There were many things I did not know and I am sure many more things I need to learn.


David west was an intimidating man. Not many tried him and he was not afraid to knock peple out of his lane. He was also feared off the court.


I heard he always told the truth to all the reporters while he was in the locker room.


He did. He was not afraid of any consequences. He left sanantonio to chase rings and finally got one with Golden state. He then retired.


Did you know he walked away from a 12.6 million contract the Pacers offered him? That to me is crazy.


He's always been different. He really wanted that ring! I think that's why he went to San Antonio in the first place.


and why he did what he wanted and he just did things his way and offered no apologies to anyone.


What did you do today? I watched television.


Yeah they do seem kind of random. Another show I really like is Family Guy. I think it's hilarious.


It is really funny, I like it a lot, seems like you enjoy comedy a lot


Oh yeah I do. I enjoy watching comedy central a lot.


I think that's a great channel I watched a movie with Drew Carey the other day, really funny.


Interesting! Fun fact, Comedy Central has canceled over 100 shows since they've been created.


That sucks, I bet many fans were upset because of this, kind of remind me of Netflix they have cancelled many of my favorite shows


Oh yeah for sure. I bet Netflix would be a lot more popular if they also showed some sports.


Yeah like baseball maybe, are you a baseball fan?


I am indeed! Baseball is so popular all over the world. It's even popular in Japan.


It is? I didn't think of Japan as a baseball fan country, did you know that a 17 year old female pitcher was banned from pro baseball after she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?


I watched television as well I watched The Simpsons, so funny how homer keeps on switching jobs


It is! I guess it's SO popular in Japan, that many are surprised to discover that it's also popular in America.


Yeah well its been nice to chat, one thing to keep in mind next time you watch a game and that is that the opposing team will receive 3 bases if a player catches a ball in their hat


I actually watched the Simpsons as well. Did you know that there is only ONE episode of the Simpsons where Bart isn't mentioned or even appears?


I didnt know that, I have to watch that episode it must be pretty rare, want a cool fact about The Simpsons?


Of course I do. You seem to know lots of cool facts about the Simpsons!


I really love the show that's why, well Homer had about 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes of the series, that means he had a different job every two episodes.


Yeah it just to be one of my favorite shows, Charizard and Pikachu are the best, do you like the show?


Absolutely love it. There are over 750 episodes for me to watch!


Yeah thats a lot of them, crazy fact about TV deals but most of them show the words 'shark tank' they seem kind of random


Hello! Did you hear about the Woman who killed her mother and sister in McLean, VA?


Precisely why they want to shut Wikileaks down, I assume.It is scary, indeed, how involved our Government is, when we know they have a lot of secret and sometimes very bad things going on.


A man in France pretended to be a government official, and sold the Eiffel Tower not once, but twice. Maybe he could sell the land in Nevada for the government.


Haha! I would be interested in buying Nevada if the price was right. :) It's almost a good thing that we have so many people doing so many things. It tests the system, which should bring about changes for good. But is also funny, when a man can get away with selling the Eiffel tower twice!


I bet I could sell a border wall to a gullible public.


I believe it! So many people are for it, I wonder what the end outcome is going to be. When "badguys" can always get past a wall. I wonder sometimes, what is the real reason for that wall.


It's a wedge issue, like abortion or gun ownership. The wall divides people politically in the US. Do you have an iPhone?


I don't have an iPhone actually. Not that I don't want one, I just don't have the money for one! Do you have an iPhone?


No I don't. I use a cheap phone. Microsoft once held a funeral to mark the death of the iPhone when it launched its own line of phones. Microsoft really can't beat Apple at that game.


I also have a cheap phone and think that it does just fine. But I do wonder if I'm missing out. Interesting that women are more likely to own an iPhone than men!


I'm not surprised. Usually Apple's stuff appeals more to women.


No, I didn't hear about that. That's a tragedy. Did she give a reason?


After all of that telephone cable that we laid on the bottom of the ocean and now here we are with fancy pocket-sized phone/computers. I'm excited about the future, I know we humans will get "this" right somehow!


I had fun chatting with you this evening! Take care! Hasta la vista, baby!


I'm not sure if she gave any reason as she tried to cover up the crime. But it seems she was motivated by money, sadly.


Usually the case. Could be anger or rage, but greed is often there.


It makes me wonder if human's weren't so dependent on money, just how many senseless killings we'd have.


I think we have to make changes at the government level. That might lead to less killing and violence.


Absolutely! Also I feel that we all have a huge responsibility to help each other in ways, such as teaching more people how to grow their own food, providing them with seeds and knowledge so they can become more independent in general. In addition to more healthy!


In 2008 the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest. I wish the US government would do something like that.


Yes something just like that! And so much more assistance is needed to save the Amazon for sure! I had no idea and just found out that The US Government owns 86% of Nevada! Very surprising to me!


I want to know what secret activities they're engaged in there. This is the ultimate irony: Wikileaks published government's plans to destroy Wikileaks. What did the government think would happen? Wikileaks gets its hands on everything


Google was founded in 1998. It is an American multinational technology company that is specialized in internet-related services.


Seems like a long time ago even though it wasnt.


It is the biggest search engine and cloud computing service. It also many application like gmail, youtube, etc...


Yes,  I recently read that a google search requires more computing power than it took to send astronauts to the moon lol


Google is the most valuable brand in 2017. Google announced the new company called Calico.


wow awesome.  Instead of hiring people to mow the lawn,  they hired goats.


The company moved to mobile android system the Chrome OS is the light weight operating system.


ok.  I recently read that they calculate the taffic by how fast android phones are moving.


It is very interesting thing. Technology are used to identify were are we. It affect the privacy of person.


Yes. Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or doubles.


Yes,  thanks for the explaination.  Did you know that polo shirts were made originally for tennis players?


Yes, It is more comfortable to wear while playing, and it also make the popular of the shirts.


They used a helicopter to dry the grass in the 1969 us open lol


In 19th century, modern tennis is originated in England as Lawn tennis.


Nice,  sounds fun!  The longest tennis match went on for 3 days!  can you imagine?


Thanks. The main component of tennis is racket until 1978 a tennis player was allowed to use absolutely any object as racket.


Yeah and they cannot believe that in the US is just a pastime?


yeah, that's awesome. The Cubs were the first team to win back to back world series.


Nice, good for them. Do you know who used to do the schedule for major baseball laegue


No, do you? Apparently the Ottoman Empire was still in existence when the Cubs won the world series.


Oh wow that means it goes way back then. Yeah it was a couple who did it for 24 years


Yeah, that is crazy. Apparently the cubs had a player with 6 fingers, doesn't seem possible.


Wow, that is so interesting indeed. Did you know the women's cup had higher ratings than the world series?


I can believe it. Some of the games can be boring if you aren't a fan.


That is very true. When the CUbs won in 2016, 5 million people celebrated i the streets


Wow, that must have made a huge mess. They were the first team to win it back to back, but then didn't win again until 2016.


I do, it is my favorite sport. Do you watch?


And the largest in history. Nice chatting with you.


I watch it from time to time. Do you know why the managers wear uniforms?


I think they are technically allowed to play.


Yeah, good for them, do you know what kickball is called in Canada?


No, do you play kickball? I did for fun a few years ago.


I do not play it but apparently in Canada it is called soccer-baseball


Awesome, I've only been to Canada once. Have you been?


Yes, I have friend there so I go all the time. Nice country and nice people


Awesome. Did you know Baseball is super popular in Japan?


It is about two kids getting touched inappropriately at neverland ranch. I have not seen it because I do not do recreational sadness. I can't!


I also do not do recreational sadness, and scare  (no horror movies for me)


Me either! I am glad we are on the same page. Unlike Stephen King!


Yes, apparently Bambi was his first horror movie that he saw.


I might agree that that movie was a horror film. I cried for days after seeing it!


I think it is a sad movie instead of a horror movie.


I can see that. Although horror films burn 180 calories so it might be worth it!


It is not worth it to me.  I was sick for a week after I saw a horror movie Dracula when I was younger


I haven't seen it. I swore off horror movies when my then girlfriend called me scared at 2 am because of a horror movie. I married her.


Ha ha.  That was funny.  You do not want your wife to wake you up for that.


Me too! But if I am given a few drinks, I am fred estare....


Ha ha.  Apparently, bruce lee is a good dancer


Apparently, I am too! Although he would beat me up... Tupac was too!


Yes, I heard he knew how to dance ballet


That's true. Michael jackson used a device to do that extreme lean. I thought I was natural. I feel duped!


Did you see that HBO film, Leavign Neverland?


No.  What is it about?  Also, after you mentioned about Michael Jackson's dance moves - he has a patent for the device.


Yeah so convenient. Do you ever play Minecraft?


Yes and in Sweden they have a school where you have to take minecraft lessons


Wow I like that. That world is bigger than Neptune itself


Wow nice. and they partnered with UN Habitat so kids can have a chance to showcase the changes they want to see in their places


So sweet of them . someone built a computer using only Minecraft building blocks


Wow impressive. It is the third best selling game also


Wow that is quite something. Do you know when it came out?


Yes that was in 2011 and it was developed in Sweden


Yeah by Markus Persson and then later was taken over by Mojang


I love it Have you read Spaceship Troopers?


Yes me too. Do you ever shop their AmazonBasics line?


Yes they say it is basic but I think the products are pretty good


Yes I agree. Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain


Yes and it supposed to run for 10 00 years


Yeah. Did you know the first customer spent less than $30 on the site?


Yes and in honor of that they named of their buildings after him


Hahha what a deal. They deliver on Sundays now as well


Yes thanks to that contract they signed with USPS


What do you think about the new plan of the Trump administration? do you think it could work.


We're on the same page, some sectors of the government and some people might not like that but we have to protect everyone, did you know that in Nevada 86% of the land is actually owned by the government.


I did not. In 2008, the Norwegian government donated $1 billion to save the Amazon rainforest. What if our government did something like that to help with medical costs?


That would be an excellent approach, not only our country but the top 1% can help, maybe even Trump can donate money for the cause.


