I wonder how one gets entertainment from chickens. Did they give them mazes and puzzles or maybe fight them? That seems like an odd way to entertain yourself even in ancient times.


I don't know about the perfect day including it but if it was offered I wouldn't turn it down. What about you?


It sounds like a Monty Python sketch to me.  Good talking to you, have a good day.


Right now my life is kind of busy.  Just some time to myself for a bit.  I don't need much entertainment at the moment.


Same here. I think that sometimes we as a people spend too much time on entertainment.


I'm forever chasing my son away from his game console.  It's not Nintendo anymore, now its Xbox.


I remember having the old school nintendos where you had to blow on the cartridges and it was just basic colors and graphics.


I had an Atari back in the day, I had to save forever to but those games.  Now you just down load them in a matter of minutes.


Oh man Atari! Those consoles are worth serious bank these days. I wonder if having instant entertainment like that though jades us to true forms like comedy.


The thing is that now you don't have to wait for anything.  I remember when there were comedy movies out that I'd want to see at home, you'd have to wait, it seemed, years before they were broadcast.


And then hope that the vhs wasn't incredibly expensive. Now we can stream all sorts of comedies right to any device. Of course some of them are better than others.


2016. They were the 1st to win back to back, but they did win again after that


They won in 2017 too? Wow,that's impressive.


A girl pitcher struck out babe ruth and lou gehrig.


Wow, that is impressive. Baseball managers wear uniforms in case they have to play. Can you imagine maddon playing?


so Derek Jeter thinks Bryant Gumbel is weak lol


No. I saw that interview on real sports and it was so goofy. It was almost flirting... Really weird.


I guess but since he has been with the marlins, he has stepped in it a lot. Not with the yankees though.


I like that Tim duncan finished school before the NBA. That was smart.


I am good. I am about to watch space jam. It made lots of money


Yeah. I think it also helped in providing him with a well rounded basketball game too!


I do think that no one shold play on Christmas day.


Its with Michael jordan. Shaq only made 1 3 point shot ever.


Really? I know there was not an emphasis on the 3 ball then but only 1?


Only one. I did not know the NBA been around since 1946


It was invented by Naismith, the losingest coach in Kansas basketball history! Change the rules so you win more!\


Thats right. Most of the players go broke after retirement. They should save money.


I know. In 39 of the 50 states the highest paid state employee is the football or basketball coach.


wow. The chicago cubs Won the world series a few years ago. Thats my team.


did you know that Spider-man has a hyphen in the name so that he wouldn't be confused with Superman by people that were reading quickly


well that's nice, do you play chess at all? I guess they did a study and there is no correlation between chess skill and iq level


I believe it. I'm not so sure the IQ tests are accurate to be honest.


Ya I'm not sure I haven't taken one, but the president of the world chess Federation thinks that chess was invented by aliens, I don't know how high of an iq that guy could have if he believes that haha


I haven't played much Chess to be honest, that sounds crazy that he believes that though.


ya I used to study it a little bit back in the day, what is crazy is there are more possible chess moves than there are atoms in the universe, that's a lot of permutations!


what do you think of Judith Polgar? I remember I bought her chess book, anyway she beat a family friend at chess when she was only 5


That's insane, and apparently Chess was invented in india.


hmm I didn't know that, I did know it was modified by the Persians, my one friend is persian and he would always say that haha


I wonder if they hold special championships there because of that?


Oh I bet they do, he was very Pro-Persian so it wouldn't surprise me, all persians I have met have been very proud of their heritage


Interesting, I've never been to India, I bet it is pretty cool.


Ya I haven't either, I should go someday and play chess with those people!


ya that is wild, also Stan Lee's wife did voice acting for the 1994 Spider-man cartoon, I watched that as a kid, did you?


I did actually, I thought the best spider man was Toby though. Not sure about this reboot.


haha ya I didn't mind him, definitely better than the guy from The Social Network, I haven't seen the new movies, but it is wild to think that Capn Crunch's arch nemesis has battled Spiderman, now that is something I want to see in a movie haha


Is that who the new one is? Ughhh. Too many reboots these days.


Ya hollywood keeps making reboots I suppose because they are a safer investment than a new franchise, did you hear of the SpiderMan broadway musical? I never saw it but it was the most expensive broadway production in history


I liked the batman reboots. I actually saw the musical when I lived in NY for spiderman.


oh nice how was it? I wanted to see it but I think they stopped it at this point? I think they cancelled it soon after that one guy got injured and insurance was sued


It was great, my work actually gave us the tickets before it got canceled.


I sure do, they also have a room where only celebrities are allowed in


Yeah. Did you know RObin Williams was the voice of Aladdin?


Yes and he started that trend of celebrities doing voices


Yeah. Did you know LeBron is the only one that makes more than JUdge Judy?


Yeah. Carol Burnett was the first celebrity on Sesame Street


Yeah. Did you know Texas elected their first female governor when some others statements had not even ratified the amendment?


Yeah. DO you know the songs Come Together by the Beatles?


Yes it was written for a California Governor's campaign in 1969.


Yeah. Do you know where Schwarzenegger lived when he was governor?


Not in Sacramento, he travelled everyday there though


I sure do. Did you know CLint Eastwood is also a huge fan?


Yes. A woman in harlem hosts free concerts in her apartment every day


Yes for 20 years now and many people stop by there


Yeah. Do you know who has the best jazz orchestra in the world?


Yes that is Pakistan, strange a bit but good for them


I know. Do you know why trumpeters have a goatee?


Yes because it is more comfortable when they play


How are you? Do you use Facebook? It's crazy they are valued at 104 billion dollars


Personally no because I don't share sensitive data but it is troubling how much data they share to advertisers


Agreed... It seemed like it was somewhat overblown.  It's not like you're inputting your social security number or anything like that into Facebook.  Most of it is information websites could get pretty easily anyway.  How do you feel about Mark Zuckerburg as a leader/CEO?


I heard he want to completely get rid of online anonymity which I don't agree with, plus I don't really like the blue layout he has because of his red-green color blindness


It's funny that the like button is illegal in the german state of Schleswig-holstein... I actually wish Facebook gave people more options, instead of just like or dislike.


Maybe in Schleswig-holstein facebook is causing a moral panic like novels did back in the 1700s


I wish more people would get off facebook and start reading more novels.  Maybe then someone could challenge the world record for speed reading, which is 4700 words per minute


4,700 words per minute is pretty fast, I wonder how long it would take Anne Jones to read the bible


I bet she could probably read it in a couple days... I bet she probably already has.  Do you have a favorite book or author?


My favorite book was To Kill a Mockingbird back when I read it in high school


Oh, that is a good one.  I really liked Atticus Finch as a character.  Did you ever see the old black and white movie?  I personally like CS Lewis.  Lewis and Tolkein used to have "you laugh you lose


I'm great.  I actually don't use Facebook... I feel like I'm one of the few people that don't.  Even though I'm still in my 20's, I just grew tired of all the drama, political nonsense, etc. of Facebook.  How about you?


Yea I saw that film and Starship Troopers lol, I heard Starship Troopers is suggested reading in the US military


I can understand why, it's definitely very good.  Ender's Game is also suggested for many military organizations.


I may have to check that out. Well I have to go. Nice talking with you


I use it sometimes but not much even though I made a profile 2 years after Mark Zuckerberg founded facebook in 2004


Do you think Facebook will still be popular and relevant 5-10 years from now, or do you think something else will take its place?


Facebook will probably still be around, they are always buying potential competitors websites, too bad Myspace didn't do the same when it could of bought facebook for 75 million


It's funny you mentioned MySpace... I actually enjoyed using MySpace way more than Facebook.  I was pretty loyal until about 2010 when everyone finally left.  Did you ever use MySpace?


Yea back when I was in High School, I liked the experience better than facebook. I stopped using it in 2005 though, right when Myspace could of bought facebook


What do you primarily use Facebook for now?  Do you get news information from Facebook or is it simply for fun/social aspects?


Mostly to make smart ass comments to my friends, I don't follow news on facebook, things like that and rewriting a constitution like Finland should be done on a more respectable platform


I agree... I always enjoyed the social aspect of Facebook and an outlet from the stress of everyday life, but now everything seems to have gotten really political.  Are you concerned with the data sharing incidents Facebook has dealt with recently?


yeah that is for sure. did you know sony passed on the opportunity to buy all the character's rights?


Oh wow, Sony had an opportunity to buy them but missed out on it. I'm quite surprised because I know that cosplay is really big in Japan, I wonder how much they regret it, how come they passed on that opportunity for a great investment?


They though only spiderman was going to be popular so they bought the rights to it only


You can pick and choose? Well, I wonder which character is the most profitable out of all of them. My guess is Thor because the film stars many notable actors and actresses like Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, etc.


I also like Black Panther as well. 80% of the dialogue was improvised! I don't think I could stop myself from giggling if I was to speak in a made up language.


I knowww, that is crazy. have you seen antman?


No I have not seen Ant Man, is it worth the time?


I have not see it either but apparently it made the debut in other comic movies


Yeah, I did see it in the Avengers. They did receive great movies on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, do you trust those reviews or use it as a resource?


Yes, I do like the films that are produced by Marvel, though embarrassingly, I get DC comics and Marvel comics confused. Do you enjoy it?


I am not sure, I think it boils down to personal preference. nice chat


I get them confused too, but as long as I enjoy the movies I do not feel too bad


Do you have a favorite movie or character from the franchise? I enjoy everyone in the Avengers series.


I do not have a particular one, a few I would say. you?


I enjoy all the characters in the Avengers series like Iron Man, Spider Man, Ant Man, oh my, I realized they're all males! Surprisingly, Disney doesn't own the rights to these characters in theme parks because of a contract signed with Universal studios in the 90s.


that is amazing, they were smart enough to do that back then. good for them


It's no wonder they're successful because the created a superhero named "Blue Ear" for a four year old boy who told his mom that superheroes don't wear hearing aids, so Marvel created one, how commendable.


that is just hear warming, so amazing. and once they argued in court that mutants are not humans


I'm not sure whether I agree or disagree with whether or not mutants aren't humans. Anyways, its still a form of entertainment though because it captures and holds the attention of interested audiences.


that seems so long ago now. do you know how they calculate traffic?


