Good morning! How's your day going? Are you interested in science like genetic engineering or the planet?


Yes it has! I guess our ancestors started showing modern behaviors around 50,000 years ago and started heading out of Africa to other parts of the globe. They must have been brave or desperate for survival?


I think that humans naturally are natural explorers and as soon as the natural barriers left starting venturing out 50,000 years ago


Yes and our adaptations for long distance running, made them some of the best at hunting across great distances. Even better than the animals.


Yea, it's crazy how human use distance running to hunt, just repeatedly chasing an animal faster than you until it dies from exhaustion


I wonder what part the fact that humans experience fear when they hear a certain sound frequency played in survival? Maybe it's the lion's roar or lightening strikes or some other sound that spells danger?


It is possible, not only do sound frequency produce fear but most humans have an innate fear of snakes and spiders


Maybe we should have a fear of zebra fish, since 84% of the genes associated with our diseases, also have a counterpart in zebra fish!


I'm more scared of the black swallower fish, it can eat prey twice its length


Ha! That's a good point. I'm not sure how big they would have to grow to threaten us but let's watch out, just in case! I heard that there is a jellyfish that lives forever, but I don't know how that can be true?


There are some species of jellyfish able to revert back to a larva stage after reaching adulthood, it's pretty cool


Yea I'm interested in all that. It's fascinating life on earth may have started 4.1 billion years ago


I've learned some interesting things today about a lot of subjects from DNA, humans, fish and more!


Yea, it was nice chatting with you, have a good day


Does it bother you about how many species are being lost of the planet or do you think it's all a part of what's gone on since the beginning?


Well it's natural for species to die off but not as fast as the current rate. it's a shame humans have destroyed so much like 80% of natural forests


Yes, that does make me sad. I know that the landscape has repeatedly changed but when you see all those trees down, it's depressing. And to think that in the earth


Humans have had such a great impact in a short amount of time, if the earth's history was a 24 hour period humans would have been here for 1 min and 17 secs


Yes! I got so excited about the trees that I didn't finish my last thought but that's exactly what I was thinking. We've been here such a short time compared to the earth's existence! It's funny that we now have an ambassador for extraterrestrials, in case they ever make contact with us!


That is strange. I wonder what is happening to all the helium, earth is suppose to run out by the end of the century


That does seem weird and I've not heard of other elements disappearing. It's not from all the balloons, I'm sure. Early humans used tools with a lot of dexterity compared to other animals, but it just can't be all those balloons we've blown up!


It is quite fascinating how something as simple as manual dexterity and tool use has made us so successful as a species


I do like listening to albums. i was listening to a jazz album on youtube recently.


I love rock music. Did you know Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album was the best-selling album of the 21st century?


I did not know that. i know that the band did over 300 concerts in one year. they were popular.


Wow that's a lot of concerts. Reel Big Fish lost their rights to their original record label so they re-recorded all of their albums.


That must have been a headache, but i guess they wanted to hold onto their music. good for them!


Yep. The Dark Side of the Moon is still one of the best selling albums.


Yeah, when did that album come out? it has been a best seller for decades.


Not sure when it came out, but it's been around for a long time. I love Pink Floyd.


Floyd is awesome. they have done unusual things, like record an album in an empty stadium. Anyway, great chat!


Yeah, i guess so. i feel about cats the way they seem to feel about me. YOu?


I love Pink Floyd. It was good chatting with you too!


I like dogs better, but I like cats too. There are cat cafes in Japan where you can pay to play with cats and have drinks.


Yeah, Japan is a great place for animal lovers. they also have owl cafes.


For sure. Cats at 15 years old have spent 10 years of their lives sleeping.


Yeah, they know how to live LOL i wish i could get that much sleep. i envy them


I envy them as well lol. The cat in the Godfather opening scene was a stray they found.


Yeah, that was a well behaved cat. really added a lot to the character of the godfather.


I agree. A town in Alaska has a cat mayor named Stubbs.


I bet Stubbs does a better job than most folks. doesnt make hasty decisions, sleeps on important ones.


Nice, that is a great car, you know the history behind the name Cadillac?


The brand was founded by a French explorer called Anoine de la Mothe Cadillac, he founded the company in Detroit


How very appropriate!  I read somewhere that it's legal to put flamethrowers on your car in South Africa to prevent carjackings.  I'm thinking about mounting me one on Nellie Belle to keep bad drivers away from her in heavy traffic.


That is crazy!! that sounds so dangerous, thats definetely not legal on the states so be careful lol


Well, I wouldn't burn anybody with it on purpose.  More of an intimidation thing, if you get close enough to feel the heat from the flame you are too close, BACK OFF or your paint might get a little melted.  That's all.


It can also work for the snow, so what forms of entertainment do you like?


I also like video games I like to dance, music


It was the best, even though it could only display 54 colors.  Things have really progressed nowadays we have fortnite.


The world of video games has changed a lot I agree, anyway its been great chatting with you really cool facts


You too, enjoy the rest of your Friday evening.  I'm going to slap a coat of wax on ole Nellie Belle. Talk to you later, friend.


It's one of my favorite alcoholic drinks, I get worried because driving under the effect of them can be dangerous


Yes, it is and illegal and can get you put in jail with a big fine.


Yeah its a good thing theres a robot driven ban now that can save you the jail time and the fine


That's a good idea, it needs to implemented into many other cities.


I agree that can save many lifes and can be a great service, the self Driving company  Drive.ai is a popular one


Not to change the subject, but do you own a car?


I do own a car yes, its a Ford what about you?


Cool, I have an old school Cadillac Coupe De Ville, pearl white in color, just spent $ 3000 of my income tax refund on a new transmission and she drives like a top, now!


They do and they also have great games, do you also like Netflilx?


I love it too, the first series on the show is called Lilyhammer


I never heard of it. I think it came out in 2012 though.


Yeah back in 2012 the company expanded first in the year 2010, it has grown a lot since then


Did you know blockbuster had an offer to buy netflic/


I dint know that, I wonder why blockbuster declined that offer


Not sure but i ws for $50 million and now netflix is now worth $2 billion.


Wow, I bet they are kicking themselves over that decision consideting how Blockbuster is almost gone by now, interesting how Reed Hastings got inspired to create the company


Yes, I like multiplayer video games. How about you?


It has, and to think it all began with a $40 late fee, anyways its been great chatting with you all is left is to wonder how Netflix will grow in the furue


I am not sure. I am very interested though. It was nice talking to you.


I know right, cool facts and all, have a nice day bye


I like them too one of my favorite games was Halo 2, I just dont have the time to play anymore


That is a fun one. Did you know the first multiplayer first person shooter used a msuic protocol for networking?


No didnt know that, did you ever play the game Goldeneye for Nintendo 64?


I did not. But it was added last minute I heard.


Yeah it was added without the knowledge of the developping companies, good thing the multiplayer mode worked out


Nintendo is very lucky! I wonder what would have happened if it didn't work.


Probably 1 or 2 people fired because of it, another great video game company is Activision


I heard they have a patent on matchmaking systems.


In authority regimes, a dictator or leader of one party state may also be called a president.


I'm curious as to what his net worth would be the equivalent to in today's dollars.


A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources.


Often they are named after presidents in the United States. They usually have a library made in their hometown.


In US over half of adults have library cards.


A library card is a great thing to have, they're free and grant you access to a lot of necessary resources.


Sure, It make our self very discipline and very focused and learn lot of things in the library.


It can also help those who don't have reliable access to a computer. They are becoming a necessity in today's world.


I love to read, there are so many different and entertaining genres. Do you enjoy reading?


I think that's a somewhat underhanded way to hide the fact that the government is in fact a dicatorship.


Yes, I read novels. Who is your favourite author ?


My favorite authors include Erik Larsson, Stephen King, and Chuck Pahalniuk


NIce. The government of Norway will buy 1000 copies of books and distribute them to all library.


That's a great way to support your citizenry!


In politics, President is a title given to leaders of republican states.


Some presidents have some interesting hobbies, the president of Indonesia has released multiple albums.


The US president guest house is larger than the white house.


It probably has to be to accommodate foreign dignitaries and all the staff/security that they travel with.


They are safeguard people and their lives it is necessary.


Definitely. I think it is interesting that in America we used to have the runner up in the presidential election serve as Vice President. It probably led to some contentious pairings.


Its very interesting. The role of the president is more prominent, and also the function head of the government.


Yes and often times they are a wealthy individual such as JFK or George Washington.


there must have been magic in the keys. i wonder what other songs were composed on it.


I don't know but that piano is a legend. In 1930 the bbc once broadcast piano music instead of news


i admire their restraint. now they would just make up news or fabricate a crisis.


Yea, I never watch news on the tv, I'd rather watch the Simpsons. There's only one episode that doesn't feature Bart in any way


i wonder which one that was. bart is usually in there making mischief. i like the simpsons too, but i like south park more.


Yea, South Park is better than the newer Simpson episodes. It's funny that the Simpsons crew sent them flowers after making fun of Family Guy


family guy really does not do story telling like south park. family guy is a random comedy machine.


Yea, I don't watch much Family Guy. I do like That 70s Show, they have a UK version called "Days Like These"


I think that was a mistake to recreate word for word a show from the US. who thought that would be funny? Anyway, great chat!


Yea doing that 70s show verbatim was a horrible idea


Yea, I like listening to the Piano which was invented around 1700


TV does not have many good shows, so i guess they thought to just copy and paste. Have a good evening!


it is the universal instrument. it seems to be found everywhere. In 2006 a group of climbers reached the top of britain's highest mountain and found a piano


That's pretty crazy, those climbers must in been in shook to find a piano on top of a mountain


i wonder who put it there and why. who would play it? who would tune it? odd choice of location. the piano on the hindenburg makes more sense.


Yea, I think maybe it was dropped by a helicopter on top of the mountain but even that seems far fetched


i guess they could but who would do it? and why not an aluminum one because ti would be lighter.


Yea, it's amazing an aluminum piano was made and it only weighed 356 lbs, some people weigh more than that


LOL quite true. were they allowed on the hindenburg? "sorry, you cannot board the aircraft unless you are lighter than this piano."


