That is interesting as well, do you know Mark Zuckerberg, he always wears grey shirts, they seem simple but they actually cost around 300-400 dollars each


They seem like a regular $10 t-shirt but yeah they are worth a lot of money,


Thats interesting,  maybe he like a certain brand or whatever.  Did you know Polo shirts were invented for tennis players?


Really? by tennis players? the name doesnt serve them justice, Polo takes all the credit lol


I know right, did you know a chinese man wore 70 items of clothing to avoid the bagging charge, that must have been funny to watch


I do, only have a few pairs but I do like them, what about you?


Wow I wonder how much the baggage charge wouldve been lol that doesnt seem worth it.


Maybe he had no money left lol, sounds like a lot of trouble only to avoid paying a fee, there is bulletproof clothing called mogul


Yes,  I love shoes.  Did you know ballet dancers go through 4 pairs of shoes a week!


I didnt, the must spend a fortune in shoes, there are 17 wayts to tie shoes!!


I know the one lol, do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Ok so apparently he holds a patent for ballet pointe shoes, seems like he is a fan of ballet or just a science guy that stumbled into a great invention


wow really.  that seems weird lol did you know putting dry tea bads in smelly shoes or gm bads will absorb the unpleasant odor. This actually works really well, we put it in our snowboard boots lol


Yeah that sounds really weird, do you keep up with fashion?


Hi, what do you think of spotify? I didn't know they have about 20% of their songs that haven't even been played yet


Ha I did not know that until today. I don't even know how they do that because it would have to be backed up like every second. I also like knowing there is cell service on top of mount everest in case I climb up there and want to take a selfie


Yeah, but it's only 3G so it may take a while to upload to Instagram.


I just read the line about the 3 horizontal lines on websites being called a hamburger, now I'm hungry haha


Speaking of food, Olive Garden is discontinuing their "Buy One Take One" promotion. No more carbo-loading I guess.


Ha that's too bad I do like loading up on carbs and getting puffy from time to time, I've never really eaten at chipotle but after seeing the outbreak situation and the subsequent lawsuit, I probably never will now


That was too bad. I imagine it can't be good for their bottom line.


Do you own any Nike products? I saw that their shares rose 2 percent based on a rise in revenue


I don't but streamers like APple and Spotify also saw their revenues rise. WOuld be nice if they would pay more to the artists.


Ya I think they do deserve more, I don't know how upcoming artists can make enough money anymore


If you're into crafts Michaels is closing a bunch of stores, 94.


I like the service but, I'm not surprised. Artists don't seem to earn much though. It takes 130,745 plays a day for an artist to earn minimum wage.


Well it has been a pleasure talking to you.


That is crazy, and I remember reading that one band that made money by releasing a silent album. They had their twitter followers put it on repeat while they were sleeping lol


Yeah, they made $20,000 from the scheme.


Speaking of radio, I thought it was funny that canadian law requires 40% of all radio music to be of canadian origin


That's interesting. I suppose they want to preserve their 'Canadian-ness'.  I had heard that Jupiter has radio storms so strong they can be picked up by AM radios. I wonder if Canadian radio regulations account for that?


Haha maybe Jupiter has aliens that require 40% of Jupiter radio to be of Jupiter origin, I wonder what they sound like


Ha! Maybe WWII soldiers would listen in with their foxhole radios? They used to make them with a razor blade and a pencil as the diode. Crazy.


That is wild, I was reading about the internet here and it says that 7% of people read the full terms when they buy something on the internet, I'm honestly surprised its even that high


I know I rarely do. I wonder if the Library of Alexandria has the terms of service archived in a special section. You know they have a copy of the internet in the new Library of Alexandria?


College contestants pretend to dribble and pass an invisible basketball.  I wonder if they stream Jeopardy on Netflix.  Netflix and Youtube together account for half of peak internet traffic in North America!


I once tried a free trial.  Netflix is so huge.  It was 2 billion dollars now.  Compare that to Blockbuster's offer in the past to buy it for 50 million!


They eve spend less money on bandwidth than postage


Yeah.  Netflix's beginning is interest.  Reed Hastings was inspired to create Netflix after getting a big late fee on a vhs copy of Apollo 13.


It's surprising they spend so much on postage.  I'd imagine with the internet as big as it is today, most of their services would be offered online.


I think they offer mostly promotions through email, and postage is always more expensive for a person to deliver.


Have you ever seen Lilyhammer?  I guess that is Netflix's first series.


I have not. The yare putting a lot of money ino originals too


I used to watch basketball more. How about you?


I have not seen it either.  Well it was nice chatting.  Have a good day!


Yeah, I grew up playing a lot of basketball.  I wanted to be a professional basketball player.  If I became a college basketball coach, it is likely I would have been among the highest paid state employees.


Yep even the US Supreme Court building has a basketball court!


Yeah, I would like to play on that.  I find it ironic that the only losing coach in the university of Kansas was the inventor of basketball.


Probably didnt have that good of players! I also see that Kareem Abdul Jabbar got the dunk banned from college.


I accomplished the performance of a dunk recently.  I think I always actually could, but didn't have confidence enough until recently.


I stand about 5'9, so i have no chance lol. Impresses my daughter though.


I think the basketball-themed introductions on Jeopardy are fun.


The man knew what he was doing. Start with one passion, and ultimately discover another.


It would be hard to do acting if you weren't passionate about it. Jim Carrey is passionate enough about his beliefs that he only acts in movies now that project positivity


He's great at comedy, so I appreciate his preferences. Still, I think a drama can project positivity.


It depends on how the drama is written. The word in Greek comes from the meaning "action"


That makes sense. Hugh Laurie stars in both dramas and comedies, and he is the highest paid actor on TV.


Isn't he the one who acts in House? Doesn't he make $700,000 per episode?


He makes a ton for playing that role, and probably deserves every penny. No Hugh, no House.


It is a great show. Another popular show is the Office. Ellie Kemper who plays Erin had John Hamm as a drama teacher in high school


That must have felt great for Jon, to see one of this students succeed.


It's always good to see your hard work succeed. Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon was still a bestseller in 2014, which is definitely a success in music


I'm great! Just reminiscing about back in the day when the Nintendo 64 was the popular gaming system. Even though it only displayed 54 colors, we didn't know any better then


I wonder how much money those guys have. I wonder how Linkin Park's album will do in the long run.


It's sad that the lead singer is no longer alive to see how "Hybrid Theory" is still one of the best-selling of this century


I think you mean the NES, the original system that was released in the 80s. The 64 was a much more powerful system. The NES was discontinued in 2003.


That's right! And that makes more sense. I'm surprised it lasted that long with the newer gaming systems that came out, but it's better entertainment than the British had. They bred chickens for their entertainment


The Brits probably had little to do. And other sources of protein as well.


I believe it was for entertainment, not for food. Entertainment has definitely evolved to fit a wide array of people and mediums now


I suppose chickens could make a comeback, if Nintendo designed the system. It's funny that Reagan was not cast in a movie because he wasn't presidential.


Maybe that's what gave him the idea to run for President. I wonder what gave Bill Nye the idea to enter a Steve Martin lookalike contest. It gave him his big break


I don't really see the resemblance, but I guess with makeup, he pulled it off.


Whatever lengths it took, it sure worked. Michael Caine wouldn't have become an actor if he hadn't joined his high school drama class to be around the pretty girls


What is your favorite thing about Amazon?  Mine is the shopping site,  I can pretty much find anything!


hmm I dont know haha,  Maybe some kind of accident or event that happened to them that they need surgery to do this.  I cant think why anyone would need to do this purposely.


lol Yea me either I think its neat that there is There is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


Me too!  I was going to look it up after this!  Thats interesting and scary.  I wonder if people use that sound to purposely cause fear in humans.  for example,  do they use this sound in scary movies or theme parks etc.  Also,  thats kind of a bummer that we dont produce vitamin c on our own,  just another vitamin we have to take on a daily basis.


when the earth first formed a day was only 5.5 hours...how do they even know this lol although that would be kinda cool if humans only had to work like 2 hours a day.


About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water, mostly by oceans. The remaining 29% is land consisting of continents and islands that together have many lakes, rivers and other sources of water that contribute to the hydrosphere.


Also amazing,  i love those shows about ocean life,  theres a whole way of life down there,  do you ever watch Blue Planet?  Whats your favorite water animal?  I love Orcas and Octopus


Awesome its been good talking to ya give us a good rating


Im doing great!  How are you? I really love the prime videos as well!


I am good too. I am reading about Human and facts. Did you knowHumans are adapted for persistence hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals.


I did not know that until now,  thanks for the info!  Does this subject interest you?


Its all I have to work from we prob have different stuff no biggie. Tell me more about your topic.


I think my subjects actually changed,  I had Amazon a few seconds ago and now that I looked back on it I have completely different topics.  Sorry for the confusion.


I think it is amazing that humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2-3 months of having it surgically shortened!


I agree but I wonder for what reason someone would need their rib shortened in you know?


Hello, are you a comedy fan?  Are you familiar with Ken Jeong's


Ken got his break in a comedy contest.  He then moved to LA and performed sets after long days in a HMO clinic.


That must have been difficult so he must have a real gift for comedy. I will have to check it out.'The empire strikes back'  was a comedy and I did not even know that. I need to keep up these movies.


YOU SHOULD DO THAT.  DID YOU KNOW THAT BILL MURRAY THINKS "KUNG FU HUSTLE" IS THE SUPREME ACHIVEMENT IN COMEDY?


I don't know Kung Foo Hustle. Bill Murray is funny, though. I remember him on Saturday Night Live. Now that was funny. Especially Gilda Radner and Chevy Chase.


Bill Murray is an all time great.  I also saw that the Green Lantern movie was originally going to be a comedy with Jack Black.


The Greeks invented comedy as part of a dramatic performance. I would like to go back and see how funny they were compared to today's comedians.


I didn't know that.  Speaking of comedy and movies, The Avengers movie "Infinity War" was the first movie shot completely with digital imax cameras


That's another one I haven't seen. That's is interesting, though. I like the raven's names Hugin and Munin.


