yeah and although he makes a lot of money, she still makes way more than him


Do you think Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all-time?


Well he is one of them I think. do you like him?


I'm not really a fan or a hater; but I will acknowledge that I think he's the best of all-time.  I like Aaron Rodgers a lot too.  Did you watch the super bowl last week?


I did actually but it was kind of boring. Did you know Brady has never had a strawberry?


I agree, it was boring... That's funny, I didn't know that.  He has an interesting diet.  I dont think he drinks coffee either, and also eats avocado icecream, lol.


wow, interesting. and his coach lists him on the injury report every week


That's weird... It must be a weird strategy thing.  Nick Foles prayed before playing and beating him in the Super Bowl.  I wonder if God gave him extra abilities during the game


who knows. did you know he once threw a 50 touchdown pass record once


Yeah, I remember that season... He never threw 30 before then.  They went undefeated all year long, but then lost in the super bowl, haha.


Hi!  I do watch the NFL occasionally... I'm a big fantasy football player, so I have to stay up to date to make sure I can do well.  How about you?


yeah I watch it from time to time. do you know how much game play is in a game?


Cool, do you have a favorite team?  Each NFL game has 4 quarters which are each 15 minutes long, i think.


Yeah but actual play time is only 11 minutes


Oh wow, that's crazy... So basically there is only action 1/6th of the time, lol.  Do you think a female will ever play in the NFL?


yeah pretty much. I hope so, they can technically so hopefully they will


As high as NFL players' salaries are, did you know that engineers typically make more in lifetime earnings than NFL players?


yeah, and I agree with that actually, they contribute so much more to the society


Me too... it seems like a lot of NFL players get in trouble with the law.  Did you know that Tom Brady is married to supermodel Gisel Bundchen?


It's about a fearless princess who sets on a journey to find her sister. It's actually really nice, you should watch it


Interesting. I heard it was written and directed by Jennifer lee, is this true?


Yeah that is true, she is in fact the first female director of a film to earn more than 1 billion dollars in revenue


Nice, have you ever used a rotary phone?


I have, my grandmother used to have one and I used to play with the dial, she yelled at me when she caught me playing with the phone


Nice, did you know an Iphone has more computing power than an ICBM deterrent?


Are you kidding me? more power than an ICBM deterrent!! that gives me the chills, we should update that deterrent soon


Crazy. I have to get a new iphone, but they need to get new Missles!


Sounds like they have a higher priotity lol,


It is. Unicef has a great campaign, next time you want to use your cellphone keep in mind that Unicef donates a day of clean water for every minute you dont use you cell


That is interesting. Well clean water is good for everyone to have.


Its Korean Pop, it has several audiovisual elements and it's actually really nice, it goes back all the way to the 90s


No not really, I like some groups like Seo Taiki and Boys, but other than that I just like listening to some of the songs


Interesting, I've never heard of them. Are they from North Korea?


No, I think they are from South Korea, North Korea has a KPop girl band though,


Interesting. I should have guessed that. Are you a fan of films?


I  am I like Disney films, did you watch Frozen?


No, I haven't seen it. What is it about?


Hello there, do you listen to the radio much?


A couple of years ago.  About the time Hawaii passed the single-payer healthcare law. It was around 2009. The one that their governor refused to implement.


That is very interesting.  Back to the radio, did you know there is a website where you can listen to tons of old radio dramas for free?


Really? I'll have to check it out. I love the clasics


Yeah same here, I think there would be so many gems buried in that vast category.


Maybe some of old Gov Ronald Reagan stuff?  Governors have all the fun... You know, the Gov of Oklahoma has a pool shaped like Oklahoma? I wonder where the deeep end is?


That is too funny, I wonder how much it cost to build that kind of pool too.


I like how Brits pronounce "Guvnuh". I like southern accents too.  You know, you can't be Gov of South Carolina if you are an atheist?


That is funny, whenever I hear that phrase like that I think of the Simpsons when Mr. Burns was trying build a casino.


Classic! Almost like a foreign language. You know, the last President to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR? He spoke New York and New Jersey dialects!


Every morning!  I enjoy the witty banter between co-hosts on the morning show. Not as creative as the witty banter the old radio ventriloquist used to do with himself back in the 1930s, but close!


I think that to be president you should be able to speak more than one language.  Anyways, it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good one.


Yeah I can only imagine how inventive and creative that must have been back then!


Yeah. And, while I never heard it myself, I understand that Bill Murray used to do radio--he played the Human Torch on the old Fantastic Four radio show. He is one awesomely creative comic!


That is so awesome, and yeah he definitely is!


I also like it when he sings, although he is no Bing Crosby! You know, back in the 1940s, Bing was so popular that he could be heard on radio almost 50% of the time!


That is a crazy amount of coverage, he must have been a monster when it came to selling ads.


Yeah, he was hot--not as hot as that radio station that translates solar activity into sound and then broadcasts it--now that is one hot sound!


Isn't that crazy, I know you can also hear storms from Jupiter over am radio!


That is probably as hot as Hanson music on alternative radio in Chicago...when they listeners are not told who they are listening to...Did yo hear about that one?


I have in the past. I know the co-founder of reddit has a cat named Karma. I think that's cute.


Interesting. Did you know the first comments was a complaint?


Are you serious? Why am I not surprised by that? I know now there are posts organized by subject into user created subreddits.


Yeah, that is pretty funny. Only 0.53% of the people actually participate that visit.


Yeah, I could see that happening. I know it is ranked as the #3 most visited website in the US.


WOW! Really? I didn't know that. That is great. Nice chatting with you.


Yes, and its #6 ranked worldwide. I'll have to get back on. Have a good night! Nice chatting!


I do like horses. Did you know that horses are ticklish?


No, I didn't know that. Like super ticklish?


Yes, along with sharks and  orangutans. How's that for a weird animal fact?


It is pretty weird. Did you know CLint Eastwood is allergic to horses?


No kidding! And he did movies that I can remember him being on horses. I wonder how he did it?


Haha. Maybe! Did you know that an individual horse has a peak horsepower of 14.9 horsepower.


I can see that. And did you know that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed?


They do? I wonder what that's all about?


Hello,  did you know that more than 80% of the earths forests have been destroyed?


I have a cat. Did you know that there are cat cafes in japan and taiwan where people can pay hourly to play with cats and have drinks!


lol yeah,  theres all sorts of cafes like that,  Ive been to a meerkat cafe,  a bird cafe and a raccoon cafe before.


That is really interesting. I would like that. I wish i slept as much as cats. When a cat reaches 15 years old it has usually spent 10 years of its life sleeping.


Thats a lot of sleeping!  Theres is a cat named stubbs in alaska that is a mayor lol


I love that. It has been the mayor since 1997.


lol I wonder how they decided that or what his duties are lol


I wonder if he is a stray. The cat in the godfather 1 opening scene was a stray that was found on set.


Wow,  I hope that cat got paid,  thats a very popular movie!


That is sad. I hope we can reverse that  statistic.


Yeah that is really sad.  I recently read that earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century.


I also think it is interesting that when earth was formed, a day was only 5.5 hours long. I wonder why that changed?


I don't know,  maybe it slowed its rotation eventually?  That's pretty weird.


Do you believe in aliens? The UN appointed ambassadors to extraterrestrials.


Yes,  definitely.  Thats cool lol at least they are prepared!  Do you believe in aliens?


I am not sure. I feel like there is more life out there. I wonder if they will make contact with earth?


Im assuming so,  otherwise what would the ambassador have to study?  lol how else can he be prepared if theres no evidence?


he went to college instead of the nba, right? odd choice. i would never have done that.


Yea, I guess Tim Duncan really wanted a college degree before going into the NBA


i would worry about injury. suddenly a bright future ends. that would hurt badly. you can always go to college.


Yea, i guess so. Apparently the best shooting style for free throws is the granny style


it looks goofy but rick barry used it. i think he shot over 90 per cent at the line.


Wow, I never knew that, I gotta youtube that. Did you know the dunk was banned in college basketball due to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?


I think that was a mistake. the shot is fine, I think that Kareem dominated and other teams didn't like that. he had a sky hook also. they didn't ban that.


Yea, Kareem was such a dominant player, so was Cheryl Miller who once scored 105 points in a game


reggie millers sister? LOL. he must have been quite jealous of her. Anyway, great chat!


I'm sure Reggie was, he only scored 40 points in his game that day


Yep, out of the 30 NBA teams the Knicks are my favorite


only 40? that is still good. he must have been frustrated that his sister overshadowed him.


I think he ended up taking out those frustration on the Knicks. Well have a good night


the knicks. that is the team that spike lee likes. they had a really big guy from georgetown.


Yea, they have a pretty rabid fanbase, I think it's because the NBA was founded in New York City


that makes sense. i bet basketball is a huge sport in that setting too. football is big in texas because they go lots of space. in ny, its basketball.


It's crazy how much basketball players can make off their shoes, Allen Iverson gets 800,000 a year from reebok


there are so few big stars that the endorsement deals are disproportionate. i think he will be happy when he reaches 55.


Yea, no one can bead Michael Jordans deal. Funny thing is air jordans were originally banned in the NBA


I think the nba wants to show its power. they don't want the shoe companies doing whatever they want. Nike was happy to pay the fines.


I'm surprised Tim Duncan of the Spurs never signed a shoe deal.


I think it should be forced retirement if you lose by more than 200. You should never wear a uniform again. As I was writing that, I thought, where is cumberland anyways???? So they may have been forced into retirement...


I dont think they have a football team anymore lol, they were in need of a player like Benjarvus Green Ellis.


Or maybe they didn't have the yellow line and didn't know where the first down was?


Could be, I guess we have ESPN to thank for that now, it was a great contribution although not sure if it deserved an emmy.


An emmy is pretty far. But can you imagine watching without it now?


Yeah I agree, it did change things for football, do you know who Eli Manning is?


I do. He's Payton's little brother right? What's he do for a living?


He is the quarterback of the Giants, I guess football runs in the family


I would say so! Isn't his dad a famous football player too?