Lol, that would be a good policy. It's pretty crazy the same piano was used for Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody


Hmm I have no idea but likely it is a lot as there are a lot of games played. How many?


Well you are right it is a lot, about 160 000


Wow amazing. Do you know who did the MLB scheduling for 24 years?


Hmmm I do not actually, who? Do you know the cubs, the team?


It was a couple and they schedule 2430 games a yeah. Yeah I know the Cubs


WOw that is a lot. Well the Cubs won back to back championships and then nothing for a while


WOw I wonder what happened there. IN Japan the sport is so popular that they don't believe it is just a pastime in the US


WOw nice. Do you know the song Royal by Lorde?


Yeah I do, is it somehow related to baseball or the games?


Yeah two radio stations banned it during a game between the Giants and ROyals


Hey there I like it  and watch it a lot and you?


Haha that makes so much sense, staying neutral


Yeah me too. Do you know why managers wear uniforms?


Not sure of that, why? I did not know they wear them in the first place


Yeah they wear them because they are allowed to play if it need be


Oh that is neat. Do you know who the Albuquerque Isotopes are named after?


Hmm I do not know that, who? Do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


Not sure of that but the team was named after a team in the SImpsons


Haha that is awesome. In Canada it is called soccer-baseball


Hmm interesting. DO you know how many balls are used during a MLB season?


I love them! Sad about chester. Im really surprised that they have that record with all the other great artist


I like them as well. Another good album "dark side of the moon" was one of the best sellers in 2014 even though it was released over 40 years ago - pretty cool.


Pink Floyd! They had one of their guitarist turn a grand house boat into a recording studio. Wonder which albums were recorded there


That's pretty crazy to have a house boat recording studio. Also crazy that van halen set the studio speakers on fire recording a guitar solo!


Also crazy is Reel big fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album because they didnt have the rights to their own songs


Yeah it is crazy how the music industry works when it comes to copyrights and ownership of music (even if it was originally  your own music.)


Do you have a favorite format for albums? I use to love collecting cds


I used to collect cds. I still have several, but also listen to music on my phone a lot because it is convenient.


MP3 really changed music. Just like NWAs straight outta compton. They were able to hit platinum without radio play


Yes mp3 has, cds are becoming a thing of the past. Well it was nice talking to you.


It has grown on me a little. We can blame Henry Ford for helping it become popular because he feared jazz music


It is not my kind of music, but pretty cool that the fender statocaster was intended for country music.


Yeah but guitars shouldnt just be for one use. Eddie van halen did the solo for beat it. And it turned out pretty good


The guitar is a pretty cool instrument. There are so many different ways to play it - as an acoustic, through an electrical amplifier, etc.


Even cool as a prop. Matthew Bellamy holds the record for most smashed on tour


I love muse, but it kind of makes me sad that he has ruined so many guitars.


That is true. Did muse release any good albums?


Yes they have a lot of good songs. Do you like Linkin Park? Their album "hybrid theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century.


I will research further later.  Do you know that the first king to travel around the world was from Hawaii?


No, I wasn't even aware that they had a King.  Do you know if the King is a current part of their Government?  How does that fit in with the current US systems?


There is no more king in Hawaii.  I do not know how the kingdom ended.


I have really found the more I read, the more I find out that I dont know.


Even if it is just strange facts, like Clint Eastwood, despite riding horses in so many of his movies, actually had mild allergies to horses.  Crazy


I did not know that.  Horses were domesticated a long time ago.


Even though I have nothing to do with horses personally, I live in a area where a lot of people work in the industry.  I think they are fascinating animals.


I think so.  I understand that about 50 million years ago, horses used to be really small.


Wow, I guess they have changed a lot.  Lipizzaner horses which do a lot of dressage are born black and turn white in about 6 years.  So I guess some ability to change is in their DNA


I do. It has been a while since I have had the chance to though.  My next destination would be Ireland, Iceland, and Greece.


It's really amazing.  People did not use to ride horses because they were so small.


At one point two high school students rode their horses to school on a "no vehicles" day and got suspended.  That would be a sight to see.


It would be a sight indeed.  Anyway, it was nice chatting with you.


I want to travel within the country (US) nowadays.  Have you heard of Mackinac Island?


I have heard that they banned motor vehicles, but that is about it.


the government intends to take care of it to make sure that the island historical symbols are preserved.


That is pretty cool.  Did you know that all of Japan's highways are toll roads, and it costs $300 to go across the country in tolls?  Im glad not all US highways are like that.


I will not be able to afford driving around in Japan.


I wouldn't either.  I'd likely have to rely on other forms of transportation if that were the case here.


The dutch is creating a commuter bus that can travel 160mph.  Do you know if the project is started already?


I don't know if it has. I'd be a little scared to ride in a bus going that fast, I wonder how it would be rated for safety (and the safety of cars on the road too).


How's it going? It's crazy how far reaching the internet is nowadays  and is essential for public, academic, business,  and government functioning


It wouldn't be a bad idea as long as it makes it, the Library of Alexandria's saved copy of the internet


I am thankful for that copy of the internet.  I would be so lost without it.


I wonder if there is a copy of all the TV shows, then I can see if there really is an episode of the Simpsons that does not feature Bart.


I feel like I have to search for that too, and if it exists, is it truly the only one?  So much to do!


Well at least you don't have to search for "Days Like These", no one wants to see that show


Yeah, I mean there is not that much of it to be found in the first place,  10 episodes?  Ugh.


A verbatim remake of That 70s Show is a bad idea in any country


It may have launched a few careers but thats about it


I think Day's Like These most likely ended some careers


Things are good here.  It is important.  I think Id like to be an astronaut, strictly for the purpose of getting faster internet.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Yea 3g isn't gonna cut it anymore, even if you're on the peak of Mt. Everest


Well, ill take 3G, if you dont instagram it right then, they how are you going to get validation.  LOL


One thing I can do without is the full terms of a product/service, only 7% of people read them anyway


For real.  Give me bullet points.  That way I wont promise my soul and first born to multiple companies.


Save the first born for the hamburger button, I heard the the 3 horizontal lines represents sacrificed souls


Man and all these years I thought it was just a menu button.  Heres to poking more souls as I feed my internet addiction.


Hopefully insurance companies will recognize internet addiction and pay for online rehab


Thats genius, we should patent it.  We could become so rich.


I want to know how they do that so I can help more


Me too. Do you know how much computing power an iPhone has?


More than the nuclear icbm US deterrent has


I sure do. Do you know why it is called soccer?


Yes that is just an american slang for association football


Yeah. It is a sport that has more money than some other combined


Yeah it sure is. Jon Steward was a soccer player too once in the 1980s


Yes he represented the US in the pan american games in 1983


I sure do. Do you know why the NY area code is 212?


Yes that was because it was easier to dial on a rotary phone


Yeah. Do you know how wide are the phone cables?


Yes they are actually only 2. 7 inches wide, that is it


Yeah and they sit on the bottom of the ocean floor


Yes I wonder how they do not get tangles with the animals and such


Yeah good point. Did you ever use a phone book?


No but I hear if they get stuck together there is no separating them


Yeah. UNICEF donates clean water when we do not use our phones


Lazy Lester recently passed away.  He was a great Cajun musician.


All in the family.  But Lazy Lester got pushback when he wanted to record country music.


Don't know.  But the owner of the studio where he did his recordings refused to let him make the records.


Apparently Lester's Sugar Coated Love was brought to the country charts in 1977.


I believe Freddy Fender recorded the version that became popular.


Interesting. It seems like Lester's songs were rerecorded so interest in his songs were revived.


The Fabulous Thunderbirds recorded three of his songs, and that led the revival.


And eventually Lester was persuaded to resume performing.


Lester's album won a Blues Foundation award in 1988, when he started performing again after taking years off.


Lester was even inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and he was featured in a Geico commercial.


Yes, he was a great influence on musicians on both side of the Atlantic


The guy could play harmonica.  He enjoyed making music anyway possible with whatever was at hand.


Yes, he even played on cardboard boxes and used rolled up newspapers on snare drums


Apparently hiim being called Lazy referred to his relaxed and behind the beat singing style.


The name fit him perfectly.  Musicianship ran in his family.  Slim Harpo was his cousin.


Slim Harpo also played harmonica.  He wrote the song "Shake your hips"...Don't move your head Don't move your hands Don't move your lips Just shake your hips...


It looks like Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester collaborated well


Hello, do you know much about the US Senate?


I do like horses. i have never ridden one. i would love to sometime.


I love horses too. Icelandic horses have a 5th speed called Tolt. It's speed walking for horses.


i did not know that horses had speeds LOL i guess that makes sense. gallop, trot, etc.


LOL me either! Clint Eastwood is actually allergic to horses.


he was in so many cowboy films. that is strange. i think that must make him sad.


I agree. Two high school students once rode their horses to school when they had a no vehicles to school day.


that is a great idea. i think that smart alecs like them make school fun.


I used to listen to the radio. I dont listen much now. You?


hi how are you? i do not. i should be ashamed.


I do everyday still. Well, it was a pleasure talking to you. Have a good day.


No worries. Did you know they used the same gavel for 165 years until Richard Nixon cracked it?


Oh, that Nixon!  He could get a bit excited in front of the senate. I hope he paid for a new one.


LOL. Women were not allowed to wear pants on the senate floor until 1993.


I think that was a shame. why? what does it matter? soon, there will be transgender people in congress. the rules will always need to change.


Not sure why it really mattered. Such an odd rule.


originally there was not a womens room in the senate. the first women senators had to go across the street.


Did you know Michael Jordan said he wouldn't endorse black democrat Gantt because republicans buy shoes too.


I think that is short sighted. People look to MJ to lead.


It really would be. It would be a nice collection to have considering its americas pastime too


Yeah. Apparently the cards were hidden in the attic since the 1940s.


I wonder if the original owner forgot about them


I would say so. Im sure he had a hard time or two in his life when a bunch of money would have helped out.


The sun produces enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years


Thats amazing, but did you know that a lightning bolt is actually 5 times hotter than the sun.