I am a huge comic book fan.  Lou Ferrifno, who played the Hulk in the original 1670's tv show has voiced him dor everything up until Avengers Age of Ultron


There were a lot of big starts doing the voices in the Avengers.  I like the Hulk. I always felt sorry for his character.


Not really but I have heard of the show The Hangover. Some comics are really brutal and I don't like humor that hurts people.


Yes, he is kind of sad.  Well have a Merry Christmas.


He is actually a Dr.  He studied at Duke University.


That is interesting. I wonder why he went from medicine to humor? It's a good thing because he saved the woman in the story.


Yes, I heard about this awhile back.  A women was having a seizure.  He first thought she was a heckler.


Hecklers are not funny at all. I went to a comedy show where there were several and they ruined the whole performance. I don't think I could be a comedian you have to have a tough skin. He is good, though.


It is said that once he realized what was going on, he jumped off stage and into action.


I suspect that the training never leaves you. I would rather be a doctor but I guess he does really well acting. Comedy is a lot of fun if you don't hurt other people with jokes.


I'm sure he makes more as a comedian and actor.  After his actions he told the crowd that he checked her vitals and reassured the crowd.  They applaued him.


I like The Three Stooges type of humor. Or Mr. Bean. I just watched one of his movies and I laughed all the way through. He makes fun of himself, mostly. And it hurts no one.


Hello there. You like Jay Z? No doubt he has done a lot as a songwriter, rapper, business man, and record producer!


What is your favorite form? I like storytelling personally, in all forms!


I like stories and narratives too. i prefer film. I am looking forward to the last season of GoT.


Oh nice. Yes me too I can't wait. Going to be epic. Speaking of that era, people in 50 used to breed chickens for entertainment.


What? chickens? i guess they didnt have nintendo then. not much to do! LOL


Yes exactly no nintendo for them. I was sad when the NES was officially discontinued in 2003 in Japan!


I bet the fans were sad, but there were so many other systems out there that were better.


Yes agreed. It was outdated for sure. It only displayed 54 colors for pete's sake.


the game design was good. the kids loved the nes, but nintendo lagged in technical quality.


Yes I agree. Playstation was cool too. And I never knew Reagan was an actor! Well it was so good chatting with you.


Reagan was a B actor. not a great one! LOL Have a good night!


I dont really know much about Jay-Z. can you tell me about him?


He is one of the most acclaimed rappers of all time. He was born and raised in New York New York City.


Yeah, i heard that. he is a real new yorker. what is his most famous song?


I don't know that is debatable but he came out with an album with his wife in 2018 called Everything is Love.


His wife is Beyonce yes. She raps sometimes too. Rap was made from West African tradition and culture.


yes, it has deep roots. im sure that it has evolved over the centuries. i dont listen myself, but it has caught on with the young people.


True yes it is very popular with young people. Rap reuses elements of the past while expanding upon them through creative language!


Yes, there is a lot of word play and story telling in there. it is not my favorite form of entertainment though.


Hello. Do you use facebook?  It was started this month back in 2004.


I don't know. I've thought about it and there are people that have thousands of strangers as friends so maybe in a way it's a good thing.


Yeah, digital marketing is so beneficial to companies. the linking of commercial networks in the early 90's generated a lot of profit and growth for them.


That's for sure!  The internet is practically everywhere now. It's even at the peak of Mt. Everest!


exactly everything is digital now, including newspapers and music and tv


You know, I've heard that the Library of Alexandria has a copy of the internet saved. I wonder if that includes entertainment like music and television.


that must be insane, internet is just a life changing invention. it helped humanity a lot but sometimes it causes addiction.


Sometimes I wonder if the people that created it took it seriously. I mean, the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button for example.


they probably did, Internet makes my life so much easier, I do most of my shopping on line, and I don't really read the full terms when buying an item. in fact only 7% people do. how about you?


I don't read them very much either, especially if they are from a well known company.


Yeah they are often way too long , I just think it's not worth it.


of course I do, Myspace didn't accept the offer the by Facebook for 75 millon dollars in 2005


That's a big mistake by them considering facebook was valued at $104 billion in 2012.


that's right, Facebook had 2.2 billion monthly active users in the beginning of 2018. that's crazy that's  approximately a third of the earth population.


Well since 2006 anyone saying they were at least 13 years old can sign up on the site.  Hard to believe so many people use it considering it's small beginnings though.


yeah, I'm not sure about that. I don't think that kids should be on Facebook that early in age. they can be so vulnerable. a state in Germany considered the use the Like button on facebook illegal.


i agree with you about the age thing.  I also worry that there is no way to validate if a person is above 13 or not so even younger kids can register and lie about their age.  What state and why did they make it illegal?


Schleswig-Holstein. I'm not sure honestly. But some countries do value the access to facebook and use it for political and government related issues. Iceland is rewriting their Constitution through facebook so they can allow other people to express what they want and need.


I guess that can be a good thing in a way.  Companies value access as well.  Burger King had a promotion where if you unfriended 10 people you got a free whopper.


Well, that seems like they attack Facebook honestly by asking people to unfriend their Facebook friends


It really could. I would probably start living vicariously through those travel shows that are all over netflix and prime.


I already do that! I'm a huge fan of Amazon. I can't believe it's been around for over twenty years now.


That does seem just crazy. I remember back in college being able to order just books on amazon. Now I can get just about anything delivered to my house.


In just a matter of a couple of hours! Did you know IMDB has owned Amazon.com since 1998?


Huh that actually explains one the prime movie features. If you click down when you are watching a movie it will give you the IMBD profile of everyone in that particular scene.


All about that synergy! Amazon also has a brand called AmazonBasics that sells knock off versions of products like light bulbs.


That is pretty neat. I like off brand stuff. It is always just as good and about half the cost. I wonder if that accounts for a lot of their new sunday deliveries.


I can't believe they got a contract with the USPS to deliver on Sundays! Hopefully, they're getting paid well, but at least it created jobs.


It seems liek amazon is doing a really good job of that. Particularly in their warehouses. The workers there not only get a job but stay super healthy with all the walking they do.


I'm not sure if they're paid very well to walk 10 miles a day, but maybe a lot of people enjoy it. You could eat practically whatever you want with that lifestyle! You'd need to!


I do, I love to travel. Though I don't think I could do that bus in the Netherlands designed to travel 160 mph.


Totally. I guess they could use their prime whole foods discount for some good food. Well it has been nice chatting with you. Have a good evening.


I couldn't even imagine going that fast in a bus. It would be so scary. I'll stick with Mackinac Island where it is all horses or bikes.


Oh yeah, that's more my speed! I can't believe that's been going on in Michigan for over one hundred years!


That's really neat though. It shows respect for tradition instead of just trying to make everything bigger and faster like with some mass transit systems.


Iceland also doesn't have a public rail service.


I could see why they wouldn't need one. They have quite a few flights between most towns and travel that way. I don't think most of them have cars either.


Could you imagine living in Japan where all of the highways are tolls? It's getting to be like that in most of North America, practically.


If it means that all the roads are well maintained then I'm all for it. Some of the roads around here get just gnarly by the time the winter is over. It could be a good way to raise revenue.


That's true, but it costs $300 in tolls just to cross Japan and Japan is much smaller in comparison. It could make traveling pretty expensive.


Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing. Did you know ?


Yes, I read it. The first president of zimbabwe was called president banana.


Banana's must be very important there. I couldn't imagine the runner up in an election becoming the vice president now. What a mess.


It is not in the US. The president picks his own VP. The president in Indonisia makes pop albums!


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


They don't show that on Tv! Have you ever read CS Lewis?


NO, The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics.


It is. You should read CS lewis. He and Tolkein were friends.


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


I did not. But I love to read. I just read the Antonin Scalia has a Virginia Law school named after him!


Yes, He wants to know the current political situation and people sufferings.


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


I love going to the library to read. A man who was in prison became a lawyer and proved he was innocent!


In norway, the government will buy books and distribute them to libraries.


Thats a great idea! I think something like 1000 copies right?


It help more people educated make them thinking positively.


Thats right! 1/2 of all adults have a library card!


Yes it does! A library in Sacremento has a library of things.


The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with the reading speed 4,700 words per minute.


1895 william gladstone started a library with his own books.


Do you think she actually knows what she is reading? Does she read speeches do you think?


She is reading a speech. Reading makes your mind strong and ability to think of it.


Thats crazy! Kavanaugh studied under Scalia. Did you see that mess?


It is a complex interaction between text and reader, shaped by prior knowledge.


What is? Reading or the Kavanaugh stuff?


Have you been following politics lately? Did you know the 3 top wealthiest presidents are JFK, washington and Jefferson?


Yeah I guess so, so changing the subject a bit, do you like cars?


Yeah cars are awesome. I think the 1908 model T being the first American car was really cool.


I bet it was, its been more than 100 years. The Benz model was the first car ever made


That is really cool no wonder it's so prestigious and expensive. I'm thankful that McDonald's created the drive-through in 1975.


I am thankful as well that is one of the biggest creations in the history of mankind lol did you know how they got the idea?


It looks like they developed them to accommodate soldiers who were not allowed to get out of the cars while wearing their fatigues. So patriotic.


It is, i'm getting kind of hungry in fact, not a bad idea to eat McDonalds for lunch


I would love McDonald's for lunch. Good idea. The brand Cadillac was named after the French explorer who founded Detroit.


It was? I loved those cars, really nice models and expensive cars.


Yes they are. And in South Africa it is legal to equip your car with flamethrowers. Thanks for talking with me today I enjoyed it.


I used to as a child but not now. It Is such a beautiful instrument. Invented back in 1700.


Is it really legal? woah that is crazy, I also enjoyed out chat have a nice day.


Its an ancient instrument that is really popular to this day, Bartolomeo Cristofori was a genius to invent an instrument like that one


Yes he definitely was. I never knew it was Italian in origin also.


Yeah never knew that as well, did you hear about the group of climbers that found a piano on top of a mountain?


Yes how the heck together? At the top of Britain's highest speak no less.


