Yeah, hopefully.  Anyway, like I said, I haven't seen it, I think I'll check and see if my library has it though.  I would get it from Netflix, but I don't have a subscription at the moment.  Are you on Netflix?  It's pretty awesome! They've got like 137 million subscribers worldwide.


While I understand their business model and why people use it, I never got it. It is impressive nonetheless that they account for 33% of all bandwith in north america during peak hours


Yeah, I've heard they're especially busy in the late hours.  Get this, they have an hour long movie that's nothing but a roaring fireplace!  I think people play it a lot during the holidays or winter months to give their living rooms (or whatever) a decorative look.


I think the criterion is whether at least one of the group members has Canadian citizenship.


True. Either way, the radio is great entertainment. Speaking of entertainment, I remember being entertained by the original Nintendo Entertainment System and the 54 colors it could only display! Ha!


The NES was basic, but it had good games. And plenty of longevity too. That system was around for along time. I bet they sold millions of systems.


Indeed they did. It was truly a great form of entertainment. Mucj better than what Caeser said about the British when he visited in 50bc: They bred chickens for entertainment instead of food. I'll take the original Nintendo over that any day! Ha!


But perhaps chickens have more than 54 colors. LOL. The NES lasted until 2003. That's longer that I expected.


Ha! Agreed! Almost as unexpected as an entertainment executive telling Ronald Reagan one time that he didn't think he had that presidential look. That was an epic fail on that executive's part!


I guess at the time the presidents looked quite different. Maybe they looked like Bill Nye.


And Bill Nye became famous because he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest. How weird? Ha!


He could be made to look presidential perhaps. A Trump lookalike contest?


Maybe so! You never know, right? Heck, maybe someone can even be made to look like the founder of Detroit, French explorer Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac who Cadillac also named their brand after!


Great! Hope you're doing well! Did you hear about Jonathan Bennet ambushing police in Charlotte? That was an intense situation!


Never knew that! Anyway, thanks for the chat! Have a good evening!


Its wild, isn't it? Speaking of Cadillacs and cars, the trunk of your car is actually called a trunk because older cars had wooden trunks on the back of them! Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Take care!


I did not hear about that. What happened?


The police were searching for him as he was wanted as a murder suspect. He found the cops one night and ambushed them.  But in the end, after more than a dozen bullets flew, Bennet was fatally shot!


Why would he ambush cops? It seems that he got what he deserved. Had the cops done something to him?


They were hunting him because he murdered his girlfriend in the presence of their 3 year old daughter. So terribly sad. I heard about it over the radio. Do you like listening to the radio?


I don't listen to the radio now much. I used to when I was young. Now i use the Internet. You?


I still enjoy listening to it. I like to break out the old AM radio sometimes to see if I can listen to Jupiter's radio storms. Sometimes they're strong enough to hear from an AM radio.


I wonder if they're really interesting to listen to. Better than talk shows on the radio? Maybe.


They are very interesting indeed! Hey, at least we're not listening to Canadian radio where 40% is required by law to be Canadian music. It's like how would they even know what music is Canadian and what isn't?


Supernovas are amazing, such a display of beauty.


I don't think so, it sounds like a crazy theory but I like to keep an open mind about the universe, I think the theory of the multiverse is the correct one


So does the multiverse evolve through natural selection then? what do you think?


No, I dont think so, the theory of the multiverse states that there are thousands of universe all with different versions of us and space.


you mean there is a version of me out there with a great life and lots of friends and success and fame? hm. how do i contact them?


Yeah, that's one of the theories and I have no idea, there's a lot of info missing, this theory is one of the most popular ones maybe it's not the right one


I prefer that theory to the  theory that there is only one electron in the universe. i cant imagine that.


Yeah that one doesn't make much sense, interesting how there are starts that are cold enough to be touched by our hands


I dont know how they are stars. i thought they blew up as novae or something. maybe long after that?


I don't know either but I think the sun will eventually cool up and then we will be able to touch it with bare hands, we will be extinct by then though.


Yes, i figure that we will design an AI that can go there, touch it, and report back to the computer running our planet. Anyway, great chat!


i have not seen one. is there one lurking around in the heavens?


I bet we will, science is advancing really fast and soon we will have no limits, its been great chatting with you also, have a great night bye.


I think there is one, somewhere in the universe at least, did you saw the images taken by the Atlas telescope?


No I have not. what is the atlas telescope?


Its a famous telescope, there's a lot of great pictures taken by the Atlas telescope including the Supernove in galaxy CGCG 137-068


where is it? in hawaii? i know there are telescopes there because of the clear skies and little pollution.


Its in Hawaii, many astronomers were amazed because of the Supernova, many of them said they hadnt seen anything like it before so pretty amazing view.


thats great! i wonder what they have learned from it. has the discovery changed the way they understand the universe?


I bet a lot of cool facts one thing is certain the more we learn about the universe the less we actually know about it, more questions arise theories that we thought were right turn out to be wrong, its just amazing.


Yes, the universe sure is a fascinating place, as is our earth. Do you believe that the universe may be one giant superhologram?


Hi, there. How are you today? I love movies!  Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


That's great! I'd like to visit. It's open already?


Not yet! yes I do too! They are opening  a little at a time.


Yes, all the time. Its interesting that instead of hiring someone to mow, they used goats! lol


I wonder if the goats got stock options. That would be b-a-a-a-d if they didn't.


Ha, ha, ha. Good one! One single google search uses a vast amount!


More computing power than it took to send Armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon. Quite a change in computers!


Right, Taking 40% of web traffic n 2013 when going down for five minutes.


Five minutes. And the web stops. What are we going to do when YouTube goes down?


lol, I don't know. We need more places to go to More competition!! Great chat!!


I am good, I love movies too! That is one movie I have not seen. Is it good?


I liked it. It's much better than many of the later Star Wars films.


Yes, I too liked the first Star Wars better. I am interested in seeing the new Star Wars area at Hollywood Studios!


That sound great! There are quite a lot of interesting facts about the movies. 20th Century Fox, convinced that Star Wars was going to flop, agreed to George Lucas's proposition to forgo an additional $500k directing fee in return to keep licensing and merchandising rights for himself.


Yes, I saw that. Interesting. I didn't know James Earl Jones was the voice of Darth Vader but now it makes sense!


James Earl Jones spent only 2.5 hours recording all of Darth Vader's lines for Star Wars and was paid $7,500. I bet he made a bunch more on later films.


I bet so too! That's alot for only 2.5 hours of work.


In 2013, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo, making it the first major film to be dubbed in a Native American language. I bet James Earl Jones did handle the dubbing for that.


I think he did. Hollywood studios is putting so much money into this new area at Hollywood Studios. There is a Hotel there that will feel like you are actually living in that time.


yeah. Her voice is amazing. Although she may be camera shy...


I've read that before. Do you watch Judge Judy?


I do not. I am too busy finding out if he is the father on Maury...


:) She makes 123,000 per episode! I wonder how much Maury makes?


All the free DNA tests he can use. Not as much as Carol Burnett though...


not a lot. but did you know the term trunk comes from a wooden box that used to be on the back of cars?


I did not. I am glad McDonalds made a drive thru though. Can you imagine going in all the time to place your order?


that would not be fun. I do want a flame thrower on my car though like they do in South Africa!


Remind me not to drive near you! Nice chatting with you!


I love it. I especially like Adele! Do you know her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins?!


Just rolls of the tongue! she won the Brit Critic's choice award in 2007. Seems like she has not been around 12 years


I know. Daniel Craig actually cried when he heard Adele's skyfall theme!


I am not sure a song has brought me to tears. Adele went to school with some talented people!


She did. Adele also loves the spice girls!


Who doesn't! 21 is the biggest selling album in the uk in the 21st century...


Very cool! Adele has really become a celebrity.


So, I've been listening to a lot of rap lately. I didn't realize that the earliest precursor to modern rap was the West African griot tradition of oral historians or praise-singers giving oral histories. Do you like rap?


54 colors? That hardly seems entertaining now.That Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan. That's quite a run.


What,2003 seems crazy, that's much longer than I would have suspected, especially with so much competition from Xbox and Playstation! Speaking of Playstation, have you heard of Jann Mardenborough? They became a professional race car driver, when they beat 90,000 people in the Playstation exclusive game, Gran Turismo! Who would have thought!


Wow! That is crazy. I like car racing games. I love cars in real life, too. It's hard to imagine that   not too long ago people were still using animal drawn carriages and carts in the US. Cars really took off quickly here.


Me too! I also like cars in real life, the history of them especially! What's most interesting to me is that one of the first accessible cars to the masses was the 1908 Model T, which was produced by the Ford Motor Company, which is still around today, which is amazing!


Indeed. They've come a long way since the 1886 Benz Patent-motorwagen, to the 1908 Model T, to the South African cars equipped with flame throwers!


Oh yeah, not to mention how reliant the economy became on cars and those who used them! I didn't know about the south-african cars, I wonder why that is? I do know, that in 1975, everyone's favorite fast food place, McDonald's, added drive-thru's to their restaurants to accommodate soldiers who weren't allowed to leave their cars while in uniform!


Yes. South African cars can have flame throwers to prevent carjacking. I suppose this makes sense, since cars are so essential to people. Developed economies really depend on them.


That's terrible! I wonder if that's part of the reason why cars took so long to catch on in other parts of the world, as opposed to the US?  America obviously doesn't have as large a carjacking problem as South Africa, otherwise we'd have cars with modded protection on it lol! Fun fact for you, the trunk of a car is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks strapped to their back! As those were replaced with what we know today, I guess the name stuck!


Interesting! That reminds me, car is a mess, especially the trunk! Most cars seat one to 8 people, but mine is such a mess, I can barely squeeze in there! Better go clean it out now!


