I think I read that yeah, I guess 84% of the genes known to be associated with human diseases have parts in zebrafish to counter them.


Yes exactly. so cool. do you know any differences between freshwater fish and saltwater fish?


Yeah I think that saltwater fish only drink water through their mouth while freshwater fish use osmosis, I'm not sure though.


Yeah, interesting how organisms adapt to different environments. do you use any of the virtual assistants?


Yeah it is very interesting.  No I don't but wouldn't mind getting one, how about you?


I have used Siri a bit. SOmetimes it is scary the amount of info they have access to


Yeah it is pretty scary, I know when you have a problem on your phone sometimes they need to access it, and that is pretty scary to watch.


siri apparently sends every question you ask to a databse in north carolina


Wow, and I'm sure it grows every year and all too.


Hello there, yeah I am a big fish lover.  How about yourself?


That is true. it was nice chatting with you.


yeah me too. do you know there is a fish that can eat a prey twice its size?


I think I have heard of that before, that is so crazy though!  I think its called a black swallower fish right?


yes that is the one. do you know there is a fish that has a neck?


I think it is a seahorse if I am correct.  I think that is such a strange but true fact.


Yeah, they are amazing overall. Did you know the male carries the babies?


No I didn't know that, another interesting fact I guess. Did you know that there is a jellyfish that is essentially eternal?


Yeah the scientists have been studying them for so long to crack their secret


That would be so cool if we could figure out how to help those suffering from life threatening diseases when they are young.


You have a good point, but my dog only wears Patagonia, so I'm not too worried.


I didn't know Patagonia made dog clothes too! They have really nice human coats (that's funny to write), and they're usually less expensive than some designer brands. Some of those get up to $955 or more!


I know!  Moncler coats cost more than my first car did.


I don't think I've ever spent more than $40 on a coat, but I have a hard time not being cheap about clothes, plus I live in the desert where I don't need them much! I've never bought anything like a Moncler.


Poverty Shaming seems like it would take so much energy.   You always have to try and be original or it just starts to turn into a meme


It's really sad how petty or troubled of a person you have to be to do it too. People put down others because they haven't learned to pick themselves up any other way, and it's indicative of deeper problems.


Oh totally!  They would be better off spending their time buying clothes for their dog.


Maybe people should be more like dogs sometimes. Dogs aren't going to make fun of other dogs for not having smartphones or nice coats like people do.


You do make a really valid point, but dogs also eat burritos off the ground, so it's a trade off really.


On the other hand, dogs don't waste food that way! It's a money-saving method that I don't know if I have the stomach to adopt.


Hey. Did you ever get jealous of the kinds of clothes your friends had when you were a kid?


Alright, you're right!  Dogs should be more like people!


I totally did!  They were just bragging today about "shoes"  apparently they go on feet to comfort and protect them.  Bunch of snobs, I think.


I remember wanting the trendier clothes my friends wore, and once or twice getting made fun of for wearing hand me downs.


I hear ya there.  One of my friends is wanting to do a clothing line for fish.  I keep telling her that fresh water fish drink through their skin via osmosis.


That sounds more complicated than my aunt buying clothes for her dog! Some fish drink water via their mouths, but the ones that soak it in through their skin would need clothes that wouldn't block that.


This is so true.  I think that's why I like Jack Purcell canvas shoes.  The dog never gets them dirty when we go for a walk.


I wonder if dogs ever get "jealous" of other dogs with clothes. Can dogs even make fun of each other like kids or adults sometimes do?


I'm sure they do.  If crows understand economics, trade and barter, then dogs pretty much have to understand jealousy.


Hopefully that won't lead to anything like the coat ban in some schools to try to stop kids from teasing others for their clothing quality. Can you imagine being banned from the dog park because your dog's Jack Purcells are too nice?


Michael Cohen said he was in contact with Russians to build a Trump hotel in Moscow during the 2016 campaign.


Very true.  That's an issue when you have a businessman as president.


I thought it was interesting that the government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years.And 3 times in 1977. I thought it was a recent thing.


It's hard to tell that the government is even shutdown right now.  I think it's only a tiny part of it.


Well, it hasn't hit the massive general public yet. Public parks and airport lines mostly. If it hits food stamps and other 'necessities', then it will hit the fan. What do you think about the plans to advance a real estate project in Moscow?


I don't think anything is happening in Moscow at the moment.  Once Trump was elected, everything ground to a halt.


I am not sure that the Russians would go for another Trump hotel now anyway.


The Russians got what they wanted.  I don't think they care which party runs America.  They are having fun sowing doubts within the American public.


Well, as Trump gained traction, Putin at least appeared to grow more interested in him. I think that Putin wanted Trump in at least.


Did you know that Trump isn't even in the top three wealthiest presidents?  They are Washington, Jefferson and JFK.  I don't recall anyone being upset that JFK got rich from daddy's money.


Huh, I did not know that. Did you know that Facebook did psych experiments in 2010 that affected the 'real world behavior' of voting Americans during the 2010 congressional elections?


Google can affect elections too by placing search results for desired candidates at the top.  Much more dangerous than Russia!


I thought he was going for 'politiacal synergy.' Lol.


He was convicted of lying about it to Congress, and will be going to prison.


I heard about that. I am not that really into politics. Are you?


Not really.  I tend to live my life with the mute button on regarding what politicians say.  But it's hard to miss the stuff everyday about Trump, Russia, etc.


That it true. I do know that federal prosecuters recommended a substantial prison term on Dec. 7.


They are making a big deal out of it.  the big deal was about Russia altering the election.  But this is about a hotel.


yeah, I used to do that too. On the song intruder he uses a beer bottle.


That's cool!  Do you still listen to albums?


I do, but I haven't listened to one in a long time. What about you?


I still listen to a lot of cds from certain groups.  Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the 21st century.


I think my car may have a CD player, I honestly can't remember.


lol  Two identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992.  That's pretty neat and different.


That is hilarious, I wonder if it was any good?


I don't know lol   Dark Side of the Moon was released over 40 years ago prior to 2014, yet was still one of the best selling albums of that year!


WOW! that is pretty cool. Well, have a good day!


Reel Big Fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label.  I'ts been fun chatting.


I used to but haven't played in years!  I like to talk about them though.


Interesting. I wonder if they are related to the band Fish. Well, nice chatting!


I used to play almost at a professional level. Contrary to belief Van Halen didn't set the studio speakers on fire when he recorded the Beat It solo.


Nice!  ...and I always wondered if that was true.  Do you know who Matthew Bellamy is?


Yes, he holds the record for most guitars smashed on tour.


He must have had a good endorsement deal or used cheap guitars that were just used for smashing?


Yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe he just liked smashing them? LOL


lol  Queen's Brian May has a phd in astrophysics!


Yup, he actually invented a lot of the guitar techniques that Van Halen is famous for.


Nice!  I like how he uses coins as guitar picks.


hi how are you? do you like shirts and hats?


I did not know that. The shirt buttons up. Plus they call pants trousers.


es I think that word is very funny! In China, gang fashion involve layering as many shirts as you could and popping their collars. Good way to identify gang members.


there was some chinese guy who wore 70 pieces of clothing to avoid baggage fees. strange.


I wonder if he was in a gang? Surprisingly, polo shirts were invented for tennis players not polo players!


i did not know that. why polo though? why not tennis shirts? strange misnomer.


Yes very strange. And they were made famous by a tennis player named Renee the crocodile Lacoste.


really? why a crocodile? did he have a lot of teeth? LOL I think the world of tennis is a bit obscure for me.


Ha ha I'm not sure. But I assume that is how the Lacoste logo came to be.


that makes sense. well, i have learned much today about shirts and hats. thanks for the chat!


Yes I too have learned a lot and enjoyed our conversation. Bye!


Yeah I definitely like clothes. I think it's interesting how many uses hats have, like for protection, ceremonial reasons, religious reasons, safety, and fashion.


Yes, i have used hats for many occasions. they come in handy. I also like shirts too.


Yes shirts and hats go well together. In 1998, British politicians had to wear a top hat if making a point of order and the house of commons.


That is an odd rule. wear a top hat? are those things expensive? it sounds like a way to make it hard for people to speak up.


Yes it sounds very conservative. The most popular hat in the old west days was the bowler, not the cowboy hat.


I am surprised, though i guess the cowboy hat is a working hat. the bowler is more stylish.


That's a good way to put it. Tipping ones hat originates from Knights raising their face shield to show friendliness. Now everyone does it.


I did not know that. i should tip my hat more. I never wear a visor, so i guess i dont have to worry about that.


Yes good point! Like you mentioned before shirts are very important too. But in British English a shirt is more specifically a button up shirt not necessarily a T-shirt.


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


Nice chat... . Great. me too btw.  Well he should give her a hard time for doing that ;) lol, kidding...


Did you see space jam?  Lebron James signed a new deal for a sequel.


I did see Space Jam, I loved it - what do YOU think about the movie ?


I didn't see it, but always am tempted to rent it at the library.  I'd like to be Judge Judy for just a day because she makes $123,000 per episode.


...well I'm sure she is an educated woman and as we can see - she can make a show out of it. I'm not sure if I would want to be a part of that show, would You ?


Did you hear that people couldn't use the dunk shot in college basketball for over a decade?


It was banned after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dominant use of it.  Did you know that 39/50 states pay a college football or basketball coach the highest state paid salary?


I guess it's up to them to show the performance of their youth... there is always big money behind entertainment like that.


Still speaking of basketball, Lebron James was offered $10 million from Reebok and rejected it at age 18!  Less than a year later he accepted $90 million from Nike


Hi, do you follow NBA?  Did you hear that physicists proved shooting "granny style" is the best technique to score points on the line?


lol... Do you think he knew what he was doing or maybe had somebody like an agent who recommended him to do that ?


You would think he knew something, or he knew he was that good!


I heard something like that ;) if that would be true, all players would be grannies on the field ;) lol


Funny, huh.  Air Jordan's were banned when introduced to the NBA but Nike payed the fine to have them worn by Jordan.