I know right who would go through all that trouble just to get a piano up there.


My question exactly! It must have been aluminum because that way it would be lighter.


Yeah like that 356 pound grand piano, still really heavy and whats the point?


Yes it is still very heavy but I believe it allowed the piano to be taken on an airship.


Hey there do you drive a car by the way? Do you know the history of them also?


Yes I agree. Do you know the history of the founding of Detroit by the way? I live in Michigan so it was interesting for me to learn


Not really. Was there a specific person that founded it or more of an exploring team?


I'm not sure, I think it was probably a team, but the person that was given credit for it, his name was Antoine de la mothe Cadillac. And they got his name and used it for the car brand Cadillac, that is pretty interesting I think


I love cadillacs. We had a cadillac convertible when I was a kid. They were a custom made car. I think they only made about 1500 of them.


Oh wow that's cool. I know that my friend has one and he really likes it. Have you ever played the game Gran Turismo by the way? It's a racing game


I've seen other people play it but never myself. I'm not the best with video games. I'm not coordinated enough not to run into a bunch of walls. Do you play?


I used to play a lot of video games. I don't play Too Many anymore. I did play Gran Turismo back in the day though, apparently there was a guy who beat like 90,000 people at it and then became a professional race car driver LOL that sounds cool


So his only training was the video game!? That doesn't sound like it would be enough no matter how many times you played it. I wonder if he was any good as a racer though or if he crashed a lot.


I agree with you. I don't know how he got that good, especially because Gran Turismo uses a controller and it does not use a steering wheel, have you ever been to South Africa before by the way?


No but from what I hear it is quite the scary place to go if you leave the touristy spots. Sounds like a wild west sort of country.


I do drive quite a bit but I'm a little fuzzy on the history of them. Do you know any cool facts?


Yep I think so. I've only heard bad things about it. Apparently you can put a flamethrower on your car LOL? That seems so dangerous, I just don't know why that would be necessary to stop carjacking


I do! Apparently was created by Karl Benz, it was done back in 1886, that is a long time before the Model T that was created by Henry Ford was made, which was back in 1908


Oh wow that is pretty neat. I wonder if Karl Benz was part of the family that started mercedes benz


I think he was. I forget the other person, but I know their last name was Mercedes, and they joined together to make Mercedes-Benz. Do you know why the trunk of the car is called the trunk?


Did the old time cars have a wooden trunk strapped to the back of them or something like that?


Guess you're right! Very smart! I was also shocked that the drive-thru was only created in 1975, it was done by McDonald's, that is such a weird thing you'd think it would have been created earlier than that, it seems so obvious


I think back then it was more of a focus on if you went out to eat you were going as a family and you weren't in such a rush. It was more about the experience than just getting some food.


Yeah that makes sense. I do like the reasoning for McDonald's creating the drive-thru though. It was because soldiers couldn't leave their car in uniform, so they created the drive-through so that they could still eat


Oh wow that is really neat! That is showing respect to those in the armed forces.


Hello. Do you like roses? Up until recently I thought a blue rose was natural but apparently it is not.


Probably so. I wonder what else it means though.  Surely helium is good for more than that?


Not sure. I am just amazed that when the earth was first formed that a day was only 5.5 hours long. That is a lot of darkness!


Yet things grew and survived.  That makes me picture a lot of shade loving plants that are no longer with us.


True. I never thought of it that way! This is a random fact but did you know that the seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.


No I didn't.  I guess I never thought about it before.  I do know that there's a type of jellyfish that is considered to be immortal.


Yikes. I am not sure I want a jelly fish around that can't die. I think it is crazy that the black swallower fish can eat prey twice its own length and ten times its weight.


That is crazy!  That must be a very powerful type of fish to be able to do that!


Kind of like some of the snakes out there that can eat huge animals.


Yeah, just like them.  Say, did you know that freshwater fish get their water through osmosis but salt water fish actually drink it?


Interesting. I did not know that. The sounds that are emitted by fish can vary depending on the species and stimulus. I thought that was interesting.


I love roses. I have never seen a blue rose. That sounds like all of those crazy colored carnations that they dye.


I agree with you.  I guess dolphins and whales sound different.


It is pretty but they way they go about it is not.  Scientists inject bacteria into a white rose to make it blue.


Yuck. I agree sounds gross! I hear that they may be hitting the market in the next few years. Amazing what scientist can do.


It really is.  Some say it's not though because thousands of wildlife species are almost extinct because of us.


Yikes. Looks like we need to focus on conservation. I hear we are losing insects too which will really affect the ecosystem.


Definitely.  Then you have scientists using their expertise to preserve dna and mix it with other species.  That doesn't sound like a good idea.


I put my head in the sand when it comes to issues like this. Most humans do. We ignore because it is inconvenient to our lives and lifestyles. I need to start paying more attention.


I do too.  Just like when I heard recently that over 80 percent of the planet's forests have been destroyed.  That was shocking.


Supposedly the earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st century. Does that mean no more balloons?


Jos Roozen seems like quite a guy, a lot of knowledge about plants and gardening indeed.


Do we really have so much power in our pockets? that is crazy, its amazing how tech works though.


ya I don't know if it's great that we are so advanced, or scary that that is the score of our nuclear deterrent haha


I agree lol, there must be some serious flaws there, you know its impossible to separate two phonebooks once their pages overlap


that is crazy, and did you know that there is a cable that moves internet and phone data across the Atlantic ocean? It's only about 3 inches across, crazy!


It must be really strong, only 3 inches? sound like it can break easily.


yes that's what I'd be worried about personally, that's a lot hanging in the balance on such a thin cable, and what if a boat crashed into it! it seems like it is so precarious


I know but if it hasnt break then I guess it must be almost unbreakable and really expensive


did you know that the area code of new york was chosen because it was the fastest number to dial by rotary phone? It's 212 haha


I didnt really give much thought to that, its amazing though how we can hear radio waves, phone waves even if we are really far apart.


yes radio is amazing, also amazing that you can create a radio out of a razorblade and pencil like they did in wwii


yes I think he developed an interest in saltwater fish of all things, saltwater fish actually drink water through their mouth while freshwater fish absorb water through their skin


I wonder who came up with that idea, definitely a skill that can mean the difference between life and death.


I heard that too, he had the equipment needed to house them, it seems like it wasnt an easy task., to bad he died at age 70


that is too bad, did you know there is a breed of jellyfish that is genetically immortal and could potentially live forever?


I didnt know that, it would be interesting to run some experiments and see if it can be applied to humans, the seahorse is the only fish with a neck


yes that would be interesting, I wouldn't mind living forever haha, I wonder what qualifies as a neck haha


It would be interesting to research zebrafish as well, I think they could be the answer to many health problems.


yes I think they did research and 84% of human disease genes are associated with zebrafish, like did we evolve from zebrafish? What is the relationship??


I dont know, I think its the counterparts like in the cure for the diseases,


ya that sounds like it would be really useful, did you know that a phone today has more computing power than all of the icbm deterrents for nuclear missiles in the USA?


Did you ever hear about the Burger King deal to get a whopper? All you had to do was unfriend 10 people and youd get one for free!


WOW! I bet Myspace really regrets not buying Facebook back in 2005


Probably so.    Did you know a full third of divorce filings mentioned Facebook in 2011!


No, i actually didnt know that! Facebook is so popular now, Iceland is even rewriting their constitution via Facebook!


That is pretty modern of them.    I wonder if that would've happened had they gone with their plan to call like the awesome button.


Maybe. Some people in Germany dont even get to use the like button-it's illegal in a certain German state.


I wonder if any parts of Google are illegal in Germany.


Good question! I cant believe Google has been around for 21 years already


That site also came from a University.    Do you know which one?


Standford, right? Who founded it though?


I think the guys were named Sergey Brin and Larry Page.


That sounds like a lot of trouble to me!    Which platform was that?


Ah yea thats right. I cant imagine driving without my google maps. I wonder how they calculate traffic?


A good question.     Perhaps from all the people in one of their 58 gender options!


lol possible! I think they track how fast android devices are moving when on the road.


Thanks for the chat!    I'm going to go bid on one of those nooglers beanies on the web!     Have a good one!


It was on Facebook. Remember when Myspace was more popular than Facebook? lol


That was a long time ago.     Where are the headquarters of Facebook?


I'm not sure where their headquarters are, do you know?


I heard they are based in Melo Park, California.    Do you know when the site was first launched?


Interesting. I was in college when it first launched, when only college students were allowed on. Did it launch in 2004?


I think that is what I remember from that movie.    Which college was it that it started from?


It was started at Harvard. In 2006 anyone 13 & older could join. Can you imagine how much the company is worth now??


Too much!    In 2012, it's stock went public at a value of $104 billion.


Hi! Are you a fan of Jordan Peele? I'm so glad he won an Oscar for Get Out. Thankfully he finished writing it after stopping 20 times!


I wasn't aware of that either. I do watch and enjoy basketball though. I do think it's crazy the highest paid employee in 39 of the 50 states are either college football or basketball coaches. That's kind of sad, really.


lol, I agree. James Naismith who invented basketball is the only losing coach at the University of Kansas.


That's kind of ironic, isn't it? Did you know there's a basketball court on the top floor of the supreme court building which is called "the highest court in the land"? Ha!


Good name!! Great way to get exercise at work.


No kidding! Ha! But them there's athlete's like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who got dunking banned from college basketball for over a decade. He must have been a monster dunker!


We talked about the Oscars earlier, did you also know that the Oscars themselves were nominated for 9 Emmys back in 2013?


Good question. Ha! Since the Emmys are basically the Oscar equivalent for television and was modeled after the Oscars, it's a little strange!


yeah! It doesn't make sense. lol Have a good night!! Good chat!


Somewhat, Its good he didn't give up.  Glad he won the Oscar too! I'm not surprised Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars.


True. But as long as the Oscars keep awarding and nominating first time directors like Jordan Peele, then they deserve awards too I suppose. Crazy he's only the third first time director to have their directorial debuts appear in all three categories. Well it was great chatting with you as well. Have a great evening!


