Well, that's not too bad. I like cars in how practical they are, but I don't pay much attention to them. We in the US adapted to them much fast than other parts of the world


Unfortunately we rebuilt our whole society around them, thanks to collusion between the auto and real estate industries and government. Sorry for the rant LOL.


I mean, look at how popular drive thrus have become since they were built to accommodate soldiers in fatigues.


Yeah, and cities built completely around driving. Do you like dogs? I always assumed existing species of wolf were the ancestor of dogs, but apparently they're not.


The two seem so much alike though. I guess some believe that the dogs' ancestor is extinct now


Yeah, it was another kind of wolf. But all the canids are similar enough that dogs can interbreed with coyotes and so on.


Yes.  He is pretty talented.  That's how he created his own sound.  He actually revolutionized the hard rock guitar in the early 80's by altering his guitars to get a different kind of tone.


He created something called the frankenstrat. he worked with a guy named jose to modify his amps.


Nice!  Queen's Brian May gets a different sound by using coins as guitar picks!


Yes, if you watch footage of him, you can see him banging on strings with a coin! He was a genius.


Yes he is!  Did you know that Brian May also holds a PHD in astrophysics.  Crazy.


Brian "the brain" May is a genius. he should be in the rock hall of intelligence or something.


lol That's great!  A guitarist for Pink Floyd turned a houseboat on the River Thames into a floating recording studio called the Astoria.  I bet that was neat recording on that.


I wonder how much recording they got done. i bet the parties there were great though. LOL


No doubt!  lol  do you much history about cars?


I know little to nothing about the history of cars. You?


Not much.  I just read that the first patent for one was given out in 1886 to Karl Benz.  I had no idea they were around that early.


The man was a genius. Every carmaker should pay him a royalty. Anyway, great chat!


I agree!  I had fun chatting!  Have a good night!


Awesome!  Are you familiar with Eddie Van Halen?


he is a guitarist. he played in a band. it was called van halen. he has a brother named van halen. and a son named van halen.


Nice!  When he recorded the solo for "Beat It" he literally set the studio speakers on fire!


he is a pyromaniac. now he must carry a fire extinguisher wherever he goes because of the judge.


lol  Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the guinness world record for most guitars smashed on tour.  He must have had a good endorsement deal!  lol


why would someone destroy a beautiful instruments created by a luthier? i cannot say that i approve. Would EVH approve?


Probably not!  He's a luthier himself and has made his own guitars.


EVH makes his own guitars? I did not know that. i thought he just played them. that is news to me.


That is a lot of infomation to decipher since there are 32 teams in the NFL.


Yes I agree. I like the touchdown dance some players do. Not the most aesthetic but it works!


Bruce Lee was a great dancer.  won championship in 58


Oh yes that is interesting. Although I have never heard of the dance variation hong kong cha-cha!


Ballet Dancers go through 4 pairs in a week!


Unbelievable! Remind me never to buy pointe shoes because they are not durable!


Did you know Michael Jackson had a patent on a dancing device?


Oh yeah that one that allows him to do that extreme lean? I always wondered...


Yeah, Smooth Criminal Lean device is patented no wonder I dont see it in other videos.


Yes very good point. Babies also spontaneously dance when they hear music...very cute! Well it was great chatting with you partner.


Yes I do! I wish the season was shorter though 17 week regular season drags on!


The games only have 11 minutes of game play too.


So surprising. Females are allowed to play too there is no written rule against it.


Yes, as long as they meet league eligibility, I would be fine with it!


Yeah I wouldn't mind watching it either. The New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any NFL player. I wonder how that's enforced?


Me too.  I wonder if that is enforced if there was a female player as we mentioned?  And why would the cheerleaders have to leave if they are there first


Yes I am not sure sounds unfair. The NFL also uses tracking chips in the players shoulder pads to record a players every move!


Yes you are right! They track the speed, velocity, rotation, and location!


Hello, are you by any chance an NBA fan, and if so, what's your favorite team?


Speaking of careers, did you know that Allen Iverson (not the NBA's tallest guy!) signed a lifetime  deal with Reebok in 2001 which, when he reaches age 55, pays him a lump sum of $32 million? Whew! Deals THAT big??


Iverson was always one of my favorites. One of the most unstoppable one on one players ever. Dude would break some ankles out there.


True. He was a classic on the court, sometimes reminded me of a dancer, actually. Athletic. Smooth mover, I recall. Who else (NBA) did you like to watch?


I liked tim hardaway back in the day he had that crossover as well. Then he would bury the 3.


That's a name I don't remember. When I think "3", I think of Stephen Curry first. How about you


He has definitely changed the game with the three.. Probably the best ever in that category.


Agreed. Don't know if Porter of the Wizards can ever come close. Just like Abdul-Jabber was master of the "dunk", don't you think?


He was a little before my time watching basketball. He was good though. Probaby one of the best centers of all time.


Agreed. Not sure yet if my team, the Wizards, can go all the way this year. DC teams have surprised a lot of folks in other sports recently, like hockey.


I dont really follow hockey. I also don't know about the Wizards going all the way though.


I dont really have a favorite team anymore. I jut like to watch it sometimes. I think the NBA has the best athletes of any sport in the world.


You're probably right: wishful thinking. Actually, the NBA is a fairly young league, compared to, say, MLB.


So true. Well Im gonna have to get off here - good talk though. Have a good one.


I understand they've the best paid of any pro sport, too. I follow the Wizards, who play in a region where I can get games. They're had some dramatic games lately. Seen any?


I havnt. Are they doing good this year. Does MJ still own the team.


Doing okay. Don't know the owner; do know Scott Brooks is  their coach and Otto Porter, Jr. has been in the news for shot making lately.


Really. I know John Wall and Bradley beal are usually the stars on that team. Those guys are pretty good.


Absolutely. Wall's assists are awesome and Beal can really attack the rim.


So true. What do you think about Lebron going to LA.


I guess it was only a matter of time before he'd leave Cleveland again. Wonder if he'll ever surpass Jordan or Abdul-Jabber. What do you think?


I dont think he will ever be better than Jordan. I also think he should have stayed in cleveland. It would have been a great story and in my opinion would have been better for his career.


Hi! Do you like the horror genre? It is meant to elicit fear!


Haha I was scared too but didn't quite wet myself. Almost though lol. They must have shielded him from the actual blood and gore I guess.


I guess they had a great strategy so do you follow fashion I love wearing T-shirts, they are so comfortable


Yes I like being fashionable too. Polo shirts were originally invented for tennis players!


They were? thats an amazing fact. polo took all the credit for that one, do you know why t-shirts got invented?


No I'm not sure other than the fact they were invented for tennis players. Official business and office attire in Hawaii is the aloha shirt. Must be much more comfortable than a suit and tie.


It is? I love aloha shirts and the t-shirt was actually invented for bachelors who could sew or replace buttons.


Oh that is really cool. Good to know. In British English, the shirt is more specifically a garment with a collar, sleeves with cuffs, and a full vertical opening with buttons or snaps.


Fashion has evolved a lot over the years, good thing fashion has changed its a lot more comfortable now


Yes it is more comfortable than ever. In China during the cultural Revolution gang fashion involved layering as many clothes as possible and popping the collars. It was nice chatting with you today.


That doesnt sound comfortable at all lol a lot of heat by wearing all of them at once. it was great chatting with you as well bye


I love horror films, they are my favorites what about you?


Awesome me too. I love that they were inspired by the works of Poe, Stoker, and Shelley.


I didn't know that, cool, do you like Christopher Nolan, the director of Inception?


Yes I love that movie. I don't think it was really a horror movie though. Watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories!


I thought it was kind of scary but yeah, its more like a thriller/suspence movie and 180 calories no kidding?


Yeah very surprising right? Those creepy metallic noises in sci-fi or horror films are made by an instrument called the waterphone.


Oh so thats the name of thats instrument, interesting, another cool fact about horror movies is that E.T was originally meant as a horror movie


Actually I was kind of scared of that movie as a child. The actor who played the boy in the shining didn't even realize he is acting out horror film until several years later.


He didnt? how can he not know the Shinning was a really scary movie? I got really afraid watching it.


hey hows it going, do you know what the first cloned animal was?


hmm that seems dumb like its just playing with words, do you like Teddy Roosevelt? apparently he had over 20 pets, or as they say in Colorado, "Guardians" haha


Maybe it helps people to feel more of an obligation to their pets. Shrug. Yeah, Teddy Roosevelt is an interesting guy. It's unfortunate though that people try to domesticate tigers as you mentioned. Many of the animals perish along the way from suffocation or hunger.


ya that makes me really sad, what do you think about fish? I had salmon for dinner so I do think theyre tasty haha


Haha. Funny. I don't eat seafood. My mom forced me to eat salmon way too often when I was little and I grew sick of it. Haha #firstworldproblems.


haha ya, well I am like the black swallower fish, I could eat a salmon twice my height and ten times my weight because I love it


Funny. I would love to learn more about a jellyfish that is immortal.


I know they need to apply those genes to me! also weird is there is no fish except for the seahorse that has an actual neck


So seahorses are salt water right? I guess they drink water though their mouths while freshwater fish only drink through their skin.


yes that would be true, also true is that 84% of human disease genes are also associated with the zebrafish, we need to study that fish too!


How odd! Do you think the loch ness monster is real? It is a protected species!


Was it a sheep? I heard the first cloned pet was a cat, though. Its name was copy cat. That is funny!


haha I wish it were real! that's funny they did that in 1912, maybe they knew something that we dont?


haha ya I like that, what is also wild to me is that there are more domesticated tigers living as pets than there are wild tigers living around asia


Wow, that is weird and sad. Speaking of which, did you hear about the tiger found in the duffel bag?


no that is really sad, poor tiger what happened to it? Why was it in a bag?


I guess it was being smuggled to the USA from Mexico.


ya I don't like that that makes me mad, do you have any pets? I guess In Japan there are more pets than there are kids under the age of fifteen


They really love their pets huh? No, I don't have any pets. Do you?


no we used to have a dog but we were only watching her for a bit and the owner took her away, we had lots of pets as kids though like iguanas and rabbits and such


In Boulder, Colorado you cannot own a pet. You can be their guardian though.