Banned ? Why ? What was the reason.... was MJ to tall wearing those ?lol


Not sure but Tim Duncan of the Spurs sacrificed money and stayed in college for 4 years instead of going to the NBA.  I wonder what impacted his decision.


I mean - so many of those players doesn't have high school finished, so great for that guy... he knows his priorities... I don't know if I would do that... would You ? would You pick school instead making a career and big money ?


If my mom said to I would.  NBA player Iverson singed a lifetime endorsement with Reebok in 2001 paying him $800,000 a year until age 55 then he would receive $32,000,000.  I hope the shoes are comfy for him


...but if nobody would force You and You would get an offer like that - what would You do ?


I would do it.  I'm wearing Reeboks right now.  Reggie Miller nba hall of famer couldn't escape his sisters shadow while in high school because she outscored him 105-40


Really? that rule is so unfair, that makes me really angry in this time and age it should be allowed that is a terrible rule


Yes, me too. I can not believe that she also can not est if a player is already there. I mean, what if a cheerleader is dating or married to an NFL player?


I know right, that would be confusing, that rule will eventually change it has to, so what are your thoughts on the chips player have in their shoulders ?


I an not believe technology has become so advanced. I guess with tracking chips in their shoulder pads to track a players every move it leaves little room for denial of error.


I think its great how tech is slowly taking over the game. There is also a tracking chip on the ball to measure things like velocity, rotation, location of the ball.


I bet all the tracking in football really helps make better game plays. Maybe it even help with player salaries. I know they are high, but an engineer earns more over a lifetime than an NFL player.


Well that's because engineers have longer careers so maybe that's why they also earn a lot of money. Do you like the QB position?


That makes sense. Yes, I do love a good QB. What about you?


I think the QB is the most important player in the team so yeah, they are involved in every offensive play so that makes them special.


Yes, I agree. Did you know there Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL?


Yes! With 32 teams there is always football on in my house during the season.


I didn't know that, wonder if being lefty is an impediment for a QB, anyways its been great chatting with you today.


It just might be. It was good chatting with you!


Thanks for all the cool facts have a great day friend.


Thats great do you have a favorite team out of those 32 teams?


I really like all of them. What about you? The best part about the game is usually the first Sunday in February when it is time for the Super Bowl. I love the commercials and the overall fun of it.


Mine is in the AFC, the Patriots, and yeah commercials can be annoying but the Superbowl is a great tradition love those chicken wings on game day


Oh yeah. Love chicken wings! It's just hard to believe there are only about 11 minutes of live game play in a typical game.


Only 11 minutes that seems like a scam. Still the food makes it worth it lol crazy how there's no written rule against women playing in the league.


Yes, that is insane! I can not believe that as long as women can meet eligibility requirements they can play.


I wouldn't like to see that either, woman should play in another league or division just like the rest of sports


Yeah, I agree. Speaking of women in FB, did you know that if an NFL player comes into a restaurant a Saints cheerleader is at she has to leave?


Really? That is a lot of people that use facebook! Do you watch youtube a lot?


Yes I watch YouTube from time to time. I don't have cable so that actually is a lot of what I watch when I do watch stuff online, what about you?


Same, I do not have cable either. I also watch a lot of youtube. Youtube is the second largest search engine on the net!


That is impressive, I want to watch the first YouTube video, it was apparently a guy talking to an elephant LOL


That sounds pretty lame. I wonder how many views that video got.


That's a good question, especially since the first video but very boring LOL. Did you know that Google created a network to watch YouTube clips and it learned to recognize cats haha


Justin Biebers baby used to be the most disliked video on youtube until the youtube rewind 2018 beat that!


That is crazy. Also crazy that youtube began itself as a dating website. I wonder what that looked like


Netflix and youtube make up most of the internet traffic in North America. The world sure has evolved, huh?


Yeah that's very impressive. And in 2007 YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet back in 2000, I wonder if that will keep increasing in the further years to come


Hey there, yes I use Facebook almost every day. Did you know that Facebook allows anyone who claims to be 13 years or older to join


They probably will, as internet traffic increases, Did you know that police officers have their own youtube called blutube where they share police related videos?


I didn't know that, I wonder what kind of police stuff is on there though? what do you think about celebrities? Who's your favorite one


only 13? I thought that the minimum age should be at least 18. Did you know that Facebook also has 48 different custom gender options!


No I didn't know that, that's a lot of options. I think it's actually 58 though, it's sad that 30% of American adults use Facebook as their source of news though


Oh 58, my bad I got the numbers mixed up. That 30% of America probably receives a lot of fake news.


Yes I can imagine. I think it's funny how Facebook is probably responsible for about a third of all divorce filings, that's kind of sad


I think that divorce filings should be done in person. Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for only 75 million back in 2005. Now the value of facebook is in the billions!


Yep they really missed an opportunity there. Would you rather have the like button be called the awesome button? That was the original name


An awesome button sounds awesome! Speaking about the like button, that exact button illegal in the German state of schleswig-holstein!


That's funny! I wonder why they banned a button LOL. Did you know that in the past 200 years there are now more people on Facebook than there were people in total back then?


Yeah I did,  I hope they never have to though! Baseball teams have like 20 players.


Oh yea that is true, wonder if most team managers could make it around... I am no spring chicken anymore  that is why I stick to mostly reading these days. Are you are reader ??


Yes,  I love reading.  I hear the fastest speed reader can read 4700 word per minute!


That is some amazing reading skill. Reading anything right now ?


Actually,  I should be reading the next book in book club,  but I havent started yet lol How about you?


Nothing right now, feeling like a good sci-fi might be in the near future...  do you have a favorite genre of book ?


I like a bunch of stuff, mostly mystery or fantasy.  How about you?


well I even read shampoo bottles... so anything goes.....and speaking of that I really need to get  going it was nice talking to you.


I like watching the hockey fights they sure can go at it, No wonder they can lose so much weight in one game.


Yeah thats amazing.  they can lose up to 8 lbs!


Well let me tell you I played Hockey in my youth but I never lost weight. But then again field Hockey for kids is a sport, today's hockey clubs (pro) are big business. Did you every play?


I have never played real hockey lol I have played broom ball lol ever heard of it?


No its like hockey,  its on ice,  but you keep your shoes on,  and you play with brooms and a small ball lol


Gosh that sounds like fun... until ya fall  lol. Maybe they could add that as an Olympic sport....


We did this while drinking,  I dont think it can be an olympic sport lol


Well no he he....But think what cool uniforms you could make up. Did you know that Baseball managers wear uniforms so they can play for their team if needed ?


I believe so, but the specifics do not matter so much.     Beto O'Rourke appeals to young people.


Well, younger people tend to vote away from what they perceive as the "get off my lawn" candidate.


Is it because younger people can't stand the gop?


I do not know.    It is ironic that the GOP started as the party of classic liberalism.


What do you think about the republican party as a whole?


I find it interesting that every president with a Beard has been a republican.


What a coincidence. Another coincidence may be that since wwii, the us economy consistently performs under democratic presidents


Perhaps the country could elect someone from a third party, breaking the nearly 170-year string.


I believe Roosevelt came incredibly close as a 3rd party, but stopped just short


I wonder if Roosevelt could have gotten into the celebrity room at Pixar, had the studio existed.


Perhaps, afterall, if I was Pixar, it would be an honor to have roosevelt visit. In any case, thank you for the enjoyable chat.


Sorry, Beto O'Rourke.    I've been reading about him.


No, I believe he was running as a Democrat.


So what have you been reading about him?


I read an article about why he supports National Football League players.


I would guess that he appreciates anyone expressing political opinions.


The NFL players were protesting police brutality right?


I love that movie! Did you know there is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free?


Thats awesome. I may have to look that website up later.


It sounds like a pretty cool site. Michael Caine became an actor because all of the pretty girls at his school were in drama class.


Sounds like a reason why someone might take a drama class.


HAHA - agreed! Jon Hamm taught drama class at his old high school and even had Ellie Kemper as one of his students.


I believe so. Did you know Nintendo could display in only 54 colors?


I did know that actually. Games have gotten a lot better over the years for sure.


They definitely have. Nintendo was discontinued in Japan back in 2003.


It was a good system and it had a good run though.


I'm doing good - thanks. Did you know Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a TV drama?


I wouldnt have guessed that in a million years.


Me either. it says he makes $700,000 per episode.


Dang, that would be nice to make in one year.


I agree lol. Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because of his belief system.


I agree. I'm not a huge fan of any of his drama movies.


Yeah I think azce ventura gaame me this view of him that I cant take him serious for a movie like that.


Hahahaa yeah me too , I wonder what his purpose is.


I love that amazon deliveres on sunday, and apparently they have a special contract with USPS to do so


yeah that is very convenient. did you know their workers walk a lot during the day?


yes I think they walk up to 15 miles a day for work, that would definitely burn some calories!


yup, they must be really fit. did you know amazon ownd IMDB?


I didn't know that, I use that site almost every day, weird they bought them back in 1998


yeah, me too. do you know much about science?


well I do know the emperor of Japan is a scientist, he publishes papers actually


good for him. harrison schmitt was the only scientist to walk on the moon


that is weird, you'd think astronauts would all be scientists, I love the scientist that invented the internet back in 1989, what a great guy!


hey, ya I love amazon, hard to believe they started way back in 1994


we are all grateful to him for sure. nice chat


yup, and the first guy to buy some books on Amazon got a building named after him, cool!


haha that is amazing. all he had to do was spend less than thirty dollars


haha I know, sounds like a bargain, amazon is so advanced now, they have a movie studio, tv studio, and even a publishing arm


yeah. have you ever bought anything from Amazon Basics?


I have actually, I buy all my hdmi and charging cables from them, they seem like good quality, you?


Yeah I think so too. did you know jeff built a clock in a mountain?


I did! It's supposed to last 10,000 years, but my one question is why? haha I don't get it


Hi. Are you by any chance a dog lover? If so, what breed?


Found that out when I tried to teach my cat to recognize the spot she'd dropped a favorite toy! Understand dogs can't see as many colors as humans.


Yes!  They are not color color blind.  Google prefers dogs to cats.  Their code of conduct specifically states that they are a dog company.