Lol! I wish my car could fit that many people, but I'm the same as you, my car barely fits myself and a passenger, even though its the size of a boat! It's just not very well designed, the roof slopes down to much for anyone above 3 feet to sit in the back! Maybe Ford could go back to their 1908 roots, and design a car that the masses really loved! Keep it simple!


I do like rap! I've recently tried to delve deep into 90's rap, where it seems a lot of influential rappers came from, like Tupac!


Maybe, but simple cars are harder to rap about!


That's true! For example, Tyler, the Creator would have never been able to rap about Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, if Tesla's cars weren't exotic and the opposite of simple! Awesome point!


Wow! I never knew he did that! I'll have to try to check that one out. I'm gonna go put on some rap and clean out the trunk. Talk to you later!


Tupac is great! His music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance". Pretty impressive, right? What other rappers do you like?


Really impressive! I also really like Kendrick Lamar, who really fills that "black rhetorical continuum!" He always raps about his past and hopeful future, as if he's the voice for the impoverished black community!


Very true. The person credited with originating the style of delivering rhymes over extensive music was Anthony "DJ Hollywood" Hollaway from Harlem, New York. I'm glad the style made it to the West Coast thought! Otherwise, we wouldn't have Tupac and Kendrick Lamar!


Agreed! It's always interesting to me how much rap has influenced every day life, and bled into other facets like entertainment! Thanks to rap moving across America, we can credit Busta Rhymes with "voicing the reptar wagon in the 1998 Rugrats movie!" Rap seems to be in all of our entertainment these days!


No kidding! Even judges can get into it! In 2001, a judge delivered her ruling in the form of a rap when trying a suit filed against rapper Eminem!


It's amazing to me how versatile rap can be! In Korea, rappers have even invented a "new type of freestyle," which they call a "compliment battle!" Now that's entertainment! Speaking of entertainment, did you know that Ronald Reagan once got rejected for a movie role, all because he didn't really have the coveted "presidential look?" How crazy!


Haha! If only they could have seen the future! Did you know that Caesar visited Britain in around 50 BC and discovered that they bred chickens for entertainment!


I did know that! I wonder what it means to have chickens for entertainment lol! These days, video games are most of the entertainment I need! Did you know that the original nintendo system could only "display 54 colors?" A far cry from what we have now!


Did you watch the Pacific Rim Uprising movie?


I agree, you get more than what you pay for, I used to spend a lot of money on rentals and those late fees were a real pain to pay


Yeah I think that is why Hastings started the company in the first place, he was in your same shoes.


Could be, so he must hate Star Wars then, do you like the franchise?


Yeah I grew up watching the movies years ago when I was a kid, I still think the ones from the late 70's/early 80's are the best ones.  How about you?


I do too, I think old movies are the best ones, I love Star Wars personally, I dont like the new movies as much though,


Yeah I'm the same way when it comes to that.  It is hard to replicate, and I know the Star Wars fans are so hardcore and hard to please as well!


Yeah I agree with you, its amazing how much the franchise is worth though, 65 billion dollars!!


Yeah that is an insane amount.  I wonder how much it was worth back in the 1990's?


I bet not much, at least at the beggining 20th Century Fox didnt have much faith in the movie, that lack of faith cost them millions


Yeah they dropped the ball, Disney sure spent a bunch but i'm sure it will all pay off in the long run.


Hello there, no I have not see it, is it any good?


They need to improve the movies, have more jedis in them, do you like Transformers?


Yeah I agree with that for sure.  No, I have only seen about 5 mins of one of the films.  How about you?


I like the series, I thought the first movie back in 2007 was the best one though and didt like the The Last Knigh premiered in 2017


I will have to check that one out sometime then.  Well it was nice talking with you today.


I did, I thought it was pretty good, the first movie was better though, had more action


I will have to check it out sometime then if I get a chance.   Are you a big user of Netflix?


I am a big user, I have an account and use it almost every day, mostly after 9pm, what about you?


No I don't have an account currently.  So you are one of those that make up using all that bandwidth during peak hours lol.


I am a part of that group, yes, lol, its also YouTubes fault as they together with netflix they take upon half of the internet traffic


Yeah I can totally see that, YouTube is so popular among younger people it's crazy to me.


It is really popular, just like Netflix is, its amazing how the service has 137 million subscribers around the globe


And that number is still growing, thats so many.  But, it is quality stuff, you get access to an insane amount of content.


How many people play association football worldwide?


Definitely!     I wonder how Lionel Messi would fare under those rules.


He might even have more goal opportunities, if he had more goals to be able to score in.


Despite his popularity, I heard that he was almost let go.    Do you know why?


Finances.  I mean how well can you be doing if you write someone of that statures first contract on a napkin.  That is mow probably the worlds most expensive napkin.


Probably so!    I heard that they passed a law making it illegal to name a kid messi in rosario, Argentina.


It's true.  I guess in a way its a good thing, being always compared to a famous soccer player is a  lot to live up to.  It is like all the kids who were named Michael Jordan.


Yes.    I also heard that Messi had some kind of record for consecutive Balloon d'Or awards.    Know any specifics?


I think it was 4 in a row, and 5 total.  Plus 5 European Gold Shoes.  I  have never seen him live, but Ive seen several of his world cup games with Argentina on TV.


I saw one of his nine La Liga title games.      Makes Tom Brady pale in comparison!


It really does, I dont know if people consider Tom Brady to be one of the best players of all time like they do Messi though.


About 250 million, in over 200 countries.  Pretty crazy right?


All this from a kid with a hormone deficiency!


For real!  I wonder what he would have become if his parents hadn't chose soccer in Spain because of it.


He might have been one of those kids who watched the 750 episodes of Pokemon!


That is a lot of Episodes, like 50 a year for 16 straight years.  It is hard to keep anything going that long and keep it creative.  hats off to them.


Certainly more than the UK remake of That 70s show!


Cancelled after 10 episodes.  Not a huge success, but Im not totally surprised..  Not like the Simpsons which has been on forever, and only has one episode where Bart isnt seen or mentioned.


The Simpsons producers are good guys though.    They sent Trey Parker and south park producers flowers.


Wow.  That is a real stand up sort of thing to do.  Not many people do those sorts of things these days, especially not someone that you can view as a competitor.


Well, it was because South Park parodied Family Guy!


I didn't know that.  I know Family Guy was always accused of ripping off the Simpsons.


That is a lot!      What do they call the surface they play soccer on?


Personally, I think they ripped off Thomas the Tank Engine with George Carlin and Alec Baldwin.


I can't believe they each narrated 52 episodes each of that show.  Especially Carlin, after his comedy sketches dealing with the vernacular usages of the F word.


Well, I need to go,    there's a television program on right now!


Typically in the US we've always referred to it as a field, but formally it is called a pitch.  Do you know why they started calling it soccer?


I heard that it was originally just a slang term for association football.


It is.  What really gets me is despite the popularity of football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and hockey combined soccer still makes more money.  That must be a lot.


Absolutely!    Still, I think Jon Stewart made more money going into television instead of following his soccer dreams.


Probably true.  It is great to see some of the great work the players are doing, like Ozil donating his world cup bonus to give 23 children surgery.


That is good.     Perhaps more of the world should adopt the 3-team variation of soccer, so there would be more players.


I wonder how that works, it would be an interesting thing to watch.  The rules to that must be crazy.


Right!  LOL  In 1973 2 Yankees pitchers swapped families permanently.  Weird oddball fact.


The 70s were a different time I guess.  I wonder if that was when Bill O'Reilly was getting season tickets in college while using a fake press organization?


Hahaha....That's kind of funny.  In August of 1991 the Yankees suspended Don Mattingly because he refused to get a haircut.  The Yankees still have that rule!  One of their prospects named Clint Frazier had to get his hair cut a few season back.


I guess when you have 27 world titles and 40 American League pennants, you get to make the rules!


True!  lol  They are always among the league leaders in attendance so they are bringing in the money as well.


They can even claim having the only World Series MVP of a losing team when Bobby Richardson accomplished that feat.


He must have put up some monster stats to win the mvp and yet the team lost. LOL  Did you know that kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


It makes sense I guess, but that's a real mouthful to say!  I don't know about kickball, but baseball is definitely a sport that seemed made for radio.  It's like a drama playing out over the radio waves.


I agree.  I'm old fashioned.  I like hearing the cracks and the pops of an AM radio.  I'll actually watch some games and turn the volume off and put the radio on.


I probably don't use my radio near enough.  When you aren't listening to the radio or watching baseball, are you much into TV or drama?


I am and it's just around the corner, though. I guess it has already started for college and spring training.  I wonder if they are playing in Japan now too, because it is really popular.


I used to watch House and Mad Men.  No dramas on tv right now that catch my interest.


Can you believe that Hugh Laurie earned like $700 K per episode on House?  That just so happened to make him the highest paid ever for that genre of TV.  I hope he was worth every penny.


I would be able to live off of one episode my entire life! lol  I have to get going.  It was nice chatting with you!


I can't wait!  Baseball season means summer is right around the corner.  Yes!  Many fans in Japan were surprised to find out that's America's national pastime!


I wonder who schedules games in Japan? In the US, one couple did this for like 24 years.  I can't imagine how long it took to schedule 2430 games each season!


I wouldn't want that job.  lol  It's probably the only job I wouldn't want to have that involved baseball.  Did you know that baseball managers wear uniforms because they are technically able to play if needed?


Ha!  Imagine some of those guys going out there and playing today!  I wouldn't mind getting their pay, but not the stress.  I'd much rather stumble upon $3 million worth of old baseball cards in an attic like some lucky guy did!


Me too!  I would then stumble to the nearest auction house and get them converted to some much needed cash.  LOL


Absolutely!  Are you a fan of the New York Yankees?


I do like the Yankees.  However, I don't know who the "lost" Yankees player is.  I've never heard about that before.


If nobody knows, it will sure be hard to find him!


I never have seen a baseball manager take the field and play a position.


Comedy movies?  I like that very much.  Though the term bromantic is not one I would use.  Harold and Kumar is a weedy film. Ha.