I totally agree! However, the top three wealthiest presidents in American history were president a long time ago, so I don't know how much money Trump.


I heard that his guest house is bigger than the White House though.


I don't think that was on purpose though. I bet the guest house was built after the white house. I wish he had a cool name like the first president of Zimbabwe, who was called Banana


He should start working on a pop album like the president of Indonesia!


It would be cool if he hiked to the peak of Mt. Everest, they have 3G cell service and internet up there!


Do they? thats crazy, how can 3G signal get up there but it would be cool if he addressed the nation from there.


I don't know how it works but it's so cool! The current library of Alexandria also has a saved copy of the Internet in case it burns down.


I don't think it's going to work at all. For one thing, he's only implementing it on TV. What about the other mediums?


I think thats a good idea, terrible things would happen if the internet went down, I dont even want to imagine it.


Yeah I agree, I think the fight against drugs is a hard one and needs a bigger action, I am worried about the side effects it can bring.


I'm worried that the consumers are not as informed about drugs and prescriptions. Also, many people cannot afford health insurance, so even with lower drug costs, they may still be too high.


I think that lowering the price on drugs will make the people consume more and wont change things it all, it will only make things worse.


What do you think is the problem we need to address then? They're not talking about illegal drugs, it's about prescription drugs.


Oh I see, I misunderstood it, and well then lowering prices can be a good thing, but I do agree resources should be focused on better insurance coverage.


I think private insurance companies and government programs like Medicare should work together to provide the best coverage for people, and not focus so much on making money. Generic versus name brand is just a label at the end of the day, what matters is whether or not the treatments and medications work.


I agree generic treatments are usually equally effective than the name brand products, the big issue here is how to bring those prices down, this has been a problem since Obamas administration.


I agree, the insurance companies want to make money and they're not going to lower costs on something that they know people need. I think the government should step in and enforce some laws.


Well I would not be surprised but it does seem a lot for sure. Did you know when earth was formed the days were only 5.5 hours?


that would make for a short work day. Ahh...the good ole days.


Yeah that is just too short, living in the dark. DO you believe in Extraterrestrials?


It's hard for me to believe that there is nothing or nobody out there. To quote the movie, Contact, seems like a big waste of space


Yeah it is a big space indeed. Well in case they make contacts with us, UN has appointed an ambassador to deal with them


how does one qualify for that position? Do you think the other ambassadors laugh at this person behind their back?


I have no idea how that works really. Do you like playing chess?


Nice. THere are less atoms in the universe than there are chess moves


am I reading that correctly about the 2007 study? So, a lower IQ correlates to better chess skill?


Yes, how about you? I did not know that a car's trunk was called a trunk because of old cars having wooden trunks on the back


Yeah it seems that way. The brain is too interesting.


Yeah that is pretty cool. Do you know how Cadillac got its name?


That is crazy that flame throwers are allowed on cars in south africa to prevent car jacking


I know, pretty insane. Cadillac got its name from the founder of detroit whose last name was Cadillac


What was your first car? Mine was an ugly green ford torino with a white vinyl top. It used more oil than gas


Wow that sounds old. I have a Nissan, small car. Do you know how the drive thru came about?


wow! earth will be virtually helium free by the 21 century, I did not know that, guess no more crazy talking from breathing in helium balloons


Hahaha I guess not. It is sad on the other hand that we have destroyed so much of the forested areas of the earth


yeah 80% how can that be? I'm not so sure I believe that


Hi!  Do you frequently read advice columns, like Ask Amy?


ScareFit!  Scare yourself into being fit!


not bad, did you know if you watch a horror film before viewing art you will enjoy the art show more?


I wonder if that is true, or if it was just like minded people like abstract art and horror films.  That is interesting research.


Im not sure, I enjoy abstract art, but not horror films.


Sanny the boy feom the shining did not know he was acting in a film until years later. It must of seemed like the strangest vacation.


That would be odd, how could you act scared if you weren't supposed to know about it.


did you know the first king to travel arounf=d the world was from Hawaii?


I believe his name was Kalakaua.  That is pretty neat.  I love to travel.  I want to see iceland!


Iceland is cool, they have  alot authors on the island


no I have never read advice columns it seems like we are looking into someones life.


The drawback is no public rail service though.


I see your point.  I usually only read them if the topic catches my eye as something I might need at the time.


thwey can be useful, do you like horror films?


I cant say I am a fan, especially these newer ones.  Like the old school Halloweens, I can do.  You?


apaarently Stephen king was terrified when he watch Bambi as a kid.


The king of Horror, scared from a kids movie.  That's Ironic!


Yes but when you watch a scary movie you can burn up to 180 calories,


Now, what if I watch a scary movie while exercising....  I could develop a new program.  Like when they run from the killer you run with them....


that sounds a good idea what would you call the app?


YouTube is an American video sharing website created the service in February 2005.


Oh ! It is very interesting. YouTube and Netflix together create lot of internet traffics in the peak hours of North America. Many people are using it.


Yes, the growth has been amazing.  In 2007, youtube used as much bandwidth as the entire internet in 2000.


Yeah. Mostly teenager using the watching videos, songs in YouTube it make more internet traffic. Gangnam style got many views on the YouTube that they had to upgrade the view count integer to 64 bits. They are upgrading their technology for viewers.


I do enjoy Gangnam style.  I wonder, if google created a AI network to watch youtube videos, what would it learn?


So many fans for YouTube so only google take this decision.


I would bet that the fans of youtube, real or AI would learn to like CAT videos.  There are a lot of cat videos on the site.


If you were to relax and watch some video on youtube what would you pick?  I like to watch Bob Ross joy of painting.  That guy is happy little tree calm.


I wish to watch comedy scenes and cartoon videos also. It make me feel better.


Cartoon videos.  Is there a specific one?  Is bug bunny available.  Google bought youtube for $1.65 billion in 2006.  Cat videos must be worth something.


Yes, youtube is also more interesting than a republican party reptile.


Tom and Jerry is all time favourite for me. It make out from my stress and feel better and happier. You have any favourite cartoon videos ?


Tom and Jerry are old school proper cartoons.  Animaniacs came in later.  Pinky and the Brain were funny.  Polka Dot?  I have never registered for youtube.


Today I surely watch this video thank you.


Ayn Rand is often referenced by the Simpsons.  Never thought of her as a poster woman for the tea party.  Good day!


YouTube is the second largest search engine used by many people. YouTube now operates as one of Google subsidiaries.


Will there ever be a merger between the continental congress where each of the 13 colonies is represented?


The Republican Party also referred as the GOP is one of the major political parties in United States, The party works on the ideology of anti-slavery activists and Economic reforming activities.


Hey, thats interesting.  Youtube was used by school shooter Nikolas Cruz.  So any platform can carry any message.


YouTube allows the user to upload, view and comments about the video. It is a platform to show our talent. Police actually have their own youtube called blutube, Where they can share about law enforcement videos.


Bluetube?  Never heard of it.  Youtube began as a dating website.  Is it possible that bluetube is about dating as well.


It is my understanding that the first upload to youtube was a guy talking about elephants.  Why would a guy talk about elephants on a dating web site.


I wonder if carjacking is that common there!


It must be because that is the reason they can be installed!


I wonder if they are also common to use to protect you car! Sounds intense.


It sure does! Sounds like a horror movie scene. Do you like horror movies?


Did you know he was terrified as a child by the movie Bambi? He thought it was a horror film!


That is crazy! That is such an innocent children's movie.


I know, but I remember being scared. Did you know watching horror films can burn 180 calories?


I wonder why? I guess just the adrenaline rush.


Must be the reason. It was nice chatting with you!


I am going to go watch a horror movie to burn calories. Have a nice day.


Me too! Do you know why its called the trunk of your car?


Is it because they used to have a wooden trunk on the back and now its called a trunk.


It is cool! Did you know the Mcdonalds drive thru has only been around since 1975?


I am surprised it has not been longer. Do you know why they started having drive thrus?


Yes, it was because the soldiers in uniform were not allowed to get out of their cars and this gave them a way to still get Mcdonalds.


Wow! That is very innovative and thoughtful.


I agree, but I'm sure it was for their gain too! Have you heard that in South Africa you can equip your car with flame throwers?


Yes and they did not have a major tour either, that is amazing


Yeah it is. Twins in Japan released an album when they were 100


Yes and it was a rap album of all genres


Yes I like stuff from Tupac mainly and then some of EMinem and you?


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


Nice. Did you know EMinem wanted to be a comic book artist?


Yes and his favorite character is spiderman


Yes. Did you know Busta Rhymes was in the Rugrats movie?


Yes the voice of Reptar Wagon. Nice chat


Yes I do. Have you listened to Hybrid Theory?


Yes it is the best selling album of the century after all


True. Do you know who Reel Big FIsh are?


Yes the band that lost the rights to their own music, so sad


Yes but they rerecorded everything and now are back on track


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


Yes it was the dark side of the moon which was released 40 years prior


Yes letting the quality of the album speak for itself


True. Did you know Straight Outta Campton reached platinum without airplay?


Have you watched any of The Incredibles movies?


Have you seen the movie Kunk Fu Hustle?  Bill Murray likes it.


I have seen it. I heard that he considers it "The Supreme Achievement of The Modern Age in Terms of Comedy."


So is the movie good, or is Bill Murray engaging in satire?


I find that odd.  There once was a show called 3rd Rock from the Sun.  It was good.  Hard to believe it beat Seinfeld, friends and Frasier.


I know, I remember watching it, but I don't think it's near as good as any of those shows.


Perhaps opinion of the voters was influenced by political satire performed by the comic poets of at the theaters.


It's a possibility. Did you know that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989?


I am not sure what to make of that.  It seems like reinvention is required of a TV channel.  The movie Green Lantern was to be a comedy with jack black. it got reinvented before being made.


I saw the first one.  It was good.  I have no idea who Sara Vowell is.


That would have been really funny. Well it was nice chatting with you!