Interesting. Sometimes watch Westminster Dog Show. Know Huskies are not herding or hunting breed. Are they considered "working dogs" - like St. Bernard's?


No.  Somewhat if you consider how they pull sleds.  They are a tough dog to have if you have a lot of people coming around.  Very territorial.  Do you know any facts about the moon?


Sure! Know it's our only natural satellite. Know also that SpaceX and other private companies plan to take passengers there in the future. Would you go?


To Mars?  No.  I couldn't leave my family behind.


Of course. Three year journey one way. But SpaceX and others plan to take people to the moon in a few days- faster than Apollo mission flights. Would that tempt you to be the next Neil Armstrong?


I wouldn't go to the moon either.  The only thing there of interest for me would be to view the Earth. lol  Although I might be tempted to climb the highest point on the moon which is 1938 meters higher than Mt. Everest!  I won't have to worry about falling!


Yes! If I were going, I'd enjoy putting together a playlist of my favorite albums, like Apollo 11/NASA did. Any album you'd insist on for your playlist?


I would have to put Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory on there since it's the best selling album of the 21st century!  It's been fun chatting!


I do!  I like Huskies.  Have had them the majority of my life.


Only song I wouldn't include is "How Much is that Doggie in the Window?" Aliens might think Earthlings are still slaveholders! Enjoyed our chat, too. Cheers!


Such gorgeous dogs! Do you & your dogs live in a northern climate?


Yes!  Extreme North East Ohio so they are adapted to the cold.  Did you know that there are 12 different blood types that a dog may have?


Yes, and dogs can donate blood to other dogs. Do your Huskies resemble wolves in any way - to you?


Yes they do.  Did you hear about the vending machines they have for dogs in Instanbul?


They release food and water for the city's stray dogs in exchange for recycled plastic bottles!  That's a good program.


Sounds dog-friendly. Know that dogs have been selectively bred over millennia, but do all Huskies have those intensely blue eyes?


No they do not.  I had a Siberian Husky growing up and his eyes were brown.  Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing!


i dont. i dont watch it any more. i think that netflix is going to keep growing though. they have great original content.


They have so much. I watched their first ever original show. It was lilyhammer, it was worth watching.


was it? i never saw it. i will have to check it out. i know that they have made tons of shows, some of which are good.


Yea for sure, i love the marvel series. This original content has created a debt of 21 billion though


21 billion? that seems too high. maybe 2 billion? that is a lot of debt. the stock is worth a lot though.


they are worth 2 billion but 21.9 billion is their debt. I think they will erase that in the next 5 years. Did you hear how netflix started?


that is an insane amount of debt. i wonder what the interest payments are on that. they had better continue expanding.


I think that is why they are charging more. Netflix started because of the owner's 40 dollar late fee bill to Blockbuster lol


yeah, they need more subscribers, here and around the world. 40 dollars sparked an empire. LOL Anyway great chat!


right, and blockbuster could have bought it but denied to! That worked out well, lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


I love the earth, everything about it is so fascinating, do you like it/


I enjoyed chatting too! Have a great day!


i like the earth most days. some days the weather is not very friendly.


For sure, like when a polar vertex hits and its cold like all of february!


yeah, that vortex is going to make the next few winters pretty tough. I figure that we could use some more forests too.


I bet! I am not looking forward to it! Too cold here in Iowa! I am sure this is due to like 80% of earth's forests being destroyed


I figure that we are well on the way to destroying the last 20. we need to protect and maybe grow some new forest.


I agree! I wonder if there is a netflix special on this to make people aware!


I would hope so. that netflix, everyone is watching netflix now!


Right! I love netflix, do you have a favorite show on it?


Nice!  Did you ever go to any otheir concerts?


ive gone to tons of concerts,ive seen the eagles,metallica, billy joel, dwight yokam,selena..and more


The ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts...they toured almost non stop for over 20 years.  That must be rough,  but im sure it was a great experience.


yeah, that is part of the reason so many people love them. they were always around. i personally think they are overrated.haha


Did you read the facts about cars?  It is legal in south-africa to equip your car with flame-throwers to prevent carjacking.  Thats crazy that people would do this.  But I guess it is a problem there.


yes that is pretty crazy to allow, did you know It is illegal to warm up your car in ohio.?


No I didnt actually.  We must have different factual sections.


imagine this happening to you, A man in new york bought a property and found a barn on that property full of classic cars


Wow that would be amazing!  Where did this happen?


i know ,right? that is a really good deal he got


i do like concerts a lot. one of my favorite things to do is go to a concert


nice!  What was the last concert you went to?  Did you know Due to the success of their debut album, linkin park played 324 concerts in 2001 alone.  Thats a lot of shows!!


the last concert i went to was to see the band cannibal corpse a few months ago


Oh thats Death Metal music right?  Ive heard of them!


yes it is death metal. but i like all music, did you know Abba turned down 1 billion us dollars to do a 100 concert reunion tour


Wow,  I wonder what their reason was,  thats a lot of money!  this is interesting: In 1972, pink floyd recorded a live concert at the ancient roman amphitheater in pompeii...with no audience.


yes i am very falmiliar with that album. i have owned a copy since i was in high school


He managed to sell the eiffel tower not once, but twice!


Wow. No I haven't heard about that. I don't really know much about France other then they have a prime minster.


Same here. Do you remember in 1995 when a radio station prank called the queen by pretending they were Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien?


Yes not sure how they got away with that. It was actually considered offensive to imitate Jean Chretien's peach impediment. The radio guy got fired and probably lost his shirt after that.


Lost his shirt huh? I wonder if he wore polo shirts?


He went broke. Who would hire him after that? Polo shirts were actually invented by a tennis player, it was only later polo players started wearing them.


I agree! Weren't they created by Rene "the crocodile" Lacoste? Now the brand makes sense!


You're right. When I was a kid I always called those shirts alligator shirts. I had no idea it was actually a croc.


Same here. I need to move to Hawaii because I like their sense of business attire over the rest of the country's!


Aloha shirts? I've never wore one before. They're just so flashy.


Hi, I'm fine. What do you know about Parliamentary governments?


Super comfortable though haha. Anyways, it was nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


Hardly anything lol, how about you? I know a Prime Minister is the head of the cabinent.


Yes they are not head of state. I live in Canada so I am very familiar our system is remarkably similar to the British system as well as other commonwealth countries.


That is interesting! Do you know much about the US government?


Yes I do. Lots of bad stuff too, like how they passed legislation to protect government employees who violate the geneva convention. Not sure how that will work with international law..


I didn't even know they did that and I'm from the states! I feel like they make exemptions for just about everything. They even had plans on how to destroy wikileaks, which wikileaks leaked haha.


I remember that being in the news. Of course Wikileaks is till doing fine to this day.


I remember when they first came into the light everybody was up in arms, but yes you're right, they are still around going strong. Did you hear about the man that impersonated a government official?


Lots of people impersonate government officials, can you be more specific?


Hi! Don't youjust love the government? LOL


Don't be fearful little one!  LeBron James is here to protect us...right after he finished up promoting Space Jam!


Space jam? another space jam movie? well, i guess people want to see lebron in a movie.


People will pay money watch Lebron clean his nostrils.  Some of his High School games were sold out 1750 capacity evens running at $100-150 per seat.  Yes, there is an audience for him...


LOL true. they love anything he does. and who got the money for those tickets? lebron? i doubt it.


At least on occasion money finds it's way to the needy. LeBron televised his "decision" and gave the $6 million raised to charity.


he has been quite generous off the court. he donated money to help kids go to college too.


Nice. Maybe he uses some of that $90 milion he got from Nike to do some good in the world?


yeah, a lot of the players dont do that. they blow their money and often end up broke after they retire. it is sad.


It is. And then, before too long, the appear before Judge Judy, the second hiohest paid celebrity, behind LeBron, and get to tell their sad stories to the world.


True LOL. Anyway, great chat! see you on judge judy!


hi how are you? "love" um that is not the word i would use. the govt tests my patience. LOL


No if I see you first!  I am going to watch old videos of Ricky Gervais as a pop singer... Now that's entertainment!


LOL. yes, i should watch myself. i could easily end up on JJ. Have a good day!


I'll leave you with this: Scientists have voted that "We are the Champions" is the most catchiest pop song of all time. Nerds would know!


Whatever could you mean? Don't you just love their decisions, like choosing to own 86% of Nevada? How could yo question their common sense?


I wonder what the govt does on that land. alien landing sites? secret experiments?


All good reasons to devote our national resources!  Perhapws your opinion of givernment officials is somewhat jaded by the imposters out there, selling the Eiffel Tower and such... But not all government is inept...yet....


I want to meet the guy that sold the eiffel tower. i want to meet the people he sold it to.


Right?!  What kind of a box do you think they will need to carry home that purchase?  We, I for one am encouraged by the actions of some governments, like the Norwegian gov, who donated $1 billion to save the rain forests!  I think they plan to put it in millions of small Ziplac freezer bags where it can stay frssh onger!


LOL. yes, norway makes a lot of money from oil. i think they are worried about its impact on the environment. it is a rich country too


Greedy, oil-crazed governments...no wonder WikiLeaks is paranoid!  They have published the government's plans to destroy WikiLeaks. I am comforted by that. Not that we know it is a governmental priority, we know it will never happen!


I dont know what to expect from govt at this point. there is so much money in there, it no longer seems like a govt for people like me.


JFK I understand, I comes from an industrial family. But the two others do you have an explanation why those 2 old presidents were rich ?


I'm not sure, maybe agriculture back in the day? Or maybe they released 3 pop albums like the president of Indonesia did?


I have heard of that ! I must be weird hearing you president in a dance club.


Do you stand up and salute the music lol? I know Bill Clinton used to play the saxophone?


Maybe he is the reason that the White House still uses floppy disk, he was quite behind technologically.


Oh really? I know he tried to find out all he could about UFOs and Area 51. I would be doing the same thing lol.


He sent only 2 email during his presidency, one of them to check if it was working. Do you think he would tell us if he found something interesting ?