I'm not surprised either honestly. Just as I wasn't too surprised to discover Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win an Oscar for best actor three times!


Oh I know. He's the best actor. All of his movies are great!!


So true! Were you also a fan of Blazing Saddles? It's crazy it was nominated for three Oscars! Now that surprised me. Ha!


Yes, that's funny. I can remember it. Did you see Frozen? It was inspired by The Snow Queen.


That's interesting! I wasn't aware of that! I do know that Jennifer Lee, the writer and co-director, was the first Disney animation feature film female director and also the first female director whose movie made more than 1 billion at the box office. That was awesome and quite an accomplishment!


Agree, being the first female.Robert Lopez is one of twelve people to win an emmy, grammy, oscar and a tony!


Wow! Now that's truly an accomplishment right there. Talk about a jack of all trades! And here I thought Eminem having more Oscars than Johnny Depp, Leo, Will Smith, Bill Murray and George Lucas combined was impressive, not as impressive as Robert Lopez's accomplishments. Ha!


Do you watch basketball? I didn't know New Zealand had a team.


There is another one in Pompeii like it where Pink FLoyd once played


Man... I love Pink Floyd!  Do you like pink floyd?


I do too. WHen they played there though, there was no audience


I have no idea but I guess they can. so they did


LOL... that is so true!  You a dog or cat person?


I am more of a dog person, just like Google is as a company


I'm a dog person too... wold love to be able to take my dog to work!


Sounds so awesome. Did you know they have 12 blood types


Yeah and they have blood drives too for them


Sometimes Did you know LInkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001?


That is crazy!  imagine how exhausted they were at the end of their tour?


Yeah that is crazy. THe Ramones also toured  for a long time too


Yeah they did... looks like they pretty much toured for their whole existance!


Yeah 20 years for a total of 2263 concerts


Man that's a lot... i wonder who is the next closes to them?


Hmm no idea. In Croatia there is an ancient amphitheater where bands can have concerts


Oh wow!  That has gotta be really cool to see a concert there.  That's one concert i might go to!


I'm sure that is the episode Homer got a existential crisis from losing his sole reason for existing


It was in the 20th Season, I think it was the 4 Great Women and a Manicure episode where they tell the tell of historical women.


Wow good memory. I guess the focus was less on homer and his family and more on history


Yeah that was pretty much it. After the South Park aired its Family Guy episode finale the producers received flowers from the Simpsons crew.


I sure do enjoy crossovers and references


I do too. Did you know that Ringo Starr, George Carlin and Alec Baldwin have all narrated Thomas the Tank Engine for at least 52 episodes each?


That is interesting. I probably didn't know since I never really watched Thomas the Tank Engine


It's kinda crazy that such stars narrated it.


I wonder if it was just that the director had crazy connections or it was before those stars became famous


I'm not sure, it may be a combination of both.


I do sometimes. I like watching sports, especially baseball.


In any case, it was fun chatting with you and learning out thomas the tank engine. May check it out


It is fascinating how tv can transmit moving images and sound. I still don't truly understand how it works


It is pretty amazing and how much you can watch on TV.


I know right? From ads to entertainment. Even news


Did you know that there's over 750 episodes of Pokemon? That's like 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight.


I'm pretty sure it is more than double that now.


It probably is. Do you like The Simpsons?


I do. I like adult cartoon like the simpsons or south park. Do you?


I'm a big fan of both. Did you know there is only one episode of The Simpsons where Bart neither appears, nor is mentioned?


Did you hear about the Duke Ellington Scandal by the way?


Have you ever seen Netflix's first original show that they created? It was called Lillehammer and it debuted back in 2012, I wonder how it is


I haven't! It's probably good, as is most of their shows/movies. I personally really like their documentaries.


Well I'm just glad that they don't have late fees, it's funny that Netflix was originally created because the guy who invented Netflix was fined $40 for turning in Apollo 13 Late


I wonder if his late fee was with Blockbuster, who declined offers to buy Netflix for $50m. Netflix is now worth $2billion.


That's a good question! Might have to Google it, how often do you use Google by the way?


All the time haha. I've become very relient on it, unfortunately, but I'm one of those people who needs to know a definite answer. One time in 2013 Google went down for 5 minutes and it took 40% of the web traffic with it!


Yeah I can believe that, Google is the biggest search engine of all time, do you know who the current CEO of Google is? Its Sundar pichai


I didn't know that. I remember a time before 1998 when AskJeeves, AOL, and Yahoo were the popular search engines. Two PhD students from Stanford founded Google.


Yep you're right. It's also crazy that a single Google search uses more CPU power than the CPU that took Neil Armstrong to the Moon, I wonder how that's possible


I wonder too. I thought it was interesting that the Google headquarters lawn was once maintained by 100s of goats.


I did. Regarding the School of the Arts? Apparently there was cheating in order to avoid paying tuition.


That is interesting! I wish that I had live goats to mow my lawn because I hate doing it haha. Did you hear how Google will adjust their boundaries on a map depending on which country is doing the search? That's just in case two countries disagree on what the exact boundaries are


Yep that's what I heard. I guess it's been a predominantly black school for about 40 years now too, and over 50% of the students are eligible for a free government subsidized lunch


Yeah, Dave Chappelle graduated from there. The school has a 98% graduation rate, with college acceptance at NYU, Yale, and Julliard. So, they must be doing something right!


Yep I agree! It sounds like a lot of famous people actually graduated from there and one of them was a Grammy award-winning musician


Do you have Netflix? I just learned that from 9pm to midnight, Netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in N. America.


Wow that's crazy! That's a lot of bandwidth, it's also shocking that YouTube and Netflix together make up half of all internet bandwidth


Crazy but not surprising! Netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide!


That is a lot! In about half of them are from the USA alone, what do you think the future holds for Netflix? Will they get even more popular


Definitely. They have been producing a lot of their own material- like Bird Box. It's available worldwide, but just not in North Korea, China, Syria, or Crimea.


Hello,  do you like music/?  if so,  what kind?


yeah,  must be hard living out of suitcases for so long.  But the shows and partying was probably fun!


I can only imagine. Reel big fish re-recorded all of their hits for a best of album after losing the rights to their old record label. So petty and I love it!


interesting. Did you know the Ramones did 2,263 shows !  Omg that is insane.


oh true, I didnt even think of that,  I just thought how tiring lol


I look at stuff like that little jaded, I guess. In croatia, there is an ancient roman amphitheatre that is still in use as a concert venue Kinda like red rocks...


Well if you think that is interesting... Bruce Lee was also a great dancer and he won the hong kong cha-cha championship in 1958.


I did know that,  and that is pretty cool!  Pro ballerinas go through 4 pairs of shoes a week!  I hope they get a frquent buyer discount lol


HA! I know how expensive sporting shoes are so I really hope they're cheap!


I od like music. I like all kids but lately ive been into 90s and 00s alt rock. Also country. I am not sure where the country came from but I am listening to it. What about you?


yeah I like all kinds of music,  I just listen to whatever sounds good.  Did you know The Dark side of the Moon was still best selling album of 2014?


Really? I love Pink Floyd so I know the greatness of that album but I also know the entire catelog is good


hmmm I dont know lol I actually never listen to that album,  only a few songs.


Save your time... Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.


Hahaha thanks for the tip!  I do love Linkin Park!  They make good music.  Very sad what happened to Chester bennington.


Yeah, that was a huge bummer. I listen to that album working out all the time. It's great front to back.


Yeah great music.  Linkin Park did 324 shows in 2001.  That is a lot of concerts!


That's a lot of hotel stays. I bet they have a lot of Marriot points. Since artists make most of their money on shows, strike while the iron is hot!


I remember my parents talking to me about music. Marilyn Manson in particular. Did you have those talks with your parents about music?


That's good your parents cared, I have always been open minded about music and rap etc My parents didn't let me listen to music really so I went crazy by buying every album I could when I left home. Back then rap wasn't very popular within my group, But wow did I have a great Album collection!


Haha, yes I bought vinyl back then. The 70s and 80s Albums were the only affordable music, or listen to the radio. It is crazy how many Artists I listened to my whole life are still around, like Pink Floyd,Aerosmith etc. Great music.


I love Pink floyd. My dad had a huge collection too. And then when he went away to college, his mom threw them out. 5 kids, 3 rooms and a single mom. No room for vinyl....


That's awesome, they are a great band and their Albums are all great. I had to get rid of my collection when we moved to a different state and we had only 2 pick up trucks to haul our stuff so sadly I let them go. Nobody knew how music would change lol.....I still listen to all that genre of music on the radio so it's all good.


Yeah. I listen to classic rock at the gym a lot. Really good and I miss that type of music. Not many like that now...


Exactly, older music was a lot different than it is now. So many genre's and styles. Which don't get me wrong I like current music too and have listened to rap here and there. I think so many great artists have died so their albums spike in sales a lot of the time, look at Prince and Michael Jackson, they have higher sales than ever.


Yeah. Are you a prince fan? I could never get into him, despite my knowledge that he was great. Bowie too.


I liked Prince a bit but not a huge fan, although Purple Rain is a fav of mine, and Bowie was ok I never bought any of their albums, I was more rock I guess.


That makes me feel better. I always get judged when I say I do not like either. Nice chatting with you!


I am well. Do you know about XXXTentacion?


Yes, he was shot and killed last year, very sad. My son was a fan so I heard all about it. He has very dark music but he was getting a better outlook and his songs were getting better I think. He was very controversial.


I knew of him but not his music. I am not his target audience. Wasn't he killed in a stick up?


I am not a rap fan really, but did listen to his songs while they were on the radio. Not sure whether his murder was a stick up or whether he was targeted. He was hated by many for his music.


Was his music contraversial? If so, how so?


He sang a lot about white privilege and black murders, police abuse etc, very depressed and his videos were very graphic. Sang about suicide a lot. his songs were always huge hits.


Wow, those seem like deep topics for a rapper to dive into. And you said your son listened to him?


Yes, he is 19 so he's old enough to know XXX'S music was and is about controversy etc. I did tell him to be careful and not get depressed by listening too much, and he didn't. He has every album X made.