Yup he played for around 13 seasons and was a pretty good player as well, Elis first name is actually Elisha, I think someone wanted a girl lol


Hello Im great Im happy because my favorite team won the Superbowl on the weekend! so happy indeed.


I would say so. I think Eli was a good choice but it is hard to pick on an Elisha when he can throw a ball through your chest.


I agree lol, probably wouldnt want to mess with him, you know Eli actually has a high iq like at a genius level.


You're a Pats fan???? Congrats on the win!


I am a Patriots fan and thanks a lot, what team do you like, AFC or NFC?


I like the Bears so NFC north. I was rooting for the Pats though. What did you do to celebrate?


How did the Bears do this season? do you know if they are getting new players this season and I was with friends and family I drank a lot of beer and got wasted lol


They made the playoffs but lost on a missed kick to Philly. We're not getting anyone. We're ok and will add a few pieces. At least our locker room isn't pink..


Its better to mantain a solid base, sounds like you were close and yeah I wonder what is the effect of those pink locker rooms on visiting teams


Not as bad as a 222-0 whoopin' georgia tech put on cumberland.


That must be the most humilliating loss in football history, I would have retire from football after that game if you lose by more than 200 points and didnt score then something is seriously wrong.


every us president with a beard has been a republican, that's odd.


yeah looks like it. Some things never change.


consistent use of red and blue for the parties only started in 2000.


yeah looking at the red blue map, looks like most blue is on the coasts and the red is in the middle.


seems like the bigger cities are more blue.


I guess that makes a little bit of sense.


i believe it. Nevada is mostly desert, so who else would want it.


true! who would want it? guess it's good for nuclear testing. ;)


Well if thats what they are doing out there Im guessing wikileaks will let us know.


That is odd. So what do you think of trump.


yeah, maybe wikileaks can let us know about space aliens in area 51 too.


Well they published the governments plans to destroy wikileaks so Im sure they would have no problem leaking it. Lol.


heard assange was offered an australian passport, I always thought he was european


Yeah I did too. Well its been a good chat. I gotta get off here.


Me too. I think he needs to calm down a little bit sometimes but he is a smart dude.


yeah I never liked trump before he was president. I think he's doing a great job with all that he's been dealt.


Trump is a republican. Did you know there hasnt been a president who wasnt a republican or democrat since 1853


You think it's true that the last time a republican was elected president without a nixon or bush on the ticket was 1928? How can that be?


funny about harry truman not wanting to be photo'd on the dumbo ride because he didn't want to be associated with repubs.


They was taking shots at each other even back then huh.


Do you watch alot of television?  I was just reading an article that said that when south park aired its final episode the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew


Yeah Robin Williams is great.  I guess they wanted to keep it authentic with only British or Irish people


JK Rowling has rights to ask universal studio to change anything in the harry potter area as per agreement . it would be fun to drive them nuts


Lol, yes that is great that she can do that.  I know that she would really want to make sure it is authentic to the book and that they didn't change anything


She even had written few books under pseudonym Robert Galbraith


Yes I saw that.  She actually was asked to use just her initials when she wrote the books b/c the publishers were afraid boys wouldnt want to read a book written by a woman


Little women was inspired by these kind of situations way back then in 1960


yes that's true.  J. K. Rowling must have been close with her father b/c she gave him the first edition of "Harry Potter and The Goblet of fire


sad that he sold it . but for a huge lump


Yes I saw that he sold it for 27,500 euros.  I wonder how much US dollars that is


Do you have a favorite sister in The little women ?  I like Jo she is brave and ambitious and most female writers can see her as an inspiration


Yes i watch. I bet Bart was in the final episode too


Well I think they are all great in their own way.  It was really great talking to you about this stuff.


Did you know that there is only one episode of "The Simpsons"  where Bart neither appears nor is even mentioned?


yeah that was cool. have you read or heard The little women story


I have seen a movie on it.  I did see that it is 150 years old


yes it has been 150 years, I love that book.


I will have to read it sometime.  Did you read any of the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling


yes had read all 7 books. had a 3 day marathon to complete 7th book in my college . so much crazy back then


wow thats crazy.  J. K. Rowling is the first billionaire to fall off the Forbes list because of charitable giving


yes that was some great moral responsibility. But i would have been happy if they had Robin williams in the movie . not that i disliked the actor who did get cast as hagrid


Wow that's awesome what a record. You know there is a version of soccer that's played by three teams at the same time.


wow, that has to be crazy!! I think Japan played good but is was very lucky too!


Right. Hey did you know that Jon Stewart was a good player in college and represented the US at the pan american Maccabi game in Brazil in 1983?


Do you watch/like drama on tv or movies?


sometimes! I did watch Jim Carey in a couple of drama movies


I like him he's hilarious however he has stated that he does not do dramas anymore. They go against he's beliefs.


He wants to project positivity, I can totally understand that!


Me too he's better at comedy any way. Do you know who Hugh Laurie is or have you seen the show House?


I have not seen House but I have seen Hugh Laurie!! He is cool


Hi, I love soccer!!! I did watch last years World Cup last year and looking forward to 2022 cup


If you get a chance you should really watch that show. He made 700K an episode it was so good.


That is a lot!! I'll probably watch some soccer before!! I has been a good chat!


You too, make sure you stretch first, lol. Jon Hamm taught drama in high school.


Yeah I wonder where it's going to be? The city doesn't even exist yet.


Wow they better work hard because is a whole city they have to build. the Us has not been great in world cups, they got a 3rd place back in 1930


Wow, yeah soccer is a popular sport it's played by 250 M players over 200 countries and dependencies.


Yes it is the worlds most popular sport!!, remember Ozil, from Germany?


No, tell me about him. Soccer makes more money than all other major sports combined. Man that's a lot of bread, lol.


Is too popular! they get a lot of money, for example Ozil donated $300,000 to children who needed surgery in Brazil


Wow that a nice thing to do. Do you know the Hungary team only had one defeat from 1950-1956, wow!


Yeah that is a sweet gig for sure. They account for 33% of all bandwidth in north america


Back to blockbuster, in 2000, netflix proposed to become the online service for the chain and were laughed out of the office.


Well, look where they have gotten now. BLockbuster should have taken their offer to sel


That is true!      Do you know much about travel?


Yeah I like to travel a lot so I try to learn as much as I can. Do you travel much?


I try to go away, but I am still beaten by my garden gnome!    It was taken a year ago and has been dozens of places.


Haha, did you kno wthe dutch on working on making a bus that goes 160 mph?


I did not know that.     Ironic, since air travel is actually slower than it was in the 1960s.


No, I have never been.    I do know someone who worked at Netflix's office there though.


Sure, who doesn't.    I've liked them ever since I read "Peter Rabbit"


How did you like it? DO you have a favorite animal?


I liked the book as a kid, and more recently the movie with James Corden.


Nice. So you you watch them on regular tv or netflix?


I watch Netflix when I can.   When was the service founded?


Netflix started as an online DVD sales and rental service.


Yeah. and the guy who invented it started it because he had to pay a late fee to blockbuster


That is quite funny.    Did you know netflix now pays people to do nothing but watch and tag movies!


The Casper Sleep Shop sounds like a nice place to shop.


I agree, that way you know you are getting a good deal, Amazon is giving a lot of trouble to companies like Target and Best Buy


I like that Target doesn't carry tobacco.


I don't like the herbal supplements 80% of them are fake and dont contain the advertised herbs


Yeah, that is sad. I sometimes buy dog food at target.


Do you have a dog? thats great I am a dog person, I have on myself


I actually buy dog food for an organization. I think it's cool that Istanbul has a vending machine that releases food and water for stray dogs.


That must keep a lot of doggies happy, great system, everyone is happy specially dogs, they must work hard for those treats


Dogs, along with elephants are the only animals that can naturally understand pointing. They are pretty special!


Sounds like both are really smart, dogs can also see colors so thats something too


Yeah, I wonder why there is a rumor that they are color blind!


Complimentary naps! I can't imagine falling asleep therein public though, haha.


No idea why, but sounds like the rumor is solved and discredited now.


That can be awkward I agree lol, the business has grown a lot over the years, its now a $300 million business wow


If that's not your style you can try it at home for 100 days and if you don't like it they will haul it away


I think thats a great selling point, you can always try it and if you dont like it you will get a full refund,


And apparently it works. In the first full year they made $100  million in sales.


Wow thats a lot of money, seems their strategy worked out. I think its great how they donate returned mattresses to charity.


Their mattresses are also sold at Target which surely helps to promote them.


I love to shop at Target, theres a Target almost everywhere


That's definitely interesting to think about it. Did you hear Lacoste polo shirts were invented for tennis not polo?


That is an odd name. why polo? because it is more chi-chi? i dont understand fashion.


Well Lacoste came from a French tennis player. That was invented before Ralph Lauren polo shirts. If that makes sense.


Ok, that makes sense. I hear that until 1978 a tennis player was allowed to use absolutely any object as a racket.


Haha that's crazy. Like a baseball bat? I guess so. Have you watched any good television lately?


I have not. i dont watch tv much these days. sometimes i watch the news while i exercise in the gym. You?


I probably, if anything,  watch too much tv. Did you watch South Park?


I am watching it right now LOL The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers


Haha that's classic. Every once in a while, I'll be watching something else and think of it. Maybe like 10 years ago South Park was amazing.


Yeah, it is hard to keep coming up with ideas. every season has a few good episodes and some weaker ones.  Anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? i dont really know tennis well. do you like it?


Nice chatting with you, have a great rest of the night!


I like watching once in a while when the top ranked players are playing. Like have you heard of Federer or Nadal?


Yes, federer is a swiss guy right? like 100 grand slams or something?


Well not 100 lol. Serena Williams has 23! She won a Grand Slam while two months pregnant lol


I can barely get out of bed in the morning. serena is amazing. that is quite a feat. and she speaks like 10 languages too


I wonder how she would do against men? She's been so dominant against women.


She and her sister played some guy and lost pretty badly. men have more muscle mass. it is not a fair contest.