I wish somebody would! He seemed to be a little far behind in technology, and the economy. He predicted the national debt would be 0 dollars in 2012!


I think it has more to do with his optimism, I don't think he could predict anything with his computer skills.


Haha well said! I would have liked to see his review on Fight Club when he was on the show with Robert Ebert!


I wonder what he could have said about that film, I would think he is more a super hero movie kind of guy.


I agree with you. I'm going to try to find it. It was nice chatting with you, have an awesome day!


Me too, never been in Washington DC. But it seems that there are copies in Ireland and France.


I think that would be cool to see! Can you believe the white house still uses floppy disks for storing files?


Maybe one computer still uses floppy disks, but most of them don't, I hope.


One would hope for sure! I like how they are becoming more energy efficient there!


Yeah, Georges W Bush installed solar panels on the White House, wonder how much energy the are generating.


I'm sure it's saving us money hopefully! Do you know who the wealthiest presidents were?


He is probably not even close. It is JFK, Washington, and Jefferson!


Hello, how are you? Do you watch Netflix?


Oh yes, like that. A single google search computes alot of power!


It has to when it searches the entire web and generates millions of results at a time! A five minute downtime in 2013 accounted for 40% of web traffic.


I don't have any personal experience with the company, but I'm really intrigued to see where they go with their ideas. Elon Musk is so innovative.


Yes, i think so. Didn't know Toyota owns %10 of Tesla.


I wonder if they want to make sure not to miss out on a potentially successful new car idea, like doing the opposite of Blockbuster and buying into their industry's "Netflix."


could be? I love driving electric cars. No sound. lol


I've never driven one, but I can see the appeal of that! So many people around here drive big trucks with even bigger engines and you can hear the rev, rrrrev, RRREVing from across the neighborhood. A quiet Tesla sounds nice.


lol, I love big trucks too! All American!! Didn't know Tesla helped to develop Toyota's 2nd Gen Rav4 Great Chat!


That's true, big trucks are awesome for a lot of things. My mom drives one! Not a Toyota, though. I wonder if Tesla's made any big trucks. Great chatting with you too!


I'm doing great! I watch Netflix occasionally - just another one of the 137 million people that do. Do you?


Yes, I do too! I have other places also, like Hulu and Amazon prime. Think blockbuster made a mistake.


Blockbuster made the same mistake other companies like Toys R Us and Sears did by not playing the online market. Netflix took a risk and hit it big that way.


Yes, true. That $40 late fee was inspiring!


That's one nice thing about online streaming. They can't very well charge a late fee!


I use Netflix and YouTube also in the evening usually.  Peak internet traffic time.


It's amazing that everything still streams so smoothly when Netflix sometimes gets up to 33% of all bandwidth in North America.


Yes it does. Good idea of google to use goats to keep lawn mowed!


I bet Google could make some money off that if they started filming the goats and streaming them on something like Netflix. People love watching animals do the most random things.


I have seen him at Make a wish.  Nice.  Ethiopia has a celebrity chef who combats hunger


That is pretty cool.  I can't believe they have hunger issues there still.  I remember in the 80s how hunger was an issue there.  There was a guy named Justin Bieber who was banned from facebook for sharing the same name with the celebrity.  That's not right for them to do that to that poor guy.


Agreed, if he is older, he had the name first!


Yes.  I can't believe it's been over 15 years now since Facebook was founded in 2004.


Mark Zuckerberg is near me in Menlo Park, Ca!


Nice!  30 percent of American adults use Facebook as their primary news source.  Oh boy...we're in trouble. lol


Maybe BurgerKing should have them unfriend more people for whoppers?


I dont know why but they had a promo for a free whooper if you unfriend 10 people!


Oh yes.  I would have been all over that promotion.  I would have gotten a bunch of whoppers. lol  Here's a different fact...there are more people on Facebook now that there were people in the world 200 years ago!


Hmmm....not really.  I know I'm not a fan of Paris Hilton.


Have a good one!  It's been fun chatting!


Not too shabby!  Jenna Marble on youtube makes $346,827 annually from her channel.  Crazy!


Oh yes!  I wonder how much he makes per year?  Funny.  I don't like Paris Hilton and I see that in 2007 she was in the guinness book of world records for most overrated celebrity! lol


Well deserved, she can still get into Pixars secret room though.


Pixar studio has a secret room just for celebrities.


How neat!  I wonder why it's just for celebrities?  John Cena holds the record for wishes granted with the make a wish foundation.  He has granted over 400 wishes!


Hello Friend.  Do you want to talk about clothing?  Did you know that Pilgrim clothing was full of color and that they only wore black for special occasions?  Doesn't that seem strange?


They put a label on it saying it was made in China, they doesn't sound good either. I used to work for IBM, they had logo everything!


You did? was there a line of clothing for IBM? i would be surprised. Usually people want designer clothes and stuff.


The tech's usually wear the logo clothes, have logo coffee cups, you know how it is.  People love logos. Do you know anything about the government?  Did you know that Wikileaks published that that government plans to destroy Wikileaks?


Yeah, that is ironic. Wikileaks busted the govts attempt to bust wikileaks.


Funny thing about the government, did you know that they own 86% of Nevada? Strange fact.


What do they do with all that land? Secret experiments? Spooky.


That's what I thought too.  Guess we will find out one of these days.  Did you know that in 2008, the Norwegian government donated $1Bn to help save the Amazon Rainforest? That's huge.


I wish that we would do things like that. the amazon is one of the last forests on the planet.


I totally agree. Did you know that a man in France impersonated a government official and sold the Eiffel Tower not just once but twice?


Maybe we can get that guy to sell the govts land in Nevada and use the proceeds as a donation to save the rainforest. LOL Anyway, great chat!


I guess people dont like the normal. the abnormal makes for interesting narrative. the pilgrims were just folks like you and me.


True.  Did you hear that there's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, and other stuff found in unclaimed baggage at airports?


I wonder how much good stuff they have there? is it just bad clothing and broken cameras?


Your guess is as good as mine.  Did you know that Apple has had a clothing line since 1986?


That is hysterical. why would they do clothing? who would wear apple clothing then? nerds? geeks?


People that love Apple items, Macbooks, iPods, iPhones, like that.


I guess now it might make sense, but back then, it was the Apple II and maybe the Mac. it was not yet the company of the iPhone.


Yes, but they were trying to brand their products with the apple with the bite taken out it.


Yeah, i just can't imagine choosing the clothing back then. would you wear IBM clothing? Compaq? Dell? it just doesn't seem fashionable. Did you know that Rip Curl makes clothes in North korea? i thought that was illegal.


Hey! Did you watch FIFA World cup the last summer?


Yes I do it's a fun sport. you? I think it's funny how some people consider grunting before a tennis shot to be cheating.


True. I used to play a lot in my school years, but just don't remember when I played the last time. I didn't kniw that Lacoste was invented for tennis players. I was always sure for polo players, but they just adopted it.


Yeah same. I never knew the tennis ball was covered with felt, I thought it was a different type of material.


I've read something about it. Anyway despite all, soccer makes much more money that football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined. I'm not surprised.


Yeah it is such a global sport! On average soccer players run 7 miles per game. No wonder they are in such great shape.


Yes, it's quite average for 90 min game. I honestly say football, not soccer, because I more interested in this sport and all people in the world call it football. It was slang in US and this is why we call it this way.


Interesting. Yea I always wondered that. Oddly enough Greenland can't join Fifa because not enough grass grows there.


haha. It's nice. They are part of Denmark actually. Do they have enough men for 1 team? haha


Good question! What's even crazier is the superbowl is smaller than soccers (or football for you) 3rd biggest event.


Hey yeah I caught some of it. I love it because it is an international competition!


Yes, I can believe in it. It was nice to chat with you. Have a great day!


You too! Have fun watching the next world cup in qatar!


I'm wondering about 2022 in Qatar. They even didn't build city for the final. It's small country actually.


Yeah they better get going. They promised air conditioned arenas that would reduce temps by 30 degrees celsius!


But I guess the decision to make it not in the summer 2022, but in low season like February or November. However, there is conflict with major championships. Anyway it would be fun. Do you watch tennis?


Yeah I definitely enjoy watching tennis. Back in 1978 they could use anything for a racket-that would make it more interesting!


Do you know that the longest match in history was 11 hours or about 3 days to play? It's incredible!!!


Wow they must have been exhausted. Whereas the longest point was a 643 point rally lasting 29 minutes!


I guess if in 2019 they make video how a helicopter is used to dry the glass tennis courts, it is going to be viral everywhere! haha


Oh that is so cool I wanna look that up! Ping pong is like tennis but it isn't the sports name. The sport is actually called table tennis.


Merry Christmas!  I am just about to watch something on Netflix.


I guess if you put a lot out, something is bound to be good.  Can you believe that between 9pm and 12am, Netflix accounts for one third of all North American bandwidth?


sorry I didn't understand that ? Netflix accounts for one third of all North American what ?


Bandwidth is how they measure things like internet/wifi usage.  So what it really means is a lot of people are watching Netflix each night.


I believe whatever network you are using measures it.  Regardless, it's crazy to think that Netflix was started by someone who racked up late fees on a movie rental.


movie rentals ? Is that who founded Netflix?


Now he probably sits on a beach ans drinking whiskey :) he doesn't have to work anymore :)


I know!  His company is worth $2 billion, and another company decline a chance to buy it for $50 million.


Merry Christmas ! What are you watching ?


That was Blockbuster which used to be a movie rental place, but I believe is now bankrupt.


I don't know who initiated, but I know they thought $50 million must have been too much.  Have a Merry Christmas.


I was thinking of watching Stranger Things. Have you watched that series yet?


Yes I did. They did a great job showing the 80s :) music, clothing, etc.


I am looking forward to it.  Netflix has really come a long way in just a few years.


absolutely, from like 2 movies in 2016 they went to dozens in 2018. They're doing a great job !


I agree.  They haven't completely eclipsed HBO, but they definitely put themselves in front of nominations.


...but didn't GoT got the most awards ? I don't remember...