There is an algorithm that has changed many times over the years. Sometimes focusing on original content but now I believe it's focus is on personal history and preferences.


yeah they just track android decies on the road


It is an interesting company. They have a strange almost frat house tradition for new employees.  They are called "nooglers"


wow, and do you know how they mowed their lawn once?


Well that is a way for them to have some fun. It is a very serious business but there is also something fun about how they use the new technologies.


yeah for sure.once it went down and took 40% of traffic with it


Have you ever typed "askew" into the google start page. It makes the page tilted.


I do watch Neflix. I love to binge watch a good show.


I think it started during the decline of rental movie. Unfortunately for Blockbuster turned down a proposal from Netflix.


that was a bad decision on their behalf they must regret it


That is what happens when you do not keep up with the changing and developing technologies. There are 137 million subscribers from around the world. A big loss for Blockbuster.


and they account for 33% of bandwidth in north america


Yes, I would love to become a "tagger" and get paid to watch Netflix.


I want to do that. and they still spend more on postage


Do you remember when Google first launched in 1998. I only became aware of it in the year 2000 while in University.


Good day. Are you interested in human history at all? Humans likely lost all their body hair 240,000 years ago!


Oh wow interesting. Yeah I agree. Did they also suggest that you read Starship Troopers?


Not that I remember, but I do love that movie! What else do you like to read?


I like to read books by Tolkien. Lord of The Rings was one of my favorites of all time. Him and CS Lewis seem like good pals.


Those were good reads and authors. I like reading that George R.R. Martin began by selling monster stories for pennies to kids.


Oh interesting. Now he is selling his books to HBO for millions lol. Are you a fan of poetry at all? The javanese alphabet apparently forms a poem when recited.


Never really been a fan. I like how CS Lewis and Tolkien help competitions for terrible poetry!


Yeah that would have been fun to watch. I think reading is very useful though because it helps learn language, communication, and shares information and ideas effectively.


I agree! even when it's complex, it stills shapes knowledge, experiences, communication, and sharing information


What's even better is that even blind people can read using Braille. That is so cool.


I will never understand that but it's crazy for sure! I think it's crazy how there are no concrete laws for reading, just do it essentially.


I am! That is a long long time ago. It's crazy how we haven't even been on the earth for a fraction of the total time.


Yeah free for all! Poetry was actually derived from the Greek term poiesis. Definitely a unique form of reading poetry is!


Yeah it is so interesting to think about. There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans. Not sure if I have ever been exposed to that!


I don't think I ever want to. Just like how we get goosebumps because it was evolutionary to make us look larger!!


Oh yeah true! So funny. One thing that humans have on other animals is distance running. I remember watching a show in Africa where they hunt animals by just tiring them out over long distances.


Yes I've read that we are the most endured people ever. I think we stand out, especially since we can't even breathe and swallow at the same time. In fact, we are the only mammals that can't do that.


I wish we could lol! We also can't synthesize vitamin c because our enzyme is defective. The pirates were aware of this because they developed scurvy when they didn't have citrus fruits on their ships.


Wow that is amazing knowledge! Do you read much? I always wanted to read the Lifters, but never did!


Yes I enjoy reading but not as much as I should! The Lifters looks interesting. Enders game was good too and it is suggested reading for many military branches!


I remember hearing that. I was in the military and they suggested it for us! I think it's crazy how silent reading is a recent phenomenon.


Me too, much better than the new stuff coming out. The original star wars made George Lucas a billionaire!


Yeah, he was smart. he made money on a movie in the 70s, then got to do star wars. gave up the directors fee for the merchandising rights.


right, smart man! Even his wife got some awards for her ideas for the films and editing


She was a clever story writer. she knew how to create  special moments that the viewer would remember. i was a kid when i saw it, and it changed my view of storytelling.


I can't agree with you more! Did you ever see how much James Earl Jones made for voice Darth Vader


He didnt make much in cash, but i bet he made money in residuals.


That is a good point, I think he initially made like 7500 dollars for it, but made a ton after


Yeah, what a voice! he did the voice for lion king too.


Man, him and morgan freeman cash good checks with their voice, I wish mine did the same thing lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Yes, i had a great time chatting. Morgan is one of my favorite actors.


hi how are you? no, im not on facebook. You?


I have a profile but rarely use it anymore. Myspace had a chance to buy it years ago but didnt


I guess they didnt see the potential of FB. I think that i would have made the same mistake myself.


Huge mistake, I wonder if myspace even exists anymore. Did you ever have a profile?


No, i did not. i looked at facebook and thought about persistence of info on the internet and decided against it.


You were very smart, I should have followed your lead. I did participate in a burger king promotion about unadding friends for free whoppers, it was great!


That is a bonus. I could have just made friends to unfriend and cashed in on the burger bonanza.


right lol. I wish I could have unfriended hundreds for free food lol! Are you a star wars fan?


Yes, i really liked the original trilogy. You?


I believe it is true, the game stops all the time, but I do not mind. Because I love and enjoy football. Do you know about the circular huddle?


No I  never heard of the circular huddle, I have always known it as the a huddle, Is there a different?


Well it is circular so thet the other team does not see or listen to the teams conversation. But it is intereseted it was created because of a deaf QB


Yes that is cool, I knew that's why coaches hold up their play sheets in front of their mouth, to hide what they are saying.


Yeah that is really cool, that a deaf player could be a QB


Wow yes, most people would be full of doubt and never pursue their dream, they would just give up.


I think it is interesting how some considered their education important, like Alex Smith, who took many tests in High School and got his Bachelors in 2 years


Yes you are right, It's good to have an education, but there are quite a few sport players and singers who didn't finish school. Education is a good back up.


That is right, and on the other hand , another QB, wanted to trade sports to become a competitive videogame player, good he didn't do it


Yes I agree, by the way what is your favorite nfl team, do you stick with one team win or lose?


Yes, football is one of my favorite sport, do you like the sport also?


I really like the Denver Broncos, what about you?..


My favorite team is Pittsburgh Steelers, It was nice chatting with you.


Yes, I love it! did you know women may be allowed to play?


Yes that what I heard, but nothing personal against women, but do you think this is a mistake?


Well for football you need to be really tall and strong, have a strong mens body. So i find it difficult!


That's what I am getting to, women want to do everything men do, but there is a limit to anything and women are build that way, that's a fact.


They say they would allow a woman if it meets the requirements, would be good to find out what those are


yes, but the NFL ratings would drop, because we don't want to see players on the team letting a woman run by him just because he afraid of hurting her.


That would be weird, I was really surprised to learn that the actual time of live play is in average 11 minutes!!


Do you know I have an issue also, I don't believe it, there is no way, must be in a different way, can you tell me how would this be possible?


I remember my dad getting dvd's through the mail with Netflix. Speaking of movies, did you know the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy with Jack Black. I wish that would have happened.


Yep that sounds like a much better movie. The one with Ryan Reynolds was pretty horrible in my opinion haha. Have you ever seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle by the way?


I agree even Ryan thinks it was bad. I did see it and agree with Bill Murray on what he said about it.


Yes I like Bill Murray and he was spot-on with his analysis of that movie, do you ever watch TV shows that are comedies? I really like Seinfeld and also Fraser I can't believe that they both lost the Golden Globe to 3rd Rock from the Sun


I like all of those shows but Seinfeld is the best ever because it is so relatable! I wish that was on Netflix! Glad I'm in the US for Netflix because it's banned in China, Syria, North Korea, and Crimea!


Yeah that's scary. I hope that we never banned Netflix in the United States. Do you know that Netflix accounts for about a third of all internet bandwidth in North America?


I believe it! from 9 pm to 12 am, it accounts for 33 percent of North American bandwidth!


Yep that's insane! And if you include YouTube, Netflix and YouTube makeup half of all bandwidth in North America


That is one crazy fact! I still can't believe Blockbuster declined several offers to buy it.


No that was definitely a mistake, only $59 would be a bargain because Netflix is now worth over 2 billion


Yes I do have Netflix. And I watched Chris Rock special on it and it was awesome! What about you


I should have bought stock early on for sure!


I have it too, but never saw it. Ws it good? I know he puts on a good show though.


Yeah his show is really funny. His last release was called Kill the Messenger in that was back in 2008 so I was waiting for his newest release very patiently haha


That is patience at its finest. Good thing it wasn't on Comedy Central. They've cancelled over 100 shows since 1989. Far less than Fox I'm sure lol.


Yes that is crazy, I'm just glad Netflix doesn't cancel to any shows, they're first exclusive show they produced was Lilyhammer back in 2012 and that is still going


I was mad they just cancelled the Punisher though. I guess they have to save money for postage because they spend more on that than bandwidth.


Spend about 20 times more in postage! What is the largest late fee that you've ever gotten? Apparently the creator of Netflix got a $40 late fee for renting Apollo 13


Just a couple bucks from Red Box. That is crazy though, I would be inspired to start Netflix if that happened to me too.


Yep I'll be really annoyed if that were me haha. I could definitely see why they invented Netflix back in 1997


Really? I loved Bambi, thats messed up lol, but anyway enought of horror films lets talk about dogs, do you like them?


Do you have one? my dog is a blood donor and what a surprise when I found out that dogs have 12 different types of blood.


I don't have a dog. I wonder whether the blood types vary by breed. There is possibly a universal donor blood type as well.


I didnt know that, also dogs are not colour blind, they can see colors.


Yes, just fewer colors. Which is fine. Their sense of smell is 1000x more sensitive than ours.


1000 times! Wow, I sure dont envy that lol,


Good things smell great and bad things smell terrible. I guess dogs are used to it. Google is a dog company. Cats might be hard to control in an office environment.


Yeah I read they are a dog company somewhere,I think Amazon is also a dog company, do you like horses?


Never ridden a horse. Big animals, probably good companions.


Not really in horror films. I do like film, though.


Yeah big animals for sure, two high school students showed up to school in horses, they got in so much trouble.


Oh I see, what kinds of films do you like?