I mean if you've seen her and Federer, their muscle mass can't be that different right?


um, their weight might be different, but usually women have more body fat. i bet federer has a harder serve and probably can step faster. i dont know the details.


I dont think the condiment king will be one that lasts. Lol


There have been some real crazy Batman villains, did you see the Lego Batman movie?


I havent saw that one. I saw batman in the original lego movie. Is it good though?


It was very funny and it had a lot of nods to all the weird villains they made throughout the comics history such as Condiment King and Calendar Man.


Ill have to check that out with my son. He will love that. I always thought gotham was supposed to represent New York. I guess it is supposed to be in New Jersey I guess.


I did not know that,I would have guessed New York as well.


I guess batman and the joker never mention each others names in face to face confrontations. I didnt catch that whenI have watch batman.


That's also interesting, I wonder who Weird Al voiced in the Batman animated film?


I would say it would be joker maybe. It almost has to be one of the villains. I could see him as the joker or maybe the riddler.


The Riddler would be a good role for him, I know Mark Hammill is very popular with the fans as the animated Joker.


I think he would be popular with fans no matter what he was to do since star wars. Lol.


I agree! It was nice talking with you, have a great day!


Doing great. So are you a fan of the dark knight? I love Batman myself.


I really liked those movies even though I am not the biggest Batman fan.


I guess its an acquired taste. I dont know, but adam west sure enjoyed his time as batman. He actually has a bat symbol on one of his molars.


That's pretty interesting, that's dedication to one of his roles. Did you read the Batman comics growing up?


No I didnt really read comics when I was a kid.  I dont even think I ever owned a comic book. Lol


I read a lot of Marvel comic books but not a lot of DC comic books. That's why I am not the biggest Batman fan.


Batman was created by bob kane and bill finger all the way back in 1939.That is pretty amazing that it is still popular today.


I think once you come up with a great story it will last a long time. Look at how many classic stories are still being remade into movies today.


Who do you think are the respective teams best players?


Both teams are loaded with stars.  Cavs have James and Love.  Warriors have Curry, Durant, Thompson, Iguodala.


Indeed, I wonder how much the team is worth in total


First they have to prove their mettle by winning the NBA championship.  We'll see if the Cavs can exploit Iguodala's injury.


Do you think it would be a different story if Iguodala wasn't injured?


Iguodala's injury gives the Cavs an opportunity to use play a fast paced perimeter game, exploiting potential weakness in the Warrior's defense.


That does make sense since their defense is usually quite solid


Cavs are already down two games to zero.  They have to try something new.


Indeed, I am curious to see how their new strategy will turn out. In any case, thanks for chatting


Lebron James has always managed to rise to the occasion, we'll see if he can do it this time, again.


Yes, especially watching the NBA finals.  Cavs. vs. Warriors!


It is worth looking forward to. Once again thanks for chatting.


I have no dog in the hunt.  It's fun watching the small ball game, with so much ball movement and action.


No one in particular.  Players like James, Curry and Durant are so good.  I can't imagine playing basketball at their level.


Guy is a beast.  He can play any position on the court, both offense and defense.  He can even play center.


Can't believe he has photographic memory and can replay every game in his mind


Cavs best strategy at this point is to play small quick outside shooters, and let the Warriors try to stay with them.


wow, I heard he was caught begging for cheeseburgers from fans a year ago. He must be hoping 55 comes fast because that is a lot of money


Yeah I bet he is. Do you know what is the granny style shot?


I love the granny shot, but never would bust it out when it mattered lol. Are you a granny shotter?


I like it and it is the best one to score but players think it looks stupid and do no use it


I think the players who struggle with free throws should use it. They can't shoot any worse than they already do


I guess so. Did you ever buy Air Jordans?


I love Air Jordans, but I buy them at discount because they are too expensive lol. How about you?


I agree. When Jordan wore them in court when they came out he was fined for it


I heard that! Didn't nike pay the fines for him, free advertisement basically, well not too free lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


Yes they did. Same here have a great one.


I loved Reggie Miller growing up. I still remember his famous game against the Knicks, how about you?


Yeah he is great but as good as he is, his sister was always better than him


SO good that she once broke 8 national records by scoring 105 points in a game


wow that is crazy! I knew he was good, but she was amazing! That is better than Wilt Chamberlain! Do you have a favorite team?


I do not actually, just enjoy the games. Did you hear of that deal Iverson signed with Rebook in 2001?


I didn't hear about the deal, but I know I used to love those shoes. I had so many pairs!


Nice. He is making $800 000 a year till he is 55 and then gets $32 million


Do you know who wrote the novel "The Color Purple"?


That gives them something in common with programmers who write software with jazz-like harmonies.


Yes.    I saw one given by a woman in Harlem for free one time on Sunday.


I hope it was better than a creed concert in 2002. Which was so bad 4 guest sued the band


I don't think the Ramones ever got sued, and the played 2263 concerts.


Touring non stop for 20 years must be really hard


True.     I would rather go in the studio and record an album like Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory.


That album was so popular they played 324 concerts in 2001


I wonder if any of those shows were like Pink Floyd in Pompeii -- which was played to no audience.


I wonder the reaction of not having the crowd get into our songs. Thats the best part of being at a live show


Alice Walker. There is concert going on themed after the book


Thanks!     I would guess many smaller bands have a gig in private houses with only a handful of people in attendance.


And its probably cheaper but allows more accessibility


True!    All this music talk has made me want to go listen to some of my 331/3 rpm records!    Have a good day!


That is cool.    What kind of music is in the show?


Thanks!      I know the movie won an Academy Award.     Do you know if Isao Takahata ever won one?    I love his films.


As far as I know, His final movie was only nominated for an award.


Oh, OK.      You mentioned Jazz - do you know where that style of music originated?


It originated in black communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th century. It developed from roots in blues and ragtime


Wow!    What sort of notes and vocals make up jazz?


I cannot answer that. But Jazz trumpeters grow goatees for comfort


Yeah, that is pretty funny. I'm not sure, MJ had a patent on dance moves though.


I remember seeing a video on that. It allowed him to achieve an extreme lean on his dance moves?


yeah, that is pretty cool. What do you think about birds?


I think birds are crazy lol. It's cool their entire skeleton weights less than their feathers!


yeah, that is pretty cool isn't it. What about hummingbirds, do you know anything about them?


I know they steal spiderwebs to construct and repair their nests. When I get a spider web on me, I freak out lol.


That is pretty scary. I wonder what noises birds in australia make?


I think they've learned to make sounds like cameras, car alarms, and chainsaws. That would be weird to hear huh?


Yeah, that is pretty weird isn't it? I wonder if it is true. Well, nice chatting with you.


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


I do sometimes even though I am terrible haha. How about you?


We should have taken lessons from Bruce Lee when we had the chance, or were alive way back then lol.


Yeah, I heard he was a great dancer. Apparently Tupac was pretty good too.


Yea he portrayed the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker in high school for ballet!


Hilarious, I know he used to be a backup dancer for Digital Underground.


Oh really? What an awesome fact! I know that when I was a baby, I would spontaneously dance (that's what my parents said). It's crazy how natural dancing is!


Hilarious. I didn't know that babies did that.


I wonder if they do it more listening to K-Pop? That's the Korean music craze going on now!


THe original game when played in a cd player would play the soundtrack to the game.


Interesting.  Have you ever had carpel tunnel syndrome brought on by playing games?


Actually I have. I dont know if that is why I got it though. I was typing a lot for work when I got it.


Yes, it can be a big deal.  Imagine a Major League Baseball player missing games because of carpel tunnel.  LOL.


I can imagine it. It really is painful. Did you know that baseball managers wear a uniform because they are allowed to play if needed?


Haha.  Imagine if your boss could sit in for you at work.  He would be steamed if you said, "I have a Fortnite related injury and must sit this out."


He would be steamed and I would be totally embarrassed. Lol. Did you ever play soccer baseball. That's what Canadians call kickball.


Kickball on the playground. What fun.  David Price is the MLB player with a 217 million dollar seven year contract.  Cant play ball games.  Perhaps because of video games. He might try kick ball.


Maybe he should. What did you think about that guy findin 3 million dollars worth of old baseball cards in his grandpas attic.


Finding 3 million dollars worth is like finding an unlock code for life.


I do play games.  I enjoy the call of duty game series.


It wouldn't guarantee you win the game but it would sure make it a lot easier. Lol. Have a great day.


I also enjoy that game. Did you know video games were initially called cathode ray tube amusement devices and were used by the military?


Yes, cathode ray tubes have come and gone and the game plays on.  I have a Playstation 3, but no plans to upgrade.


I have a ps3 as well. I dont see the point to buying a ps4. This one is all I need as well.


The game Destiny turned me off gaming.  It was fun to play, but it demands network connectivity.  Sometimes the old games are just fun.  Donkey Kong and Mario are still OK.  I see Fifa 14 works on PS2, PS3 and PS4.


I was never into soccer games. I liked Madden though. Did you know that ps3s are being used to research black holes.


Yes, people let them run and they network together.  Sort of like the 1760 PS3's used by the department of defense to make a super computer.  Never tried Madden.


Never played madden. You will have to try it. How about grand theft auto. Have you played that one?


I do indeed love GTA.  I want to say that I played early rev levels on a PC.  It was a different game back then. FUDGE RIPPLE!  I will search for a disk and see if it is audio.


Do you go to a lot of concerts?  I don't get to too many these days, but I've done a few here and there...


I wonder about that.. was the concert just "bad" or did something happen like technical problems?  Or the main singer being drunk or something?  THAT I could see suing for....


Yeah good point. On another topic are you a fan of soccer?


Not a big watcher but I find some details about it rather fascinating.  Did you know, for instance, Jon Steward was as soccer player?


Yes he represented the US in the Pan-American Games in 1983 in Brazil


Although it's not the most popular in the US, I guess it is in the rest of the world.  They say it makes more money than basketball, football, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey COMBINED!


Yes that is a lot of money right there. It is officially known as association football but do you know why it is called soccer in the US?


Yeah, I think the word "soccer" was slang for association football.


Yeah. Have you ever seen that version of it with three teams?