I know it is the banner program for HBO.  I bet GoT is expensive to make, but it is still doing really well.


yes, but sometimes the fact that Netflix has SO many tvshows, it doesn't mean that the quality is high as well...


This is fairly interesting to me because the history of "President" as the name for a chief of state is something I researched years ago.


I think their fortune topped out at $60-something million, but by today's standards that would be what -- 200 or 300 million?


That's impressive. Its good to know that with all the trouble going on between Democrats and Republicans, every year they play a baseball game against each other for fun.


I vaguely know something about that, but not much.


There also is a Fantasy Congress that exists with members of Congress are drafted.


No kidding? I can imagine the epic battles LOL.


Me too. The Republicans are leading by 3 wins against the Democrats in the baseball tournaments that they play yearly.


It's actual members of Congress on the teams, like a factory league?


I think it might be where players can DRAFT members of Congress and earn points based on the success of legislation. Sort of like Fantasy Football.


Ah, I meant the baseball team. But the fantasy Congress sounds cool too!


Yes, indeed. Anything to have a little fun is always good.


yes indeed. Would you like to share some interesting stuff you learned?


Mainly that before the US constitution it was always used for the presiding officer or first among equals in a plural executive body, so it doesn't give much strength to those arguing for a strong Executive branch.


that's interesting. Its interesting that the functions of a President vary according to the type of government.


Yeah, I think France tried to split the difference between a ministerial and presidential system.


It's interesting also that a dictator of a one-party state can be named as a President also.


Yeah, dictators like to adopt the titles of republican forms of government. Caesar adopted a lot of titles from the Roman Republic.


Speaking of France, an interesting fact involves a man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice by impersonating a government official.


LOL. That sounds like the stories about the Brooklyn Bridge in the US. Also a guy that sold the Clampets a bunch of stuff in LA including Griffith Park on the Beverly Hillbillies.


The Clampets sound like they were richer than the President, although the President's guest house is bigger than the White House.


Hi, do you think Library is useful for everyone.


Okay, Electric cars have been getting better and cheaper very quickly.


I wonder whether electrics will need a special horn for the Indian market. Audi had to make a special horn because of all the honking they do there.


Whenever I've been to Spain people just drive round spamming their horns at all times.


For the Indian market, the google self-driving cars might have to have a super aggressive mode and honk the horn a lot.


That's fine, There is no world without sun.


I know that I couldn't live without it. The sunset on mars is blue. I guess that's romantic for some people.


Yes. on earth blue light from the Sun is scattered by air molecules and spreads around the sky to create a blue canopy.


Interesting! There is a radio station that translates solar activity into audible sound. I don't think it would make the top 40.


Yes, really it's very interesting. Do you like sunshine?


Sunshine is pleasant and can come in handy. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you!


I think the library will change its nature to meet the needs of the community.


Yes, But i think library is very useful for everyone.


Some people want a private space to read and some want to buy their own books. But libraries are great places and have helped communities for generations.


But it an increasingly digital world, we see the role of libraries as community. Is it right?


I think it's interesting that lending out video games brought more teenagers to the library and got them to check out books. The library can lend out many things.


Yes, it's true. I value the availability of interesting and engaging books and activities for my children.


The library would be a good place to use the Internet and learn about the Sun, which makes up most of the mass of our solar system.


Definitely, Which car do you mostly like?


I like electric cars. They would be ok in Ohio, where it's illegal to warm up your car. Don't need to warm up an electric.


I heard that. I also heard Allen Iverson did pretty good on his shoe deal.


I want shoes named after me, that'd be cool.  Did you know Shaq only ever recorded  1  3 pointer in his entire career?


I can believe it. The dude couldnt even hit a free throw. Let alone a three


Maybe if he shot granny style he would have fared better.


Yeah I heard it is the most effective way to shoot them. It just dont look very cool.


But supposedly it is cool to get a Vasectomy, more men get them during March than any other month so that they can stay home and watch the tournament,.


Well thats going a little far just to watch some more basketball games LOL


I agree.  It would likely be cheaper to take vacation and travel to the tournament.  Lol


Probably. Did you know that cheryl miller scored 105 points in a game. Thats crazy.


I know, thats more than some teams even score in one game.  Reggie was always in her shadow in HS.


I guess even hall of famers are still in the shadow of their older siblings. Lol. Good chat.


Yeah I love basketball. I haven't got to watch much this year though.


Same here.  I always try to watch around tournament times though.  March Madness is coming up.


Yeah my team never does too well in the tourney. I'm a mountaineer fan. You know press virginia. Lol. They aren't bad just can't get anywhere in the tournament.


The school I went to never even makes it near the tourney.  I heard they are making a second space jam.  It was the highest grossing basketball movie of all time


Yeah I heard that. they got lebron in the lead role.


I wonder how he will do compared to MJ.   He better be banking all that money, 5 years after retirement 60% of stars go bankrupt.


I dont think lebron will ever go broke. He will probably make enough off of shoe deals after he retires to live pretty comfortably.


True, he even denied Reebok to hold out for Nike


Hi there, do you know much about the presidents?


Yeah that is curious for sure. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


Yes the VP was the runner up. I like that system actually quite well


Yeah it seemed to work back then. The white house has twin buildings in France and Ireland


Nice, I wonder who lives in those there though, pretty interesting


I wonder too. And they still use floppy discs but I am not sure why though


Did you know Roosevelt did not allow Christmas trees into the house?


Wow  he really did not like the celebrations I guess. George Bush put back the solar panels that I think Reagan took out


Nice. Do you know how officials were elected in ancient athens?


Yes that was it because they thought it would otherwise lead to oligarchy


Hi yes I know some things here and there> Do you know who the three wealthiest ones are in the US?


It makes sense but not sure how it would work nowadays


I think it is Jefferson, Washington and JKF. Strange trump is not in there


Yes, well you have to take inflation into account , that is why


Oh that makes much more sense. THe president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana


I wonder if that means anything else though in their language, beside the fruit


Hmm good point. The president of Indonesia is a pop star there as well


Yeah he has already released three albums, I guess he is pretty good


He must be I guess. Have you ever visited the white house?


I have been around it and apparently it is smaller than the guest house, wow


Yes he was good at impersonating city officials that is why


Yeah. Do you know what the norwegian government did to save the Amazon?


Yes they donated $1 billion, that is a lot of money


Yes I hope it is being used to save it. Do you like cars?


I sure do. Do you know who invented the drive thru?


Yes it was McDonald's back in 1975, quite a while


Yes and do you know why they actually came up with that idea?


Yes the soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in fatigues and they accommodated them


Yes and it worked out well for them too as it brings in good business


Yes that is true. It was nice chatting with you


I know some stuff. Do you know what wikileaks is?


yes the website that publishes secret documents


Yes and they published plans of government to shut them down once


Yeah. Did you know the government owns most of the land in Nevada?


Yes about 86% of it but it is all desert anyways


Yes I wonder what they do with it anyways


Yeah me too, Did you know the US employees are protected even if they violate the geneva convention


Yes but that is really unfair and should not be implemented


I agree. Did you  know a guy sold the eiffel tower twice?


I love YouTube. I use it daily. What about you?


Same here.  I watch a lot of entreprenear, business inspirational videos (like Gary Vaynerchuk), concerts, and sports videos.


Me too. I saw YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet.


That doesn't surprise me.  Together with Netflix they make up half of the peak internet traffic in North America.


That's pretty amazing. That's a lot of bandwidth.


It is.  Do you remember that song Gangnam Style by Psy?


I do lol. Do you have an interesting stat on it?


I do.  It got so many views on youtube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits!


That's pretty cool. Police have their own YouTube called BlueTube.


That has a nice ring to it.  I'll have to check it out.  I wonder what the most disliked video ever was on youtube?


I have an account, but don't really use it too much. What about you?


I use it a little.  Mainly to stay in touch with people.  Burger King once ran a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people you would get a free whopper.  I would have taken that offer.  lol


That's hilarious! I would have taken that offer as well.


Right?  lol  Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for 75 million in early 2005.  Big mistake for Myspace.


That's a huge mistake for them. I saw the like button is illegal in Germany in one of their states.


I wonder why it is?  I also have wondered why Facebook is so blue in color.


I saw it is blue because Zuckerburg suffers from red-green colorblindness.


Wow.  Interesting.  Do you use Youtube?  I'm a big time user.


I think you are right!  We used to watch that show back in high school.


I think I missed some of it, but I heard of it.


Yeah it was like a Saved by the Bell, but not funny, more dramatic.


Ahh.  I loved saved by the bell, especially mario lopez.


Heck yeah that was one of my favs and then I watched again in college.


Yeah I did, I thought they were ok, Mike Golic lol, but not like the original at all.


Very true, and pretty unrealistic too.  LOL


Oh yeah some of those episodes were so unrealistic, Zach was the master though, of good and bad.


He really was.  MPG has really disappeared from the acting scene though


I  cant honestly say that I am.  I dont care much for his music.


Yeah he sure has, well it's been nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day.


I think he is a good musician, but I don't really listen to him myself.


Did you hear he graduated from high school at age 25?


I think I read about that, very interesting.  Did you know he has sampled Timmy Thomas before?


Wasn't that what he used in Hotline Bling?


I think you are right! Good call.  I know he has spent a lot of money buying children's books as well.


I heard, first Editions too, like Charlotte's Web.  I wonder why.


Yeah I wonder that as well, but when you have enough money who knows what you would want to buy.


Very true.  I didnt realize he was in Degrassi!


Good morning!! Its extremely cold this morning!!The stars are warming up for the MLB All-star Sunday game!!! I hope it warms up by then!!


Yeah!! I heard that Florida Georgia Line would be there with Shaquille...Shaq's stage name is DJ Diesel... pretty cool!!


That is pretty cool.  I think O'Neal is supposed to be doing some sort of dj stuff.


That ought to be pretty interesting! Celebrities like Shaq gain fame and public attention by doing some entertaining things!! That's what gains them riches... appealing to the masses!!


True but they can become overrated.  Take Paris Hilton for one.