Good morning!  Have you seen the Incredibles 2?


I'm guessing they sold a ton!  I think they then went on to make the Game Cube around then?


Yeah, I think you're right. Didn't sell nearly as many of those. Did you know Bill Nye the Science Guy got his big break in a Steve Martin lookalike contest? Wonder if he had a banjo.


That's an interesting story.  That would have been funny if he had one!


Here's a funny tidbit - Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because he didn't look presidential enough. Haha.


lol  How ironic!  Did you like to watch comedies?


I prefer dramas, but I'll watch a comedy now and then. Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since it started back in 1989.


That's a lot!  Did you know that 3rd Rock from the Sun won a golden globe in 1997 for best comedy series?


Doesn't surprise me. I remember studying that show in one of my TV writing classes in college. I think it beat our Seinfeld that year.


How interesting!  I didn't know that the Green Lantern was originally going to be a comedy film did you?


Unfortunately, it sorta turned out as a comedy, unintentionally!


I have! Saw it last summer. I was a bit underwhelmed. I thought director Brad Bird was a bit more inspired with the first in the series back in 2004.


Yes it did. lol  It was nice chatting with you today!


I can't believe it's been 15 years since the first movie came out!


I know. It's crazy! There was actually a sequel to The Incredibles 13 years ago, in video game form. Wonder how close it was to the movie.


I never knew that.  The voice of Violet is played by Sarah Vowell who is also a besselling author of historical nonfiction.  That's interesting!


That's cool. I'd never heard that. I didn't realize that the present day events in the original movie are set in the 1960s. I thought it was just a stylistic choice -- didn't know it was actually supposed to be set in that decade.


I didn't know that either.  Pretty neat. Did you ever play one of the original nintendo gaming systems?


Oh, yeah. I still remember getting mine in 1985 when it first came out. With Gyromite and the R.O.B. robot.


lol Me too.  Crazy how the video has changed since then.  The original one could only display 54 colors.


Just 54? Nuts. Japan continued production of the NES until 2003. Wonder how many total units were sold.


Hi there, do you watch video on YouTube?


Yeah the good times. Did you know they had to increase the video view after Gangnam Style came out?


That's crazy. I wonder how many views the very first upload has by new. That one with the guy talking about an elephant.


Yeah I wonder about that too. On another topic, do you follow politics much?


I do. I love politics. There are a lot of fun facts about the government I find fascinating. Like the congressional baseball game that has been going on for over a hundred years? They should televise that!


I would love to see that. Did you know Truman refused to be photographed on the dumbo ride?


Haha, yeah. He didn't want to be associated with the Republican party. I guess Hillary didn't, either, since she used to be the President of the Young Republicans club in school.


THat is such a huge change for her, wow. Did you know every republican president has had a beard?


Yeah, Hillary wasn't the only one to change her mind; Reagan was originally a Democrat! I don't think Donald Trump has a beard, but I think every president who has had a beard was a Republican.


Yeah I was thinking about that, maybe he decided to change that. The colors blue and red were adopted by both parties only stated in 2000 I did not know that.


That's pretty funny. I wonder if it's because that was when internet and the spread of information really took off? There needed to be more branding to differentiate.


Occasionally. I like to play Bob Ross' Joy of Painting for my dogs while I'm at work, and YouTube has full episodes of it.


I guess so, that is actually a really good point. Nice chatting with you.


Yeah I like him too. You Tube is the second largets search engine nowadays


I'm not surprise. At one point, it consumed as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000.


Yeah that is crazy. Bieber's Baby song seems to be the most disliked video in there. Poor guy


I don't feel as badly for him as I do for the three guys who created YouTube. Evidently, Google bought it for only 1.65 billion dollars over a decade ago. I feel like it's probably worth way more now!


I bet it is for sure. Have you heard of Bluetube?


It is a police YouTube and you can check out law enforcement videos in it


That's pretty cool. I remember when YouTube was completely free, and was mostly cute animals.


Hi! You don't by any chance still use Myspace, do you?


Oh yeah, Burger King had that promotion. Pretty soon, a lot of BK's workers are going to be come "redundant" with the advance of AI technology.


Yes, that is something that really makes me worried for the human being. I get it, is something that is going to happen, and we are contributing to that, but, I hope our grandkids still can get a good job.


Like, even Stanford is using google plus hangouts to augment their teaching. How soon before professors become unnecessary?


Yes, you are right. I wonder, what careers would be able to continue working? , well, I didn´t know that FAcebook is developing an AI designed to understand user emotions, predict user actions, I wonder if this is going to help to stop the mass shootings?


Hmm, interesting question. Hopefully it can track users who exhibit suspicious activity. Maybe Kristen Stewart knows? Apparently she wrote a paper on AI, but I don't know when, why, or with whom.


I don´t know either. Do you like snakes? any type of snake?


I've never really had any interactions with snakes so I guess not.


Hahaaha, me neither. Well, I am surprised that crocodiles are closer related to birds than snakes and lizards, I don´t think they resemble a bird, cool


Birds are also the closest living relatives to dinosaurs, which is pretty cool, too. You would think it would be reptiles, but no


Yes, love dynosaurs, I am giving you an excellent, thanks for the conversation!


Have a nice day...oh, and if you don't like snakes, consider a move to New Zealand. Them kiwis don't have any snakes there!


hahahahahaa, ok, going there, to New Zealand!


Unless AI develops too quickly and robots kill us all before that can happen :(


I use Facebook also. It's really lasted, unlike Myspace. That's why it's so crazy that Myspace chose to NOT buy Facebook in '05 for $75 million.


What I was looking is that FAcebook is based in Menlo Park Ca. same place where Thomas Edison used to live. Curious, eh?


There's a huge tech boom in California, so that makes sense. What's even more curious is that a German state banned the like button. How do they enforce that?!


haaha I don´t know, I was thinking in that, and it sounds kinda stupid, isn´t it?  I didn´t know that you have to be at least 13 years old to be able to be a registered user.


Oh, yeah, on most sites they want you to be at least 13 years old - but again, do they really do anything to weed out under-aged users? You just have to CLAIM to be 13 years old!


yes, that is right and dangerous. I was  astonished that Iceland is rewriting their constitution via facebook, that is cool, because everybody can contribute to change the law and update it.


Yes but then even 13 year olds can make contributions! But I guess as long as the changes/suggestions make sense, who cares how old the person is who made the suggestion?


Yes, you are completely right, hahaha, I haven´t noticed that I could had gotten a free whopper, I had unfriended at least 10 people on Facebook, lol


Did You hear that Loch Ness monster is a protected spices ? :)


I agree, but ever since I remember - I didn't like circus... plus, I don't think the animals are happy there...


I agree with that.  What do you think of Facebook?


I created the account two years ago and I'm addicted since ;) You ?


I have had facebook forever, good way to keep up with friends and family.


I agree... I've found many friends from my childhood that I've lost contact with... plus they got a messenger app that You can use for free :)


Yes, its amazing to see how that company has taken off


true and they keep expanding... they added "marketplace" and it's competitive to ebay and now I've heard they will add a dating app soon


wow thats exciting, amazing what one idea can bring you


As long as You're doing it right and it seems like they know how to conquer the internet ;)


I did not, can you tell me more about it?


I used to love them ! I still do but I don't read as much, You ?


Yes I do.  What are your thoughts on Spider Man?


That's my second favorite :) Batman was my guy :) but sure... I love Mary Jane in spiderman ;)


She is in the newer spiderman films with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone


...but is Gwen Stacy a character or an actress ? Sorry, not familiar with that one...


That's all I heard, I wonder what do You think :) does that makes sense ? ;)


It sounds kind of crazy, as crazy as a camel at the circus injuring 6 children


It was in Pittsburg, they became startled and stampeded children


I hope nobody died... They need to take more precautions when it comes to bigger animals like that...


They were just injured, it was on sep 16 by the way. You asked when earlier.


oh ok - when was the last time You were in circus ? Do You like events like that ?


I have not been to the circus in a long time.  I guess they are ok, I like the look at the animals more than the performances.


lol, that is a valid point! Detective comic comics is catchy!


It actually kind of is!  Did you know that the whole "comic book" thing comes from america. I guess that kind of explains what japan's were back in the day. They must have been serious because when america started them they were just funny strips.


that may have been the reason they didn't like us! Do you like rap music much?


Somewhat, I just remember always busta rhymes being reptar in the movie the rugrats lol.


that's cool.  Hey, I just remembered something.  Eminem had a dream to become a comic book artist before he became a rapper.


Man he should have co wrote one with Stan Lee, I would have read that. Did you hear about rap battles in North Korea?


They have compliment battles instead or roasting battles. I would love to be part of one lol


So they rap compliments to each other to see who can out compliment the other?  That could be fun to watch.


I do every now and then.  Do you read any?  I like marvel and dc myself.


For sure and talk about the self image increase lol! I may google what that looks like lol, are you a fan of google?


I love google!  It's funny. The company started back in 1998 but I can't imagine my life with out it!  Well, it's been nice chatting with you! Have a great day!


Me too, I prefer marvel over Dc but i like them both. Stan lee used to write for both


I didn't know that!  So did he quit dc to start marvel then?


I am not sure, I think he only wrote 15 comics so I wonder if he was a special guest writer. He also coined the word excelsior!


He did!  That's cool.  Did you know that comic books started in Japan back in the 18th century?


I don't know actually but when they got started in the U.S. in 1933 they were just funny, not super hero related.


I may have to google the early ones, I am interested now. I just google dc and it stands for detective comics


That makes their name odd then. Their name is dc comics and yet dc stands for detective comics. so comics is stated twice.


Hi turker, are you a football fan, if you are what is your favorite team?


Yes they missed out, because I think blockbuster has going out of business, am I right or wrong, do you know?


They have been out of business for a long time now.  They tried to do something like Netflix though,  it failed horribly.


I was surprise to know that Netflix has 137 million subscribers in 2018.


That sounds about right,  everyone has netflix.


That including 58.46 million in the United States. all members of my family have netflix.