I liked that film, so funny! and do you know the comedian Ryan Stiles?


I do know Ryan.  He is on Whos line is it anyway, and in the old Drew Cary show.  Did he do the right thing to drop high school and pursue a career?


Apparently it worked out for him but I think it was the wrong choice, he is sucessful but school is important still.


I have never seen Kung Fu Hustle.  Bill Murry likes it.  Do you have an opinion?


I havent seen it but I heard its pretty funny, Do you know who Demetri Martin is?


No idea who Demetri is.  3rd rock from the sun beat Seinfeld and friends for a golden globe.  That is a surprise to me.


Ok so Demitri is a comedian, he was accepted into Harvard and left because for him it was boring.


The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.  I would think, that leaving Harvard was a hard decision to make.


I know but apparently it turned out to be a good decision, I know thats not the decision I would take lol


I have never seen one either but it seems like its totally legal, ive always wondered why they wore the jersey as well.


early silent films are nice in a way.  So simple so funny.  humor does not have to be words.


Yes, most other games the coach is not dressed to play.  There seems to be something universal about hitting a ball with a bat.


I see, did you know baseball is also popular in Japan?


Yes, It is big there.  Seems odd that man Japanese fans do not know that baseball is called Americas past time. Japan is full of surprises.


It sure is full with suprises I agree with you there, you know a man found like a million dollars worth of baseball cards.


Thats a good surprise.  Who could have predicted that some cards would become valuable.  I played kickball in school, should I make a card and see if it becomes valuable?


Probably not a good idea but who know it might be worth millions in a future lol, a married couple scheduled all games untill 2005.


That makes me wonder why they stopped.  I know that there are 2430 games of MLB played each year.  I am surprised, thats a lot.


It is a lot! I would have thought there were a lot fewer games, do you like comedy?


Did you ever play with the Original Nintendo Entertainment System?


Im not sure what metrics they used, but I am sure tax evasion doesnt garner you any favor.


Yeah that probably sets you back a couple of numbers. I wonder whether celebrities have any idea they're doing these though, I'd imagine its the agents and managers handling these documents, so even if she had no clue, do you think she should still be held responsible?


I mean those documents probably require her signature, she should have at least looked them over.  But it is hard to hold someone responsible when they dont truly have a hand in it.


Yeah, I see on the news that celebrities assets are always being mishandled by their team and sometimes its their own family members! Guess it's a small price to pay when celebrities get to visit Pixar's secret studio that is only accessible to celebrities!


True, I wonder how handles Judge Judy's finances, she is the highest paid celebrity, making $123,000 per episode.  I dont even make that in a year.


I wish I made that in a year! I really wonder whether that is true though, I remember reading a while back that the main character of the series "House" was the highest paid celebrity who received like a million per episode!


I think it was$70,000 per episode for him, but even at 10 episodes a year, they are still doing pretty well


Oh ok, I think that may be more than what actual doctors make! The entertainment industry sure is lucrative! No wonder Ronald Regan wanted to also enter the entertainment industry, but was rejected for a movie role because he didn't have what the executives called "presidential look", how ironic.


Little did they know when they did that to him.


Bill Nye "The Science Guy" got his break in the entertainment industry by winning a competition for being Steve Martin's lookalike. I don't really think they look alike though.


Hi! Of course I did play on those old clunky gray devices compared to the devices kids haul around these days. Did you?


Neither do I, I was kind of surprised when I heard that.


Yeah, maybe I shouldn't take these competitions so lightly, who knows, I may just get my big break, some day, far away.


I still have mine, it works... sometimes.  Its crazy to think that they old had 54 colors for the display.


So does that mean you still play it? yeah, that's a lot of colors! The culture surrounding video games is pretty intense too but I had no idea that the Nintendo system has been discontinued since 2003!


I do, but rarely.  Dont have the time for it these days.   The might not make the original, but they did come out with the mini version, which has some of the classics on it.


Oh ok! I was thinking I could've sworn that I saw ads for Nintendo systems.


I know, I would take the amount they had to pay in back taxes as my pay.  60 Million - I can think of a few things to do with that.


I think I can think of a couple of things as well and not only that, tax authorities won't formally pursue criminal responsibility if she paid her dues, maybe time to sell some expensive handbags?


She received a 0 out of 100 on a social responsibility scale the government released.


What is included in determining a person's social responsibility?


Yeah, it has been many decades since they have last won.


Yeah a long time indeed, so what other forms of entertainment do you like? do you like dancing, drama movies, video games?


I like drama movies and novels, House its one of my favorite TV shows in fact, its one of my favorite forms of entertainment.


Ah. Hugh Laurie was paid 700 000 per an episode! That is a lot of money!


Yeah he is the highest TV drama paid actor, Jim Carrey also did great dramas, he doesnt like to do them anymore


Ah, wasn't his belief that prevented him from doing them?


Yeah he only accepts roles that project positivity, I guess I can respect that, having a positive mindset is great.


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


Only 54 colors? I guess that system was primitive, it got discontinued back in 2003


I do watch them, they have been around for a long time right?


Yeah. Anyways, nice chat! It was nice chatting with you!


Im going to watch TV right now, thanks for the chat also, have a nice night.


Yeah, for over a century. They started back in 1903.


Its been a long time then, do you know who Babe Ruth is?


I do not although he was caught stealing and lost the 1926 world series.


I bet his team mates were really angry at him or maybe not Babe Ruth is one of the biggest legends of the sport.


Yeah, and the Ottoman Empire was also still in existence back when the chicago cubs last won the world cup.


That was a really long time ago, curious thing but the womans World Cup had higher ratings than the World Series in the US.


I wonder why they have higher television ratings. Most people prefer to watch men's sports.


Yeah I would rather watch men's leagues as well, the Chicago Cubs were the first team to win the world series back to back, they sure had a long lasting curse after that.


Good morning! Are you interested in cars?


Are you interested in the internet or Facebook? It has made quite a change in society.


I am a bit disgusted at Facebook right now for violating my privacy by selling my information


no kidding. Did you read that Burger king had a promotion that if you unfriend 10 people you get a whopper?


That would be a few free whoppers for me for sure


It is cool that the Like button is illegal in one of the German states?


I still don't understand why they don't have a "dislike" button on Facebook


The do have a thumbs down! I did not know that Facebook is mainly blue because Mark Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness?


That certainly is odd. I am considering going back to MySpace


I was not sure anyone uses my space. I do find it interesting that facebook began at Havard.


I got started on Facebook about five years after they got their start online.


I am, it is better than a horse. I have two cars. Do you?


to change the subject a bit, Did you know that Clint Eastwood had an allergy to horses?


I did not I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan. I used to live near him as a kid


I have an audi. I understand them. What amazes me is how they drive the economy. Can you believe that McDonalds invented the drive thru for soldiers that could not get out of the cars wearing fatigues?


I always admired McDonalds ingenuity and willingness to cater to customers.


I also did not know that trunks of cars were named that because trucks used to carry wooden trunks on the back?


It is a good thing that car trunks are no longer made of wood.


The name of Cadillac came from a French explorer who founded Detroit. That seems to be the birthplace of modern cars and motown.


I was going to install flame throwers in my car but I was afraid it might be illegal and I would get pulled over all the time


I did read that it is legal to have flame thowers on your car in South Africa to prevent car jacking. That is crazy!


I have always wanted one of the first cars made in America but they are pretty pricey


I dont why, I used to love the band, they had a few great songs,


Maybe people were jealous of their hair? lol Did you know in the 30's there was actually a ventriloquist radio show that was quite popular to critic's disbelief?


A ventriloquist and radioi? wow was that even popular lol the whole point of the act is to see the ventriloquist in action


Yes, that's what I thought. I wonder if it was that Howdy Doody Character. I thought that was only for TV and not radio, though.


Not sure about that, do you like drama shows?


Only sometimes, do you? I heard soap operas were named that because soap used to sponsor the early shows.


I do, one of my favorite shows is House, the leading actor gets paid a lot of money


Lucky guy! I hear Patrick Stewart teaches in the UK. It's a master drama classes. Teachers should get paid more.


They should, and I bet he is a great teacher, imagine having him as your teacher


Alicia Keys would probably also be a great teacher. Maybe not for drama, but definitely for music!


Yes, I like it much better than drama on TV. Do you?


I used to love her music, havent heard of her in a long time though, and I agree she must be a great teacher, she has a unique vocal range.


I do, I think its amazing how the radio works, information that travels to waves,


Yes, it's very strange how it works. I've always been interested with the oscillating fields in associated with radio waves.


Amazing how soldiers made foxhole radios back in WWII,


Yes, I've heard about that. The other day I was thinking how it would be fun to listen to Jupiter's storms on one of those radios.


That must be amazing, listening to the storms and having a telescope at hand, the pictures of Jupiter are amazing, its a dangerous planet full with beauty,


Yeah, you can listen to a almost a soundtrack of outer space on a radio station that translates solar activity live.


The radio is just a great invention, there is news program in the radio broadcasted in latin, so theres room for everyone I guess


I heard a radio station played a Hanson song without revealing the band and it became the most requested! People have a thing against Hanson, I guess.


Do you watch Netflix or subscribe to the service by chance?


I do subscribe yeah, Stranger Things is nice I really like it and so do many of my friends, its really original.


I've not seen it.  I was visiting my sister last week and she has Netflix and I watched a few shows, but not that one.  Do you think it promotes smoking?


I think it does, many of the shows have characters that smoke so yeah, that shouldnt be allowed.


There is an organization called Truth Initiative that agrees and thinks it must stop.  I guess it's been proven that young people are influenced by seeing characters smoking on TV and could start smoking themselves.  I think it should be regulated.


Yeah maybe in the near future it will so do you watch a lot of TV?