We need to learn how to harness all this available energy and heat!


Yeah I think they are trying to with solar power. Itss just not there yet.


Not really. I like to go to games every few years and I like to play, but I dont really follow it.


How interesting. I might look up more info on that. Have a good one.


Cal Ripken Jr is planning to auction off his Baltimore county estate.


Really wonder why he would want to do that.


He has tried selling it but was not successful


Maybe he was asking to much. I bet it sells at an auction though. He might not get what he is wanting for it though.


Yeah he tried listing it originally for 12.5 million. Then lowered it to 9.7


Well that is a lot of money. Im sure it is a nice house though.


It really is. It has more than24 acres of land. The main house has 13,000 sq ft


That does sound nice. I heard about this guy who found 3 million dollars worth of old baseball cards in his grandpas attic. Wouldnt that be nice.


Yeah, I liked them when I was growing up. I liked the Admiral personally.


It is sad to see that almost 60 percent of NBA players go broke after they retire.


That's too bad, but maybe they aren't paid enough?


Maybe.  But I think it is more of a matter of being bad with money.  In the NFL 75 percent go broke


All in all, I think I would rather be in baseball.  That is my favorite sport.


Yeah, it is much easier on the body, unless you are a pitcher.


I know some catcher who would disagree with that.  They get beat up all the time


Yeah that's true. Similar problem, pitchers have the shoulder, catchers have the knees. Well, nice chatting with you!


It is amazing that 160 thousand baseballs are used in a MLB season


I do.  In fact I like basketball in general.  Never was much of a player though


That it is. I can believe it. Well, have a good day, take it easy!


I like watching it, but I too, was never a great player to be honest.


I have seen the Harlem Globetrotters play a few times in persno.  That is a site to see.


I saw them too. They are pretty cool to watch.


They have a good record.  Their opponents, the Washington Generals, have only won 6 times out of 13,000 games


Interesting. I often wonder why they never go pro?


They are pro.  They get paid.  Do you have a team you follow in the NBA?


I always liked the Spurs.  I was a big Tim Duncan fan.  One of the best ever


Hey, I am really into watching sports. Football is my favorite though. A lot going on in sports right now thouhg.


Oh yeah, me too! I would like it if football was the same as baseball in terms of the coach being able to play. In baseball he coach is dressed to play because he actually can! lol


I know there have been a few player/coaches such as Ted Williams and Frank Robinson. They were nearing the end of their careers so they didn't play as frequently.


Oh yeah, I didn't know that, interesting. I have learned recently a man found 3 million in old baseball cards in his grandfathers attic, that makes me wanna go clean attics.


That's pretty crazy, my dad found his original Hot Wheels cars cleaning out my grandmother's house. Unfortunately he had really banged them up when he was a kid!


Awwww, that is a neat memory though how cool! Too bad one wasnt in mint condition.lol


I know, it was also too bad he found them after I grew out of playing with my Hot Wheels, they could have been part of my collection.


Yeah, man that would have been nice. I was playing basketball recently and also learned that the Supreme Court has a court on the top of their building called the Highest court in the land, a funny basketball pun,lol.


That is a good one! I'd like to see the justices playing a pickup game after court.


Yeah, it might be pretty slow pick me up.lol The granny shots might start comin out.


I'd want to see some dunks haha. It would be a way more fun way to settle some of their cases when they disagree.


Football is my favorite as well although I also like watching all the major sports. Who are your favorite teams?


Good idea, I vote for that solution! Kareem Jabbar was banned from his dunk shot because he dominated so badly in college.Or shoudl I say so well in college.


That must be how he developed his famous skyhook! That shot was unstoppable unless you were Wilt Chamberlain. It was fun chatting basketball with you!


I am a huge Packers fan! Even though we are from California,lol. I heard that the top bowlers used to make more money than Football players in the 1960's, crayz.


I am an Eagles fan and have read that players in the 60's on our team had offseason jobs. I'm sure some still do today but the Hall of Famers on our team were selling concrete after the season.


Oh I see, you make a great point. That makes a lot of sense. Off season factors in a lot differently now.


Yeah when you aren't one of the superstar players you don't make the big bucks.


That is true and often times when the smaller paid guy gets hurt, thats the end of the road for his career.  I cant imagine watching football without the graphic on tv , like the yellow line they put on the first down,


Yes they've really used technology in a way that enhances the viewing of the game.


Exactly, ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line. That was genius!


I would be pretty lost trying to watch without it. There would be way too much guessing if someone got a first down until they spotted the ball.


I used to love it, well the show has a UK remake called Days like These.


I hear it got cancelled.  Thats a shame.


It is a shame, it got cancelled after only 10 episodes so maybe the remake was really bad.


Yeah,  but it says it was made exactly the same dialogue.  Maybe the british just dont get our humor lol


Maybe they don't lol, I have to watch that show and give my own verdict about it. Do you use Youtube?


Oh yea,  on a daily basis,  love youtube.  How about you?


I like it as well did you know its the second largest search engine out there?


Yes I did.  I think the first is Google.


Yeah Google is #1, well Google also owns YouTube, they bought the company back in 2006


Have you ever seen Justin Biebers video "baby


I have, its one of the most hated and disliked videos out there right? anyways its been great chatting with you friend


Thanks,  great conversation,  have a good one.


I love it as well, do you have any favorite shows? I live the Simpsons and also South Park


I have a lot of favorites,  Game of thrones, westworld, homeland, the flash, how I met your mother,  the santa clarita diet,  walking dead,  ozark,  archer.  Too many to remember all I guess lol.  Yeah the simpsons were great.


Those are great shows I also like Arrow, Flash, Supergirl and many more, did you ever watch Thomas the Tank Engine


I remember it,  my kids use to watch it.


The show had great narrators, Alec Baldwin, Ringo Starr and also George Carlin.


I only seen a few episodes of it,  but I thought it was pretty funny!


Good morning. Do you like Ariana Grande? She actually began her career on Broadway!


I know a bit, I definitely know how useful it can be. It carries so much information from resources and services to documents, applications, mail, and file sharing. So useful.


Did you know the 3 horizontal line menu is called a hamburger button?


Haha that is kind of funny. I bet clicking on it all the time is addicting with real measurable changes in the brain.


I have heard people can become addicted to the internet.


Yes and I believe it. There is internet everywhere, even on Mt. Everest.


That's just crazy. I heard they have 3g service at the peak.


Yup! I wonder if any celebrities have climbed Mt. Everest? They definitely have the wealth to do so.


I bet some celebrity has. I saw Pixar has a secret room that is often visited by celebrities.


Yes I bet Robin Williams has been in that room since he was the first celebrity to do voice performance in animated films!


I bet. It's a shame he went out the way he did. Such a sad day for comedy.


Good morning, she is ok. What about you?


It really was. I just watched Bird Cage last night, he was so good. Well it was great chatting with you this morning.


Yeah some songs are better than others. She actually cofounded a youth singing group at age 10!


Very cool and good for her. I saw she was hit by a puck when she was 5 years old.


Yes and that makes her the first fan hit by a puck at the florida panthers arena!


That's crazy. She has an anthem dedicated to women that was written by 3 men.


That is kind of ironic. Although she kind of looks hispanic, she is actually of Italian heritage.


She does look Hispanic. I had no idea she was Italian.


Yes and actually her real full name is Ariana Grande Butera.


Did not know that. Do you know much about the internet?


It is crazy how far youtube has come in such a short amount of time.


It is really neat that the police have their own version of youtube. I would love to see some of the car chase videos.


I wonder if their site has the real videos, you know, nothing edited out or anything.


I'm sure it is. I wonder if it is able to be accessed for trials and such.


That's an interesting thought.  I don't know.  That reminds me of Judge Judy.  Did you know she makes $123,000 per episode?


I didn't. I'm not a fan of her. She doesn't seem like she follows the rules and just sort of goes with how she feels and if the people annoy her to make a ruling.


She does sometimes but those people agree to abide by her verdict when they go on her show.  i wonder if they do that because she is a celebrity.  She gets a lot of attention from the media and such.


Maybe. I wonder if she has ever voiced a character based on her in a cartoon. That seems like a popular celebrity thing to do.


Yeah, ever since Robin Williams did Aladdin it has become a trend.


I miss Robin Williams. He was a one of a kind talent.


He truly was.  It's sad to learn that he was depressed when he always seemed so upbeat and happy.  I wonder if he visited the secret room Pixar studio has.


I totally agree with you on that.  I mean It was just created in 2005 and look at it now!


I could see him doing that. I think he really loved animated films like that. He tried so hard to make everyone around him laugh while he was so sad inside.


I never really think of it as a search engine although I guess technically it is.


I guess so since people search for videos.  Speaking of, did you know that Justin Bieber's video is the most disliked on youtube?


Not suprising. He is a very polarizing celebrity.


He is at that.  What do you think about Carol Burnett being the first celebrity to appear on Sesame Street?


Not surprising. She is quite hilarious. A good fit for a show like that.


She is really funny.  She's probably been searched a lot on youtube.  Speaking of, I've heard that youtube combined with netfilx makes up half of the peak internet traffic in the country.


I think it is cool that youtube is pairing with tv stations to offer streaming for people that don't want cable.


I do too.  The site is owned by Google so hopefully that will keep costs down.


Hello, are you interested in space and the universe?


It's unfortunate that a lot of that water is not potable. Hopefully we can make some advancements in desalinization and help those areas.


Yes I agree.  I didn't know that Jupiter saves Earth from many asteroids heading towards it.  That makes sense.


Luckily it's so big it probably draws a lot of them into it's gravitational field.


Yes.  If Earth's entire history was viewed in a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.  We're just a blip on the history of the Earth.


It's amazing to think how little we've existed in relation to how old the universe is.


Yes.  The direction of the Earth's magnetic field reverses every 200 to 300 thousand years.  Would that make rivers flow in different directions then?


I wish I knew enough about science to answer that one. That would be something if they suddenly changed directions.


