an endorsement. She must be just as good as her brother.


Yeah she should have been the one Reebok went after!


LOL. True. People would follow her. I think girls would like to have role models.


Yeah that is true, did you know that Tim Duncan could have gone directly into the league but stayed 4 years in college?


I would not have gone to college. Too many risks. Injury. Get the money, I say!


That is true, there is always the risk of a major injury or something like that.


It is so hard to go pro. I would not waste the opportunity. You can always go to college.


That is true, well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


I am good thank you, did you know he rejected a $10 mill. offer from Reebok when he was 18?


He probably had a good agent that advised him to wait.$10 million right off the bat meant there was more waiting for him.


Yeah it for sure was the right move, I think he always had Nike in his mind.


Nike would pay the most, I'm sure. They wanted Jordan, LeBron was the next Jordan really. No one else of that stature out there.


Yeah I agree with you there, and I think Reebok thought they were signing the next Jordan when they paid Iverson all that money.


Yes, the payout at age 55 is enormous. I guess Reebok thought it would boost marketing, but why so much money for one guy?


That i don't know, but like I said I think they thought they were getting a lifetime seller of shoes like Jordan.


True. I think it's all a crap shoot. Something bad could happen and it's just wasted money. Few players get that kind of money anyway.


Was that the one where he played Edward Cullen?


I believe so, pretty funny since he was also harry potter


Did you know Judge Judy is the highest paid celeb. behind Lebron?


She makes as much as lebron? that is quite the career!


Just a bit less, she is next in line for wealth.  123,000 per episode.


that is more than I have made in my life, holy cow


I know.  I picked the wrong career, TV judge is where its at!


I suppose so! She really made out well, I heard that shark tank is mostly staged, that is unfortunate for the people that come on


Yeah, I heard that not many of the deals are actually enacted.  Sad.


Maybe they just fall through after more in depth discussions


Not too much anymore, just football and survivor haha


True.  Some of the product ideas dont seem worth it.  Anyway, I must go.  Good Chat!


Survivor has been on forever it feels like.  Awesome show.  Im a fan of the simpsons.


me too, they have so many episodes, over 400 easily by now!


Likely, there is only one where Bart isnt seen or mentioned.  Crazy.


that is very interesting, but it makes sense since he is an important character


He is, homer has supposedly had something like 180 different jobs too.


that is crazy to me, I remember him only working at the power plant when I was younger


apparently Daniel radcliffe was even in an episode of the simpsons, that is pretty cool!


Did you know that television is called "telly" in some places?


Some British shows have done well in the US, like the Office (imitation of a Brit show).  I am not much into animation, but I understand that Bart Simpson was in every Simpson episode but one.


That's what I heard too. I wonder if they just forgot about him? Do you ever wear any costumes?


I wore a few as a kid at Halloween.  My earliest memories were wearing a Devil's mask.  I guess that was appropriate for a 5 year old boy.  It did not violate cultural norms.


Haha that seems pretty crazy actually. I love to wear costumes for Halloween too. I guess scientists that study pandas will sometimes wear panda costumes haha


It is good to have some fun in life.While in college, I wore an appropriate costume for one of my classes, Air Force ROTC.


That makes sense. Did you ever see the movie Starship Troopers? Apparently in the TV show Firefly they use the old costumes from that movie


I saw both shows.  I don't mind the producers being frugal like that.  I respect Johnny Depp for traveling with his Capt. Jack Sparrow costume so he can visit kids in the hospital.  I don't like his politics, but I like that!


LOL I don't like his politics either. And I'm not sure I'd like him on a personal level. But it is nice that he helps sick kids. Have you ever seen the movie Labyrinth with David Bowie


Well I just know it's a really good movie haha. Also David Bowie has a huge bulge in that movie for some reason haha if you haven't seen it you should check it out ,also the Hoggle costume was inspired by unclaimed baggage


I did not know that. I'm glad that we do have color televisions now though I would hate to only watch TV in black and white. What about you


I have lots of homework from this conversation!  Thanks for being interesting.  Good evening.


Yep.  They call it a telly in the UK.  Have you ever seen a black and white TV?  I used to have one.  They called it monochrome.


Yes I have seen some. They really are not good haha. Do you watch South Park at all?


I saw a few episodes.  Even though TV is a mass medium, it now has narrow casting such as the fishing channel or the food channel.