Did you know that 13 years before "Incredibles II" came out, there was a sequel to the first one that only existed in video game form?


I did not know that.  So, who wrote the video game?  Never mind.  Samuel L Jackson returned to be a voice in the second movie.


That's interesting. The Superhero costume designer, Edna Mode, was voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director.


I dont understand the logic used by director Brad Bird to pick artists likely to be fired.


I don't really either. He believed only they could create everything that he needed, I guess.


The movie has a cool 1960's kind of vibe to it.


Yeah it does. I love the work that Craig T. Nelson voiced in it.


Bob Odenkirk is kind of a funny guy.  It seems he has been around forever, yet is new in some way.


good morning to you, how are you doing today>?


which is so embarassing, Federer is a name synonymous with men's tennis. i wonder where that other guy is now


That is exactly what I was thinking, what happened to that phenom who learned the game and days later beat one of the best ever.


the biggest injury in all of Federer's career wwas caused by a bad stretch when he was bathing his daughter. What odd fate he has


I think I heard about that before, it sounded like he tore some of his meniscus in his knee.


i dont know how that would even happen! must have been a big stretch


Yeah it sure must have been, I tore my ACL this past summer and had to get surgery so I feel his pain!


Playing indoor soccer, running hard one way, then turning and trying to plant another way, sucked a lot.  But, I didn't do it while not playing a sport like old Rog there.


yea at least you have an excuse! that sounds rough, thats my biggest fear when im playing sports


Yeah I had to miss about 3 months of work so financially not very good, not like old Rog, I'm sure he was plenty fine.


Hello there, I am well thank you, how about yourself?


especially since his injury was in 2016, he already had so much career under his belt. his bank account was healthy im sure


Im not too bad, Im having my morning cup of coffee watching some tennis, I sure do love tennis


Nice, I am about to make a pot of coffee myself.  Are you a pretty big tennis fan?


huge fan. Almost as huge a fan as the helicopter blades they used to dry the court for the 69 US open. haha get it? funny joke


Haha, that was a good one, that sounds like a McGiver type move whoever came up with that idea.


i know, it sounds absolutely batshit crazy haha i would have wanted to sit in on that meeting


Agreed, someone probably got promoted after that move.


Lol, good call.  Did you know Federer once lost to a man that learned how to play just days earlier?


I guess I am not familiar with prog rock? What is that?


Progressive rock? like Pearl Jam? I read online that Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero than any album.


Oh, Yes! I have never heard it called that! That is interesting that Aerosmith makes more money from guitar hero! That is a nice easy way to bring in more money!


Yeah I don't buy much music anymore. But Walmart only sells clean versions of albums, so don't go there for music.


I usually download albums through amazon music! I love linkin park.


they are a good band. Country music was originally inspired and derived from celtic music most people are not aware of that


I did not know that! I did know that there are only 2 African Americans in the Country music hall of fame!


hmm that seems odd to me.  i do know The fender stratocaster was intended for country music but it sounds good in any band


I think it is odd, too! I would think there would be more! Maybe Darius Rucker will make it into the hall of fame! That is neat the stratocaster is so versatile.


one weird fact is In 1996 an album called "nfl country" was released where nfl players would sing along with current country music stars. as you can imagine it was bad


I bet that would be funny to hear though! Kind of like the bad lip readings!


yeah i thought it was interesting. but Connie b. gay is credited with coining the term "country music".


It used to be called hillbilly music! Thank goodness for change.


Yeah they like to sing about their horses in country music a lot. and horses funny enough are ticklish


I don't really listen to much Country music, but I read that Kacey dropped acid while listening to a Tame Impala record.


Yeah i have heard she's the greatest country-singer-for-people-who-don't-listen-to-country-music


That would be a good title to have, I suppose! It is just shocking that her music may have been inspired by hallucinogens!


Yeah For reality-obsessed country music fans, that's a serious piece of bubble gum to chew on.


I guess having her music inspired by hallucinogens has helped out. She is making the big money!


yes she is! But Musgraves knows that the real meaning of a song lies in how the voice illuminates the words.


Also in how the song makes you feel too!


Do you like prog rock? i have heard Thom yorke was credited with playing the "laptop" on some radiohead albums.


Definitely! Dean Martin chose comedy instead of law school!


That is crazy, I am sure he is making more money now than law school would have paid him in his career! Do you have a favorite bromantic comedy?


Me too, I saw all of them in theaters, so funny!


I love those movies, I have never been to white castle though, do you like them?


I like the movies, but not the hamburgers. Did you ever watch 3rd Rock From the Sun?


I used to watch it but never understood it, was it good?


It beat Seinfeld, and Friends for a Golden Globe award. I liked Friends a lot better, though!


I was all about Seinfeld, i cant believe that


I love comedy movies, especially bromantic comedies like pineapple express


I was shocked, too! Nice talking to you! Have a great rest of your night!


I like that they mostly have happy endings.


for sure lol, have you seen kung fu hustle?


I have not either, I may want to see it. Bill  Murray says it is comedy gold, trying to get other opinions


He's probably a good judge of what's funny! Some of the first movies ever were comedies.


For sure. Did you ever watch whose line is it anyways?


I guess Ryan stiles dropped out of school to pursue comedy, it was the right move. dude is hilarious!


I think its sad to have to part with a pet due to allergies and couple conflict like in the Dear Amy section.


Apparently, there is a breed of jellyfish that is immortal.  If you want to live forever, you can look into being a jellyfish.


Fascinating! In japan, there are more pets than there are children under 15.


Teddy Roosevelt had over 20 pets and his own real "teddy" bear along with a hyena


Wow! There are more tigers living as pets in the us than living wild in asia.


I never met anyone with a tiger pet.  That is strange.  It's not legal to own pets in Boulder, Colorado but you can be their guardian.


Lots of places have special animal rights. In 2002, germany became the first country in the world to universally give animals constitutionally-guaranteed legal rights.


The loch ness monster is protected by 1912 Scottish provisions


That's funny. It's not even a proven species. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.


Did you ever hear of people being contacted due to DNA matches?  You can opt in or out but might be connected with matches of family members


That is pretty cool. There are several companies offering DNA testing, and each seems to offer a different way of handling client privacy


That is sad. Do you have pets? The first cloned pet was a cat and its name was copy cat.


DNA matches could be connected via social media.


Yes, I have a dog.  Sounds like in the Dear Amy that they do everything tit for tat. The cat owner states that her fiance has to get rid of his saltwater fish if she gets rid of her cat.  That's not necessarily fair though I don't think.  They seem like they may struggle as a couple in the future.


Yeah that's a bit dramatic! A cat lover is known as an ailurophile and a dog lover is known as a cynophile.


Allergies can be serious to people.  I understand his reserve of having a cat.


Me too. A pet or companion animal is an animal kept primarily for a person's company, protection, or entertainment. No one should have to be made uncomfortable by a pet in the house.


I'm sure she loves the pet, but she has to make a choice if the pet is harming her fiance.


Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described. I'm sure they can find one to agree on.


Did you ever hear that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated?  That's a new one to me.


That's interesting! Of the 1.5 million species, 1 million are insects! Yuck!


Yeah. Hilarious! I played pokemon go. Let's just say that "I didn't go anywhere!"


I walked around but got tired of the game, did you watch that 70's Show?


I did, not a fan of it, but can see how people like it. I hear they did a remake in the UK, how did that go?


It went terrible or so I suppose, the show got cancelled after 10 episodes and it had a terrible name ''Days Like These'' no creativity there


Hilarious. Well, perhaps they should have brought in Ringo Starr, I hear he does guest appearances?


I dont know about that but he is one of the narrators of the shoe Thomas the Tank Engine, Ringo Starr would be a great addition to any show


I like the beatles, did you listen to them where you grew up?


I did, it was one of my favorite bands, Ringo Starr was a great performer, I  follow him since then


Ringo is great, too bad about John. What a shame.


Yeah so changing the subject a bit what are your thoughts on Kim Jong-Un?


I do, his name is Donald Trump. Good thing we don't have a dictator or an authoritarian regime


Nice! Well it was great chatting with you! Have a nice day as Gump would say!


Do you not like Trump? I think he is the greatest president ever!


I don't like him at all, he is too stubborn for me but I respect your point of view


WOW! Did you know that that the president of indonesia made a pop album, 3 TIMES!


I didnt know that! 3 times? does he know he has a country to run lol


It is a small country though. Did you know that the guest house of the white house is smaller than the White House?


Its smaller? that doesnt make sense at all, I wonder why they made the White House smaller then


I do like Pokemon, used to be my favorite show as a kid, its been 16 years since the show premiered


Yes, I heard that, kind of misses the mark with me.  I want to hear the original songs, clean or dirty. The Dark Side Of The Moon was still one of the best selling albums of 2014.


Yeah I read that recently lol I wonder who is still buying it.


Classic Rock and Roll lovers of all ages.  Did you know that 2 identical twins from Japan released a rap album when they turned 100 years old in 1992?


lol thats hilarious,  I will have to look it up on youtube sometime.  I wonder what they rapped about and if it was any good lol


I can just imagine. Lol Do you own a car?


That's cool, do you know the trunk is called that because old cars used to have wooden trunks on the back?


Yeah my grandma had a bunch of trunks growing up,  those things were heavy!


I read somewhere that it is legal to equip your car with flame throwers to prevent carjacking.  Did you know that?


I read about it somewhere.  That must be a serious case of car theft!


Great how about yourself?  Do you have any favorite albums?


I think it is in South Africa, that's funny.


wow,  thats horrible,  its already crazy hot there and then you got flame throwers on cars.


That's right, crazy.  Well, it's been nice chatting with you, I need to go walk my dog.  I'll talk to you later, friend.


Doing good, thanks for asking.  Yes, I do, NWA's Straight Out Of Compton.


That was a good album,  did you see the movie?


Yes, I did.  You know it was the first album to reach Platinum status without support of airplay or a major tour.


It was a pretty unique album for its time and it probably didnt get any airplay because of the language lol


How true. Did you know Linkin Park's " Hybrid Theory" is the best selling album of the 21st century?