I'm not sure if that's magnetic or gravity.  I'm thinking magnetic because a friend of mine has been south of the equator to South America.  Have you ever noticed when you flush a toilet and the water will swirl one way?  He said in South America the water swirled opposite of here in the states.


I have never been south of the Equator, I would love to see that in person.


Me too.  I don't think I'll ever get there unfortunately.  Speaking of gravity...the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth.  That's odd.


Yes I am!  I always wondered if the universe may exist in a black hole.


Yeah that is really odd. It's been fun chatting about science with you!


I don't know enough about black holes to know if that would be a good thing or a bad thing.


lol  Me neither.  I always thought that they were a bad thing.  lol  They say that there is a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background that has been theorized to be a link to a parallet universe.  Pretty deep huh?  lol


That would be really interesting. It's amazing that there is so much out there that we can only theorize about.


I agree.  If you were to fold a piece of paper in half 103 times it would be as thick as the observable universe.  (the little cartoon bubble just went off over my head saying "now you know...."  lol)


I saw an episode of Mythbusters where they had to use a steamroller to fold a piece a paper after a couple of times. 103 would be impossible!


Oh man.  I love that show!  It never gets old.  Did you know that Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago?


Yes I know there are people who believe it is only 2000 years old but I believe what the researchers and scientists have discovered.


I'm with you.  71 percent of the Earths surface is covered with water.  Incredible that there are some parts of the world that are suffering from water shortages.


Are you into music? Do you go to concerts?


The Stones will have holograms of themselves. They can't possibly pull a Linkin Park.


Yeah unfortunately if Linkin Park wants to do any more concerts, they would have to hologram their lead singer


I heard about the tragedy. I wonder if they'll find anyone that can do the same thing. I hope the fans wouldn't sue the band, like what happened to Creed.


Mike Shinoda still pays tribute to Linkin Park when he does shows.  No I doubt anyone would sue them. I'm pretty sure Creed sounded pretty terrible for people to sue them.


How many bands have been sued like that? Maybe they should have just retired from music to avoid lawsuits.


I have no idea, I think that would be pretty rare for someone to actually hire a lawyer to sue their previously favorite band. Most would just ask for their money back I guess ahah


Mostly sports and documentaries when I can find a good one. How about you?


I don't watch TV much. Maybe when I sit on an exercise bike. I prefer watching movies.


Yeah I like the series on streaming services like Amazon Prime and Netflix when I can actually sit down and follow them.  Which movies have you seen recently?


Hey there, yes I am.  I went to one out here in Costa Mesa, CA not too long ago. How about yourself?


What have I seen? Hm. I watched the Matrix. I hadn't seen it in years. I usually prefer comedies, especially South Park.


Did you see the Family Guy episode they did a long time ago? Where Manatees where deciding how the plots of the shows went ? haha


Yeah, that was good. I hadn't seen Family Guy. I guess I get most of my knowledge of current events from South Park.


Yeah they are really up on current events. One  of the animators presented in a class I had years back. They literally work  half the year straight, making an episode basically every week for a few months so they are very current


Did the animator get paid well? Or is it just a job to build a resume?


I think they got paid pretty well, she enjoyed her job and working for Trey Parker


I know the Scientology folks investigated Trey and Matt but couldn't dig up any dirt. There was none. Those two are just too boring, I guess.


Yeah and somehow Isaac Hayes ended up dead one day next to a treadmill, people think Scientology had something to do with it after he left south park. very bizarre


He quit the show because of the episode mocking Scientology. That "church" is disturbing.


yeah. And I watched a documentary on them that included him, he had a massive heart attack or stroke, and then was back doing live shows with Scientology "security" monitoring him


I haven't been to a concert in a while. Haven't had time.


I saw another doc about escaping the church. "Breaking free" or something.


I think I saw the same one, "Going Clear" it might've been ?  Also the Leah Remini docu-series is interesting


That sounds right. Well, it's been great chatting! Have a good day.


Yeah concerts give you a whole different atmosphere to enjoy the music to. You can feed off the energy of the crowd and so does the musician or artist.


It's true. It's quite different from listening to a recording of the concert. I'm surprised that Pink Floyd recorded a concert in an empty amphitheater. Why Pompeii?


Did they really? Probably for the acoustics?


I guess. Seems an expensive way to do it. There are other amphitheaters. The amphitheater in Croatia must have pretty good acoustics to still be in use.


The Pacific Amphitheatre out here where I saw the concert was amazing, and so is the Hollywood Bowl


The weather there is great for concerts. I wonder how many times the Ramones played at those venues.


I know the Ramones are still going strong right?  I know the Stones will play forever until they physically can't


hey do you have Netflix, I don't but people tell me I should get it


haha, that is a good movie! they also have some impressive exclusive content, they started making it in 2012, I personally love Stranger things


My family watches those Netflix Originals.  I don't watch much TV at all.


if you don't watch tv I take it you don't watch baseball? I personally think baseball is boring


I watch baseball a little bit.  The game has been around in some form since the 18th century.  But I'm not quite that old.


haha well it is interesting that baseball managers can actually play for the team, I never knew that


That's why they dress in uniforms.  But I don't recall ever seeing one of them play.


and I guess soccer-baseball is what canada calls kickball, that seems like a dumber name haha


ya I heard they are shocked to find out that it is America's national pastime and think that it originated in Japan


Baseball cards are very popular.  Someone found cards worth millions hidden in his grandfather's attic.  We recently had to clean out my parent's house... no such luck for me.


Yes, I do.  My family watches it a lot of the original material.


haha that is too bad, do you go to any concerts at all? I went to lollapalooza last year


I saw a couple of dinosaur groups last year... Dead&Company and Elton John.  There were a lot of people at each.


ah I like Elton John a lot, I also like Pink Floyd it's crazy they did a live performance to no audience in Pompeii


Probably better than seeing a Creed show so bad that lawsuits were filed.


well did you know that netflix takes up about one third of all internet traffic?


I believe it.  I can see my internet use at my house go up when someone is using Netflix.


ah nice, well then it makes sense that netflix uses about 20x more money on postage for dvds than on its bandwidth costs


Block buster blew it.  They could have bought Netflix for fifty million dollars.  Now it's worth billions.


ya they definitely made a mistake, from what I hear yes they are worth about 2 billion and blockbuster is bankrupt, isn't it?


Netflix saw the tide turning in 2007, when they started their streaming business.


yes its impressive they have about 140 million subscribers, with about 60 million of those in the USA alone


It all started when Reed Hastings was upset about a $40 late fee for not returning Apollo 13 on time.


Oh no! If it makes you feel any better, my parents taught me right and I still made mistakes in college. Im still paying for them at 40 years old. I wish I had more discipline.


Thanks. I'm getting better now, I've gotten some better advice and got a secured credit card and just charged a little and paid it right off, rinse, repeat. My credit has gotten better.


Good for you! It's tough now becuase I am trying to pay off a college loan, save for my kids college and try to give them what they want. This ins't a thereapy session so I'll stop complaining becuase I am in a good spot, just got bills like everyone..


Yeah, sometimes it feels like an endless pit. I read that when your kids go to college you should take all their paychecks. Lol, I would have gone nuts if my mom tried to take my checks like that.


When I was little, I had a paper route and then started working when I was 15, outside of school hours. My mom used to make me save 60%  of my pay check. I thought she was the worst. Then I paid cash for my first car when I was 18. I kissed her right on the mouth that day!


I'll bet! I'm the mean mom too, I take most of their birthday and holiday money for their college accounts. THey have enough toys and stuff as it is.


Good for you! I can't wait to do that more and watch it grow. They spend their money on Pokemon cards. I need them to learn though...


Are they on Facebook? Social media is so crazy these days. Facebook has more than 2.2billion active users not and is valued at $104 billion.


They are not on FB yet. They are 7 and 5 so I have a few more years. I am not looking forward to those years. Are yours on social media?


No, mine are still small. I'm not looking forward to it either. I deleted mine, it was so obnoxious. I read Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriend 10 people, you get a free burger, honestly, that sums up the facebook experience for me lol.


Hi! I'm great, I'm watching that Fyre Festival documentary. How are you?


HA! Me too. I hate it but need it for work, maybe that's why I hate it. Nice chatting with you!


I am good. I have heard that is good but really judgmental. How are you liking it? The Netflix one or Hulu?


I'm sure its pretty one sided, they usually are. I'm watching the one on Hulu right now. Its pretty crazy. I'm struggling to pay my student loans and that kid swindled all that money from all those investors.


Yeah! I haven't heard anything about the Hulu one but the Netflix one doesn't portray the concert goers in a good light.


Millenials get a bad wrap, I guess. Some kids are saddled with 100k of student loans and it makes people bitter to see kids spending money on a festival like that. The Hulu one interviews the guy and he appears incredibly dishonest and evasive.


That's a shame that happened. I heard one of the rich kids wrecked a bunch of the other tents because they were too close to his at the event. I would have been so mad!


Yeah, thats crazy. Part of it is being irresponsible, but some of it is being misguided. Kids are given so much bad advice, or just zero guidance at all. Kids are taught the importance of saving, but not what it means to wrack up all that debt for school or how much retirement actually costs.


Yeah. I am impressed by the financial sazy of today's millenials. They get a bad wrap but the exposure of the great recession made them better financiers...


I didn't even know what credit was when I was 18. I wish my parents had given me better advice and gotten me to keep living at home and paying off debt for a while. I got an apartment and credit card, and defaulted on loan.


Hi there! How are you tonight? I'm good. I am hanging out watching TV tonight.


My youngest did. Even George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have narrated the show. I wish I would have realized this when I was watching instead of finding out later.


Do you use phones a lot?  An iphone has more computing power than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent?


I don't think I'm ever without access to a phone.


Unicef donates a day of water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your phone.


Oh, that is a good idea! It's just amazing that the whole US Nuclear ICBM does not have as much computing power as an I phone.


Yes, I was agreeing with you. Such an awesome piece of technology.


Yeah its kinda scary how much tech is in a phone.


I agree, and to think the diameter of the cables on the ocean floor that carry internet and phone data are only 2.7 inches in diameter.