I really like the netflix orginials ,  they are making really good movies and shows


Yes you are right, did you know that netflix was found in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in California?


Wow, do you like that to watched drama  movies on netflix or TV?


I never watch tv anymore.  Id rather watch stuff I can stream.  How about u?


I am not a huge fan of football,  but I like the 49ers.  how about u?


I like both, I mostly watched TV for news and sports and when speeches are being made.


Have you ever heard of Canadian football where the field is very small and short?


No.  I have never heard of it,.  I didnt even know canada played football lol


Yes same of the players that try out for the NFL and get cut, they player for canadian teams, some even return to the nfl.


cool.  do you watch netflix?  did you know netflix spends 20 more on postage than bandwidth?


Yes, I like netflix, I am a member of netflix. I watched many movies from netflix. No, I didn't know that.


I watched comedy, drama and other movies, I sign in and search for movies I haven't seen before.


yeah I know how netflix works lol I was wondering if you had any suggestions on good shows to watch actually,  but thats fine.  Did you know Blockbuster had declined several offers to buy Netflix?  That is crazy how much money they couldve been making.


Hey - do you have a Netflix subscription? If so, got any good recommendations?


I am surprised to learn that, actually. The latest models have gotten bigger and are often too wide for the woman to comfortably hold as opposed to the average man


That might be why they made the bigger models, though I know plenty of women who love the bigger phones. Microsoft didn't think the iPhone would do well once they came out with their own, and even held a funeral for the iPhone. A bit premature


Haha, I remember that "funeral." Very haughty of them! I don't know why making the phones bigger would be a good move for them if it alienates their key demographic, though. A bit like that game "Send me to heaven." It seems to not help them overall.


But they have both smaller phones and bigger ones. Two demographics. I sometimes watch the presentations from Apple, but I didn't see the first one. Apparently Steve Jobs had to switch phones throughout to stop them from crashing


They've come a long way since then - they've even technically been used in music production. A guy from Muse recorded a fetal heartbeat and used that in a track


The programs on it are conducive for that. And if that one isn't enough, there are over 2.2 million other options


They're also pretty good for videos. A movie came out about 2015 that was shot entirely on an iPhone. Funnily enough, you can find it on Netflix!


And the cameras have advanced even since then. It's evolved a lot since the first generation was released in 2007


I'm on my iphone all the time. I actually play Pokemon Go a lot, even though I'm an adult


For a while, I was even using my phone to keep up on baseball scores when I couldn't watch the game. Do you have any interest in the MLB?


I do, but I don't get on as often as most Americans. Netflix and YouTube combined contribute to half the peak internet traffic, but I think I'm an expection


I do! I'm a New Yorker and a huge Yankees fan, though I do root for the Mets as well :)


I would like to meet some Japanese who watch American baseball, because I hear they're big fans of the sport. Have a good evening!


I'm definitely part of the rule! Guess that's why they're a multi-billion dollar company, basically coming to replace both rental services AND traditional TV services


Yet, they still spend more on postage than they do on bandwidth, which means they probably make a lot from those who stream


I think that means they're making more from DVD rentals. I wonder who still rents from them?


They're spending more on sending DVD rentals than on bandwidth for streamers though. I guess it's hard to know. I would imagine that those in an area with poor internet service might still rent DVDs


True. Also, sometimes I look up movies or shows and they only have them available via physical DVD, so I guess some people still splurge for full access


That's true! And it's a better deal than the $40 late fee that inspired Reed Hastings to start Netflix in the beginning


It's funny how much I watch Netflix yet..don't watch Netflix. I'll have a show on and be half paying attention to my phonw


The iPhone has completely changed the way I live. I'm not surprised that women seem to like them better than men


Netflix was founded in 1997, it's older than I thought.


I'm curious to see it as well, I'm sure I'll end up watching the special some late night.


I probably will too, if just out of morbid curiosity.  To be fair I tend to like Netflix specials, so maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.


It must be hard to be married to comedians and end up as subjects of their jokes and songs.


I don't know what would be worse, being the butt of their jokes and they're super successful and popular, or the butt of their jokes and they bomb.


Definitely if they're bombing. Or no wait, if they're successful more people hear it.  Hmm, that's tough.


Probably the bombing.  If they're popular, at least they'll be getting specials and money and all that.  Maybe you can buy nice stuff with the sweet, sweet Netflix cash.


Ha, Netflix is rolling in cash. It's how they produce so many of their own shows.  Granted, some are pretty good.


I've seen a ton of stuff from them that I've really, really enjoyed.  It's kind of cool to see what people can make when they are just handed a pile of money and let loose.


I so want that opportunity.  Someone needs to just throw money at me! :-)


Hahaha yeah!  I want to pitch them my comedic animated Korean drama monster cooking gourmet food after the apocalypse TV series!


I think it's amazing Blockbuster could have bought them


That sounds amazing! Totally would watch it.


Hahaha right?  I should go and write it up and submit it now.


Nice chatting with you too!! Have a good one!


Especially considering that they're worth 2 billion dollars!


It's also hilarious that they take up 33% of the bandwidth in NA during the evening.


It's even funnier that it all started with a $40.00 late fee on Apollo 13.


So basically it's late fees on Apollo 13 that we have to blame for Adam Sandler's Netflix special.


Haha, I think I've liked 1 or 2 things over his very long career!


There a couple early movies I liked, but he deserves his recent string of Rotten Tomato losses, in my opinion!


Agreed. His childish songs always drove me nuts.


They usually are pretty terrible but I'd be curious about the Farley song; sometimes people surprise you when it's a sentimental issue for them.


Honestly, football and american football confused the heck out of me when I was younger. Calling it soccer made it easier


Maybe they should just call American football :stupid ball" and get it over with. I heard the city set to host the fifa in 2022 doesn't even exist yet.


True many countries want to host despite no immediate economic benefits


That's really surprising, I heard there are no disceernable economic benefits to host the Olympics either. I guess the whole process is so taxing to the economy and people.


Perhaps but it also provides prestige, advertisement, tourism, and jobs so I guess it is worth it


I like that some of the players are altruistic at least, even if sports is mostly about money. I heard a German player donated his 300,000 FIFA win money to help kids in Brazil get surgery.


I heard Jon Stewart was a footballer as well.


I hope soccer continues to maintain such a healthy spirit despite allegations of corruption surrounding the league


I am sure it will only gain in popularity as Americans start looking outside the country for what's new and different


I'm not really into sports, but soccer isn't bad. My friend is obsessed with it and was telling me about this guy Freddy Adu who became pro at 14, I think


Apparently he peaked early though and never really became as great as he could be


That is a shame. Do you watch the world cup?


No, but my boyfriend has been trying to get me to. He said I should start with women's soccer because the female US team hasn't placed lower than third since they started in 1991.


Despite the US not being as supportive of soccer as other sports, the us teams have done amazingly well in the world cups as you mentioned


Yeah, but i think Americans are getting tired of some of the US only sports. Soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball and golf combined.


That is because soccer is the most popular internationally


I asked my boyfriend why it's called soccer here and he said it was slang for association football in the states.


DO you like Jazz ? There is a lot of people who like Jazz, like Clint Eastwood.


It is an apartment, so there would a wall between you and the concert.


Guess the only way to know is to attend and see what it's like. Did you know that Neptune made a full orbit in 2011, the first since being discovered?


Yeah, the solar system is quite peculiar, the sun represent 99.86 of all mass in the solar system. Knowing, that losing weight seems futile in the scheme of the universe.


Yes we are a cosmic dust ball haha, the largest star in our galaxy is 1 billion times bigger.


There is so much that we cannot grasp about the universe until we now enough science, like the sun is white, it is yellow because of our atmosphere.


Yep, and a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the surface of the sun, crazy!


Yeah it is surprising that something on Earth could be hotter than the sun.


I know right, what do you think about fiction?


I love fiction, I read a lot of stories but I don't write any , unlike Julius Ceasar who wrote stories about Hercules and Oedipus.


Basically fan fiction, George rr martin doesn't like fan fiction though, but fan fiction may have to finish Game of Thrones at his writing rate.


Yes, Jazz is an art form that has been around a long time. It originated in African- American communities in the late 19th, early 20th century.


He could use lawsuits to stop them since his work is copyrighted. Have a nice evening.


Yeah, it is a recent art, it started to be recognized as an official music current  in the 1920s.


There is a woman in Harlem who has held free jazz concerts at her apartment for 20 years!


I wonder if her neighbors liked it. It must have been noisy.


I am sure they enjoyed when the top performers came over, would be a treat.


It must have drawn a crowd, a crowded apartment is quite noisy.


Yes, jazz is also big worldwide, a Pakistani jazz orchestra is topping the charts.


Would you like it if your neighbor held a jazz concert every Sunday ?


It would depend on how far they are and the noise level, not in close proximity with loud noise.


hey there how often do you travel? I just got back from Florida myself


That's a nice lady. Another nice person is the celebrity chef from Ethiopia, I can respect that he wants the people to try other foods to help combat hunger in that country


I Love that! I like when celebrities use their platform to encourage a change in the world and not just use the perks of fame. Do you watch Judge Judy?


I do watch her sometimes. I know that she makes almost $120,000 per episode, that's awesome! She's so entertaining


Yes! Although, Lebron James still takes number one on that list!


Yeah LeBron is the man haha. How often do you stare into space? the name of the planet Uranus still makes me laugh LOL


EVERYNIGHT, I love it! I just feel there is so much more than we know and see.Im just glad we dont live in the planet that shards glass at a sideway speed of 4500mph! wth


I think it's crazy that Venus doesn't tilt. And it also has no Seasons. Sounds like a boring planet to live on if we ever get space travel going


Haha right! Uranus sounds like a roller coaster to live on, the planet "rolls" around the sun!


That does sound Wild! Another roller coaster planet would be the one where glass is being rained down sideways at 4500 miles per hour, definitely not a place for me


haha, makes me happy to live on Earth! Now to explore the possiblities right here where part of us live on. Although Ive heard we live in so many dimensions overlapping on another, anyway, fun chatting with you!