I usually like dramas and comedies. I don't think they burn up as many calories as horror films, though. I usually exercise to burn calories.


Yeah probably not, its interesting how you can burn 180 calories just by watching a horror film, I wonder how much calories are burnt with comedies or action films.


Have you seen The Shining? That's a horror film that I like, probably because of the director.


I have seen it, its pretty funny how Danny, one of the leading actors didnt know it was a horror film, he had to grow to find out the truth.


At that age, I probably wouldn't have known either.


Could be, but the scenes are pretty terrifying they still had to do a great work so that he wouldnt notice.


I guess children can be tuned in to horror. Stephen King considered Bambi his first horror film. Children are pretty sensitive to violence, I guess.


That would be neat. I wonder too. I can't believe that Netflix still spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth. I guess people still use the DVD option. I have heard there are more program options available but I just can't imaging using the service like that anymore. I used to before the streaming option became good enough.


Yeah everything  changed in 2007 when streaming was introduced.


Yeah I remember there weren't very many options at first and I ran out of things to watch, or things that I wanted to watch at least. Now that rarely happens to me,and I binge watch. From9 pm to 12 Am, Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all bandwidth in North America. I'm guilty!


Thats all movies I bet!  They even have 150 with 100% ratings


And together with YouTube Netflix makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America.


I guess regular tv or cable will be a thing of the past soon.


I don't think I've seen Simpsons on Netflix. That is one of my favorites.


Wow, that is a lot. And there is only one episode where Bart doesn't appear and isn't mentioned.


Thats nuts...he and Homer are the stars.


I used to have a dvd subscription!  How about you


I'm going to go watch some Simpsons now. Catch you later.


I do have a subscription. I have the streaming option. I think it's getting better and better. Netflix has spent $8 billion on programming this year, with 700 original series.


Yeah, it is available most countries around the world too.


But they do spend a lot on programming. Some people wonder how they make money though because a lot of people share accounts..


Haha, funny. Somehow though, Netflix is worth a lot of money, $2 billion. Blockbuster declined to buy netflix for $50 million.


I want to be a tagger,  wonder how much they pay?


Hello!  Did you know that the sun is actually white?


I haven't seen that.  I was into Mad Men when it was out, did you know that John Hamm used to be a drama teacher at his old high school?


I had no idea!! Did you know there is a website online where you can listen to thousands of classic radio dramas for free?


That would be so interesting, though the quality is probably lacking.  I've heard there were some grate radio dramas back in the day.  But yeah, apparently Jon Hamm taugh Ellie Kemper in his trama class, she's Erin from the Office.


Thats pretty cool!!! Lol Michael Caine became an actor because the prettiest girls in his school were in the class!! lol


Haha, that's a good idea!!  I like that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because he prefers to promote positivity!  It's nice that he does that...and has the option to do that!


Yes you dont mind many famous celebrities sticking to their values. I admire him!! How abot Hugh laurie being paid 700,000 per episode of house.....


That's insane!!  But I guess the show was popular enough to warrant that kind of money?


I guess so! What is your favorite kind of drama, is tv shows? I also think plays are pretty good too!


I like dramas a lot, but I mostly watch comedies.  How about you?


I really am into dramas and maybe some action. Do you like poetry? the earliest form of drama


Ah, no, I never was able to understand poetry.  It was nice talking with you, have a great rest-of-your-day!


The sun is so amazing, but not even the biggest star that we know about!


I agree! The sun also produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of our entire planet for 500000 years!!!!


Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could harnes that one second of energy, and stop destroying our planet?  I wonder how much a lightning bolt compares to that one second, since it is 5x hotter than the sun's surface.


So true! Would be awesome to harness that energy!! Also crazy that it is stated that is a nearly perfect sphere! Do you watch the bachelor?


I used to watch the bachelor, but I stopped once it started feeling like the same show every season.  Are you a fan?


I think I watched one year. Im amazed that people can get into it and that folks reallly think it can find you true love. I would not want to compete on national tv for someones love. And then the fighting they do on there.


It is really horrible.  I think the early shows were more genuine, people wanting to be on TV but also wanting to find someone special.  Now I think people just want the fame and attention.  It is very sad.  What is your favorite kind of entertainment?  Drama, comedy, etc?


I like drama I really like the new show a million little things or something like that.


Oh wow I didn't know that either. I saw the red and blue colors associated with each party didn't start until 2000.


That is crazy. So recently yet it feels like they've always been that way. I think they should change the voting system so the popular vote counts for more.


Yea I'm not too sure what would work these days for the election.


Elections are a mess, not just presidential. A dog has not only won an election for mayor but served as a mayor for 13 years! Dogs don't even live much past 13 lol.


I agree. LOL - that's pretty funny! During the 2012 US elections, international observers were blocked from the polls in nine states.


I can only imagine what 2020 is going to be like. Hopefully by then they start allowing you to vote online. I can't imagine it would be that hard. In Oregon elections are done by mail. Online would be a natural progression.


I agree. Since 1900, the taller candidate has won the election by 75%.


I guess if you're short it's barely worth running. Subconscious perceptions most likely or it's just a fluke.


LOL yep. I heard that is actually the case for interviews too.


There are certainly some weird facts. The faster blinker has in debates has lost every presidential election since 1980. I can't see how blinking speed would effect public opinion?


Hi, it's hard not to these days with everything going on in the news.


I agree. Did you know there hasn't been a president who wasn't a republican or democrat since 1853?


Wow I did not know it has been that long. I really think Bernie should run as an independent and not as democrat. The fear is always splitting the vote, but that happens anyway.


Yep that's true. Every president with a beard has always been a republican.


Really? I guess you're right. Of course the gop used to be completely different than the mess they are today. Only recently I discovered GOP stands for grand old party...


Oh wow I didn't know it stood for that either. The last time a republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was back in 1928.


Crazy, although I don't think there will be a Bush in 2020. Did you know when Hillary was in college she was president of young republicans?


That's hilarious. I did not know that about her.


Yeah, the Republican party was a lot different more recently than people think. In fact Nixon was the only president ever to propose a guaranteed min income. Now people would probably like to reduce min wage to $2 an hour or something crazy.


Hello ! Did you know the brand ZARA banned the use of animal after an investigation?


Germany was the first country to give rights to animals do you agree with that?


Wow I didn't know that. I agree with that though.


I do too, but I mean it includes animals like the lochness monster... haha


haha. Did you know rip curl makes clothes in North Korea yet the label says China?


Really ?? thats crazy ! isn't that so unethical also.... the people that make the clothes probably don't even get paid enough.... Apple did have a clothing line also but I mean it did not last


Oh wow that's funny Apple had a clothing line.


I bet it had apples all over it.... Did you know that many many companies are feeling the pressure to ban animal use such as faux fur?


I did not know that. I don't own anything with fur, but it doesn't bother me if people do wear it.


Why does it not? do you agree with the companies?


Animals were put on this Earth for humans to use by God so as long as you're eating the meat, it doesn't bother me to use the fur along with it.


Interesting point of view ! I still think they are right to ban it though


They were found to throw goats, I understand why people were shocked


That's crazy. Did you know pilgrim clothing was full of color?


Thats so interesting also, I heard they only wore black on special occasions, only humans wear clothing also


Yes I saw that as well. There's a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc. that are found in unclaimed baggage.


Normally bigger corporations have enough power to make decisions like that. But that's not ethical is it


Yea I don't think that's ethical either.


I think it has a clear link with the use of animals by many companies.... Using fur without consent kinda resembles using unclaimed baggage


Hi. Do you enjoy reading about celebrities? Sometimes they aren't always that exciting!


That is so good to hear! Yeah good question. The cables carrying phone and internet across the oceans are only 2.7 inches thick.


I think that's neat that they lay on the ocean floor.


Yeah hopefully they don't get disturbed! An iphone is so powerful more so than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent.


Phones have come so far. I used to have a rotary phone.


Oh wow! Must have been fun to transition to the new stuff! Back when there were phonebooks it was impossible to separate them if they had their pages overlapped.


New York's area code is 212 because it was the fastest to dial on a rotary phone.


Interesting. Do you like horror films? Funnily enough Stephen King was scared of the movie Bambi a a child.


I don't because I get very jumpy, ha. Speaking of kids, the actor from the Shining didn't know he was acting in a horror movie till many years later.


Oh I am glad because that was a very scary movie and it could have been harmful to him I would think. Watching horror movies can burn up to 180 calories, so no need to go to the gym!


Haha, except I eat a ton of buttery popcorn!


I am never too excited about them. They are only human!


Oh yum! Well the waterphone makes a lot of the creepy noises in horror movies! Still scary though! Have a good one!


True. But they are very wealthy and are often associated with money!


Judge Judy is the highest paid celebrity after Lebron James, making $123,000 per episode.


Oh wow impressive for sure. They also get perks like being able to visit special rooms such as the one in Pixar studio.


Yeah, I would want to go to a secret Pixar room! So I guess we love celerbrities so much that we have them in children's series like Sesame Street.


Yeah that's true. Carol Burnett was the first but I don't even know who she is.


And for voice overs, Robin Williams was the first of celebrity voices in animated films.


Oh that is cool. So sad he died. Ethiopia even has a celebrity chef that believes he can combat his countries hunger problem. I hope so!


Speaking of helping others, Unicef donates a day of clean water to a child in need for every minute you do not use your cell phone. Not sure how this program works, like if you have to sign up or what.


Hi there ! Looking forward to chat with You !


Space Jam ;) I loved that movie.... You can't go wrong with Bugs Bunny And Michael Jordan ! Wait - there was more famous players in that movie as well, right ?


I don't know exactly.  Did you know that Shaq has only one recorded 3 pt. score throughout his basketball career?