Right!!! I agree!!! Take Judge Judy for instance. She makes $123,000 per episode!!! Imagine that!!! How's that for overrated!! She is the highest paid celebrity... 2nd only to LeBron James!! Wow!!


I think that is way too much money, especially for what she does!  Celebrities make too much money in my opinion and have too much power. I mean a guy was banned from facebook just because he has the same name as justin beiber!


That's totally unfair!!! Celebrities get all the goodies and privileges!! Pixar Studio has a secret room that is visited ONLY by celebrities!! Talk about special treatment.


That's just not right.  Another bad thing about celebrities is that anyone and anything can be one.  I mean, the Penguins of Madagascar are considered celebrities!


Exactly!!! But you know every now and then its good to hear about something good happening for us ordinary people. Like there was a man who found $3 million worth of baseball cards that his grandfather had been hiding in his attic since 1940!! Talk about a hidden treasure!!


That would be outstanding!  Did you know that a 17 year old girl was banned from baseball because she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?


Good morning! Yes it is very cold!  I've heard that Bill Nye and Jamie Foxx among others will be at the game.


Wow!!! I did not know that!!! That's amazing!! Her story should be told, not hidden just because she's not a celebrity. Well, its been fun talking to you. I have to go. You enjoy your day. Stay warm!!


I totally agree and you do the same!  i would love to see a movie about her!


Yesss!!! That should be pretty exciting!! Fans are getting ready... the only thing separating them from the stars will be a fence!! There will be some pretty impressive celebrities there!!


It should be fun to watch.  Some are worried about not being able to play. Bill Nye for example says he can't hit or throw a ball!


I think he might be in need of some motivation!!! He says he can't run or catch either... pretty interesting!


Maybe the music will inspire him. I've heard that Florida Georgia Line will be playing at the game.


Wow!! That should be exciting! Well, even though Nye doesn't have much confidence in his abilities, he made contact with almost every ball he swung at during practice!! That's pretty impressing!!


That is impressive!  Jamie Foxx was said to have hit a base hit at his practice.


Really!!! That's interesting!! I guess you can say Jamie had his game face on and wasn't messing around!


I guess you can at that!  Hey, did you hear that Shaquille O'Neal would be there?


I was surprised to know that the average pay for a NBA player is the highest  for all professional sports.


Being the inventor of a sport, it must be frustrating seeing others doing better than you.


Yes i would agree because they can probably see where improvements need to be made before you would be able to.


It would be like if others had stolen you invention,  and made it better, rendering you useless.


Did you know that the highest paid state employee in 39 states are college football or basketball coaches.


Basketball has very lucrative contracts, like Lebron James has, it is normal that the college basket is also lucrative.


I know in the state I live in we have had the highest funded athletic programs in the country so I definitely believe the statement and I think they deserve it with all the fundraising they do.


Even Lebron gave to charity, he raised 6 million for charity with a TV special.


That's awesome and speaks to his character that he will televise his decision to donate to charity.


He is quite popular, even the tickets for his high schools games were scalped to 100-120 $.


I don't agree with that, kids should be able to attend the games and I know they don't have that kind of money.


That's crazy I thought it was NFL.  I was surprised to know Reggie Miller's sister outscored him.


I was commenting on his popularity not on the morality of scalping high school basketball tickets. But you are right.


I understand I was just saying, he is extremely popular I just would want kids to be able to see and look up to positive individuals and see what they could possibly be if they focus and of course have some talent.


NBA has very lucrative contracts, Lebron James signed a 90 million contract with Nike at 19.


That is nice to be that young.  Allen Iverson signed a lifetime contract with Reebok that expires at age 55 with a lump sum.  I couldn't imagine anywhere close to that kind of money.


Yeah, Iverson has  a 800 000 $ per year contract until he reaches 55. They must trust him to have good reputation all this time.


Tim duncan sacrificed money to leave college early and got his 4 year degree.  That is smart and is crazy to say that I'm surprised by this fact.


If  he was sure to be drafted in the NBA, he would not have any money problem, even with a fraction of Lebron James contract.


The guy that invented basketball James Naismith is the only losing coach in Kansas's history.  I would think he would have the insight to win, wouldn't you?


Maybe he had to much confidence and would not learn from  other coaches.


That could be the case because its  learning process and you have to be able to be humble as well.


Hello, what do you think of theories regarding  children being too protected with "safe spaces"?


As it probably should be too. Sometimes I wonder if we'd be better without it. The library of Alexandria has a copy of the entire Internet.


With how addicted people are to it, it's hard to say. It has its uses too. I remember back when I used to spend a lot of time on Neopets. Apparently it was very popular in 2001 since it was the fourth most trafficked website


On another note, are you interest in radio as well?


I don't really listen to the radio much. There's a station that lets you listen live to the sun's music through translated solar activity


That seems impossible, but then again it eminds me of how Jupiter has radio storms that can be picked up by an AM radio.


I wonder what that would sound like if it were translated. Back in the 1930s, a ventriloquist act was one of the most popular radio shows, which doesn't make much sense to me


Yeah I wonder what the appeal was with that. Radio shows are simpler than we think maybe. Soldiers in WWII made radios using a razorblade and pencil.


I wonder how good the sound was. Back in 1948, it's estimated that more than half of radio time was filled with Bing Crosby recordings


It's interesting to see what radio shows are most popular in different areas. Since 1989 a Finnish radio station broadcasts a weekly program entirely in classical latin.


Interesting. When a Chicago radio station didn't reveal the name of the band, a Hanson song became the most requested track


I can understand both sides of the argument. I think there's a level of safety that's good, but I think children gain strength from being exposed


That's funny! Probably wouldn't happen in other places. In Canada, at least 40% of all music played has to be Canadian.


There a many artists popular in America that were actually born in Canada. I wonder how many stations still do radio shows. The 1970s Fantastic Four show featured Bill Murray as the voice for the Human Torch


I'm not sure if that really should apply for bodily harm. Children being intentionally left to be exposed to diseases and/or being beaten by parents certainly can never be positive.


Definitely not, but many children survived things that aren't even a problem anymore. They also didn't have the Internet, and thus were more active


I can see that, I've heard there is actually measurable addiction from clicking links on the Internet.


I've heard it compared to the affects of crack or meth. Internet connection nowadays is very fast, and yet the International Space Station has faster connection


Yeah it's crazy the places that have solid Internet, even the top of Mount Everest has good service,


Yet humans are the minority on the internet. There are more automated software programs using it


They're probably more smart and efficient too. Only 7% of humans actually read online terms and service.


That's not surprising. It's a right in Finland to have access to the internet


How's it going? Did you know internet addiction is a real biological condition?


Maybe one day, on a 24 hour scale humans have only been on earth for 1 min and 17 seconds


That's interesting to hear and they think that An earth day was only 5.5 hrs long when the Earth was formed.


I wonder if the days were 5.5 hours long due to the earth rotating faster when it formed


That's possible but of course we will never know for sure since man wasnt around yet to watch the earth be created


No, it's a shame that man has destroyed 80 percent of the Earth's natural forests already


Yeah it is but luckily man knows how to plant trees to help restore it all.


I wonder if humans are the reason the earth will be helium-free by the end of the century


Well, i'm sure other animals dont have the capacity to know how so i am sure we will be


Maybe extraterrestrial would know and tell their ambassador to the UN


It's pretty crazy how humans react to the internet, only 7 percent of people read the full terms of their purchase agreements


Pretty unfortunate how reliable people are on the internet and the Library of Alexandria having a saved copy


That is so ridiculous. hahaha A saved copy hahaha


Yep and even 3g cell service on top of Mt Everest


I guess Mt Everest needs to upgrade to 4G now, huh? hahaha


soon there will be cell service everywhere, even in the 71% of the earth covered in water


WOW, i wonder if there is cell service at the bottom of the ocean?


I do. Do you know why invented the drive thru?


Yes , soldiers were not allowed out of their cars in fatigues at that time


Yeah. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called that?


Yes because old cars used to have wooden trunks


Yeah. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


Yes after the founder of Detroit, de la Mothe Cadillac


Yeah it is quite fitting considering the brand


True. Did you know in south africa is legal to put flame throwers n your car?


Yes I do. DId you know Van Halen once played it so much that is set the speakers on fire?


Wow that is something. Nice chatting with you


Yeah. DO you know who has smashed the most guitars in a tour?


Yes that would be the guitarist of Muse, Bellamy


Yeah. Do you know what Brian May is by profession?


He is a astrophysicist, he has a PhD in it


Yea and he does not use a pick to play the guitar


Yes he uses an english sixpence coin instead


Interesting, is that what Jon Hamm is in?


Yea, and his student Ellie Kemper ended up being Erin from The Office


I did not know that. Do you know why Michael Caine decided to become an actor?


To meet pretty girls in his drama class, Michael Caine was pretty smart for that one


Yeah, that is hilarious isn't it! He played Alfred in Batman right?


Yea, he was great.  Jim Carrey was in a batman movie too but he dislikes doing dramas due to conflicts with his belief system


Jim Carrey was also in a dirty harry movie, but nobody remembers that. He plays Axl Rose.


Nice. Have you ever watched House with Hugh Laurie, he ended up making 700,000 an episode for that show


I have, I watched the first 3 seasons, but after that I threw in the towel. Didn't know he made that much. Well, nice chatting with you.


You too, think I'm gonna catch up on some House


Yea, my favorite fiction is short stories and novels, do you?


I'm not too much of a fan to be honest. Apparently there is a wikipedia page which rants fictional characters.


I haven't read much since high school but I did like Edgar Allen Poe, I'm gonna try and read his book that features a cyborg


Interesting, I didn't know he made one about that.


Me neither. Julius Casar wrot fan fiction of hercules and Oedipus, I wonder if they are any good


I'm skeptical, but that does seem pretty cool.


Can't be worse than George RR Martin's fans' fan fiction, he despises it


This is likely true. By the way, do you like dramas?


I like Mad Men, I never knew Jon Hamm taught high school drama, he had some lucky students


Yeah, there's another one I may check out. Do you have a car? I don't at this time, but I'm going to need one soon! I am so sick of walking everywhere!