That's my main form of entertainment, yes.  I record a lot of shows with my DVR.  I recently bought a new TV that gets streaming services, so I've tried to watch a couple of shows on Amazon - but again, slow internet doesn't help.  I'm thinking that most people in the US have decent internet connections because in the main TV watching hours, late evening, Netflix is using 33% of all the bandwidth in North America - that's a lot of Netflix users.


You should really upgrade your internet service then! you are losing on a lot, there are other streaming services coming.


Yes, it is probably the wave of the future.  I've read where Netflix has 137 million subscribers all over the world.  That's a lot of people!  I also read that the service is not allowed in some countries like China, North Korea and Syria.  That doesn't surprise me though, being that two of them are communist countries and limit the rights of the people.


That is a lot of people, a lot of them worldwide and 59 million of them in America alone, still the service has grown a lot and eventually everyone will subscribe.


I don't think that eventually everyone will subscribe unless broadcast television stations like NBC, ABC, FOX, and CBS go away.  I don't see that happening.  I do wish I could get faster internet service though, I would like to be a subscriber.


No, I don't, but only because my internet connection wouldn't support it well.


You should really get a faster service lol, there are a lot of options so you can find a good internet plan. I hope you have a great day, it was good chatting with you


Have a great day and thanks for sharing all those cool facts with me Im going to watch a bit of Netflix now, bye.


I guess you do need a fast internet connection. The service has 137 million of subscribers already Im guessing that number will continue to grow in the future.


I agree.  I think their shows have too many people smoking in them, though.


Yeah thats a bad thing, did you ever rent movies using Blockbuster?


Yes, I used to do that.  Late fees got to me a few times, like they did to a lot of people. Probably why Netflix was created!


Yeah in fact Reed Hastings got its inspiration from a late fee of $40, he was so mad he decided to create Netflilx


I heard that Blockbuster had the opportunity to purchase Netflix for $50 million and declined several times.  Bad move on their part - they're out of business and now Netflix is worth $2 billion!  Wish I had gotten in on that stock.


It was a really bad move they must regret very much by now, Blockbuster is almost gone and yeah I also wished I bough stock when it was cheap.


So do subscribe to Netflix?  Do you watch any of their shows?  I've heard a really popular one is Stranger Things.


Are you into cars? My husband is and it is his passion.


It is. I know. I had no idea. Do you read poetry. It is really not my gig but interesting.


I like poetry yeah, one of my favorite poets is Edgar Allan Poe, are you aware of his works?


I am aware of his work. I do like him. He only received $9 for the publication of The Raven which was excellent. That probably was a lot of money at the time!


Thats not a lot of money. seems like someone cheated him, $9 dollars for one of the most relevant poems in history, bad deal


I agree. So bad!!! Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. I am not sure what that means!


Not sure what that means either, do you like Lord of the Rings?


I am not a fan! I don't like that type of movie. Do you?


I  am a fan actually, fun fact but the names of most of the hobbits were taken out of poetry


Interesting!  That makes sense. Wasn't it out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"?


Yeah thats the one, so many shows are inspired by poetry


I am into cars. It's also one of my passions, its been more than a hundred years since the first Ford model


That is neat. Even though I am not a fan I can't help but appreciate that.


It is, there is even a poem with a depressing meaning and then positive when you read it backwards, I think im going to read a poem now, its been great chatting with you


Have a great night my friend, thanks again for all the cool facts.


I have a cadillac SRX and I didn't realize that the brand was named after a french explorer Antoine de la Month cadillac who founded Detroit. Crazy!


Thats a nice piece of machinery youve got there, nice ride, and yeah I did hear about him, he left a great brand behind him


He did. Pretty cool. I think it is amazing that Jann Mardenborough became a pro race car driver after he beat 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo. That gives me hope that my 7th grader has a bright future ahead of him. lol.


Does he own the Gran Turismo game or any racing game lol?


He isn't into racing. More fortnite and Madden whatever the year is.


I see, well hopefully he will become a famous pro driver, hopefully he wont get any crazy ideas and equip his car with a flamethrower


Like in South Africa. That is NUTS! I am so glad that I don't live there. I didn't realize that McDonalds added the drive thru to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of the car in their fatigues. I never knew there was such a thing.


I  know right, I would be so worried if that was a legal thing here in America, and really thats the story behind drive thrus? interesting


that would be awesome, Would make for a nice long car ride! Make sure you don't listen to music in canada, they are required to play 40% canadian music


Oh wow. I am not that big of a Canadian music fan! Also they have a show completely in Latin. But that is on a Finnish radio.


That should be international, I would be interested in those radio stations. Do you listen to news on the radio?


I am more of a podcast guy, you? Fox News has a radio show I'm sure. They are a subsidiary of 21st century Fox.


I don't know how I feel about Fox News. It was created by the republican richard ailes and nixon, not that republicans are bad


I thought it was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch?


I am not sure, maybe he had a say in it, or made it popular. Apparently more people watch that than cnn and msnbc combined!


Yeah no doubt that it's popular. Fox news even threatened to sue The Simpsons at one point because they were parodying them!


That is crazy because the Simpsons is played on Fox lol. It was nice chatting with you!


Very odd indeed. Guess they were suing themselves. Nice talking to you too!


Only when I am in my car! It's pretty cool how it transmits sound using electromagnetic energy.


Me too, I love how radios work, it is crazy!


It really is! Jupiter has storms so strong they can be picked up by am radio!


That is amazing. I want to figure out how to get them on my radio, that would be so interesting. Have you heard of foxhole radios?


Yes I have. I wonder how a razor blade and a pencil can create sound?


I am thinking the same thing, I wish they taught us that in science class!


Yeah seriously! Hopefully it kept the soldiers in world war 2 happy!


For sure! They needed all the help they could get. Do you listen to many radio dramas or mostly music?


Mostly music. If I did listen to drama I would use that website to listen to thousands of dramas for free!


Thats interesting. I heard George RR Martin had an illustration that Chewie is based off of


I heard that too, it was on the cover of one of his small stories. It is a peculiar creature when you think about it.


I wonder what other crazy creatures we could have had in space with Martins help. There's a giant fictional Universe that could be filled.


Would you like to  see a film with Chewbacca as the principal character ?


I think it would be interesting. There are also so many comic stories that could be told. I just wonder how communication would work in such a movie


They would use subtitles. And good storytelling, like how Hans Solo seems to understand Chewie's intentions, but not his words.


Yeah its like having a dog as a best friend. But able to shoot things


There was also a dog movie that opened this summer A.X.L. about a robot dog.


I will have to check that one out as well. Thanks for your time. have a good day


Do you like dogs ? I love them, they were one of the first domesticated animals.


Do you like Star Wars ? The movie about Hans Solo just came out on Netflix.


Yes! dogs and elephants can understand pointing


Is that the one where its about a young Han Solo?


Yeah it is the one, so Han Solo is not played by Harrison Ford, does it affect your opinion of the movie ?


Someone else can fill Harrison Fords shoes? Maybe ill check into how well this Alden guy does in the role


He did a good job, but Han Solo was already young in the 1977 movie, I think it impacted negatively the movie.


Yes it does, but it is not the same actor who did the other movies. I don't think that matters too much.


I like their relationshop in the movies. Chewy is a very loyal friend


In the canon Chewy has a family a wife and 2 sons.


Very cool. I've been wanting to visit DC. I have never been there.


The white house has changed alot over the last several years.  Bush Sr had solar panels installed


That's cool he added those to it. I also saw it has twin buildings in France and Ireland.


Yes, I wonder if they stick out among the other buildings


Not too sure on that. Roosevelt once banned Christmas trees at the white house because he was a huge conservationist.


Not a very merry Christmas at the white house for the Roosevelt family then


Nope. The white house still uses floppy disks for storage.


I guess they consider it more secure than uploading classified information onto the Cloud


Yep I agree it is a very secure technology. I work in the IT field.


I can not blame them for being cautious, especially with things like wikileaks out there


I do.  It is hard not to follow it nowadays.  The president is always in the news


Me either. Good talking with you today. Take care!


I agree. Did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?


I would imagine that is adjusted for inflation since President Trump is currently a billionare.


I bet he will end up on that list eventually. The first president of Zimbabwe was named President Banana.


I wonder if it was because he liked bananas.  Or maybe he resembled a banana?


Not too sure on why he was named that. The president guest house is actually bigger than the white house.


Which I find to be surprising.  The white house is massive.


I'm surprised myself. Have you ever seen the white house in person?


I have once as a kid.  I went on a tour.  The place has been around since 1800!


Hi there. Hope you've had a good day. Do you like to play tennis? I tried it several times but I ended up running all around the court and not making much contact with the racket!


Wow, how could that happen? So do you still play video tennis games? Did you ever play on the original Nintendo? It's crazy that it only had 54 color display. Entertainment has come a long way!


I haven't played it in a long time. I used to love playing my Nintendo. It's crazy how far we've come in such a long time. I actually bought one of the last NES systems in 2003 when I was stationed in Japan. I wish I would have held on to it.


Oh wow! That would be something since they stopped selling them in Japan that year. Did you ever watch Bill Nye The Science Guy for entertainment? My kids loved that show.


I loved watching that show. I heard that he got his big break by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest. I'm going to have to look that up later.


That's funny because I don't really see the resemblance! Maybe earlier in their career? People do change, like Ronald Reagan who was turned down for a role because he didn't look presidential enough. I bet that casting person felt pretty foolish once he became President!


I looked it up and there was some resemblance when they were both younger, so I can kind of see it. I wonder if losing that role made Reagan want to become president even more?


Maybe but I'm sure there isn't any actual cross-over between the pretend and the real. Jim Carrey is an actor that also changed over time. He won't act in dramas now because he believes in only projecting positivity. Interesting choice.


I never really liked Jim Carrey in drams. His comedies were always good to me.


I definitely saw more of his comedies. I guess that's better motivation than Michael Caine who became an actor just to meet the prettiest girls in his high school drama club. Hopefully he's matured since then!