No, I haven't but it sounds like it'd be an interesting game.  I wonder how it's played?


Me too, I am intrigued to know that. Did you know Mesut Ozil donated his world cup winnings


Yes I go as much as I can. Did you know that Linkin Park did 324 concerts in 2001?


Yeah, I heard about that!  It went to help pay for surgeries for several kids in Brazil.  That was real generous of him!


Yes it was, what a great cause. Nice chatting with you.


Hey, I heard about that!  I think it was based off the success of their album Hybrid Theory which was the biggest best seller that year.  Wish I had gotten to see them in concert!  Pity about Chester Bennington though... :(


I know that was such a loss of life and talent. The Ramones also played 2263 concerts when they toured for 20 years


Now that's dedication!  I can't imagine going on that far non-stop!  I wonder if they ever played in an Roman Amphitheatre.  Some of those are still in use today, you know?


Yes there is one in Croatia and there is another one in Pompeii


They say Pink Floyd did a live concert in a roman amphitheater once with no audience though.  I guess it was for a live recording or something.  Or maybe just for giggles PF seems like the type that would do something just to do it. LOL


I know but what a waste , they are such a good band and no one got to here them then. DO you like Creed?


Ahh.. a few of there song are okay, but I'm not what you would call a fan really.  How about yourself?


I like them somewhat but it seems one of their concerts was do bad that people sued them


To err is to be human. I guess that makes me homo ultima.


I think they call that an 'Au Repoire' when unrelated terminology is introduced in a period piece. Do you use Google routinely?


I use it every day. Apparently a lot of people do. In 2013 google went down for about 5 minutes and took 40% of the web traffic with it.


Yes they are huge. It appears that they are rapidly taking over the tech field one company at a time.


I agree. I had no idea that they calculate traffic by tracking how fast android devices are moving on a particular road.


It is amazing isn't it. They can also track individual locations unless you adjust your phone settings.


That's a little scary! It feels like all these devices are tracking me. I think my TV may be listening to me as well.


Tvs aren't that smart...yet. Thay do it for targeted ads for the location you are in, like restaurants, business' etc.


They will be soon. Apparently it take more computing power for one google search than it took to send Neil Armstrong to the moon.


That is a scary thought isn't it. I was a young boy when Sputnik was launched and it always astounds me how far tech has advanced over the years.


I know, I can remember when Atari came out. I would play pong for hours on my little black and white TV.


Yes now the games are smarter than we are. Been great talking with you.


Nice, Have you seen the Broadway show Network?


No I have not. I live far away fom Broadway, I did however see the movie on which the play is based.


I read Brian Cranston is really good in it but I have not seen it either.


Brian has garnished many accolades for his acting over the years. He always brings the best to any role he undertakes. I understand that other than him the play has been panned.


It appears that he is carrying the show on his back.


That's not surprising. Apparently the show hits you on the head trying to make it's point.


Although the show is clearly in the 70's, there are several 21st century fixtures. Google was even mentioned.


Yeah. Did you know the white house has twin buildings in other countries?


Yes those are in Ireland and France as well


Yeah. ANd they still use floppy discs to save stuff


Yeah. Did you know Roosevelt did not allow christmas trees in it?


He was that big of a conservationist so I guess that makes sense


Yeah. Bush was the one that brought the solar panels back to the house


Nice. Did you know the white house was shot in November 11, 2011?


Yes and it took them four days to figure that out


That is long considering how much security there is in that building


Exactly. Do you know who was the first president to live in it?


I did. Do you know how they elected people in ancient athens?


Yes that was John Adams in 1800. Nice chatting with you today.


Yes they were elected by lottery, pretty awesome


Yes and it worked for them as they believed otherwise it would lead to oligarchy


Yeah, In Nevada you have the option to choose, none of these candidates


Yes I like that, it should be applied to all the other states as well


Yeah. Maybe that will help increase the voter turnover over 63%


Yeah that is a good point. Did you know the taller candidate seems to win usually?


Yes that has been the case since 1990 for 75% of the time


Right. Did you know the international observes were banned from nine states to check on the polls?


The ravens are good. Redskins used to be good until Snyder took over.


How long ago was that? I haven't really followed the team.


Years and years ago, so long I can't remember.


At least if it was a long time ago, that puts Snyder that much closer to retiring! Maybe once he does things will start looking up for the Redskins.


Yeah, I don't think so. He was very young when he bought them.


One can always hope! I've heard that the Redskins are facing some controversy for things like their team name, so he might come under more pressure than he expected.


Yeah, that is every year. It won't change.


Maybe it'll change the next time the Patriots lose a Super Bowl.


Yeah, I wonder how Kraft is doing now after his arrest warrant.


Something tells me that with his position and money, he won't be punished too harshly. Football players, managers, and owners tend to have a lot of leeway with the law.


As long as they aren't Monopoly I do! What about you?


Yeah, I tend to agree with you. Welp, nice chatting with you.


I had one too many arguments with my brothers over it when I was a kid to enjoy it anymore, haha. There's a reason the makers have a holiday hotline to mediate family arguments over the game.


I'm a moderate fan, but I don't watch it all the time. Do you like it?


I'm a fan of the Ravens. Always hoping they'll make it to the Super Bowl again one of these years!


Nice. did you know the rule about new orleans cheerleaders?


they are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the players


wow I didn't know that that's interesting. do you play Fantasy at all?


no I do not. I know that people fantasy drafts the national spelling bee


Yeah I heard about that on my team. This year I drafted Tyreek Hill and he was one of my best players


Nice. did you know that a single fold in the brain makes the different between fantasy and reality?


I didn't know that, that's super interesting. There's so much science regarding fantasy and its growing into so many different applications


very true. do you know who wrote ' in the realism of the unreal?


I do, I am actually a huge fan of the NFL. How about yourself?


wow that's very cool. you think you're gonna go to an NFL game soon?


I watch it from time to time. did you see the superbowl?


yeah it was kinda underwhelming I wish there were more points scored


Yeah, in the end when you think about it there is only 11 minutes of actual game play


I agree 100%. It didn't really get exciting till that last drive by Brady. Do you think he is the best NFL player of all time?


I am not sure about that there are some other really good players out there. maybe as a quarterback yeah


Yeah it's debatable. I think he is really talented and definitely in the discussion. Do you have a favorite NFL team?


I do not I just watch the games sometimes. do you know women can play too


Yeah some women can be really good at it. I play a lot of Fantasy with other girls in my league


Hey there.  Here's hoping you're not in Florida's Gulf Coast.  Seems to be storm central


Yeah, hate flying as well.  You know what's crazy... Iceland has no public rail service so anyone there without cars uses domestic flights between towns. Crazy.


That's crazy, I wonder if Iceland have many rabbits? Sailors would release them as a future food source on newly discovered islands


That's kind morbid but smart too.  Think I might have read something like that on Facebook.


I think facebook is more trouble than it's worth, half of US divorce filing mentioned facebook in 2011


wow.  didn't know that.  wonder if any of those couples can sue facebook.  hey they're valued at $104 billion.  Lots to go after there.


I'm sure some will since 30% of adults use facebook as their primary source of news


Man, remember when we wanted to share something with a relative, we'd just pick up a phone?  Don't know why people need to share everything with the world.


Maybe it has something to do with their being more people on facebook then there were people in the world 200 years ago


I suppose.  Sorry, I'm old.  I actually remember rotary phones.


Did you know that an undertaker invented the dial telephone?


Yea, people had to be evacuated due to Subtropical Storm Alberto


Weird.  Wonder what his motivation for that was.


Not sure. Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


No, and that's not even all, there is going to be 12 inches of rain


Not sure what's worse a storm or an erupting volcano.  Did you hear about the evacuations in Hawaii?


Yea, all the lava ended up destroying residential property


Never really thought about toxic gas being an associated hazard.  Man FEMA there must have their hands full.


Yea that's not an issue one has to worry about in the US except if you live in Hawaii, an island made from active volcanos


Yea, it's already too expensive despite air travel being 10% slower than it was in the 60s


So what do you think about president trump?


LOL that would be almost worth buying just for the hilarity of it.


For sure!    Hey... at least he's not called President Banana?


Nope just President Cheeto to his detractors. Honestly I expected him to remodel the white house and make it bigger. I can't seem him standing for his guests having a bigger place to stay.


I think he is smart enough not to mess with that history!  Although i am sure it has crossed his mind! LOL


Probably. Maybe he will really change history and figure out a way to get us back to when the runner up was the VP


Ooooooo... I love that idea... i would vote yes on that... LOL


Me too! I think it would force them to work across party lines.


Yes... definitely.... i am sick of the dividing... it's dividing the country!


It is terrible. I hope that we can start working together for a better future for our country before it is too late.


I'm not a fan of the way he is going about things but I respect the office of president.


That is a very politically correct answer... LOL  Yeah... he's  a hard pill to swallow for sure!


I think he had good ideas but his manner is so abrasive that he won't get anything done. Like with his inauguration it is an honor but no one wanted it when it came to the entertainment.


Yeah... well i think that's disrespectful honestly!  You should be honored to do that


I think as time has gone on though people are showing up because they want their 15 minutes of fame no matter who the president is.


That is very true!  Do you think he is among the top wealthiest presidents?


I don't think so. There have been a few wealthy ones like JFK and washington. I don't think he really has as much money as he claims.


Yeah, he has claimed bankruptcy a few times!


Maybe he should take a page out of the Indonesian presidents book and do a pop album


Do you listen to music? Do you know linkin park?


That had to be pretty cool! I like dave matthews band.


in 1972 Deep Purple set the record for loudest concert. It left 3 people unconscious


Wow that is pretty crazy, makes you rethink concert venues, haha! do you play chess?


I have, but i wasnt good enough to get the boy scout merit badge


haha, me either, but i do find it to be a very interesting game. there was a grand master who was only 5 years old, you know him?


I do not. I wonder if he is still as good at 3 person chess


Not sure, but the president of the world chess federation thinks the game was invented by aliens.


I like that story more than the chaturanga one


What story is that, not sure i heard it before?