I do, I recently lost function in my right foot due to cancer, so I even got it adapted so I could drive with my left.  It is awesome.


Oh wow! I'm so sorry to hear that! But I had no idea they could adapt a car to a left foot! It's amazing that you can do anything with your left foot! My left foot is like my left hand, useless. Haha


I thought mine would be too, but when your right doesnt fight for control it is easier.  lol


Oh yeah! I can see that now! So, the cadillac was named after a french explorer Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac.


That is interesting, I always thought it was named after someone who invented the car.


Good thing they didn't name the car Mothe, I guess. Haha


True, no one would want one of those.  LOL


Haha! It's legal in south africa to have a flame thrower on your car!


I love to read!  Im mainly into non fiction!


I am glad thats not a thing here, some people have some serious road rage!


Absolutely! Also car jackings here aren't THAT bad! Haha


Did you hear why the drive through was invented?


Because soldiers couldnt get out of their cars in their fatigues.  McDonalds created the first one.


Yay! McDonalds! That ended up working well for me! I prefer drive-thrus! Thank you for the great conversation! :)


Me too! I may be a slow reader considering the world record for speed reading is a speed of 4,700 words per minute!


That is ridiculously fast!  I couldnt imagine reading that fast!


It would be nice, I could get so much more done in a day! In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels! Ha. I can't even imagine what other normal or good things they thought were immoral back then!


Or just even not wanting the knowledge to spread.


I've never read Ender's game. I wonder why it's suggested reading for many military organizations, including the USMC.


I did!  It was a great book, but I am not sure why it qualifies as military reading.


Hm, maybe I'll check that one out! Also starship troopers is the first sci-fi novel on the reading lists of three of the five US military branches. Have you read that one?


I havent, but if the military recommends it, it might be a good read.


I think so too. Did you know Jupiter has radio storms that are so strong they can be heard on Earth?


The science behind radio waves are fascinating. Soldiers in WWII made simple radios using razor blades and pencils in their foxholes.


I wonder how well that boosted their morale. I imagine it was a pretty big deal for them.


Yes, radio was a major source of entertainment in those days with radio dramas and episodic dramas playing every week. You can actually listen to those old stories today on the a website for free.


That would be cool to find that website. I would like to listen to the dramas. Did you know in Canada it's a law that radio stations must play 40% Canadian music?


I love listening to classic radio dramas. In Canada they also require that their is Canadian Content in all media especially television. It is nicknamed. CAN-CON.


Oh wow that's interesting. I've never been to Canada. Have you been there before?


Proudly Canadian and very much in favor of the Canadian Content laws.


Very cool. I'll have to come up and visit some time. Been wanting to check out Niagara Falls on the Canadian side.


It is a mini Vegas with really beautiful vineyards in the region. Niagara on the Lake is also a beautiful quaint town near by with a world renown playhouse.


SiriusXm came with my car and I listened to it during the free trial period, but I am unwilling to pay for another monthly fee for the service. They don't need my money. They have a net income of 16 million.


They have a lot of money! Aloe Blacc only received $12k in royalties from Pandora for 168 million streams.


Yes, I am not sure how they are not making more money. They have 274 million in revenue and the net income is only 16 million.


That's a ton of money. Pandora now streams stand up comedy.


That can be fun on long drives. I am also happy that Taylor Swift did not remove her music from Pandora like she did with Spotify.


Yea I like that she didn't do that either.


I was a big Spotify user until I moved to google play. They have 4 million songs but it is really hard to compete with google.


Very hard to compete against Google. I saw audible watermarks are embedded on universal music group songs.


That is interesting. The music industry has really evolved since the radio only days.


good point. Do you know how many hours we play video games in a week as a planet?


yes it is about 3 billion hours as calculated by Jane McGonigal


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


Yeah. Do you believe in extraterrestrials


Somewhat but it is good we have an ambassador now in case


Yeah. Did you know the day had 55 hours when earth was formed


Yeah so short. Earth will be free of helium by the end of the century


yes no more fun balloons and funny voices I guess


yes I do. Do you know what they use to be called


yes they were called cathode ray tube amusement devices


Yes, I am so glad someone came up with just video games


Yeah me too. Do you know who Stephen Fry is?


yes the guy that did the narration for a bunch of games like harry potter and little big planet


Yeah what a talent. Do you know who does the voice of Woody in video games?


Yes that is Jim Hanks who happens to be TOm Hank's brother


Yeah. In south korea is illegal to play video games past midnight if you are under 16


I do not watch football much these days. i try to catch the playoffs and the super bowl. You?


Well, I lived in Kansas City for a decade and had season tickets at Arrowhead and now live near Boston so there's the whole Patriot thing so for Chiefs i'm a fan and Patriots when the locals do well I get cheap/free drinks so I'm a fan once removed. Arrowhead is a great time, but that first NFL Playoff game in 1932 was an 80 yard dirt field inside Chicago Stadium shows just how recent football is in the US, now they don't get a 80 yard dirt track in a hockey stadium but a multi-billion dollar stadium funded usually by the local city not the owner.


yeah, the NFL has its humble beginnings. it has come a long way. now the players are stars and they make serious bank.


I get a lot of heck here in Boston as the Patriots won the last Superbowl, the Chiefs last Superbowl was when Nixon was President but I still where Red. Interesting up until 1978 tennis players could use any object as a racket, have you ever seen a list of objects used? I have to think there were a few creative attempts at getting an advantage in the early days of Professional Tennis.


i guess. i dont know much about tennis. i suppose that players could try to get an advantage but in the end it is about playing ability and coaching i would say.


Yes, I would agree with you. We talk about the budget deficit we passing on to our kids, but did you see the US Military operates 234 gold courses world-wide at a cost of $140,000,000. I'd think if we got serious about balancing the budge there's some some room there to pare back the expenses.


perhaps but the military runs on golf. major decisions are made on the course. nothing can get done without officers drinking and golfing.


Haha, yes, we might be crippled if we didn't have them. Speaking of low cost sports, I must be a luddite. Did you know the official name of the game I call ping pong is actually Table Tennis and ping pong is actually sells table tennis equipment. I've been calling it by the wrong name all these years.


i did not know that. that is a name that makes sense. table tennis. ok. Anyway, great chat!


Yes thank you for the chat, and if you take up golf, avoid that Australasian course with bull sharks in the water hazards. One errant shot and you might lose a leg.


Well, yes in a way. I played a lot of golf, probably 2 or 3 times a week college through the birth of my son, after that I kind of got away from the game as both a player and fan so only follow golf from a distance.


i will take heed of the ozzie courses. that is a good tip. thanks! have a good evening.


I never played. it always seemed too expensive. all the equipment and greens fees and stuf.


Yes, that why world wide soccer makes more money than football, basketball and the rest of professional American sports combined. In a poor country they can afford goals and a ball, where football equipment for each player or golf equipment is prohibitively expensive.


yeah, soccer is the democratic game. poor kids with a ball can play on the beach. i loved to play as a kid. i dint need nothing but a ball.


Well, i grew up in the Midwest so it was Football/Basketball/Baseball as soccer was looked on as something foreign in 1978. By the time my son was in high school and living on the east coast it was an accepted varsity sport. Speaking of golf, did you read where Kim Jong-Il according to North Korea press has only golfed one time in his life and had 11 holes-in-on on the 18 holes. I"m sure that is totally true and a record that will never be broken.


yes, i bet he set every record that was possible in golf. he probably was the best player ever. I grew up on the west coast and soccer was common. i like it because you didnt need to be tall or muscular.


Well, the coasts were always ahead of the Midwest, I was in the last class in college to program with punch cards, but that will date me. I read where Antarctica has a disc golf course, one wonders if it's open year around and if penguin get in the way like ducks and geese do on standard courses since they always have lots of lakes and food along the fairways.


the antarctica course is one of the trickiest. many golfers have died on the course, and that is the challenge: can you survive, or will you end up penguin food?


That puts an added dimension to a non-contact sport like golf, I'm surprised it not televised on Fox. Are you a football fan, my old landlord loved the Steeler's and he'd be delighted to know Ben Roethlisberger has the most wins at Cleveland Stadium even over Cleveland quarterbacks. The world would stop on Sunday for him to watch the Steelers from our condo in New Jersey. Are you a football fan have a team out there?


I agree. He wouldn't let his disability stop him from accomplishing anything wanting to be respected for the man he was and the work he provided.  He did not want to be seen as a charity case.  I applaud him and many other in similar circumstances.


I imagined that Trump would have been one of the wealthiest presidents in US history, but JFK, Washington and Jefferson were.


Yes, I am actually shocked by that.  I thought Trump was a billionaire.


I think he's got a big enough ego to release some pop albums like the president of Indonesia. Trump has released every other kind of product, it seems.


Ha, I would not put it past him to try.  I also see why he loves Fox news as the network was created by republican media strategist.


Fox is an interesting phenomenon. It gets more attention than CNN and MSNBC together. I didn't realize it had such a following.


Yes, reading that really surprised me especially with CNN being around longer than the other networks.


Trump proposed another global network to compete with the "fake news" of CNN.


Nothing surprised me with that guy anymore, I don't even react when he says or does anything.  By the way, did you know Alladin's pants were modeled after MC Hammer?


And here I thought that MC Hammer chose his pants to look like Aladdin's!  And Aladdin didn't even need to ride a horse!


Hi. Have you heard about Charles Krauthammer? He was a journalist, disabled but inspirational to many.


No, I never heard of him.  Just reading about him now.


He seems to have been paralyzed from the waist down. Not really an issue for journalists in a newsroom, but still, it shows you just how much people can do if they don't drown themselves in self-pity.


Oh, wait, I thought he was blind?  Is that another journalist?  Let me go back a read again.


He died of cancer at 68, paralyzed from a ^diving^ accident. At first, I thought it said "driving."


Yes, I just reread that.  I mixed up Hackman with Krauthammer.  Sorry.


That's cool. It's an amazing array of journalists out there with limitations. I wonder what relationship he had with Presidents of the US.