Maybe he has too. Speaking of high school Joe Hamm taught drama at his old high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper. I wonder if kids in the class ever thought they would have Erin from the Office and Don Draper from Mad Men in their class?


I was never good at it, but I liked playing Top Spin on Playstation.


No probably not! That's would not be something they could imagine. And what about the people that knew Hugh Laurie as a kid. Can you imagine knowing that he would eventually make $700,000!


Yes for sure! I guess that's entertainment in our modern world!


I agree it is. Well I have to get going. I hope you have a great rest of your day!


I've not heard of that but I guess it's a tennis game? Now that you mention it, I wasn't too bad at tennis on the Wii! I guess we owe our love of polo shirts since they were invented for tennis by Lacoste.


Yeah its a tennis game. I never tried Wii Tennis though. I do like my polo shirts, I'm actually wearing one now. It's funny that a tennis player was who they were invented for and they were later on adopted by polo players.


We wear them too. I guess they would have needed to change those polos numerous times for the longest match ever! Can't imagine playing 11 hours over 3 days time!


That's a lot of tennis. Just watching for 30 mins makes me tired with all the running and grunting, but jeeze 11 hours. That's got to be exhausting!


Some interesting tennis trivia occurred in the late 1960's. An African American won the 1st US Open title and it hasn't been won by a black man since. I'm surprised by that.


I am too. I guess you don't see too many black men in tennis. I know the Williams sisters have represented the African-American women well though.


That's true. The guys need to step up!  A funny thing that happened in the late 1960's was that they used a helicopter to dry the grass before they could play the US open in 1969!


That's one way to do it, I guess. I heard that US Open quarter-finalist Gael Monfils beat the "Roger Federer of Paddle Tennis" after learning how to play just days earlier.


I did not. Are you a TV fan?  The actor from house, Hugh Laurie is the higheat paid actor ever for a tv drama, earning $700,000 per episode.


i do like TV but do not watch too many shows. The one I do like is the office! I can't believe Jon Hamm taught Erin from the office's class when she was in high school!


I saw due to Jim Carrey's beliefs, he no longer makes dramas.


do you know w hat his last one might have been?


i'm trying to think of the last movie I saw him in...I guess Bruce Almighty was awhile ago!


I found this funny.  Because all of the prettiest girls in his high school were in drama, Michael Cane became an actor.


that is a funny reason! I mean he's right, the actresses are pretty


Yes, they are.  I also saw that Jon Haam taught drama at this old high school.


yes, he taught the girl from the office that I mentioned earlier.


Well, physics is a natural science that studies matter and its motion and behavior through space and time.


And it seems like it is one of the oldest parts of science to discover


Yes, it is.  I saw that Kim Jong-Un has a physics degree.


isn't that crazy?! he doesn't come off as a studious learner. It is interesting to see the fact about Pixar studying curly hair!


That is interesting.  That fact that Wolfram Alpha creator got his phd at 20


What is the Wolfram Alpha? i have never heard of it


Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine or answer engine. Also, the universe could have come from nothing, without violating physics.


Oh wow he must have been a very smart man. I'm also reading some of these other fun facts, like the Russians made a computer that ran on water! did you know that?


I think they should just change all of their colors to brown. During the 2012 elections international electoral observrs were blocked from the polls in nine states.


That would make me suspicious of what is going on there, why don't they want to be observed?  These are the places that end up with animals becoming mayor, or cats placing high on Senate elections.


I would say a cat would be better than some of the politicians. So have you ever played fantasy congress?


Fantasy congress sound like it is taking the whole fantasy sports thing to far.  I can't see many people sitting in bars yelling at CSPAN because their politician has made the wrong move.


No janet you were supposed to be against abortion. Lol. I v could see it as well. Sorry about that last message. I dont know what happened there. Did you know that the first woman was elected to congress in 1916.


Woman are becoming more represented, may one day the Presidential job can be their, whether she is red or blue.


I just dont understand why women couldnt vote but could be elected to congress.


Maybe it was an oversight of the rule writers, a loop hole so to speak.  Surprising that so many men would have voted for woman back in 1916.


I am surprised as well. Did you know that elmo once testified before congress?


Elmo, I'd like to have seen how they did that.   What would he have been talking about.  I know Steven Colbert did so too, in character.


Good morning, I'd say I follow some politics, but not too deeply.


Im not a big stephen colbert fan to be honest with you. Do you know that voter turnout or president hasnt crossed 62.8 percent in over 100 years


In all likelihood it will continue to drop and more people get frustrated with Congress.


You are probably right on that. Did you know that every president with a beard has been a republican.


Must be in the GOP's rule book somewhere, they have been letting us down on that front over the past few years.  Good talking with you.


Well its been a good chat but I got to get to work.


Were you aware that the taller candidate usually wins in the election. since 1900 it has happened 75 percent of the time.


Is that so, maybe I should enter politics, I'm over six feet, I could have missed my calling.


Maybe so. Lol. Did you know that nevada is the only state to have a none of these candidates option while voting?


I guess it's nice to have that option, especially if you have one one your really don't want to vote for, for example, someone who doesn't exactly agree with history textbooks.


On a funnier note. President truman in 1957 refused to have his picture taken with dumbo because he didnt want to be associated with republicans. Lol.


Media savvy in the days before camera phone and the internet, I would categorize him as forward thinking.


H sure was. Did you know that the use of red and blue for the two major parties was not used until the year 2000. Crazy huh?


That is the kind of thing you think has been around for ever.  Maybe that is why we only have two major parties, everyone's two favorites colors are taken.


hey there do you like watching basketball?


can't say I have a favorite team, I just like the usa, its crazy that over 200 countries all play soccer now


Yeah more than 200 countries and 250 million players, its a game that moves a lot of money and Im excited about the 2026 World Cup, the US is hosting it so that is going to be cool


ah interesting I might check it out, I also want to see the variation where 3 soccer teams play each other that sounds wild


That sounds wild indeed, I wonder how the rules change for that variation of the game,


ya, and I always wondered why the USA calls it soccer, everyone else says football, I guess soccer is slang for "association football"


Yeah the football name makes more sense since its a game you use mostly you feet to play it, do you know who Mesut Ozil is?


ya Ive heard of him, he donated a bunch of money to a childrens charity right?


Yeah, he donated his bonus from winning the World Cup back in 2014 so that 23 children could have surgery.


ya thats nice of him, did you know Jon Stewart used to play soccer for the USA?


I do like to watch basketball, what about you?


yup thats him, he played way back in 1983


Thats surprising I didnt thought of him as a soccer fan, I wonder if he was good


ya I don't know, do you like Allen Iverson though?


Yeah I think his a good player and has a sweet deal with Reebok as well, a lot of money involved there.


I do, its funny how the dunk was banned for 10 years, thats an iconic move!


It was funny, although its one of the best moves so its a good thing it isnt banned anymore, Kareem really played a good one on college basketball


oh ya he was great, did you hear about the basketball court at the USA supreme court building?


Theres a court in the supreme court building? Judges that work there must be really lucky


haha yup they call it " the highest court in the land" haha


Thats a funny name did you hear about the team Tall Blacks?


haha I did, thats another name that def wouldn't fly in the USA haha


Yeah it would create a lot of controversy that is a sure thing, so you said you like soccer, any favorite team there?


True.  What did you think of France winning at the Russia games?


They are a strong team.  I was rooting for the SoccerRoos from Australia but they got eliminated  before the finals


I liked seeing them win since it is only their second title.  Back to Qatar for a second.  It's a little strange to me that Qatar would build an entire new city.  Word is a country doesn't get an economic boost for hosting the games.


It is true, with all they have to spend to create stadiums, housing facilities, upgrading rail systems, and other transport.   the stadiums and housing then go unused afterwards.


That's a real shame when you think about it.  I guess they go to a lot of trouble like Qatar is for publicity.


True.  But when would anyone travel to Qatar otherwise.  It is a great opportunity for people to go.


Yes it is and to get their name known to a lot of people.  The games themselves can be tense and exciting and also disappointing.  Hungary lost only one game between 1950 and 1956 and it was the world cup final.


Aww.  That is hard to be that good and lose on the biggest stage on soccer.


I imagine it would be.  One loss in six years and it's the most important of possibly your life.  Makes me wonder if any players left the team after that.


Possibly.  It is like Lebron leaving when other opportunities opened up.  Things that he thought would lead him to another ring, and did.


I do!  I love it, too band it is on just every 4 years.


And more money. He's the highest paid celebrity.


i agree.  I'd like to see it every year.  It's hard to believe that it started way back in 1930.


It is, didn't the US men place 3rd that year?


I believe they did. Isn't it odd though. Soccer isn't that popular in the US and yet they placed third way back then.


It certainly has grown in popularity.  The women's team is very successful.  They've been on the podium every time.


Has the women's team been going as long as the men's?


The women's cup started in 1991, so not near as long.  But still impressive.


Definitely so.  Say, did you know that Qatar is building an entire city just for the 2022 world cup?


I heard, and they haven't started.  They better get on it that infrastructure isn't easy to build.


Good morning.  Are you a basketball fan?


It was, and he is the only losing coach in the history of University of Kansas.  Ironic, don't you think?


I agree with you - it was ironic. Do you know that In 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach?


Oh, you are right.  I thought it was the players.  I guess I can see why people would aspire to coach basketball.  I imagine you have to know a lot about the game though.


I wonder if you had to be a former player in order to become a coach.


I feel like it would help.  I don't know all the rules myself.  I know that there are 2 teams with 5 players on the court for each team.


Do you know that the supreme court building has a basketball court on the top floor?


Wow, they must really like to play basketball.


I never heard any of the supreme court judges play basketballs.


Maybe they really like to pretend they are a basketball player like Kareem Abdul-Jabar.  Did you know he dunked so often, he got the shot banned from college Bball for a short time.


I heard about it?  Do you know the reason for it being banned?