One of my favorite South Park episodes is where they make fun of the Family Guy. Apparently afterwards The Simpsons producers sent the South Park crew flowers. We made fun of them a la caja


That is nice.  People relating with others in the same industry.  News is another thing that is transmitted over TV signals.  I get most of mine from TV.


They do put news on the TV. They also put Pokemon on the TV haha. Have you seen any of the show Pokemon


No.  I have heard that they had a lot of episodes.  I need to look it up.


They have almost 800 episodes. I would never be able to catch up haha I also used to watch that 70s Show. I guess they tried to remake it in the UK and it was canceled after only 10 episodes haha


True, the space shuttle runs on less memory than the iphone too!


The russians made a computer that ran on water.


Interesting, but not all that surprising we use water for power in a lot of things.


Transhumanists want to upload their minds to computer and memory sticks


Yup, I would do that if I could be immortal, would you?


Clothing is a collective item worn on the body.


It is, I wear it everyday. It is a great thing to be able to wear around. I hope you wear clothes.


I'm aware of that. Do you dress like a pilgrim?


No, Fashion and style I preferred. What about you ?


It is very old model. Now days we can update technology, latest model phone are now available.


I just wear jeans and a tshirt to be honest. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah, I used one before, but I didn't know that 212 was the fastest number one could dial.


The cables carrying internet data can across the ocean floor they are mostly optic fibre it make faster to reach the destination.


Interesting, how old are they? Do you think the internet could fail because of this?


Modern computer have the ability to set of operating called programs.


Interesting. Did you know that the iphone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


Computer are used as control system for a wide variety of industrial and consumer device. Mainly for security purpose to watch in the industry.


Interesting, did you know that smoking near an Apple computer voids the warranty?


Its very interesting. The space shuttle computer runs in 1MB of Ram


My favorite nfl team, the Ravens, lost yesterday.  Their QB play was terrible.


I don't think yet, the logistics will be too hard with way too much travel.  Can you imagine a wild card game in Europe and then having to travel back home for the next playoff game?


True. Did you watch any of the other playoff games?


I saw the end of the Eagles / Bears game.  Felt really bad for that kicker.  Because the playoffs are a single elimination tournament, that miss was the end of their season.


Oh my, that ending was the worst. That kicker is taking a beating from fans everywhere on the internet.


Yeah, I saw that.  They very well might cut him.  He's missed a bunch of kicks.  I wonder what the tracking chip in that ball showed...


It was a poor kick from the start. I don't think you need a chip to see that. Maybe the chip in his pads will show his hearbeat dropping suddenly.


That's funny.  they kept talking about the ball hitting the upright, but in reality it was way off from the center where he should have been aiming.  I wonder what his lifetime earnings will be?  for sure less than an engineer.


I don't think he will be earning much money if any at all next season in the NFL


Agreed.  Maybe in his free time he could travel to Japan and pay all of their road tolls, $300 to travel across the country.


Lol. Who do you want to win the Super Bowl in February?


Yeah, I was surprised to see him do so poorly. I wanted them to win too


I guess at this point the chargers.  Thinking the chiefs v. saints will make it though


Are you a soccer fan?  Funny that they set the world cup locations so far in advance.  Quatar will have it in 2022.


No, not really. It was a short game yesterday. Seemed like it was about 11 minutes long


Yeah, it did go quickly.  I wonder what one of those tracking chips the nfl used in player's shoulder pads would have shown on all of Lamar Jackson's fumbles.


I am sure the data will show poor results. Are you sad about t he 17 week NFL season coming to an end soon?


Yeah, that is my favorite sport to watch so I'll have a good half a year off from watching.  I bet the players will be happy for the time off, and visit many restaurants.  Even though cheerleaders and players can't be at the same restaurant at the same time.


I hope we can at least see a female kicker in the NFL soon


Well, she would be allowed so long as she would meet the eligibility requirements.


Do you think the league will expand from its current 32 team league, maybe a European team?


So I was reading about politics the other day, and did you know that President is actually a very common title for the head of state.  It isn't used exclusively in the US.


I can't believe that dictators can be called presidents.  I had always thought before that President had a different connotation.


Yeah I am the same way, that is what I always thought.  Hey did you know that the Indonesian president released 3 pop albums while in office?


Wow, that is crazy.  How do you have time to run a country and release pop albums.  Maybe his role was more of a figure head, so he didn't have to really run the country.


Yeah but I'm assuming that they sold really well and everyone involved made a lot of money so maybe that was the reason.