I hear walmart only sells clean versions of albums.


It's football season and the fans are going wild! Much different than in the 1960s when bowling was more popular than football!


And I love all the statistics. They records anything worth remembering (and many not worth remembering too). Like the factoid that the highest scoring game was 222-0. I guess one team forgot to show up.


Yes statistics can be fun!  One Patriots running back has never fumbled even once in his NFL career!


All the more amazing is that the weather in New England can be awful during football season, all the more difficult to hold onto a ball! I don't know much about Australian rules football and Rugby, but They probably record all the statistics too.


Yes.  There can be a lot of drama in football - just like there is in a play or theatre etc


Definitely! Deflate-gate was an example, where the Patriots quarterback intentionally let air out of the ball to improve his performance, but he did not get a lot of applause for that move!


I saw in the newspaper about how a kid won a science fair showing how the Patriots cheated!


Pretty cool. And Tom Brady still earns an astronomical salary for his performance. I wonder if he earns more per game than Hugh Laurie did when he was star of the TV series "House". The actor earned $700k per episode!


It is amazing that he is still playing for being 40 years old!  Amazing!


Hard to perform football at that level at his age. Not like acting, where actors can perform forever. That is unless  they develop some strange aversion to roles, like Jim Carrey, who swore off doing drama because he wanted to stay "positive"


Yes Jim Carrey's choice was interesting.  But acting can last forever - there are websites where you can listen to  classic radio dramas for free


I did not know bowling was more popular than football!  How is that so?


Nice. If I had to choose between football and acting, I would choose acting. Probably for the same reason that Michael Caine became an actor-- the prettiest girls. If I have to  practice every day, I would rather be looking into pretty faces than blacked out teeth.


You are definitely far less likely to get injured acting and can do it into old age!


Acting can be exciting, when you execute flawlessly and the crowd cheers!  I guess that is why drama comes from the Greek word meaning action. Just hearing the word, action, makes my heart race.


Yes drama is a more thrilling mode of fiction than comedy or action.  It keeps you interested.


Yeah. The combination of comedy and tragedy, represented by the two masks associated with drama, keep things interesting for the viewer and the audience!


Yes the masks are famous and are worn in places such as Carnevale in Venice!


Probably before the very first Superbowl. Of couse I am referring to American Football. Football in other regional areas of the world vary in popularity by culture.Soccer, rugby, etc.


Yes there are lots of different versions of football.  It is so popular that 14 of the worlds 25 largest stadiums belong to American college football teams


Yup. And college football fans are just as crazy as fans of professional football. In fact, the Eagle football team had to put a temporary courtroom in their stadium to deal with fan behavior!


Maybe they should just paint the stadium pink like the university of iowa did for the visiting teams locker room


Nice. That would drive me crazy! But not crazed enough to continue playing high school football as your science building burned down behind me. Unless it was really cold outside...


I love the science of the imaginary yellow line in American Football games.  It is fascinating how it is done!


Yeah. And somebody gets paid to put yellow lines on TV screens. Didn't ESPN earn an Emmy for that feat?


yes ESPN did.  I did not know there was even an Emmy for such a thing!


Yeah, that is true. Sometimes they go out on the field and yell at the Umpires too!


What a wild rule. That would not work for football. I read a story about a man who found millions of dollars in baseball card in his grandfather's attic. I want to start cleaning now.


No it wouldn't work. Yeah, they can be worth a lot nowadays. To be honest I used to collect cards myself.


Oh neat hobby! It could pay off big someday. I heard that Japan is big time ino baseball. I guess they are surprised that its our pastime.


Yeah, they love it over there. You would figure that they know it is a big thing here too.


HA, I would like to listen to the games on the radio. I often listen to old radio broadcasts now.  A website offers thousands of free ones.


That is pretty cool, do you know what radio station it is?


Not sure the name of it. I will need to look it up, its one of those things I just have set on the dial. I like the classical latin channel too.


I don't think I would be interested in listening to that channel to be perfectly honest. It does not sound super entertaining!


Yeah, it is one of the ways I add a little cultural to my day. I cant understand it. Since 1989 a Finnish radio station has been broadcasting it. It is entirely in Latin.


I am a new fan of baseball. I have a lot to learn. I did hear that a player was suspended for not cutting his hair once,lol


It sounds terrible, I don't think I could listen. Nice chatting with you.


Interesting, did you just start playing or watching?


I just started watching it a tiny bit. I heard that Bill O'reilly invented a fake press box to get to watch games in college.


Interesting, that's pretty funny though.


yeah, I've played for years too. It's a fun game. Did you know they suspended Mattingly because he refused to get a haircut?


Oh nice. I didnt know that he was the player, wow. What a wild story. I dont know how that would go over now days.


Yeah, it didn't go over so well then either. To be honest I remember that and thought it was weird.


yeah, lol. I heard that the baseball managers wear the uniform because they are able to play the game at any point, right?


Hi there. Have you ever been to the White House?


Maybe he was only hunting the animals that were overpopulated and bad for the environment?


Maybe, that is true. i just thought that he would want to leave the animals alone. He was behind the national parks too. great guy for conservation.


Yeah, but there are some animals that can become a problem if they aren't hunted, unfortunately. Just the circle of life.


True. Maybe he was looking to maintain a balance. The white house still uses floppy disks in part for storing files. I wonder if they used those in Teddy Roosevelt's day? LOL


Haha. I would think not. Though, I bet his documents were transcribed and put onto a floppy disk!


The white house is an interesting specimen. something of a relic, a kind of time capsule. like a museum. strange how far behind govt can be.


I would imagine they still use a floppy disk because it's the most secure way to store data.


I guess, but i wonder about encryption and stuff like that. isnt there better tech out there? do they not have the budget for it?


I'm sure, but almost all storage seems to require an internet connection these days, so who knows? Well, it's been nice chatting with you.


It has been nice chatting. Have a great weekend.


i have never been to the white house. i would like to go some day. have you been?


I haven't. But if you ever go to Ireland or France, you can see it there, too! Evidently there are twin White Houses there.


I bet that it would be a good replica too. i guess i could start there, maybe try out the oval office, see how it feels.


Haha. Did you know George Bush had solar panels put back on the White House?


yeah, carter put them on, reagan too them off. what about trump? what happened to the panels?


I'm not sure. They should keep them there. It's good for the environment! I'm surprised Bush was an advocate being an oil fan.


I think that he did that for PR reasons. i think that it would look bad for an oilman to do that. i would love more solar in the country.


Teddy Roosevelt was quite the conservationist, as well. He banned Christmas trees from the White House during his day.


Teddy always went out hunting wild animals. i dont understand his thinking. no trees, but animals, yes?


Yeah, it is pretty hilarious. Harold and Kumar, the Hangover, Pineapple Express are some examples.


I love the old black and white comedies. They were fun in their slapstick sort of way.


Yeah, they are hilarious. Did you happen to watch 3rd rock when it was on?


I did, I saw when it won the Golden Glove in 1997 too, did you?


I didn't know it won a golden globe. I always thought it was hilarious. It is so weird to see those actors now that time has gone by.


I thought it was funny too. Did you know the Oscars have been nominated for emmys?


How does that even work? Sounds like a pat on the back sort of thing really.


I'm not even sure, I can't tolerate award shows, they are so boring to me.


Yes! they always seem so narcassistic and oh look at me.


I do! I love watching a good drama. You can really get lost in a well told one.


Yeah, I hear yah. It is a lot of self love. Well, nice chatting with you.


True, what about Jim Carrey, are you a fan of his?


Not really. I'm not a big comedy person. Do you watch much comedy?


Sometimes, my favorite actor in that genre is Bill Murray.


He is a great actor. I think he has the ability to do all genres of film.


Yeah, he does. Did you know that he thinks Kung Fu hustle is a great movie?


I've never heard of it actually. What kind of movie is it?


It is a comedy. Did you know there is a genre called Bromantic Comedies?


That is awesome. I could totally see that. There are a ton of bro movies that would fit in that particular category.


Did you read that Hugh Laurie is the highest paid dramatic TV actor ever at $700,000 per episode?


Yes.  I watched every episode.  It had much comedy and drama.  We live in good times where artists (actors) are available to us in such quantity.


Yes, now, In Netflix, my family and I just loved "The Good Doctor" have you seen it?


No, I have not seen it.  Bird Box was sure seen by a lot of people when Netflix released it.  Did you watch it?


It is pretty good.  It is different from most other movies.  There was news about it today.


Ok, I will watch it now, have you watched American Folk? what do you think about it?


I have not heard of it.  It is hard to select movies on Netflix.  What is American Folk about?


Is about  what some families lived in 9/11, it has some mild language and is all around that day and the impact that it had on all of us.


I see.  Did you read that the guy who started Netflix did it after a $40 late fee on a VHS rental?  Invention is caused by strange things.


Yes, I did, what I didn't know is that they don't have Netflix in China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea.


.No, I didn´t but I believe you, I like him a lot, do you knew that Netflix´s headquarters are in Los Gatos California?


They seem to be winning the streaming market.  That price increase shows pricing power.  I sure won't leave them.


Nice talking with you.  Good luck on you bonus!


No.  Netflix just raised their rates.  I have 4K from them so I am not sure what I will be paying.


Do you like trolls? like in the beat goes on?


Actually, I have not been very entertained by Trolls.  They are cute in a way.


Yes, I know. What have you been reading?


I am teaching Genesis each week, so yesterday was about Abraham having Isaac.  How about you?


wow, No, I am not too much into Church, more like in drama, this is comedy and tragedy.


There is plenty of drama in the Bible and there is one case where a donkey talks, so perhaps some comedy too.  Have you read enjoyable comedy lately?


No, I have seen a good comedies, like Dr. House. Do you like it?


I wonder where Monaco gets money for the government then. Some governments seem to do better than others. In 2008 the government of Norway donated $1billion to help save the Amazon rainforest. I don't know how much that helps, but it's the right idea.