Not often enough, Ive been to half the states in the US, a few in Mexico but I want to see the world! I may leave Japan for last since all of Japans Highways are tolls, it must be pretty expensive


Thanks you too! Keep an eye out for other planets to, Jupiter's moon would actually be considered a planet if it were orbiting the Sun


You should go to Japan! I heard it's awesome, I want to visit the Dutch though. Apparently they're making a bus that can go a hundred sixty miles per hour


Yes! its still on my list and talk about adrenaline, oooh thats super fast to go ina bus. I dont know if I can trust the driver... there's no second changes at that speed.


No you're right about that. Maybe they should just use horses in Denmark, like in Mackinac Island, they don't even allow cars on that island


Yes, sounds like a quiet and calm vacation... I have 2 year old Twins so quiet and calm sounds marvelous right now haha


That's great! It's probably good you didn't take them to travel the world, like King Kalakaua of Hawaii, I'm sure they would make more noise at the moment haha


Yes, Thats why my traveling took a little halt haha For now I travel in my mind. We recently watched Aladdin, did youknow Robbin williams was the first to start the trend of celebrities performing voice animated films!


Oh yeah I love that movie! Can't believe they're remaking it, I wonder if Robin Williams was able to get into the secret Pixar room, you know the one that celebrities are only able to get into


True! He probably did just like Carol Burnett, she was the first celebrity to appear in Sesame street, not sure why I imagine celebrities in kids movies get first pick to get in Pixars hidden room haha


hi how are you? do you like the internet?


Yes, that is how it starts, but soon you would have millions! think big! Everest!


That is true lol, I may go to Everest now! Life changing!


You have your mission, your internet mission. Check the ToS at the peak though.


perfect lol. I can write a book then about it and it become famous literature. Do you read much?


I dont read a lot of literature. usually non fiction. You?


Me too, I like the facts. FDA apparently not, they burned like six tons of books in an act of censorship


That is terrible. i dont want the govt deciding what is safe for me to read.


That is right, why would they need it censored, it is just words. Fear of a revolt and uprising?


I guess they figure that certain ideas are seditious and to keep people under control it is better to destroy. i would not. leave it out there and watch who reads it. the govt does better by spying not destroying if it wants to control people.


That is a valid point, I like your point of view. It has been so good chatting with you!


I love the internet, so much stuff on there!


It is too much. i feel overwhelmed. i keep clicking on things incessantly. am i losing my hold on myself?


I think everyone is, but we still do it. Do you ever read the terms of service?


I cant say as i do. i figure that it is a bunch of legalese that i wont understand. they probably want to use my data


very true lol. Apparently only 7% of people actually read the terms. I may have sold my soul to the devil for all i know!


True. i figure that it was about 1 %. the devil has the trickiest tos out there.


for sure lol. Did you know if you ever went to mt everest, you could get cell and internet access at the peak!


Yes, for my vanity project! I could take selfies at the peak and upload to the cloud.


right lol! Or to show off on instagram to my 50 followers lol!


I haven't heard of Vox Lux, but after learning about Natalie Portman's character in the plot, I am intrigued and will watch it. Have you seen it?


How so? Does that mean that you have seen the movie?


Just the trailer. Jude is always powerful no matter the character he is playing.


I see. I can't believe Linkin Park played 324 concerts in one year! That's almost one concert everyday! It must've been hard to keep track of where they were and what time zone they were in.


I can't believe Abba turned down so much money for little work


Who is Abba? How much money did he turn down and for what type of work?


They are a classic band from 70s. They turned down $1 Billion


that is a lot of money to turn down! Wonder if there are any regrets! How come they turned it down?


Probably too hard on their bodies at this stage and maybe too many conditions for the money. I think Deep Purple holds records that they don't think they can break


Oh, that makes sense! It's insane how much these celebrities make! Judge Judy makes over $120K per episode! She's the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James


I would think that players on the Warriors would make just as much if not more these days.


Haha, probably more! Celebrity status is associated with fame and public attention and I admire those celebrities who use it as a platform to do good for the world.


Time to watch my fav youtuber jenna marble.


So have you seen Vox Lux? The movie seems like it's a drama film with music as well, I never knew she could sing.


No not yet. I would be interested in seeing Jude Law in it as well.


Yes, Jude Law is in there as well, I can't remember the last time I saw him in a film, it was a while back! I am a bit excited to hear the music that Sia has written, I am also a big fan of Sia's.


They say she does a better job in the play than Portman, correct?


Sia is in the movie? I thought she only wrote songs for the film?


Yeah, do you like films/musicals or that are music based? It always seems like these movies for people wanting to make it big always have ruthless managers and Vox Lux is no different with Jude Law's character


No not really but Jude Law does do a good job playing Natalie's manager.


I believe it is 2022 in a city that has yet to be built


that is strange. build a city for the world cup? hm.


A lot of hosting countries do. There is technically no economic incentive, but it creates prestige, tourism, and jobs


oh, ok. i guess that the cup is quite expensive but the people want their soccer.


I mean soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf combined


yes, i believe. people all over the world love soccer.


On an international level, it is the most popular sport


it certainly is! it is a sport worthy of global attention. it is the best sport, the sport of kings.


I want to see the variation of soccer where it is a battle royal between 3 teams instead of just 2


that would be cool. what are the rules. how many referees are there.


That i don't know, but it sounds chaotic, but in a good way. Anyway, thanks for chatting


Thank you for the chat. have a good day.


ok. football is good. do you like baseball? do you like soccer?


which do you watch the most: baseball, football, soccer?


That is good. i like the world cup. it is exciting. soccer is fun. many people watch. i figure that billions love the game.


Is it? i will not be able to go. i have things to do. what year is that?


AOL and Excite... Winston Churchill had a bunch of hunting dogs.


I never got over the demise of Prodigy. Dogs aren't descended from wolves


So says good ol' Factual Section 2. Have you ever had a conversation with your dog over the phone?


Never. If she lived in NYC, I could call her with a 212 area code though!


Nice. I think you should be kinder to yourself if you do ever talk to your dog on the phone. Fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


There's a beer in chicago named 312, after their area code.


Yeah people love their area codes. Humans are strange. Hey that line at the bottom about kissing not being mentioned in ancient Greek literature is pulled from the "Kiss" Wikipedia page


The olympics had events in Architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture from 1912 to 1952. I had no clue!


I am well. I was just playing with my dog out in the snow. Do you have a dog?


I don't have a dog. There are 12 different blood types that dogs can have


Really? That many? I wonder what my dog has... She's a St Bernard.....


Yup. That's what Factual Section 2 says, anyway. If your dog were a stray in Istanbul it could "earn" food and water at a vending machine designed to accept plastic bottles as payment


Nice! There is a doggie water fountain at the park I go to. It is so cute but my dog is not smart enough to work it. I have to bring a dish for her.


Well, your dog might not be able to make it on the mean streets of Istanbul I guess. Dogs can't see as many colors as humans


Google prefers dogs to cats. I think AOL is a cat company and that is why they failed.


Have you read Book Club or Fifty Shades of Grey?


It sure was, I think it should remain an olimpyc event, it may not be a sport but it would be interesting to watch, a prize for the best artist


i agree with you completely.  Did you know that Winston Churchill won a nobel prize for literature?  You would think it would be for peace or some other government related event but instead it was for writing.


I didnt and I agree it does seen odd he must have some pretty good novels or pieces, you know romantic kissing is like a new development!


Is it really?  It seems like something people have been doing since the beginning of time.  Do you know when it started?


Not sure, but its a recent development according to the article, you know what makes me angry? censoring books like the FDA, they burn down 6 tons of books


That is bad. They must have done that years ago. I don't remember anything recent about burning books.  In today's world even if they did the book would be online so we no longer have to worry about censorship.


Yeah I agree, its a good thin we have online book stores now but still why burn books doesnt seem like the right thing to do, do you know who Tom Hanks is?


I do know who he is.  Is he a favorite actor of yours?  As far as comedy goes I like bill Murray.  You know he said that kung fu hustle is a supreme achievement in modern comedy.  Weird but funny.


Yeah he is one of my favorites for sure, he is actually the highest all time box office star and was  over 8.5 billion in earnings, thats pretty impressive I must say


It definitely is. It's much more impressive than the movie Trojan Wars. It had a budget of 415,000,000 and earned only $309 at the box office.


No I haven't.  I've seen commercials for both movies and Book Club looks interesting.  I like Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen.  Have you read the books?


Wow that is sure disappointing, they only earned $309? that must be a total failure for sure


It must have been. I messed up by the way.  The budget was $15,000,000.  Sorry for the confusion.


I havent, I did see the movies, the Book Club movie was pretty good and Im guessing the book is better, the movie grossed around 12 million


I think Book Club mentions other books such as Moby Dick and Fifty Shades of Grey.


Well its a romantic comedy novel,  and yeah books like Fifty Shades are referenced in it also Don Quixote, so seems interesting


I think mentioning other literature like A midsummer Night's Dream in the movie can inspire readers and movie watchers to read more.


I agree that would be a good way to inspire readers specially fans of the novel, do you like to read?


I used to. I just don't seem to have the time any more.  You know what I think is interesting is that the olympics used to have literature as an olympic event up until 1952.  It's a shame they don't anymore.


It was?  I heard architecture and paiting were events as well but didnt know literature was another one


Yes it was along with music, painting, and even sculpture.  It really seems like back in the day art was valued much more than now.


hey did you know that the dodo bird is actually closely related to the pigeon?


haha that would be scary to be walking in the woods, hear a chainsaw coming after you, and then seeing it's only a stupid bird haha


Yeah right, that would be pretty wild.  I guess there are about 1200 species of birds that are threatened with extinction because of human activity.


wow that is too bad, hopefully they don't go the way of the dodo, animals are crazy apparently Clint Eastwood was allergic to horses but rode them for a lot of his movies


That is crazy because he was in a lot of movies with them.


ya, and I never knew that dalmations calmed and protected horses at the fire departments, and that was what their job was


Very interesting fact, never knew that before.  I think dalmations look so cool.


ya they do, apparently horses from Iceland have an extra fast speed walk they can do that no other types of horses can accomplish


Never knew that either, that's different.  I didn't know Iceland was big into horses.


ya I wish I had a horse, I guess some students took horses to their school on "no cars" at school day and got suspended anyway haha


Thats hilarious, I bet they were pretty popular when they came back to school after the suspensions.