Its pretty interesting that they just lay on the ocean floor,  I wonder if they are concerned an fish or sea animal might chew through it.


Hello,  I am great,  how are you?  thats good,  watching anything good?


It must work if that's the way it has been set up. Have a good night!


Just watching a little bit of it all.I like the Simpsons. I was not crazy about the episode where Bart was not seen or talked about though.


Yeah I used to watch that show,  I dont think I ever seen that episode.  I hear that Homer had like 180 jobs lol


Oh wow! That is a lot! I wonder if he ever worked for the Government?


Doubt it lol Did you know there are like 750 pokemon episodes?


Yes! There are enough to play just about an episode a week for 16 straight years. I have seen many.


Yes, more than I need to see and I've seen a lot. As many kids shows as I've seen, when I was watching I never realized that Ringo Starr narrated Thomas the Tank Engine.


That is interesting.  I think my nephews used to watch that lol


Hi do you ever read fiction? I know that I don't read I just listen to a lot of audiobooks personally


Isn't it a girl named Anne Jones? The record is like 4700 words per minute. I know that I've tried to speed read and I can't retain any information personally. What about you?


Yeah and I wonder how they measure that. That is way too fast for me


Yep I agree. Have you ever read the book Starship Troopers? I've seen the movie. It's directed by the guy who made RoboCop


I have not but it is in the reading list of the majority if us military branches


Well I would recommend the movie. It's actually really good. I don't know about the book though, have you read the book Ender's Game?


Yeah that is another recommened book, even by the marines


Yep it was also a movie. A movie that I thought was horrible haha. It is Harrison Ford in it but it's still not good. How is that possible? Have you ever read a book and Braille? I know that I can't


No I have not because I do not know how to either. There was once a moral panic because people were reading books in the 18th century


That seems so silly haha. Don't you think they would be worse things in the world that everyone reading haha. Do you ever go to concerts by the way? I went to a couple last year they were pretty awesome. My favorite was probably Lollapalooza


I do from time to time. Did you know LInkin Park played 324 of them in 2011?


I actually do. Did you wiki has a page where they list the fictional characters according to their powers?


Wow that's crazy! I actually go to a lot of orchestras and operas myself. But Rock shows are the best haha. I would love to see the Ramones. I guess they made almost 2200 concert in about 20 years


I did not know that. That is kind of weird actually haha. I guess fiction is not based on history or fact so that makes sense that they would have that


Yeah, pretty cool. Do you know who wrote the oldest cyborg fiction?


Wasn't it Edgar Allan Poe? That is so weird! I wonder if that's a good story. They should make a movie out of it hahaha do you know who Julius Caesar wrote fanfiction about?


Oh yeah he wrote about hercules and oedipus


Yep that's so funny to me. Also funny is that the creator of Game of Thrones hates fanfiction. I guess he thinks it's copyright infringement. I don't agree though. What about you?


Yeah considering Games of Thrones is itself a fiction. Who knows. A judge in the 50s tried to ban a fiction book just cause it had a black character


Isn't that stupid? It wasn't a 1950s but still. You'd think that people wouldn't be so petty. Do you ever read books by the way?


I love reading. Do you know who holds the record for speed reading?


Hey there what do you think about the government? Apparently governments are different all over the world and can often have a constitution


Haha they must have. Do you ever watch the Harry Potter movies by the way? Apparently Bellatrix from those movies is actually related to the prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War 1


Bellatrix? I dont remember her. who played her?


It was Helena Bonham Carter. She was also in the movie Fight Club and I think some other movies that I don't remember haha


Oh, yeah, she was great in Fight Club. She was also in movies with johnny depp too.


Yes I forgot what that movie is called. I'll have to look it up on the internet haha. By the way, do you ever use the hamburger button on the internet?


uh, no, i dont think so. the hamburger button?


Yes it's the button that has three horizontal lines on it, it is nicknamed the hamburger button but the name makes me hungry LOL normally it's used for menus online


Oh, ok. i never heard the name for that. hamburger? i would have said sandwich.


Haha well let me ask you this have you ever been to Mount Everest? Apparently they can even get 3g service at the very top which would be used Snapchat haha


I guess. Why else would you use internet at the top of Everest? Anyway, great chat!


hi how are you? I dont think about govt often. it can be depressing.


Yes thank you for being an excellent chat partner! And also make sure to read the terms of service online, apparently only about 7% of people do


Well one thing that is not depressing is that the Norwegian government donated 1 billion dollars to the Amazon rainforest so that is at least something nice that they did


It is great that they made such a gesture. i wish the us govt did those things.


Yes I agree. But I'm just glad that we didn't have someone like the guy in France who tried to sell the Eiffel Tower twice, I can't imagine if someone tried to sell the Statue of Liberty that would be crazy LOL


I want to meet the people who bought it. i would love for that guy to sell some of the USs govt land.


Yes you should ask Nevada if you can have some of their land, because apparently the US government owns 86% I'm sure they would be happy to sell some to you haha


Yeah, what are they doing with that land anyway. are they putting it to good use? i doubt it.


Yes I don't think so. Unfortunately. what do you think about prime ministers? I think it's funny that in 1995 a radio station prank call Queen Elizabeth LOL and pretended to be the canadian prime minister


Yeah, that would have been Chretien as the PM, they probably used an outrageous accent.


You can find anything on the internet, but is it true?  In some ways, social media has allowed people to connect in new ways.  In others, it has allowed the spread of false information.  Reddit is the 3rd most visited site on the internet.  I wonder how they weed out "fake news" from their voting process?


Yeah, I'm not sure how they monitor the false information especially with controversial investors, but without a doubt, Reddit alone had more than a billion comments and upvotes!


I guess that is always going to be an issue since the internet is by design decentralized.  Who would have thought that a small online bookseller, Amazon.com, would become an ecommerce juggernaut?  Interestingly enough, for as much as people use the internet for purchasing, only 7% read the full terms of the purchase agreement.


Seriously! Amazon has morphed into this big conglomerate and that has adopted fairly well with the technology. I think I fall outside that 7% of not reading the entire terms and agreements on many things. You think they purposefully put it in difficult fonts and diction?


I would agree that it easier to read a 10-page contract on paper than onscreen.  But its not just purchasing, but using other sites like Google where they mine your info for advertisers!  In a humorous side note, Google is clearly a dog company as it is spelled out in their code of conduct!!


Yes, they do sneakily mine your data and every interaction you have comes back full circle in the form of ads or something else, which is kind of creepy. They are a dog company! So does that mean cat owners can't bring their pets to worK/


I guess not!  I have cats for barn mice; I have not had much luck training them.  Dog on the other hand are much more adaptable.  Did you know that Istanbul had a dog vending machine that releases food and water for stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles?


I didn't know you can train the cats to do things like that, I didn't know that about Instanbul either. Do you feed your dogs a starch-rich diet, I think they thrive better on those diets.


Mine are on Purina ProPlan, with meat-starch components.  But mine do love their meat and take to large bones from when we slaughter as treats.  Do you think people discuss dogs a lot on sites like Reddit?


Haha, the occasional treat never hurts, I do spoil my dogs with scrambled eggs mixed with sausage at times too, about once a week and they really like that. Of course, I think people discuss all types of topics on reddit, I think the first post was actually related to something unimportant too.


Yes, I love dogs, I was especially sad to read about Piper, the collie who died because of cancer and she worked at one of the airports to chase critters off runway.


Well, I guess sites like reddit have replaced the water cooler as the place to gossip and exchange info.  Considering how the internet has morphed since its inception, who knows what's next.  I am just glad that they are not necessarily forgetting about the old stuff.  Did you know that the Alexandria Library has saved a copy of the internet in case the internet burns down?   That's has to be a massive data center!!!


How does the internet burn down? That is a ton of data to store! Considering that networks consists of private, public, academic, business, government, if everyone kept a copy of the data, that is such a big risk!


The internet has morphed into web, email, telephony, file sharing, social media, and music / video streaming.  It's hard to fathom!!.  Well, its been good chatting but I need to run off to my day job.


Have a great day! I need to get started as well.


True.  Most people have dogs as companions, and they are good for that, but my dogs also like to work.  My dogs are for herding and cutting cattle.  Piper had a very interesting occupation as a working dog!


Those dogs are true companions! You must have one of those bigger dogs than a sensible Yorkie for them to herd or cattle. I wish my dogs can learn words or reason better, they can learn over a thousand words and reason better than chimps. I wonder how I test that.


Mine are Catahoula Curs and they are essentially paired for life; the female is deaf and the male has hearing for both of them.   After reading about Piper, I wondered how many other airports have dogs?  Is seems like the FFA requires airports to have wildlife collision mitigation plans.


They're beautiful dogs! I've been to a lot of airports with dogs but I don't see them on the runway, I only see them around baggage claim area where they are sniffing for questionable stuff. I would have to look that up on the internet, but it wouldn't be called egosurfing


True, I have seen plenty of drug dogs in my travels, but not on wildlife runway patrol.  Piper may have been unique in is assignment.   Apparently he was outfitted with a special uniform and slick social media presence that made him famous.  Are you big into social media, like Reddit?


Oh I wonder who managed those accounts for Piper, it's sad to think that he didn't show symptoms and may have possibly been treated if it had been detected earlier. I use reddit occasionally, do you like using it and what do you use it for?


I am not big into social media;  it just provides more stuff for the FBI to update in my background checks for my security clearances.  But social media, and other things, have sure changed the internet since I was first exposed to in in my graduate studies in the 1980s.  Back then, internet access was hard to get; now it is everywhere including the top of Mt. Everest!


That's a unique way of looking at it. There's even public traded companies that stemmed from social media! It really has changed, I also do like the widespread of internet access, it makes accessing information so useful but at the same time, there is also information overload.


Did you know that there was an episode that Bart was not in or mentioned.


I didn't know that.  I wonder why they did that?


Mystery! Apparently Fox was created by two republicans.


I see that Richard Nixon was one of them!


Yeah and a Republican strategist named Richard Ailes. The two Richards lol.


Hahaha That's funny.  Speaking of funny...are you a fan of comedies?