Monaco makes enough money off of their casino, and they were able to do away with income tax in 1869.  It is nice that the government of Norway has enough money to donate since some governments have had to be bailed out like the U.S. in 1895 by JP Morgan.


Until 1805, the runner-up in a US presidential election became the Vice President. That system would make for some interesting pairings these days. I wonder how it would work in Indonesia. Would the VP get to release a couple of pop albums?


I am not sure if that would work in today's current state of affairs.  Maybe the VP would get to release a couple of pop albums, and if the chicago alt-rock radio station's djs didn't reveal the VP was hte singer, one of the songs could become the most requested track like the hanson song which was.


Sneaky DJs! They knew what they were doing! Probably wouldn't work if the songs were in Latin though.


It might make a little more difficult depending on the audience, but you never know.  I mean look at one of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s that was a ventriloquist.


On the radio. Hm. Defeats the whole point of being a ventriloquist. I guess the content of the patter was funny?


I am thinking it must have been.  I wonder if it was as interesting as Tom Wolfe's books, like the "The Right Stuff" and the "Bonfire of the Vanities?"


Tom Wolfe lived a pretty good life. I haven't read his books, but many of them got made into films. Well, I've enjoyed chatting with you!


I think his books were a stark contrast to Serge Martin's book "The Agony of Modernization: Labor and Industrialization in Spain."  It's been nice chatting with you as well.


No problem.  It was nice chatting with you.


I'm great. Do you follow government much?


Probably not as much as I should.  Did you know there was only one U.S. President with a Phd?


Sounds about right. I figure most of them don't really like school much. The last president to speak a foreign language was FDR.


That is interesting.  Do you think it odd that while many countries use the term president, the role of the president is different?


I believe that. The powers vary with the constitution of the country. Generally though, I expect them to have money. The three wealthiest presidents in US history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. Surprised that Trump didn't make the list.


That does surprise me.  I would think Trump would make the list for sure.  I think countries where the president is mainly ceremonially, such as royalty, would have a hard time listing their wealthiest presidents.


I guess the real power lies elsewhere. The US president's guest house is larger than the White House. Trump must be disappointed by that, unless he plans to rent out the guest house like a hotel. Or maybe AirBnB.


Well that is interesting.  I had no idea.  Maybe we could all have bigger houses if the U.S. government did away with income tax like Monaco.


Hi, how are you doing? Do you like to travel?


SA sounds like a very different world. I figure that you could visit McDonald's in SA and find all kinds of interesting vehicles there.


No kidding! Ha! Hey speaking of McDonald's, did you know they added a drive-thru back in 1957 for soldiers because they couldn't step out of their vehicles in fatigues?


I figure that the market must have been pretty big for McD's to do that. Still, 1975 seems like a pretty late date for drivethrus. I thought they started earlier.


Same here. I always assumed they were always around. Kind of like trunks. I had no idea old cars had wooden trunks in the back which is why we call our trunks "trunks" today!


I wonder why they call it the "boot" in England. What about the guy who become a professional driver by playing video games?


Oh, that Jann Mardenborough? Isn't that crazy? That takes serious talent to be able to beat 90000 people on Gran Turismo and then become a pro racer because of it. Speaking of pro sports, are you into tennis at all?


Why 90,000 games? I figure 50,000 would be enough. And a video game and the real thing are quite different. Not going to die from a video game.


Agreed. Plus racing is so much more dangerous than a sport like tennis. Speaking of tennis, did you know there hasn't been a black male US Open winner since 1968 and he was the first and only black male winner?


I'm not surprised. The game really caters to the wealthy, and there is a wealth gap in the US. In other sports, diversity is not an issue.


So true! It's also crazy to think the longest match in the history of tennis was 11 hours long and lasted three days. That is just sad!


I do love travelling! Although I would rather skip traveling across Japan since it costs over $300 due to the highways being tolls! Ha! What about you?


I wonder if anyone watched the entire thing. People probably fell asleep. What the prize for the outcome?


That's worth looking into to find out! But hey, at least they dont dry the grass by helicopter anymore like they did for the 1969 US Open! Ha! Well it was great chatting with you today!


The highways in Japan are not cheap, but they are fast because few people use them. The traffic moves quickly. Still the train is a good alternative.


Agreed. Heck, it's better than Iceland I suppose as they have no public rail service. Most residents who don't own a car have to travel by domestic flights between major towns!


That's amazing to me. I wonder how much it costs to fly. I would figure that trains are normal, but maybe the terrain doesn't allow for it.


Agreed. Maybe it doesn't. But maybe they can one day create a commuter bus that can travel at 160 mph speeds like the Dutch are doing! Ha!


That would be a quick trip to work! People could live 100+ miles from work and get there pretty quick! I wish we had more of that in the US.


Agreed. It would be nice, wouldn't it? I bet some of the residents of Mackinac Island, MI wouldn't mind having one of those busses as well at times since all motor vehicles are banned there and they have to travel by bikes or horse and carriage.


The island must have emergency vehicles. Otherwise, what about ambulances, fire engines and stuff? It wouldn't work. People would die.


That's actually a great point. I never considered that. At least they don't have to worry about carjackings though like they do in South Africa where I guess it's so bad, it's legal to have flamethrowers in your car!


Wow! I wonder if it was mainly to see him? Do you know if the tickets cost money?


They sure did and the tickets would cost anywhere from $100 to $120!


That is very expensive to see high school basketball. Would you pay that?


I would never pay that in a million years!  Even for a pro game.  lol


Yes that is too much. Have you heard about Lebron's reebok offer?


Was that the one he rejected the $10 million offer from Reebok when he was 18?  Did he end up getting a better deal?  It's been so long I can't remember.


He did get a better deal! He accepted 90 million from nike!


Yes, all the time. Did you know it could only display a certain amount of colors.


Yes.  I remember how excited I was when the original Nintendo entertainment system came out and it could only display 54 colors.  lol  It's been fun chatting!


Me too! Did you hear about the space jam sequel?


I did.  Warner Brothers and LeBron signed a new deal for it.  See how it holds up to the original.


I hope it is as popular as the first one!


Yes!  Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after LeBron James.


That is unreal! She has so many epsiodes.


I know right?  LeBron raised 6 million dollars for charity by televising "the decision" when he left Cleveland the first time.


I love when celebrities give back. I wish more was like that!


I know!  I know I sure would do that if I had that much money.  Some of LeBron's high school basketball games would attract 1,750 fans!


Yeah. Do you like the album Hybrid Theory?


Yes and it is the best selling album of the year


Yeah. Do you know the band Reel Big Fish?


Yes they lost the rights to their music and rerecorded them again


Yeah that was a good idea, better than nothing


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


Yes that was The dark side of the moon and it was released 40 years earlier


Yeh. Twin in Japan released a rap album when they were 100


I like the rap from Tupac and also some of Eminem's


I like him yes. DO you know his full name?


Me too, they are both good at it. Nice chatting with you


Yes. Do you know when the graduated from high school?


Yeah better late than never I guess for his case


True. Did you know the beat for Hotline BLing is sampled from another song?


Yes that was from the song why can't we live together


Nice. During a tour in UK he bought a lot of kids books , kind of weird


Yeah and among those were Winnie the Pooh and CHarlotte's Web


Hello.  How are you?  Have you seen the musical Waitress?  I haven't but I love Sara Bareilles.


Yes, very interesting facts!  I never learned to play guitar myself.  Seems like it would hurt my fingers!


Ya you have to build up calluses on your hands, it kind of sucks, thats why I like piano haha, I didn't know there's a Guiness record for most guitar smashes, that seems so wasteful


Seriously, those instruments are expensive.  I guess some people have money to waste!


Do you like van halen? I think this awesome he actually set the studio speakers on fire when playing a song, thats so awesome haha


Not really a fan but that does sound pretty awesome.  Have you ever listened to radio dramas?  It sounds so interesting.  I heard there's a website where you can listen for free.  Need to research that.


Ya I need to look that up too, I usually listen to Youtube instead of the radio though


Did you know that Jon Hamm taught drama in high school and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, Erin form the Office?  I love that show.  So funny!!


I've heard good things I'll have to check it out. It's weird that Jim Carrey gave up on comedies for a while to do dramas, and now he says he won't do dramas anymore, it's kind like OH WELL. I heard he had some health issues.


I heard that too. Maybe he just has enough money and doesn't want to work anymore!


Could be, I liked him a lot as a kid but I'm kind of put off by his personality now


Hey I haven't seen it yet, I'll have to check it out, how are you btw?


I'm doing well.  I've heard the music is pretty amazing in the show and I love theater in general so I totally think it's worth checking out.  Do you enjoy theater?


I do like theater, I should have gone into acting for the reason Michael Caine did (he said he went into because thats where the prettiest girls were haha)


Haha... maybe!!  It can be tough to make it big in entertainment but if you do it certainly pays off!  Look at Hugh Laurie's earnings!


Ya 700k per episode is crazy, I see thats the most paid per episode, but I wonder if that accounts for inflation or not? I bet Seinfeld was possibly paid more when adjusted for inflation, but idk Id have to look it up


Do you play any instruments?  I haven't since I was a kid but I took about 5 years of piano lessons.  Did you know that it's an acoustic instrument?  Such a fascinating fact!


That makes sense, I actually do play the piano and drums, I have a digital keyboard but my dad has an accousic piano, it makes sense it would be acoustic but I never really thought about it haha


Have you heard that Queen's guitarist has a PHD in astrophysics?  Crazy!  Such a different field to be educated in compared to music.


Ya that is wild, I like Pink Floyd myself and that is cool that they had a floating recording studio haah


hey did you hear about the baseball player who died in WWI?


Haha that's cool! what do you think about Canadians calling kickball soccer-baseball? that name seems really dumb haha


Seems clunky - kickball makes sense and describes the sport pretty accurately I think.  Why don't they call hockey soccer-ice skating with sticks?


Haha I like that idea! What do you think about husband and wife combo they used to schedule all of the MLB games? They would schedule about 2500 games a year, I bet they were busy all the time!