Just that it came from an indian game of that name. Aliens sounds a lot cooler


I love linkin park Sad about chester though


They say that chess was invented in India during the Gupta empire.


Yeah it is did you now they played 324 concerts in 2001?


Thats a lot of shows! They are very popular when they first arrived on the scene. I wonder what cool venues they played at


Ramones [played a total of 2,263 concerts and toured almost none stop for twenty years.


Thats dedication. The foo fighters played a concert so loud it showed up on the seismic scale. And there are concerts even louder


Wow that's too loud! You know creed had a concert so bad that ppl sued them?


Thats hilarious. Abba turned down 1 billion to do 100 concert reunion tour


Wow must be nice to be able to turn down a billion dollars. Pink Floyd recorded a live concert with no one in attendance.


I woman going to a dave matthews band concert stopped to help a cyclist. It turned out to be dave matthews


Good Morning-what do you think of Ivanka using the government e-mail


No, they don't actually have a good candidate. Too much scandal behind most of them. People don't seem to care, though.


It's going to be an interesting race. People shift allegiances to suit the situation. For example, Clinton used to be a republican and Ric used to be a democrat.


Yes, they are like chameleons. Change colors to suit their purpose. I like Reagan-but that was a long time ago. The world was more peaceful then.


I'm wondering about a possible gov't shutdown. The government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years. it happened three times in 1977.


I think Trump will shut it down if he doesn't get the funding for the Wall. I think he should at least get rid of Pelosi while he is in office. She, and some of the other old politicians, need to retire. I wonder if Justice Ginsburg is even still alive? No one has seen her at all. So, I don't blame Trump if he shuts it down out of frustration with these people.


He doesn't have the power to get rid of Pelosi. She has her position because of the Congressional majority. If the GOP gets a majority again, they can put in their own person. I wonder if Rupert Murdoch will support a Democrat this time. He has apparently supported both hillary clinton and barack obama in campaign elections.


Politicians should have term limits. Trump should at least help pass a law to that effect. Rupert Murdoch, the Clintons, the Koch brothers and Soros (to name a few) I do not agree with their views


I'm not sure what grounds you can jail them. Rich people usually have the money to get lawyers to avoid jail. The system needs to be overhauled, that's for sure, but it's not as bad as China. The Chinese government has censored the word 'censorship' That's extreme.


In some other countries around the world, they wold have lost their heads by now. I know that it is not possible here but it is what should actually happen in a better world where treasonous agents are punished for the troubles they foment.


Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


Ivanka should be careful about using gov't email. I think that Clinton ran into some problems because of email.


I think they should find out what Clinton did and prosecute her if need be. They have been talking about it since the election and nothing has been done! Ivanka should be careful not to get into that mess.


She is immune to criticism, just like Trump. I don't know what her political aspirations are, but as long as her father is there, she will benefit from his presence.


But she doesn't want to be seen to doing something totally wrong, like Hillary did.


She probably won't run for president. If she does, this whole incident will be ancient history by then. New scandals will be floating around.


Can't these people behave themselves? I don't like the Clintons and their scandals and it just gets worse. It seems like they think they can get away with anything!


I hear you. The media love scandals because lurid stories draw viewers. Recently Jeff Bezos was in a scandal. I wonder if he'll ever run for the White House.


God help us I hope not! I don't think he would be elected. I think that Joe Biden has the best shot because he has been there the longest. But of course, I am a Trump fan, so I hope they all move to another country.


Biden is probably too old at this point. The Democratic field is a jumble, and I don't know who is going to finally emerge as the candidate. Trump is already campaigning.


I think it's great that woman are getting a chance to show they can be sports announcers.


It's a very generic name if you think about it - "foot" and "ball" - so it makes sense that name would be applied to a lot of sports.


You're right, that does make sense.  The next world cup does not have a location yet.


It's going to be set in Qatar, but they haven't chosen a city yet. I wonder if they're waiting to build a stadium.


That may be the case.  It would probably be Amazing to attend that.


I agree. I think my favorite thing about the games besides the amazing displays of skill is the energy of the fans from all the hundreds of countries participating.


That energy is very powerful and uniting.  It's people coming together despite different ethnicities and working together towards one goal.


It also has good effects, like when the German player Mesut Ozil donated his whole victory bonus to children who needed surgery.


That is wonderful!  That was heartwarming to hear.  It's been very nice talking to you!  Thank You!


I enjoyed talking to you too, and I'm looking forward to the next World Cup!


Maybe I will watch it as well.  I'm very inspired about the sport after our conversation.


I agree.  It interesting how we are so used to males and females playing certain roles.


It's a step towards seeing people as equal instead of just preaching it, action instead of just words.


Yes and like Lisa Byington said "it's about how well you do your job".


Absolutely, and I'm excited to see it happening in soccer, since I used to play and I'm a fan of the sport.


I'm not very familiar with it.  It's interesting that it is a more popular sport than all the other sports.


It's probably because it's a worldwide sport thanks to FIFA, whereas other sports are more local to one country/region, like American football in the US, or baseball.


That's a very good point.  That is neat that it is universal.  I hadn't thought of that.


There aren't many sports that have a World Cup to the same level that soccer does, which is one great part about making announcing open to everyone instead of just men; it opens the door to equality worldwide.


Another interesting fact about soccer is it's also called football.  Apparently the term football is used in many countries for different sports.


I didn't know that. That is a crazy amount for a high school game in my opinion. Did you know Lebron signed a new deal for the next Space Jam?


Yeah!  The first one was so Iconic.  I grew up with it so I hope this next one can live up the the hype.


Honestly one of the best movies of all time! Have you ever gone to an NBA game?


I havent.  Im from Florida, so it isnt as big here, unless you were in Miami when Lebron was there.


Ah gotcha. Did you see Dwayne Wade's shot last night against the Warriors?


No, I didnt catch that one.  Tell me about it.


He hit a circus-shot buzzer beater against the Champs to win the game. Very happy for him considering it's his last season.


It is! Did you know Tim Duncan stayed at college for 4 years instead of going straight to the NBA?


That is a smart move 60% of players go broke 5 years after retirement.


I watch a bit here any there.  I am really excited for March Madness though.


Yeah they are not very responsible with their money at all. It was great talking to you man - have a good one!


Yeah same here. Do you have a favorite college team you're cheering for?


I have to go with one of my Alma Maters, FSU.  the other can maybe identify a basketball 2/3 of the time.  Lol


Haha yeah my alma mater is Michigan so going for them but the season is always exciting. Do you ever play basketball?


I would play for fun, but I havent been blessed with height so Im not prime basketball material.


I cant say that I am.  He is talented, for sure.  I am just not a fan of the team jumping he did.


I see. Given the state of the NBA today I wouldn't see it as a huge issue. I am a little biased though being a Lakers fan.


I understand that.  Did you know his high school games would often have tickets for $100?


Hello, I really found the first article interesting about the headlines that institute lasting change or real change, and it is just a silly story.


yeah, although I did not know that either and if I saw it, it would change the way I think about Koalas.


I like curling iron warning labels to not use them while sleeping.  We live in a renaissance time


It is just sad that someone somewhere had to do it once, or else there probably would not be a warning against it.


someone probably did and sued them.  They didn't know not to use in bed when they were sleeping because it wasn't on the label?


How can someone be the gullible and stupid? Then sue for it. I did find some of the factual section interesting as well.


i didn't know they called the 3 line button on website menus the hamburger button but now that i know that it makes perfect sense


Yeah also holy moly about traveling across Japan... I would never travel on the highway.


yeah good way to keep traffic congestion down.


true I can't believe mt everest has 3g cell service


i know.  that's crazy.  someone had to pull cables and provide power to those cell sites somehow.  probably just pointed up there but i doubt during heavy weather.


agree.  clickbait for sure.  They will put any headline to get your attention.  i never clock on them though.


that's true, but in emergency situations it is nice to have the possibility at least of helicopter rescues as stuff like that


i'm sure that is what it is really for.  lots of people die up there every year.  no thanks!


I can admit to falling for a few myself. I hate it afterwards, I'm always like so not worth it. I try not to fall for it and just google the information myself.


right.  freezing sliced bread?  big trick there...  lol  put it in the freezer!


I know it blows my mind that just changing the words around a little bit can change the meaning so much.


right.  crazy tip to change the way you fly with your kids is about sitting in separate seats.  really?


Lol, that sounds like two trips, not how to make one more convenient to me. And stupid instructions, I have run into quite a few of those over the years. Like really people?


it is about click throughs and how many hit they get so they can sell more ads.  like those "where are they now?" ads where a picture of a forgotten celeb is on a separate page each time.  more clicks.


Do they get paid for clicks? Is that how it works, just seems pointless to me.


yep  Google analytics measures clicks, through traffic and redirects.  so ads are more expensive the more hits you get.  translates to junk for us.  Like Koalas eating their moms poop.  who cares...  yuck


I was reading some country music trivia. I had no idea that Jeff Bezos of Amazon and George Strait were cousins.


That's fun!  Supposedly, country music is the most listened to rush hour radio genre for people doing the evening commute. I can understand that!


i can't imagine driving in silence  lol Listening to the radio makes the commute better


You bet! Better than being distracted with things on your phone and texting!


that's true! people need to put their phones down maybe there will be less accidents


Amen!  Did you see where U2 played country music and dressed up in disguise as the opening act of one of their own shows?  That's awesome!


no but i would love to see it! I love U2, they were first introduced as the dalton brothers from texas. They are so talented


They are talented.  Who is your favorite country artist? Mine is Garth. I have seen him in concert a few times. He loves to perform and makes you feel so involved in his concerts.


i love Linkin Park! I think hybrid theory was the best album of the 21st century! It was definitely the best selling one!


I think that you are correct. Sometimes they are a bit edgy for me.


they are but that's what i like about them!


that's really interesting! i didn't know that either. I was reading about Keith Urban and his album "graffiti U"


That is what makes music so great. So diverse and steeped in tradition. Something for everyone....


i agree with you. Well it's time for me to go, it was really nice chatting with you!