Only when it's funny, lol. Have you seen 3rd rock from the sun.


I have.  I used to love that goofy cornball comedy they did.


Yeah the actually won a Golden Globe for it in 1997.


They must have had some good competition that year from Friends, Frasier, and Seinfeld.  Do you like Bill Murray?


I think it's ok but they are a little biased.


Yes he's a goofball and Ghost buster's was hilarious! How about you?


I loved him in those movies as well as others like Caddyshack, Meatballs, etc.  I've never seen Kung Fu Hustle which he thinks is the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age.  I've had fun chatting with you!


Interesting! Do you remember the Nintendo Gaming system?


I do!  I had the original one that could display 54 colors.


Wow we technology has come a long way. Apparently they just discontinued it in Japan in 2003. It's been nice chatting with you!


You're right.  The way technology has come a long I'm surprised the Nintendo lasted that lone.  It's been a pleasure!  Have a good day!


I know right! I think most ppl think that but some how they are watched more than msnbc and cnn combined.


Probably because they are in 86 countries worldwide.  Strength in numbers might help tip the scale?


Yeah your probably right. They broadcast primarily from new York.


Did you know that the gaming website IGN is owned by Fox corp., who also owns Fox news?


I did not know that. I did hear at one point they tried to sue the Simpsons to stop them from clowning them, lol.


That's funny.  Doesn't Fox own the Simpsons?  Interesting...lol


I know right, maybe that's why they tried to create a channel that only played the Simpsons.


I think that would have been something that would have worked.  Sometimes we binge watch the Simpsons in the winter time.


Nice. Did you vote in the last election?


I sure did. Do you know how elections worked in ancient athens?


Yes that was all based on a lottery system


Yeah. IN Nevada you have the option to choose none of these candidates when you vote


Nice they should have that in all the states too


Yea I agree. DO you know what percentage of people vote in the presidential elections?


Yes it is actually pretty low, under 63%, too bad


Yeah I know. Since 1990 the taller candidate seems to win in most cases


Yeah that is pretty cool. Did you hear international observers were not allowed in in some polls?


Wow I wonder what happened there. Nice chatting with you :)


I love dace. Did you know Bruce Lee was a great dancer too?


Yes he even won a cha-cha championship once


Yes and Tupac as well as a ballet dancer


Yes he in in a production of the nutcracker as the mouse king


Yeah. Babies are good at dancing too when they hear music


Yes and they smile more once they hit the beat


Yeah. Did you know ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week?


Yes that is a lot of shoes and a lot of money too for them


Yeah. Jackson had a patent on a device that helped make his moves smoother


yeah, i haven't used facebook in the longest time


I've never used it.  Too scary. Did you know Burger King had a special deal where if you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper?


Yep, that's what I heard.  I don't like Facebook, but Iceland is using it to get public input as their government rewrites its Constitution!


I think Facebook has destroyed in-depth reading, though.  Reading is complex and emotional.  It requires as much from the reader as the writer.  Facebook seems full of throway messages.


yeah but i find it help make new friends


Friends?  Really?  Acquaintences, maybe.  Of course, I don't use it so I can't criticize. It certainly took off until people found out they were selling private data.


yeah but there is also some reall idiots on facebook that like to cause problems


I guess if Myspace had purchased Facebook in 2005 when it had a chance things would be different for everyone.


Glad to hear it. I just had a baby and don't look as good as Kate Middleton when she walked out of hospital.


I'm surprised Facebook never came out with a clothing line, like Apple did in 1986.


congratulations on having a baby!!! doesnt everyone wish they would look as good as kate middleton. lol


Yes, but if wishes were horses! Besides, I suppose if I had a staff of makeup artists, hair stylists, and wardrobe nannies, I'd look great, too! Her life isn't normal.


There is so much pressure on Kate to be everything to the public, but I imagine she just wants to get home to a comfy bed. The UK does have a short post birth hospital stay policy, though.  Do you think they threw her out?


no, defiantly no. honestly why would they throw her out


Just kidding.  Most women just want to get out of a hospital after having a baby. One American woman in Germany had been brainwashed by her mother that birth was easy.  She walked five blocks to catch a bus home in the freezing cold.  Ended up sick as a dog.


really?!  you don't walk out right after having a baby!


yeah, well ... idealized superwomen sucked into the be everything to everyone on Facebook mode. People make themselves so public these days and they want to look good I guess.


You'll have problems anywhere that will have to do with a currency exchange, product, or service that is not Britain related.


I'm sure their government have plans in place for the worst case scenario.


Have you ever been to Japan?  I've heard there that it costs more that $300 to travel across the country.


Never got that far, my wife would love to go there.  Lots of toll roads I hear.  That's a long flight from the east of the US.


Iceland has no public rail service and that most Icelanders without cars use domestic flight to travel between major towns.  That could be fun to visit and hop from town to town.


I wonder if they have an Uber for flights, maybe that is a good business opportunity in Iceland.


lol You could start that and be the next multi millionaire entrepreneur.  Then you could have enough money to travel around the world like King Kalakaua of Hawaii, who was the first king to do so.


Iceland has only about 300,000 people, not enough to turn me into a millionaire, but if I could do it here maybe.  I wonder if our government would allow me.


I'm not sure.  I'm going to stick to going to Northern Michigan and go to Mackinac Island where they have banned motorized vehicles for over a hundred years.  I think once I get there I'll travel by a horse drawn carriage.  It's been fun chatting!


I think I'd like to travel to somewhere that has banned the internet, at least for a few days.  Just to see how I get by.


I think I have gone beyond liking it, it is now just a fact of life for me.


lol That would be nice.  Have a good one!


Haha That makes 2 of us.  I think I have that addiction that's caused from constant novelty of clicking links on the internet.


I can well believe that, I see kids with their phones, they can barely raise their eyes from the internet now.


Yes.  It's sad.  The 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button. lol


Because of the layers?  I've been using the internet just now to research travel, I need to go to Britain.


How would you get there?  By boat or plane?


I'd fly, I'd love to take a boat but don't have the time.  I'm wondering if this Brexit stuff will affect my trip.


I'm pretty sure you'll be ok as long as you aren't immigrating to the country or doesn't have any business related services to take care of on behalf of your company.


Probably just fear mongering in the press you think.  You are probably right, life will just go on, they survived the war after all.


Hi there.  You feel like being a little scientific today?


I thought they did too unless maybe some things that could sustain life as we know it.


Maybe that's why I assumed they found life was because they found water. Earth's surface is covered in about 71% water.


Was watching that series Mars.  It had factual commentaries throughout it.  Guess they're serious about seeing what exactly it holds for us in the future.


I would like to know. We can;t be the only planet to have harbored life. Why are we so special? It can't just be coincidence. I mean if humans are but a minute if earth history was put into 24 hours, who are we to judge what's in the history of other planets. We barely know this one.


Exactly.  We're just a speck out there.  Unfortunately I'll never see it.  Just great to see all the research continuing.


Me either. I can only read about it and imagine. But at least them my imagination plays a part, and it's quite interesting. What if we have a mirror planet around another sun somewhere. Another planet being destroyed by humans. Well, my imagination just got sad. Dang.


I've always thought along those lines too. Guess I'll go out tonight and look up at the stars!!  Great chatting with you and a great subject.


You too, space really is fascinating. It's the only things every one can see together from across the world!


Exactly. Space and Earth is a gift to us all. Nice talk!


Yes I am. Did you know Pluto isn't a planet? I thought NASA had reversed that decision a few years ago.


Not sure what the status is now.  A dwarf planet?  Maybe that's the difference?


A dwarf planet is still a planet by name. Pluto is not longer a planet at all. I think it was found to not be a solid mass or maybe too much gas? I think another planet, Jupiter is made of gas and rock, and it is still a planet. Decisions on space are strange.


Constantly changing with more  research.  Amazing actually.  Wonder what they named that planet that precipitates shards of glass. Weird.  Almost sounds scifi


You think that's SciFi? In 2010 an ambassador for any future extraterrestrials who might make contact was appointed by the UN. If decisions made with space are altered by more research- what lead to that decision?


It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.  LOL  The emperor of Japan is a scientist.  Didn't know that.


Yep, his name is Akihito. He still involves himself in scientific research today. Harrison Schmitt is the only scientist to walk on the moon. Which FYI, along with the sun controls ocean tides. Boom! Science!


Fascinating.  And to think when earth was first formed, a day was on 5.5 hours long.  Definitely needed daylight savings time!!!


Heck no, you would lose or gain half a day. Big mess LOL! I thought they found life on Mars, but it's been reported only Earth harbors life.


I mean I think the government would put a lot of effort to do so considering how reliant we are on it now


Yeah it's just over my head. Did you know that the sun is referred  to as a Star in the center of our solar system?


Yes. Contrary to every child drawing, the sun is actually white


I did not know that. The copy of the internet is being stored at the Alexandrian library.


It is hard to phantom how people survive lighting strikes which can be 5x hotter than the sun's surface


Wow now that's hot! Did you know that the three horizontal lines on menu apps and websites is called the hamburger button?


Indeed. Apparently constant clicking on links can cause a real measurable addiction in the brain.


I can understand why it is a serious concern.


Wow speaking about the sun, it can produce enough energy in 1 second that could meet the planets needs for 500,000 years.


Watch movies on the internet mostly, you?


If only we could harness it efficiently right? In any case, thanks for chatting.


I do too. The internet has become such a large part of our daily lives from entertainment to work


Yes it has! Hey do read the terms and agreement on the internet when buying products?


I try to, but usually either skim it or I don't. There is simply too much information and jargon


Right, well your apart of the 93% like myself who don't.


I am just hoping I am not signing my organs away


To funny! You know they have 3G on top of Everest.


I am sure that is one place I would like 3G. I mean after the initial beauty what else is there to do up there? Or call for help?


Right! Apparently the entire Internet can be copied and stored. That sounds fishy to me.


I must have missed the shooting too.  I think it would be an interesting thing to watch.


I think the Republicans are up by three games.


The Dems are getting some younger people in there, they will come back.