I thought a computer set the schedule - there's so much to keep track of and the travel time and geographical logistics.  It hurts my brain to think about setting up the schedule for 30 teams, 162 games...


Yeah that would be a ton to keep track of! Do you use a telephone by the way? I bet they definitely had to to schedule those games haha


I have an iPhone glued to my right hand at all times.  It's amazing how much computing power we have in smartphones compared to the mega computers of 3 decades ago....


Yeah I mostly just use my cell phone. I don't have a landline anymore, but it's crazy that there is a phone cable that goes from the United States to Europe, it stretches across the ocean and is about 3 inches thick


I would have thought, with wireless technology and satellites that they wouldn't need to run cables anywhere in the world today?


Yeah that is strange. I'd be scared that something would happen to the cable personally. Also, did you know that your iPhone actually has more computing power than the entire nuclear deterrent system in the United States? That is scary haha


I bet the iPhone has more computing power than a desktop that was running Windows XP!


Good Evening - I have not heard about the ball player who died in WWI.  I'm a huge baseball fan and would like to learn more!


LOL that's a good point! Well it was great talking to you and make sure to donate your unused cell phone minutes to UNICEF, they will give free clean water to a child for every minute you don't use your phone


ya his name was Eddie Grant and he was actually in hte World Series back in 1913


Baseball history is fascinating and there's always stories like this out there waiting to be told.  I know they canceled seasons so the players could go fight, but beyond Ted Williams, don't know much about those players


ya I haven't followed it that deeply, but its crazy that the Cubs were teh first team to win World Series' back to back! thats impressive


They had a pretty long drought after that back2back too!  I'm pretty excited to get this season started - been to a few Spring Training games and going to another one on Saturday


This season should definitely be interesting. what's shocking to me though is that the Women's World Cup has higher ratings than the World Series, I don't know who watches soccer personally


We watch it because my daughter plays and Alex Morgan is grrrreat!  But we also watch the men's WC and of course the World Series, and go to a ton more baseball games than soccer, but we don't have an MLS team either


well to each their own haha! I don't watch baseball personally, but it is crazy that the baseball managers can actually play for the team if they needed to! That's why they wear uniforms


Yep and I've seen the umpire check a manager for proper uniform under his jacket to be sure everything was copacetic - ump show!  Pete Rose was the last true player/manager I can remember, would never actually happen today


I do not unfortunately, I do not know too much about radio honestly


Ok.  Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.  That's funny!


that is a smart man haha, there are  a lot of very pretty actresses, like Ellie Kemper for example!


I agree!  I loved the Office!  She once was a student of Jon Mamms' when he taught drama at his old high school.


It really is a small world, I wonder if he knew that he would be teaching such successful students


Probably not.  lol Are you a basketball fan?


I am, I am a huge Mavericks fan, are you a fan at all?


I'm a Celtics fan.  Do you remember Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?


I do, he was fantastic, I remember he got dunking banned he was so dominant


Yes!  The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the "tall blacks".  That wouldn't fly here in the states.


most certainly not, maybe it is a mistranslation or something along those lines


A bit, I watch it from time to time, if done right it can be amazing.


I have, I know the actor on there was paid very very well


Yes!  Hugh Laurie earned $700,000 per episode making him the highest paid actor for a tv drama.


that is very good money, you cannot go wrong with that kind of salary


Wish I made that! lol  Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas anymore because his belief system prevents him from playing in movies that don't project positivity.  Kudos to him for that! I like his belief system.


that really is awesome, we need more people like Carrey in the world, he is a good dude


I agree!  You don't happen to know of anywhere I can find classic radio dramas for free?


Did you know Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode?


That is so much money! I heard she makes like 50 million per year! I wonder if anyone makes more money


That is awesome, I can believe it. A lot of retired people watch that all day long.


That is true ha, my father just retired, I will mention that to him ha. I think Lebron may make more


That wouldn't surprise me. Did you know that there is a saved copy of the internet?


Wow, that is good that everything is backed up, hopefully not my facebook posts lol!


I no longer use facebook, I think the Wayback machine also stores things as well.


I love watching television, how about you?


I do. Did you know there are 750 episodes of Pokemon?


I did not know that many! I must have watched that many as a kid, I loved that show!


Interesting, what about South Park, were you a fan of that show?


Love that show, I heard the simpsons crew sent them flowers for their family guy episodes, it was a bold move! Do you watch?


I used to watch it. Did you know they remade That 70s show in the UK?


I did not know that, I wonder how successful it was


Wow, so not good at all! That is kind of like that 80s show


I do. The only left handed quarterback in the NFL is kellan Moore.


Only Kellan Moore? wow,  did  you hear about the rule the Saints have against cheerleaders?


I have not. What rule do they have against cheerleaders? Is it a bad one?


It is a bad one, apparently cheerleaders have to leave if a player arrives it doesnt matter if they are in a restaurant eating, they have to leave that second


I wonder why they are treated like that. That is a very unfair rule.


It is unfair it makes me real angry, another fact is that woman could play in the NFL theres no rule against that


At least that is a positive. The NFL uses tracking chips in their players uniforms.


What are your thoughts on those tracking chips?


I think that they are fine, they even put the tracking chips inside the footballs.


I agree with you there, all kinds of great stats are taken out of the chips, anyway its getting kind of late, its been great chatting with you


Hockey is a great sport, I bet you lose a lot of weight playing it


Yep, I do not lose that much but professional hockey players lose many, many calories a game.


I hear that pro playes lose about 8 pounds per game, that is a lot of calories indeed


Yep, a slovakian womans team averaged one goal every 44 seconds with a final score of 82-0. That is a lot of goals!


I trust your word, I dont play hockey but it does seem like a lot of goals for a game and not scoring even one is humiliating


Yep.  Furthermore, Americas olympics team lost to a UK high school team!


They did? wow that must be really painful, how can they lose they are supposed to be the best team with the best players


Yep, it just have also been very humiliating for the US teams.


yeah it does, more than the entire us nuclear icbm deterrent


That's crazy that intercontinental ballistic missles are being controlled by something less than an iphone.


there you go, the phones are so advanced now it is crazy


I do, how about you? have you seen all the movies?


I have, and read all the books. He was born on 7-31-80.


Nice, good for you. I guess the series then takes place through the 90s


Yeah. It was the most banned book for the 21st century.


SO crazy, I do not see the point. THe writer was turned down by 12 publishers and told to get a job


Wow. A tribute to persistance! Good for JK!


Yes good for her. Nice chatting with you


Nice. What type of phone do you have? I have an iphone.


I have an android, samsung. Did you ever use a rotary phone?


NYC's area code is 212 because of the ease of dialing on the rotary phone.


It makes perfect sense. Did you know it is impossible to separate two phone books?


I did not. I wonder how that works? I know an iPhone has a lot of computing power.


Are you a fan of Kim Kardashian? I find her fascinating.


That's true. I've read that Jim Carrey doesn't make dramas any more because they don't allow him to project positivity.


Hugh laurie is the highest paid actor ever for tv drama,.


That's a crazy amount. Did you hear about the thieves in Sweden stealing the country's crown jewels?


The police capture the thieves and recover the jewels ?


Not that i heard. The last I read was the police spokesman saying he hoped to recover the jewels.


I think its valuable national treasure. Its duty to all people give clue about the robbery.


I agree. The robbery seemed well planed & executed by professionals. They escaped using a speedboat I think. They're going to have a hard time selling these jewels.


Carol burnett was the first celebrity to appear on the children's series sesame street.


Yes. Time magazine included kim on the list of most influential people.


That must have been ages ago. It was nice talking with you.


Well deserved I think. Do you ever watch her TV show?


Some times i watched her show very attractive and lot of knowledge.


She's one of the highest paid TV personalities. In fact in 2015 she was the highest paid reality television personality making over $53 million.


She used to be paris hiltons personal assistant and used to travel with her as her stylist.


I hate to admit it but I first came to know who she was during her sex tape controversy.


Now a days Drama are very rare. But its very pleasant to see it.


I'm a fan of dramas. I wonder where the word "drama" came from. Do you have any idea?


Drama can be combined with music is very good to see it.


In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars


That is shocking. I can't even name a professional bowler. Only two african-american quarterbacks have won the super bowl, Doug Williams and Russell Wilson.


Former partiots rb benjarvus green-ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career.


I didn't know that anyone had accomplished that. I wonder how long his career was. Another amazing stat like that, Superbowl winning quarterback, brad johnson, is the only quarterback in nfl history to throw a touchdown pass... to himself!


I remember that throw. It was magnificent... The junípero serra high school jv football team recorded a historically bad season in which they failed to win a game or even score a touchdown yet they never attempted to start their backup quarterback. that backup quarterback they refused to start is 4 time super bowl champion tom brady.


That was a very bad decision on their part. Russell Wilson is still under a major league baseball contract despite not playing in a regular season game since 2011. That is very strange.


I know, he will report in the spring for training and then leave. He cannot do both as a QB. I know too much sports...


Ha ha. I don't  know why he would even bother when he is a top QB.


I did know that. The camera pans to her a lot when he plays.The high school football stadium in allen, texas seats 18,000 and cost $60 million to build. Apparently Texas is very serious about high school football.


I am doing well thank you. I really like shoes and have many pairs. How about yourself?


I do like Nikes. I know they went through quite the controversy recently.


Yeah, they did get a lot of publicity and as a stockholder, I saw the price go up too.


Yes using Colin Kaepernick's face did make them take a little hit to their reputation. But it's Nike and people have short attention spans so in my opinion it will have no long term impact.


Agreed. Plus there's not a huge market to take Nike's share. Putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes or gym bags will absorb the unpleasant odor


I did not know that. I will have to try that. Did you know there are 17 ways to tie your shoes?


I did not. I only know 2... Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games.


They deserved it. I can't imagine watching a game without that line. Speaking of football, Kellan Moore is the only left handed quarterback in the NFL.


I read about that. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute


Wow! That's fast. I'm a really slow reader but it does capture my imagination. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis where the user can deviate from the literal words.