No. I think it's so interesting that the Republican Party is referred to as the Grand old party.


Haha thats funny. Apparently officials in ancient athens were appointed by lottery because they believe elections would lead to oligarchy.


Well elections also lead to a dog being elected mayor... so I dont know what is worse.


Haha yes good point. I hope that one day the voter turnout for presidential elections will breach 63%.


Me too.  Did you know the faster blinker has lost every election since 1980.  Who even calculates that data.


There is even a cat that placed 3rd in the Virginia Senate election.  How can animals even run?  That is just crazy


Haha i guess you can vote for anything. Like blinking, another odd stat is the tallest candidate has won in 75% of elections.


So we need to look for a slow blinker and a tall person for 2020.


Yeah they will no doubt win! Nevada is actually the only state to have a "none of these" candidates voting option.


That is brilliant, especially if it forces new candidates.


I agree.  I wonder why they gave themselves that moniker.


Yea more states should do it maybe. More states should elect women too. Texas elected their first female governor before some states even ratified the 19th amendment!


Yeah I'm not sure. But every US president with a beard has been Republican.


True.  I also heard that Hillary Clinton was president of the young republicans when she was in college.


Oh that's interesting especially given the fact that she just ran Democrat. The red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats only started in 2000.


That really got me.  I thought they were always around representing the parties.


Yeah me too but it sounds like they used to use animals more. Truman seem to take that very seriously especially at Disneyland.


I heard... poor Dumbo.  He probably didnt even understand.


Ha ha yeah I bet he was so confused. It's funny to think that ride has been around since 1957.


It really is, it was my favorite as a kid, much to the detriment of my parents.  LOL


That's interesting and definitely time flies by.


Did you ever see the movie Incredibles 2?


I did.  I can't believe it's been 15 years already since the first one came out in 2004.


That's pretty crazy. I saw the movie is actually set in the 1960s.


I didn't know that.  How interesting!  The girl who designs the superhero costumes in the movie Edna is voiced by the director of the film Brad Bird.


That's very cool that it was the voice of Brad Bird.


I agree.  The girl who voices the character of Violet is Sarah Vowell.  She is also a political commentator and best selling author of historical nonfiction.  That's pretty neat!


That's really neat. I'll have to try and catch that movie soon. Sounds like it's pretty good.


It's a fun watch.  Especially if you like comedies.  I think anything Pixar has done is pretty good.


I'm good!  Do you like to watch comedies?


I'm a big fan!  Probably my favorite type of movie above the other genres.  Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since it's creation in 1989.  That's alot.


That's a ton! I saw that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in comedy.


Hmmm...it must be funny then.  I've never seen it.  Have you?


I have not seen it yet either. I saw the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy.


Yes.  I didn't know that.  It was also going to star Jack Black.  Did you remember 3rd Rock from the Sun?


I do remember 3rd Rock from the Sun. I didn't get to watch it too much though.


It was a funny show.  Corny comedy, but still good for a laugh.  It won a golden globe in 1997 for best comedy series.  Time sure is flying by.  Feels like that was yesterday.


I would if I knew I could make it safely.  All of Japans highways are tolls and it costs more than $300 to travel across the country.  I'll have to remember that if I ever go there.


$300 dollars, woah that seems expensive, still might be worth it, Japan is a country with beautiful landscapes


Yes.  It looks beautiful.  Have you ever been to Mackinac island in Michigan?


No I havent been there? what about you? is it nice?


I haven't but it sounds nice.  They banned motorized vehicles there for over 100 years and most travel by horse drawn carriages or bikes.  Sounds like a good place to get aways for a few days.


It does sound like a relaxing place I would like to go there and have a relaxing vacation time.


Are you a fan of tv?  Did you ever watch "That 70s Show"?


I used to love that show yeah what about you?


I loved it.  The remade it verbatim in the UK and called it "Days like These".  It was cancelled after 10 episodes!  It's been fun chatting!


I guess remakes of shows tend to be really bad, it was great chatting bye, have a nice day.


I love it!  The first king to travel around the world was King Kalakaua of Hawaii.  I would love to be able to say I've done that.


He must have great stories to tell I wonder if he ever stole a garden gnome, many people steal those when they travel and then return them to their owners


lol That's funny!  I always wondered when I saw pictures of them in odd places where they shouldn't be. lol


Yeah I think thats a really funny tradition. Did you know air travel is 10% slower now


Airlines reduce the speed to save fuel costs, I bet that will change in a future, planes should use solar energy


Ahhh...that makes sense.  The Dutch are creating a commuter bus designed to travel at 160mph.  Weeeeeee!  lol


That sounds really fast, insanely fast and really dangerous not sure if I would step in in one of those.


Don't have any but my kids keep bugging me for one.  They keep reminding me "they're man's best friend!" Thinking that will make me think it'll be easier to take care of.  What kind of dogs do you have?


I have a 12 year old yellow lab and a 10 year old yorkie/ poodle mix and they are the best and are truly man's best friend!


How good are they at taking directions?  Heard that dogs and elephants are the only animals that understand pointing.


Both of them are very smart and understand pointing and are better behaved than many children I see in stores.


Ha!  My husband use to volunteer for an organization that trained service dogs for aiding the disabled.  Think they were labradoodles.  He said they were very smart.


I used to think that my dogs saw in black and white but i have since learned that they aren't color blind and in fact can see colors, just not as many as a human.


That's pretty interesting.  Wonder what colors they can see!  My daughter so desperately wants a dog she spent an afternoon writing a poem about why she deserves a dog.  A for effort. Lots of rhyming like Dr. Seuss.


Oh, get that baby a doggie.  Every kid needs a dog, it'll help teach her responsibility and accountability. Speaking of poetry, do you like it?


Yeah, those were some of her arguments.  Kinda dreaded learning the classics.  I remember having to memorize The Raven.


Funny, I remember that one, as well as Anabelle Lee.  You know Edgar Allan Poe only got $9.00 for The Raven?


Dang!  No wonder he wrote a lot of depressing stuff. Great chatting with you.  Give your dogs a hug for me and I'll consider getting my kids a dog.  Take care!


You too, friend.  Enjoy the rest of your night!


Who was your favorite Beatle?  Think I like Ringo just 'cause he's kinda goofy.


Cool.  Most people tend to say John or Paul.  Probably because they were the primary songwriters.  You have a favorite song?


She loves you, Yeah, yeah, yeah!  Only because we played it while I was in Junior High band and we thought we were cool!


One of the songs I like is "Come Together." Did you know it was actually written for Timothy Leary's 1969 California governor campaign?


Another one I like is A Hard Days Night.  Think I relate to the line that goes "And I've been working like a dog." 1) Because I'm overworked and 2) because I'm a dog person. You like dogs?


Yes, I am a dog person.  Good segue, by the way.  I have 2.  Do you have any?


Hi how's it going. Have you ever visited Washington DC? I never have but it sounds nice. Lots of museums.


Yeah I do. I have xbox now but I used to. Crazy ut used to only display 54 colors.


I have a PS4 that I play now. Hard to believe how much technology has advanced since Nintendo.


Yeah it really has. Entertainment as a whole. The process has been accelerated in modern times by the entertainment industry evolving and adapting to any scale.


Did you know Bill Nye got his break after winning a Steve Martin look alike contest?


That is so funny right lol! I would have loved to see Ronald Reagan in a film.


That would be funny. Do you like comedy movies?


Yes I do. Good ones are few and far between. I did like Deadpool and the Green Lantern though!


I can't believe Jack Black was going to be in Green Lantern. I bet he would have been hilarious!


Haha yes that would have been an improvement for that movie. It's also pretty crazy to think about the origins of comedy. We can thank the Ancient Greeks for that one!


Hello - it's going good. I have never been to Washington D.C. I would love to visit and check out all of the museums though.


I've actually never heard of the group or seen the language. But kind of funny they have a programming language named after them! You have a great day!


Nice. The National Building Museum looks cool. Also the National Portrait Museum as well.


Definitely. Have you seen the Incredibles 2 yet?


No just the first one how about you. The director Brad Bird seems like an interesting guy.


I've only seen the first one myself. I would love to go see the second one though. Pixar makes the greatest movies I think. Brad Bird does seem like an interesting guy.


Yeah Pixar and Disney for sure. Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to quit or be fired because he though they would get the job done best. Interesting reasoning.


That's really interesting. Wonder how that worked for him?


Yeah good question. I will have to watch and find out. Sarah Vowell was the voice of Violet and she is a published author and a political commentator!


That's pretty cool. Do you like Nintendo?


That is crazy, good thing that has changed now changing the subject a bit what do you think about Box Offices


I am not particularly fond of the box office we have today, however I am sometimes a patron at the local movie theater. I am more of a film festival type of person, interest wise. What do you think about the movies in America?


I think that they spend a lot of money and sometimes the investment doesnt pay off like the movie Trojan Wars.


It is definitely true that Hollywood film producers have a serious spending habit, and it certainly does not always pan out in their favor. American patrons also spend quite a lot at the theater to keep the movies coming.


I agree with you, one of my favorite actors is Tom Hanks, he has made a lot of money in his career in fact he's the highest all-time box office star


I am very surprised Tom Hanks is the highest all-time box office star, but I have really enjoyed all of the films he starred in, so his box office record is believable.


Yeah $8.5 billion that is a lot of money, I guess he is really talented and doesnt surprise me to hear he is the all time box office star


I ,for one, cannot believe Disney had several box office failures. I truly enjoyed one of their flops called Treasure Planet as a child.


Yeah that was surprising to me too, I guess Disney has learned from its mistakes since their movies are really profitable now


Disney has made so many films, I presume they're bound to have some not very successful ones. Apparently it's very hard to make a box office hit!


Yeah, I think most Marvel movies make it. did you ever watch the Silence of the Lambs?


Not only have I seen the movie, I also read the book as a teen which was much more vulgar than the film. I really liked that movie, and it seems as if everyone did as well when it arrived at box office over twenty years ago. I would assume the budget for that movie was not extremely high, but the producers still made a mint to the tune of 270 million dollars.