I like Keith Urban. Cool that he is married to Nicole Kidman. They seem like a solid couple in that crazy industry.


yes! Have you heard his song that goes something like"she's a maniac in bed, but a brainiac in her head", that's how he describes his wife Nicole Kidman :)


Yes, and he said that the song 'Gemini' on that album refers to her.


yup, i've heard an interview about it. He said she is definitely a little bit of Gemini or maybe the whole thing lol Gemini is definitely her song


I don't think songs need to be politically correct, as they were discussing in the article. Songs are a form of artistic expression. Wish that people would not over analyze everything.


i agree with you! that's how people express themselves, just let them do it. I really love country music even though this term is nowadays used to describe many styles and sub genres


Yes! Country music has come a long way from its hillbilly roots. I think sometimes it is more like rock or folk than old school country.


i listen to country music on radio all the time, sometimes i also use a website where i can listen to lots of episodes and classic radio dramas for free


The red color is due to the prevalence of iron oxide


I did not know that. I guess colonists on Mars will have lots of iron available for building things. Plus their voices will sound higher if they can speak without a helmet. The atmosphere changes the pitch.


I wonder what kind of life would form if we brought lichens and cyanobacteria to mars


Probably just more of the same in the short term. Over the course of millions of years, perhaps something would form, but it would be unlike our planet. I would not want to colonize the place.


Did you know people tried to plan the colonization of mars, funding it by creating a reality tv show?


That sounds prohibitively expensive. I wonder who could fund that? I would take years to go to Mars. I guess they could do a simulation on Earth.


I would rather that the government funded them than a reality tv show


Yes, I agree. Still, there are a lot of kinks to be worked out. A satellite was lost on mars because Locheed Martin used the imperial system while NASA used the metric system. Pretty stupid.


I still don't know why the us is so stubborn with their own measurement system? In any case, thanks for chatting


I guess people don't see the value in shifting systems. It would be good to have both together. Then people could get the info they need.  Thanks for the chat.


I enjoy many kinds. Now I generally enjoy music and movies. In the past I played video games. You?


I like watching videos of deep space exploration like about mars


I have not seen videos like that. Is that on PBS? Discovery channel?


Sometimes youtube, sometimes amazon prime. It really depends


I guess YouTube is the nexus for a lot of video entertainment now. Though of course, many people like to play games. Are there any Mars exploration games?


There are some. I like how large a role mars plays in our history


It is prominent in the sky, so I imagine that ancient peoples attributed a lot to its passage through the heavens.


I mean people considered it to represent the roman god of war


That makes sense. The red coloring looks ominous. Plus the Romans liked war.


Seems like the chain is really succesful. It is also watched in 86 countries, so a really popular channel


Wow that is successful. In 2015, the average age of a Fox viewer was 68.


That seems like an older demographic than most channels. Do you like the Simpsons?


I love the Simpsons as well, who is you favorite character on the show?


I have to say Homer but Bart is great as well, there is an episode where Bart is not mentioned


That's crazy after 30 years that only one episode he doesn't appear in.


Yeah the only one, I wonder why the wirters did that


In the first 400 episodes, Homer has held 188 jobs LOL.


Thats really funny lol, cant believe his in charge of a nuclear reactor at a power plant, terrible but funny combo


Hello, do you follow the Fox News channel?


I do follow it as well, it was created by Richard Ailes and Nixon


I saw that Fox once threatened to sue the Simpsons.


They did? isnt the Simpsons like the most popular show Fox has, why would they sue


I believe it is. I heard they are going on 30 years now.


30 years wow, that is almost as old as me, did you know the Fox News channel is watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined!!


Oh wow I didn't know that! Makes me happy to hear that though!


Same here, I need to get out soon. I have been to Nevada a few times, I didn't know the government owned 86 percent of the land there


Im pretty sure most of nevada is desert anyways.


For sure. I am sure they do experiments there. I wonder if Trump has anything to do with it. lol


I dont know. Maybe. I thought they did most of their experiments in New Mexico.


That is true, but who knows, there is so much of it. Do  you know someone sold the Eiffel Tower not once, but two times, posed as a government official?


Thats funny if you think about it. How could that even happen.


Right, you think they would have realized and put something into place after the first time lol


true. Did you know the white house still uses floppy disks


Maybe they don't know how to get them off floppy disks without destroying information. Good chatting with you!


I follow the President of the USA.  What do you think of him?


I think he has said some offensive things but when it comes to money he can balance the book pretty fast.


I agree, that is a good point. They are saving money though by having solar panels on the back of the white house


Did you know the white house has  buildings.


I did not. I saw the white house once and didn't see the other parts of it. I guess the guest house is bigger than the white house!


I heard that.  The twin houses are in ireland and france


I did not know that, I would be interested in seeing those. Have you ever seen them?


No. I have never been out of the US. I read about them though.


Hello!  Are you on the internet much?  Me, I have to admit, I sometimes feel like I LIVE on the Internet with all the time I spend on it... hehe.


Personally, I think it would be Nihil by KMFDM is one of my favs.  Speaking of favs, did you know Hybrid Theory (also a good album) is the best selling album of the 21st century?


Wow, that's amazing! I really can't think of what my favorite album is. I like all kinds of music from rock to classical.


Yeah, Linkin Park is one of those groups I wish I'd been able to see live.  It's a shame what happened to Chester Bennington, though.  :(


Yes, I agree. There are so many good rock bands we've lost one or more members to tragic happenings. Static X was a really good bad with a sad story as well.


Speaking of albums... did you know two identical japanese twins released a rap album when they turned 100 in 1992?


Wow, I wonder what they rapped about. I've heard some Korean pop music that's really different. Also some Japanese Jazz that was nice. Some Jazz is just too hectic for me to listen to. What about you?


Yeah, I agree about jazz, although I think it's neat Clint Eastwood is a jazz pianist


Is he? So much talent...he can even ride a horse! I really like the Dark Side of the Moon album...it was still a best selling album in 2014 so you know it must be classically good!


Ah, yeah, really stands the test of time.  Speaking of albums, did you know STraight Outta Compton hit platinum status WITHOUT support of airplay or a major tour?  I guess it really spoke to it's audience..


That's really cool to have something so popular like that. I think I'm gonna go look through some old albums now. I used to listen to records with my Grandparents. cya


I do use the internet quite a bit. I work on in and play games on it, also. I also like to get weather and gardening and cooking tips on the net. I really would have a hard time without it.


Hey, you have a good one!  Good talking to you!


Yeah, sometimes I think I suffered a bit from the addiction you get from the constant novelty of clicking on links!  You ever heard about that?


I think I have! I remember internet addiction was actually a topic in my psychology class. One of the projects was to go with out the internet for a weekend and I don't think anyone actually completed it!


Yeah, I can see where that'd be tough.  The Internet is so ubiquitous nowadays they even have internet capabilities at the peak of Mt Everest.


That's really good for emergency services to be able to use the internet, especially somewhere like Everest! I hear the Library of Alexandria as a saved copy of the internet, but I'm not sure how that's possible?


I don't know, it would take a lot of storage space, I know that much.  Heard they have it in case the internet "burns down" not sure how likely it would be to wipe out the WHOLE internet.  Still, guess it's good to have a back up.


It's interesting how only 7% of people read terms when buying a product or service over the internet. One might think it would make it better for scammers but there's so many laws about making terms it would still be hard. lol


Well, I have to admit, I just skim the agreement and look for terms like "Give up your soul" and "organ harvesting"... LOL


Yes, those generally seem like the ones to stay away from, especially from the internet! Do you have a favorite music album?


did you know that there is potential proof of life on a moon of saturn? It would be life based on methane which is crazy!


Wow, that is interesting! I know there has to be other life out there! Did you know moon dust can cut through kevlar? Amazing, I love the planets :)


No, I do not agree with the president doing that.  However, we do take advice from our good friends.


Oh, would you say it is ok for a president to read regularly from the same journalist, in say, a major newspaper?  It would seem to be the same thing to me.


But then he is not a regular person like us.  He should be more objective and listens to every one and then decides.


I don't see any reason to think he's not a regular person, nor that he can't think about things objectively.  It do think it's a shame when someone (president or otherwise) feels like they need to hold a party line (either party) and thus can't deal with hearing the other side.  We need a better way for all Americans to engage, truly engage with disparate points of view.  I think having admittedly-slanted or biased news commentators is a help in that effort.


Everybody is biased (e.g., CNN viewers and Fox viewers).


True.  Everyone has a disposition and at least some gut-level opinion of weighty topics.  I think that's a good thing.  But when a news source claims to be objective, it creates a problem.  I do also wish there was a widely-recognized objective news source, but it doesn't seem possible these days.  I'll take counterbalancing sources as a tradeoff, say Fox News and MSNBC.


Oh, yeah?  Who do you trust the most on each channel?  Is Hannity good, in your opinion, on Fox News?


I do not know whom to trust.  I do not care.  I consider news as entertainment.  It is too depressing and sometimes upsetting  to take them too seriously.


I'm sorry to hear that.  As for me, I am most familiar with Fox, and I think Bret Beier is the most trustable.  But I don't like getting news from any of them.  I have my own other sources.


I've seen her on the news, and heard her speak a bit.  She seems to be a pseudo-communications lead for the current White House.  It's got to be a tough job.


I heard that Fox news is watched more than msnbc and cnn combined.


Well, I'd think that's because it's singled out as being the only "conservative" major cable news network, the only one "for republicans".


Some people think that she has a hard time telling the truth.


Yes, I've heard she once said "alternative facts".  Most people seem to take that to violate the principle of non-contradiction, that "alternative facts" must be "falsehood".  But I've always thought it reflected the reality that there are facts supporting both sides of any debate.


I agree with you.  So, do you think Hannity is advising the president?


Hannity seems to agree with the president on a lot of things.  I would imagine they've spoken directly before, but I doubt he's anything like a pseudo-staffer at the White House, as CNN has suggested.


I think it is the other way around.  The president listens to Hannity.  The president likes celebrities.