Hello there, no I didn't know that, very interesting.  Have you ever seen videos of the dodo bird in action?


ya that is an amazing story! I wonder how far of a ride it was; hopefully the horses weren't too tired haha


no I haven't, have you? I didn't think they had video recording back then? I think we only have artistic renderings of the dodo


Yeah I remember seeing video when I was younger I will never forget it.  Did you know hummingbirds will actually steal spiderweb to help construct their nests?


I had heard of that, sounds like the spiders need SPIDER POLICE to make sure that no webs are stolen haha


Yeah I would like to see a fight settled between the two, that would be hilarious!


what I didn't know was that birds bones are so hollow that the bones themselves as a whole weigh less than the feathers!


Wow that is incredible!  But I guess it makes sense when you think about it, they have to be light enough to fly.


that is true, I know that there are birds that can fly from Alaska to somewhere in Mexico and they don't sleep when they do it! that's a long flight I sleep when I fly from Michigan to Florida haha


Lol, yeah I would do the same, but that is crazy, nature is awesome.  Did you know there are birds in Australia that can mimic all kinds of sounds like car alarms and chainsaws even?


I used to go to alot but Im getting too old to stand that long anymore. Pink Floyd once filmed a concert that had no people at it lol


that is an odd "concert". i guess they liked the acoustics of the stadium?


I dont know but definately is odd. Another band popular had 324 concerts in 1 single year.


was that Linkin Park? i wish i had seen them live. they must have been awesome.


Yes I agree I really admire the ramones they toured for almost 20 years. Thats amazing.


those guys ground out like 2000 dates or something. the iron men of the rock world.


Yes they played over 2400 concerts in their time.


I wonder if they ever played in croatia or pompeii. did they ever get sued by fans?


You know  I think that was actually the band Creed. Its been good talking to you.


Creed? oh boy. those guys really must have sucked. anyway, great chat!


Hi! i am good. I am sitting reading and writing. do you like reading?


Yes I do. I like Pemelope Lively's new book.  Have u heard of her?


She is a nobel prixe winning author. She wroye her 21st book at 84 years old.


Whoa. that is great! to keep writing at that age and doing it well. i expect to just sit their drooling into my cheerios.


LOL . She has an amazing memory. Mine is horrible.


Mine is bad too. I like to read, but i seem to forget things after ive read them.


Yes, i have. not recently. i dont have the time or money. you?


In the 18th century there was a moral panic that was caused because of the spread of the reading of novels. Too funny!


And today it's tough to get people off their phone devises to read!  LOL


don't know about speed reading  Have tried techniques though by focusing on a finger down the middle of page.


I dont understand it either. However, some girl read 4700 words a minute that way.


That's crazy.  Wonder if she retained it.  I like Shakespeare's "functional shift"  Like an attention check I guess!!


He injected grammatical errors before key points in his plays.


That man is impressive haha. Anyways, had a great chat with you!


Yes thank you.  Fun and interesting/  Have a great day!


HI there.  YOu that interested in poetry?


It's alright! I can't believe some it if from the 25th century BCE!


Yes interesting.  Would have likedd to se lewis and tolkien in their "you laugh you lose" competions.


I would have loved to see that go on! Can you believe Edgar Allen Poe only received 9 dollars for the raven?


Wow.  That's a classic.  Think most everyone has heard of it.


I am a reader.  Mostly novels though.  Have read Shakespheare but found it difficult reading until you get started.


Me too! Did you hear about the moral panic caused by reading novels?


Netflix is a company that was started by a guy that was sick of late fees.


It would take an Internet to store all that information! I also wonder about cell service and Internet on the peak of Mt. Everest. It seems far fetched, but who knows.


That does seem far fetched, I would have no idea where the closest tower to Everest is. I'm not surprised by the fact that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service online. I actually expected that to be lower.


I think some people are paranoid. I expected the figure to be lower too. I think people get addicted to clicking and just click without thinking.


They are so incredibly long. I'm sure that's intentional. I know we should read them but that seems impossible with how often we come across them.


It might be possible to get cell service on Everest with satellite coverage. Watching Netflix on Everest. Strange world.


Ha ha. That would be strange. Surprisingly, the USPS has a contract with Amazon to deliver their packages on Sunday. I didn't think they ran at all on Sunday.


There must be serious volume for Amazon to pay for that service. Amazon likes the customer.


Yes they do. I've always enjoyed working with them. They are very accommodating. I just wish they treated their workers better.


I've heard the horror stories too. The workers get lots of exercise in the day. Probably good for physical health, bad for mental health. Bezos is an unusual guy.


Yes he is. As far as the employees, they don't pay them fairly and they don't give them bathroom breaks. There are many reports of employees having to relieve themselves in bottles.


I love Netflix. It seems so essential now. I was a member when they just sent DVD's. From 9am to 12 am they account for 33% of bandwidth in North America.


I wonder where they relieve themselves in the warehouse, especially while they are running around.


Blockbuster really screwed up when they didn't buy Netflix for $50 million. Now Blockbuster is no more.


Yes that was a terrible business decision. I know they tried to get into the streaming business at one point but I have not heard about it in years so I am assuming that went under as well.


Netflix needs to be on the lookout for a company that can replace them.


Yes, there is always someone looking to copy around the corner. Netflix and YouTube combined make up half of peak time internet traffic in North America.


Streaming was the way to go. Netflix expanded into streaming in 2007. I wonder what will come next. Still, Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth!


That is shocking because I do not know anyone that still pays for the DVD plan.


The Internet is the way to go. I did not know that the library of Alexandria has a copy of the Internet saved in case the Internet burns down.


That does not even seem possible. I can't imagine how you would store all of that information.


Me too, I will have to check it on google. See! He is so rich they own IMDB lol


Yeah it really is amazing. I bet Jeff Bezos did a lot of reading as a child. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement.


Reading is great for development for sure. I think Amazon even started off as a book company before making it big, do you like to read?


Oh I don't think I knew that! Yes I love to read. It helps me identify the meaning of unknown words in some aspects.


I was big into starship troopers a little bit ago. I saw the movie and didn't know it was a book, great book!


Yeah I didn't know was a book either. Apparently three of the five US military branches recommend it be read.


That is hilarious to think that is the one book they choose. I think Ender Game may be another


Yes it is LOL! I have not read enders game either. I could read more books if I could just read as fast as Anne Jones who reads 4700 words per minute!


I don't believe that is possible. i need to see this in person with a book they have never read before! It was so nice chatting with you, I will go practice my speed reading!


Yeah she could even call the moral panic like what happened back in 18th century LOL! Great talking with you too I hope you have a great day.


Oh yeah are used Amazon all the time! I love how they can deliver on Sunday because I have a contract with USPS.


That is awesome, I always see that happening, but didn't know how! I love Amazon too.


The Amazon warehouse workers work very hard and walk between 7 and 15 miles per day.


That is crazy to think that. You would think they would have a better system for them. I should work there to lose some weight!


Yes it definitely would. And 2015 Amazon became the most viable retailer in the United States in terms of market capitalization.


I am suprised it took that long, who did they beat, walmart?


Exactly right! Amazon is the third most valuable public company in the United States behind Apple and Microsoft.


wow, I bet they beat them eventually. Jeff Bezos is so rich! He even put a clock in a mountain that should run for 10,000 years!


I wonder where the clock is I would love to see it! Amazon even owns IMDB and they have since 1998.


Of course, well he was a great player his retired now and he singlehandedly stoped a civil war in his home country, that takes a lot of guts


I do! Do you know the nickanme for the new zealand team?


That is a racist name! its a good thing that nickname doest exist in America


Yes, I am sure it would not go over well in the US.


Did you hear about how the vasectomy rates increase durin March madness?


I have never heard that! It was nice talking to you.


I do! Do you know that it makes more money then most sports combined?


I didnt know that, I know it moves a lot of money but more than the others combined that is just bananas


Yes is makes more than football, basketball, baseball. golf, tennis, and hockey combined.


Wow thats amazing, the sport has more than 250 million players I guess thats more than the other sports combined as well


Do you know why Americans call it soccer?


Yeah I did know about that, makes more sense to call it football because the rest of the world calls it like that


Soccer is slang for association football. I never knew that.


I didnt know that either, do you recall Didier Drogba?


Hello! Are you a fan of the hit blockbuster, "Hamilton?" Over 80,000 users online tried to get tickets for it on February 28, 2016.


No thanks. I would much rather do other things on my birthday. I guess it would be okay if you got along with the people in line. One patron said it was the "most enjoyable waste of nine hours" she'd ever spent. There are so many better things I could do with nine hours of my time.


Yeah, when one person said that they were crazy for doing it, another person said it was worth it. They might be kidding themselves, if I do say so myself. But who knows, as I am not a Hamilton fan!


Are you a fan of going to the movies? I have never even heard of it, but a movie called Trojan Wars had a budget of $15 million dollars and only earned around $300 in the box office.


I am not really a fan of the movies. Are you? I kind of lose interest. I prefer series better. I really like Disney movies. Did you know that Sleeping Beauty was a flop and almost caused Disney to shut down their animation studio?


I had heard that before! I am a fan of the movies, but I don't go very often. Who is your favorite actor? I love Tom Hardy and Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is actually the highest all-time box office star.


I don't really have a favorite actor. Tom Hanks is pretty funny. Have you watched Silence of the Lambs? They were a box office success.


Yes I have! I have actually read the book too. I find it crazy that a horror movie like that was released on Valentine's Day weekend.


Yeah, can't imagine thinking it was a good idea saying to a date "Let's go watch this horror movie for Valentine's Day."


Yep definitely doesn't sound like a romantic date. I guess people enjoy things we never would. We would pass on waiting hours for tickets and we'd pass on watching gore for a holiday lol


Though, it might be a memorable Valentines Day so I don't know!