Yeah it made a lot of money, its curious as the movie came out on Valentines day.


I see, I think he is a great poet, full with talent and really skilled


A self-proclaimed genius, his life trials and tribulations were quite astounding especially in regard to his body of work. He was surely talented.


I agree, his last words were ''My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to death. One or other of us has got to go.'' I thought it was profound


It's true that he was a comedic person until the very end. It seems as though he really enjoyed his life, however short it may have been.


It does seem that way, you know theres a fine for kissing his tomb, apparently it's a common issue lol


Even in the throes of the afterlife, Oscar Wilde is still demanding appreciation from ladies from the grave. His story is a great one that I would love to read in depth, along with his body of works.


I guess his legacy is big and that can bring affection even after his death, still $12000 seems a bit excessive to me


I too believe the fine is a bit outrageous. I also find it appalling that Oscar Wilde was convicted of being a Homosexual practicing sodomy. I believe that two years in prison was  a bit excessive for something so widely accepted today.


So if you don't watch sports, what do you do in your free time. I watch sports, all the time...


haha well I work and I also play piano and have other hobbies. I don't know. I don't miss sports. I know all my friends watch them, and I'll watch it if we're together, but I don't follow any teams or players or anything.


You play the piano? How long have you played?


I've been playing for about 4 years now, I used to play video games but realized that the time you waste with those you never get back, so I started learning piano and I'd say I'm pretty good at this point, do you play any instruments?


I used to play trumpet and did like it. I just ran out of time. I want to get my son into music. He wants to play the guitar so I am going to go that route...


ya it's definitely worth learning an instrument, the longer you play the better you will be so it would pay to have your son start early!


I just want to give him an outlet for his anger. He is 7 and likes sports but I want him to have another outlet for stress. Do you play for stress release?


well I would say I play it because it's fun, personally. haha, I guess since its fun it's kind of like stress release, I am relieved to know that Paris Hilton holds the world record for most overrated celebrity


There's a lot of people trying to take that crown though...


ya, reminds me of Justin Bieber, how do you feel about him?


hey I'm good, how are you do you like soccer at all?


Very underwhelmed... Nice chatting with you!


well I personally don't haha, but I do know that a soccer team scored on themselves one time, they did it on purpose because it would help them advance in a cup match!


Makes sense... I can see them being too high in the next round and scoring to play a weaker team.


yes that's what I'm thinking happened, also I didn't know that the super bowl is smaller than the third biggest event in soccer!


Yeah. It's the world's game. The money is more than all 4 major sports in the us, combined!


that is crazy! what is weird is that greenland can't join FIFA because there isn't enough grass there for a soccer field!


That seems like it is limiting. What about turf. Why can't they play on turf, FIFA?


ya I wonder if they require natural grass? I don't watch sports so I have no idea about the rules of soccer


lol, I love to watch seahorses, now I will be focusing on their necks.


Yeah, they are pretty cool. But I would love to observe the immortal jellyfish too.


Unique to look at. My sister was stung by a jellyfish, very painful!


I think it's cool that saltwater fish can drink through their mouths and also through osmosis.


Yes, I agree. If our days were still 5.5 hours long, I don't think I could everything done!


Right, 24 hours is barely enough for me!


I like to snorkel in the ocean at coral reef and small fish. Its so beautiful!


Yes, it is like another world here on Earth!


Ah, so the area at the edge of the sunlight's reach, 650 feet down?


Yes,  home of the largest animal migration.


It would be cool if I could take a trip there. There may be more animals than there are stars in our galaxy.


Great, Planets are very interesting! I didn't know Venus is the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


I like that Uranus rotates sideways and rolls.


I do too! Wow,  life 455 light years away


Wonder if we will make contact. The UN appointed an official ambassador for extraterrestrials in 2010.


Yes, love that, very sad our forests have 80%been destroyed.


And sadly it has mostly been by us. If earth's whole history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would represent 1 minute and 17 seconds


Interesting, that's no time at all. That black swallower fish must be strong!


Yeah, I will steer clear from it as it can eat prey ten times its weight.


hi how are you doing today? do you like sports?


i do like baseball. i try to watch the playoffs and the series.


It is special, I think it is the only sport that the manager can play for their team if they need it, that is why they wear a uniform.


That must be a holdover from the old days. i bet a player was chosen as manager. then there was a leader on the field.


Baseball is an old sport, they had baseball cards in the 1900s, they are worth millions now.


i would love to find a trove of those cards! i would sell some and keep the rest. what would you do?


I would sell them all and invest in something. But if they were my grandfather's I would to the same as you.


Yes, the cards can appreciate, but i would like to invest as well.


But if it was a family heirloom, I would have some sleepless nights. I would want to keep some, but at the same they are worth a lot. I could keep the worthless ones...


true, it is hard to part with things that have been in the family. Anyway, great chat!


You too, thanks for the conversation. I hope the playoffs will be good.


I like sports, I like all forms of football, even Canadian football.


I dont know canadian football. is it good? is it polite? LOL


It is like the NFL, but with small differences. Do you like the NFL ?


i do, but i dont get to watch very much. maybe the super bowl.


Can you believe that there is only one left handed quarterback in the NFL ? Do you think there is a bias ?


no, i think that maybe there is something about the sport that attracts righties to that position. i think some great lefties have played QB in the past though.


Yeah, but do you think plays are drawn for right handed QB and left handed QB might have some difficulties with them ?


yes, that is a possibility. i guess that the blockers might have to switch around too.


Like left handed pitcher have a advantage because people are not used to them. Do you like baseball ?


Do you watch a lot of television? I watch far too much.


It is. They have also had Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr narrate. Those are some big stars to come in and do voice work.


Wow! That is some star power! Those guys are big celebrities. Did you know Robin Williams in Aladdin was the first actor to start the trend of celebrities performing voices in animated films?


I did not. I guess when I think about it I don't really remember stars at caliber doing voice work before that and now many do.


Similarly, Carol Burnett was the first celebrity to appear on the children's series Sesame Street. Being a celebrity really gives a lot of opportunity to earn revenue, doesn't it?


I did not realize that she was the first. She's amazing. Yes it seems that celebrities have many avenues for income now. Did you know that Pixar studios has a secret room that celebrities often visit?


Is that right? I didn't know that. I wonder if Tom Cruise has ever been there? Tom Cruise has been in so many popular movies, like The Color of Money and Cocktail. He's even been nominated for an Academy Award. But I don't remember him ever being in a Pixar film.


I don't either. I don't remember him doing any animated voice work. By the way did you know that Seinfeld is worth more than Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise combined? That's shocking.


It is shocking! Tom Cruise must have plenty of money though. I heard that in 2007 he spent $10 million on an underground bunker to protect himself from aliens. That's a lot of money!


I don't know if I'm more shocked that he spent that much money or that he felt that he needed protection from aliens.


He's an interesting guy, that's for sure. He also threatened Tom Kruse, the guy that invented the hoveround over the usage of his name. That's so strange!


I love watching TV and talking about it! I'm so glad I was born in a time with TV. It's only been popular in the United States since after World War II. Now TV sets are common in homes.  What do you watch on TV?


That is very strange. If that is the man's real name you can't keep him from using because it's similar to yours.


So many things. It seems like a lot of the good shows are streaming now. Do you enjoy South Park? I do.


South Park isn't bad, but I must say, I'm more a Simpsons fan. Did you know there is only one Simpsons episode where Bart neither appears, nor is mentioned?


That's pretty shocking. I know he's such a big character that there would not be many but with as long as it's been on I thought there would be more than one.


I know! The show has been on for so long, and there are so many episodes! Probably even more episodes than Pokemon. Did you know there are over 750 episodes of Pokemon?


I had no idea. That's so many! I didn't realize it had been on long enough for that.


That's about 50 episodes a year for 16 years straight! I like other shows, too. I like shows with with real celebrities, too. What about you?


I do. Have you heard of Thomas the Tank Engine?


Isn't Thomas the Tank Engine the show that had George Carlin as a narrator?


Yeah, 212 is the fastest to dial apparently on the rotary phone


It is.  Unicef says they will donate a day of clean water to a child for every minute you do not use your cell phone.  I do not understand how they would know though


Right, do you have to sign up for that? I'll have to look that up. Though I'm not sure I want them tracking my phone.


That is true.  A show on PBS on the universe just came on - it is crazy how much we do not know about our universe.


Yes. There are stars that are so cold that we could touch them if we could get close enough.


I cannot even imagine that.  I have heard that some galaxies are getting pulled outside of our own universe - are there multiple universes?


Some people think it might be just one giant hologram! Eek!


Or that there is only 1 electron in the entire universe!


Hopefully our galaxy doesn't get pulled away and absorbed or something. Though that would go well with the theory that universes evolve through natural selection.


It does make sense that the universe evolves - that is far more logical than only having one electron or it being a hologram


I do.  I love the Simpsons - Fox actually considered making a cable channel of just that show!


Yes, you're right. It's impossible to measure the spatial size of the whole universe. Wonder how big it actually is!


But they also threatened to sue the Simpsons so that the Simpsons wouldn't parody its anti-democratic party agenda. I guess it's a love hate relationship.


That is funny. Fox News was created by a republican media strategist and nixon so thats probably not a surprise


It's super popular too, watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined.


Yeah that is pretty nuts.  I just got a call on my phone - its crazy we can call overseas and the cables to get there are only 2.7 inches in diameter!


Yeah, now an iphone has more computing power than the whole us nuclear icbm deterrent.


That is nuts - it is amazing we went to the moon on such little computing power


I remember having a rotary phone. Did you ever have one?


Yes we did growing up - but my area code was not a good one like New York got - mine was 804 not 212!


Did you know in the "x-files" aliens begin their colonization of earth on December 22, 2012?


I used to watch his show a lot. Did you know that the Ancient babylonians had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy?


I'm not surprised. Once you observe the sky regularly, you start to see where everything is. I'd like to go to the place in Iran they call astronomy town. They've cut back on light pollution to see the sky better.


Interesting. Were you aware that only 7% of people read the ToA for a product off of the internet. Seems a bit high to me.