I would like to see AOC on the field, lol. I didn't know JFK voted against the civil rights act.


AOC is pretty amazing, and I didnt know JFK voted that way either.  I would have always thought he would be for that.  Did you hear about Truman?


No, I didn't. is he the one the chimpanzee almost beat for Mayor?


Lol, that is funny but no.  He wouldnt be photographed with Dumbo in 1957 because he didnt want to be associated with Republicans.


Honestly, that sounds like something trump would do. I keep forgetting that Teddy Roosevelt's party, was The Bull Moose. Fitting, since he basically had a zoo on the white house lawn.


Yeah, it does sound a bit Trumpish.  Teddy was a big conservationist, so much so he even banned chirstmas trees.


As an allergy sufferer, I'm in favor of that. There have been 19 republican presidents. I think it's time for a third party.


I actually do. My Twitter is full of it, lol. I thought Obama had a PHD, but I guess Wilson was the only president who has one.


I agree with having a third party.  WIth the way the country is moving I am sure one might start to gain power soon.


We can only hope. It was nice chatting with you, have a wonderful night.


Is it ever.  I also heard the last to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.


I also thought Clinton spoke French. Maybe that is Hillary? I think we need to do away with the Electoral College, as there are too many presidents who have been elected...and lost the popular vote.


Some by as much as 10% I heard.  I agree, go with what the people want.


I agree. I didn't know Ayn Rand was on Medicare and Social Security, with the way everyone on the right holds her up, I bet they don't know either.


I didnt know she was either, there is a lot of things the far right doesnt know, for example  what is good for them.


There is that. Oddly, Nixon propsed a guaranteed minimu m income. Sounds like he may have had more in common with the Dems.


Yeah, I think in the past people tended to be more in the middle and now there is a huge dividing line.


I hear the Republican VS Democrat baseball game has been going on since 1909. I didn't know there was a thing, until the shooting a few years ago.


That trial reveal interesting things, the connections between Russians and cybercriminals


Changing the subject a bit, do you like to shop at Target?


Yes I used to, but If I am right, most of the Targets went out of business, I don't understand why, buy it wasn't lie walmart.


I think Amazon has a lot to do with that, you know that a state senator also has to work at Target to make enough money!! thats just nuts


Yes it is, I lived in Phoenix, Arizona for 3 years, but that was six years ago.


I used to live in Flagstaff, AZ, nice, you know that Best Buy and Target have a price matching featured, the  match the price of Amazon


Yes, that's Interesting, traveling to and from work, I look up toward the sky, I see snow on the mountain which was flagstaff, when 85 degrees below,  wow.


That is odd, Flagstaff has snows during winter and then Phoenix just  about 3 hours away is hot as hell,


Hahaha, yes, did you know Vermont is the only state in the US didn't had a target store?


No I dint know that the only state really? I wonder how many Targets stores are left in the country


I pretty sure very little, back to what you said, I wonder what was this senator during with his money that he had to work at a target to make enough money to live?


Yes it did, I don't know that much about it, but I feel uncomfortable with Russia.


I have no clue, I tried google searching that but I got no hits so maybe its false news.


I feel uncomfortable with Russia too. I am worried because of the ties with Trump, seems lot like House of Cards


Yes that's true, but It's a gamble either way I look at it, US people afraid of them, especially when they were launching missiles so what do you do?


Just hope Trump doesnt get confused while using the Nuclear football, Wikileaks is sure giving the government a hard time


Yes you are right, the artner, Russian Bondars, 37 was found guilty for several hacking related crimes.


I wonder how many years he got for that?


I have any Idea, but I would guess very little, my reason is that the majority of the time people at the top behind it.


Being  hacker must be a dangerous job, specially if you attemp or hack a country


Yes you are right, because some countries, I can't say, but I pretty sure you know the penalty for that.


Not now, in the mid west.  Used to like the Air and Space museum there, loved seeing things that had been to the moon.


That's really cool. Where in the midwest? Im in chicago. Why the move?


DC is very expensive to raise family.  Not Chicago, but I could catch freshwater fish in one of the Great Lakes.


The black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times its weight.


How'd they do that, I'd like to see it after a meal, it must funny after eating that much.  Ever heard of the immortal jellyfish?


I just read about it but have never heard of it before now. How are they not a bigger thing? I feel like they should lead the news...


How'd you measure or prove it.  I wonder if it would still be immortal if it lived in the putrid fire prone rivers of the 1960's.  That would put it to the test.


Agreed. I would stay away from all predators to ensure my immortality.


I suppose the rivers are somewhat cleaner now, The EPA can claim credit for that, not many rivers are catching fire now.


Very well, thanks. Can you believe that The top three wealthiest presidents in american history were jfk, washington, and jefferson


I've never really thought about it.  I would have assumed Trump would be up there.


I would have too. But maybe with inflation, he's not... The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana. That's bananas!


Is that where the term Banana Republic comes from?  I heard that the Indonesian president was a bit of a pop star, released albums anyway.


I really hope that's where it comes from... That would be great. The u.s. president's guest house is larger than the white house


Yeah, I used to work near the White House, it's not that big.  Also worked near the EPA building, I guess they've cleaned up our air somewhat.


About seven years, it was actually a book store downtown.  Sold lots of books on Washington JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Roosevelt and Jefferson.


Yeah I know, the company is worth more than $104 billions by now and I bet stock was cheap when the site first started.


Crazy that it's grown so much. When it first started you had to be a harvard student to even sign up for an account!


It does seem that way Facebook is a giant now, it makes a lot of earnings out of advertisements and really a Harvard student?


Yeah I remember a time when the mobile version was ad free, I almost wish they offered a pay version without ads. Yes because Zuckerberg and others invented it while they were at Harvard it was only initially used by other harvard students.


Oh that makes sense, do you know what are the names of the other founders? you only hear the name of Zuckerberg now a days.


You're right. I think the others have all branched out into other things. Eduardo Saverin is one name I remember but there were several other people involved at the start. Who knows what they are doing now?


I have no idea, first time hearing about them, I bet they got a good paycut check or maybe they are still involved with Facebook.


Perhaps, but you're right either way they are millionaires now. I don't know what they are up to now, but I do know originally they wanted to call the like button "awesome" doesn't have the same appeal...


It doesnt I agree, changes the whole meaning of it, Iceland sure loves Facebook, they are using it to rewrite their constitution.


Wow, that's crazy. I did not know that. Imagine how many stupid comments they probably get.


Of course. More people have facebook accounts then the worlds population as recently as 200 years ago! Almost everyone uses it.


many of them must be really bad, I guess they filter out bad ideas, its been great chatting with you by the way.


You too, Have a great night. Maybe I'll see you on facebook.


Thats a possibility maybe we are friends already but dont know it, I hope you have a great night too, bye.


Yeah its a really popular social media site, I subscribe since 2014 and really like it


I think I started using it in 2008 or 2009. It's been at least 10 years probably more. It's great for what it is. I just don't rely on it for everything. For some people it's their primary source of news.


I wouldnt have Facebook as my main source of news, theres a lot of fake news out there.


Yes, a lot of stuff is not verifiable there. 30% of american adults use it for their primary source of news. I use it to stay in touch with friends and family and casually share photos ect.


30% that is a big number, did you hear about that Whopper promotion Burger King had concerning Facebook?


Oh yeah, where if you unfriended someone you'd get a free whopper! Sounds like a good deal to me! Somehow annoying people always seem to end up on my friends list.


It does sound like a good deal I have many contacts on Facebook that I would delete for free, so a free whopper sounds like a great deal to me.


Indeed. I really regret not investing in Facebook. I know it was valued very high when it first went public, but it still would have been a great investment.


How's it going, do you travel much by car, train, boat, or airplane?


I guess that's why King Kalakau of Hawaii decided to travel the world


I wonder when the king did that? Seems difficult at some points


Yea probably was, nowadays all you need is $300 dollars for tolls and you can travel across Japan


Seems crazy to me, though we pay for wheelage tax and gas taxes here right


Yea, it be nice if taxes went to something cool like the commuter bus the dutch are designing to go 160mph


That would be fun to ride, though I think some trains go faster.


Yea, it's pretty crazy how humans are able to design things when we evolved for long distance running ourselves


Though we have a particular sound frequency that makes us afraid


It's odd that a human can regrow a rib but can't synthesize our own vitamin c


I take vitamins for that very reason lol.


Mostly car. Rarely by anything else. How about you?


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Sometimes I travel by plane but I mostly like to drive around the back roads state to state


Cool. Have you been to Mackinac island? They only allow bikes or carriages,  or anything non gas powered.


No but Mackinac Island sounds like a relaxing place, I'd love to go on the horse drawn carriages


Me too. I live just outside a historic city that has horse drawn carriages. Loud and smelly, but pretty nice to watch


I live no where near Mackinac Island, the closes horse draw carriages are 2 hours away in NYC


Then we have Iceland, with no public rail and people taking domestic flights on a regular basis.


I wouldn't enjoy living in Iceland, I imagine it's quite pricey to travel there if all you use are domestic flights


I'm not sure about the idea of living on an island in general.


hey did you know there are no snakes in New Zealand?


ya that doesn't surprise me it sounds like something you shouldn't do, strange that Tupac's music is in the library of congress, I've listened to his work I dont think it's very good


Interesting, Rap is kind of like spoken word poetry but over a beat!


ya it is, do you know that there is cell service on mouth everest? it makes it seem like it is not that remote if that is the case


I did, Clicking things on the internet can trigger an addiction.


that doesn't surprise me, what does surprise me is only about seven percent of people read the full terms of service on the internet, I'm shocked it's that high


I agree that is high, but I am not surprised I do not read them!


ha nope me neither! did you know there is a library that has an exact copy of the internet in case something happens and the internet goes down?


yes I agree! But I feel safer knowing that is there, imagine if the internet went down, we'd have to go back to reading books, sounds horrible!


Right! The 3 line menu on apps is called a hamburger button.