No, I am not. How about you? I did not know it was so popular that people would not get tickets!


I'm not sure where you live, but I've always wondered how area codes work. In NY, the area code is 212 because it was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.


That is pretty cool. I remember having a rotary phone! I think it was past its time but my parents were too cheap to replace it. Ha.


I'm not a fan yet either, but I am intrigued because it is so popular. The Kennedy Center (which hosted Hamilton for 14 weeks) had to change their entire system just to satisfy peoples' desires for tickets. Pretty crazy!


Many members of the Kennedy Center even came away without seats.


Yeah that's hard to believe. The highest priced tickets were $625 plus 14% fees for phone and online purchases. I can't imagine paying that for anything.


Yes, I heard that people were looking for lines so that they could purchase tickets.


Pretty insane. It seems like the process to get tickets was controversial since there were over 70,000 people interested in tickets, but they could only process 4 - 5,000 per hour. That would be an insanely stressful job.


You said you can't imagine spending that much money. Neither can I, but I cannot imagine wasting time to acquire the tickets either! And yes, processing for it seems stressful as well!


No kidding! I wouldn't wait outside in bad weather for tickets for sure. Especially since you can often find tickets on second hand marketplaces like Craigslist.


One person spent most of her 27th birthday outside of the building to get them. She even pulled an all nighter. That does not sound like my idea of a good birthday.


I can read almost as fast as the world record, i can read about 400 wpm


That's really good. I like to read slow so I don't have to keep going to the library.


DO you prefer hard copy books or do you read on your computer too?


I like to have a real book. I don't like to read on the computer at all. I think it's funny that someone built a computer from minecraft blocks.


I find it hard to believe the russians built a computer that runs on water.


I can't imagine that. I love my computer but I am glad I don't have to water it. lol


Very true. I enjoy watching movies on my computer while smoking.


If it is an Apple computer that will void the warranty. No smoking!


Uh oh, I did not know that. Is it a biohazard or something?


Yes, it is. I never knew that. I don't smoke but I have seen people smoke while using the computer. They are working on a way to upload your mind to the computer. I don't think I would do that!


I read about two books a week. Usually murder mysteries


Reading helps to exercise the cognitive skills.


I did so much reading in college that was textbook that I only read for pleasure now.


Same here. I do wish that I would have learned to read Braille.


I would like to have that skill. I think they should teach the basics in school.


I have not. I don't know what it is about. I like all the Classics, though. I would like to write.


I believe its a Sci-Fi and require reading for the military.


I will have to read it. In the 18th century they were worried about people reading too many novels! I think they used to call them 'penny dreadfuls' because they were cheap.


I like the old stuff from Tupac and some of Eminem's and you?


Me too. Do you know noclue is the fastest rapper in English language?


Cool. Tupac's music is in the library of congress for cultural significance


Nice. DO you know how Childish Gambino got his name?


Hmm not sure. Do you know EMinem wanted to be a comic book artist?


Cool. Gambino got his name form an online name generator


Cool. Eminem really likes the character of spiderman


I do , Do you know when he graduated high school?


Hmm no idea. Do you know what his real name is?


Yes I do Thom Yorke is mentioned in the Radiohead albums as the guy that played the laptop


Wow what a credit. Hybrid Theory is the best selling album of the century


Nice. THe album Legend by Marley was on the charts for 914 weeks


I have heard of them but do not know much in detail


They lost the rights to their music and rerecorded their hits


Wow dedication. Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero than any other music


WOw that is amazing. Twins in Japan released a rap album when they were 100 years old


Do you have any pets? They are good for companionship, company, and protection.


I can see there being lots of cats in Japan. I would think they would have indoor house cats as well as feral cats in the wild.


Hamsters are a nice safe little pet.  I wonder what makes them illegal in Hawaii?


Hawaii has some odd rules. Maybe it is because of the amount of sleep that animals require. Cats spend 10 of 15 years sleeping.


Have you ever heard of those books by Ursula Vernon?  They have a hamster princess as the lead character, my daughter enjoys them.


I haven't but they sound cute. She should run for mayor like stubbs the cat did in Alaska.


There always seem to be some animal or other becoming mayor of some small town or other, I suppose people fear they can do less harm.


Another famous cat is the stray that appeared in the Godfather. Pretty cool role!


Some people try forever to make it in the movies and then a stray walks into a high profile role!  I bet it wasn't a stray after the movie, probably even had an agent.


Cats earn their keep by hunting vermin. They are pretty useful! Nice meeting you! Have a nice evening!


I wonder if they are effective as vermin hunter if they glow in the dark like the ones in South Korea?  Good talking to you.


We have a bunch of animals in the house, a dog, couple of rabbits and fish.  No cats though.


What a full house! Some people have odd choices for pets like crabs and tarantulas.


My daughter came home one day and said she wanted a snake for a pet, that's how we ended up with rabbits, it was a compromise.


That sounds like a fair deal! They can clone cats. Copy cat was the name of the first. Creative, right?


It must have had them rolling around the laboratory floor.  My daughter would be out of luck in Queensland Australia, only magicians can own them.


Another odd pet choice is the tiger like Mike Tyson had. As odd as it is, it's not that rare. More people in the US have them as pets than there are wild in Asia.


I think we'll stick with the rabbits and dogs.  I know nearly 100,000 people visit the ER because they trip over these pets, but I'd still sooner have a dog roaming the house than a tiger.


I agree! Pets run rampant in Japan where they outnumber kids under the age of 15.


I wonder what pets they have there?  I know cats are the most popular pet world wide but is that true in Japan?


How are you? Do you like to travel? Travelling can be don by foot, bicycle, automobile,train,boat,bus, and airplane


Yea, King Kalakaua of Hawaii was the first king to travel around the world, he must have used boats to do it


Well I imagine he packed a lot of pineapples.


Lol. I'd like to check out Mackinac Island, MI, most travel is done by horse-drawn carriages


That must be where the Amish people live. Did you know that Mr. Rogers learned to breakdance?


I had no clue, I wonder if there is any videos


I doubt it. Also Emilia Clarke did the robot dance for her audition for the role of Daenerys Targaryen.


Lol, I heard Bruce Lee was a good dancer, he won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship


Awww. My dad loves Bruce. He's so old school.


I wonder how many shoes Lee had to go through, professional ballet dancer can go through 4 pairs of shoes in a week


He was probably really thrifty about them. There are certain ballet shoes that draw on the floor where dancers move.


I'm doing well. I love travel. Seeing other countries is one of my favorite bucket list items.


Michael Jackson invented his own shoes and has a patent on a device used to achieve the extreme lean in some of his dance moves


I knew there was a trick up his sleeve! hehe


Well I gtg, it was nice talking with you


Awesome! I want to travel on the 160mph commuter bus the Dutch are designing when it is complete, how about you?


That would be awesome! I think it's funny that people have been known to steal garden gnomes to take with them on vacation and return them with photos of the trip.


Lol, that's nuts. I'd like to visit Japan but don't want to spend $300 on the highway tools to travel across the country!


Gosh, I had no idea it was that expensive. There is a website for people who travel, where you can find a place to crash on a stranger's couch.


That's pretty cool. Idk about going to Iceland, they have no public rail service!


Maybe lol, instead Icelanders use domestic flights to travel between major cities, that sounds expensive!


It sort of does. I'm glad we have good air travel in the US. However it is slower than it was in the 1960's by about 10%.


Are you a hockey fan of the Stars or Capitals?


Ice fishing?  I suspect Roman Polak and Roman Polanski have similar arrest records.


LOL! Probably! Do you listen to the radio at all?


Only in the car on long trips without CDs or mp3s available.  I might listen to classic radio shows but I don't know a station for that.


Classic radio shows? Were you born in the 1920s? No one listens to those. Those are dusty archives on the Internet for the species that discovers humanity after we all disappear.


I think it would be interesting.  Didn't you ever listen to things like Cheech & Chong or other comedy audios?  I guess it's a matter of understanding a particular vernacular like hockey's "turning over the puck."


I ain't so good with the hockey metaphors, but I get the Cheecher and Chonger metaphors. Them fellers were good with the marijuana jokes. I think they should be on Fox News more.


They would be a good fit for CNN.  A little comedy might subdue all the Trump hate. Like Canadian law, all news channels should be 40% truthful.


The truth in Canada comes in the form of Canadian Content or CanCon. I think that Canada has a really good grasp of what's necessary in these trying times.


I've only been to Canada once.  It was beautiful.  I wonder if they have Canadian hummingbirds -- they sure do have hockey.


Don't ever trust Canadian hummingbirds on the hockey field! They are nefarious! Anyhow, good to chat! Enjoy your next trip to Canada!


I don't really know much about hockey. Which team are you a fan of?


Ha! I'll keep that in mind.  Thanks for the excellent conversation.


Actually, I grew up in the South so hockey wasn't a thing really...  I think watching humming birds steal spiderwebs was more popular.


I like the fact that hummingbirds do things like that . Everybody likes them, but I knew that they were larcenous little buggers.


They actually remind me more of insects in their sounds.  The sound more like a Jupiter radio storm.


I think the storms on Jupiter deserves their chance at a Grammy, especially considering all the bad music on the radio these days. Boy, I tell ya, kids these days!


Yeah, if Fox News can have a gaming website then Jupiter should have a shot at a Grammy.


The median viewer age for Fox News is 68. Are they going to play games? I don't THINK so.


I wonder what the median age for hockey is?  I did go to a hockey game once.  I saw Roman Polak... You know the saying: "I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out."  That's what he was like, always called for penalties.


I don't know Roman Polak. I know Roman Polanski. Hockey is one of Canada's national sports. There is another one. Can you guess what it is?


Lol!  That is pretty funny.  Do you know the name of the horses who perform classical dressage performances?


Good call!  Yeah that's the name, but I am curious to see what that all looks like?


I think they are born black and brown, but then turn completely white.


That is amazing, I wonder how and why that happens?


I'm not sure. Good question. Do you like Fenders?


I sure do, the Fender Stratocaster is one of the coolest guitars there are, how about you?


Yup, I have 3 strats to be honest. I love them, they are super light. Well, nice chatting with you!