That seems like an optimistic number! I don't think I've ever read it. Now, if the library of Alexandria has a copy of the internet saved, does the internet have a copy of all the things in the library of Alexandria?


Interesting, the wayback machine might actually have that.


I'd forgotten about the wayback machine! I hope my old website hasn't been saved. Though it's nice to know that I could read it from atop Mt. Everest, if I had to. Can you imagine being up there and wanting to be on the internet?


I would never climb up there. I'm scared of heights. But that is interesting that there is 3g service up there.


I wouldn't either. It's amazing how interconnected our lives are because of the internet. The whole world was reshaped because of it.


yeah, that is pretty cool. But the internet is addictive.


It certainly is! I just want to click through everything and learn just enough things to be a know it all.


I had no idea! I've never watched the show, but I wonder if it gives you tips on what to do in case of an invasion? I understand there are some firefighters that are trained to treat aliens.


I think a lot of people do. The longest name in the world is a story about a shepherd apparently.


I used to watch the show. Pretty weird that Tom Cruise has a $10 million underground bunker to protect himself from aliens.


It is curious. I mean, since the leader of his religion is an alien, as I understand it, you'd think he'd be okey doke with aliens.


Scientology. It's a mix of sci-fi and self help, with a nice dose of pyramid scheme added in.


Oh yeah, I've seen shows on that. That is crazy. I wonder if they could make a franchise out of that similar to the Alien's movie franchise.


With aliens from the deep? I'd love that. Of course, the Scientology aliens come from volcanoes, which is a whole other...thing.


That would be a pretty cool movie. They could even have a cameo from Bill Nye the science guy!


Aw, he's the best! He's the executive director of the Planetary Society! I love astronomy.


Did you see the Royal wedding?  They were getting married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.  That will be a big day for them.


I'm not surprised with all those people watching it that Justin Bieber's "baby" got disliked.


I thought it was a good video actually lol, how much power  Youtube and Netflix have together!


Do you think the actors should get paid so much?  For instance Hugh Laurie made $700,000 an episode in House.


I think thats an insane amount of money, totaly unfair when theres a lot of poverty in the world, I bet Hugh Laurie is one of the best paid actors in the show biz.


Well Michael Caine started acting not for financial reasons but to meet girls so go figure.


I bet he didnt know he was going to be a great actor and win millions lol, I love Jim Carey too bad he doesnt make dramas anymore


I guess I could go to Youtube to find Carey's old dramas though.  I hope I don't get a frozen screen though and delays due to Netflix and Youtube tying up internet traffic making up half of the peak time in North America.


I think ill just watch the news for now, I life the Fox News channel, did you know other 86 countries also have access to the channel.


Wow, that's influential.  They broadcast from NYC, but also the news corporation that owns fox owns a gaming website.


I  didnt know that but what I did know is that its watched more than CNN and MSNBC combined! thats a lot of viewers!


I watched segments of it I thought it was a really nice wedding, Harry and Meghan seem like a solid couple.


To think they may have just made a channel exclusively for the Simpsons.


I actually think that would be a great idea, after all who doesnt love The Simpsons?


I love that they ride in a carriage after the wedding and greet everyone spectating.  That must be so thrilling!


Its amazing how the wedding got streammed by CNN, BBC, PBS and many other networks, thats how popular it is.


The Washington Post streamed coverage as well at 4AM.  I wonder how many people watch it?


I bet a lot of people and not only in the states, that is an interesting question though, all media channels were all over that weeding.


Well at least the wedding would re-air if you missed it. I wonder who attends it?


I bet many famous people want to attend the wedding I think I might watch other segments on YouTube, do you like YouTube?


Yes, I search it all the time but maybe not as much as cops search the blutube  to share in law enforcement videos.


You know its the second largest search engine on the internet.


Its sad how far some things have come. But others not so much. Saints players and cheerleaders cant eat at the same place


I know! If a cheerleader is at a restaurant and eating, she has to leave if a player comes into the restaurant.


They need to give the cheerleaders the tracking chips so they can figure out where they can and cannot go


haha good point. There a tracking chips in the actual football too. It can track the velocity, rotation, speed, and location. Pretty wild.


The US went 46 years without a bobsled medal how crazy


That is crazy. I wonder if Jamaica ever did win. Apparently the movie isn't at all accurate.


Me too! I was very disappointed to learn that bobsledders don't practice in the bathtub!


And its almost impossible to carry a bobsled to the finish


That I do believe. Do you watch the Simpsons? There's 1 episode where Bart isn't mentioned or appears at all.


Some of it. Did you know that there are no economic gains for countries that have hosted the Olympics or World Cup?


Ill have to try and find that episode. It was nice chatting with oyu!


Yes, Thats why its crazy some countries take on hosting the games. The city in Qatar isnt even built yet!


Yeah the city to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Crazy!


I do enjoy watching the games. I wish USA Mens were a little better


The Hungary soccer team only had 1 loss between 1950 and 1956, which happened to be the World Cup final. Pretty impressive.


That is! I think Womens USA team is very impressive too. They have never placed below 3rd


Do you watch American football? The NFL has no written rule against female players. If a woman met the eligibility requirements, she could play.


There was a girl who recently got a scholarship. I hope she can play without getting hurt!


Me too. With there now being female refs in the NFL, I see a woman eventually playing. I just learned there are actually on average only 11 minutes of gameplay in a typical NFL game.


Oh yeah.  That might be more than his NBA salary over the long term.  His first name is actually Wardell - named after his father Wardell "Dell" Curry.


Wouldn't know him by that name. Do know he's the father of three kids, and the best 3-pt. shooter of all time.


Yes!  He is credited with revolutionizing the game by inspiring teams to employ the 3 point shot as part of their winning strategies!


Sure did that. Do you ever follow the Houston Rockets?


I do!  I like James "Fear the Beard" Hardon.


His name would improve any post-season line-up. Chris Paul, Clint Capela, Trevor Ariza & PJ Tucker help, too!


Oh yeah!  Houston outscored their opponents by a league high 8.6 points per game.  Not too shabby.


Better than the Warriors, I think. Odds makers take notice! Which team would you want to see win it all this year?


I would have to go for the Warriors again!  That's just too good of a story and all those winning seasons in a row.


Even though they may be viewed as underdogs?


You bet. NBA. Have liked Steph Curry since 2015 win over Cavs.


Yes.  lol  It was nice chatting with you tonight!  Have a nice evening!


That was the year he won the MVP wasn't it?


Yes, the 1st yr. he won it.  Think he won it again in 2016 by unanimous vote.


The Golden State Warriors set the all time NBA record for wins in 2016 and ironically...that's the year they lost to the Cavs! lol


I know. But they came back to NBA Finals in 2017 and 2018 to win back-to-back titles. Impressive!


Definitely!  Could you imagine if they beat the Cavs in 2016?  That would have been one heck of a title streak.  Did you know that Stephen Curry was born in Akron, Ohio?


Didn't know. Could call it Acrid, OH. Think he's only 30- a lot of great years yet, I hope.


lol I'm surprised that in his MVP year of 2015 he had only the 5th highest salary on the team.


Yeah. Warriors front office got away with one there. UnderArmor endorsement must be big $$$, though, don't you think?


Never been there but would love to go. The idea of going around in  a horse drawn carriage is very appealing!


That will bring back the good times lol. Did you hear of the first king to ever travel the world?


No, I assume it was one of the kings of england?


Actually it was King Kalakaua, the former king of Hawaii of all people. England would have been my guess too


Yeah, I mean, I just don't see Hawaii having ships that can travel like that but I guess he obviously did it somehow.


For sure, maybe he took the dutch commuter bus that goes 160 mph, that would be insane!


There's a bus that goes 160 mph?  No way am I getting on that unless it is on some kind of rail system.


Me too lol or having seatbelts and airbags everywhere, that sounds so dangerous also but I need to see it lol


See it and make sure a lot , a whole lot, of people have been on it and survived!


That is a good point, it must be safe somehow! Good chatting with you, go to Iceland!


I love to Travel, i am going to brazil in a month!, how about you?


I do too!  Brazil sounds awesome!  I hope to go to Iceland one day.  I know they have no public rail service but I don't mind.


Me too, Iceland is my next stop i think! I don't mind driving there instead of public rails


I don't either.  The people living there like to use planes to go from city to city though.


Dang, I don't know if I could handle that many plane rides lol. One and done for me


I could do small planes.  I think it might be better than paying to drive on every road like in Japan.


For sure, it costs like 300 dollars to cross japan. I get made crossing chicago for like 12 dollars!


It does sound way too expensive!  Have you heard about Mackinac Island in Michigan?


I have been there one time in my life. I couldn't bring my car which gave me anxiety a little, but I got in good shape after! How about you?


Good morning.  So, the other day I was shopping for a shirt and then I heard that originally shirts used to be an item worn exclusively by men.  How strange.


Yeah, the ones with the crocodile on them.


It's interesting that they got named polo shirts since polo players didn't adopt them until later.


It's funny how clothing gets certain names.


Yes, it is. I like to wear polos when I go out. I think they are fancy enough for a night out. I'd like to attend a monthly music fest that occurs at Gee's club.


Oh yeah?  I have heard about that place.  What kind of music is played there?


They play oldies. Since about a year and a half ago since the death of Royal Torrence, it's been a monthly affair.


That sounds like a lot of fun.  I heard they have a lot of different musicians that play there.


Yeah, it is pretty popular. It's only a $5 donation.


Oh wow, that's neat that it is a donation and not a mandatory cover.  I am sure a lot of people go there to drink and dance and listen to all kinds of music.


Yeah, it's cool that it started to celebrate someone's life when they died. Much cooler than a funeral.


I agree.  We should celebrate life any way that we can and celebrate the people that are no longer with us.  I will have to go check out the Gee Club sometime.


Barbara Washington says she doesn't care if you're young or old, let the good times roll! It's fun for all ages.


Well, thank you for telling me about it.  I am always looking for new and exciting places to visit.