Trump is a celebrity president, for sure.  I've never been to a rally of his, but I think it would be an interesting experience, with all the fanfare and entertainment value.  Do you think it's ok for a high-ranking government leader to watch and learn from a high-ratings cable news show?  in principle?


No.  He and Hannity appear to be good friends.  We listen to our friends too.


I'm not sure I understand your "no".  Are you saying Trump shouldn't listen to Hannity the TV-man, but it's ok if he listens to Hannity his friend?  I think you should be able to listen to and learn from whomever.  It matters not who they are.


thats absolutely true. Some IV nurses I have has are rough and jam the needle in there, sometimes even breaking the catheter on the wall of my vein. that hurts. did you know dogs arent actually color blind like they show in tv shows and movies? they just see less color than us


I heard that. They are also the only other animal than elephants that understand pointing.


i never realized how good dogs were at knowing what pointing is. but if you point, a dog will follow your finger. its great


Dogs are pretty smart at least some of them.


haha yea there are certainly some doofy ones out there


Did you know that google actually prefers dogs.


Their code of conduct actually states that they are a dog company. They prefer dogs over cats.


thats such a fun thing to have in your code of conduct. are you more of a dog person than cat person?


I like cats because they keep the mice away but dogs are more fun to have around. I dont have any pets right now though. House is just to small.


I hear ya. dogs especially need a big place to run around and play in


At least a big yard and I definitely dont have one of those.


something i dont have is a flamethrower on my car, which is legal in South Africa. I cant imagine why


I think that would be awesome. Wonder if it keeps the thievery down over there.


and really amp up how badass the drivers can look haha


Im not too bad, having my morning cup of coffee, my trusty dog laying at my feet


Thats cool. Did you know that dogs actually have 12 different blood types.


i didnt, I wonder why they have so many different ones when Humans only have 4


Never really thought about it tI may do some more research on it later.


imagine what a doggy blood drive would be like? so adorable


Im actually picturing a line full of dogs being held back by leashes as they here one of their buddies in the other room barking in pain. Lol.


their instinct kicks in and they need to run in a save them! but im sure the nurses have techniques and special needles so the dogs arent in pain. giving blood as a human isnt even painful at all


I have given plasma many times. It kind of depends on the nurse who gives you the IV, but usually it is pretty painless.


Wouldn't that be funny if the place that fined him that late fee was Blockbuster?  lol


Yes, it sure would be. Hard to believe that now Netflix is worth $2 billion.


I be Blockbuster is kicking themselves.  I literally just read that there is just 1 store left in something like Washington state I think.  Netflix now takes up to 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America from 9PM to 12 AM.


Yeah, I bet they sure are. Hard to believe that Netflix and Youtube together make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


Yes, same here. Netflix was founded in California. It seems like a lot of the good ideas are from there.


Yes.  I agree.  Speaking of founded...I can't believe that since it was started Pokemon now has over 750 episodes!


Yes, that is a lot. My kids liked it. They liked the Simpsons too. One episode of the Simpsons Bart was not seen or mentioned. It was weird.


I wonder why they wrote him out of an episode like that?


Maybe they did it just to see if people would notice. Who knows?


Yes, I am! I can not believe it was founded in 1997. Doesn't seem that long ago!


Maybe.  Or the voice actor wasn't available for that episode?  I didn't know that there were other people who did the voice for Thomas the Tank.  In addition to George Carlin, Ringo Starr and Alec Baldwin did it as well.   In fact, all 3 did the voice for at  least 52 episodes each.


I can't believe that! And to think of all the Thomas episodes I've seen! Nice chatting with you today!


It was fun and nice chatting with you too!


I know!  They now have 137 million subscribers worldwide!


Yes, and I'm one of them. They did not expand their business until 2007 when they added their media streaming service.


What year did they expand to the streaming service?


Per my last message, it was in 2007. Then they expanded internationally in 2010 with streaming in Canada followed by Latin America and the Caribbean.


Ahhh...ok...lol. My fingers typed faster than my mind. I'm surprised to see that Netflix still spends 20 times more on postage than on bandwidth. I don't know anyone who still subscribes to the DVD rental business part.


I find the story of how Netflix got started amusing.  Reed Hastings started if after racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13.


Oh, now that is funny. I find it amusing that Blockbuster declined several offers to buy Netflix for $50 million.


Apparently it was so popular that they made it verbatim in the UK. But it didn't work out as it was cancelled after ten episodes.


Did they air our American show or make their own ?


word for word in actual english ? Maybe with their accent it's not so funny :)


Yeah, that  could have been it. Sometimes I try to watch NFL games but I find them boring. Maybe it's because there is only 11 minutes of live gameplay per game.


Yeah, I mean the game is being interrupted every couple of seconds... I can't watch that ;) my blood is boiling when I do :) lol


Yes, that is true. Our society takes football so seriously that tracking chips are embedded in shoulder pads and in footballs.


I heard about that...  is that really helping in... yeah, in what exactly ? :)


I'm not sure if it's for data purposes or if it helps make sure everything is fair.


Not sure either... so what do You think about female players join the game ? ;)


don't have a lot of time to do that... sometimes...


I think it would be great if they could meet eligibility requirements.


Sometimes I watch the Simpsons. There's only one episode where Bart does not appear and isn't mentioned.


wow :) they did alright without Bart ? I love cartoons like that - where they show cool satire on current events ;)


Yeah, I never got into anime cartoons though. There were 750 episodes of Pokemon made so I know they were highly popular.


Yeah... I mean my friends were always watching that... I could never convince myself to start...  the drawing looked like manga and the only manga cartoon I watched was about soccer and it was called "captain Tsubasa" ;)


Maybe an episode or two :) Not a fan of Ashton Kutcher


Good Morning! Have you ever heard of K-Pop?


Even Tupac dance ballet in high school and performed in the production of the nutcracker.


Babies are dances immediately when they hear music and make their body very flexible.


I think it's crazy how babies can do that. I can't believe Bruce Lee was a dancer and was even in a dance championship in 1958!


It is very interesting. Dance is art, sometime other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have dance like quality, including martial arts and physical activity.


That is an awesome type of art! I think birds are a type of art as well, especially hummingbirds that steal spider webs for their own nests.


Birds are living world wide and there are more than ten thousand spices world wide. Birds have wings which developed more or less according to their species.


That is a lot of species! In most birds, their skeleton weighs less than their feathers!


So only it make to fly very high and far away. Some times birds travel from one continent to another continent for their breed.


They even go without sleeping during the migration!


Yeah. They no need of visa and other formalities.


K-pop is the music which is originated in South Korea, they are more popular in 2000.


I like how South Korea blasted K-Pop across the border to North Korea in 2010.


The north korea sank a south korean warship in 2010, south korea responded by blasting the k-pop song "hit your heart" across the border using large military loud speakers.


I bet that was very annoying to listen to all day and night! Did you know even Jackie Chan manages a K-Pop boy band?


Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, to make the movement repeat and well organised.


Speaking of choreography, ballet dancers can go through 4 pairs of shows a week!


Ballet dance is originated in Italian Renaissance in the 15th century and it become concert dance in France and Russia.


I think it is cool that it's still around to this day. Michael Jackson has some patents on some of his dance moves, crazy!


Dance is also represent the culture and traditional of particular region. Mostly it make our body well control and organised.


I think it is just the most popular cereals you see on the tv. You know frosted flakes and cheerios. Lol.


Yes, Through ads, revenue comes to the TV channel and soon reach the people as faster.


True dat. do you watch south park at all.


Car is wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation, safety carrying the people which is have new technology to have rear camera, disc braking system.


Awesome. How do you know so much. Cars also have trunks.


Most of the cars in 2010 have internal combustion engine. Hydrocarbons fuels are cause the pollution in the environment. So only electric cars are used in some part of the world to avoid pollution.


I would say over time that will get more steam and more people will have them. I think they need to get cheaper.


Most the government is worried about the vehicle safety. So the manufactures have adopt new safety techniques in the vehicles to safe guard the people inside it.


To avoid environment pollution some countries using Ethanol as fuel. Some have using Electric cars.


Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment and news. After, second world war the black and white tv are come to human uses.


Yeah thank god they did huh. How boring would it be without tv.


Antenna can be used to receive the signals in olden days now days we can use dish to receive signals.


I still use an antenna at my home get the local channels.


The huge cathode tube can be replaced by the flat screen LED, which is further developed into OLED. to avoid eye irritating and have high picture quality.


Thats why tv picture quality has gotten so much better over the years.


Japan consumer company brought the Digital TV to the market using Remote to change the channel. Today so many serials are available to see through TV.


I read that somewhere.  I love Big Macs.


I'm not really into them. For $5? I don't know if it would be worth it.


The michigan state university library has the largest publicly available comic book collection in the world


That's surprising to me. You'd think the Library of Congress would have more.


The marvel cinematic universe takes place in earth-199999, a multiverse different from the original comic book universe, earth-616.


Interesting! Did you know that Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics?


Yes, that was in the early 90's. He wanted to produce a film in which he would play Spider-Man.


Haha, too funny.  Billie Jean vs Spider-Man


Spider-Man is not my lover! Hahaha. I wonder what would have happened if he had succeeded in buying Marvel.


Good morning! Guess how fast the fastest English rapper is!


Would probably have been odd to say the least.


How fast? Rapper tupac shakur's music is in the library of congress of "cultural significance."


Wow, that's awesome.  Korean rappers invented a new type of freestyle, it's called "compliment battle".


No way! There's also sign language rapping. Signmark rhymes in sign language.


That's cool.  A single google search requires more computing power than it took to send neil armstrong and eleven other astronauts to the moon


Yes! And I wonder how people rhyme in sign language. Which signs rhyme? Is the rhyme based on the gesture, not the sound of the analogous word in spoken English?


Before he became a rapper, eminem's true dream was to become a comic book artist. his favorite superhero was spider-man.


I heard that. Did you know that McDonalds used to pay rappers for mentioning Big Macs?


I also loved one punch man. There is a season two coming out, although it will not be made by the original madhouse studios.


i wasnt aware of that. i never read the comic.