No.  But I watch games with my daughter who loves basketball.


I guess because he used it so much and he was so good at it.  It's not the only think banned in Basketball.  The NBA banned air jordans when they were first released.  That seems silly.


That was silly.  Michael Jordan decided to wear them anyway because Nike would be glad to pay for the fines.


I suppose shoe sales are more important and probably pay more than having to pay those fines.


True.  Anyway, I've got to run.  Nice chatting with you.


Did you know there are 30 teams in the NBA, 29 in the US and 1 in Canada.  I just heard that.  I didn't know until recently there was a Canadian team in the NBA.


No, I did not know that there was a Canadian team in the NBA.  Interesting to know.


I think I would watch more basketball if the players all shot granny style.  which is funny because it has been proven to be the best technique to score points.  Of course players wouldn't do that, because it looks so funny.


True.  They want to look professional.  I did not know that NBA is a men's professional league.  I thought it was often to female teams too.


Yeah, I think they have their own league.  Basketball players are some the highest paid people in the country even among athletes.


Wow, I did not know that.  I thought football players were the highest paid people.


Even the basketball coaches are higher paid as well.  The inventor of Basketball was actually a coach for University of Kansas


Yep, it was really not good PR for Kanye. But I am sure it will blow over. Did you see on TV the State of The Union Address tonight by President Trump?


I was just curious I missed it, but I am sure there will be replays on TV later.


I do not plan to watch it. I only wait for the news for the results


Yeah, social media is already talking about it, I probably won't watch Tv tonight anyway lol. I have a couple Tv shows to watch, do you watch TV?


I do watch TV but not politics. I find it crazy that there are a lot of pokemon episodes beyond my expectation.


Yes, there have been over 750 episodes for 16 years. I don't know if it is still on tv....


It is on television. Also, they have it in Netflix as well. I love the first  season of Pokemon. Ash is still 10 years old to this very day.


Oh really? I didn't know if it was still on anywhere or if it was TV reruns. I watch The Simpson reruns


They should be on television reruns. Anyways, the Simpson reruns are only online, from my preference.


Hello, did you know that the government shut down because of Trump?


Oh, I watch them. It is also fun to watch That 70s Show, love it, one of my fav TV shows! It has been great chatting!


I am very aware, it has been a crazy time with this President.


I agree. Speaking of presidents, the first president of Zimbabwe was dubbed banana. He must like bananas


Haha, that is an odd name for a president! It is as funny as the president in Indonesia that made 3 pop albums while he was in office....must have had a lot of time on his hands!


I know right? The president in Indonesia is like the asian version of Kanye West. Doesn't Kanye West want to run for president?


I have heard that on television that Kanye wants to run for president ...don't know how well that will work out but crazier things have happened! Almost as funny as how congress has a fantasy congress that they draft members of congress  lol....so much comedy :)


Wasn't he talking to Trump recently? He wants to make a difference in politics. Drafting members? That makes me think of basketball players getting drafted from one team to the next.


Yes, Kanye was in the White House visiting the president not too long ago, I watched the video on the television. It was very very crazy...Kanye had to shut down his social media accounts because of backlash.


I was curious why Kanye did that!!! Now I know why he stopped his social media!


Yeah I know that we have lost out hair just a quarter a million years ago


Yeah. Do you know why we are good persistence runners?


Because we used to be hunters and are used to that


Yes in 2-3 months and just as strong, out bodies are amazing


I know. There is a frequency though that scares us


Yeah I wonder what it sounds though, I am curious


Yeah me too actually. Did you know we cannot synthesize vitamin C and doing that are the only ones that cannot?


Yeah all the other animals have that ability . Do you know why?


Yes. Do you know how many animals are there individually


Yes they have the right enzyme to help them do that


THere are 20 quintillion but do not ask me how many zeros are in that number


I do, Did you know they can develop white patches in the forehead?


Yeah but I have not seen them in my pet so not sure about that


Yeah I guess. In Germany the constitution protects the animals


I like that we should adopt laws like that here too


Yeah I agree. Do you know why we have hiccups?


Yesh they are just a holdover from when animals had lungs and gills


Good morning! Dp you think Trump will join the richest presidents?


Very true. Especially since the White house still uses Floppy disks for storing files!


Ha! Maybe the high tech ones, the ones in Ireland and Fance!


True! Did you know that it took 4 days for the secret service to see where the white house had been shot at? Really?


I feel like that's not soon enough. What were they doing?


apparently nothing! I would feel so insecure there. Althought I did read that George Bush had solar panels put on the white house. Thank goodness someone is trying to save money there!


Teddy Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist. He started the national park and forest service.


I'm glad he did. Congress just passed a new bill to expand all the parks and forests too.


I saw that. I have not read it but I plan on reading about it. I cannot read the actual bill... zzzzz....


Don't I know it! You ever watch Baseball?


I do! I especially like crazy little facts about it. Did you know for 24 years one married couple scheduled all 2430 baseball games?


He might. He would rank right up there with JFK and Waashington!


That's crazy. I wonder if he will release his taxes. He's been really secretive about it. Like how the guest house is bigger than the white house!


Isn't that crazy! You know the runner up in a n election used to become the vice president too!


Can you imagine Trump and Hilary being in the same white house?


That would be fun! Did you know there was a president in Zimbabwe named Banana?


:) Did you know the white house has twin buildings in Ireland and France? I would love to see those!


That's great! In case we break one of ours....


How's it going, do you follow basketball? The wizards lost a tough game to the Hawks recently


Lol well I'd take any good player at this point, even Cheryl Miller who broke 8 national records by scoring 105 points in a game


Yeah, poor Reggie scored 40 in his own game and thought he had a good night.


Yea that's a shame, I think Reggie took out his frustrations of living in his sister's shadow on the Knicks


Lol, did you know that physicists have proven that shooting foul shoots granny style is the best technique?


No but I'm not surprised, when I was a kid I always made more shots in shooting granny style


Yeah, me too.  I am guessing it is a simpler technique where less things can go wrong.  Shaq should have tried it.


Something tells me Shaq would still miss, they would probably call it hack-a-granny


Did you know about Allen Iverson's shoe deal?  800,000 a year and a final lump sum payment of 32 million when he reaches 55.  Sounds like a smart deal.


Yea it's a good deal, plus he didn't get fined for wearing them like MJ did when he wore air Jordans


Do you know why they fined Jordan?  Did the league have a deal with Reebok or something?


Yeah i do.  I don't think either the Wizards or Hawks are very good this year.


Probably had to do with the uniform restrictions like they have today with certain colors. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Yea me neither, the loss to the Hawks was the Wizards fourth starlight, it's gonna be hard for them to make the playoffs


I agree.  It looks the same for the Lakers.  It is hard to believe a LeBron team won't make the playoffs


Yea, the Lakers are a train wreck plus Boston hasn't been the same since Irving returned from his injury from last season


Yeah, its weird but i think the Celtics play better without Irving ..His teammates get more involved with the offense when he is out.


Yea, I wonder which one of the 30 NBA teams Irving will sign to when he's a free agent


Some people think the Knicks and maybe his close friend Durant will join him.  It is going to be a really interesting off season.  I want to see if Davis finally gets traded


As a Knicks fan I'd love to have Durant on the team but I don't think the odds are as good as the media says.


I know, why leave the warriors when they are still on top.  As a Celtics fan who does think we play better without Kyrie, you can have him, lol


Every time a new state is added to the United States, we gain two senators.


Did you know that there are dedicated subways to shuttle congressmen between the Capitol and their offices?


I did.  I have been watching teh Senators this week take the hallway to the subway a lot on the media when they do interviews


Our current president is make life difficult for the Senate. Hemight be wealthy but he is no JFK or Washington for sure


They say that the richest presidents were Washington, Jefferson and JFK.  I wonder where Trump ranks..


But he still gets to keep the money.  And it used to be that the Vice President was the runner up in the Presidential election.  Can you imagine VP Clinton with President Trump?


He was elected because people were sick of Washington business as usual.  And we got someone who is the anti-Washington business as usual.


Good in concept but a horrible choice for a practitioner


It's been good talking to you.  Enjoy the holidays!


Yes, over 50 years.  If Puerto Rico becomes a state, we will have 102 senators


I don't see that happening especially with who the current president is


I agree.  Did you know that women weren't allowed to wear pants as a senator until 1993?


I remember that. It caused a big stink. I think sometimes our elected leaders are still stuck in those days still


But the senate does keep candy by the entrance to the chamber.


I am watching the news right now and a live stream of senate floor and I don't see anyone grabbing any candy from the dish at the moment. lol


I love it. Do you know who tops the charts as the best orchestra in jazz?


That is the Pakistani orchestra, they are super good at it


Yeah. DOo you know why the trumpeters have goatees?


Yes because it makes playing much more comfortable


yes sometimes. DO you know who Reggie Miller is?


Yes the guy that could not get a break from his sister being so good


Yesh she broke 8 national records in a single game by scoring 105 points


Wow what a family of talented kids overall


I know right? Did you hear Iverson signed a contract with Rebook?


I sure do, Do you know who Karem Jabbar is?


Yes for $800 000 every year until he turns 55


Yes he is the guy that overused the dunk shot and it got banned for a while after


Yes. DO you know who invented the sport?


James Naismith and ironically he is the only losing coach at U of Kansas too


Haha go figure. NFL coaches are the highest paid state employees in many states


Yes that is true. Have you heard of the highest court in the land?


Yes that is in the US Supreme court's highest floor


Yes I wonder how many people use it though as they are there to work mainly


I bet they do but are part of the show and are told how to act all the time.


So they expect, and are even paid for, rejection. Hmm. Still sounds dysfunctional, doesn't it?


Yeah it sure does, but that is how a lot of reality tv is, or in my opinion how it is anyways.


Agreed. Bigger picture: I guess I'm still adjusting to the massive influence of the internet on private, public, academic, business and government life and work in the US.