Cs lewis and tolkien held "you laugh you lose" competitions when reading terrible poetry. Imagine how insignificant you would feel if you heard THOSE two mocking your work...


That's funny. Silent reading is only a recent phenomenon. Only the most skilled readers of the middle ages could read silently.


Really! My lips move and I read slow. Ender's game was suggested reading for many military organizations, including the united states marine corps


Speaking of U.S. military, former President and Commander-In-Chief Andrew Johnson never attended school. He relied on his wife to help him learn reading and math.


In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because of the spread of the reading of novels.


That's fascinating. I wonder what they would have thought about George R.R. Martin. When he was young, he sold dramatic monster stories to other children in his neighborhood for pennies.


Wow, that's crazy. I wond how much those are worth now a days...


I don't know. I wonder if they have been translated into Braille. Louis Braille invented the reading and writing system for the blind when he was just 15.


I'm really good. I just finished a game of Monopoly. Did you know that the orange properties are statistically the best purchase?


I did not. I usually like the cheap ones becaue a hotel is easy to get there...


It's a fun game. Monopoly is licensed in more than 103 countries and in more than 37 languages. That's crazy!


103 Countries? That's crazy. Monopoly game was originally intended to be a teaching tool about the injustices of capitalism


That could explain how the top Monopoly prize from 1995-2000 were fraudulently won by a group of insiders.


Yeah. The longest game of monopoly lasted 70 days


That's really long. I once heard that Nicolas Cage convinced Johnny Depp to get into acting over a game of Monopoly. I wonder how long that game lasted.


They didn't do it in Cuba! Monopoly is so firmly capitalist that it was once banned in russia and china and is still outlawed in north korea and cuba


That's interesting. Apparently, there were special Monopoly sets that helped save tens of thousands of Allied POWs escape during World War II.


Are you into Football? I heard a highschool kid who is only 5'7 has a crazy rushing game.


Yeah he diffiently seems like the star of the team.His teamate said “He looks in the mirror and he probably sees Shaq "


Yeah he definitely seems like the star of the team. His teammate said he looks in the mirror and he probably sees Shaq. He very rarely gets tackled by one guy despite his size.


yeah His coach has went on record saying HE HAS to get the ball 30 - 40 times a game atleast. seems like they are using him as the work horse of the team


Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that bigger college programs were interested in Marshall.


Yeah but for what i read he does not seem to be really upset about it so that is good


Hopefully larger colleges and the NFL realize his talent as time goes on.


Yeah maybe he can get with Iowa. I have heard their locker room is painted pink


Marshall is said to be the best football player that came out of his school.


I beleive it he is a very well rounded athlete and his run is next to none


Yeah, if he was on Cumberland's 1916 football team, they probably wouldn't have lost 222-0!


I am not into football, really. Speaking of people with crazy games, Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his NFL career.


I have seen that game I think on youtube. that game still holds the world record for most points scored in one fame


I would like to see how that game went down.


Yeah he is great. This kid could grown up to be just like him! On each of the last four Friday nights he has ran for over 300 yards per game!


Yeah, word sure has travelled about Dakwandre Marshall, through means of social media and word of mouth.


yeah I have heard a lot of pro players talking about this kid. Jaguars offensive lineman Jack Forsyth said he's a different breed of athlete.


He seems quite modest about his athletic success.


Yeah he is going places!  his teammate said he's 160 pounds, but he's going to try to run you over lol


When he first emerged he ran 1412 yards and made 20 touchdowns even though he only had about 12 carries per game.


The more i read it more impressed by him. He does not fit the stereotype of a star high school running back. But he is a winning lottery ticket for a public school team such as Falls Church.


His teammates realize that he is a special guy.


there was no official govt shutdown then, but there may as well have been. four days?


Yeah there should've been a shut down! I bet the story was told on the radio about what had happened. There's a lot of interesting stuff that happened on the radio but I don't really listen to it anymore.


i used to listen to the radio when i was younger. didnt have a choice. now i use the internet. i dont have a choice about quitting that though. im addicted.


Yes it is so addicting! I wonder if the radio was addicting back in the day. There's a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free!


I bet people got used to radio as a companion. i imagine shut-ins and elderly getting used to a voice in the room. i like radio because you dont have to watch.


Yes you have to imagine it in your mind. It probably requires more brain power! Radios were so important that soldiers made them using a razor blade and a pencil.


I cant imagine that. they must have been inspired to find that solution. i wonder what they listened to in those foxholes.


Good question. Maybe classic radio dramas! According to Canadian law, all radios are required to have at least 40% of the music played be Canadian.


yeah, they are trying to protect the market for canadian artists. they are worried about being overwhelmed by US artists.


That is a valid concern. Although they do have some famous Canadians like Drake, Justin Bieber, and some others I'm sure.


I'm good thanks. I like learning facts about the government. Did you know the White House has twin buildings in Ireland and France?


Yes. Rush. Neil Young. April Wine. Loverboy. those canadians are up to something! LOL Anyway, great chat!


Yes they are! Good Canadian music knowledge! You as well, bye!


That is interesting. i guess the govts of those countries wanted to pay homage to the US?


Yes I'm not sure but that's a good guess. I wonder if the copies have solar panels because the original has solar panels put on by George W. Bush.


the first panels were put on by carter, then reagan took them off. bush put them back. i dont know what trump has done.


Hopefully they're still on there. Can you believe that the White House still uses floppy disks in part for storing files?


the govt at every level is way behind on tech. the problem is the budget is not there. but the WH? strange.


True. Yes it's interesting seeing what the government allocated funds to. For example Teddy Roosevelt band Christmas trees from the White House. But it's because he was a conservationist!


he also helped promote the national park system. i think he knew the value of americas natural glory.


Yes he preserved a lot of the beauty within our country. We owe him a lot for that. A bullet once to struck the White House in 2011 and it took Secret Service four days to realize what happened.


What do you like to do for entertainment?


Right, and I love Mrs. Pac man also, there is so many different games with pac man


tons. I heard a Canadian company will be excavating that famed landfill filled with Atari games for a documentay


Dang I want to go watch that! Hopefully there isn't any pac man arcade games there, they helped generate almost 2.5 billion dollars


woah! I didnt know he was worth that much! I think its mostly filled with ET games from what I heard


Dang I had that game for nintendo! I wish I would have kept the classics, I am sure they are worth a lot!


probably! did you ever reach level 256 in Pac Man?


its the last one, a bug prevents you from getting any furhter


Dang I think I remember seeing a youtube video about that or a glitch or something. Ms. pac man was created because of so many players being female


i like Ms Pacman more personally, its a little bit faster


i like to do a lot of things, depends on my mood. watch movies, listen to podcasts, run, play video games, the world is my oyster! how about you


I guess I have never played it, I will see what it is all about, it was so nice talking with you!


Nice, did you ever play nintendo or classic pac-man?


both! I had a nintendo growing up, I still like to play Nintendo


Nice, apparently they still made nintendos up until 2003 in japan


i heard about that! i wonder who was still buying them up until then


I wish I knew that and I would have been one lol! the nintendo only has 54 colors in it


i remember hearing aout that. Megaman is only blue because there are the more shades of blue than any other color in those 54


I did not know that game, I loved playing mega man! Almost as much as pac man


Pac Man is good too, I love that little yellow guy


I have heard of the NBA, and I think that I might have watched it. Is it a league of basketball teams?


Yes exactly. And the NBA players are the highest paid players of any sport in the world.


I expect that's because teams can't cut them because of injury. They are paid well, but many of them go bankrupt.


Yeah maybe they just spend a lot. There are some who have signed contracts with brands so they are pretty much set for life.


I think Iverson signed some contract that pays some incredible amount at age 55. Crazy. Probably better to skip college and get in on the payday as soon as possible.


That is totally crazy. Same with Jordan, he has made tons of money with Nike as well.


He wore them shoes even though it were against the rules! He was fined, the way that coach Stan van Gundy was fined for saying nba shouldn't be playing games on Christmas day.


Some really strange rules. Nice must have made so much money though because they kept paying the fines and he kept wearing them.


Well, it has been fun chatting with you. Have a good night!


I like many genre and one of them is jazz. do you like jazz?


I do like jazz. Who is your favorite artist?


I do not have a favorite one. Do you know that jazz players grew goatees so that it is more comfortable for them?


The trumpet players did because it was an instrument played with the mouth. Walter White has a goatee. He is also  a jazz musician who has a new album entitled "Breaking Good"


That is so interesting. Do you know which country's orchestra is topping the jazz charts?


I can't even begin to guess. Would it happen to be Pakistan? They seem to be the least likely candidate to have a jazz orchestra.


Yeah I know right? of all countries is Pakistan. A harlem woman has been holding jazz concerts in her apartment for over 20 years.


She must be very popular! I wonder what musicians drop by. Must be some pretty good substances available there.


I thought it was very interesting that a married couple created the baseball schedule for 24 years


I have kind of avoided the superhero movies recently because I feel like the market is getting flooded with them


That I will agree with, but I like some of the original ones in the beginning before is was so big.  I think the stories were fairly well done and they stayed true to the characters.


Agreed! I do think they came out with too many Spiderman and Batman movies though. Starting to feel the same with Captain America


Honestly, one of my favorite moview was Thor.  I thought the cast was excellent.  It is so hard to imagine any other actor in those roles now since they are recognized as that comic book character.


I actually never saw Thor but I know it had great reviews. I have gotten too caught up in binge watching shows that I forget about movies alot


It is hard to keep up with everything.  I think the best part of Thor was the villian, Loki.  He is one of the best villians out there because he isn't really 'bad'.  Plus Tom Hiddleston was perfect for the role.


He is a good actor! I saw that some people want him to be the next James Bond


Really, I hadn't heard that.  Did you know he tested for the role of Thor?  That is so hard to imagine because he was so good in his role as Loki.


Dang that is crazy that tested for both ends of the spectrum in a move


I would like to see him in more interesting roles.  He probably would make a good James Bond


I don't know much about baseball.  Can you tell me more about that?  You mena they created the game schedule?