Did you know that from 9 pm to 12 am, netflix consumes 33% of all bandwidth in North America?


i was reading that. i cant believe that. its like all people ever do anymore.


Netflix was founded after the founder paid 40 dollars on a late vhs copy.


its amazing how a small idea like that can grow into a billion dollars.


That right there is how every single tech giant today started. Take google, or facebook. They were all ideas.


yes most of these companies started in a garage.


Yes, although some did start in a small apartment as well.


i do. i cant believe people watch so much netflix.


Speaking of humans, we may have only lost our body hair 240,000 years ago!


i wonder if it was because of climate change.


Maybe. There is also a frequency of sound that causes fear in humans. Talk about scary!


i like that they dont list the frequency. i'll have to look it up.


Although you probably should not listen to it, or it might instill you with fear!


i was going to use it on other people... like a supervillian.


Well, first of all you would need a villan-y laugh. Good luck trying to take over the world with a bunch of invisible waves.


i'll broadcast it over a super successful netflix and youtube show.


Lol, good luck getting that to work. Maybe throw up a huge speaker into space and blast your sound from there.


So do I, although I do not spend much time watching it every day. I have to agree with you, many people are addicted to video games but a lot are also addicted to netflix.


Good idea. Anyways, nice chatting with you! Have a nice day and good luck taking over the world! I'll be rooting for you.


yea i maybe use my netflix once a month. i cant be one of these binge people.


I cannot either.  I do not understand why and how people can stay up all night watching some random TV show.


i cant lie i have watched whole seasons of the office and parks and rec on their. but i was on vacation at home at the time. i rarely just sit around and watch tv.


The only shows that I have watched on netflix are marvel and DC ones such as the flash. I also do watch some anime.


i like all of that. i hear the flash is worth it. i do enjoy anime.


Ah, a fellow weeb. What is your favorite anime? Mines probably Death Note of No Game No Life.


i really enjoyed one punch man. but i love dragon ball a lot. all of them.


hi, how are you doing today? are you ready to chat?


Oh, was that Brenda Frasier and Chris Walken? That was a fun movie.


Are you interested in softball at all? On may 11, 1991, creighton hosted utah in the longest softball game in ncaa history, lasting 31 innings. I wonder how many hours that took.


You never know with baseball. It could have been a few days. LOL


Yeah, that's true. Softball players really do not make much money. As of 2014, the average salary for a professional softball player is between $5,000 and $6,000.


It probably is. there is women's softball in college. that is big. Then again, Jose Canseco claims to hold the record for longest softball homerun at 622 feet. Steroids in softball? LOL


Probably, everyone always wants to be better.


That is true. The first sporting event shown on ESPN was a slow-pitch softball game between the Kentucky bourbons and the Milwaukee schlitz. Classic! Anyway, great chat!


I don't think I've ever seen softball on tv. It has been great chatting with you too.


I have seen it. the field is smaller. Have a good day!


I do like baseball. i try to watch the world series. You?


My kids were in little league, that's about it. Chicago cubs won back-to-back world series and haven't won since.


Yes, they seem to have some sort of curse. i wonder what they can do to lift it.


Yeah, they should probably plow more money into salaries and try to up their game. they have gotten better. If you found baseball cards worth millions, what would you do?


I probably wouldn't know they were valuable...and just toss them in storage. Wouldn't that be terrible?


Yeah, i would probably take them to a dealer, try to sell a few, and keep the rest for later.


That reminds me of that movie. Blast from the Past.


Interesting but makes sense. I didn't realize Ringo Starr grew up with tuberculosis! Scary!


And that prevented him from being able to go to school. He didn't learn to read till much later than usual.


Even though he knew how to read, none of the Beatles could read music.


Funny. Even I can read music. But they sure had good knowledge of all sorts of music since they experimented with several musical styles.


I think they looked good and could sing that's all that matters in the past and these days too in music lol.


They are the most influential music band in history!


Probably on the planet and others lol. I would hope I could listen to them someday on Venus, but it has no seasons!


Yeah, and it is the only planet that rotates clockwise.


I heard that five of the planets are visible to the eye, but I'm sure I've only seen Mars in the sky! How many have you seen?


I am not sure. I've seen Mars and another but forget which one. It was really bright. Jupiter's moon Ganymede must be huge though I think we cannot see it. It would be considered a planet if it orbited the sun.


I like Cadillac a lot. It was named after French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who founded Detroit.


Oh cool! Well have a great day! Keep your eyes open for planets!


Interesting fact! I didn't know Karl Benz was the one who patented cars back in 1886!


I didn't know that. And a couple decades later the Model T came out letting the car be accessible to the masses.


We can't forget about the trunk, which used to actually be a wooden trunk!


I wonder if they got jacked a lot. Speaking of car jacking, in South Africa you can equip your car with flamethrowers to prevent carjacking.


I think that would be both scary and tough at the same time lol. Do you like listening to the Beatles?


I listen to them from time to time. Their album is the best selling of the 2000s.


You would think Nickelback would beat them. Just kidding, I can't believe they had to stop touring because people screamed so much.


That is interesting! I like their song Come Together but didn't know it was part of a political campaign.


Hi. Do you like sharks? Did you know they involved earlier than dinosaurs and trees?!


It is fascinating that they have become such an authority. Even when there is a border dispute, Google maps will tailor it to the claims of each country where their browser is located.


Nothing like hedging your bets.  I used Google recently after seeing the movie Annihilation, I found out that the movie maker had made a previous film called Ex Machina.


I love the answer is just waiting with a click of the button. I don't know what I would do without it anymore. When Google went down for 5 minutes in 2013 it took 40% of web traffic with it.


It seems to have been around forever, but I suppose it is relatively new.  Can't imagine what we'd do now if it went away.


I get so lost without Google Maps. Did you know they calculate traffic time by tracking how fast andriod devices are moving on the road?


Sounds a bit like spying to me?  Technology gone too far.  Speaking of which, Google tells me that Alex Garland's Ex Machina is a story of technology gone too far.


Wow. Is it available on Netflix? I am always watching new films and I can see why Netflix and YouTube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


Probably.  I cut my cable a couple of years back and now use Netflix.  Saves a fortune, and I'm not paying for things I don't want to watch.


That is such a great way of saving. Well thanks for chatting. I learned a lot.


Same here, just remember to enjoy sharks at a distance or on TV, not up close and personal.


I have no real opinion one way or another concerning, sharks, other than that I want to avoid them in the wild.


Haha. Great advice and I will let you know if I find any that can bark.


I think it is fascinating that sharks will rescue sailors just as much as dolphins. They have such a bad reputation.


I think it depends on the shark.  A Great White might not be as friendly, especially in their cafe.


They can be trained like dogs to bark. That makes them seem a whole lot friendlier.


Do you watch documentaries on TV about sharks, I recall that Discovery Channel used to have a shark week?


I love shark week! I just love learning fun facts about animals, like because sharks have no rib cages their weight can crush their own body on land.


There are a whole bunch of documentaries on Netflix, do you get to see those?


Documentaries are some of my favorite things to watch. I google a lot of fun facts too. It is amazing to know that my google search takes more computing power than sending Neil Armstrong to the moon.


I know what you mean, I hear a small bit of information and then dive deeper by using Google.


Hello, How are you today? Do you like music?


Not really, But, I think she did. Did you see her funeral? It was all over the television.


I didnt but I can relate, it was a sad day for music I will always remember her song Respect, it had a great one and her vocals for the song just sublime


I know I feel the same way. I love that song. It such an upbeat song. Interesting that goatees give comfort to jazz trumpeters when playing.


Yeah too bad, too sad, you know that Pakistan has a jazz orchestra that is actually pretty good


Really, I  have not heard any of it. I like Clint Eastwood movies but was unaware of his lifelong interesting in jazz.


Didn't know he was a jazz fan either, I knew he was a pianist and even played in films, like million dollar baby, great movie by the way


It was. All of his movies are great! lol, Wow at 100 years of age you can release a rap album in Japan!


Yeah I heard about those identical twins that released an album, I wonder if they made a music video, that might be worth looking at,


Britain's highest mountain has a piano on it. Great chat!!


It does, wow, I wonder how that Piano got there, seems like a really hard task and a lot of trouble.


I do, one of my favorite genres is Jazz, do you like music? do you like Jazz?


Yes, I love music! I do like Jazz.  find it very relaxing.


It is relaxing, it was originated in the African-American communities in New Orleans, back in the 19th century


Interesting, yes, I love to watch Aretha Franklin sing! She could bring down the house. Her voice was so strong!


Yeah she had a strong voice, she died at age 76 the Queen of Soul, or at least considered as the queen by many


Yes, agree. Did you know of Cassandra Wilson? Acclaimed as one of the best jazz singers.


I didnt, Im not aware of her songs, maybe not by name, I might have to look at song of her songs in Youtube


Aretha's father was a pastor of a Detroit church.


He was? I wonder if Aretha followed her dad's religious belief and conviction, do you know much about that?


Space is just a marvelous thing! I wouldn't want to be on the planet where shards of glass precipitate sideways at 4500 mph haha.


That seems like a hostile planet also the one that orbits four stars, that planet must be a real oven


I agree. Have you ever heard the sound frequency that causes fear in humans?


I dont think so, didnt know there was a frequency that caused fear in us so maybe in horror movies


Maybe that is why I'm always on the edge of my seat during those! If we ever evolve, I want to get rid of that or be able to synthesize vitamin c!


That is a bummer good thing science is on our side, we are also unable to burp in zero gravity environments so no burping in the moon


Well I'm staying away from carbonated drinks at the point lol. Did you know we can regrow a rib equally as strong in 2-3 months if we get it shortened?


I didnt know that, humans are amazing, do you ever get the goose bumps?


I do, usually when it's freezing out though haha, how about you?


I do as well, it seems like its an evolutionary trait we inherited from ancestors


Good moning, Im great, what do yo think about intelligent life on earth and the theory they existed on earth before humans?


Oh cool! I'm going to look more into that right now! It was nice chatting, have a great day!


I think that is a great theory! Given the earth form 4.5 billion years ago!