I mean I knew he sucks with 3 point shots but I didn't realize he stopped trying ;) lol, that's funny


Lebron James rejected a $10 million offer from reebok when he was 18 and less than a year later was offered a $90 million offer from nike


wow... can You imagine being comfortable enough to reject $10 million ?  I would do basically anything for 1 million ;) lol


Really confident I guess too.  When James left Cleveland for Miami in 2010 they marked down his posters to the price of $17.41 references the year of traitor Benedict Arnold's birth


cool stuff ;) hey ! Warner bros and lebron james have signed a new deal for a "space jam" sequel ! That's freaking awesome ;)


That is funny!   Did you know that Lebron James has a photographic memory and can remember exact in-game scenarios


Wow - an NBA genius ;) I wonder how often he is using that "gift" ;)


I guess he have lots of lines to remember in a space jam sequel! Maybe this will boost his ratings as he had been hated back in 2012 and even a captured al-qaeda member wrote letters of disgust at his decision to go to miami heat


The letter said that "Lebron James is a very bad man and should apologize to the city of Cleveland"


Not as much as I used to... I still love to play ! Why ?


Jimmy Butler's future with the Timberwolves is going to be discussed with Coach Tom Thibodeau


Is that a positive thing for him ? Not sure what is going on in NBA universe... ;) sorry


cool beans ;) I've heard that in 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.


Also, about 30 years ago nba legend Haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in nike.  If he would have gone with Nike, he would be worth $8.62 billion today.


I bet he is having nightmares about that till this day... ;)


I would.  Space Jam is the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time.  I haven't seen it, but it looks cute with Cartoon characters and basketball stars


Football is actually a family of team sports when you consider it world wide.


Have you seen the yellow line that ESPN invented that they superimpose on the field to show the line to gain for a first down?


Yes I have.  I read that they won a emmy for the creation of that line.  awesome.


It makes a difference in how I enjoy the game.  Back to soccer, the World Cup for soccer is played only once every 4 years kind of like the Olympics.


Right.  I hear the next one will be held in Qatar,  and the city in which it is held doesnt exist yet.


True.  However, Qatar is a wealthy country so they will get it done.  The US women have done much better in World Cup that US men.


Yeah I think Ive heard that.  The american team hasnt place below 3rd since the womens world cup started in 91


That's right and 3 is the highest that US men have placed.


Well, it is the biggest sport in many countries.  American football, baseball and basketball are all bigger here.  The world has not done much against the US in basketball.


I read that soccer generates more money than hockey,  football, golf,  basketball, tennis and baseball all together!


Sure.  Do you have a favorite football team?


I am sure it does.  The most valuable sports franchise in the entire world is Manchester United, a soccer team in the UK. Nice Chatting.


I favor the US college game and have been an Oklahoma fan since I was 8 years old.  The University of Iowa painted the visitor's locker room pink for a mental advantage.


Thats pretty smart tactic,  to soften them up.  Unless they like pink lol


There have been actual studies that prove that weight lifters cannot lift as much in a room with pink walls.  Most of the world calls what we call soccer, football.


Interesting,  had no idea.  In the sixties,  top bowlers made more than football players,  kinda weird huh


It is, but you have to pay a lot of people in the NFL, not so in bowling.  However, the NFL has marketed its product and now makes bundles of money.  They deserve it.


What do you mean you have to pay a lot of people in the NFL?


there are 30 teams with 54 people on each roster and about a dozen coaches.  Pro bowlers probably had a total of 10 people earning at the top level in the 60's.


I have not seen that. I think my favorite comedies are bromantic comedies. I did not know that was actually a genre.


I'm not sure what those are.  LOLOL  I'm sorry.  Do you know?


They include movies like Harold and Kumar, and the Hangover.


Oh!  I love those kinds of movies then! hahaha  Are you also a fan of dramas?


Yes, are you? I heard Jim Carey does not make dramas any more because of his belief system.


I am a fan.  I used to watch House a lot, which starred Hugh Laurie,  and Mad Men, which starred Jon Hamm.


I was never into house but I know Hugh Laurie is the highest paid actor ever for a tv drama.


I saw that.  He got paid $700,000 per episode.  I can't even imagine what that would be like.


That is insane. Even $70,000 per episode is absurd.


I know!  Must have had a lot of ad revenue to support those wages.  Do you know why Michael Caine became an actor?  It's kind of funny....


I heard it was because all the pretty girls at his high school were in drama class. Smart man.


Yes!  That's hilarious!  It's been nice chatting with you!


I can't say that I've heard of him.  lol


I used to listen to his stuff. He is pretty funny. He actually left Harvard law to pursue a comedy career!


Nice!  I like Bill Murray.  Are you a fan of his?


A little. He thinks kung fu is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy!


Yes!  I've never seen that movie I'm going to have to check it out.  Do you know who Ryan Stiles is?


I do not know much about him. I heard he dropped out of high school to pursue comedy.


I was going to ask you who he was.  I like comedies but boy I need to get caught up with who is who.  lol  I did like 3rd Rock from the Sun back in the day.  I see it won the Golden Globe for best comedy series in 1997.


Sometimes a good costume can make all the difference in a film.  Like, hard to imagine Captain Jack Sparrow without his costume!  You know, Johnny Depp travels with that costume just so he can make surprise visits to children hospital rooms? Costume makes all the difference!


That's pretty decent of him. Yeah i guess if you don't want to get beat by a panda bear while your researching you should have on a Panda costume.


What do lobster researchers wear?  You know, the Hoggle costume from Labyrinth was lost in shipping and now resides in the unclaimed baggage museum in Alabama?  Who goes to this museum anyway?


Wow! Do you like or have ever watch the Simpsons?


I have. Hard to believe they have been on the air for so many yeas and yet only one episode did not include Bart in appearance or reference! Reliable character!


I wonder why they did that. Apparently Thomas the Tank has been narrated by a few noteworthy people.


I love George Carlin in that role! I was not as impressed with Ringo Starr, and I never saw Alec Baldwin, but they all reliably narrated over 50 episodes.


Apparently they tried to redo that 70's show in the UK and it was cancelled after 10 episodes.


Contrast that with Pokemon, that over 15 years put out over 750 episodes!  What does Pokemon have that 70s Show lacks?


They just don't have the numbers that the kids do. lol! Sean Bean is afraid to fly so much that he hiked into the location in full costume filming Lord of the Rings.


Not sure the only thing i know about him is that he's a comedian i think.


Well, I'm  off to hike to my  den and watch some telly. Cheerio!


Yes, he is an odd, obsessive person with a unique perspective on things. Smart guy too. He left his class at Harvard Law school out of boredom to pursue comedy.


Bold move. Does it appear to be working well for him?


He has achieved a certain level of notoriety and fame. His story reminds me of Ryan Stiles, a comedian who also dropped out of school to pursue comedy. Do you know Ryan Stiles?


Yeah but he dropped out of high school. Kinda the same but when you leave Harvard you are throwing everything on the line. Which guy do you think is funnier?


Demitri is more intellectually funny, while I really admire Ryan Stiles for his wit an improvisational skills. Bill Murray is another comedian I admire. He thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy"  Do you agree?


I wouldn't say Supreme, but i thought it was pretty funny. I mean Third rock from the sun won the golden globe in 1997 over fraiser, seinfeld and friends


Yeah, that has gotta account for something. Critics loved that show. Can't say the same thing about most of those "bromantic" comedies..


That is to funny! I saw all of them to. The hangover and pineapple express. not Harold and kumar though.


Have you seen any of the Star Wars movies?


Have you seen any of the newer movies that have Poe Dameron?


In the Star Wars franchise? Episode III was the last one I watched. I want to see the new ones but need to rewatch the old ones first.


There's a character in the new ones portrayed by an actor from Guatemala. The scenes for the planet Yavin 4 were filmed in that country, so he requested his character be from that planet


Yeah, I've definitely gotta see them. Episode IV came out in August before I went back to school in 8th grade, and I was blown away.


Now that a few movies have come out, I'm kind of glad that Disney bought the rights


I'd like it if they just weren't copyrighted, or at least didn't enforce it so strictly against other people developing the canon.


That could get a little out of hand though. I mean, it would end up similar to Thomas Jefferson's version of the Bible


Jefferson's version of the Bible reminded me that there were also special versions of the Bible to use for slave worship. All the stuff about escaping from slavery in Egypt, banning slavery among the children of Israel, etc., was cut out.


They cut that out just like Jefferson cut out the parts about the miracles and resurrection


Yeah. At least Jefferson couldn't stop anyone from reading the version they wanted.


I saw the OT and the prequels, but don't remember many details. I'm gonna rewatch em all one of these days so I'll be ready to understand the more recent stuff. Are you a fan?


True. It used to be required reading in elementary education


I'm definitely a fan. 20th Century Fox thought the movies would flop, and it cost them billions of dollars later


I generally become obsessive about the worldbuilding in any franchise and try to figure out all the background timelines. I need to watch the Dune miniseries that came out since the Lynch movie.


Do you know much about Marcia Lucas? She's George's wife and she made a lot of the changes that made the movies what they are. So much that her editing won her an Academy Award


Yeah, I've seen some speculation that it was her lack of influence over the prequels that made them so much worse.


That's an interesting theory. It's also pretty cool that it the first major film to be dubbed for Native Americans. They must love the movies too


Yeah, I'm surprised the studios would do that given the numbers -- maybe it was a crowdsourced/volunteer effort. I know Iceland has such a small population it's really hard to get movie translations, software versions, etc. in their language.


Maybe it's worth it since it's the most successful film franchise


Yeah, I guess all the other outlay is just sunk costs, so they make back the cost of just dubbing in the language even if not many people watch it.


If you follow NBA basketball, which team is your favorite?


That's great. Same hometown as Lebron, of course. Both fabulous players, but with very different styles of play. Lebron is BRAWN, and Steph is more STEALTH. Would you agree?


Definately.  ...and I think LeBron is on the downside of his career as well whereas Steph is on the upside.


I agree, but I wonder about the play-offs this year. Houston Rockets are set to knock out the Warriors, or so some say. What do you think?


It's going to be tough for the Warriors.  Houston has outscored their opponents by a league high 8.6 points per game.


That's more than GS. The stats and odds makers don't always get it right, though.


In the end, it's all about putting that little ball through the hoop and  anything could happen regardless of stats.  lol  I do like James Hardon however.


James "Fear the Beard"? Right. I worry about PJ Tucker of the Rockets. He's been on fire, outscoring opponents by over 19 net pts.