It is affecting every facet of daily life.  Did you know there is even 3g coverage at the peak of Mt. Everest?


I've heard about that. Even explorers, at the top of Everest, or halfway across Antarctica, can "phone home" today. Netflix and YouTube, by the way, account for 50% of peak internet use in North America. No wonder they're worth $2 billion today.


Yes, those two are internet giants.  I think Google owns YouTube as well so in essence Google and Netflix take up so much internet traffic around the world.


Yes. One library, perhaps the world's oldest, is hedging its bets on the internet, however. The Alexandria library in Egypt, repeatedly burned in conquests, has saved a copy of the internet in case IT is burned down. Could that happen?


I heard about that a while back, so sad.  I'm not sure if it could but that would be very bad I know that much.


Yes, I can't even imagine the life/death services that would collapse. Seems like everything these days has adapted to website technology. So much so that a real addictive condition, measurable in the human brain, can occur when people spend too much time on the internet clicking novel links! Messes with natural links in the brain, apparently.


Nope, but have friends who are. The company's recent development of Originals has been a huge success.


That is very scary and will become a bigger problem for the young generation that is growing up with tablets or phones constantly in their hands.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


Yes it really has, I think they are really happy with the investment they made in them.


A cost of billions in debt, I understand, but over 125 popular original series and films to show for it. They recently announced raising another $2B to fund new programming.


I read about that.  Their stock price has done well so investors are happy about their future prospects as well.


I guess. One Netflix series, Black Mirror was about online dating. Others like Hang the DJs and The Lobster have also focused on the same theme, darkly, or with a comedic twist. Is this topic that popular, do you think?


Yes, I think it is very popular.  Anything that has to do with people using social media or other online things and then the situations that arise from it, people relate now.


I guess. Some of these series depict online dating in which technology makes all the decisions, and the people just have to show up (endure, maybe) a series of, say, 12 hour relationships or unsuitable matches. Young people relate to that?


Yes, I think they do, and young I mean people in their 20's and 30's.  I think those in major cities relate much more as well.


I'm sure you're right. Call me a cynic, but I have to wonder if, like contestants on that boring reality show, The Bachelor, ever want to just drop it, you know, and cry, "I'm well adjusted, and I'm sick of this tripe!"


Hey how are you, what do you think of the president


Do you think they would be the same though?


No about the republicans of today being the anti-slavery activists of the 1800s that the party was founded on?


That is a good question. I dont think they support slavery so in that aspect they are the same. However the culture changes so do the people a little bit. Do you think that the republicans beleive the same today as they did in the 1800's?


No, they're completely different parties. Nothing about conservatives or Repubicans say anything about equal rights and what not, take a look at Charlottesville. I don't think they'd have fought for the north, that's just me though.


I agree the culture changes and what was considered conservative before now is ultra conservative.


The things that were going on in the 1950's as an example do not happen today. Woman were expected to stay home at that time now they are in the workplace. So as the culuture changes so do the people who become poilitians


To some extent, it definitely evolves. Lots of people want to go back to the 1950s way of life, you hear people say it all the time. I've never heard a person of color say that, it was pretty crappy for them. I'd like to think the culture keeps shifting but at this point the division is pretty clear. Oh well, as long as people are nice with each other it will go along way.


Yes the 1950's were not good for people of color, but I see their viewpoints on the other issue not that I agree with them. What do you think about going back to the 1950's culture with the exception of racial discrimination?


I think he is doing good, did you know that the U.S. President's guest house is larger than the White House?


It'd suck lol, nostalgia is such a powerful thing. I love the internet, can research anything at any point in time about whatever. Same with youtube and all that. Plus, people were still getting polio back then lol. Anyways, great chatting with you, I hope you have a great rest of the night. Take care!


He is? That's interesting to hear. I did not know that, I've never see the guest house


Yeah it is located in Washington DC. as well. Did you know that until 1805 the runner up was selected as the vice president?


I did not, how do you think Trump and Hillary would get along if they did that now?


Trump is a business man, but Hilary doesn't like him. Did you know that the Republican party is named after republicanism which is a major ideology of the American Revolution?


You think Trump is a good businessman? Seems like his track record showed he wasn't and probably not that rich unlike JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.


Yeah those presidents were rich as well. Did you know that the Indian goverment sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter?


I did, you think they'd switch to texting or something by now. Do you think the Republicans of today would be the same anti-slavery activists from the 1800s?


Oh I did read that. Did you know that  astronauts vote from space?


I don't know if I would like to schedule the games.  For 24 years a married couple scheduled all MLB games played each year.


I would want no part of it.  Babe Ruth was thrown out stealing to end game 7 and lose the 1926 world series.  First time I've ever seen that fact.


First time for me as well.  Did you know that baseball is really popular in Japan and many fans there are surprised to find out it's known as America's national pastime?


Yes. Baseball has been big in Japan for a long time


I find it interesting how they name the teams.  Surprised we don't see that here.  We could see the Walmart Cashiers playing the Target Bullseyes. lol


The  Dodgers are called the Dodgers because their fans in Brooklyn Had to Dodge trollys to get to the Stadium. They were called trolly Dodgers, Then shortened to Brooklyn Dodgers


That is interesting!  I honestly never knew that!    The womens cup had higher tv ratings than the world series in the US.  That kind of shows the sport is on a downtrend like the cards.


I never Knew that. But baseball is a slow paced game. I guess the kids like faster paced sports


Yes.  They are into video games now (too much if you ask me).  It's been fun talking ball with you!  I enjoyed it.  Have a good day!


Awesome!  I like Walker Buehler.  What do you think of the Dodgers/Reds trade?  Think it was a good one?


No. They gave up too much. Puig was a pain in the neck, but one of the best defensive left fielders in baseball. The pitcher wood was a young guy who was an all star 2 years ago


I was kind of surprised when they did that trade.  Did you know baseball managers wear uniforms because they can technically play if needed?


Yes. I remember Pete Rose and Frank Robinson doing that


Yes.  How about the guy who found 3 million dollars worth of baseball cards that were hidden in his grandfathers attic since the 1940s.  I'm not ashamed to admit that I still a few packs of baseball cards every year.  It gives me the thrill I had when I was kid opening them.


Yes my base baseball cards were thrown out many many years ago. I wish I had those back


They were super huge there in the late 80s and early 90s but have died down in popularity since then.  Did you know kickball is also called soccer-baseball in Canada?


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


Huh... do You think he knows a secret for winning World Series ? ;)  idk... I think it's just a well paid team ;)


Money and chemistry build winning teams, if you ask me.  Baseball is popular in the US, Japan, and a few other places.  Is it played much in Poland?


Not really, but we do buy baseball bats :) to go watch soccer games on a stadium :)


You buy bats?  Why?  I used to collect baseball cards, which can be quite valuable!


well... when one soccer team meets other soccer team and those two towns/teams are not friendly... You need to take whatever You can smuggle to the stadium to fight off the hooligans from the other team ;) lol - baseball bats are selling good in Poland but nobody plays the game ;) lol


ah ... that's a little scary.  I suppose without a baseball bat, my simple weapon of choice would be  ...  something else I can't think of.  Fascinating.  I do like soccer.  I'm a Croat (half really), so the World Cup was exciting this year.  Unfortunately, only the women's world cup is more popular in the US than the baseball world series.


Croatia won out hearts this Worldcup - seriously - great job guys   ! It was a pleasure to watch Your matches !


Do you think Modric was really the best player in the tournament?


In the entire tournament? Maybe not the actual best, but he showed a lot of passion for sure !


Fair enough.  Do you think soccer coaches are important to the winning of a team, like they are in baseball?


Me too.  Would you believe it if I told you that the Chicago Cubs last won a World Series when the Ottoman Empire was still in existence?


they sure are, but these days with so much primadonnas in the team, I think they have a tough job to do...


Yes, I get the impression that soccer players are paid very much.  Baseball has some of those, but only a few total and maybe one or two on each team.


Yeah.... that among some other reasons doomed our Polish team in World Cup... sad really...


Well, I would root for the Polish team.  I have great respect for your country.


as my for Yours brother ;)  what a kind thing to say, thank You ! :)


Thank you.  It was nice to talk with you.


am... no, I don't think I would believe that... ;) was that in Wikipedia ? ;) lol


Maybe a saved version of wikipedia.  I won't soon forget when the Cubs really did win, back in 2016, over my Indians.


Your ? ;)  at that time You were cheering for Indians ?


Yes.  I'm not the owner of the team ;) ... they're just from my hometown.


Although I'm Polish - I got that ;) lol. How are they doing these days ?


Pretty good, on top of their division last year, but no where as good as the Red Sox.  They had an amazing start to the year, and then they won the World Series.


Holy crap, nice. Probably fat bonuses for everybody... but hey... if they made their fans happy, why the heck not... they earned it !


They did.  It was almost too easy.  They have great pitchers, good hitters, and a new manager.  Normally, a new manager isn't a help, but he was from the team who won the World Series the year before, The Houston Astros.


Is the library one of your favorite places to go to?


Well, I do not support the president of today. I am looking forward to the votes. The Indonesian president seems like an Asian version of Kanye West.


Maybe Trump and Kanye can collaborate on dropping some mad beats yo. The US president's guest house is larger than the White House. Trump must be ticked off that he missed out on that deal.


Recently, they were talking in the White House.


I guess they could find a musical match and get some beats out. Other countries have the right idea about the presidency, I think. Guatemala has a law that close relatives of former presidents cannot run for president. In the US, that would put a damper on the aspirations of Clintons and Bushes.


They should join this app called "Tik Tok." They can be a classic duo. That reminds me of working environments. I rather work in a diverse office than with relatives because it can get a little difficult.


That's true. Five presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote. Is Trump in that group? Will he get elected next time the same way? I wonder. If he does, his relatives will still be in the White House with him. Nepotism is rife there.