Agreed! I am a big fan of Daniel Craig as Bond currently


Of course! So nowadays the league creates the schedule based off travel and events. But back then it was just two random people


That's pretty crazy.  I have never much been into baseball, but I do know it is an american game with a long history.


Yeah. I grew up around the game. It is kind of crazy how baseball has helped the USA get through its roughest times


Really?  The most I probably know about that is from the movie, A league of their own, which I think is partially based on fact.


Yep that is a true story actually for the most part. Baseball was huge for WWII they actually stopped the men's league because a lot of the players went to serve overseas. Imagine a celebrity doing that nowadays


That is hard to imagine.  I can respect the players despite not watching the game.  It takes a lot of skill to play.


Agreed! Which of the other topics would you like to discuss


Well, I am really into movies, especially Marvel movies.  I grew up on comic books so they resonate with me.  I know they are not for everyone though


Hello there, are you an NBA fan or fan of basketball in general?


Yeah you are probably right.  Did you know Lebron signed on for a new space jam movie?


I had heard about that. It should be interesting considering that Space Jam is the highest-grossing basketball movie of all time.


Yeah I am curious when it will actually come out.  Did you know he raised 6 million for charity when he hosted that 'the decision' thing a few years ago?


Yeah that is really cool I thought, I bet a lot of people don't know that is what he did after he aired that.


I find it astonishing that with all the money that players make from contracts, sponsors, and endorsement deals that 60% of players are broke within five years after retirement.


Yeah that is astonishing to think about.  You would think they would have mandatory classes or things as part of being drafted that would help them later in life.


Exactly!  I guess they live for the here and now. A lot of them think they are gonna be famous, healthy, and athletic forever.


Right, hey speaking of basketball, did you know the granny style of shooting free throws has been proven to be the best technique?


lol! No I did not know that! My favorite player to watch shoot free throws was Shaq. He had had some ugly releases during his career. Im not surprise he only recorded one 3 pointer during his whole career.


I would say I'm a casual fan. Grew up going to Charlotte Hornet games.


Wow, I never knew that about him with the 3 pointer, that is pretty funny.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good night.


That is very cool, when I was younger the Charlotte Hornets were my favorite team.  I collected Larry Johnson cards, he was my favorite.


I was a Muggsy Bogues fan. Super cool guy did a lot of good things for the area. Very popular among fans.


Hey yeah me too, he was awesome.  I loved watching him, Johnson, and Mourning play together.  They had a few good seasons.


I find it interesting that Lebron James was so hated in 2012 a captured al-qaeda member wrote letters expressing his disgust at his decision to go to the Heat. He told his lawyer that Lebron was a bad man and should apologize to the city of Cleveland.


Wow, that is so over the top.  He can play for whatever team he wants and I know he does a ton of work for charities wherever he plays.


I agree. When he left Cleveland in 2010  of his merchandise was marked down to $17.41 in reference to the year that the American traitor Benedict Arnold was born.


That is so lame, they should be thankful that he played for them.  I wonder how they felt when he came back and won a title for them.


Exactly! Cleveland fans certainly are passionate!


I've had dogs half my life and never knew they have 12 different bloodtypes.


Well, I assume they are tracking the poll results. You can do that when you admin a page. I do.


Did you know sharks do not have rib cages?


Yes. I think it's one reason they have to keep moving, and they can't live long if they get beached.


Interesting, that they evolved earlier than dinosaurs and trees but still have that weakness about the rib cage.


I wonder how they know that sharks can be trained to bark like dogs. I am not getting that close to find out.


It's probably someting observed by researchers, and they don't say what kind of sharks do this. They aren't all dangerous.


That is very true. Great whites meat up in the middle of the pacific ocean and the area is called white shark cafe.


And even they don't attack as often as people think.


Nope they have actually rescued sailors.


That is amazing. I did not know that either. Dogs can even donate blood at dog blood drives.


That I am curious to know what sharks have done this.


Me too. Did you know that elephants can point like dogs?


Well, both species are very intelligent. Dogs are also not color blind like people think.


That's is new to me. Always grew up thinking they were.


They don't see as many colors as we do, but their vision isn't black and white


Not really. It's opoid use that's been exploding.


This is very true. Doctors are cutting back in prescribing them.


Yeah, but makes sense given that there are so many, and they often have operations.


As they should, they have been overprescribing.


absolutely. It is destroying some families.


That article is sad. So many people hide these sorts of problems, and never resolve them.


It is very sad. It was great chatting with you.


Very true. Did you know instabul has vending machines that release food and water for the cities stray dogs.


yes! I've seen it on Facebook. That's so nice what they do to care for the strays.


speaking of facebook, Did you know Myspace turned down an offer to by Facbook for $75 million?


Yes, I did. Huge mistake since no one uses My Space anymore.


Exactly. I did not know that Facebook likes are illegal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.


Me either. I think the odder fact is the one about Burger King encouraging you to unfriend 10 people.


Yes. I would not even know how that would work. Mark Zuckerburg suffers from re-green colorblindness.


I find that they are pretty progressive with some of their policies.  Then sometimes they reject before and after fitness ads because they feel it is targeting people improperly.  lol


Yeah, and it seems that sometimes brand ads relating to marijuana get shut down unexpectedly on social media. FB and Instagram don't allow promotion of marijuana sales even though they allow information, not connecting to a product for sale. Seems like that's a tricky space to navigate.


Well it isnt legal everywhere, so allowing it is likely tricky in terms of sales.  They would likely have to check for dispensary and stuff like that.


For Instagram there were 16 accounts by Maryland cannabis sellers that had been wiped out. 11 were appropriate removedbut 5 were in error. Businesses are advised to closely follow the guidelines but I guess it's not always that easy.


As someone who has worked in social media advertsing it isnt easy.  Something you think is harmless and totally legal will get flagged for wrong reasons.


There was one medical cannabis provider that got their account up to 10,000 followers then they were shut down in error on Instagram. Sounds pretty aggravating.


It must be, they work hard to build that fan base.  Often spending a good amount of money to get their name in front of people


Yeah, and they can't desseminate this information through the tv so they rely on social media  lot.


Do you think in the future it will be similar to beer and other alcohols?


I hope not. I think marijuana is much less harmful than beer and alcohol, and even beneficial to some people's health.


Yes I do but not very often. How about you? I feel like I spend more time on it still. So hopefully BK brings back the promo where if I unfriend ten people I get a free Whopper.


I meant in terms of advertisement and consumption.


I was thinking about how there are restrictions on alcohol and cigarette advertising in some places and was trying to compare. Anyway, I've got to go now. Have a good night!


That would be great for me too, could get a few whoppers that way.


Or make the like button illegal, like it is in one German state.


I wonder why that is, I mean it is not like it is a dislike button.


Yeah, I'm not quite sure. Did you ever use Myspace? I didn't want to switch over to FB because I thought FB looked boring. FB is mostly blue because Mark Zuckerburg has red green colorblindness.


I did use Myspace, I think after facebook ironically enough.  What an oversight on their part to not buy facebook.


Yeah, they could have bought it for $75 million and now it's worth over $104 billion.


Most of that income comes from the advertising on the site.


Yeah, it is interesting that FB even allow marijuana advocacy and education in advertising on their site.


Can you believe there is stars that can be cold enough to be touched ? The universe is so diverse.


Maybe they did mean to say that our universe is contained in an electron in another universe ?


I don't know but I am at the end of knowledge on this subject. What do you think about the facts of comics? I would have thought US invented them, but it's Japan or UK.


Japan has a great printing history, I am not surprised about this. Do you read comics books ? I have read a few but not about super-heroes.


I used to in my childhood but not any more, I used to love inspector Gadget.


Was Inspect Gadget a comics on Paper or a cartoon on TV ? I was talking about what Marvel is publishing.


On Paper and yes I do recall seeing Super-hero and Hulk books.


I think that Hulk is in the Marvel universe. But like I said, I never read anything from Marvel nor DC comics.


Right me neither, there were so many good choices of comics when I was growing up.


Not where I lived, if I want to read a comic book, I had to go to the library. But as I think about it Tintin is a comic book, so I was wrong, I did read a lot of them when I was young but they were European.


Mine all time favorite was Bozo the clown, books and TV both.


I did saw a lot of cartoons on TV, but I don't think that considered as a comic book. have a nice day.


Yeah and there is even places that exist but we never will be able to see because they are too far away.


They are saying space pulls galaxies outside of universe that we could see


Yes that is what I was saying, albeit I doubt that there is only one electron in the universe like some people say.


I don't see anything supporting or denying that theory so we would never know for sure.


Yeah, but only one ? For all the universe ? It does not seems logic ...


There is only one sun that warms earth and all other planets so why not just one electron?


Because an electron is part of matter, the water you drink, the chair you sit on. Saying there is only 1 electron in the universe is like saying there is 1 grain of wheat in your bread.


It makes sense when you put it that way but in terms of that universe size the electron could be very big.


Hi!  I had no idea there were over 750 episodes of pokemon.


I know, such a strange thing to outlaw.  I wonder what the thinking behind that was?


Not sure on that one. I think it's interesting that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerburg suffers from color blindness.


Yes, that is interesting.  Blue is better color than red-green, I think.


I definitely like the color blue as well. Did you know Pixar studios has a secret room that is visited by celebrities.


Nope, I wonder what goes on in there.  Why is so secret?


Not sure why it would be so secret. It's only Pixar Studios LOL. Do you like Pixar?


I'm not really into animated movies.  What about you?


I like Pixar just because I have kids. Aside from that, I don't watch much with regards to animated movies.


Judge Judy is making bank - 123,000 per episode!


Hello - wow that's a lot of episodes! I saw that it comes out to about 50 a year for 16 years straight.


No doubt. Only Lebron is a higher paid celebrity


I saw that, too.  You'd think they'd run out of ideas.  Most shows only put out - what - 20 episodes a year?


Yea that's a lot! I saw that the 70s show was remade in the UK but was cancelled after 10 episodes.