Golden State is going to get a run for their money and some are saying that they are the underdogs.


Agree. Can't wait for March Madness, then the NBA play-offs. I'll still hope the Warriors get rings again this year! Cheers!


I like the Golden State Warriors?  Are you a fan?


Thanks.You, too. Love to chat w/another fan!


Absolutely. Have followed Steph Curry since NBA title & winning MVP in 2015.


Did you know during his MVP season he was the only player ever to win the award by a unanimous vote?


In 2016. MVP by unanimous vote. Probably won't ever happen again.


I doubt it.  He is credited now with inspiring teams to include the 3 point shot as part of their winning strategies.


And he can swish a 3 like nobody else. The guy's only 30, too. Lots of great years left, I hope. Admire Curry off the court, too.


Yes!  He is part of a foundation that donates mosquito nets to protect families in Africa - for each 3 pointer he makes...3 nets get donated.


That's what I mean, and he does these things quietly, not for the cameras...Did you know he's the father of 3 children, too? Posts their pix alot...


I did know that.  He was born in Akron, Ohio.  My home state so that's one reason I follow him.  His dad played for the Cavs when I was a kid.


I heard that he wanted to make it available so that others would explore space.


Not with that, it is because the only competition is China.


It is also true of his other projects that he wants to foster competition.


Yes, the electric car needs to be manufactured by other firms. it is a key technology for the future.


I agree.  It is the most sustainable for the planet.


I figure that once people get used to it, it will be easy to own. fewer repairs, less maintenance.


Likely true too.  Plus it will reduce emissions.


Yes, that is key. many cities have air pollution problems. Anyway, great chat!


Im well.  I do like Elon Musk.  He is one of the great innovators of our time.


He is a great innovator. he takes on projects that other big companies shun, like the electric car.


True, he also founded paypal, space X and Tesla!


He is a serial entrepreneur. i wonder if he will ever get to mars.


I dont know.  I think if anyone can, it is definitely him.


have you driven a tesla? i would love to drive one some day.


No, I have seen charging stations though.  I think it would be really cool.  It is also neat that musk took a $78 million dollar pay but giving  everything back to the company except $1


He needs to make $1 to be an employee technically. i think the company is his baby. plus he has money from other sources.


Very true.  Did you know he doesnt Patent space X technology


I have a trip planned for next jan to Japan!  No I had no idea that baseball was big there,  maybe I can catch a game!


You should! I've heard that the crowds are super Rowdy haha. You're not married are you? It's weird that a married couple with scheduling all of the MLB baseball games for about 24 years


Yes I am happily married!  That seems like they put a lot of time into baseball,  they must really love it


I think so. You ever watch the World Series by the way? I haven't watched it in a really long time myself


I have watched it a few times,  especially if the sf giants are in it!


So is that your favorite team? I like the Tigers, and I also like the Yankees LOL oh, did you know that the Women's World Cup soccer had a higher television rating than the World Series? And that was in the United States too, I wonder how that's possible


Haha wow thats crazy.  Yes,  I love the SF Giants!


What do you think about the Chicago Cubs by the way? Apparently after they won in 2016 about 5 million people were celebrating in the streets


Good for them.  I dont think they have won in a long time lol I cant imagine 5 billion people in the streets though.


Nope Chicago must have been really partying that day LOL. Did you know that they were the first team to win back-to-back World Series's?


Hey I do like baseball! Did you know that managers can actually play baseball? that's why they wear the uniforms, just in case the need arises, then they can play for the team


Yeah I did,  thats pretty awesome.  Hopefully they dont have to though,  most of them are a bit older.  Theres like 20 players on a team though,  shouldnt have the need.


No I agree with you. Have you ever played kickball when you were in school? Apparently in Canada, it's not called kickball, it's called soccer baseball LOL


I did, used to love kickball,  I feel like kickball is a more appropriate name for it,  what does soccer mean?


I know right! I definitely think that kickball is the right word. It's the best way to describe it, what would you do if you found millions of dollars of baseball cards in your attic by the way?


Wow well pay off my car and cc's,  go on a small vacation and put the rest in savings or investments,  then continue my life.  how about you?


Haha I would do something similar. Definitely pay off my student loans and everything. And probably retire LOL. I can't believe that some guy found 3 million dollars worth of those cards in his grandfather's attic though. What a lucky guy


I know thats amazing.  That would be really nice,  my relatives dont collect anything cool like that so Im on my own lol


Haha yes that's too bad, mine did not either. Have you ever been to Japan by the way? Apparently baseball is really huge over there


If I remember correctly it is more like those jellyfish regress back to previous life stages and live life over and over cycles of growing older and growing younger


ah interesting, well that wouldn't be good then I don't want to turn back into a baby lol


But I agree that perhaps its genes holds the key to immortality. Speaking of jellyfish, do you like fish?


well I like to eat them haha, and I know taht seahorses are the only fish that are considered to have a neck


Did you know that 84% of genes associated with human illness have counterparts in the zebrafish? That why before they became popular as glofish, they have been used for testing and learning about genetic disease much earlier


ah that is weird, I hope they can use that to fix human diseases somehow, it's weird that freshwater fish get their water through osmosis of their skin


Like you say, I recently learned that freshwater fish drink water through their skin via osmosis. Saltwater fish drink through their mouths as well. What about fish that move between fresh and salt water?


ha that is a great question! Maybe they can do both?have you ever seen a black swallower fish? It can eat a fish twice its length somehow


Yes that is the one that can also eat 10x its weight. I remember seeing it in a picture for deep sea exploration where they found a specimen whose stomach exploded because the prey was I guess more than 2x its length and 10x its weight


have you seen the movie the incredibles? I guess it is set in the 60's, I've seen both movies and i never knew that haha


I do use it, I wonder why the like button on facebook is illegal in that one German state


I would recommend it. Both Incredibles and its sequel are well done and are perfect if you are looking for a disney movie to enjoy. In any case thank you for the lovely chat


Perhaps they just don't like the concept of judging people?


ya it could be, did you know that Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind


I never knew that was the reason facebook is blue In all honestly I like blue more than red or green


ya I agree, did you do the Burger King promotion on facebook where you unfriend people and get a free whopper?


I wonder what facebook did to make burger king make such a promotion decision


do you think Myspace was kicking themselves? they turned down buying facebook for only 75 million dollars back in 2005


It is a shame, but I don't think myspace could kick themselves since they pretty much no longer exist


haha tht is true, did you know that there is a certain jellyfish that is genetically immortal? like I want them to put those genes into me haha


that is true, I am sure its a huge problem in that area and why they created them. Did you know dogs are not color blind like we thought


It might be because I live in urban cities, but I rarely see strays


that is interesting to know, I live in a rural area and never see them either. Dogs don't see as many colors as humans


True, but humans don't see as many colors as mantis shrimp


ha that is awesome, i wonder what colors they can see that we can't. I like Disney also, do you?


Who doesn't? They do a good job making dark stories suitable for a younger audience


That is so true! like the beginning of bambi, what a scary start to a disney movie!


Ya it was quite easy to gloss over since it was disney, but if you think about it quite dark


Yea, I am thinking of so many movies that are like that. I liked big hero 6, the used a 55000 core supercomputer. It was so nice chatting with you!


That is a valid choice, but I like dogs out of any animals.Google prefers them also!


Well they are man's best friends for a reason


For sure, they are so great! did you know they have 12 different blood types!


They are probably among the few animals people care enough to keep alive instead of putting down


I bet, they even have blood drives for them, so awesome!


In Istanbul there is a vending machine that releases food and water for the city's strays in exchange for recycling


that is amazing, I think they should have that in the USA for all the animals like you said. People would recycle more and animals be saved, what do you think


It is a nice idea, but I don't know how many strays the us has


Did you know Jim Carrey used to do dramas?


I think it was the number 23. Apparently he doesn't do them anymore because he wants to project positivity


For sure, he is better at that. What do you think of our planet?


I think there is still a lot we can learn about the  Earth.


I agree and other planets too! Did you hear about an earth like planet possibly like 455 light years away


Yes. I did. Maybe we have real live neighbors there.


Right, or like the opposite of us, eerie to think about what may be there lol. It was nice chatting with you!


Yes. I watch drama as well as other types of movies


I used to love that show, apparently Hugh Laurie made like 700,000 dollars per episode!


Yes he made a fortune. Getting that part was great for him.


Right, he really made the show. Do you know Michael Caine?


Yes. I saw him in his first starring role years ago in Zulu.


nice, I  never saw that! He got into drama because all the pretty girls did it lol.


I'm surprised that the species of wolf around today isn't the one dogs are descended from.


Yeah. I live in a community with only 400 people and it has a very limited selection, but sometimes I check out stuff and I go there when I need to print out something from the Internet. Do you?


ya I have gone before actually, and I guess libraries have started carrying video games? have you heard about this?


I know a lot of them do. I'm really interested in the "library of things" phenomenon. The library in the county seat here opened up a tool library, which is really neat. I like the idea of libraries as community hubs.


ya Id agree with that, and ya I guess the games lure kids in, and the rate of book rentals went up afterwards


Makes sense. The more services you offer, the more of the community you're of value to.


ya that is true, cool that a Malawi teenager learned how to build a windmill from a library, libraries are aweomse!


Yeah. They empower a lot of people who couldn't get the information elsewhere. Probably a great way to escape for kids with close-minded families.


yup I could see that, I like the UK prime minister that donated all his books to the library at the age of 85


I definitely need to make sure my books go to good homes when I die.


yup I agree with you, this dude put them all in a wheelbarrel and walked a mile to the library to drop them off at the age of 85!


that is crazy, do you like dogs? I guess they drink with the bottom of their tongue


I like them, but I'm more of a cat person. I like cats because they're genetically more similar to their wildcat ancestors than dogs are to wolves.


haha well I am more of a dog person, I like them because they are so smart, they even learned how to use the subway system in russia


Yeah, that's pretty cool. I'm amazed that dogs have so many more blood types than humans. It must make the logistics of blood donations and storage a lot more complicated.


ya that is a good point, what is weird is that dogs can reason better than chimps and also learn over 1000 words


I'm pretty skeptical about the reasoning better than chimps thing.


thats what I think, but I'd have to see the research, dogs can have eureka moments too when they solve a puzzle, they get a feeling of joy, that makes me happy :)


Same. Animal joy is so obviously real, and so contagious!


yes it is! do you ever go to the library?