Well, it would seem at least one President he may not have had a great relationship with, according to article section 3.


It seems that Krauthammer took any criticism about his disability in stride.


I mean given how vast the universe is, other life is a high possibility. However people should not shirk responsibility for destroying the natural forest by simply blaming aliens.


I agree we must preserve the environment since over 7.6 billion humans live on earth and depend on its natural resources, are you doing anything to preserve the environment?


Well my own small part. I trying to limit my use of plastic, be conscious of the business practices and sourcing of the items I use, and I helped plant trees to combat desertification in the desert


That's awesome! Where do I sign up to help plant trees? I watched a couple of documentaries on Netflix about that which led me to watch other ones and I'm a guilty contributor of taking up half of peak internet traffic with my Netflix binges.


I mean netflix is a convenient service. Considering Reed hasting built a multi billion dollar company after racking up a 40 late fee, I think the tradeoff was worth it


Very well worth it! I was also a victim of those substantial late fees, I wonder how Blockbuster feels now about declining several offers to buy Netflix at a discounted rate of $50 million dollars, how would you feel?


Well they no longer even exist to regret it lol


That's true, but as much as people love the services Netflix provide, Netflix is in huge debt in order to develop new content, they're at least two billion in debt!


Well most companies are leveraged, incuring debt today for better success tomorrow


True, is that how you feel about robots being more prevalent these days? Some people fear that with robots being able to perform tasks like deboning a chicken, these workers jobs would be taken over.


Funny you should ask, I was watching Cosmos on Netflix and learned that Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago! I wonder what people looked like back then?


Well ideally with robots doing more work, people would be able to laze about, but clearly that is not the direction we are heading so yes, I think robots will one day be able to do all our jobs. Whether something like the matrix will happen is debatable but considering people made google's test ai into hitler within the week, it is a possibility


Yeah, it's so scary to think about. Have a good day!


Probably strands of amino acids or something


Haha, good guess! When Earth was formed, the day was only 5.5 hours long, how come one day is 24 hours now?


Who knows? Perhaps the rotation of earth changed?


Yeah, I'm already feeling out of time in 24 hour day periods, I can't imagine living on on 5 hours a day, I need my sleep!


Well sleeping for almost 3 days straight sound very restful though


A little too restful! More than 80% of the Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed, why do you think they are being destroyed at such rapid rates?


Well logging, clearing farmland, increasing human population to name a few


Some people believe that it has something to do with extraterrestrials! The UN even appointed an official ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they ever made contact with Earth.


hello, do you know much about presidents?


I do very much. Have you heard about the Library of THings in Sacramento?


No I have not heard of it, care to share more about it?


Sure, people can borrow sewing machines and other stuff they need for short term


Wow that is so convenient. A little kid built a windmill and then a bigger one by learning how to do it from books in Malawi


That is amazing. There are more libraries than McDonald's in the US so that is nice.


That gives me hope to be honest. In Alexandria all books needed to be copied and the copy was saved there


Wow no surprise then that they have the largest book collection in the world


Exactly, great point. UK prime minister Gladstone donated all his 32000 books and carried them himself to the library


Wow he must have genuinely cared about people reading. In Norway the government supports you if you publish a book by buying 1000 copies


That is amazing support to begin with. Did you know the first phone number of the white house was 1


I know some things like Woodrow Wilson is the only president to have a PhD


Wow that is pretty cool. I know that it has twin buildings in Ireland and France


Nice. THe top three wealthiest US president are Jefferson. JFK and Washington


Wow Trump is not in there. Interesting. In Guatemala close family of the president cannot run for that position


Nice rule I like it actually. The white house is smaller than the guest house


Pretty interesting. THe last US president to speak a foreign language was FDR


Wow you would think they speak more languages. Do you know how the VP used to be elected?


I am actually not sure of that but I know that 5 presidents have been elected although they lost the popular vote


The VP was actually the runner up, and that is interesting about those 5 presidents


Nice, that has really changed now, wow. Do you like libraries?


Wow. That's not an easy name to say. Seems like it could be more efficient.


I know right? DId you know baseball is very popular in Japan?


I did. It is so fun to watch! Do you like baseball?


Yes quite a bit. You can catch Jupiter's storms in am radio


Wow. I had no idea. That's good trivia. I wonder how that works.


It is all physics. DO you know any latin?


good how have you been? do you watch baseball?


HA! That's not a lot. There's no rule for females not to play.


maybe because they could make more as an engineer.


true. do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


Yeah.Did you hear of Pink Floyd's floating studio?


Yes they turned a houseboat into a recording studio


Yeah. Have you listened to Hybrid Theory album?


Yeah I mean it is the best album of the century after all


Yeah true. Do you know who Reel Big Fish are?


Yes they are the band that lost the rights to their own music


Yes but they played it smart, rerecorded the hits


Yeah. Do you know which was the best album of 2014?


Yes that was The dark side of the moon that came out 40 years ago


Yeah. Twins in Japan released a rap album when they were 100


I love it such a good instrument. DO not know how to play it like Van Halen though


That is so cool. It was nice chatting with you


Me either, the guy the the speakers on fire playing the guitar


Yeah. DO you know who holds the record for the most smashed guitars?


Yes that would be Matt Bellamy of the band Muse


Yeah. Do you know what Brian May is by profession?


He is an astrophysicist and has a PhD in it


Yeah and do you know what he uses instead of a pick for the guitar?


hi how are you? do you like to listen to the radio?


yeah, i believe it. the news can be pretty heavy. especially when people are dealing with the stresses of the day. i see. that makes sense.


Me too. I think this was the right move by the Life Time Fitness. Do you know who owns Fox News by any chance?


Rupert Murdoch is the person in charge of News Corp, which owns fox.


Does he also own Fox Entertainment Group?


I think that he is in charge of all those companies. but i dont think that the fox news people really understand the whole system.


I don't think so either. So do you think that News Corporation owns Fox news?


Yeah,im pretty sure. its funny that fox news tried to sue the simpsons. they are both fox. LOL


That is weird. I read somewhere that the reason they did this was political.


the simpsons makes fun of a lot of things, but they made fun of the right-wing coverage by fox news. i dont know why fox news would sue. anyway, great chat!


really? thats great! i used to listen to the radio when i was young. i usually use youtube now


I use youtube and iheartradio but I also use regular radio on my car when I drive myself to work.


that is a good way to listen. the commute is a good time to catch up on the news. and not look at your phone, like so many people do.


I agree. Have you heard any news with regards to Life Time Fitness?


No, i have not. is this some juicy news?


Well I heard that they decided to eliminate all national cable news stations from their TV screens at their 128 fitness centers in the US and Canada.


wow! that is extreme. its just news. why did they do that?


From what I read is because they are trying to eliminate the negativity and political stuff out of their gyms so that people who come in and do their workouts there to be more of a positive environment.


Hello, what kind of genre do you prefer in books?


Marvel started a studio to do the film.  They borrowed money and put their other characters up as collateral.  If the studio had failed, Merril Lynch would have owned Captain America and others.


I started liking Marvel after Spider Verse. That is crazy.


I grew up on DC comics, but Marvel has cut their own niche.  Denzel Washington helped Chadwick Boseman financially to study at Oxford 20 years ago.  That produced a great result.


I prefer Superman but Justice League is a close second.  He can turn back time by circling the earth.  The earth is the densest of the 4 terrestrial planets.


I don't know what that is.  Enlighten me.


Of course.  They would certainly be in the genre of Sci-fi if they were in a book.


I prefer non fiction.  Although in fiction, I like mystery and drama.  What authors do you like?


Bumble bee is that one yellow robot. That movie is all about him.


I do not have a favorite author but I love the Harry Potter series.


I enjoyed the movie, Black Panther which was based on a Marvel Comics character.


I love all the movies of Harry Potter too! I love Black Panther. WAKANDA FOREVER!


The director of Black Panther also co-wrote it.  He must have earned some bucks.


I bet he earns a lot of money! That was a popular movie.


Ryan Coogler? It made me think of cougar


One woman got a role in the movie and began her acting career at age 88. That's old


Hello, do you know the details of box office?


Yes, it is a good way to stay in touch with people.  You only have to claim to be at least 13 years old to register.


Okay, thank you very much. Can you tell me some details about the universe?


Well, there are some stars that aren't hot like our sun.  Some can actually be cold enough to be touched by the human hand.


Is Planets, stars, galaxies such a things true?


Of course.  The universe is all of space and everything in it.


Some say that as vast as the universe is that it only contains one electron.  I don't understand that theory very well though.


Thank you for all that you have done so patiently.


I know some of the big stars like Tom Cruise, The Rock, and Tom Hanks is the highest all-time earner of them all.


Under the supervision of the treasurer or box office manager, the box office staff's primary task is selling tickets to an event or performance


Yes, and the amount of projected revenue by ticket sales is really important as well.  Disney considered shutting down their animation studio all together after some poor performances.


Buy Really Useful Box Office Compartment Tray 4 Litres from the Plastic Storage Boxes range at Hobbycraft.


Ok.  Just finished checking social media.  I had no idea Myspace once had an opportunity to buy Facebook and turned it down.


Yeah, Facebook is huge now but there is a backlash.  Burger King has a promotion that if you unfriend 10 people you get a free sandwich.


But Facebook is still so big that some governments are using it.  Iceland is actually using Facebook to take suggestions from the public to rewrite their constitution.


Wow that is crazy Do you know what the first President of Zimbabwe was called


Hmmm not sure. Do you know who the last one to speak a foreign language was?


He was called President Banana. Did you know the white house has twin buildings?


One is in Ireland and the other is in France


Cool. Do you know the first number of the white house was 1


Nice. They still use floppy discs to save stuff on


A little bit, they use too much water in my opinion


Yeah they too. They have a disc one in Antarctica


SOme stuff, like Wilson being the only one to have a PhD


Nice. Do you know who the three wealthiest ones are?


Yes and top of the chart are Washington, Jefferson and JFK


Wow cool. Did you know in Guatemala relatives of the president cannot run for that position?


Nice I guess that is how they combat nepotism too