I did not, I did know the fear of snakes is hard wired in our brains.


mmm that makes me hungry! ya I always see that button but didn't know what it was called, maybe someone can make us a snake hamburger? haha


yes, I've had crocodile before, and apparently they are more related to birds than snakes or lizards, I can definitely tell you that they taste like chicken haha


ya that is wild, I guess it is wired into monkey brains as well, I can tell you that I don't like snakes at all haha


Neither do I, I think sea snakes are the scariest!


ya those are wild! and apparently there is a type of snake that can launch itself at prey and essentially "fly" hah


Interesting, the rapper Meek Mill was released from prison and went straight to the Sixers game, pretty cool huh?


ha that is crazy, I think it's silly that a judge in Michigan gave her ruling like a rap when the case was against eminem


Yes, the owner of the sixers also flew him there in a helicopter!


do you know what he was in prison for? I don't like rap that much I think it's too negative, I like the idea in Korea to do a compliment battle instead of the normal "diss" battle we have


I believe he violated his probation. Rapper busta rhymes voiced reptar wagon in the rugrats movie!


I never was big into playing basketball, but I loved to watch it.  Especially people like Kareem Abdul Jabbar and his dunks.


I always love Hugh Laurie in House - he was grumpy!


Oh yeah, I remember that show. I have never seen it though. I like Jim Carrey but he stopped making dramas. Did you ever hear why he decided to stop?


Carrey believes in movies that project positivity.  That is pretty cool.


Oh wow, okay, hmm. That was a surprise for sure. I also watching Michael Caine because he is a true dramatic actor. Old school and good.


Yes he got into acting for the pretty girls in drama class!


Noway! That is a hoot! What a funny guy or should I say ladies man!


Do you like old radio dramas?  There is a website which has thousands of episodes you can listen to for free.


Yes, I would love that! I didn't even know about that option! Really?


Yes wonderful old ones like War of the Worlds!


Oh man I could spend hours listening to old time history. When Im done watching Hugh Laurie in this movie I have on. He is the highest paid actor earning 7000,000 per episode.


Yes, me too! Did you know that dunking was band for 10 years since Kareem had such a dominant dunk and game play.


Yes I may go and turn on an NBA game instead.  I like people like Reggie Miller - who always seemed to get outdone by his older sister.


HA! No I like that idea better. I accidently added an extra 0 to good ole Hugh Lauries income per episode of House, by the way.


laugh That happens!   I like the fact that lots of players like Tim Duncan care more about things rather than money.


Yes its crazy how big college basketball is.  in 39 states the highest paid employee is a basketball or football coach


That is a wild fact. I can see it being true though because sports is what make colleges famous and popular. I know basketball is so popular that even the Supreme Court Justices play.


Yes I love the fact that the Court has a basketball court on the top floor  - the highest court in the land!


Right, that is a funny pun! They have a sense of humor for sure! Did you know that in New Zealand they call their basketball team, the tall blacks?


I had never heard that.  That is funny.   My favorite team is Kansas - our only losing coach was the guy who invented basketball!


Yeah, its just a funny word so I thought I would share. Yes, I love Kansas too! The coach s the father of basketball and its so sad that he lost! Irony.


I like college basketball better than the NBA, but the NBA, being the premier pro league, is where the money is at.


Yeah, I love betting on fanduel. When I am not watching sports I am watching dramas on tv. How about you? Do you have any favorite actors?


Who's your favorite basketball player? Mine is Lebron James, probably the best in the world.


I wonder if James Naismith ever was the highest paid one for Kansas. Even though he invented the game he was the only losing coach they ever had!


Thats ironic.  He needed Labron then.  4 time mvp


Seems like I might be convincing you about LeBron! Even his high school games had 1750 people there sometimes.


Yeah Curry has to share with 4 other potential all pros on the same team though but I cannot deny the truth.  Lebron even has 3 gold medals.


And he's the all-time top scorer for the NBA playoffs.


I think he is a nice guy too everytime I watch him.  I will call him Raymone though if I see him.  I bowled next to Colby Bryant one night.


Wow that's wild! I know they say it's supposed to be easier to shoot granny style, even though it looks dumb. I wonder if that's true for bowling too?


I am sure it is.  Maybe they should make it 4 points and they would not think it is stupid!


It could happen! They're always changing the rules. Kareem abdul-jabbar got dunking banned in college ball for more than a decade he was so good at it.


Maybe that is why he got so good at the sky hook!  10 feet high is no fair to a 7 footer!


Speaking of "high," the US supreme court has a basketball court all the way at the top of the building so it's the "highest court in the land" what a fun pun.


I am going to research that.  Thanks and have a good night


Nah, it's all about LeBron. He's the highest paid celebrity in the world, and he earned it.


Is he better than Jordan was?  I heard his shoes were banned but Nike paid the fines.


I don't know about better, but he got picked for a space jam sequel, so he's at least the next wave's equivalent.


Yeah that crazy that he was only born in 84!


And Reggie Miller was already playing high school ball at that point.


Dang.  Iverson gets 32 million from reebok when he turns 55 and 800k a year until then.  What a deal!


There's big money in basketball! Even the college coaches are the highest paid state employees in many states.


Yeah, it was awful. Did you know Daniel Day Lewis was the only actor to win best actor oscar 3 times?


He is a tremendous talent. comes from an artistic family. tom hanks has two, i think.


Yeah, I'm not surprised. I liked him in gangs of New York. I think that was his best acting.


that was a great movie. scorses, right? a good cast. i dont remember what awards it got, but marty did not get one.


I think it was. I think he got one for that, but I'm not sure.


did he? maybe i dont remember. he was up on stage with lucas, spielberg and coppola.


yeah, I'm not sure to be honest. I also like There will Be blood. I took acting classes a while back, and literally every teacher points him out as the best that has ever lived.


it is nice to be alive when there is a rare talent. DDL does not do many films, but they usually tremendous. i prefer that approach.


Yeah, he really gets into character, far beyond method or staninsvlaci method.


Yeah, he is like meryl streep. just a deep actor, beyond any method. anyway, great chat.


i do like dramas. do you have a favorite? maybe a favorite director?


I actually like Beverly Hills Cop, and you?


that is a comedy in part too. but i appreciate the drama in it. did you like trading places?


I did actually, "turn those machines back on!". Hilarious movie, I think Coming To America is great also.


yeah, eddie murphy did some great comedy work. I dont think he ever won an oscar though.


Really? That's probably right, BHC3 was horrible though.


i dont remember that film. what was it about?


Beverly Hills Cop 3? It was just another BHC. It was awful though.


Oh, yeah, the first was good because it was fresh. then they try to milk it and it gets stale. the same premise gets old.


Hello there, are you a fan of the Nintendo system?


Exactly! Oh man I don't think certain fans like the Saints fans would want to hear something like that!


Nope, they sure wouldn't want to hear that.  There would be riots!


Yeah there would, there would be people trying to sue them because they spent money on tickets or hotels or something like that I'm sure.


Totally agree.  Ever watch horror films? Not a single person involved with filming the Exorcist thought it was a horror film.  What did they think they were making lol


I do like to watch them, and really!?  That is just too funny, yeah I wonder what kind of movie they thought they were doing?


Yeah, maybe they thought it was a documentary or something lol.  Horror movies can be a lot of fun to watch.


Yeah you might be right, and did you read how many calories you can burn just by watching them?


No, I didn't.  But that's a killer workout!


I never saw Inception, but that was supposed to be a horror film originally


Hey.  I had one about 30 years ago if that counts lol.  Are you?


That is crazy, that movie is just crazy in general.  Well it was nice talking with you today, I hope you have a good day.


Yeah that does, I had a best friend who had one back then as well, so I basically had one as well.


No, but we had an Ntelevision I think it was called, it was the cheaper version I think. How about you?


Yep, I sure did.  The games were very simple but a lot of fun.  Apparently, there is an Atari video game landfill.  A documentary is being made about it


That would probably be very interesting to watch.  I remember getting countless hours of fun out of that old system with my older brother and sister.


I didn't know this: The NFL is recognized as an entertainment business rather than a sport, just like the wwe.  I wonder why?


That is very interesting, I wonder why?  Sounds kind of fishy to me, like they control who will be winning or something?


Right!  It's all staged like wrestling lol.


The Itchy and Scratchy show is the best!


Thats what it was! It was hilarious that was the tom and jerry influence they through into the show as a nod.


It was really funny. Do you like anymore cartoons? I used to watch Pokemon, there's like 750 episodes of it! I had no idea!


I loved pokemon. I was a big fan of both the show with ash and the games starting with the old pokemon gold


I remember playing Pokemon Gold. I wanted to get into Pokemon Go, but never did. It does look fun though!


Its because Pokemon go doesnt have the same playing style as the classic Pokemon we remember from the gameboy. Which was the last Pokemon game you played up to sapphire?


I think Crystal was the last one I played, then I got a car and got into dancing.


Crystal was awesome, which music did you really like when you first got into dancing?


My favorite was Michael Jackson. I learned every move for Thriller and performed it at a talent show. I always wanted to do the lean like he did later on. I didn't realize that he had a device that he had a patent on that made him have the extreme lean.


He was one of the people that has influenced dancing most in modern day. Both Chris brown and usher have dancing styles completely based on him. Who do you consider a better dancer between usher and chris brown?


I'm doing amazing thank you are a fan of any cartoons like southpark and the simpsons?


They're both really good to me, that is a tough choice. I didn't know that Tupac actually danced ballet in high school. I wonder if that helped or hurt his gangster persona?


I think it might have helped it because many rappers went to creative arts school. If you look up the rapper Prodigy from mobb depp he not only went to dance school but was a notorious gangster in real life despite his small stature


That's very interesting. Well it was great chatting with you, I hope you have a great day!


I'm a big fan of both! I can't stand Family Guy though. Did you know that when South Park aired it's Family Guy Episode, the producers received flowers from The Simpsons Crew?


I didn't know that I have always appreciated the simpsons for being the originator of it all, and south park is completely genius the write the episodes based on whats currently occurring so they can add anything last minute


Yeah, they're both great shows. Did you know that there's only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart neither appears nor is mentioned?


I did not know that since he's one of the central characters I would imagine he's always included.