I fear for the future of Iceland. Can you imagine the US doing that and the impact of foreign impact that would occur?


Oh dear that would be terrible. Have you heard about the Burger King Promotion where you unfriend 10 people you get a free whopper?


I would unfriend them all. It would only be 10 whoppers though. Yes, I would sell out my friends for 10 whoppers.


haha... if it where chick fil a I would too, lol.


I would do it for a thing of waffle fries! This is more of a commentary on my love of food than my friends. They're great but they're not an original chicken sandwich great!


I do I have always liked them. I used to watch them with when I was pretty young with my older siblings. Have you heard that Stephen King was terrified as a child when he saw Bambi, he called it the first horror movie he saw.


I can see that. I cried so hard when Bambi's mom got killed. I think my parents didn't know and they felt terrible.


I do not think that the book was intended for children. Did you know that the little boy from the Shining did not know he was acting in a horror film until years later?


Hello, I am well thank you. How are you? What do you do for fun?


Do you think that was to protect the child or by accident?


Probably to protect him. It was nice chatting with you!


I am well. I have two kids so I do not have a ton of free time. I do find time to work out though. I have to do it from 430 - 615 am.


I hear ya, I have three kiddos. My "free time" is before they wake up or after bedtime. I usually watch TV, or movies search through social media on my phone. Try to relax.


I usually end up doing that with them at night. If I am not careful, my entire free time can be spent watching TV. I really try to be productive, like doing MTurks while watching tv. How old are yours?


Agreed. My kids are 7, 4 and 3. How about you?


7 and 5. I do not know how parents with 3 do it. I can barely keep it together with 2! Are you on Facebook? Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75M!


It wasn't that big of an adjustment. Yes I use FB, did you know that it is primarily blue because Zuckerburg is colorblind?


No clue. That is strange...I have been off of it since January 1, only on for work, which has been 4 times. I have so much freedom!


I mostly use it to see what is going on at my kids school. I can't believe that Iceland is rewriting their constitution using FB. Letting the public to make suggestions.


I love that stadium its the home stadium to our team, did you hear about Superbowl 46 and how the Pats let the giants score a touchdown?


Yes, I remember that well.  Bold strategy, but the Giants won anyway!


Yeah the Giants didnt want to score but they ended up scoring, I wonder if Bill Belichick was the coach


He was the coach for that game.  He has been the coach for the last 8 Patriots Super Bowl appearances, which is insane!!


He is a great coach, I guess part of the succes of the patriots is thanks to him, did you know the Patriots also hold the record for more Superbowl losses in the NFL


Yes, I think they are actually tied with the poor Bills :(


Yeah they hold the record with the Bills but at least we also hold the record of more Superbowl wins, not sure how many the Bills have won


Yup, goes to show you how good you can be if you are fundamentally sound like the Pats are.  For example, Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled once in his whole career!  What a stat!


It is an amazing stat, he must be the only one in NFL history, skilled player, he retired back in 2011 right?


That sounds about right!  A fun fact that not too many people know, the Browns last playoff win in 1995 was actually with Belichick as the head coach!


Good morning!  I follow the NFL very closely.  I am sick of the Patriots!  Hard to believe they were once lovable underdogs this century!


Belichick is a great coach a leyend not only for the Patriots then, anyways its been great chatting with you, lots of cool facts


Thanks, it was great chatting with you too!


Now they are the favorite at every turn, the owner gifted a jersey to our president


Yea, I know Tom Brady keeps a MAGA hat in his locker during interviews.  Bob Kraft and Trump are good friends.  Kraft is a member at Mar A Lago.


He does thats new to me, cray how prior to 2001 season they never won a title and now they are the team with the most Superbowl titles under their belt


Yup, do you watch Game of Thrones at all?  I thought it was hilarious the author called the Pats, "the Lannisters of the NFL."


I do watch it and that makes sense lol the Pats have dominated the league for many years now


It is crazy how dominant they have been.  15 AFC East titles in 17 years in a sport with that much free agency is just unfathomable!


15 out of 17 no kidding!! that is amazing I dont think that will happen again in the history of the sport


Yea, I would agree.  We will not see that again.  I did not know until recently Gillette Stadium is equidistant from Boston and Providence.  Always thought it was much closer to Boston.


I learned that the White House has twin buildings in other countries. I never knew that!


It would change how people vote for sure. Do you play golf?


I don't get out as much as I would like to.  Definitely not as much as Samuel L. Jackson who has a clause in his film contracts that lets him play golf during film production.


I didn't know he was such a big golfer. I heard that Babe Ruth was America's most famous golfer.


Was there anything Babe Ruth wasn't great at?  I am surprised by how many athletes really love it, like Michael Jordan, for instance.


He ate 32 hot dogs before a game I heard.


I wonder how many he had to eat before a trip to the golf course.


What would happen if you had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the course?  I wonder how Babe would handle that.


I might want to steer clear, but with as much water a golf course can consume per day, at least it could be cleaned up easily!


Oh, like that golf course in Dubai? Where do they get 4 million gallons?


I don't know and hopefully they have a way of making it renewable in some way or that could be a lot of wasted water.


I didn't know that, but with it being Christmas, I heard Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas Trees in the White House when he was president.


That's a good idea. Thanks for the chat! I've gotta go.


That's very strange! I guess he thought it was a waste of trees or something.


They say he was quite the conservationist, so I bet you are right.


George W is a bit like him. He put solar panels back on the roof of the White House.


That's pretty cool.  Maybe not as cool as Indonesia's president who has released three pop albums while in office!


What?! The president of Indonesia can sing? I bet he made it a law for everyone to buy an album.


Ha!  Maybe he is more of a dictator president than what we are used to in the United States?


I like the old system of presidential elections until 1805. It creates an interesting White House dynamic.


I was thinking about that.  I am sure they had good reasons not to keep with it, but it actually sounds like more fair than the "winner take all" way we have it now.


I like the mets and thats funny, soccer is soccer and baseball is baseball why mix both in one?


I have no clue but Kickball is pretty fun to play.. my son collects baseball cards I dont think he has any of value but I think they will be one day.. There was a guy that found baseball cards in his granpas attic and they where worth over 3 million bucks they where cards from the 1900s


That guy was really lucky! its amazing how a married couple scheduled all the 2430 games of the MLB  for 24 years, sounds like a lot of work to me.


Yeah that would be a lot of work.. pretty cool that it was couple that did it.. Did you know that the managers where uniforms so if they need to play they can.. I didnt know a manger could actually play


I didnt know that either, it would be interesting to watch them play, baseball is a popular game not only in the US but it also has a lot of fans in Japan


Yeah that is suprising... do you know why baseball players chew alot of gum? I have always wondered that


Not sure, sounds like an interesting fact to reseach though, do you follor Tim Ducan of the Spurs?


Yeah he has his head on straight lol He stayed in college instead of going directly to the NBA.. The league adpoted the name National Basketball Association on August 3rd 1949.. thats my birthday :)


Wow that is cool, mine is on August 23, 20 days later, Jordan was another great player, did you ever wear one of his shoes


no I havent had a pair of jordans.. im more of a boot wearer..


Yes I am a fan I like baseball too are you a fan


I see, well Air Jordans are really comfortable, they actually got banned in the NBA, but Nike paid the fine and Jordan wore them anyways.


I love the game, two teams, five players each and a rectangular court, sounds simple but its a great and complex sport


That is so true. It does seem simple when put like that.. Its main objective is to shoot a basketball through your defenders hoop.. which is mounted ten feet


Do you like the dunk shot? its one of my favorite moves in the game


Yeah it looks awesome I wish I could do that but Im 5 foot short lol.. that Kareem dudes dominant use of the dunk got the shot banned from college basket for over a decade


Its amazing how a player can have that much influence over a game, there is a team called the Tall Blacks in New Zealand, that sounds like a racist name


Yeah that is pretty racist.. There is a basket ball court on the top floor of the US Supreme Court building.. It is known as the highest court in the land


That is a great name I would like to play there some day, you said you liked baseball, any favorite teams?


I like the Cubs how about you? In Canda they call Kickball teh soccer baseball.. I mean it techinally has the same rules lol


I'm sure the biologist are studying them. I would like to find out more about animals that "speak" to each other in different dialects but are the same species.


Or why animals develop white patches after domestication?


Yes! That's a good one! Or who discovered that animals have a dominant side just like we are left and right handed?


Do you know the answer? Or just who the poor guy is that shares his name with Justin Bieber and was banned from FB for using his own name LOL!!


They're a holdover from when land animals had gills and lungs. Who knew?


Very good! Did you know John Cena holds the record for honoring the most wishes on Make a Wish?


I think so but regardless, that is a cool thing to do!


He's granted 400 wishes! Not like Paris Hilton who made it to the World Records by being "Most Overrated Celebrity".


Good! How are you? Did you know animals are considered multicllular eukaryotic organisms?


I had no idea. To be honest, I do not know what the pharse means so I cannot translate it...


It means they are able to move. The reproduce and grow from a clump of cells.


So like a fertized egg... Grow from nothing into something.


Exactly! There are also animals as tiny as 8.5 millionths of a metre! The study of animals is called zoology.


That's really small. There's also a lot of animals on the planet. Guess how many!


Tell me! How many of those do you suppose have a lawyer? lol. Apparently there is a lawyer in Switzerland who represents animals!


Well there 20 quintillion animals. Not sure theres that many lawyers...


Ha! Did you know the lobster and jellyfish are considered biologically immortal?


I actually have that haha.  Netflix entered content production in 2012


I'll bet that's cool. I used to run a screensaver of a fish aquarium on my computer, sometimes things like that beat other movie content.


You can get the aquarium and fireplace on Youtube now.  Between them and Netflix, they account for 33% of traffic in north america.


Thanks for the info. I'll have to get those. Utube is my favorite video place to go to. I especially like the documentaries.