Trump should be in that group. I hope he does not get elected.


The only president to earn a PhD was Woodrow Wilson. Will we ever have someone like that again? Or is it just a media circus?


Well, there should be other presidents that are way smarter than Trump. I feel that this is a joke, a media circus.


Would be great to see a prez that spoke a foreign tongue. The last president to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR. Probably French.


I used to go to the library when I was younger. Not so much now. How about you?


That is true. Well, it was nice chatting with you.


I used to too! I went there because there are certain events. Now, I do not. I hardly go to the library. I rather stay at home to study.


Libraries have had such an important purpose historically. Ships visiting the ancient city of Alexandria had to surrender their books for copying. Owners got a copy while the originals were placed in the library of Alexandria.


That is true. Where is this city of Alexandria?


In Egypt. There was a famous library there that burned down. Libraries have changed with the times. Many public libraries in the US have video games to lure teenagers into a library. That certainly would have gotten me to the library. More teenagers are coming to the library and books are getting checked out more than before the gamers arrived.


Maybe, Egypt had a thing against libraries. I recently went to a library and there was an Xbox console. What is the point though of the library?


I suppose it depends on the population and the country. A Malawian teenager taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. Where did he learn to do this? Books at the library.


Are you interested in presidents? The president of Indonesia has released 3 pop albums while in office. Those would probably be available in the libraries in Indonesia.


Speaking of politics, did you know Poiticians in Kentucky must swear an oath they've never been in a duel? Why is that a law there lol


Somebody must have pulled out a sword during a debate haha.  Some politician gain office by removing others from office.


Not surprising. Venice selected their politicians by lottery during the Middle ages, they couldn't of been worse off as the US is now


Haha,  Thats a good one.  Venice was successful though.


Maybe some states will try it one day. Did you know President Buchanan had a boyfriend? Pretty progressive


Would James Buchanan's boyfriend qualify as the first gentleman?


Did you know Chicago is known as the windy city due to talkative politicians not the weather?


I didn't but Chicago does have a reputation for their politicians so it's not far fetched


Yea I love to travel when I can. I'd like to visit Japan but wouldn't want to spend $300 in tolls travelling the country


That is a lot of yen lol.  I might be worth it if you can go 160mph like the dutch.


I love to go on a 160 mph dutch bus, I wonder how safe it will be


I never hear about any accidents so I guess it is safe!


Maybe Iceland can adopt it since they have no public rail service


Machinac Island has banned motorized vehicles completely including any type of bus for 100 years


Thats odd but I guess it would be nice to ride horse drawn carriages on a vacation on Mackinac Island, definitely couldn't do it for like more than a week


That sounds pretty fun. Did you know the first king to travel the world was King Kalakuana of Hawaii?


LOL Monopoly was made to be a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism.


It taught me to hate board games.  I like things to happen fast, like speed reading.


Now, everything is fast with smart devices.


Unless you happen to buy a dumb device masquerading as a smart device.  Sort of like women who like guys with beards only to find they can't grow one.


People are shallow. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


I wonder if that means she actually comprehended those 4,700 words.


Probably not. I sometimes read things more than once.


Me too, if not 3-4 times.  Reading something like Tolkien required some re-reads.


Makes sense.  Alice in the Shire would be a good title.


That's sad.  We still have a planet with 71% ocean.  Look on the bright side...


That's true. When earth was first formed a day was only 5.5 hours long.


I would have liked the working hours better then.  It would make it hard to complete a game of Monopoly however.


True. Nicolas cage convinced johnny depp to pursue acting while playing a game of monopoly


I can't see those two playing Monopoly.  It's a game about capitalism.


Yes, it must have been weird. Monopoly has been banned in some countries.


It should be banned for being boring.  I'm all for free will however.  One should let their neurons fire freely.


I agree. The 70 day game must have been boring.


70 days?  Wow.  That's as appealing as an interoffice romance.


Nice,  I really like Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor.


I havent seen GotG. it is kinda a comedy, right? sort of tongue in cheek?


Yeah,  really funny and a lot of action.


Hey, kids, get a load of the campy vomit scene? Right? Right? Ha ha! Oh, boy, that is a great exorcism!


So, what do we have here, albums and Drake. Albums? Drake? Albums. What is your favorite album?


I think my favorite album is Bryce Vine.  How about yourself?


I have been listening to Bill Evans a lot recently. He was a jazz pianist.


Ah interesting.  I think thats my favorite instument.  The piano.


Yes, give him a listen. Waltz for Debby. Start with that album. Anyway, great chat!


i have not seen it yet, but i hear good things about it. you?


Yes,  it is a great movie.  Not really funny like the other marvel movies still good though.  Black panther is actually the richest super hero.


will he ever become prsident and be the richest president in history? maybe he should. when was the character created?


Why should he do that,  he owns a country and hes a super hero, no time to be president lol


well, he should at least test the waters. he has the cash to buy the whole congress.


Seems like more stress to me.  If you are already rich,  why not just enjoy life and vacation,  see the world,  live stress free!


yes, i guess he could kick back, but the world is in trouble and we need his help. Superheroes have no choice. they must help


True.  Are you a fan of the Marvel comics/movies?


i like marvel. i guess spiderman is my favorite.


Good morning! If you use an Android device, you are contributing to the traffic on  Google maps, as they track how fast android devices are moving.


I've been to Bell Island, in Detroit. It's where the founder built his home. I still think they should come out with a flamethrower option, like they have in South Africa, where it's legal.


LOL I could only imagine!  Jann Mardenborough became a pro racer by beating 90,000 people in the video game Gran Turismo.


That's a good game, but I prefer Need for Speed. I love how adaptable McDonalds is. They came up with the drive-thru, due to soldiers not being permitted out of their cars while wearing fatigues.


I believe so. Are you a Simpsons fan? There is only one episode where there is no sign of Bart, not even his name is mentioned. Of course, I haven't seen it.


I love the Simpsons!  I don't recall that episode.  I'm not into Pokemon but I see that there's 750 episodes of it.  That equals out to about 50 a year for 16 years!


I would never be able to binge watch all of those. Thomas the Tank, sure. Especially if George Carlin is doing the narration.


Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr also narrated it.


I never knew that.  I couldn't imagine what people would do if they had to have watched television like they did back in the 60s and 70s...and even the 80s.


Good morning!  That's interesting!  Google once used live goats instead of people to take care of the lawn around their headquarters.


I think I would like it, if That 70's show is any indication. There is even a British version.


I didn't know that.  I'm going to have to look that up.  Thanks for passing that along.


You are most welcome. Thank you for chatting with me this morning, have a lovely day.


Yes, they did. That sounds like it would be a fun place to work. I think it's interesting that they don't get drawn into land disputes. Instead, they tailor their maps to the country where the IP address is located.


I agree.  I don't know what would happen to the internet without google.  In 2013 google went down for 5 minutes and took 40 percent of the web traffic with it.


That's kind of scary to know they have that much power. Then again, a google search has more power than what it took to put men on the moon.


True!  I used to see those google mapping cars driving around, but haven't seen them recently.


I haven't either. I always thought Henry Ford invented the automobile, I guess that honor goes to Karl Benz.


I didn't know that.  The trunk of cars are called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back.


Is that leftover from the days of horse drawn carriages and carts?


lol  It must have been.  The car brand Cadillace was named after the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who was the founder of Detroit.


My sonis watching Bill Nye right now. He got his break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest, lol.


wow so nice, Ringo starr, george carlin, and alec baldwin have all narrated thomas the tank engine for at least 52 episodes each, do you watch it?


I had no idea! My son loves that show. He's known the names of every single train since he was one.


wow so sweet, did your son ever watched pokemon?


No, he hasn't seen that one. I know there's like 750 episodes. The pokemon craze is so huge.


He does, he likes all animals. I used to work at an animal shelter and wolf rescue, so he's been around a lot of dogs.


how cool, did you know that The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct?


I didn't know that! The history of dogs is really interesting. id you know there are 12 possible blood types a dog can have? And dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.


Hi. Holy heck, the crime report for Prince William is lit today.


I didn't know that information. Also stanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles...


I wish we had that here. Google states in their code of conduct that they are a "dog company" rather than a cat company.


yes. And are you aware that Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight?


I wasn't aware of that. That's interesting.


Do you believe in it? A 24-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with robbery, grand larceny, felony eluding, felony hit and run, driving under the influence, assault and battery, and driving on a revoked license. .. awful


It is awful. LOL someone broke into someone's house just to steal a case of beer and drink it in the homeowner's basement. What kind of a world are we living in?


yes absolutely, or this one : Jan. 13. Three males entered a residence. There was no sign of forced entry. disgusting


I see numerous reports of "malicious wounding" I've never heard of that charge before. Is it just like battery? Or more serious?


I think more serious. One more awful crime, A 19-year-old Triangle man was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm within a dwelling, providing a false identity to avoid arrest, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, have you heard about that?


Thats cray. I'm sure they'll blame it on the marijuana. Some poor kid was walking his dog and some guy grabbed him by the neck and tried to rob him. The kid had to bite him and run away.


The man pushed the boy to the ground, demanded property and grabbed the boy by the neck. The boy bit the man and fled. what do you think?


I think I would have probably bit him too. Thats why I have big dogs, I would prefer they do the biting if necessary.


Right! I think a lot of divorces happen because of Facebook. You think they would be smarter than to use that


In 2011 a third contained the word facebook!


wow, that is great, but sad at the same time lol! Do you know Iceland is rewriting their constitution using facebook


Great way to get more involved via social networking!


For sure, power to the people I'd say! What do you think of Earth?


3rd planet from the Sun is the best place to live


That is what I heard lol. Unfortunately that same planet has had 80% of their forest destroyed


4.5 billiion years old and we already killed 80% so bad


and I am sure the other 20% will take only like 100 more years unfortunately. It was so nice chatting with you!


We better start taking care of it...take care!