Maybe, that would make sense.  In America we will call most anything a shirt, but in British English it is specifically what we would refer to as a dress shirt.  That could be confusing if you are visiting another country.


Oh, so that is probably what they meant-women did not used to wear dress shirts.


Maybe.  I am glad I don't work somewhere I have to wear dress shirts or button up shirts.  There are also button down shirts, which is where the collar also has buttons.


If you're in Hawaii, the official business attire is the aloha shirt. That seems fun.


Which is why I love Hawaii so much.  Aloha shirts are great.


In China gangs used to layer on as many shirts as possible. That seems, um, uncomfortable.


Yeah, and they used to pop the collars.  I remember when popping your polo shirt collar was a fashion around here.


It's interesting that polo shirts were invented for one specific tennis player.


Hello, I love animals. Helping the whales was a great decision made by those fishermen who helped whales out of a big tangle.


Yes, I agree with that. What I do not understand is that in Scotland the loch ness monster is a protected species.


Thats weird as its not officially a species or is it? well if someone found it, it makes sence for it to be protected from humans, imagine the mith becoming true.


I do not think it is. Now that would be quite interesting if myth became true! I read that humans can not synthesize their own vitamin c because the gene for that enzyme is defective, amazing things I do not know lol.


I know there are so many unknown things, like the fact that humans cant burp in zero gravity environments.


Interesting and that there is a sound frequency that causes fear in humans.


We sure are full of surprises, we are also the only mammals that cant breath and swallow at the same time.


Oh yes we certainly are full of surprises! They say humans may have only lost their hair as recently as 240,000 years ago!


I think I heard that one on the radioi the other day, do you like listening to the radio? Im amused by how the waves carry sound and then we can all listen.


Yes I am still amazed at how radios work although our technology has come much further. A finnish radio station broadcasts a program in classical latin! I would not understand that at all.


Me neither, its a lost language very few can understand, It would be interesting though.


That fisherman is a role model, few would sacrifice their lifes to help an animal in pain, I  think its heroic.


Yes it would and I have wanted to learn latin but heard it was very hard to do so. It has been great conversing with you.


It is like Netherlands and the special bridges for animals, its been a pleasure bye.


I agree he is a hero and that most people would not do what he did. Very impressive. Wonderful that the fisherman did not get hurt.


It seemed like it was a real emergency as even an animal of that size can get hurt easily by netting and ropes, humpback whales can weight 40 tons!


That is certainly a very heavy animals. They can be 60 feet long too! That is pretty impressive. Hearing so much how whales have been and continue to be hunted this was a wonderful story about man helping.


It must have been really scary to do that, even for fisherman with more than 15 years of experience.


I would imagine so. What a wonderful man. Did you know that there are about 20 quintillion animals on earth?


I did no know that! what I did know is that as humans, they also have a dominant paw.


I did not know that either! So much to learn. Animals are smarter than some people give them credit for. Did you know that in 2002 Germany was the first country to give animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights?


I did not know that! but I think its great after all many people treat animals poorly, its amazing how animals too speak different languages.


I did not know that. He probably went through a few pairs of ballet shoes when he was dancing


i bet he did, it is a surprise since he was seen as such a gangster, but he wrote poetry and danced


Another suprising dancer who was famous was Bruce Lee


i heard that, but i suppose it makes sense with his coordination


He actually had won a championship for how good he was at it.


i guess it makes sense, but it is definitely surprising


I was reading a book about all the types of dance around the world.


what was the most interesting part to you?


It is in Braille an I am still trying to learn how to read it


I never learned braille, but it had to know some to beat a pokemon game when I was younger


I am not the best dancer, but Michael Jackson sure was!


I believe that, why did you buy it if you cannot read though?


Yeah, he was my favorite. I tried to learn how to moonwalk for hours


Me too! he apparently had a device to help him lean more with his moves!


I believe he actually has a patent on it but I am not exactly sure what type of device it is.


Who knows, he made some famous moves though! Babies actually dance instinctively!


My newborn has already been dancing, even before walking or crawling.


do they smile when they hear it as well?


Mine does. I am hoping she turns out to be a professional dancer of some sort


tupac was actually a ballet dancer in high school believe it or not!


I hope so! I would take anything... Even the black swallower fish.


That fish is unusual, it apparently can eat prey twice its length and ten times its weight.


I would like to do the same but I would be so big! Did you know the difference in how fish drink water? I had no clue!


Me either!  I didn't know the saltwater fish could drink that salty seawater?  Maybe that's why they taste so good on my plate, already seasoned from inside with salt? lol


HA! Maybe sprinle some pepper in there too!


That's what I'm thinking too!  On a different note, do you like to dance?


I like to dance only after I have been properly lubricated. Do you like to dance?


Nowadays, that's probably the only way I could dance! lol.  I took ballet for a few years when i was little.


I liked it, but I wasn't all that could.  I sure didn't go through 4 pairs of pointe shoes in a week.   Maybe one pair in a year!


I'm good, thanks for asking.  Yes, I love to fish!


Ha! Nice chatting with you! I enjoyed it.


I like to eat fish, does that count? Have you ever caught an immortal jellyfish?


Let me clarify, I like to fish, but I like the little fishes, too! lol No, I can't say that I have ever caught an immortal jellyfish, though.


I feel like we should be studying them more. I want to live longer!


That is so true, I feel they might hold the key to a long life.  Where's the government study on that?


It's probably sitting on some bureaucrat's desk... A seahorse is the only fish to have a neck. I like to think of it with a little jockey on it!


ahh, how cute would that be? Actually, the government study should be on the Zebrafish.  It has some of the same type genes that cause 84% of diseases in humans.


That would be nice. I just read yesterday that they had the second case of curing or causing remission in an HIV patient. That seems promising!


I saw that, as well.  Amazing things are happening in medicine, wish they could find the cure to cancer.  It's so devastating.  Maybe, the Zebrafish is the answer?


Hi Turker, do you believe in climate change?


Do you watch TV a lot or are you a video, Internet type of person?


I like to watch TV, especially south park and the simpsons.


I like those shows also but can't seems to have time to watch them, because I am always busy doing something else.


True, have you heard about all the episodes Bart is in?


yes, I think all except one show he didn't appeared in.


Yes, that is crazy! I wonder what that episode was about.


I am not sure, I used to seeing him in all the show that I saw.


Yes South Park is ok, but one thing I don't get why do Kenny died in all the shows, I don't get that part, do you?


I am not sure. I think it is nice that the producers received flowers from the simpsons crew.


Yes, I do believe in climate change. What about you?


yes he must be doing a good job, did you know there are over 750 episodes of pokemon?


That is 50 a year for 16 years! I am going to go watch one. Have a nice day.


Yes I do, something causes so many things such as floods, droughts, heat waves and fire breakouts.


Its scary to think about combining heat and drought to cause wildfires.


Yes you are right, I wonder what causes the wildfires in California every year?


The mixture of reasons causes the fires, similar in Syria.


Did you know that in the year of 2003 more than 30,000 people perished due to heat wave?


Yes I for to mention where, do you think that we as a whole can control these disasters?


I am not sure. I know the time to act is NOW.


No, that would be horrible. Do you know which was one of the most expensive office flops?


Yeah, too bad for them. Do you like comedy?


Yes me too. Do you know which movie Bill Murray thinks is the best comedy?


WOW! I would have thought it would have been a good movie and not that one. I wonder if he was being sarcastic.


I am wondering about it too. He called it the supreme achievement of the modern age in comedy. Nice chat :)


I do quite a bit. DO you know who hold the record for the most box hits?


It id actually Tom Hanks with $8.5 billion worldwide


WOW! I did love him as the voice of Woody in toy story but I just love pixar.


I love Pixar too. Did you know Disney wanted to shut down their studio because sleeping beauty was a bust


That would have been short sighted. Can you imagine making only $309? I would be so sad...


I know, but good thing they did not shut down the studio


Can you imagine taking your valentines to silence of the lambs?


hello, lets talk about cars. The used to carry real trunks on the back of cars, that is why we call the back of the car that to this day


The reason why Mcdonalds added drive-thru was to allow soldiers to stay in their cars because they can not get out while in fatigues.


All the planet in the solar system revolves around the  sun.


Lets talk about the plants more. The planet Venus has no seasons because it does not tilt.


Venus is also called morning star because we can see it before the sun rise.


it is also special compared to other planets because it is the only one that rotates clock-wise


All the planet rotates around the Sun. Sun is the source of light and heat for the entire solar system. Earth is also a planet.


One of Jupiter's moons called ganymede would be considered a planet if it went around the sun which is called an orbit.


Earth is the planet which has a natural satellite called moon.


The is a planet 455 light-years away that astronomers have detected the building blocks of life.


The Jupiter planet have large number of artifical satellite.


Car is automobile wheel to carry human in safe and comfortable way.


There is a planet called uranus that rolls not spins around the sun. Nice talking to you today.


Its been a long time now that we have had cars, the year 1886 is considered the birth year of the modern car.


In 1886 car was discovered but in the 20th century only cars are available for human uses. It is used military for travelling purpose.


The cane Cadillac comes from the french explorer who founded Detroit.


The cars are propelled by internal combustion engine using fossil fuels which cause air pollution and global warming and affect the environment.


Sorry typo in the last message, cane should be name. In south Africa you are able to have flame-throwers on your car to help prevent carjackings


With the help of modern technology, today we are using electric cars which don't cause any pollution and harm to the environment. Some countries trying this but the cost is very high.


There is a person named Jann mardenborough who become a race car driver by beating a lot of people on the game gran turismo.


In US only there are people have cars in large numbers compared to other part of the world.


Oh yeah and out of all characters it was bugs bunny that performed it


Yeah that is so cool. Have you been to any concerts?


I have been to some but they were not big names. Do you like Linkin Park?


I love them, too bad for the frontman. In 2001 they played 324 concerts


Wow that is a lot, when did they have time to sleep and rest.


Exactly. I also heard the Ramones played for 20 years straight


Yeah and they played a total of 2263 concerts in that timeline. Pretty crazy


Yeah that sure is. In Croatia there is an ancient theater where people can play concerts