I meant to say 33% from 9-12 pm and half of peak internet traffic in north america, crazy!


Oh. Well either way it's a lot. Do you like Justin Bieber?


Good pun. Me either. Some guy who had the same name was banned from facebook. Poor guy is a double loser.


Actually having his name makes him a celebrity and I am sure he gets views.  Anybody who get views gets paid!


I think that's probably why he got banned. But it doesn't seem fair. But Facebook isn't always fair.


Hi yes I watch some TV. Do you use Netflix?


Oh right!  I guess he can try instagram and twitter lol.  Nice talking to you. Take care


I watch some tv.  I use to have Netflix when it was mail based lol.


Did you know that they pay people to watch Netflix and tag the content?


I am not suprised.  There are stores on Amazon that to the same thing for reviews.  I understand they have 137 million subscribers now


That's a lot of subscribers. I don't watch enough TV to need to subscribe. If I want to watch something I get the DVD.


Speaking of DVDs, Blockbuster turned down the purchase of Netflix!


I didn't know that. I guess they feel like their doing well the way things are.


Netflix was started due to late fees from rentals!


I probably helped with that. I'm terrible remembering to return DVDs and books. Did you know netflix has an hour long video  of a fireplace.


Interesting that there's a programming language written in musical notation. I have a coder friend I should ask about that.


I really need to dig more into basic jazz history. Wikipedia articles plus YouTube archives are an ideal combination for this -- I've done it with other genres.


Interesting! What about sports, do you research them too?


Nah, they don't really interest me at all. Are you a sports fan?


I do like basketball when I can watch. I think it's interesting that the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in University of Kansas's history!


That reminds me of trying to teach other people to play chess and losing every game when I was actually trying to teach them.


Ah, funny! So you don't like basketball, but what do you think of dunking? I think it's pretty neat.


Well, it's certainly a skill I can appreciate even if I don't enjoy the sport.


Yeah, Kareem Abdul Jabbar's dominant use of dunking got it banned from college basketball for over a decade. How about granny style?


Embarrassed to admit I don't even know what that is LOL.


I think it's shooting the ball with two hands on the ball and shooting it under handed? I used to shoot like this when I was a kid. Well physicians proved that it's the best technique to consistently score. It would be funny to see NBA players use it!


Yeah, I heard they have jazz like harmonies. Not really sure how that works. Do you like jazz?


It would make sense if their actual goal was to win and not show off. Nice chatting with you!


I'm afraid I haven't listened to a lot of it, but I'd be interested in learning more. Do you?


I do like jazz especially when it is live. There is a chart topping jazz orchestra from Pakistan. I have to check them out.


I do love a lot of blues, which are one of the roots of jazz music. Also love rock and roll that was an outgrowth of blues. I think three or four Led Zep songs are covers or riffs off of Blind Willie Johnson.


Nice! I like watching jazz live and noticed a lot of the trumpeters have goatees. I thought that was just for style but apparently it's for comfort.


Yeah, that's something I never would have guessed. I wonder if it cushions the chin, or what?


Yeah, probably so. I think it would be cool to watch a jazz concert at a Harlem woman's apartment. She has put them on every Sunday for 20 years and sometimes top performers stop by.


I wonder how anyone has room for any kind of audience in a private apartment.


I was thinking the same thing and wondered if it was hazardous at all haha.


I don't know lol. I think it is a calming effect and not cheating lol


Hmm, perhaps. What about cars, do you like them?


yeah, I like Mercedes too. I used to have a c300, but don't need it so I got rid of it.


They had the original car back in 1886. Have you heard why cadillac is called the way it is?


I think it was named after a french explorer, right?


Oh, that's cool. I've only been to Detroit once. Well, nice chatting with you!


I have never been there. IT was so nice chatting with you! Enjoy your day!


I love football, both NFL and College! You?


You probably don't want to now. Well nice chatting!


Me too, did you know the highest score ever was 222-0?


I heard that, but can't think of the teams who played and which year it was


It was Goergia Tech versus Cumberland in 1916


wow poor Cumberland! I would have walked off the field at like 100-0. I wonder if a mercy rule was formed after


Yeah, I would have threw in the towel. LOL


They are a college football team in Iowa. They paint their locker rooms pink for the visitors.


Hey there do you ever watch hockey? Other countries call it field hockey, but we just call it hockey here. I wonder why that is


No Tom Brady wins all the time haha. But that's why I like him haha. Did you hear that the circular huddle was created by a deaf quarterback back in the day?


I can't imagine a deaf person playing a game that involves audibles and whistles, but then again, I bet that guy was good. They created the huddle for him? It's so popular now.


I wondered about that too. I wonder how he could be the quarterback of a team if he's deaf, but I guess he could pull it off. What do you think about Kellen Moore, he's the only left-handed quarterback in the entire Football League


Why so few lefties? I figure there could be an advantage there, like with a left-handed pitcher.


Yep I was thinking that too. I wonder if it gives an advantage, or maybe it doesn't do anything haha. Have you heard of Baker Mayfield? Original he was going to be a professional video game player, but switched over to playing in the NFL. I think you made the right move haha


Why would someone with that talent play video games? Man, NFL is the way to go. The money, the women. YOu get it all!


Yep the money the girls the whole thing haha. Alex Smith is a genius though, he had his four-year degree in only two, but he still joined the NFL. I think that was also the right move


The guy will have a successful life, no matter what he does. He's bright and hard-working. I'm envious.


Oh I agree with you! he would be good at anything he put his mind to, have you ever read the book or see the movie Starship Troopers


I have read the book, and seen the film. I liked both, but the tone is quite different. Heinlein loved war.


I guess hockey is most exciting when it's on ice. Canada has TWO national sports. The other one is played on grass.


Which one is better? I know that I liked the movie a lot, but I have heard that they are both very different, do you know why the US military would put it on their recommended reading list though?


Probably a lot about strategy and tactics. Gives the reader a military mindset. Heinlein served in the Navy.


See that makes sense then. Have you read the book Ender's Game? I know that's also recommended reading


Yep the other sport is lacrosse. Have you ever watched lacross before? It's pretty boring LOL


It's certainly no ice hockey. I think it requires endurance though. An average professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game. That's quite a lot!


That is a lot, I should start doing ice hockey to lose weight actually haha. I also didn't know that ice hockey stays underneath the court in a basketball game, that seems really crazy


I guess space is at a premium. The arena doesn't feel cold though.


No I agree with you. So I just don't know how that works. Did you hear about the hockey player who was traded for a dollar back in 1993. He went on to win four Stanley Cups. Talk about a blunder


I guess he needed to find the right team. Sometimes players gel in the right team.Four cups? Astounding!


I know right! It was definitely the best move for him. Do you watch football at all? Do you have any favorite quarterbacks or anything


I usually watch around SB time. I don't have a favorite, though I usually like the underdog. I guess Tom Brady is never the underdog now.


One of the things I really like about rap music is how good it is to dance to or keep time while exercising. Funny enough, your favorite artist Tupac danced ballet in high school!


Yeah, that's wild, isn't it.  Can't picture Tupac ballet dancing, at all.  Have you heard any of that new typr of rapping called compliment battle?


I haven't. It sounds a lot friendlier than diss tracks, though. Where did it originate?


Apparently, in Korea.  Wonder what they do try to give each other better compliments than the other person?


Maybe they have to make the longest or most poetic comment they can without missing the rhythm or breaking rhyme. If it's a freestyle rap, they'd have to be pretty inventive.


It probably suits their gentle nature better than American style in your face battles, that can get very ugly!


I'd definitely prefer a compliment battle. I think I'd feel bad in a rap battle if I was just trying to diss the other person, and I doubt an apology rap would win me any points.


You're so right about that! On a different note, did you know Steven Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack?


I didn't even know he played music. Isn't it enough to be such a talented director? Leave some talent for the rest of us!


Control, is what came to my mind.  he knew what he wanted it to sound like and when it didn't, he took things into his own hands and got it done, his way.


It's like the old saying, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." If he knew he had the ability, I applaud him for also taking responsibility for making sure the soundtrack was what he wanted.


I listen to it occasionally, but I have a hard time finding really good artists. Do you prefer mainstream hits or smaller artists you find on your own?


I like both, actually!  My favorite all time rap artist is Tupac Shakur.


Tupac's music is classic. I think he influenced the entire rap world. It's a shame we won't hear more from him!


I know, gone way too soon!  But, I hear his music is in the Library of Congress, so it will be preserved for future generations.


Makes you wonder what else is in the Library of Congress! I wonder if they have some of Eminem's music in there too. He's a favorite of mine.


They probably do, he's an icon of Rap music, also.  Didn't know he wanted to be a comic book artist before he became a rapper, though.  Very multi talented person!


He's also an inspiring one. When he was involved in a lawsuit once, the judge rapped her ruling at the person filing against him. I wish I could have seen that.


Me too, but it was super cool.  Good for her!


Sounds interesting, anyways do you subscribe to Netflix?


I do subscribe to Netflix.  I have made a note to look for "Killing Eve"  The description of the show seems vague on what actually happens.  Spy thriller or what?


Its available in Netflix its a British series it seems, I haven seen that one before though, it looks interesting


Dark Humor sometimes appeals Sandra Oh might be nice as well.


Im not really sure I like dark humor, but I try to keep an open mind about it


It kind of funny that Lou Ferrigno, the original TV hulk still does hulk voice.  Hulk smash.  All these characters were created in the 1930's.


He does? thats really interesting, do you know Jarvis, Starks assistant?


No, Stark is Iron Man.  But Jarvis is not a character I know.


Well Jarvis is his computer assistant and the person who does the voice of Jarvis had never seen an Avengers movie, I think thats funny.


Yes, if you do the work, you should at least see the end result.  Do you like shawarma?


I do like to watch movies.  They are generally well crafted escapist entertainment. I might be a super hero as well.


I do yeah, one of my favorite foods why do you ask?


It is documented that shawarma sales go up because of avengers movies.  I like shawarma, but never thought to link the two.