Wow!  That is very cool, I bet they are really fun to play too!


Hi there, I do like horses, but haven't gone riding since I was a young kid.  How about you?


I do too. Did you know Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses?


I think I heard about that before, so crazy because how many movies has he starred in where he was on a horse or near them.


Yeah, I wonder if he has to take anything for that?


That is a good point, I'm sure he does.  Did you hear about the high school kids who rode their horses to school?


Yeah they sure did, I think it was during a 'no vehicles to school day' and they tried to be clever, I think they were.


WOW! Poor kids. Did you know that Icelandic horses have a fifth speed?


I think I heard about that as well.  I wonder what that fifth trot speed looks like?  I'm sure there is a YouTube video out there.


hey, did you know that iowa's locker room for visiting teams is painted pink? That's pretty funny to me haha


Do you play any videogames? Like I said, I used to play Halo 1 and 2, I have played 3 and beyond but I didn't like those ones as much


Not really, I used to play Madden NFL and FIFA but I dont anymore, I guess I dont have the time but games can be really fun.


ya games can be fun, it's fun to be playing and fantasize about what you're doing, apparently a single fold in the brain can make the difference between perceiving reality and fantasy, did you know that?


I didnt know that, did you know there is a fantasy congress, points are gained due to legislative success.


what that is really weird, see I don't watch sports but I do follow politics so maybe I should get into that, people even fantasy draft the national spelling bee, people will fantasy draft anything I guess haha


I know right! there seems to be a fantasy league for everything lol,


Ya, can you imagine a fantasy league and predicting the score of the highest scoring football game ever? Apparently it was 222-0 haha


I bet that would earn you serious points lol and I would retire from football after a loss like that one, who beat who?


It was Georgia Tech who defeated Cumberland, Like at some point you'd think when they hit 100 you would just give up haha


Yeah lol it must be the most humiliating loss in football history, its almost like the story of Junipero Serra High School, had a hall of famer and never used him, they lost every game


I didnt know that but I agree it must be curious to be the visiting team, wonder if that really works or just makes the other team angry.


I've seen that where sometimes the best players don't get used, it makes me sad at the waste of talent


haha ya it either makes them mad and they play better or it demoralizes them, also crazy that in the 60's top football stars didn't make as much as the top bowlers, just wild because bowling isn't big at all these days


I bet football wasnt a big thing back in the day, you know theres a rb from the Patriots that never fumbled the ball?


No I didn't know that, they shoudl give that guy a bonus, also weird that Kellan moore is the only left handed quarterback in the nfl


Really the only one? I bet that gives him an edge and its former player maybe they did gave him a bonus back in the day.


ya I wondering if that is an advantage, I bet it is especially for running different kinds of plays, I think it's cool that the circle huddle was created by a deaf quarterback so that other teams couldn't read his hand signs


I bet he didnt think it would become so popular, do you know who Baker Mayfield is?


he's a college quarterback isn't he? I think he was a champion in Halo 3 at his college, I used to play Halo 1 and 2, I was the champion of those games at my college


Yeah apparently no one in his college could ever beat him in Halo 3, good thing he became a football player though.


did you know that The white house has twin buildings in ireland and france ?


Is all the u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house ?


I heard obama did not live in a big house


The first president of zimbabwe has a funny name


yes banana. I would not have called him that lol


I love models. Did you know that mona lisa's model might well have been da vinci's assistant, salai - a young, effeminate male


No, I also did not know that Martha stewart modeled for chanel in the early 60s


I did not know she was that old. grant imahara is a model too


Well I have 1 in 88,000 odds of being with a model lol


yes and winning the powerball jackpot are 1 in 175 million. You have better odds


It was nice chatting. I am about to learn more about Melania Trump design background


wonder why The white house still uses floppy disks


At least George w. bush try to conserve by having solar panels put back on the white house.


I wonder if trump would make the top three wealthiest presidents


I pretty sure has more than  jfk, washington, and jefferson


Did you know that the White House has two twin buildings in Ireland and France?


Thats interesting, I had no idea he did that, its a good thing to be remembered as a president that started with clean energy for the White House.


I totally agree with that.  It's much better than being remembered as being called President Banana as the first president of Zimbabwe was.


Yeah I wouldnt like to be remembered by a nickname like that one, did you know that until 1805 the runner up of a presidential election became the vice president?


No I didn't know that but it is a really good idea!


I can see it working, I wonder why it got changed.


I don't know.  Our government is odd and secretive. I mean, did you know that they own 86% of the land in Nevada?


Thats a lot of land I didnt know that but I agree, all thoose secrets, I wonder what else they are hiding as they had plans to destroy Wikileaks.


It does make you wonder.  I mean, they passed a law protecting them from violating the geneva convention back in 2006.


Thats crazy, it seems like we are just puppets in their game and since Trump I think things are getting worse.


At least one government on the planet is good.  Norway donated one billion dollars to help save the Amazon Rainforest.


No, I hadn't heard that but I did know that the guest house is bigger than the white house.


Yeah not everything is lost, hopefully that goverment doesnt have dark secrets as well.


Yeah seems like it, but even with his guest house being larger than the White House, Trump is still not in the top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history.


True. Speaking of France did you know that a man in France was able to sell the Eiffel Tower twice by impersonating a government official?


I did not know that! that must be a hard thing to accompish, I mean who would fall for that!


It does seem pretty incredible!  It's just as incredible as hearing that the White House still uses floppy disks!


Yeah with all tech available, but maybe they still used them for safety reasons, they might be harder to hack as they require a manual access. Did you know Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees from the White House?


I didn't know that! I wonder why he did that!


It seems like he was a staunch conservationist.


Wow!  Well conservatives are not all bad. I mean, George W. Bush put solars panels on the White House!


Probably just out of respect for a man who did so much for this country to become what it is. Ill admit it is screwed up how people could use slaves to make theirselves wealthy. There is no denying that Without George Washington this country may not have ever become this country like they did.


Yeah, that's a good point and a good rule to have, without his contributions and leadership, the US definitely wouldn't be what it was today. He was loved by so many that he even received 100% of the electoral votes even though he was a bad public speaker, that's unheard of these days!


To add to your point. I believe he is the only President to receive 100 percent of the electoral votes.


Yeah, the only one, definitely impossible today. George Washington was not only known for chopping down the tree, he also had a dog and to much debate, dogs aren't color blind, they just cannot see as many different colors as humans can.


Thats interesting. They also along with elephants are the only animals pointing. Probably why they are so popular as pets. instinctively understand


They are the only animals pointing? What do you mean by that?


Oh my bad. I meant to say they are the only animals along with elephants that instinctively understand pointing. Im Sorry about that. Must have hit the wrong button on my keyboard.


Oh ok, thanks for clarifying, I wasn't too sure that animals could point much less elephants! Dogs perhaps, but I imagine it'll take a great effort for an elephant to do that. Google is a dog company, they even have it in their code of conduct!


really that is interesting. I guess they have their hands in about everything these days.


Yeah, they do even telephones with their Google Pixel phones, I wonder if they had anything to do with Unicef's pledge to donate a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute someone doesn't use their cell phone.


Hi, great! I really enjoy watching cookie shows on Netflix and am excited to learn that Patrick O'Connell has released a culinary biography about the Inn at Little Washington.


Where do I sign up for that. I hardly ever use mine unless I have to.


On Unicef's site! You can help donate clean water, sad to think about how some people don't have access to basic needs like clean water!


Really that sounds interesting I dont even have a clue who that is to be honest.


It's the chef that's responsible for the highly acclaimed Inn at Little Washington, it has received a three-star Michelin rating. Have you visited any MIchelin starred restaurants?


No I havnt. I am guessing it is named after George Washington.


That I'm not too sure, I'll have to read the culinary biography to find out.


I know George Washington was a wealthy man. His net worth would have been 525 million in 2010 dollars.


I think he'd be considered one of the wealthiest presidents in the US then, how do you think he managed to accumulate that fortune back in the day?


I would say he was a very good business man and a likeable guy on top of it. Although he was considered a bad public speaker by most historians.


That and he probably owned a lot of land and also "slaves" which were considered assets back in the day. Crazy to think how far we've come, but one thing's for sure, no officer is allowed to outrank George Washington who was a six-star general. I wonder why that law came to be in the first place.


Good morning. How are you? Don't you just love the Internet? It is actually addictive with measurable changes in the brain.


Yes cat videos are definitely more popular than dog videos! Police actually have their own YouTube called blue tube.


Never heard of that one, can't be that popular.  I typically stick to music videos, and concerts.  I rarely get to go to concerts so Youtube is the next best thing.


Concerts are a lot of fun. I prefer the smaller concerts and nightclub as opposed to big arenas or large parks. It is more intimate.


I totally agree.  It's nice to get up close to the person or band you want to see rather than being hundreds of feet away.


Exactly. In Croatia there is an ancient Roman amphitheater that is still in use as a concert venue. That would be a cool place to see a concert.


Yes, there are some really cool places that bands have played in the past.  I not sure how I feel about paying money to watch a hologram sing though.


Yeah I probably wouldn't want to pay money for that either it's basically watching a concert on the screen. The Ramon's played a total of 2263 concerts. They toured almost nonstop for 20 years. Must've been very tiring.


That's a lot of shows.  It's impressive for people but not holograms.  You would ave to just press the repeat button and it would keep on playing night after night.  Could play in multiple places at once too.


Yes that's a good point I bet that will happen more in the future. Did you hear about the Creed concert in 2002?


Is that the one where people sued to get their money back.  Maybe Creed should just make a hologram of their best concert and replay it and not take the chance of upsetting their fans.


Based on that little bit of info I'm not sure that I do love it.  Not sure I could without the internet though.


Yes it must have been a bad concert! Not like The Ramones or Linkin Park! Well it was great talking to you this morning!


Same here.  I'll be logging into Youtube to see if I can find that Creed concert and see how bad it was.  Good bye.


Yes it is very important. It carries a vast range of information from documents and applications to electronic mail and file sharing.


When using the internet I find myself on Youtube most often, watching more videos than I really should


I love youtube. Created back in 2005 it wasn't always so big but sure is now!