I guess its because of the ending scene, heroes gather at end at a Shawarma place, in fact im getting a but hungry not a bad idea, thanks for the chat I think im going to eat a Shawarma now,


I would not have known that unless I watched the movie, or had you to explain. Thanks.


Thank to you, I feel I have learn a lot of interesting facts, have a nice day, bye


I love hero movies, do you have a favorite hero, mine is Spiderman or Peter Parker


Can I say that Robbie the robot from the original lost in space is my hero.  Always around and in the way. Danger Will robinson, Danger.


That movie was pretty good, Lost in Space, it has a great cast including Molly Parker


Why is it you enjoy Peter Parker.  Most super heroes today are hapless everyman's who get special powers and use them for good.  Is there a wrong you need to right?


No I only think his powers are super cool did you watch Avengers Infinity War?


I admit, I have not seen Avengers Infinity War.  I did watch the Lost in Space Remake.  It was entertaining.  But it worried me the way they bounced from ridiculous danger to imminent peril to life threatening situation. It was a bit much.


Would you recommend Lost in Space? whats it about just wondering, seems like a good movie


The family, the robinsons, are trying to get to a new planet.  They are colonists.  Stuff goes wrong. They crash on some unknown planet.  They survive.  It is not a movie, but a show with a number of episodes.  Intense action. Danger.  If the action of super hero movie is good four you, you will like.


I'm thinking the ones that smash aren't the real high quality ones or the normal ones they play.  Just a guess though. lol


i hope not. that would be terrible. have you ever seen an es175? they are beautiful guitars.


I might have...lol  I once had a Gibson SG.  That was a sweet guitar wish I still had it.


gibson guitars are usually pretty heavy. lots of sustain. beautiful instruments.


Yes...that SG had a great sound to it.  When Eddie Van Halen recorded the guitar solo for "Beat It" he literally set the studio speakers on fire.  Wonder what that was all about?


he cranks up the voltage to the amp past the normal level. that overdrives the amp and gets a powerful sound. overloads the amp, causes a fire.


Ahhh...ok. lol  Do you know much about dancing?


I do not. i do know that i am a terrible dancer. You?


Hhaha I stink at it.  I was surprised though to read that Bruce Lee was a great dancer and won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


Bruce was a legend! He was great at martial arts, and dance. I  bet he could do a lot of things that we would not suspect.


I agree!  I have to get going.  It's been fun talking guitars with you!


Big time.  Did you know that Brian May from Queen uses coins as his guitar picksZ?


ive seen him do that in footage. a big round metal pick. interesting. i guess he gets the sound he wants.


It would give him a different sound.  I was surprised to find out that he also has PHD in atstrophysics.  He must be a genius.


he is a smart guy. guitars are interesting. most guitars have six strings, but some have more.


Yes...I've seen the 12 string guitars....and of course bass guitars only have 4 strings.  lol


there are also seven string guitars, with one additional bass string.


That's interesting. Didn't know that.  Matthew Bellamy from Muse holds the record for most guitars smashed on tour.  He must have a good endorsement deal. lol


i dont know why anyone would smash guitars. artisans spend time making beautiful instruments just to be destroyed.


Thats a lot, I can only think of 5 or 6 tops lol, wonder what the other 52 are


Two of the 58 are Male and Female but 56 other custom genders is still a lot


It is, Mark Zuckerberg is a genius though, do you know that Facebook is blue primarily bacause he suffers from a form of colorblindness!!


Really? That's very interesting. Facebook was actually originally intended to be only used by Harvard students. I am suprised it blew up so quickly!


MySpace must regret the decision of not buying the company back in 2005, they had the chance to buy it for $75 million


Yep. In Ohio, it is illegal to warm up your car. I found that very surprising!


It is surprising, just like how its legal to equip your car with flame-throwers in South Africa all to prevent carjacking


That must be very dangerous! Google's self driving cars have an 'aggressive' mode.


Im not sure about self driving cars, Jann Mardenborough became a pro driver by beating 90,000 people


A man in New York bought a barn filled with classic cars. Talk about lucky!


Yes, I do. Speaking about facebook, did you know that 1/3 of all divorce filings in the US in 2011 contained the word 'facebook'? Astonishing, right?


That is lucky, how much did he buy the barn for?


I am not sure, but I am sure that it was much less than the amount that the cars were worth


Yeah, I bet, classic cars can be worth a lot of money specially if they are in great conditions.


1/3 of all divorce fillings? wow that is crazy, I guess Facebook can be a dangerous tool if you forget to log out or give a like to the wrong picture


I agree. It can also be the source of much fake news. 30% of Americans rely on Facebook as their primary source of news!


They do? I wouldnt trust Facebook to be my main source of news lol, did you hear about that crazy Burger King promotion?


No, what was that about? And I would not trust facebook as my primary news source either. They have no credibility


I agree, there are a lot of fake news in the media, and the promotion was about unfriending 10 friends on Facebook, you would get a free whopper by doing that


There are actually more people on facebook right now than there were in the world 200 years ago!


That makes sense almost everyone has an account these days, amazing how much Facebook is worth, $104 billion dollars


They also have a total of 58 different gender options!


On the other side Psy must be happy his gangnam style got so many views


Yeah.  I bet Alex Jones isn't either.  YouTube banned him.  They ban right-wingers but do nothing to left-wingers that do the same thing.  I think there is bias at YouTube.


I don't doubt that. Normally that wouldn't matter, but netflix and youtube alone make half internet traffic so their content influences a lot of people


Yeah, I just get sick of double standards... Did you know that there is a 3g cell service at the top of Mount Everest?  I guess you get to use it if you can make it there.


That is one place I would want 3g. Aside from endless snow and mountains what else is there to do there


Chase the Abominable Snowman or Yeti?  Curious... Do you read the full terms when you buy something over the internet?


Sometimes try to skim over it but usually not


I too am part of the 93% that doesn't read them.  Only 7% of people do...


Considering how many people use the internet, it is a good thing we have a back up copy


Yeah.  I've been thinking that I should maybe watch more horror movies.  It makes one enjoy abstract are more.


Yes but I'm not into some genres like horror.  YouTube is being criticized for its ad tactics regarding a horror movie.


It was an ad that forces people to view it because they can't click away from it.  They later ran it as an ad that way.


While I do see the discomfort, it is an ad and youtube is being paid through ads so people don't have to pay. I don't really see the problem worth criticizing


It uses a technique called "jump-scaring" which is nothing new.  If it's that bad, click off the tab or the browser.  People complain too much these days.


Yeah, I like to stream documentaries mostly.  It's hard to believe it's the 2nd largest search engine on the internet.


I mean they have a very vast original content database as well as user friendly website so I can see why though


I bet Justin Bieber's not too happy with them.  His video "Baby" is the most disliked video on YouTube.


Sounds dumb lol I dont know why shows like that make so much money,  something is wrong with america lol I understand if its actors and fiction like a show or movie,  but these producers are encouraging these women to talk about each other,  ridiculous.


On these shows people just go over the top to get screen time.  They don't really act that way, but everyone has to out do the other and be more shocking.  The more shocking you are the better.


Yeah,  Ive seen like a documentary on it,  the producers encourage them to act like that.


So I guess one of these people went too far and starting committing crimes.  Stealing a dead man's identity!


My understanding is that she acted as an escort, and when the guy died from an overdose she kept his debit cards and used them for her own means after his death.


Yeah,  pretty scandalous!  Geez I cant believe what some people will do.


I think we should forget about these people.  Here's something positive instead, UNICEF will donate a day of clean water for each minute you don't use your phone.  That feels better.


Thats amazing!  I hope that I contribute to that,  I dont really use my phone that often lol Definitely a positive story!


I just wonder how they would monitor it, I suppose it would have to be on the honor system?


I am aware of that person but could tell you little else about her.


hmm not sure.  its been great chatting though,  have a good one.


Apparently,  she used to be Paris Hiltons personal assistant.


She must have learnt everything she know from Paris.  I'm a little vague on what it is she does right now.


I am not sure as well.  Her family has a show keeping up with the kardashians and she is married to kanye west.  She might not do anything really.


Do you think they both purposefully went the route they did to get famous on purpose?


lol probably.  Anything to get famous I guess.  It's really sickening that her family and herself have had so much fortune and success and it seems like they dont do anything.  I have never seen their show or bought any of their products,  I dont want to contribute money to them.


You and me are on the same page here.  The whole reality TV thing is scrapping the bottom of the barrel.  Have you heard of the Bad Girls Club show?


No I never heard of it.  Another reality show,  rewarding bad behavior?  lol


I don't really get what the point of the show was other than to show some women being mean to each other.


Hey how often do you read fiction books?


Yeah I love that episode, so funny that the Simpsons Creator sent the South Park creators flowers afterwards because they knew it was so true


It's pretty crazy that there is only one episode in The Simpsons where there is no reference to Bart SImpson


That is crazy! You think that they just forgot about him in that one episode LOL. Did you ever watch the show Pokemon by the way


Yea sometimes as a kid, apparently it's still going and there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon


Yep you could watch 50 episodes a year for 16 years and you still would not have caught up LOL


Sounds like a chore but can't be worse than watching the UK version of That 70s show called "Days like These"


Yeah the name of that sounds dumb, I was glad that that show was canceled after only 10 episodes I don't think the humor translated overseas


Have you ever watched the movie Spartacus? Stanley Kubrick took over cinematography from the actual cinematographer he hired


That is cool and I do like that movie a lot. Who is your favorite cinematographer? I know that I really like Roger deakins


I really like James Wong Howe and his use of wide-angle lenses


I used to read a lot in High School, I remember reading Egar Allen Poe, he was great, I'm gonna checkout his story with a cyborg


Yeah he was definitely a great innovator, very interesting that he married a white woman even though it was illegal back in 1948


Yeah I always liked Edgar Allan Poe, I really liked his poem The Raven, did you know that there is a Wikipedia page that will rank fictional characters based on their superpowers


No, that sounds pretty cool. I wonder where I can find Julius Casear's fan fiction of Hercules and Oedipus, that sounds like a fun read


That is pretty funny, what do you think about George RR Martin though? He thinks that fanfiction is actually copyright infringement