I guess it's the whole thing of having videos on demand.  I even find myself watching concert on Youtube.


Oh nice I've never watched a concert on YouTube. Although I did watch Justin Bieber's baby video on YouTube and it is the most dislike video on there.


I suspect that is more to do with people being jealous of his popularity than a dislike of that individual video, I seen far worse than that.


True. I was surprised to hear that YouTube is the second largest search engine on the net, I wonder what the first one is? Google?


I would assume you a right there.  There seems little you can't find on Youtube now, I wonder just how many cats videos have been uploaded to it now.


hey there, do you know much about earth?


Sure! Did you know Michael Jackson wasn't the first to do the moonwalk?


wow interesting. even bruce lee was a dancer


That is cool. I would not peg him as a dancer but I guess it makes sense. Did you know there was an episode of Mr. Rogers where he learned to break dance?


oh cool. and of all people, tupac was a dancer, do you know what kind?


Ha, would have never have guessed. I wonder if he ever tried the ballet slippers that make drawings from the dancer's movements. That is pretty cool!


I know a little bit. Did you know that Earth is almost four times as dense as the sun?


I don't know but they are such tough dancers, the ballet one, they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


that is cool. and sadly more than 80% of the forests have been destroyed


Sad. I always worry about getting hit by an asteroid but we will probably destroy ourselves before that happens. Jupiter says earth from many asteroids that head towards it.


true. thinkig about it when earth was created the day was only 5.5 hours long


Cool! And the earth's magnetic field direction reverses every 200,000 to 300,000 years.


did you know UN appointed an amabassador in case extreterrestrials evern make contact with us?


I hope that person has other duties in the meantime before that happens. Haha. Speaking of outer space, you could fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and you would still have room after that to spare.


wow so far from each other, so much space in between. Did you know earth will be virtually helium free by the end of this century?


Hello there. Have you ever played the guitar or piano?


This is true. That statement also goes well with piano's. There's so many talented artists out there that can play the piano and guitar. Did you know that Freddie Mercury used the same piano to record Bohemian rhapsody as paul mccartney used to record hey jude? That must be a super lucky piano.


Yes. That piano must be worth a bit of money


I could only imagine. I wonder where they keep that piano.


it should be in the rock and roll hall of fame


As it should be. It would be so awesome to see it in person.


A long time ago at the fillmore east I saw grand funk railroad. Talk about loud and sparks flying


Oh nice! I haven't heard of that band until now. What is some popular songs that they have? I want to look them up and give them a listen.


Were an American band, Im your Captain, Some kind of wonderful, are some hits they had in the 1970s


Cool! I'm listening to Were an American band right now, i reeeeaally love the guitar playing!


no. I would have liked to play but never did. Fan of guitar players from the 60s and 70s


Nice! Well thank you for opening up my ears to some new awesome music. Now i got some new stuff to listen to. It's been a pleasure chatting with you about guitars and piano's. :)


oh nice! That reminds me, Eddie van Halen actually set a studio speaker on fire from playing the guitar solo for Beat It,


I have heard that. Hendrix set his guitar on fire at Woodstock.


That just shows how badass they are, haha! The best guitarists are the ones that set stuff on fire from playing... or have a phd in astrophysics like the one from Queen.


Same here. Whenever i watch people, it looks so easy to pick up and learn... until you actually try to learn and realize its alot harder than it looks hah. Taking the time to build up muscles in your fingers is hard work.


Yeah. I know they had accounting software LOL, my Dad used it. We had the Minnesota Fats pool game and I think one soccer one. But it was such a different era. No Madden style graphics


I wonder whether they had a version of kickball on the C64. The Canadians call the game soccer-baseball.


Yeah I've read that somewhere. When I was a kid, we played a kind of kickball called Rounders at camp. Our counselor was English. He kept telling us "run to fourth!" and we were like, "You mean home? Run home?"


Baseball is American! I don't know the English would want with it. I bet the English don't collect "Rounders" cards the way we collect baseball cards.


Right? I wonder if they have cricket cards LOL? I think they have stickers for soccer.


Some guy found $3 million dollars of baseball cards from the 1900s. I wonder what he did with the money.


Yeah. That's an amazing find. I heard they had been hidden since the 40s.


Thanks, Grandpa! I bet Grandpa wishes he had cashed them in before he cashed out.


Well, but time probably added to the value, no? I wonder if the grandson found a Honus Wagner. Isn't that the super valuable one? In the 90s I think Wayne Gretzky bought one as an investment.


Honus Wagner was a card in a pack of cigs, I think. That goes way back. Why do baseball managers wear uniforms still? They're too old to play.


It's going great! Which do you prefer, football or baseball?


Well, but they can play in an emergency! It's in the rules. Back in the day, player-managers were more of a thing, they were younger.


Probably one of the players got chosen to be manager. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Oh I guess baseball. Although I don't have time to see many games anymore.


Baseball is the American pastime. Japanese are surprised to discover this fact.


Yeah, I guess they see it as being their own. They have their own fan culture around it. What is your favorite sport?


I like both baseball and football, but I usually follow them around playoff time. Don't have much time for games.


Yeah the seasons are so long that it's tough to get really immersed. Especially baseball. It's what, 162 games?


162, plus playoffs. Soon they'll be playing until Christmas. Until 2005, a married couple scheduled all the games for the MLB. They must have had special software or something.


Yeah. Although I think they had done it since the 80s. Maybe they did the first few seasons on a Commodore 64 LOL?


The old C64! Classic. I don't remember any good sports games on that though. Football, baseball, soccer. Probably not easy to do on a C64.


I think everyone loves dogs, even google is a dog company!


I have heard that.  They are definitely man's best friend.  Dogs even like to problem solve in order to earn rewards.


they can be very smart, mine is kinda dumb though


Mine is smart and dumb.  He is a border collie so he like to herd anything.  I think we have bred that into them.  There are lots of different breeds and many of them have been bred to be more amenable to specific jobs and tasks.


Mine is a maltipoo, so just a lapdog, but she has some herding instincts as well


Well, she serves a companion role, which is good for us as people.  Dogs have been bred for millenia on order to bring out certain behaviors and skills.  I think working dogs are just fascinating, such as sled dogs or hunting dogs.


it is always sort of cool to see the animal come out in my dog I think, like they help so much, but to see them natural is interesting


Did you know that dogs can learn over a thousand words?  For a species that cannot speak the language, it is amazing they can understand that much of ours.


that is super interesting, I never would have thought that, my dog knows about 3 haha


All this talk about dogs makes me want to go take mine for a walk.  Thanks for the chat about man's best friend.


Great, do you like dogs?  I find them to be so interesting.  I still find it amazing they all descended from the wolf.


I love dogs! I never knew that they had 12 blood types!


Yeah, isn't that more than humans?  And yet I think they are all universal donors for each other.


Dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing! that is very interesting as well


And they are uniquely attuned to our behaviors, which would include pointing.  They have definitely changed a lot from the wolf as they can live on a diet that is starch rich, instead of solely meat.


I always thought dogs were color blind, apparently that is not true either!


Nope. they can see some colors, just not as many as humans.  Have you ever watched a video of a dog drinking in slow motion, they actually drink with the underside of their tongue!


Do they really? I never knew or noticed that!


Dogs are fascinating.  It is amazing how much they help us in our life, from police dogs, to herding sheep, and helping people who have disabilities.  They can be trained for so many tasks.


I  stayed up so late watching the tele. Do you like watching television?


Yup! There are enough  Pokemon episodes to watch 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight! I also love to watch travel shows because I love to travel. Do you like to travel?


That's crazy. I love traveling. It's one of my favorite things to do.


Me too!I love to travel by train, but an airplane will do, I guess. Did you know Iceland has no public rail service? Most Icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns! That seems crazy!


I did not know that about Iceland. I saw air travel is 10% slower than in the 1960's in order to save on fuel costs.


Wow! I wouldn't have guess that. Everyone seems to want to go faster, faster, faster! In fact, the Dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160 mph!


It sure is. Faster than an average bus or car. You know, Mackinac Island, Michigan has banned motorized vehicles for over 100 years. Most people travel by horse-drawn carriage or bikes. Nobody is going 160mph on Mackinac Island!


it would probably be pretty relaxing! I'm going to go research it more. Have a good day!


I think it would be relaxing as well. I love traveling.


I hope you get to travel somewhere good soon! Bye!


Sounds good you too. Good chatting with you!


Me too! Obviously I prefer the entertainment to the advertising, and usually to the news. What do you like to watch?


I agree. I love The Walking Dead and Animal Kingdom. What about you?


I like The Simpsons. Did you know there is only one episode where Bart neither appears, nor is mentioned?


The Simpsons are great. Hard to believe only one episode he didn't appear in.


Also, did you know when South Park aired its Family Guy episode, they got flowers from the Simpson's crew?


Wow I didn't know that. Pretty cool they gave them flowers.


Yeah. I wonder how many episodes of the Simpsons there even are? I know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon!


I know there are a ton because it's been going on for 30 years. Tons of Pokemon episodes too!


Yes a lot, it is the second largest engine now


True. THey used bandwidth in 2007 as much as the entire internet used in 2000


Wow that is a lot. Do you know why they had to up their view count?


Hmm I am not sure. Do you know who Bob Ross is?


It is all because of Gangnam Style song. Yeah I know Bob


Well youtube has 70 episode of his show the joy of painting


I go as much as I can actually, do you ?


Yeah me too. Did you hear of that guy that proved his innocence by studying at the library?


Yes and then he went on to help other innocent people


That is so amazing, the power of knowledge


I sure do, do you have a favorite skit in there?


I love the Weekend Update which is also the longest running in there


Nice I like that too. Did you ever watch the SImpsons?


I sure did, Did you know Homer had 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes?


Wow that is a lot. THere is an episode where Bart does not appear


Hmm interesting. Do you ever watch Shark Tank?


Yeah and he was not even mentioned. Yes I watch it sometimes.


Most of the deal in there are fake. Do you watch youtube?


Yes that is true. Did you know we are very similar to zebrafish